House: Is it the End of the Line for Me?

[sassydew]

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[shutterbug_12]

I'm very disappointed with those preview clips. I don't hate Cameron as a character, but I really thought she'd grown, and if she still is "in love" with House (infatuated is a more appropriate term for her, partially for Cuddy as well, and both of them are enamored with a version of House that is not 'House in reality'), then it proves that she hasn't grown at all. However, in one clip, House says that he was "wrong" about Cameron, and I took that to mean that he was wrong to believe she still had feelings for him. I don't think Cameron has lingering "feelings" for House; I want to believe that she really has grown, unlike Cuddy who's been taking backward steps lately. (Oh, and I can see how you'd think that "back" meant something had happened once with Houes and Cameron, but I don't think that's what he meant. I think it's more of a...that he thinks she wants him again. Not that they'd already had a sexual encounter.)

I don't believe that either woman is actually, truly in love with House. I think with Cameron, it was almost

[sassydew]

I was actually starting to like Cameron again when she got together with Chase at the end of S3 - BUT, then she professed her love for House in "Ugly", wanted to send flowers to House’s mom on House’s behalf in “Birthmarks”, then “The Itch” came along, followed by “Big Baby”, and I find myself not liking her again - and, frankly, bored with her issue. I started doubting that Cameron had grown with “Ugly” and now it seems she, indeed, hasn’t grown. And this obsession - no, your term of “infatuation” is even more fitting - of hers is just really sad. I have posted at various places in the online fandom (but I think it was before you were a part of it) that part of my cringing at Cameron all the time is because I used to be like her - I, too, was judgmental and narcissistic; I, too, became obsessed/infatuated with guys; I, too, was astounded to learn that the objects of my affection did not return my feelings; I, too, tried to manipulate them into liking me by taking care of them when they were sick, getting friendly with their

[shutterbug_12]

Cameron saw, in a way, the worst in House--his broken, damaged aspect--and wanted to latch on to that, fix it. Cuddy sees the best in House--the closet romantic that only exists about 2% of the time openly--and is latching on to that potential rather than the reality. Either way, they're not seeing House for who he is, and House knew it with Cameron and he knows it with Cuddy (which, I think, is why he made so many attempts to get Cuddy to see "the big picture" and why he hasn't appeared even close to as interested in Cuddy as she has in him). Either way, I find both "romances" not about romance at all, even if that word and "love" keeps getting thrown around and applied to them. I also believe (and hope like hell that I'm right, because...I really believe it would ruin the show completely otherwise, invalidate so much of House's character, and would essentially change him in a huge way, which I am not for at all) that, if either are attempted in a serious way, they'd be doomed to fail. I don't see House as "in love" with either

[sassydew]

>>Cameron saw, in a way, the worst in House--his broken, damaged aspect--and wanted to latch on to that, fix it. Cuddy sees the best in House--the closet romantic that only exists about 2% of the time openly--and is latching on to that potential rather than the reality.<<

That’s an interesting way of putting it. I can buy the part about Cuddy, but I’m not positive Cameron is attracted to the damaged aspect of House. She might be - TPTB certainly have implied that it’s a possibility - but I’m just not 100% convinced. At this point, I don’t even care WHY she has her feelings; I just want them to GO AWAY!

>>Either way, they're not seeing House for who he is, and House knew it with Cameron and he knows it with Cuddy (which, I think, is why he made so many attempts to get Cuddy to see "the big picture" and why he hasn't appeared even close to as interested in Cuddy as she has in him). Either way, I find both "romances" not about romance at all, even if that word and "love" keeps getting thrown around and applied to them.... )

[lazy_nightowl]

I'm using my lovely Damian Lewis icon even though we're talking about "House," because I am annoyed with "House" at the moment (because of those clips). Yea, yea, I still love the show, I'll always watch, etc. But dredging up this Cameron-loves-House stuff makes me cringe.

I do think Cameron is still crushing on/obsessed with House, and to me that's clear in the House-Cameron clip. He asks her if she still has the hots for him. Instead of saying "no" or giving any other direct answer, she evades, saying, "I care about the patient."

As shutterbug_12 pointed out, House tells Wilson that he was "wrong about Cameron," but I'm not convinced he's necessarily talking about Cameron having the hots for him. He could be talking about some other theory he had about Cameron. Ok, he probably is talking about his theory that Cameron has the hots for him... but why would House think her answer is "no" when she didn't really give him an answer? House always spots an evasive answer and calls the person on his/her non-answer. For example, in It's a Wonderful Lie

[sassydew]

Your Damian Lewis icon is, indeed, lovely! :-) And because I, too, am mad at House right now, I will follow your lead and use a lovely Mark Harmon as Gibbs, drinking-coffee-and-wearing-glasses icon! (Don't you think he looks just a little bit hot here?)

>>But dredging up this Cameron-loves-House stuff makes me cringe.... )

What didn't Cameron die?

[housezing]

So, I've ranted about fifteen million times over these promo clips so what's another once