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More general House thoughts
Okay, so I finally saw the Friedman/Hess vlog. (It was taking too long to load a couple of nights ago.)
I'm kind of upset, but perhaps not for the expected reason.
I'm upset not because yeah, it looks like the H/C romantic relationship is over. Rather, I'm upset because of how casually and cavalierly the writers seemed to approach the whole thing - and how *wrong* they got it.
I'll try to explain myself, but I feel I'm a bit scattered tonight. Here goes anyway.
Basically - they went - oh, let's explore who House is in a relationship.
So they put him in a relationship. A relationship. A typical 'relationship'. Because wheee, won't that be fun, because House is such an a-hole (Sara's words) that he'd never do well in a relationship, could never keep it going, because Cuddy deserves so much better than the jerk that House is.
This pisses me off because, House and Cuddy were already in a 25-year-long relationship. A relationship that worked for them, that was dysfunctionally functional.
And the writers took them out of that relationship, and put them into a typical, girl's-not-getting-what-she-wants-and-needs-from-a-guy kind of relationship, that was essentially unrecognizable from the kind of relationship they already had.
They said 'okay, we're gonna start it *here*, and end it round about *here*' - completely NOT taking into account whatever growth and change might happen along the way. Yeah yeah yeah, you're saying 'well, but they're writing (or not) that growth and change, surely they'll limit that to make it logical.' I don't know.
I think that the writers are seeing these characters in a very different way from how the viewers are seeing them. And if the writers think that what they're putting on paper is how this character is, then Hugh is fucking up royally - he's putting much more humanity into House than the writers intended.
From listening to Hess and Friedman - it sounds to me like they're saying that House is such an organic jerk that a relationship would be impossible for him - basically, that jerks don't deserve love.
But my problem with that is a) frankly, they're wrong, and b) Hugh doesn't play House like a completely unmitigated asshole from A to Z. He puts nuance in, he puts sympathy in. And I would argue that if someone's behaving like an overtired, hungry, cranky toddler, perhaps what they need is MORE love and understanding, not less.
So that's my rant for the evening. I don't know if I got across everything I was thinking. I've had some alcohol, so.
But yeah. That would explain why Cuddy especially was so unrecognizable. This wasn't House and Cuddy, expanded. This was Relationship!House and Relationship!Cuddy - similar only in surface appearance. :-P
I'm kind of upset, but perhaps not for the expected reason.
I'm upset not because yeah, it looks like the H/C romantic relationship is over. Rather, I'm upset because of how casually and cavalierly the writers seemed to approach the whole thing - and how *wrong* they got it.
I'll try to explain myself, but I feel I'm a bit scattered tonight. Here goes anyway.
Basically - they went - oh, let's explore who House is in a relationship.
So they put him in a relationship. A relationship. A typical 'relationship'. Because wheee, won't that be fun, because House is such an a-hole (Sara's words) that he'd never do well in a relationship, could never keep it going, because Cuddy deserves so much better than the jerk that House is.
This pisses me off because, House and Cuddy were already in a 25-year-long relationship. A relationship that worked for them, that was dysfunctionally functional.
And the writers took them out of that relationship, and put them into a typical, girl's-not-getting-what-she-wants-and-needs-from-a-guy kind of relationship, that was essentially unrecognizable from the kind of relationship they already had.
They said 'okay, we're gonna start it *here*, and end it round about *here*' - completely NOT taking into account whatever growth and change might happen along the way. Yeah yeah yeah, you're saying 'well, but they're writing (or not) that growth and change, surely they'll limit that to make it logical.' I don't know.
I think that the writers are seeing these characters in a very different way from how the viewers are seeing them. And if the writers think that what they're putting on paper is how this character is, then Hugh is fucking up royally - he's putting much more humanity into House than the writers intended.
From listening to Hess and Friedman - it sounds to me like they're saying that House is such an organic jerk that a relationship would be impossible for him - basically, that jerks don't deserve love.
But my problem with that is a) frankly, they're wrong, and b) Hugh doesn't play House like a completely unmitigated asshole from A to Z. He puts nuance in, he puts sympathy in. And I would argue that if someone's behaving like an overtired, hungry, cranky toddler, perhaps what they need is MORE love and understanding, not less.
So that's my rant for the evening. I don't know if I got across everything I was thinking. I've had some alcohol, so.
But yeah. That would explain why Cuddy especially was so unrecognizable. This wasn't House and Cuddy, expanded. This was Relationship!House and Relationship!Cuddy - similar only in surface appearance. :-P
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I must say, there's nothing here that convinces me I made the wrong decision in abandoning the show... (But please feel free to tell me if/when House becomes an underground boxer and/or space pirate ninja and/or starts making out with Wilson* with some frequency.
*or I dunno, an evil clone of himself**. That would be pretty interesting television too.
** said evil clone would CERTAINLY speak in a british accent.
now I really want that to happen
...I apologize for leaving this mess of a comment on a thoughtful post. XD
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They've managed to piss off enough of their fanbase now, that it won't be long, I'm sure.
or starts making out with Wilson* with some frequency.
They're trying to start up the bromance again, if that's what you're after. No kidding.
*or I dunno, an evil clone of himself**. That would be pretty interesting television too.
....making out with an evil clone of himself??
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.......
I'm trying to figure out how that would work.
And whether it would be creepy and ew!gross, or actually kinda hot.
I can't decide.
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YOU MEAN THEY STOPPED THE BROMANCE?! The horror. XD
And whether it would be creepy and ew!gross, or actually kinda hot.
I can't decide.
I am 100% certain that someone has already done research on this. House fandom has a kinkmeme right? :P
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I can't decide.
Oh, it'd be hot.
Double the House/Hugh Laurie.
That could never be a bad thing.
:P
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Excuse me while I strongly resist the urge to write CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. XD
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CLEARLY YOU DO, SO YOU ARE NATURALLY THE FAVORED CHOICE
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BUT OH WOE IS ME. I HAVEN'T WATCHED HOUSE IN YEARS, I'M AFRAID IT WOULD BE SO TERRIBLY OUT OF CHARACTER. I SUPPOSE I WILL HAVE TO NOT TACKLE THE HILARIOUS PROBLEMS THAT ARISE WHEN WRITING DOPPLEBANG PORN*.
IMAGINE MY SADNESS.
*NOT THAT I HAVE ANY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH SAID PROBLEMS. OH NO. I TOO AM INNOCENT AS CAN BEEEEEEEE.
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I can't stop watching.
♥ ♥ ♥
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(also because of the inevitable threesomes with Wilson but you know)
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God, I miss Amber. She would have slapped some sense into him, if only because he was pissing her off.