Very good one liner to describe the ep... I say the penthouse part was overdone. Seriously sick girl in a hospital heating on a (OK ,her last night's lover :roll: ) doctor during the examination?? Unbelievable – literary. And beside of overused sexuality , I think, I'm officially tired of 13 as a character and even more of Olivia Wide as an actress – no matter if she's considered "hot" by Hollywood standards and her career is on the rise. She's a mediocre actress,who makes a cliché (and unfortunately ,oh so often repiting Cameron's storylines ) character even more dull. But, unfortunately again ,they are clearly building Foreman/13 romantic story, so I guess we are up for more 13 later in the season… Is it not so interesting to write for House mainly ? And if so -how come?
The "medical mystery" part wasn't interesting at all –it seemed more or less OK for the first time watching until they came up with a diagnosis –the autoimmune condition ,which is not that difficult to diagnose really (that no tears/dry mouth thing would be one of the patient main complains ,so.. ),but impossible to pay attention starting the second time - so nice to have a fast-forward option on DVR...Or maybe I just tired of the same old same old stories of the patient going through all the invasive tests, dangerous treatments and endless operations ? They are there to create the drama after all…Right ,but that's when the drama is interesting – somehow it's not much anymore.
The House/Wilson mutual pranking – another storyline which suppose to be funny and highlight all the sadness of dieing 13 /patient one ,was not the best of them IMO. I'm still trying to understand why, because everything was more or less as it used to – House curious, Wilson "moralizing" (quite happily this time ) ,but it felt wrong all the same. I think, it's the little things –first of all it used to be on the background of the medical story and/or the ark in progress –House solving the case and "hunting" Stacey for instance and while at that interacting with Wilson etc etc.. It changed - H/W stories became stories themselves and lost nonchalance because of it. And IMO the presence of PI Lucas (fun character ,but so out of the place in this show) makes it even worse – it doesn't feel right - House sitting in the car (cafeteria, park bench ) analyzing his relationships with Wilson with another guy.The PI feels more like a House's therapist/PI now – would House go to the shrink ? I somehow doubt that…
What else is there? Foreman's declared "boring" –OK, but that was kind of a given and again is written to built the story for him and 13…Cameron and Chase are still there ..a little, which is more and more pathetic considering the producers are still keeping them in main cast listing – I can only imagine how many questions their walking along side of House during the opening credits rises for the new fans, who haven't watched first 2 seasons ,"How come House is diagnosing (in transit;) ) with a surgeon and the ER doctor?..oh, but I know the third one – he's Foreman, House's boss…or maybe not.." :roll: ..And the prelude to the Cuddy's adoption story we are going to have in the next ep. I have mixed feelings about the scene – on one hand all this happiness around the baby crib shopping was nauseating –come one, what's next Wilson's hosting Cuddy's shower? On the other House's pause to "Are you going to congratulate me" and his,"If you are happy, I am.." raised so many questions. Did he feel betrayed by both Cuddy and Wilson for not trusting him? Did he get bored and out of place in this stork-themed place with his happy-happy (why it suppose to be that uplifting thing –looking for a crib?:roll: ) friends? Or…?...I guess we may find some answers in the next ep I hope it'll be more to Caddy's adoption story then recycled from "Finding Judas" and "Fetal Position" ideas, because, really ,how one of the reviewers so rightly quoted House –ideas aren't soda cans, recycling sucks…
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