house_wilson_ghc | Some thoughts about "Remorse"

Some grumpy thoughts about "Remorse"

In consideration of the massive continuity errors of the latest episode—is that just sloppy writing or (and) sloppy producing, or do they think we viewers are stupid?
Episodes that follow each other but where something fundamental that happened in the episode(s) before is just forgotten? The total rape of Chase's character? The stupidity of Foreman and 13's on and off love affair? Wilson, who one time hates Cuddy for the way she treated House, and a moment later is angry about how House treated Cuddy "over all the years", which is total nonsense, even for Wilson?
"Remorse" made no sense because of the position it had inside the series, especially not after "Wilson" or "The Down Low". It's as if they pulled an old and forgotten script out of the drawer and filmed it down in haste, not caring whatever, how little sense it made at that point, and just thrust it into the show randomly.
This show has producers in abundance, but none of them catches continuity errors and wrong characterizations? Do they just not care (not even HL?), or...what else is wrong with them?

Your thoughts on this?

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Hrmmm... *thinks* My personal opinion is that canon is subject to change as a story progresses. Sometimes canon clashes and this is where continuity issues arise from. However, I think character personalities shouldn't be subject to change, or at least without warning/expectation lest it simply appears badly written or OOC.

House's personality itself with regards to Cuddy and love seem off to me lately, personally. Cuddy, I might have expected, as there was always a little banter going on there and from half of season 3 onwards she clearly had a soft spot for House... but her pining and inability to really move on is annoying me.

I know probably absolutely horrid of me, but it is a personal opinion/view (and as such not everyone may agree), but pining seems weak to me. It's... I don't know... just not emotionally strong in my eyes. Not sure if that sounds right. "Not strong in resolve" I think comes closer to what my feelings are. Same with House - I never thought he'd be the pining type. Then again, Wilson told us in S2x11 Need to Know, "He's been pining [after Stacy] for five years!", so maybe I shouldn't be that surprised... Crud. I don't know what to think now because my brain is now telling me that if House could pine after Stacy, there is no reason why he can't pine over Cuddy and vice versa. Darn, I feel like I'm missing some important missing/additional factor here that's staring me in the face, but I just can't see it. Ja, hilfe, s'il vous plait. *butchers several languages like Wilson :D*

Even with Wilson's pining comment, I don't think it makes sense for House to pine after Cuddy. I mean, he loved Stacy and they lived together - if not for the infarction, they could be married. But Cuddy is a fling he had in college before getting expelled. She's a memory of when he was young and whole and free, and had everything spread out in front of him. I think that when people age, they could perhaps look back on that and "yearn" for that feeling again, and maybe they could end up with mistaken associations in their heads. It's the same as with House's motorcycle - he had one in college, when he was young and spry and dashing and desired by all. Then he had a midlife thing, realized he wasn't all that happy, and tried to recapture the feeling of youth by getting a motorcycle. Cuddy, in my mind, is another motorcycle. House might want it and it might make him feel good for a while, but it's not the path to happiness. And I'm not sure that either of them realize that in the show (or at least, I think that's a justification the writers could use for prolonging the Huddy arc.)

As for Cuddy...it seemed like she only *really* wanted House after 1) she had someone better matched to her, and 2) he decided she was a meanie and stopped actively pursuing her.

As for House still pranking Cuddy and messing with her photos...Wilson got her back by stealing her Condo, but House hath his own revenge. And besides that, she embarrassed him in front of Lucas by spilling something intensely private and mortifying to him. She deserves a little bit of House's wrath. But I think that the "pining" -ish scene at the end of "Remorse", where House looked into her office, was less that House wants Cuddy but can't have her b/c of Lucas, and more that House lost a very old friend. Because he really did - he and Cuddy aren't friends anymore. That hallucination and his balcony announcement ruined it. And then her betrayal by blabbing to Lucas cinched it for him. I really think that House laments the loss of Cuddy as a friend more than anything. That betrayal hurts more than having her date another guy.

Just said this on another thread, but going to say it again: *worships you* May I live in your brain, please?

*scoops out corner of brain for you* Here you go! I baked you cookies, too, and put Wilson in there so that you don't get lonely. :P

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