# House 11/11 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290 "2008-11-12T03:12:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/21 "2008-11-12T20:43:40Z")
Maybe it’s just me, but I thought Wilson’s look indicated he did have feelings for Cuddy. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/22 "2008-11-12T20:45:19Z")
> [@The\_Controvert](#): > > Maybe it’s just me, but I thought Wilson’s look indicated he did have feelings for Cuddy. Yeah, I took that whole scene as Wilson really confessing his feelings for her, and when Cuddy took him as joking he just went along with it. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/23 "2008-11-12T20:52:21Z")
Ok, again the DVR and Fox conspire to keep me from seeing the last minute or so. Please spoil. I got to the part where the patient and House are both standing at their respective thresholds. May I assume that House turns away but shut-in guy goes out? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/24 "2008-11-12T20:53:27Z")
> [@Algorithm](#): > > House looks at Cuddy through the window for a few moments, eventually turning around and walking away. The patient slowly steps outside and makes his way down to the sidewalk. Taub is sleeping on the couch and his wife lays down with him. Chase and Cameron playfully put his clothing away in a drawer at her place. Nevermind, zoomed right past this. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/25 "2008-11-12T20:57:50Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Yeah, I took that whole scene as Wilson really confessing his feelings for her, and when Cuddy took him as joking he just went along with it. Agreed, although I thought he was actually being sarcastic when he said it. “Yeah, THAT’S it.” So I was actually surprised when she didn’t seem to pick up on it. I won’t be the least bit surprised if they go somewhere more with the Wilson/Cuddy romance angle, particularly because of what it would do to House. ---
**Author:** ![Atomicflea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Atomicflea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomicflea)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/26 "2008-11-12T21:07:19Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Agreed, although I thought he was actually being sarcastic when he said it. “Yeah, THAT’S it.” So I was actually surprised when she didn’t seem to pick up on it. > > I won’t be the least bit surprised if they go somewhere more with the Wilson/Cuddy romance angle, particularly because of what it would do to House. Huh. I took it as he was so hell-bent on manipulating House for once that he was trying (unsuccessfully) to be devious. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/27 "2008-11-12T21:35:59Z")
I can’t believe I forgot to start this thread… I thought Morrison looked lovely. I’m sure I’m missing something obvious, but why did House fail to kill the mosquito at the end when he had the chance? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/28 "2008-11-12T21:38:58Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > I can’t believe I forgot to start this thread… > > I thought Morrison looked lovely. > > I’m sure I’m missing something obvious, but why did House fail to kill the mosquito at the end when he had the chance? It’s purposefully ambiguous, but it’s possible that the mosquito, in fact, a hallucination, and his shooing it away represents his decision to follow his own advice. Which he promptly wimped out on, of course. I swear, he’s as wretched as a Welshman. (You’ve all seen how he runs.) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/29 "2008-11-12T21:53:40Z")
The House/Cuddy/Wilson triangle was just lovely. I really liked Cuddy describing how a relationship with House would go (I think she nailed it, too), and Wilson busting her on it. I also really liked how Wilson knew House wasn’t kidding when he said he hit that last night, blah blah. Those are some strange relationships, but I like 'em (mostly). Does anyone else think getting knocked out in your own bed, taken for surgery and brought back to your own house to wake up is like, ideal? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/30 "2008-11-12T23:30:26Z")
Come to think of it, House didn’t have his cane with him at the end, did he? Is that significant or symbolic of something? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/31 "2008-11-12T23:36:59Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > Does anyone else think getting knocked out in your own bed, taken for surgery and brought back to your own house to wake up is like, ideal? 🙂 If I had to have the type of surgery that was so prolonged that they’d have time to transport me on top of everything else, I think I’d rather be actually _in_ a hospital for recovery just in case something went wrong. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/32 "2008-11-13T00:21:28Z")
Great episode. I just wish the writers would whittle down the cast as there are too many redundancies. ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/33 "2008-11-13T00:35:25Z")
This episode was about the staff and House much more than about the patient (was he in High Fidelity? looked familiar). It dealt with inner feelings, especially Cameron’s, in a way that seemed less jokish (word?) to me than other episodes. I was sorry to see House turn and walk away from Cuddy’s at the end. And yes, I think that Wilson is much more fun these days. Chase and Foreman are the eye candy, but Wilson is both yummmmy and a head trip. ---
**Author:** ![Gwyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gwyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gwyen)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/34 "2008-11-13T02:11:04Z")
I think that this episode clearly illustrate how completely interchangeable. We should be rid of one, and get a female part (aside from Cuddy) that is tolerable, intelligent, and doesn’t do stupid things like wake up the sick and and freak him out with bad news! Whew that winded me a bit… ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/35 "2008-11-13T02:23:18Z")
> [@beckwall](#): > > was he in High Fidelity? looked familiar Good eye! (or memory). IMDB says yes. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/36 "2008-11-13T02:47:58Z")
I loved House’s dream. He turns his head to the left to look at the propane, then turns right and looks at the lit stove and BOOM. I reckon a relationship between House and Cuddy would be similar to the dream. ---
**Author:** ![Gwyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gwyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gwyen)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/37 "2008-11-13T02:58:49Z")
> [@Gwyen](#): > > I think that this episode clearly illustrate how completely interchangeable. We should be rid of one, and get a female part (aside from Cuddy) that is tolerable, intelligent, and doesn’t do stupid things like wake up the sick and and freak him out with bad news! > Whew that winded me a bit… Wow, I mangled that statement. That should read: I think that this episode clearly illustrates how completely interchangeable Camron and 13 are. We should be rid of one, and get a female part (aside from Cuddy), that is tolerable, intelligent, and doesn’t do stupid things like wake up the sick guy and and freak him out with bad news! ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/38 "2008-11-13T03:03:17Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > I can’t believe I forgot to start this thread… > > I thought Morrison looked lovely. > > I’m sure I’m missing something obvious, but why did House fail to kill the mosquito at the end when he had the chance? I took it as House thinking of the mosquito as the vector, and that you couldn’t kill the messenger of one’s irritation: you have to deal with it yerself. The mosquito reminds one of irritation outside oneself; that a tiny insect, like seeds of mental complexes/duress, can create huge complications. Not killing the mosquito is a mental exercise in letting go and seeing what that concern reaps. Yeah, I prolly think too much… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/39 "2008-11-13T04:24:11Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Yeah, I took that whole scene as Wilson really confessing his feelings for her, and when Cuddy took him as joking he just went along with it. Yah - Wilson’s not _that_ manipulative. Telling a woman you like her just to get her together with your friend is pretty cold. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290/40 "2008-11-13T04:26:09Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > It’s purposefully ambiguous, but it’s possible that the mosquito, in fact, a hallucination, and his shooing it away represents his decision to follow his own advice. > > Which he promptly wimped out on, of course. I swear, he’s as wretched as a Welshman. (You’ve all seen how he runs.) Doesn’t he? Doesn’t he run like a Welshman? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-11/472290.md?page=3)