It *was* a reference to House, and to House's philosophy in life. Shit happens, life is chaos, and what you get may not be what you deserve. But if I'm not mistaken, it's also a reference to the baby plotline, and how that matters is something we'll get to see later. (WANT EPISODE NOW PLZ)
Chase's attitude is something that greatly intrigues me. I hope you're right, that it will come back into play, because it's quite the change from the third season, and there has to be a reason for it. I want to see that reason explored.
It has to come back to play. It's been brewing since S4, and I suspect if the season hadn't been severely truncated, it would've come back to play even earlier.
I'd say that his experience with almost dying during his hospitalization for the infarction changed his life drastically. It set certain things in motion for major life changes, I think.
It did, but I think House here is talking more in terms of personal growth. We all make grand declarations in moments of crisis - please God let me go this time and I promise I'll do better - but how many of us actually follow through? The infarction changed a lot of things in House's life, yes, but none of his near death experiences have really taught him the need for change. He has always been stubborn in his misery. THAT has to change (however marginally), and only dying brought that to light. It's not just that everybody dies, it's also that everybody you care about dies.
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Date: 2008-09-18 06:10 am (UTC)Chase's attitude is something that greatly intrigues me. I hope you're right, that it will come back into play, because it's quite the change from the third season, and there has to be a reason for it. I want to see that reason explored.
It has to come back to play. It's been brewing since S4, and I suspect if the season hadn't been severely truncated, it would've come back to play even earlier.
I'd say that his experience with almost dying during his hospitalization for the infarction changed his life drastically. It set certain things in motion for major life changes, I think.
It did, but I think House here is talking more in terms of personal growth. We all make grand declarations in moments of crisis - please God let me go this time and I promise I'll do better - but how many of us actually follow through? The infarction changed a lot of things in House's life, yes, but none of his near death experiences have really taught him the need for change. He has always been stubborn in his misery. THAT has to change (however marginally), and only dying brought that to light. It's not just that everybody dies, it's also that everybody you care about dies.