Comments | kidsnurse: House: 4.09 Games--they shoulda called this one on account of rain. Or stupidity.

kidsnurse

House: 4.09 Games--they shoulda called this one on account of rain. Or stupidity.

Nov 28, 2007 09:19

The conclusion of last night's episode left me confused and disappointed and angry and irritable. Oh, and did I mention confused? Continuity gods, why dost thou continue to forsake us? Our forgiveness for last season's Tritter arc wasn't a large enough sacrifice?

And speaking of arcs. I enjoyed the Stacy arc. *ducks*
I tolerated the Vogler arc ( Read more... )

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lostwiginity November 28 2007, 16:05:56 UTC

Wow, that's a lot of whining there.

kidsnurse November 28 2007, 16:16:15 UTC

a lot of whining

and for that, i apologize, sincerely--especially if you're enjoying the season. after last night, i'd reached the point where i needed to acknowledge that--for me--the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes. and i thought it might help me to feel better, and i'd even hoped that someone would come along and make me see that i'm wrong; i want to be wrong. so please--if you feel differently than i do--i'd truly love to know why.

lostwiginity November 28 2007, 16:39:01 UTC

I like this show, actually it's the only series I've watched regularily in my whole life, ever. I really enjoy it, but that may be ebacsue I don't put too much thought into it.

When I watch House M.D., I see the fancy hospital and the swish doctors, I hear House's sarcastic remarks and the cool music he makes/listens to. And of course, seeing RSL perform is pure glee for my thespian heart, may his lines be cheesy or not, when he goes into stutter-mode I melt.

It's not what the characters do and say, it's how they do and say it.

kidsnurse November 28 2007, 17:01:25 UTC

It's not what the characters do and say, it's how they do and say it.

thanks much for that very well-put reminder! it does help to put things into perspective. i just... wish they'd 'do and say' with the depth of emotion, and the consistency, that they previously did. but i do like your theory--maybe we do need to appreciate what we're given, and not try to compare it to seasons past. i love this show, and those men, so much that i'm willing to try.

psychedk November 28 2007, 16:06:34 UTC

Agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed. On every account. Didn't care 'bout who got fired or not (except I liked Amber), House is being a jerk for no reason, he's unfunny, everyone's unfunny, there's no spark between any of the characters, the only jokes they pull are so soap-ish they make me cringe.

To me I think the show ended with 97 Seconds. I still watching because I'm dying to see glimpes of the old House and the old Wilson. They are there, but so rare I have to use a microscope to see them.

I didn't even understand their argument, and wait, there was a hidden intet with the plot line? I didn't even get that :/ The writing is either so over the top it's embarrassing, and whatever happened to subtle? Or, it's so messed up and badly relayed we completely miss the point. *sigh*

I love House and Wilson, and s. 1 and 2 will always be in my heart, but otherwise, I feel like you. I can't even be bothered writing reviews of the eps anymore on the board I frequent *shrugs*

kidsnurse November 28 2007, 16:19:46 UTC

wait, there was a hidden intet with the plot line?

yeah--but you'd have needed that microscope to see it, and possibly an MRI of the writer's brain to understand it.

but let's keep hoping. perhaps, after the strike ends, the writers will return with renewed purpose.

magegirl8 November 28 2007, 18:52:52 UTC

I don't want to sound presumptuous, but 97 seconds was a few episodes before! How can you say a show is over when its been a handfull of episodes that you didn't enjoy? I agree that the charactizaton and plotlines are sort of shallow at this point, but its still fun to watch, and how can you completely denounce a show thats consistently given us great episodes for a few yerars now after such a short patch of unremarkableness. MASH had whole seasons of teh stupid.

kidsnurse November 28 2007, 20:10:26 UTC

How can you say a show is over when its been a handfull of episodes that you didn't enjoy?

no one's saying it's over, i don't think. what i do think is that we're attempting, in a healthy way, to acknowledge our current disappointment and confusion while attempting to remain optimistic about the future of the show, and its character development.

and i'm far from completely denouncing the show, myself. as i said elsewhere on this page, even when it's bad, it's still better than any other show i've ever watched. [one more point--m*a*s*h had been on for over seven years before the bad began to outweigh the good]

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peg22 November 28 2007, 16:13:31 UTC

perfectly stated. I agree. I concur. I am going to have to just write Hugh/RSL fic pretty soon . . .

maybe the writers just need a break/strike . . .

and keep writing your fic - I LOVE your fic.

kidsnurse November 28 2007, 16:24:35 UTC

maybe the writers just need a break/strike . . .

i just expressed that same hope in the comment above you! because i don't want to give up--that'd be like giving up on family. i simply want to get back to anticipating tuesday nights with unconditional excitement instead of equal measures of conditional hope and dread....

YES! sodiumbisulfite November 28 2007, 16:18:21 UTC

Ive always been a believer in the whole "If its not broke, don't fix it" philosophy. And I never once felt that seasons 1-3 were lacking anything. It was a great show how it was and you know how you know that? Because it managed to be the same type of show for three ENTIRE seasons and people kept watching. Ok, so you needed to end season 3 on a dramatic note. Have Cameron get knocked up, or Chase go missing. Anything but this hot mess. I don't feel like there was a reason to get rid of all three of them, keep them in the opening credits and let them linger in and out of a five second scene from time to time ( ... )

Re: YES! kidsnurse November 28 2007, 16:30:26 UTC

House just isn't House anymore

you are so right. neither the character, nor the show, are what i fell deeply in love with anymore. but i know they're still in there somewhere, so, like you, i'm unwilling to write off either one as long as there's an occasional glimpse of what has been, and could be again, a character and show that consumed me. here's to optimism, and a fruitful end to the writers' strike, and the re-emergence of our beloved house-and-wilson!

Re: YES! nialla42 November 28 2007, 20:45:15 UTC

I was sort of okay with just Foreman, Taub, and Kutner being his new team.

I was very OK with it. Having a female on the team (especially one that looks to be Cameron 2.0 with very little effort) means we're going to have to go through all the "will they, won't they" romantic drama at some point. If not with House, then someone else on the team.

No offense to those who like romantic plots, but they've been (over)done rather crappily on tv, so I'd rather they be done better in fanfic and actually have a female character onscreen who doesn't exist to be a Love Interest.

Re: YES! sodiumbisulfite November 28 2007, 20:51:05 UTC

Honestly if they start doing a romantic plot, the show will go even further down the crappy sitcom route than its gone so far this season, in my opinion. The "romantic" tidbit with Cameron was alright and tolerable. But to have it again with "new and improved Cameron" would just be overplayed I think.

Cheap jabs at other shows, humor that is so out of House's original character...its just very weird to watch. They were trying to give POTW a seizure last night, I said why don't they just make him watch season 4?? That should induce it just fine. :)

shutterbug12 November 28 2007, 16:36:53 UTC

So I'll admit, it took me a while to catch on to House's actual motives regarding Wilson's situation, and to properly gauge Wilson's reaction. I just thought it was me, though, being a little slow. As for the rest of the season (or next season, depending on how the strike pans out), I'm holding out for some kind of payoff.

I loved the Stacy arc, by the way. ;)

kidsnurse November 28 2007, 16:50:40 UTC

I'm holding out for some kind of payoff

and i'm right there with you. and it could happen; this is, after all, House, the most amazing, original show i've ever seen.

I loved the Stacy arc, by the way

i think what people tend to forget about is that it was a perfect showcase for clearer understanding of house, and the house-wilson dynamic as well. and it was funny, and tragic, and touching, and very real....

*wanders off, nostalgic for the good ol' days*