EPISODE POST-MORTEM: 5x17 "THE SOCIAL CONTRACT"

[thewlisian-afer.livejournal.com]

This is the after-airing post. Discuss any and all aspects of the House/Wilson relationship or friendship pertaining to the episode here. This post is for use in all time zones.

If you have meta/reaction posts in your journal that you would like to share with the community, please link to them in the comments and I will compile a list here in the main post so that they are all in the same place and people can find them easily. (No, really. I finally caught up, and I'm going to STAY caught up!) Thank you, and happy viewing!



Thoughts Posts:

• taiga13's reflections
• phate_phoenix's reflections
• thewlisian_afer's reflections
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Comments

[blackpearl-phan.livejournal.com]

Best ending EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! This and Birthmarks are my favourite eps now.

[cb-eaglemaniac.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD.

I'm speechless.

That episode made me the happiest of the happy. xD
It was like watching season 2 House/Wilson all over again! *LOVES*

[xantemortemx.livejournal.com]

It was like watching season 2 House/Wilson all over again! *LOVES*

Oh wow, I was JUST saying this out loud to myself as I watched the episode!

[peculiar-writer.livejournal.com]

This was a great episode! Yay for the slashiness! It started out being kind of sweet, then it got scary, then they were okay again in the end! They were leaving together! To go have sex! Yay!!!

And can we say House/Wilson/DANNY???? I know you can!!!!

[vladimirachan.livejournal.com]

I was thinking House/Wilson/Taub.

Maybe throw Kutner in for good measure :D

[numbuh12.livejournal.com]

God, that ending scene was perfect^_^

[thelonegunwoman.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, the Bromance is alive and kickin'! :D

[vladimirachan.livejournal.com]

Your avatar is the best thing every <33

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Wow that was so much better than I thought it might be!! :D Finally we see some strengthening of the House/Wilson bond!!!

[ranrata.livejournal.com]

*blub*

I'm so iffy on this season, but this episode just made it slightly more likely that I'll buy the DVD.

I'll refrain from House/Cuddy bashing (hey, their scene was actually funny/cute today!), but...seriously. That pairing has nothing on House and Wilson's relationship and love for each other. Really. This episode proves it.

[blackpearl-phan.livejournal.com]

That's why I ship House/Wilson: After all the shit they have been through, they still are BFFs/lovers(?)

[red-maven.livejournal.com]

Fantastic episode! How about that, Fourteen wasn't shoved in our faces, a really interesting patient of the week, and it was really good. See this formula, writers? Follow it!

I want more LLB, and patients like this. This is my show! It's back!

[indigo-scimitar.livejournal.com]

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Finally, an episode with lots of squee-worthy H/W, an interesting patient, and minimal Thirteen screentime! Ama-za-zing!

And...was I the only one who thought House was about to kiss Wilson in the elevator at the end?

[pear-dotty.livejournal.com]

Oh, definitely not. I was waiting for him to lean over. It would have been the perfect moment.
And I positively agree with the whole "interesting patient" thing. I kept on calling him Mini-House. He was definitely awesome.
And not only was there little 13 screentime, there was little Cuddy screentime too!
This episode was... <3 Perfection

[specialsmiley.livejournal.com]

So fantastic! Really one of the best episodes this year or any year.
I loved every minute of H/W! :}

The rest who cares.

unknownsoul you are going to have your work cut out for you.

[stickpegasus.livejournal.com]

EPIC EPIC EPIC EPIC
WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN
Those House-and-Wilson scenes rival Son of a Coma Guy, I think. AMAZING.

[vladimirachan.livejournal.com]

Aagh, I loved it! One of the best episodes. I loved their discussion on the 'social contract'. It's exactly why they gravitate towards each other.

And, as if that wasn't good enough, there was a serious lack of Cuddy and Thirteen.

Also, the Taubner was adorable <3 Taub was the best in this episode.

Some days I wonder if Shore is denying us Hilson sex to piss us off, and he's secretly writing porn of it in a basement somewhere.

[peculiar-writer.livejournal.com]

Taub's racquetball scene was an Emmy winning performance!

[aileb42.livejournal.com]

I am totally speechless, I don't even know what to say. This episode was not what I expected at all, I guess it was less angsty than I thought it would be. But still OMG, like it was a totally different show after all the 14 and Huddy garbage.

I am still convinced there will be a whole lot more going on with Wilson, at least I hope so.

Now I have to watch this again. But still definitley the best since Birthmarks, maybe even better.

[vladimirachan.livejournal.com]

This is how the show should be. Minimal quantities of Huddy+14, which were both kind of cute in this - mostly due to the MODERATION.

And assloads of Hilson, of course.

[leakey-lover.livejournal.com]

House is baaaaack!

Yay!

[theunknownsoul.livejournal.com]

PERFECT

I LOVED IT. SO MUCH.

