I'm about 90% sure that the "pole" in Amber's leg was House's broken-off cane, which we conspicuously saw fly out of his hand earlier when the bus was smashing around. All the bus fixtures -- poles and seat frames -- seemed to be bent but intact, so that's the only thing it could have been.
The reason I call House/Amber hijinks is that
a) House initially remembered seeing Amber in the bar, standing against the wall and looking amused and slighly seductive;
b) he got so drunk the bartender had to take his keys, at an odd hour in the afternoon, which is unlike House and suggests he was trying to drown either his guilt or his reservations;
c) the entire episode was laden with sexual metaphors and references, including that direct conversation with Wilson in the MRI unit where he reasons out that House is "not objectifying" Amber and in fact has feelings for her;
d) the mystery woman (who represents Amber) looks like a former lover (Stacy) and she caresses House's hand seductively when he's hallucinating her in his apartment;
and the discovery that e) House's cane had ended up through Amber's inner thigh in the bus accident seemed like a massive "Paging Dr. Freud" moment if I'd ever seen one.
I like Amber, and I agree that she is a female version of House -- but the thing is, they're both given to elaborate and ruthless schemes and harsh actions to get what they want and occasionally, to force the people they care about into doing what they believe is in those people's ultimate best interests.
If either one of them came to the point where they believed it was in Wilson's best interests to be forced to decide which of them he trusts more, and whether what matters to him most is Amber's love or House's friendship -- I could see one of them coming up with the idea that cheating on Wilson is the only way to shock him into making that choice. And if it turns out he washes his hands of both of them, well, then, that might be something Amber and House could agree would be in his best interests, too.
Also, both House and Amber are essentially narcissists, in that they simultaneously loathe themselves and think they're better/smarter than everyone else. So I don't see the similarity putting either one of them off.
This is not to say that I WANT this to happen, by any means. I like Amber/Wilson and I don't at all like Amber/House (especially since I have come to the conclusion that the only true match for House we've ever seen on the show is South Pole Cate, but I don't expect the writers will ever agree with me on that one!). But after watching last week's ep it seemed like the idea that House and Amber had, or (perhaps more likely) were on their bus-bound way to have, a one-night stand was pretty obvious.
That being said, I will be VERY HAPPY if I am wrong about that.
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Date: 2008-05-16 11:47 am (UTC)The reason I call House/Amber hijinks is that
a) House initially remembered seeing Amber in the bar, standing against the wall and looking amused and slighly seductive;
b) he got so drunk the bartender had to take his keys, at an odd hour in the afternoon, which is unlike House and suggests he was trying to drown either his guilt or his reservations;
c) the entire episode was laden with sexual metaphors and references, including that direct conversation with Wilson in the MRI unit where he reasons out that House is "not objectifying" Amber and in fact has feelings for her;
d) the mystery woman (who represents Amber) looks like a former lover (Stacy) and she caresses House's hand seductively when he's hallucinating her in his apartment;
and the discovery that e) House's cane had ended up through Amber's inner thigh in the bus accident seemed like a massive "Paging Dr. Freud" moment if I'd ever seen one.
I like Amber, and I agree that she is a female version of House -- but the thing is, they're both given to elaborate and ruthless schemes and harsh actions to get what they want and occasionally, to force the people they care about into doing what they believe is in those people's ultimate best interests.
If either one of them came to the point where they believed it was in Wilson's best interests to be forced to decide which of them he trusts more, and whether what matters to him most is Amber's love or House's friendship -- I could see one of them coming up with the idea that cheating on Wilson is the only way to shock him into making that choice. And if it turns out he washes his hands of both of them, well, then, that might be something Amber and House could agree would be in his best interests, too.
Also, both House and Amber are essentially narcissists, in that they simultaneously loathe themselves and think they're better/smarter than everyone else. So I don't see the similarity putting either one of them off.
This is not to say that I WANT this to happen, by any means. I like Amber/Wilson and I don't at all like Amber/House (especially since I have come to the conclusion that the only true match for House we've ever seen on the show is South Pole Cate, but I don't expect the writers will ever agree with me on that one!). But after watching last week's ep it seemed like the idea that House and Amber had, or (perhaps more likely) were on their bus-bound way to have, a one-night stand was pretty obvious.
That being said, I will be VERY HAPPY if I am wrong about that.