ReadingRat's Treadmill

I can't say that I was wildly excited by this episode.  Like many earlier episodes of the season it was like a piece of a mosaic, confusing unless one has enough to see the whole picture. That was the feeling many of the Huddy-centric episodes gave me; now House's reaction to the break-up is being served in small chunks, so I'll reserve judgment until I have the larger picture.( Read more... )

It's back to business, House-style, and it's great. If 'Bombshells' left me shell-shocked, 'Out of the Chute' left me elated. Perhaps I should try for a tad more empathy and a sprinkling of gut-wrenching sorrow that our hero is on a bender, but hey, we did that last week so our period of quarantine is over and we are free to rejoice in his misery. ( Read more... )

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Did you see those eyebrows? Dream-Rachel's in 'Bombshells', I mean. In the second dream, the fifties one, they were so pronounced that it couldn't have been happenstance or a bad glitch by make-up. Didn't remind me of Cuddy's. Not surprising, since she isn't her biological child, but in a dream like that where Cuddy's wishes and fears are portrayed, and not reality, Rachel's appearance has to mean something. Another thing I noticed was Wilson's presence in both family life dreams. The first time was explicable - would House try to raise Rachel without making Wilson take the brunt of the labour? But the second time - the delivery guy? Talking of Wilson, did you ever notice his eyebrows? Quite.( Read more... )

 It seems that the thread winding its way through the season is the one that ties together lies and truth. If previous episodes were mainly about when to lie, this one was about when to tell the truth. At some point the patient tells his wife the truth, Foreman's tough love can't remain silent, Masters calls Chase on his behaviour and House ... chickens out. But no matter, for Cuddy is no idiot and knows the truth anyway.( Read more... )

 Karma works. I write nice things about an episode and nice things happen to me: I get a Wilson-heavy episode with only a little bit of Cuddy (angst-free Huddy at that), a suitably evil House and a patient that I find interesting. From now on I'll only write nice things and send David Shore a virtual Italian coffee machine ....( Read more... )