There are certain hints to House's bisexuality but it's also unlikely somebody as open to experiment and as curious as House would limit himself in that regard. Just to name a few: He calls Wilson (and also Chase) a girl more than once, comments on Chase's beauty, then there's the tranny hooker and his half-jokes to be gay ("always with Wilson") when talking to Stacy, which shows that he's toying with the idea and aware of his feelings. Yes, I agree: All the carefully constructed subtext should lead somewhere real and solid.
That's interesting, because I saw Wilson's going back to his ex as kind of a last ditch effort as well. I mean, when I think of someone getting back together with their ex, it means they don't feel like they have any other options. The ex is, at the very least, familiar and maybe safely predictable in that it doesn't trek across any new territories. When Wilson's relationship with Sam crashes and burns he's probably going to feel like there are no other options left for him.
And then, of course, he'd better open his blind eyes and see that House has been waiting for him all along.
Exactly: Getting together again with an ex suggests there already is a certain level of familiarity, but 19 years is a long time and the familiarity is merely based on memories, on what once was and is not connected to the here and now. Though both went through divorces, depression and therapy, their experiences, feelings and reasons still differ. They don't really know who the other person is anymore, their "love" is based on what they remember. It seems as if we're heading to a point when House falls back into the darkness he feared so much after leaving Mayfield. And the danger of losing him for real, for good might be what Wilson needs to come to his senses and realize that the right person has been waiting for him for so long and that he means more to him than anything else.
I think you said it all perfectly in the first 4 paragraphs, great analysis of Wilson's character. Also, wanted to add that, since we heard from Wilson in The Social Contract that his brother called him almost everyday to vent all his problems on Wilson, I think there's a big chance this had been going on for quite some time, probably since the beginning of the schizophrenia. Daniel relying instinctively on James and James willingly taking care of him, maybe encouraged/guilted a little bit by his parents to do so? Damn, what I would give for some insight into this whole issue on the show.
But then, your theory on the gay plot? What can I say? I just know none of that is ever going to happen on this show, no matter how epically gay House/Wilson may seem at this point. It's pretty obvious to me that TPTB will never go there.
Danny's need for attention and care might have ruled the whole family even before that diagnosis was made. Wilson probably tried to relieve his mother when he was still very young himself (with his father mostly absent due to work and a---supposedly--older brother going his own way
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I agree that Sam looks like Wilson's last chance. I also believe that part of what's keeping him for acknowledging his feelings for House is that, were he to come out, he'd have to admit that he had been afraid to, which would be like admitting a mistake. His fear might include some small homophobia in himself that he could be ashamed of.
Cause he complicates everything.Just a thought. XD
Wilson, as an intensely private person, always tries to be as invisible and flawless as possible so that he wouldn't encourage anyone's criticism. Coming out and getting together with House would make him question *everything*, all his marriages, his own behavior, his decisions. I'm not sure it's homophobia on Wilson's part (he's never taken aback by House's innuendos and implications, not even with others present. But who knows, perhaps it was installed in him as a child by the religious nutheads in his vicinity). It's more like he's in absolute denial when it comes to himself. He's not reflective, not very self-aware. He always needs a push from the outside--which he might get when facing the horrible possibility of losing House for good.
I think you are spot on about Wilson's actions and why he is like that. He has a lot of classic middle child behaviors as well as the behaviors of a child that grows up in a family where a sibling has a problem. He is the peace-maker, appeaser, and personal emotion avoid-er. That said, I personally don't think his behaviors are that usual (except for maybe on television), I think lots of men are completely out of touch with their feelings
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Yes, exactly, Wilson's whole behavior is typical of siblings in dysfunctional families. He probably was under lots of pressure not to cause addtional trouble and to succeed in whatever he did without his parents' attention, praise or help. Maybe it was also expected of him to present a neat front to the world, no matter how bad things truly were (something he still does today
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Yes, I agree: All the carefully constructed subtext should lead somewhere real and solid.
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And then, of course, he'd better open his blind eyes and see that House has been waiting for him all along.
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It seems as if we're heading to a point when House falls back into the darkness he feared so much after leaving Mayfield. And the danger of losing him for real, for good might be what Wilson needs to come to his senses and realize that the right person has been waiting for him for so long and that he means more to him than anything else.
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Also, wanted to add that, since we heard from Wilson in The Social Contract that his brother called him almost everyday to vent all his problems on Wilson, I think there's a big chance this had been going on for quite some time, probably since the beginning of the schizophrenia. Daniel relying instinctively on James and James willingly taking care of him, maybe encouraged/guilted a little bit by his parents to do so? Damn, what I would give for some insight into this whole issue on the show.
But then, your theory on the gay plot? What can I say? I just know none of that is ever going to happen on this show, no matter how epically gay House/Wilson may seem at this point. It's pretty obvious to me that TPTB will never go there.
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I agree that Sam looks like Wilson's last chance. I also believe that part of what's keeping him for acknowledging his feelings for House is that, were he to come out, he'd have to admit that he had been afraid to, which would be like admitting a mistake. His fear might include some small homophobia in himself that he could be ashamed of.
Cause he complicates everything.Just a thought. XD
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