HOUSE: "House Vs. God"

[rj_anderson]

I really, really liked this episode. It reminded me of all the things I enjoy most about House when the writing is really on. Also, it was a good episode for Chase, who has been ignored too much lately, and I always enjoy House and Wilson playing conversational tennis. Unfortunately it was yet another example of this season's persistent sex = death motif, and it's about the 10,000th time we've all seen a story about a passionate young charismatic preacher who turns out to be a hypocrite in the sexual morality department, but those are minor quibbles in what was, overall, a really great script.

However, what I really have to say right now is this:

I CANNOT CONTAIN MYSELF ANY LONGER.

THE WORLD IS READY. IT IS TIME.

Seriously, I have had this idea bubbling in my mind for weeks, but it is so heretical and would drive so many people in House fandom nuts for so many different reasons that I --

Actually I don't know why I haven't written about it before, come to think of it. But anyway. My heartfelt thanks to Doris Egan, a brilliant writer who has confirmed for me in the clearest possible terms what I have been thinking for weeks now:

CAMERON = WILSON. WILSON = CAMERON. They have the SAME hangups when it comes to House, and when it comes to patients, and when it comes to life in general. Cameron makes House's coffee and does his paperwork. Wilson buys House's lunch and lends him ridiculous amounts of money. Both of them show a persistent and obsessive interest in House's personal life, including trying to insinuate themselves into areas of it where they aren't necessarily wanted. Cameron married a man dying of cancer. Wilson moved in with a woman dying of cancer. House accused both of them of being parasites obsessed with trying to fix needy people. In any case, all of this means:

IF HOUSE/WILSON IN ALL ITS DYSFUNCTIONAL GLORY WORKS AS A RELATIONSHIP OF *ANY* KIND, THEN THERE IS NO REASON THAT HOUSE/CAMERON COULD NOT WORK EVERY SINGLE BIT AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

Crossposted to house_cameron.

Comments

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

I think that Wilson will (and should) always be House's best friend, and I don't think a relationship with Cameron really needs to come between them in that respect, any more than House's relationship with Stacy did. You make a good point, though, that the very similarity of Cameron and Wilson might cause House to value or need Cameron less -- only the ways in which she is different from Wilson would cause House to notice her in that respect. Though fortunately for her, being female is a pretty whopping big difference already. :)

[vanityfair00.livejournal.com]

You have an advantage over me. I came into the show halfway through the season after Stacy left. So I've seen last year and half of this year. I don't know what House in love looks like, though I can't wait for season 2 to come out on DVD so I can get a better perspective on it.

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

House in love is actually surprisingly sweet and even a bit goofy -- singing in the hallways, soft-spoken and wryly humorous rather than cynical and caustic, writing Stacy a prescription for her heart (even she said it was corny) when he wanted to see her, etc. Only Hugh Laurie could pull such a transformation off and make the audience believe that yes, this really is still House.