House

**Acturus** · 2010-08-09 14:24

Originally Posted by Eticket

That was my point. They wrote him so he had to be gay and then had to be straight. Granted, writing it any other way took out the conflict they were trying to build but the whole thing came across as poorly written to me. Not once was the subject of bisexuality even broached, which is why 13 of all people lambasting him for not 'making up his mind' or not deciding what he wanted seemed out of place.

Revisiting the episode, the HIV conclusion was based on the fact that they thought the mononucleosis was presenting in an unusual way, consistant with someone who might be immunosuppressed. Since the most common way for a sexualy active person to be immunosuppressed is to have HIV.

They also used the HIV test on his fiancee as a threat for the patient to come clean about his previous relationship.

As to the gay/straight thing, I think more of the dialogue was used to target the fact that he tried to cure himself of "the gay". Wasn't one of his symptoms Erectile Dysfunction, specifically while he was with his fiancee?

I don't think the ability to label him bisexual was possible, because he wasn't operating with equal behavior towards both sexes (again, the ED), at least as far as the show was written. As for whether or not the show was well-written, I don't know. I've never been pulled out of a House episode because something was written funny.

Plus Thirteen has that whole chip on her shoulder about being honest with one's self. I don't think she's bisexual so much as indescriminate about her sexual partners, which is fueled by her assumed shortened life-span due to the Huntington's disease. However, the whole relationship with Foreman is the typical human desire to connect and to experience deeper levels of relating with another person.

**Eticket** · 2010-08-09 16:30

I may like it better on a rewatch. It may have just seemed weaker in comparison to the episodes that surrounded it.

**Yuri-G** · 2010-08-20 17:06

finally caught up with House. some thoughts (obviously including spoilers):

- the crane operator case was retarded. I can understand that they didn't want the entire episode to take place at the crash site, but they could have done better.

- the girl dying of a fat embolism was cliché but well-done. probably the best scenes of the episode. the death itself, everyone silent on the ambulance, then the scene with Foreman running up to the ambulance followed by the stunned look on everyone's faces... amazing.

- though I wanted to see House with Cuddy, the reversal was just too sudden. I liked that Cuddy said "I love you. I wish I didn't, but I can't help it," making it clear that her feelings for him aren't so simple, and also showing just how much his bullshit has negatively affected her. and yet, while I can see why they wrote it the way they did - maximum impact by bringing out the unexpected at the very last moment with barely any foreshadowing - it just didn't seem right. at all. I'm not sure how I would have done it differently, maybe more tension between Cuddy and Lucas in the preceding episodes to hint that they weren't going to end up together without making it too obvious. there was a bit here and there, especially when Lucas would accuse her of not being as interested in him as she claimed to be, but it wasn't enough to make that moment believable.

or another thought, maybe Lucas could have broken it off due to Cuddy's infatuation with House, perhaps out of jealousy or maybe because he cared enough to set her free to be with House. I would have believed either scenario. and yet, I suppose that wouldn't have carried the same emotional impact.

however, it was really sweet to see them together, finally. nice way to end the season. now let's see what happens in season 7 with the sexual tension now resolved.

**Chun Liroy** · 2010-09-20 09:21

HOUSE TONIGHT.

**OWS_Tonx** · 2010-09-20 09:27

Fuck yes. Been looking forward to this shit. Fuckin Directv and their no local channels bullshit, gonna have to use the internetz.

**Chun Liroy** · 2010-09-20 09:27

Wow really? Direct TV sux deez nuts.

**Boyiee** · 2010-09-20 09:58

Fuck I haven't watched an episode since Lockdown (s6 ep17)

Do I need to watch 18-22? Can someone just spoiler me lol

**Akiyama** · 2010-09-20 10:06

fuck. Chuck, House, and HIMYM all come on at the same fucking time. Fuck schedulers who do this to me all the time. Gonna watch House and have to get Chuck/HIMYM online somewhere.

@Boyiee:

Spoiler: show

**Boyiee** · 2010-09-20 10:07

dvr bitch

**Akiyama** · 2010-09-20 10:09

Originally Posted by Boyiee

dvr bitch

No DVR!

Where's sources online? I usually use Ninjavideo, but WELL.

**Salodin** · 2010-09-20 10:23

@boyiee

Spoiler: show

**Baelorn** · 2010-09-20 10:32

Originally Posted by Salodin

@boyiee

Spoiler: show

She is...She took time off to do Cowboys and Aliens.

**Boyiee** · 2010-09-20 10:41

Thanks. That should be enough to get me going straight into tonights episode.

**Tubie** · 2010-09-20 10:51

Holy shit I forgot about this...niceeeee!

**TummieGaruda** · 2010-09-20 11:27

Originally Posted by Salodin

@boyiee

Spoiler: show

**Hyan** · 2010-09-20 11:30

Well that just makes so much sense.

Hopefully this season will be as good as 6 was :D

**GRT** · 2010-09-20 18:57

house got moved to mondays? or was it always on monday? seem to remember it being a tuesday show

**OWS_Tonx** · 2010-09-20 19:11

lol idk ive had to download like the entire 6th season. I think it was Tuesdays though.

**Cleverness** · 2010-09-20 19:30

"I'm sure it's nothing" *walks off holding samurai sword*

**BerenTebogo** · 2010-09-20 19:31

It's clearly a rapier, fgt.

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