big baby

[swatkat]

And then I watched House 5.13.



* Okay, WHAT? What was up with that phonecall during the surgery? Are the writers on some special crack that they thought it made any kind of sense? It was unprofessional, it was stupid and wrong and just plain bizarre. Why would Cuddy do that, knowing that there's a patient with her skull cracked open? Why would Kutner allow that call in the first place? Why would House, or Cameron, or anyone else in the OR entertain it for more than a second? Just… WHAT?

I understand that they used the baby's crying to prove House's point, but seriously, WHAT, show? FAIL.

* Apart from the Phonecall of Doom, I quite liked the medical plot in this episode. The look that the POTW shared with House in the end, especially, was very poignant, knowing that she will never regain her patience, her skill with these children whom she has grown to love. I wonder if she will now question her love for the children itself.

* I am also annoyed that they went all the way to set up an interesting plot with Cuddy not bonding with the kid—which is pretty realistic—and then undermined it with an insta-bond! moment. When I have time to sit down and breathe, I will write lengthy thoughts on the show and motherhood and how they've only barely managed to avoid the binary of work vs. home but not quite escaped the television trap of 'all is solved in *one* perfect moment' (although the last scene with Cuddy running to work and Rachel crying in the background was well done). Pacing has always been a problem with this show, and you'd think TPTB would've learnt better after five seasons.

* Foreman! No! You did not just do that!

* I particularly loved that Cuddy confessed to Wilson that she was happy at work and felt guilty for not wanting to stay more at home.

* Cameron! ♥ There is much to be said CCF and how they've grown. Someday.

* But now Cuddy has to do the thankless job of being House's babysitter again.

* How awesome was the Cameron/Cuddy scene in the end? Cameron, you've grown so much!

* Now we have canonical proof that Wilson should not be trusted with any secret ever. He's such a gossip. Of course he'd go running to House with Cuddy's secret. He doesn't know Cuddy the way House does, and he worries enough about her to blab her secret to House. ♥

* Is Jesse Spenser taking revenge on David Shore for not giving him screentime? Because he is in desperate need of a shave and a haircut.



Don't spoil me for the new episode. I haven't seen it yet.

Comments

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

I am also annoyed that they went all the way to set up an interesting plot with Cuddy not bonding with the kid—which is pretty realistic—and then undermined it with an insta-bond! moment.

Oh god, that annoyed me so badly. I kinda wished it turned out depressed and guilty for Cuddy because, you know, a lot of women in the Real World deal with that stuff. :P

I haven't seen the new episode either. :O

[cryptictac.livejournal.com]

ITA about the Cuddy stuff. I don't know why tptb always rush things they build up. They've been building the baby thing up for ages now. Only for it all to reach critical mass in such a wtf way in one episode? And then "OH IT'S OK, I BONDED BY SHOUTING AT MY BABY".

That aside, though, I enjoyed what they writers were aiming for with the baby. I liked that they made it problematic for Cuddy instead of everything being perfect and wonderful. So, for that, I forgive the absurdity.

[jaybee65.livejournal.com]

After reading people's reactions to this ep, I decided not to watch it. I think I would just get too furious! That's the first time I've ever done that with this show.

[lieueitak.livejournal.com]

I agree with you about the insta-bond moment. Admittedly, I think the whole "Cuddy can't bond with Rachel" came out of left field, didn't feel right for the character (as it was written), and seemed like a storyline more forced on the character than one that naturally arose from who Cuddy was/is - among other things. But I also think if you're going to do the storyline, you have to give it the respect it deserves and not fix it in a 10 second scene.

I also agree with you about Jesse. Dude, take a bath; it's not hard. :P

[hihoplastic.livejournal.com]

Warning: tl;dr

1) I don't know about anybody else, but - *puts in biased goggles and In Defense of Cuddy cape* The way I saw it, once she was on the phone (I have no idea why she'd get on the phone in the first place/why Kutner would do that/etc.) I think she was torn - on the one hand, here's this wonderfully valid excuse to not pay attention to the baby (House being all psychotic again), but on the other hand, you really can't ignore a screaming baby. So she started the conversation intent on yelling at House, but, I would imagine, was so stressed and confused and upset about what was happening with Rachel, that when she finally did turn her attention back to the baby, turning off the phone probably wasn't her top priority, you know? Why Kutner didn't hang up the phone is another story - unless he was watching House in the middle of figuring something out? No idea. I think Cuddy was just utterly confused/flummoxed/stressed/worried/freaked out/etc. And for that... I kinda have to hug her.

2) Though, agreed. WTF writers? (Obviously, I blame them for any wrongdoing on the part of Cuddy ^^)

3) *sigh* I so wish they would have made this particular non-bonding arc longer. A few episodes, at least. That way we could have really felt it. If the insta!bonding moment had happened a few episodes after her conversation with Wilson, it would have been more reasonable.

4) Also, the entire episode taking place in one day? No like. Too rushed.

5) What did you think about Cameron calling her "Lisa"? Didn't bother me, but some people are OMGWTFinarms.

6) Again, though - Cameron quitting after ONE DAY? that seems unreasonable, and not very Cameron-esque. I get what she meant about always saying yes to House, but still.

7) Cameron is awesome though. :D

8) Oh, Wilson. I can't decide if I want to hug him or slap him. Or write fic about him.