Umm, if writing were its own reward I wouldn't bother to post my stuff. I wouldn't say that I need dozens of reviews to keep me happy - I'll make do with one or two in-depth ones like yours, where people show that my writing pleases them enough that they'll invest some time in letting me know it. So thank you for encouraging me.
The problem with House is that anything short of proposing would not be insane for him at all - this is the guy who moved in with a woman after knowing her for a mere week.
If the Lucas of the series had been portrayed as an out-and-out villain, then Cuddy leaving him would pose the question whether she's only hitching up with House because next to a villainous Lucas *even* House seems like a good deal. Given a better alternative, she might then well leave House in turn (rather like the stunt Stacy tried to pull at the beginning of Season 2, leaving Mark for House when House seemed nicer and Mark more difficult). The way the show handles the problem - having Cuddy leave Lucas although she has nothing whatsoever to complain about - casts doubts on whether Cuddy is a *nice* person, but at the same time it's clear that her choice is an active one for House and that House isn't some sort of stop-gap until something better crops up.
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Date: 2010-09-25 12:30 pm (UTC)The problem with House is that anything short of proposing would not be insane for him at all - this is the guy who moved in with a woman after knowing her for a mere week.
If the Lucas of the series had been portrayed as an out-and-out villain, then Cuddy leaving him would pose the question whether she's only hitching up with House because next to a villainous Lucas *even* House seems like a good deal. Given a better alternative, she might then well leave House in turn (rather like the stunt Stacy tried to pull at the beginning of Season 2, leaving Mark for House when House seemed nicer and Mark more difficult). The way the show handles the problem - having Cuddy leave Lucas although she has nothing whatsoever to complain about - casts doubts on whether Cuddy is a *nice* person, but at the same time it's clear that her choice is an active one for House and that House isn't some sort of stop-gap until something better crops up.