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE DANNY.

[vladimirachan.livejournal.com]

Your icon is very fitting of your statement.

[taiga13.livejournal.com]

My thoughts are here.
http://taiga13.livejournal.com/19601.html?#cutid1

[ranrata.livejournal.com]

One of the best episodes of the entire series?

Y/Y?

[phate-phoenix.livejournal.com]

YES.

[tsuzuki13.livejournal.com]

One of the best episodes. Hardly had a moment I didn't adore. <3 And everything was done RIGHT for once! Even the Huddy!

(And on an off topic - do we know who plays Daniel Wilson in whatever upcoming episode he appears in, if he does?)

[vladimirachan.livejournal.com]

I think it's especially meaningful that Wilson offered to bring House with him again the next week, despite the fact that House didn't come in with him. Before, Wilson had a tendency to think, "This is House; if I expect too much of him, I'll only get hurt." Now he's thinking that if he gives House a chance and makes himself more open to House as well, they could...make out in the hallway with Thirteen raising an eyebrow, Taub having an aha moment about their sexualities, and Kutner looking on with a mix of horror and fascination.

[tayhead.livejournal.com]

No one in their right mind, even if they aren't a fan of the show and have no idea who House and Wilson are or their relevance to each other, can say that they aren't adorable together. NO ONE!!!

[aileb42.livejournal.com]

I watched the ending again. I have now figured out what I think about this episode.

The best episode of the season by far.

It was not what I expected, less angsty for sure than I thought it would be. I had to watch the last three H/W scenes over again before I really understood it and figured it all out. Thank you St Doris for some glorious sublety after all the melodrama.

House offering to go with Wilson. House getting coffee for Wilson. Wilson waiting for House by the elevator at the end, all absolutely lovely.

I really liked Wilson admitting his personality, being nervous about everything he says to everyone. I sure can relate to that. No wonder I love Wilson so much.

Gosh, I loved this episode, I have to watch the whole thing again, more than a few times.

But it was so awesome to see House all obsessed and worried about Wilson again after so long. And it was wonderful for Wilson to basically admit why he needs House so much.

Did I mention I loved this episode?

[vladimirachan.livejournal.com]

I saw the coffee scene, and found it adorable. As well as Wilson waiting for House by the elevator; that was perfect, as if Wilson's willing to be patient with House again. For most of this season it's seemed like they're walking on thin ice with each other, testing their limits. In this one, they've seemed to reach some sort of unsaid agreement on them. It was one of the best episodes I've seen.

I find it odd that in some fandoms the uninentional slash always ends up so much better than their intentional het. As if the writers are trying too hard, or something.

[phate-phoenix.livejournal.com]

My thoughts are here on my livejournal:

http://phate-phoenix.livejournal.com/5433.html

[galadriel1618.livejournal.com]

It's episodes like these that renew my love for this show. And it wasn't JUST the House/Wilson moments, it was everything! The patient case was surprisingly intriguing despite my initial worries that this was just going to be another lame attempt to make House connect with the patient, and yes, there was some of that, but it worked (and more importantly, wasn't as annoying as it could have been). God, I adore House and Wilson; how well they know each other (disturbingly well, so much that it's almost impossible for one to lie to the other), how incredibly important they are to each other (so much that they tend to get caught up in one another and OBSESS about one another, especially House), and just how perfect they are for each other. Despite the many issues they have, the fact is they need each other and are so much better with each other around; I'm glad we're finally getting to see that again - how good a friend House can be when Wilson needs it, and how much Wilson trusts House with after he gets over his secretive nature. THEY ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER! Bringing someone to meet your family is such a girlfriend/boyfriend thing, and that House said yes? Adorable. Seriously, adorable beyond WORDS. House wouldn't do that for anyone else.

Also, how awesome is it that Wilson took a job House suggested? It might have been partly because of his brother, but I doubt that was the ONLY reason. He probably didn't want to be apart from his new friend, either. Did anyone DVR it? What was that line? "I thought it was because of my charms" or something? Man, I love this show.

...Plus jealous!House is the best thing EVER. Him punishing Taub for Wilson was a thing of beauty.

Oh, and I'm now convinced Wilson doesn't like monster trucks but only says he does for his bff's benefit. XD ... And because how much cuter does that make it, him putting up with something he dislikes just so he can spend more time with House? Aww, Wilson. (I think I have cavities, now.)

[xantemortemx.livejournal.com]

House wouldn't do that for anyone else.

Exactly! And it's a proven fact in canon, even! As he didn't go to Cuddy's baby's jew-thing. (Sorry, I forget what it actually was... didn't pay too much attention, there.)

[peg22.livejournal.com]

Doris Egan must now write EVERY EPISODE. She gets it/them/us!!! Long Live Doris Egan!

[phate-phoenix.livejournal.com]

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