On the contrary, I think the H/W has finally picked up the last few episodes compared to the Tritter trash we had earlier in the season. And I really liked the "Wilson would do house before you do Chase" line. I'm pretty sure the writers are aware of the H/W subcontext in the show, and they're still paying attention to it. After all, H/W still has quite a significant fanbase (even though it's probably not as deranged as the HAM fans).
I think what's going wrong is the characterisation. Wilson and Cuddy are both losing their backbones whereas the writers are seemingly trying to make House seem a bit more soft and fluffy as some kind of "character development". And once characterisation is screwed, the chemistry and relationship between characters will be affected too.
The problem I see with Season 3 is that the show's turning more and more into a soap opera rather than the medical drama it was in Season 1 (and most of Season 2). The writers are replacing the medicine with more soap opera and drama, which they don't necessarily do very well. For example, they don't exactly know what to do with the entire House/Wilson relationship. For example, their friendship (and love) obviously got strained during the Tritter!arc, and the thing is that it's very difficult to a) change the nature of the relationship between House and Wilson; b) making sure that they're still best friends; c) keep most things pretty much the same way as they were before.
Besides, I think they're trying to play up the Chase/Cameron these few episodes. What I'm really afraid of is Season 4, which is purportedly the HAM season.
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I think what's going wrong is the characterisation. Wilson and Cuddy are both losing their backbones whereas the writers are seemingly trying to make House seem a bit more soft and fluffy as some kind of "character development". And once characterisation is screwed, the chemistry and relationship between characters will be affected too.
The problem I see with Season 3 is that the show's turning more and more into a soap opera rather than the medical drama it was in Season 1 (and most of Season 2). The writers are replacing the medicine with more soap opera and drama, which they don't necessarily do very well. For example, they don't exactly know what to do with the entire House/Wilson relationship. For example, their friendship (and love) obviously got strained during the Tritter!arc, and the thing is that it's very difficult to a) change the nature of the relationship between House and Wilson; b) making sure that they're still best friends; c) keep most things pretty much the same way as they were before.
Besides, I think they're trying to play up the Chase/Cameron these few episodes. What I'm really afraid of is Season 4, which is purportedly the HAM season.