House: Is it the End of the Line for Me?
I fear that my worst nightmares about the show are about to come true. I just watched four clips from episode 5.21 Saviors at Spoiler TV (http://spoilertv-house.blogspot.com/2009/04/episode-521-saviors-sneak-peeks.html) and three of them are all about Cameron's "feelings" for House. My heart is sinking, as it seems it will be like this episode will be more like "Grey's Anatomy", "90210" or "General Hospital" than what I've come to expect from "House". Even worse, I fear that this will not be limited to one episode and that this episode will be the beginning of the end for me and this show. I know it's just a TV show, but I've never been so captivated by a show before, ever; there's never before been a show on TV that I scheduled my life around; no other TV show has ever got me thinking and pondering and analyzing to the degree that "House" has. What I feared might happen since the end of S1 is now coming to a head. I guess I should be grateful that I was able to enjoy five years of this show before it happened. (And, yes, I hate being one of those people always whining about not watching the show anymore; I adore Hugh Laurie, and I imagine I will *try* to continue to watch to see his acting, but I don't know if I will be able to. I know that I certainly won't be analyzing the storylines (or even caring about them) if they're Cameron-centric and/or continue to involve Cameron's "feelings", and I couldn't ever buy House being romantically interested in Cameron.)
- First of all, there is a clip showing Chase asking Cuddy whether she thinks Cameron is in love with House, to which Cuddy answers that it is a ridiculous question. Chase then asks Cuddy if *she's* in love with House, to which she responds that that is an even more ridiculous question. Chase replies that he asked two questions and has no answers but can extrapolate. MY INTERPRETATION: Cameron *and* Cuddy are *both* in love with House. And I have never wanted to see House/Cameron - EVER - and I'm not too keen on a House/Cuddy romance, either. But more on that in a minute...
- In another clip, Cuddy asks House what's up with Cameron. He tells her Cameron doesn't want to be back on his team and doesn't want to be with him. Cuddy says okay and House tells her either she was concerned that Cameron wanted to be back on the team or "you were worried that she wanted back on me" (emphasis mine). PLEASE don't tell me that House and Cameron actually slept together previously. Please. No. I'm begging.
- In yet another clip, House asks Cameron if she "still has the hots for" him. She evades the answer, looks sheepish, and goes on and on about helping the patient and the team. MY INTERPRETATION: I was right all along; Cameron never got over her obsession with House. Oh, how I wish I were wrong about this!
- Combine all of this with Cuddy asking Cameron whether she's in love with House during the promo aired at the end of last Tuesday's episode and it looks like doomsday for me.
There is only one possible outcome of the above that would satisfy me: Cameron realizes that she has an unhealthy obsession with House, admits it to herself and to Chase, and it is made clear on the show that she will seek therapy. That would satisfy me. AND, if Cameron realizes that the only way to get over her unhealthy obsession and unrequited love is to LEAVE PPTH, then I will be absolutely delighted. But I'll take being satisfied.
I have always trusted David Shore and, although I haven't loved every single episode, overall, I have not been disappointed. If a House/Cameron romance is pursued, I honestly don't think I can watch. Cameron has been childish, judgmental, and narcissistic since the beginning, and she's never been called out on any of it. Furthermore, I just don't buy that House, who loves Stacy - a confident, classy, mature, funny, grownup, professional *woman*, could ever have feelings for Cameron beyond thinking she'd be good for a lay or two. And the crush/obsession is SO BORING and SO 90210 - from Cameron's orgasm speech to Chase, to her bribing House for a date and insisting that he *must* love her, to being jealous and snotty over Stacy and giving House her "you just couldn't love me speech" while he was heartbroken over watching Stacy with Mark, to abusing her professional role as a doctor to "judge" and "punish" patients (Jeff, Hannah, Ezra, etc.) - that it makes me want to puke. I expect more from this show. If they are going to revive this whole Cameron/crush, then at least make her deal with her issues already and *let it go*! And poor Chase! He deserves a partner who isn't in love with someone else.
I'm done ranting about this for now. I was hoping I'd feel better after typing it all out, but I actually feel even more deflated than before. *sigh*