I wasn't expecting this...not after so many episodes of the two having next to no screentime together. This episode was INCREDIBLE. We got a great deal of insight into characters--why Wilson behaves the way he does, how House views himself, how the two of them work within a relationship of honest and unvarnished openness. Both Huge Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard did fantastic jobs of conveying a lot of emotion and feeling through facial expressions and tone of voice.
Things I loved: The reasoning House gives Chase for operating on the man, because we know part of him isn't talking about the patient at all when he makes the comment about having one friend who'll put up with his crap...and how he could lose that friend.
The look on Wilson's face when House offers to go with him to see Daniel. The truly amazing thing is that House is offering out of friendship and support--not from his usual obsessive wish to see something and dissect it to bits.
The conversation in the waiting room...and the one in the elevator and leaving the building. "If it does go wrong, it won't be your fault." "Thanks, House." Two short sentences, but there was so much sincerely and feeling in them.
And yes, hooray--a break from Thirteen...and Cuddy wasn't hanging around injecting her opinion into everything for once!
This may be my favorite episode. It's definitely in the top five. Doris Egan ought to write *all* the episodes...she gets it so right.
I'm so happy. I think I'll go watch it all my favorite scenes again. *sigh*
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Date: 2009-03-10 07:47 pm (UTC)Things I loved: The reasoning House gives Chase for operating on the man, because we know part of him isn't talking about the patient at all when he makes the comment about having one friend who'll put up with his crap...and how he could lose that friend.
The look on Wilson's face when House offers to go with him to see Daniel. The truly amazing thing is that House is offering out of friendship and support--not from his usual obsessive wish to see something and dissect it to bits.
The conversation in the waiting room...and the one in the elevator and leaving the building. "If it does go wrong, it won't be your fault." "Thanks, House." Two short sentences, but there was so much sincerely and feeling in them.
And yes, hooray--a break from Thirteen...and Cuddy wasn't hanging around injecting her opinion into everything for once!
This may be my favorite episode. It's definitely in the top five. Doris Egan ought to write *all* the episodes...she gets it so right.
I'm so happy. I think I'll go watch it all my favorite scenes again. *sigh*