Grin! Yes, there's that aspect too. When one of my teens started watching 'Grey's Anatomy' I asked her whether maybe I'd enjoy that, since I enjoyed House. She said, 'Mom, that's people discussing their relationship issues for twenty minutes while the patient in front of them is dying. I don't think you'll like it.'

I guess that's where my meta level receptors kick in, saying that the patients' medical problems will stay on hold until House has finished training dogs, stalking Wilson or whatever else he's up to. Which brings me to my point: it's what both of them do - regularly - not only Cuddy. Both of them were yelling and acting unprofessionally. But our reception of whose behaviour is worse depends on what our experiences have conditioned us to react to.

I found the whole yelling thing unpleasant, as it was meant to be, but I could see where both of them were coming from, not just House. (And yes, I also hurt for House, very much so, knowing what a crappy time he was having overall.) But I guess we may have to agree to disagree on this.