House almost died to save Wilson's girlfriend's life, because Wilson asked, and Wilson doesn't care because Amber beat him hollow in this final round of the survivor game: House only almost died; Amber died.
That part, I think, hit me the hardest. Wilson just can't seem to say it - yeah, you almost died, House, but Amber actually did it. She's gone, and I'm never going to get her back and you doing everything you could to save her actually doesn't mean shit. It also pings me from an otherfandom point of view because of one thing I noticed: Wilson asked. Wilson, like another creepily devoted person I could name, is usually the one being asked. He sacrifices and plays House's games, and never, ever asks for anything in return. Except this time, the one time he did ask, it didn't work. House couldn't save her. And that, I think, is actually what's tearing him up - he asked, and it still didn't do any good.
well of course she doesn't want to lose her House-whisperer. Can you imagine being abandoned with a Wilsonless House? Can you imagine being abandoned with House by your partner in crime?
Exactly! Being abandoned by Wilson like that probably scares her just as much as it does House, and I love that Wilson knows it. Because while he's her House-whisperer, she is also just as much an enabler as he is. She allows their codependent relationship to continue because it benefits her, and is just now realizing what could happen if it stops.
(and isn’t this the lesson House was trying to teach him in that S4 episode with the cancer patient who’s not dying subplot?)
"Games", and yes, definitely. I think it's a lesson Wilson's never really going to learn. As House has already diagnosed, Wilson needs needy, needs to fix problems, even when there are none to fix. Which, by the way, I suspect may be the point of his leave of absence and that scene with Cameron - no matter how far you run, or where you go, or who you're with, there's always going to be a reminder of what you've lost. Running won't get you anywhere, and I think Wilson's going to have to take some time to figure that out.
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Date: 2008-09-18 08:13 pm (UTC)House almost died to save Wilson's girlfriend's life, because Wilson asked, and Wilson doesn't care because Amber beat him hollow in this final round of the survivor game: House only almost died; Amber died.
That part, I think, hit me the hardest. Wilson just can't seem to say it - yeah, you almost died, House, but Amber actually did it. She's gone, and I'm never going to get her back and you doing everything you could to save her actually doesn't mean shit. It also pings me from an otherfandom point of view because of one thing I noticed: Wilson asked. Wilson, like another creepily devoted person I could name, is usually the one being asked. He sacrifices and plays House's games, and never, ever asks for anything in return. Except this time, the one time he did ask, it didn't work. House couldn't save her. And that, I think, is actually what's tearing him up - he asked, and it still didn't do any good.
well of course she doesn't want to lose her House-whisperer. Can you imagine being abandoned with a Wilsonless House? Can you imagine being abandoned with House by your partner in crime?
Exactly! Being abandoned by Wilson like that probably scares her just as much as it does House, and I love that Wilson knows it. Because while he's her House-whisperer, she is also just as much an enabler as he is. She allows their codependent relationship to continue because it benefits her, and is just now realizing what could happen if it stops.
(and isn’t this the lesson House was trying to teach him in that S4 episode with the cancer patient who’s not dying subplot?)
"Games", and yes, definitely. I think it's a lesson Wilson's never really going to learn. As House has already diagnosed, Wilson needs needy, needs to fix problems, even when there are none to fix. Which, by the way, I suspect may be the point of his leave of absence and that scene with Cameron - no matter how far you run, or where you go, or who you're with, there's always going to be a reminder of what you've lost. Running won't get you anywhere, and I think Wilson's going to have to take some time to figure that out.