Cameron's "dead husband card" That's the one part of this episode I have to skip. Other than that I love this episode so much, I really enjoyed rewatching it tonight. The last House/Wilson scene is pure gold, IMO. My parents hadn't seen this one and they were watching it in the other room and I could hear them speculating as to whether or not Wilson was playing House at the end and knew about the flowers. Then they laughed and my stepdad literally cheered at the "night Wilson." "night House." *sigh* It made me smile. :D Why can't every episode be as good as this one?

I'm always kind of vaguely hypnotized by Cameron's slacks in this episode. Those are some pants (I say as a fellow heterosexual female).

Just curious: you skip it because she played the DH card or because he called her on it? Personally, I cheered that he called her on it and I really like that scene. I skip it because she plays it and because the dad goes along with her idea. I like it that House calls her on it, I wouldn't expect anything else from him, but the dad still signs the consent form so it irritates me.

The wistful yearning of the final balcony scene with House and Cuddy was such an excellent conclusion to an outstanding episode. Hugh Laurie's subtle fluttering hand gestures and averted eyes conveyed the longing and hesitancy of this shuttered man to perfection. I liked that they were able to leave us with the tiny cliffhanger of Cuddy's response to the invitation. House sharing his genuine disappointment with Wilson in the follow-up episode was another sterling display of Laurie's strength in conveying hidden emotions in the pauses between the words. I loved the "seriously" moments in all the laugh-out-loud scenes with Wilson who displayed his ability to punk House in a masterful way. And I even found the halting scenes between Chase and Cameron to be touching and realistic.

Hear, hear, blacktop. Well said. And I love that the ending to the "Seriously" scene is such a given between them that they are back to normal: "night, Wilson. night, House." All is well. And in the balcony scene, he seems sort of half leering (the guy who goes to a play is the guy who wants some action) and half vulnerable as he reaches out: his leering is genuine but so is his vulnerability. That's one of the compelling things about House: both what he does and why he does it (and for that matter, how) are all fascinating.