One thing to say about the House finale

[deelaundry]

House didn't think he was taking Vicodin the last time he hallucinated, either.

Comments

[ixquic.livejournal.com]

I truly hope, he is not hallucinating because I want H-Cu to finally happened, so that they can get it over and done.

I think, since S8 would probably be the last season, they can deal with the relationship in S7 and then do the fall out and clean up in S8 before they fade to black.

Of course, is RSL decides not to sign up for S8, H-Cu might be the endgame relationship.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Is she going to give up her daughter for him, too? That's my big question. It's hard enough for me to balance job+kid+stable relationship. How is she going to balance extremely demanding job+kid+extremely demanding relationship?

[ixquic.livejournal.com]

Of course, she is going to give up Rachel, once you have House in your life you do not need anything else!!!

Seriously, I really do not see how it would work. I am just tired of the merry-go-round. Get it out of their systems. So it stops being this mythical, romanticized "The one that got away" nonsense. And we can move on to the final season, without the H-Cu albartros.

[photoash.livejournal.com]

That was my first thought -- was what a selfish bitch Cuddy was being to throw herself at a man who hates her child O_o WTF?!

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I don't think she's a selfish bitch; I think she's just... poorly written. The writers seem to want to pretend that her daughter doesn't count. And that pisses me off (not at her, at the writers).

[onewayfreak.livejournal.com]

This show is so emo now. I caught up during some extreme post-semester boredom, thinking that at least Chase was back for reals now. But man, the laughs are gone. Sad times.

Also, House/Cuddy is so boring. Mostly because it's making House maudlin as shit. Bring back the Vicodin, I say.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

It was always emo, but in a different way. I've always found House's emo interesting (although not as ~*~heart-breaking~*~ as some), but House/Cuddy emo is horribly, horribly boring. Sparring partners = awesome; ILU Can U fix me? = boring

[onewayfreak.livejournal.com]

One of the reasons I was never that into House/Chase was that I don't like House in a relationship of any kind, period. It makes me dislike him.

I wish someone would just cut his freaking leg off and be done with it.

[theunknownsoul.livejournal.com]

I hope Doris rides in on her rainbow unicorn in the premier to fix everything, like she did for last years premier

You know, last time when House thought Cuddy wanted him

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Two things about the ending I didn't like: 1) wildly unbelievable, and 2) once again, House is perfect exactly the way he is, and he doesn't need to change a bit.

I'd been happy when Cuddy was telling him off, telling him she was tired of everybody having to tiptoe around him. Because they do have to! It's House's way or the highway! But then the writers give us HOUSE'S SUPER AWESOME ENDING where again there are no consequences for him having been a jerk 95% of the episode, to 95% of the people, because he *~*bonded*~*~ with a patient and he's oh so sad, OMG.

I'm never going to complain about a Housefic writer having a Mary Sue again, because they're just following the lead of Friend & Lerner who Gary-Stu House up all the time.

[ixquic.livejournal.com]

But it has been House's way or the highway for ages! Which is why I have never really pushed for H-W to have a romantic relationship. It is enough that Wilson carries the blame whenever there is a break in the friendship, I just could not bare to see how much heavier the load would be if the relationship was romantic.

I actually feel sympathy for those who love the character of Cuddy, because the writing is clear, whatever goes wrong it will be on her.

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

That's true, but if they pulled that stunt twice, the fans would probably riot and storm the place with torches and pitchforks. :D

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Sheez, they should storm the place with torches and pitchforks just for the writers sptting on Cuddy like that. "Oh, I'll give up all my happiness just for you, House! ♥ ♥ ♥" Give me a break.

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

I would've been happy with House staring at the Vicodin, or having taken them - either way, him alone in the apartment. And at first I hoped it was Wilson who'd shown up.

I'm not as enthusiastic about this development as some others, but I'm willing to wait to see what happens, and as ever, the show on the screen isn't the show that's in my head and I can live with the two versions.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I had a bit of hope for Wilson, too (loose pants fakeout) but was OK with it being Cuddy -- until it turned out she had dumped Lucas and was in love with House. Cheesy! What is with the stupid idea that the ONLY way you can be happy is to be dating someone? I have been annoyed with that theme in this show since the very, very beginning.

[elynittria.livejournal.com]

What is with the stupid idea that the ONLY way you can be happy is to be dating someone?

Yes! This bothers the hell out of me (as someone who is very happily single and intends to stay that way for the rest of my life, by choice).

That last scene with House and Cuddy just killed the whole episode (and maybe the whole show) for me. Bleah.

[m-supercomputer.livejournal.com]

That ending was so...discordant and cheesy and not-House that I spent the five minutes or so after that laughing my ass off. Not quite as hard as I laughed at the last episode of Battlestar Galactica, but pretty hard nontheless. *g*

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Oh, John!
Oh, Marsha!
John!
Marsha!

CHEESETASTIC. The rest of the episode was so good, too. *sigh* I was liking Cuddy standing up for herself, and thinking... Yeah, all right. Strong Cuddy! Learning-some-lessons House! Awesomesauce! Then the end...

