Took me a day to finally catch the latest episode on my DVR.
OH MY GOD I LOVED IT! :thumbsup: This "House actually cares... no, wait, House is actually crazy... but he still cares" angle is AWESOME! The best part, I think, is that at first I thought the hallucination was his "softer side". It convinced House to do something nice, or at least what he considered something nice, for the patient. And then, at the end, BAM, we found out that her joking about killing Foreman and the patient's girlfriend was foreshadowing rather than really creepy humor.
To be honest, I think this is a great turn of events. Not "great" in that House is secretly homicidal... quite the opposite. He's NOT secretly homicidal. The idea repulses him, horrifies him, makes him realize that "Amber" isn't
just his subconscious talking. In a very warped way, we see that he cares at least one iota about human life. Not
just about "solving the puzzle", but about protecting people, even from himself.
Also, thank god (and by "god" I mean "David Shore") for a truly laugh-out-loud episode. I was laughing hysterically during the boom-box scene, the "if you invite me, I might make out with a stripper... or become one" scene, and the entire bachelor party scene ('cept, of course, when we find out that House's subconscious is trying to
kill people). Oh, yeah, and the comment about Wilson stumbling pantless down the street, trying to find his own house after just leaving it. Comedy gold, people! :guffaw:
Jay1987 asked about favorite ships. I realize that they didn't actually ask ME, but I feel comfortable answering anyway.
My favorite is House/Cameron. I know that they have zero chance anymore, but I liked it while it lasted and I can always read mountains of fanfic to make myself happy.
After that... House/Wilson. Hooray slash! It's the longest relationship he's had in his life (besides the one with himself). They should just get it on already.
After that... House/Cuddy. I never even considered the possibility that there was anything REAL between these two until this season. I always thought their relationship consisted of snarky banter, meaningless flirting and playing the friendly game of "we're pissing each other off, but don't worry, everything will be fine by next week" which basically consists of House pushing his boundaries and Cuddy either pushing back or stepping aside.