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
• I pretty much just skim the comments for links. If I miss yours, send me a private message to let me know. ♥

Comments

[meran-flash.livejournal.com]

My comments are pretty much what a lot of others have been saying...

This episode was BRILLIANT. It was the first time in a LONG time that the actions felt really true to the characters.

All of the House/Wilson interaction brought up so many fabulous elements of their characters, without being heavy-handed or cloying. House's dismay at his own jerkiness? I believe it. Wilson's egotistical overreaction as an excuse for one of his biggest flaws--his enabling? Totally.

AND. AND. House comforted Wilson... WHILE STILL BEING HOUSE. Just... omg.

Oh man though. So much else going on in this episode too. Kutner and Taub's odd but successful comraderie is beautiful. OH, and the way Taub was wonderfully, skillfully paralleled with the patient. YES, HELLS YES.

...oh man, this show. We may still have a pulse yet.

[xantemortemx.livejournal.com]

It was the first time in a LONG time that the actions felt really true to the characters.

YES! That's exactly what I was thinking earlier.