I loved this. What a great episode. I'm still smiling. House in glasses in the beginning? Were they trying to kill me in the first 5 minutes?! I love that House is still House even though he was opening up and showing people that he cares. That scene at breakfast with Lucas... I was uncomfortable sitting on my couch knowing it was dramatic fictional tv. I wish Cuddy hit his leg or something. And did it seem like Michael Weston had a lot of eyeliner on or something? Wilson with his teary thank you at the end. I'm glad he acknowledged that House is a good friend. I believe that he is. I so love those two. Loving this year. Episode after episode I've wanted to definitely rewatch.

Michael Weston had some odd eye thing going on, I couldn't quite figure out what it was. Eyeliner might be the answer. That scene was just wrong on so many levels. It made me wish House would dump a pot of coffee on Lucas' head.

I can believe that Cuddy needed to talk to somebody who was on the outside and yet still knew House in some way. House had Nolan, Wilson has dead Amber, and Cuddy has... Rachel? Not the same. Talking to one of your employees, even if it is Wilson and they are friends, about your other employee's sex hallucination about you ranks about a 35 on the awkward scale. And I doubt Cuddy actually expected Lucas to spill the entire thing. Was it the smartest thing she ever did? No. Could it still be considered understandable under the circumstances? I think so. For the plot's sake, someone needed to say what he said, and it wasn't going to be our 3-member Socially Awkward Brigade. No, they had to bring in the big guns for that one.

Yes, I guess you are right. Just wow. Talk about awkward and embarrassing. From Cuddy's expression, she definitely did not expect Lucas to gon on about it. A nice kick to the leg probably would have been good.

I don't think that Cuddy or House were necessarily hung up on each other for 20 years. Instead there was a fond moment of "what might have been" that has only been tapped into recently when they became reaquainted. And out of the past few years, it's been even less time that either one of them was in a position to even consider whether it was worth revisiting what once might have been. I couldn't agree more, that has been exactly my impression as well. And it's the reason I find their interest and feelings for each other plausible, even if they didn't address it directly in season 1 & 2. When two people have a thing for each other, there are always periods when they are more interested in each other and more open to the idea of a relationship, and at other times they dismiss their feelings or those feelings aren't serious or strong enough to be pursued. I just keep thinking how embarrassing House had to have been in the diner scene. I can't believe Cuddy would tell Lucas about his hallucination. God, that was so cringeworthy, I could hardly watch it, poor House! And yeah, why on earth would Cuddy tell Lucas about the hallucination?? The only positive thing about it was the fact that they acknowledged that it wasn't so much about Cuddy being a sex fantasy for House, but that her role in the hallucination was that of a saviour. It does reflect better on House ;).

I have mixed feelings about this episode. Not what I expected or thought it would be. But by far the part I was most glad about, House actually acknowledging that he takes advantage of Wilson in the speech. Lucas is creepy, but I would much rather Cuddy be with him than House. And yeah, drugged!pantsless!Wilson was awesome.

She may not have said that much. Lucas is a private investigator, after all, and one with good insight into people. (just one who cannot shut up) She makes a veiled comment, he finds more information -- I'm sure the entire hospital is still buzzing about House's declaration from the balcony -- and he quickly adds all that up. Now, in addition to someone reliable who's good with Rachel, Lucas also -- through his own work, v. Cuddy spilling the beans -- is someone she can confide her fears and concerns to. Fair enough. I can definitely see how this could practically come about. Also Cuddy's need to confide in someone seems understandable. But it's still driving me mad, that out of all people, she'd tell (or, for House's sake, wouldn't make an effort to hide it from) the guy who gets to have a real relationship and real sex with her. That's so incredibly humiliating for House. Or maybe it's just me ;), I'm still embarrassed. Also, when House described himself bitterly as a fragile loonie, that was so sad.

I can believe that Cuddy needed to talk to somebody who was on the outside and yet still knew House in some way. House had Nolan, Wilson has dead Amber, and Cuddy has... Rachel? Not the same. Talking to one of your employees, even if it is Wilson and they are friends, about your other employee's sex hallucination about you ranks about a 35 on the awkward scale. And I doubt Cuddy actually expected Lucas to spill the entire thing. Was it the smartest thing she ever did? No. Could it still be considered understandable under the circumstances? I think so. For the plot's sake, someone needed to say what he said, and it wasn't going to be our 3-member Socially Awkward Brigade. No, they had to bring in the big guns for that one. I've not seen the episode yet but based on what I have been reading, this would seem the most logical. It would be pretty strange talking to Wilson about what House was hallucinating even though Wilson knew. Having said that, I think I am going to be pissed off at Cuddy when I see this. I hate to think she blabbed about something so personal that happened with House. And I'm pretty sure my reservation about this whole Lucas/Cuddy thing is going to come to fruition after watching that idiot blab at the table. I think you coined the perfect title for H/W/C, Chippers.l I think we need to replace OT3 with Socially Awkward Brigade. Truer words could never have been spoken. I know others here don't care much, but as a Huddy, I love knowing the backstory. So our Houseman did have a thing for Cuddy? It is now canon. Makes my heart melt.

I just rewatched the diner scene. The way House looked at Cuddy when Lucas mentioned the hallucinating Cuddy as savior. Wilson looked at her like he couldn't believe it. House just stared at her hard. She kept lookign at him, and you could see how bad she felt. HL, LE, and RSL were brilliant in this episode. You never go wrong when you put those 3 together.

Watching the dance scene, I am convinced that Cuddy has been carrying a torch for House all these years. When they were talking about their college days at the dance, she seemed to have remembered pretty much every detail about their short time together. House made an big impact on her way back then. Lucas may be in the picture now but House is in her heart. Wilson dressed in casual clothing is always made of sweetness. He is adorable. He's like a totally different person when he is wearing his work attire.

I love RSL. I do. Seriously, the dude can act. He needs an Emmy. There was a lot packed into this episode. Lots of good, a few wtf moments, but I like it. Heartbreaking for House, and in a way for Cuddy. I wonder if Cuddy is so desperate to have someone to love that she reached out to the most convenient person. She could certainly do better than Lucas. Here's my question...so, did House arrange to purposely be Pearlmutter? Or did he steal someone's id? I couldn't hear the very end when he was talking about it. I have to wonder if House is somehow going to absorb the blame for Chase if someone was to figure out it was him at the conference talking about euthanasia. I can't believe Cuddy would tell Lucas about his hallucination. I couldn't believe it either. That's an extremely private, not to mention embarrassing event that House went through and she should have kept it to herself, or if she needed to tell someone, talk to Wilson about it since he already knows. This was my gut reaction, too, but I suppose it depends on how well Cuddy & Lucas know one another now...how deep this relationship is. If they're close, maybe, BUT I just don't get that. And regardless, doesn't Cuddy act as House's doctor? So, wouldn't there be doctor/patient confidentiality to consider? IDK, this was a sticking point for me.

I guess if I was going to write House fanfic, it would be something like Known Unknowns. It's a little disappointing that an actual House writer went there, though. Some interesting moments of Wilson & Chase wrestling with their own consciences intermixed with way too many WTF moments. (Let's go to a medical conference! And a dance! Because god knows when you go to a pharmaceutical conference you have to pack your Devo hat.) Surprising for a DE episode, I found a lot of the dialogue just plain cringe-worthy. And not in a deliciously squirmy awkward tension kind of way. Just in a "I can't believe this is what is passing for House" kind of way. Depressing.