House Ep 4.5
Oct. 30th, 2007 09:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blairprovenceI've decided to post my thoughts before reading about what other people think, in order to keep from being argued out of my initial opinions. I find that, though I pride myself on logic and critical thinking, I sometimes don't notice the glaring plotholes that exist on TV. And if they slide them past me, good on them!
I'm not sure what I thought about the illness tonight - they've used Mirror Syndrome before, but this was more like Psychic Syndrome, and I think this might have been farther from a real illness than they usually get. I'll have to read Polite Dissent to find out for sure. I mean, I get the guy imprinting on people, but he didn't even have to talk to them first, and unless their clothes or something were unusually expressive, I don't see how that would work.
Foreman's return wasn't as annoying as I had anticipated, but it was still annoying, chiefly because I think that the first three seasons bear out the assumption that, statistically, Chase is a much better diagnostician than either Cameron or Foreman. Cuddy's need to keep praising Foreman and offering him money and power over House just don't make that much sense. I guess I just prefer Chase to Foreman, and if Foreman is the one working in diagnostics, we're going to see him a lot more often.
PLUSES
Some fun Wilson.
The betting pool being run by (and won by) Chase, though I would have like to see the rapproachment between Chase and House. Why are we spending all our time on Foreman?
Progress on the House and Cuddy front - at least it's clear now that there is no way she will ever fire him. It doesn't make her a bad administrator, it just makes her a bad boss for him. I can believe she's ultra competent over all the other doctors.
MINUSES
Still too many Numbers - just let Doctors Without Borders go, House, he's boring. I don't like that 13's big secret is that she's scared. Boring.
The sabotaging of the Clinic pulled me right out of the story. I'm not expecting deep HMO talk or conversations about billable hours, but no way would House get away with this.
BONES was great, with everyone dressed up for Halloween. I think I enjoyed it more than House tonight.
I'm not sure what I thought about the illness tonight - they've used Mirror Syndrome before, but this was more like Psychic Syndrome, and I think this might have been farther from a real illness than they usually get. I'll have to read Polite Dissent to find out for sure. I mean, I get the guy imprinting on people, but he didn't even have to talk to them first, and unless their clothes or something were unusually expressive, I don't see how that would work.
Foreman's return wasn't as annoying as I had anticipated, but it was still annoying, chiefly because I think that the first three seasons bear out the assumption that, statistically, Chase is a much better diagnostician than either Cameron or Foreman. Cuddy's need to keep praising Foreman and offering him money and power over House just don't make that much sense. I guess I just prefer Chase to Foreman, and if Foreman is the one working in diagnostics, we're going to see him a lot more often.
PLUSES
Some fun Wilson.
The betting pool being run by (and won by) Chase, though I would have like to see the rapproachment between Chase and House. Why are we spending all our time on Foreman?
Progress on the House and Cuddy front - at least it's clear now that there is no way she will ever fire him. It doesn't make her a bad administrator, it just makes her a bad boss for him. I can believe she's ultra competent over all the other doctors.
MINUSES
Still too many Numbers - just let Doctors Without Borders go, House, he's boring. I don't like that 13's big secret is that she's scared. Boring.
The sabotaging of the Clinic pulled me right out of the story. I'm not expecting deep HMO talk or conversations about billable hours, but no way would House get away with this.
BONES was great, with everyone dressed up for Halloween. I think I enjoyed it more than House tonight.
