I was kind of disappointed to see that Wilson didn't pick him up at the end, but you're right that it was good for House.
I agree that character change is integral to making this season good. But I want House and Wilson to be friends again. I miss their banter, their playfullness, (their slashy subtext).
Yes. This. All of this. I don't think I've ever loved an episode of House more than this one. It just hit all the right spots with me and had me crying and laughing and smiling at the end. And OMG, the character development that everyone said would ruin it, only it didn't!
I'm really, really hoping they follow through with it. As one person on the TWoP forum stated, this show successfully un-jumped the shark with that episode. We can only hope it stays un-jumped!
My only question is: Why does House look like Billy Joel this season?
The haircut is also one of those character symbol things.
I too loved this ep tons. I think the end of season 4 still wins for most amazing run of episodes, but I'm primed to enjoy season 6 if this is typical of the writing quality we're going to get.
The haircut is also one of those character symbol things.
Yes, but Billy Joel??
Seriously, though, I like it. It gives him a little more depth. Like, he looks like a normal every day kind of person now instead of leaning towards sex symbol. I'm really liking it.
The only thing that even irked me about the episode was the heavy handed symbolism of the other patients: Super powers boy representing his need to save everyone and solve problems and mute girl representing his emotional openness. So when it got to the end part it was like, "Yes, we get it. He saved himself this time." I think the episode would have been fine without any miraculous healing of other people and we still would have understood he was the PoTW.
In the corner of hope, I watched a few clips on the website. Nothing spoilery, but one was an extended clip of him saying he quits, which to me looked like he was leaning back towards dickery, but in the extended clip, I see glimmers of them holding on to the new House.
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I agree that character change is integral to making this season good. But I want House and Wilson to be friends again. I miss their banter, their playfullness, (their slashy subtext).
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
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I'm really, really hoping they follow through with it. As one person on the TWoP forum stated, this show successfully un-jumped the shark with that episode. We can only hope it stays un-jumped!
My only question is: Why does House look like Billy Joel this season?
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I too loved this ep tons. I think the end of season 4 still wins for most amazing run of episodes, but I'm primed to enjoy season 6 if this is typical of the writing quality we're going to get.
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Yes, but Billy Joel??
Seriously, though, I like it. It gives him a little more depth. Like, he looks like a normal every day kind of person now instead of leaning towards sex symbol. I'm really liking it.
The only thing that even irked me about the episode was the heavy handed symbolism of the other patients: Super powers boy representing his need to save everyone and solve problems and mute girl representing his emotional openness. So when it got to the end part it was like, "Yes, we get it. He saved himself this time." I think the episode would have been fine without any miraculous healing of other people and we still would have understood he was the PoTW.
In the corner of hope, I watched a few clips on the website. Nothing spoilery, but one was an extended clip of him saying he quits, which to me looked like he was leaning back towards dickery, but in the extended clip, I see glimmers of them holding on to the new House.
I have my fingers crossed!
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(I confess that I really liked the PI and was sad when he disappeared without so much as a by-your-leave.)
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