Wow, big questions. I have a hard time piecing together what House's childhood might have been like, due to the inconsistent writing. I'm with Cuddyclothes on the Blythe issue -- I cannot reconcile S8 Blythe with S2 or S5, and the implausibility of her being a secret flower child is just too much. Obviously, House had a difficult, distant relationship with his John, but we're also told/shown that they had "good times," too. I think "hate" is too strong a word, but John probably couldn't get past the anger he felt over Blythe's betrayal. That, coupled with House being .... House, probably led to the instances of harsh punishment (I feel that John, or maybe even Blythe, would not have considered it abuse, because of the time
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I think "hate" is too strong a word, but John probably couldn't get past the anger he felt over Blythe's betrayal. That, coupled with House being .... House, probably led to the instances of harsh punishment (I feel that John, or maybe even Blythe, would not have considered it abuse, because of the time.)
I completely agree with you here.
Since House spent his childhood moving around, I doubt he ever made close friends -- and maybe learned to embrace his status as an outsider. Crandall was probably an easy-going guy who accepted House for who he was, liked drugs, liked to have fun, and kept House entertained for a time. I think Wilson was his first (and only) deep friendship, though. House certainly didn't cling to Crandall -- He was perfectly willing to see that relationship end. Things were quite a bit different with Wilson.YES. THIS. I suppose I forget sometimes that moving around a lot certainly does have an effect on the development of relationships, because I tend to focus on the fact that House's personality is so very
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It occurred to me at some point in season 8 that Blythe and Wilson have a LOT in common. Secretive, known to be unfaithful in relationships, appearing very sweet and normal, the sort of people you'd think should be warm and cuddly, but both of them are really quite detached most of the time; there's the manipulative streak, and the ability to lie to House and get away with it.
And regardless of what House has done, she loves him, and so does Wilson. I don't know that this Means Anything, but I thought it was interesting. We as a species are often known to be attracted, on a subconscious level, to those who feel familiar to us -- people who have similar traits to our parents. And I wonder if House sort of grew up with a Wilson type, in the form of his mom.
Hah, well, he does lie to Wilson way more than to his mom, though.
I think House's tenderness with the women he loves -- and it's there; we see him get very snuggly and cute at times -- probably means he got that kind of affection from at least one parent when he was very young, if not afterward. I'm guessing mostly his mom, since his dad's career would have meant he was likely gone a lot, even before things got bad between them. He learned how to be affectionate ... from someone whose temperament was very like Wilson's.
And then there was all the attention, affection and (especially) approval young House wanted from his dad, and couldn't get. We see him trying to get that from Wilson, who is just about the only person whose approval House wants. Attention, he wants from all and sundry in his life, but he doesn't much care about their approval unless they are Wilson.
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I completely agree with you here.
Since House spent his childhood moving around, I doubt he ever made close friends -- and maybe learned to embrace his status as an outsider. Crandall was probably an easy-going guy who accepted House for who he was, liked drugs, liked to have fun, and kept House entertained for a time. I think Wilson was his first (and only) deep friendship, though. House certainly didn't cling to Crandall -- He was perfectly willing to see that relationship end. Things were quite a bit different with Wilson.YES. THIS. I suppose I forget sometimes that moving around a lot certainly does have an effect on the development of relationships, because I tend to focus on the fact that House's personality is so very ( ... )
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And regardless of what House has done, she loves him, and so does Wilson. I don't know that this Means Anything, but I thought it was interesting. We as a species are often known to be attracted, on a subconscious level, to those who feel familiar to us -- people who have similar traits to our parents. And I wonder if House sort of grew up with a Wilson type, in the form of his mom.
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House also had trouble lying to both Wilson and his mother.
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I think House's tenderness with the women he loves -- and it's there; we see him get very snuggly and cute at times -- probably means he got that kind of affection from at least one parent when he was very young, if not afterward. I'm guessing mostly his mom, since his dad's career would have meant he was likely gone a lot, even before things got bad between them. He learned how to be affectionate ... from someone whose temperament was very like Wilson's.
And then there was all the attention, affection and (especially) approval young House wanted from his dad, and couldn't get. We see him trying to get that from Wilson, who is just about the only person whose approval House wants. Attention, he wants from all and sundry in his life, but he doesn't much care about their approval unless they are Wilson.
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