Here, have some Hoobastank.

[xayeidemon.livejournal.com]

i'm embarrassed to admit that i like this song and sing it every time it comes on the radio

[m-supercomputer.livejournal.com]

I liked the House-Patient parts, and I liked the *idea* of the House/Cuddy confrontations - I suspected that they'd have her reveal she was wrong or in denial (though not so soon), though, so they didn't have too much impact with me. But the scenario was much too contrived and unrealistic (working with emergency preparedness folks had me lol'ing just at House wandering around in the debris), obviously just to force House and Cuddy into proximity and give House a moment of niceness for Cuddy to see. So it was fatally flawed from the start, IMO. But the end was, of course, a turn for the much much worse.

[aileb42.livejournal.com]

That's what I was hoping, that it was another hallucination.

Maybe it will be in 7.1.

I was prepared for Huddy at the end, but not for something as ridiculous and ooc as this.

[m-supercomputer.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, maybe that's why Doris is *really* leaving - if she does another "...and then House/Cuddy was all a hallucination!" episode, I'd fear tarring and feathering if I were her. *g*

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

It was such a stupid Huddy ending, so unrealistic. And after an amazing episode, too. : (

[xayeidemon.livejournal.com]

How bad was House's blood loss there at the end? I'm willing to cling to ANYTHING that might explain that cheesetastic fuckfest we got.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

You know, people have said House & Wilson going into a sexual relationship would be unrealistic, adn I have argued that the writers could make it reasonable.

After that cheesetastic fuckfest (stealing your phrase because it's perfect), I no longer trust that the writers could make it work.

[m-supercomputer.livejournal.com]

I came to the same conclusion after s5's endless parade of "I love you! but I can't act on it! because ___" tedium. H/W staying out of that kind of mess = much better.

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

cheesetastic fuckfest

Yes. Also, fucktastic cheesefest. Oy.

[xayeidemon.livejournal.com]

Festastic cheesefuck! D:

[peapods42.livejournal.com]

My roommates and I had this EXACT conversation. Practically word for word.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

The writing in that last scene was just so O_O

Seriously? Seriously?

It has to be an hallucination, doesn't it?

[peapods42.livejournal.com]

Hopefully CUDDY'S hallucination, cause good lord, House, if that's not dialogue right out of the worst kind of soap opera.

[peapods42.livejournal.com]

Not to impugn soap operas' writing, since I used to watch several and some of them even did better.

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

I agree with everything said here. I could open a Round Table Pizza with all the cheese produced in tonight's episode.

Just sprinkling a little oregano onto the discussion:

If those loose pants were filled with Wilson's legs--well, that would have made more of a surprise ending.

And speaking of writing bad female characterizations, how could Cuddy get engaged to Lucas on Monday and break-up with him on Tuesday? How are we supposed to respect the woman and her decision process?

[taiga13.livejournal.com]

I kept saying "this can't be happening, it's not real" until the screen went black. Because ANYTHING is more plausible than what we just saw. I could accept that Cuddy's sister is her identical twin and that's who House kissed in that scene.

[bitsofchat.livejournal.com]

I think that too. As one who has never taken Vicodin myself, and no one to ask, couldn't he just hallucinate again about Cuddy? I am so sad tonite.

[silsbee329.livejournal.com]

Oh, man... I think I'm gonna have to pull a Smallville and pretend this show ended after a particular season. (i.e.: scared to catch up now).

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

*reads the comments*

...

*takes her House and Wilson plushies, tucks them into House's red convertible, and has them drive off into the sunset*

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

You just saw "5 to 9." Where in that schedule would Cuddy be able to fit in a relationship with House, Mr. High-Maintenance Himself?

You don't need to bother hurrying to catch up in the episodes because when the House/Cuddy comes it just jumps abruptly into the show. HERE I AM! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! APPLAUD, BECAUSE HERE I AM!

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Why do you keep clicking on such posts? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Last week's US ep "Baggage" was AWESOME. Tonight's episode was engaging up until the very, very end. Hugh Laurie deserves an Emmy.

[bery26.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a hallucination. I knew it wasn't the moment the episode ended but Katie Jacobs also confimed it.

There goes my show, covered in rhino diarrhea :C

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Well, you know, if Eddie the prop guy is happy, then everybody's happy!!!!!!!!!

Or not.

It was a stupid ending that was a cheat in storytelling and did a huge disservice to Cuddy's character.

There were a hundred ways for House & Cuddy to start a relationship that would have been better than that.

[bery26.livejournal.com]

Seriously! I liked the House/Cuddy interaction ALL OF THE EPISODE except for those last 5 minutes.

Even though I didn't completely agree with everything Cuddy said, I thought it was great the bit where Cuddy yells at House, especially her saying that she's tired of everyone always having to tiptoe around him. WORD SISTAH!

And then, just when we think we're getting a way way better finale than we expected: SAY CHEEEEEEEEESE

[hwshipper.livejournal.com]

Late as ever. Ah if only that last scene was a hallucination, but I fear they couldn't do that again. Such a shame to ruin an ep that had previously been really moving & powerful.