I've said it before and I'll say it again: Doris Egan is God's gift to House fans. Any script she gets her hands on, no matter how much or how little she actually contributes (I bet it's ALWAYS a lot), the episodes that arise from them never fail to make me flail/squee/think. Like it or not, she's most definitely earned the fan-assigned title of 'St. Doris'.
Now that that's out of the way, I can begin to analyse
Known Unknowns.
Over all this episode was a hit. I laughed, I cringed, I got a little choked up. In my opinion, it was a throwback to House episodes of yore, when House was playful, introspective, disrespectful (with a point) and ultimately analytical and observing, all in one action-packed hour. We continued our examination into his attempts at change, at looking at things from other directions, something I've been starting to look forward to. Plus, we got a long-awaited glimpse into his (and Cuddy's) past, which can help fill in the gaps of why be is the way he is. More on that later.
Not much Foreman in this episode, which suited me just fine. With the whole foray into leadership for the good neurologist in the past weeks, and the Foreteen side show, I was getting a little sick of him, to tell you the truth. Don't get me wrong, I still like Foreman. It's just that I don't like having one particular character shoved in my face week after week, unless it's House, of course.
Shove him down my throat as much as you want.Doris and Matt managed to continue on with the Dibala Debacle without making it the epicentre of the hour. If you've read my metas for the rest of the season, you've probably noticed my disdain for the whole story arc, and that, unfortunately, hasn't changed. I'm glad Chase finally came clean to his wife, even though I know that it will ultimately lead to Cameron's leaving, but I still don't really care about it. At least Chase wasn't
too weepy.
I haven't voyaged into the comms yet, but I bet both
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house_cuddy and
house_wilson have EXPLODED with discussion on the road trip to the medical conference. From the snippets I read on twitter, there was some mention of House being out of character during the 80's party (who else couldn't help but think of Prince George from Blackadder? OR his character in the
Walking on Broken Glass video?). The way I see it, if the writers wrote it than it can't be out of character. They're the ones who define what each character is capable of, so as soon as it happens in the show it's canon. I think there's a common attitude in Fandom that House is an ass and that's the way it is, but I see him as more complex than that, and I know I'm not the only one.
I absolutely LOVED the interaction between House and Cuddy in that scene, and I found it completely plausible. Funny thing is, I wrote a story called
Never Miss A Trick in which they met in college and had their first date at a Halloween party while dressed in costumes. Hee hee. That scene was like watching a dream I'd already had! I thought it was touching, the conversation, and my heart tore out of my chest when Cuddy ran away. No wonder House didn't want to put himself out there, out of fear of something like that happening! I LOVE LOVE LOVED IT.
Wilson and the Euthanasia Paper felt like it was thrown in for no reason. I guess it helped develop his relationship with House a bit more but, all in all, it didn't really fit into the episode. I got a kick out of House drugging Wilson yet again, though. Who doesn't love a couple of House antics thrown in for good measure? And any scene between Robert Sean Leonard and Hugh Laurie is okay in my books.
Cuddy + Lucas = LAMEST COUPLE EVER. I still LOVE Lucas, but I can't help but feel like it's Cuddy settling for something she thinks she wants, when what she
really wants is House despite his 'unreliability'. And the fact that she told Lucas about House's hallucination proves that fact to me. What motives did she have for confessing that to him? Was she trying to convince Lucas that House wasn't a good candidate for a partner, or was she trying to convince
herself? And I know Lucas is completely socially awkward, but how dare he bring up something Cuddy told him in confidence in conversation? BAH! He just pissed me off. I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about this.
So, yeah. Liked the episode a lot, can't wait to see where they go with it all next week.
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