The objective is to avoid making the same mistakes Yes, exactly. The amnesia thing was the wrong strategy; it could protect from memories, but not from what was and still is part of House/Pete's character. House has a tendency to see the downside of a given situation; it's Nolan's job to make him focus on the upside. He has a new chance, and he should grab all the advantages that the amnesia gives him instead of letting this slip through his fingers.
he was just screwing with Wilson back at the storage locker. Yes, indeed. I also see it as a lashing out at his own past, as personified by Wilson.
probably not the soundest idea anyone's ever had. The main flaw with all these ideas is that they entail House going back to where he's known as an absolute jackass, a self-destructive risk taker and an abuser. There is such a thing as a self-fulfilling prophecy, and House/Pete has a tendency to live up to whatever reputation is ascribed to him.
When Wilson explodes about Pete's intention to go 'interview' Stacy I think he's also talking about himself, Yes, he is, even if he doesn't realise it at that moment. Pete does, however, which is why he apologises.
I think that scene shows some small, but vital changes in both of them. House has difficulties compromising as long as it isn't absolutely clear that it isn't about victory/defeat. (I should imagine that 'compromise' didn't feature in John House's vocabulary at all.) The only times we see him willing to step back from his convictions and allow others a right to theirs is when the extent of their emotional involvement becomes clear to him. But it's the inability to compromise within personal relationships that has always cost House, and it'll cost Pete unless he gets himself out of that rut. People who are miserable are less likely to see any perspective but their own; Pete is nowhere near as miserable as House was, and now that he has accepted his identity his ability to, well, empathise is once more on the increase. Wilson, for his part, has learned to express how something affects him. Canon Wilson has a tendency to argue with House on a rational basis or to shut down, saying that he isn't going to argue/interfere/bother, but he hardly ever shows how much House's insanities hurt him personally. He's doing that here, and this is what tips the scales, I think.
As you say, canon has a very malleable timeline. I'm choosing the one that suits Pete's purpose. I think I calculated as follows: Wilson is about as old as RSL, which makes him roughly thirty-five at the beginning of the series. At that time House has known Stacy for ten years - five pre-infarction years, and the five years sice the infarction. If House got to know Wilson at a conference where Wilson was a speaker, then it's probable that Wilson was already a qualified doctor at the time, so he must have been over twenty-six. That in turn means that House has known Stacy for as long or longer than he knows Wilson.
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Date: 2012-05-17 02:22 pm (UTC)Yes, exactly. The amnesia thing was the wrong strategy; it could protect from memories, but not from what was and still is part of House/Pete's character. House has a tendency to see the downside of a given situation; it's Nolan's job to make him focus on the upside. He has a new chance, and he should grab all the advantages that the amnesia gives him instead of letting this slip through his fingers.
he was just screwing with Wilson back at the storage locker.
Yes, indeed. I also see it as a lashing out at his own past, as personified by Wilson.
probably not the soundest idea anyone's ever had.
The main flaw with all these ideas is that they entail House going back to where he's known as an absolute jackass, a self-destructive risk taker and an abuser. There is such a thing as a self-fulfilling prophecy, and House/Pete has a tendency to live up to whatever reputation is ascribed to him.
When Wilson explodes about Pete's intention to go 'interview' Stacy I think he's also talking about himself,
Yes, he is, even if he doesn't realise it at that moment. Pete does, however, which is why he apologises.
I think that scene shows some small, but vital changes in both of them. House has difficulties compromising as long as it isn't absolutely clear that it isn't about victory/defeat. (I should imagine that 'compromise' didn't feature in John House's vocabulary at all.) The only times we see him willing to step back from his convictions and allow others a right to theirs is when the extent of their emotional involvement becomes clear to him. But it's the inability to compromise within personal relationships that has always cost House, and it'll cost Pete unless he gets himself out of that rut. People who are miserable are less likely to see any perspective but their own; Pete is nowhere near as miserable as House was, and now that he has accepted his identity his ability to, well, empathise is once more on the increase. Wilson, for his part, has learned to express how something affects him. Canon Wilson has a tendency to argue with House on a rational basis or to shut down, saying that he isn't going to argue/interfere/bother, but he hardly ever shows how much House's insanities hurt him personally. He's doing that here, and this is what tips the scales, I think.
As you say, canon has a very malleable timeline. I'm choosing the one that suits Pete's purpose. I think I calculated as follows:
Wilson is about as old as RSL, which makes him roughly thirty-five at the beginning of the series. At that time House has known Stacy for ten years - five pre-infarction years, and the five years sice the infarction. If House got to know Wilson at a conference where Wilson was a speaker, then it's probable that Wilson was already a qualified doctor at the time, so he must have been over twenty-six. That in turn means that House has known Stacy for as long or longer than he knows Wilson.