Not much to say on the House & Cuddy front; this whole arc has just gotten weird.
Word. (Not to mention that it's boring.)
The best bits in the ep were Wilson related, esp. House sleeping on Wilson's couch. (I guess House doesn't want to crash in Amber's old place--at least not until Wilson moved her stuff.)
Not unless we're going to end up in some David Lynch plot where House stands in for Amber and Wilson can call him that in bed and pretend she's still alive and -- yeah.
I am totally not into the Cuddy/House, which is weird because I like their tension when the show isn't trying to push it. But this constant back and forth about whether she can be a mother AND have a job, and House just taking whichever side Cuddy isn't on on any particular day is awfully tiresome. There's no way that plot works that doesn't make me mad at House, and it's just unresolvable unless they actually have her give up the baby (and I will be PISSED if House convinces her to do that).
I liked Wilson getting a bit of development on his own, away from House even, but I miss them getting more screen-time together.
Basically I am happy if there is a Wilson on my screen, so this was a nice treat after the middle of the season when he never seemed to be around. Stuffed duck and comfort were lovely too. But yes, more H/W would not be amiss.
whether she can be a mother AND have a job
It's just a totally false dichotomy, and it makes me wonder whether what's her name, Katie Jacobs, is checking the stuff the men are coming up with, or what. Not that fathers don't have to deal with this too. Very weird.
Yeah, it's such a false dichotomy, though the way the show has been set up makes it fairly real. I mean, if we accept that House will never do anything except act the opposite of the way Cuddy wants him to AND that Cuddy will never abandon him to some other boss because she's afraid of what would result, there really isn't any proper resolution. But the fact that the show sets those parameters without questioning them is the problem.
It actually really bothered me that Cuddy got upset at the idea that she felt nothing for the baby without anyone bothering to point out that new mothers, even biological, often have trouble with their babies, especially at the crucial moments when the babies are causing the most disruption. There wasn't a single voice on the show saying with authority that she shouldn't immediately assume she's a failure of a mother just because things weren't immediately happy and perfect.
I think the Cuddy apology/House no-apology was supposed to be the end to this House/Cuddy arc. Please, yes. I liked their relationship before much better.
I wouldn't mind the house/cuddy thing as much if it wasn't centered around the baby. Much like I wouldn't mind foreman/thirteen, except that it's foreman and thirteen -- I don't particularly care about whether cuddy keeps the baby or not, or foreman and thirteen are dating or not -- because I have absolutely no interest in any of their personal lives.
I did find it entertaining that House decided the best course of action was not to retaliate.
Also, I keep expecting Cuddy/Wilson to become a thing. which is fine now, but will really annoy me if it actually happens.
I don't think they'll ever pair Cuddy with someone who isn't House. Although I'd've said the same for Cameron and look what happened with that.
It makes me sad that the show has become so much what I was glad it wasn't at the beginning: invested in the personal plotlines of the characters, so that there is something to catch up on from one ep to the next (did so and so sleep with such and such, is there another twist in the clinical trial, etc.). ETA: which isn't meant to mean I don't want the characters themselves developed -- you know.
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Word. (Not to mention that it's boring.)
The best bits in the ep were Wilson related, esp. House sleeping on Wilson's couch. (I guess House doesn't want to crash in Amber's old place--at least not until Wilson moved her stuff.)
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I liked Wilson getting a bit of development on his own, away from House even, but I miss them getting more screen-time together.
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whether she can be a mother AND have a job
It's just a totally false dichotomy, and it makes me wonder whether what's her name, Katie Jacobs, is checking the stuff the men are coming up with, or what. Not that fathers don't have to deal with this too. Very weird.
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It actually really bothered me that Cuddy got upset at the idea that she felt nothing for the baby without anyone bothering to point out that new mothers, even biological, often have trouble with their babies, especially at the crucial moments when the babies are causing the most disruption. There wasn't a single voice on the show saying with authority that she shouldn't immediately assume she's a failure of a mother just because things weren't immediately happy and perfect.
.....I need a Cuddy icon!
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there really isn't any proper resolution.
I fear that this will eventually be true of the show as well. Troubling!
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I did find it entertaining that House decided the best course of action was not to retaliate.
Also, I keep expecting Cuddy/Wilson to become a thing. which is fine now, but will really annoy me if it actually happens.
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It makes me sad that the show has become so much what I was glad it wasn't at the beginning: invested in the personal plotlines of the characters, so that there is something to catch up on from one ep to the next (did so and so sleep with such and such, is there another twist in the clinical trial, etc.). ETA: which isn't meant to mean I don't want the characters themselves developed -- you know.
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yes, exactly.
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Though I laughed when he picked up the mug at the end. "That's right, Wilson. Wash Amber right out of your life. With soap!"
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