Analysis "Brave Heart"

[luridlurker]

There are two interwoven themes in "Brave Heart": Miscommunication-or rather missed opportunities to communicate-and how much braveness of heart is needed (and not always found) to try and break the cancerous silence.

Comments

[soophelia]

Wonderful analysis!

I especially love your insight into the scene where Wilson catches House masturbating and how it's another example of how sexually shy or inhibited Wilson despite his "panty peeler" reputation.

House just needs to take initiative and make the first move :)

[idonmatrix]

I'm pretty that's what we're going to see in episode 11.

[luridlurker]

LL: While there's life (in their pants), there is hope... ;)

And thank you, Soophelia! The "panty peeler" reputation seems to be more or less just House's invention/paranoid jealousy: He accused Wilson of cheating on his wife (Julie) with every available nurse/accountant, but Wilson denied that. And in the end we learn Wilson got cheated on and not the other way around. And what we heard from/about Bonnie/Grace/Amber Wilson gets peeled and never is the peeler. House wasn't aware of that before Bonnie told him-House is often as blinded by Wilson's persona as everybody else.

[soophelia]

I agree. In fact, House seems to be the "panty peeler": Stacy, Cameron, old woman in clinic, teenage daughter of male clinic patient, Honey, Cuddy, Lydia.

[luridlurker]

Ah, I don't know ... whom of those did he actively pursue, especially as the initiating one? Stacy? No idea; she shot him down first. Cameron? No, very one sided, unwanted and unconsummated. Horny teenager daughter: no, she was an unwanted stalker. Same as old woman (you mean Georgia?). Honey ... yeah, maybe, don't know. Cuddy? This is sooo ambivalent! If this is him chatting a girl up he should by all means still be a virgin. ;) And Lydia: mutual/a bit more weight to Lydia's side.