I went with the third one. I think the characters grow, but they aren't all that different.
The most noticeable might be Chase. For the most part he is the same, but he seems much more comfortable in his position on House's team. At the beginning he was the whipping boy and low man on the totem pole, which is funny in retrospect considering he was working for House before both Foreman and Cameron joined. Foreman said it early on, he had this "hang out" mentality, and it wasn't odd to see him smiling occasionally. Now, after killing patients, his dad's death, and a divorce, he's detached himself. His entire role is quiet and understated. Obviously House has no qualms making jokes at his expense, but they roll off him a lot easier now, I think. Jesse played it very well in "Last Temptation" where he tells Masters to not take House's job offer and just leave, before she changes. He doesn't even look away from the computer(they're in the MRI room). Cameron stopped letting people walk on her. She definitely grew, but by the time she left, she was still very sensitive to patients. Her heart stayed mushy; she just became used to House. Foreman's not changed at all. It may be that he's in the same vein as House; neither of them seem to learn. He's certainly no less prideful. Cuddy was hopelessly in love with House, and she let it compromise her job. I guess she changed because her expectations of House the Boyfriend were different than House the Employee? Taub has become a lot less snarky, or at least less mean-spirited, since Kutner killed himself. It was probably the best thing that could have happened to the character. He is, in a weird way, the moral center of the show without Cameron. There's a real sense that he tries to better himself but just sucks at it, which I never got from Seasons 4 and 5.
Wilson and Thirteen might fit Option 1 a little better. I think they adapted themselves to accommodate House and his antics. WIlson being House's best friend has been shown to compromise lots of things for House's sake, most of which House has deemed as a form of weakness(which we all know is just playing hard to get). Thirteen opened up due to House's relentlessness with her. They act certain ways because of the situation they've been put it in.
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Date: 2012-02-26 09:03 am (UTC)The most noticeable might be Chase. For the most part he is the same, but he seems much more comfortable in his position on House's team. At the beginning he was the whipping boy and low man on the totem pole, which is funny in retrospect considering he was working for House before both Foreman and Cameron joined. Foreman said it early on, he had this "hang out" mentality, and it wasn't odd to see him smiling occasionally. Now, after killing patients, his dad's death, and a divorce, he's detached himself. His entire role is quiet and understated. Obviously House has no qualms making jokes at his expense, but they roll off him a lot easier now, I think. Jesse played it very well in "Last Temptation" where he tells Masters to not take House's job offer and just leave, before she changes. He doesn't even look away from the computer(they're in the MRI room).
Cameron stopped letting people walk on her. She definitely grew, but by the time she left, she was still very sensitive to patients. Her heart stayed mushy; she just became used to House.
Foreman's not changed at all. It may be that he's in the same vein as House; neither of them seem to learn. He's certainly no less prideful.
Cuddy was hopelessly in love with House, and she let it compromise her job. I guess she changed because her expectations of House the Boyfriend were different than House the Employee?
Taub has become a lot less snarky, or at least less mean-spirited, since Kutner killed himself. It was probably the best thing that could have happened to the character. He is, in a weird way, the moral center of the show without Cameron. There's a real sense that he tries to better himself but just sucks at it, which I never got from Seasons 4 and 5.
Wilson and Thirteen might fit Option 1 a little better. I think they adapted themselves to accommodate House and his antics. WIlson being House's best friend has been shown to compromise lots of things for House's sake, most of which House has deemed as a form of weakness(which we all know is just playing hard to get). Thirteen opened up due to House's relentlessness with her. They act certain ways because of the situation they've been put it in.