namely that Cuddy the Dean and House the Diagnostician have a symbiotic sort of relationship that benefits both of them. Cuddy gets that feel-good warmth from having lives saved by someone who'll take the rap if things go wrong, while House gets a working environment that'll let him do his epiphany thing with very little interference
Yes, this exactly. One thing I think that is consistent about Cuddy is that she *does* generally have faith in House and is willing to back him up - she wants to save those lives on the edges which other hospitals would let go because of the risks. Yes, occasionally she interferes but mostly he gets his own way.
but I did have qualms when Cuddy sent him down again
I had only vague recollections of the sequence of events so I checked through the transcript last night. She asked him to go back down because Hanna was terrified and 'freaking out'. I suppose they could have just told Hanna 'tough luck' but I think at this point it's more human compassion than dispassionate use of resources. There's a woman trapped far underground wby her leg, she wants the guy she's bonded with, pretty much most people are going to want to give her anything she wants.
I remember being struck when I watched this episode by how House kept leaving Hanna at every opportunity. I've seen this sort of episode a lot of times and the usual trope is that the rescue worker (whoever they are, passer-by, doctor,paramedic, whoever) stays with the trapped person throughout, often at the risk of their own lives. House doesn't until the end - and I must admit my reactions when I saw it the first time was 'House, stop running off and get back down there with her!'. So when Cuddy urges House to get back down there, it didn't worry me (I mean in real life I wouldn't want to do it that's for sure but I expect my television heroes to suck it up and get the job done :)
Once I skimmed the transcript I realised my memories of bad treatment of House by Cuddy boil down to one thing
I'm moving on. Wilson is moving on. And you... You've got nothing, House, nothing. and I'm sick of other people having to tiptoe around you and make their own lives worse while they try to keep you from collapsing
That hits a nerve with me, as well as every time Wilson calls House miserable and tells him he makes everyone's lives worse. And points out he has no friends.
and then of course there was the greatest romantic line of all time I love you. I wish I didn't
yeah - I wonder why that relationship didn't work out?
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Yes, this exactly. One thing I think that is consistent about Cuddy is that she *does* generally have faith in House and is willing to back him up - she wants to save those lives on the edges which other hospitals would let go because of the risks. Yes, occasionally she interferes but mostly he gets his own way.
but I did have qualms when Cuddy sent him down again
I had only vague recollections of the sequence of events so I checked through the transcript last night. She asked him to go back down because Hanna was terrified and 'freaking out'. I suppose they could have just told Hanna 'tough luck' but I think at this point it's more human compassion than dispassionate use of resources. There's a woman trapped far underground wby her leg, she wants the guy she's bonded with, pretty much most people are going to want to give her anything she wants.
I remember being struck when I watched this episode by how House kept leaving Hanna at every opportunity. I've seen this sort of episode a lot of times and the usual trope is that the rescue worker (whoever they are, passer-by, doctor,paramedic, whoever) stays with the trapped person throughout, often at the risk of their own lives. House doesn't until the end - and I must admit my reactions when I saw it the first time was 'House, stop running off and get back down there with her!'. So when Cuddy urges House to get back down there, it didn't worry me (I mean in real life I wouldn't want to do it that's for sure but I expect my television heroes to suck it up and get the job done :)
Once I skimmed the transcript I realised my memories of bad treatment of House by Cuddy boil down to one thing
I'm moving on. Wilson is moving on. And you... You've got nothing, House, nothing. and I'm sick of other people having to tiptoe around you and make their own lives worse while they try to keep you from collapsing
That hits a nerve with me, as well as every time Wilson calls House miserable and tells him he makes everyone's lives worse. And points out he has no friends.
and then of course there was the greatest romantic line of all time I love you. I wish I didn't
yeah - I wonder why that relationship didn't work out?