Excellent review. Your comments are insightful and accurate as always, and your selfishness ranking is spot on. Some random comments:
~~As you well know I see things from House's perspective most of the time, but I also do my best to stay aware of his limitations and deep flaws =) You're correct--this is House returning to square one, the last few minutes of Help Me when Cuddy came in and took the place of Vicodin. The relationship was destined to fail, not just by the decree of DS and the writers but also because (as you point out) House hasn't dealt with his addiction, just switched from one drug to another. I'm pretty sure he was aware of it at the time, but didn't care.
~~Wilson can act like a jilted girlfriend all he likes, but the neediness feast about to be laid on the table will be rich pickings for him. The dumped addict and the original Jewish mother--the perfect combination, in Wilson's view anyway. I'm anticipating the angst to come.
~~Cuddy kicking House to the curb when she knows he's in dire need of help: reprehensible behavior, but not unexpected. She's never faced the reality of living with House. I am disgusted with her for not getting him some help, even if it was just to call someone else to stop by and haul him off to the spin bin. You don't dump your addict boyfriend and walk away without considering the consequences of your actions, especially when you know this will devastate him.
~~House unable to handle the rigors of standing by his woman in her time of need: again, reprehensible behavior, but it's been plain since the beginning of the series that House simply does not handle other people's pain in any way, shape or form. He runs at the mere thought of encountering it. There was no way he could handle Cuddy's need. I knew he would resort to drugs to deal with the situation because he's been doing it for years. A stint in rehab and couple of months of talk therapy isn't going to 'fix' that response. (I also knew he was either using or about to when he licked the pills in Recession Proof. That's the same as an alcoholic popping the top on a beer and tasting the mouth of the bottle. The logical next step is to take one little sip . . .)
~~I'll be honest and say I'm glad Huddy's gone. I never felt it was a good choice for a storyline; despite what some people have said, once you mess with the UST in a series, you destroy the delight in tuning in for witty sexual banter and will they/won't they suspense. I much prefer the House/Cuddy relationship of the early years.
Anyway--thanks for posting the review and providing a place to discuss what's happening with intelligence and humor. It's much appreciated.
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~~As you well know I see things from House's perspective most of the time, but I also do my best to stay aware of his limitations and deep flaws =) You're correct--this is House returning to square one, the last few minutes of Help Me when Cuddy came in and took the place of Vicodin. The relationship was destined to fail, not just by the decree of DS and the writers but also because (as you point out) House hasn't dealt with his addiction, just switched from one drug to another. I'm pretty sure he was aware of it at the time, but didn't care.
~~Wilson can act like a jilted girlfriend all he likes, but the neediness feast about to be laid on the table will be rich pickings for him. The dumped addict and the original Jewish mother--the perfect combination, in Wilson's view anyway. I'm anticipating the angst to come.
~~Cuddy kicking House to the curb when she knows he's in dire need of help: reprehensible behavior, but not unexpected. She's never faced the reality of living with House. I am disgusted with her for not getting him some help, even if it was just to call someone else to stop by and haul him off to the spin bin. You don't dump your addict boyfriend and walk away without considering the consequences of your actions, especially when you know this will devastate him.
~~House unable to handle the rigors of standing by his woman in her time of need: again, reprehensible behavior, but it's been plain since the beginning of the series that House simply does not handle other people's pain in any way, shape or form. He runs at the mere thought of encountering it. There was no way he could handle Cuddy's need. I knew he would resort to drugs to deal with the situation because he's been doing it for years. A stint in rehab and couple of months of talk therapy isn't going to 'fix' that response. (I also knew he was either using or about to when he licked the pills in Recession Proof. That's the same as an alcoholic popping the top on a beer and tasting the mouth of the bottle. The logical next step is to take one little sip . . .)
~~I'll be honest and say I'm glad Huddy's gone. I never felt it was a good choice for a storyline; despite what some people have said, once you mess with the UST in a series, you destroy the delight in tuning in for witty sexual banter and will they/won't they suspense. I much prefer the House/Cuddy relationship of the early years.
Anyway--thanks for posting the review and providing a place to discuss what's happening with intelligence and humor. It's much appreciated.