The writers have set up across 6 seasons the idea that Wilson lives for everyone but himself. The scenes (and those of House urging Wilson to do something for himself) perfectly make sense in that context.

There is no requirement that everyone like the same thing. I'm not a shipper, but have been really enjoying seeing Wilson's scenes and as well as he interaction with House. And it's not just "fans" who are enjoying it. The AV Club blogger who writes about House noted via twitter: Also, (completely sincere) the decision to gradually change this to the "House/Wilson" show is _genius_. I'm not saying I agree with him that it's a "change to a House/Wilson show," but at the same time, House's closest emotional and physical bond -- not in a shipper way, but purely platonic way-- in canon is with Wilson. It's his one relationship that has been lasting over nearly 20 years. It says a lot about who House is, and not just who Wilson is. On the flip side, earlier in the season we saw a lot of House's interactions with Cuddy, because that was a very important relationship that he needed to decide what to do with. It was unresolved in terms of his emotional state of being. So seeing how Cuddy and House related also said a lot about House. The same could be said about his relationships with his team. In this episode, you saw a real interest in terms of Taub and his wife. He wasn't just bugging him for his own amusement, but was very pleased with Taub making a commitment (and disappointed at what may be chinks in that commitment). That also reflects on who House is, where he is now and where he may want to be some day (even if he never gets there).

Actually, lots and lots of people love seeing Wilson doing mundane crap like buying furniture. My point is that I think it's mundane crap to those who aren't fanatic fans of Wilson (the majority of viewers), even though I'm sure "lots and lots of people" would enjoy seeing him blow-dry his hair for twenty minutes. If they gave this storyline to a less popular character like 13 I think most viewers would claim it doesn't belong in the show. I see how this furniture storyline shows how Wilson cannot consider his own needs but that's something that has been covered for the past six seasons. I just felt like the writers weren't revealing anything new about House and Wilson's relationship, otherwise this dull mess might be slightly more forgivable.

Yes, thank you, piffle, point taken. Very good. Do you have anything else to add, or do you plan to just keep tormenting that poor horse? Wilson isn't 13. Or Foreman. Or Cuddy. Or even Chase. Wilson is the person who shares the condo with House. He's House's best friend. He's the only person who has put up with House thru good times and bad. Through Wilson, we learn about House. He's vital to the show in a way the other characters simply are not. ETA: Taub rules! I <3 him & love how nuanced his character is.

I did enjoy the House/Wilson interaction, although I agree with piffle that I think they're alienating many of the casual viewers who aren't the hardcore H/W fans that hang out on fansites. I'm super into the show, so I love seeing more about their personal lives - casual viewers like my parents don't get it. Just one of those things TPTB have to balance (same as most casual viewers I know being into 13 and most serious fans and critics not being able to stand her). I didn't care about Taub and his wife though and that felt like filler. I really didn't get the POTW storyline - that seemed so farfetched and contrived and just a way to use cool effects and technology. They could have done a similar storyline without the blackholes and halluciations of her subconscious desires. ETA: In case anyone is offended by my use of "hardcore" fans, I don't mean that in a dismissive or negative way at all. I consider myself a hardcore House fan who loves to hang out on fansites, and I don't mean to imply there's anything wrong with being a fanatical Wilson fan, I was just using it to differentiate between more casual house viewers I know and the online fan House viewers.

I think it's mundane crap to those who aren't fanatic fans of Wilson Well, you know, I wouldn't consider myself a fanatic fan of any character on the show, including House. I thought the scene was cute and funny. Simple as that. I don't sit there Zapruder every moment Wilson appears on screen or write his name with little hearts on my diary, thanks very much. I think using that sort of dismissive language to anyone who enjoyed the, oh, what was it? 30 seconds the scene took up is flat out rude. You didn't enjoy it. We get it. Stop whipping the pony.

I like Wilson a lot, but I don't love him. I do find all the scenes with him a bit tedious. As for the general House viewership, I have no idea how most people feel about Wilson, and my guess is that neither does any other poster.

Until then, I didn't find the furniture scene believable, but it was enjoyable and it only used up a minute or two. I actually thought the scenes at the furniture store were decent comic relief but after we saw him going to Cuddy for help and treating it as a serious/legitimate problem it was just overkill and not believable. And radiosweetheart, god you're rude. I wasn't beating a dead horse, I was simply trying to clarify my point as it got multiple responses. Are we not allowed to criticize Wilson here? ETA: I think using that sort of dismissive language to anyone who enjoyed the, oh, what was it? 30 seconds the scene took up is flat out rude. I apologize if anyone was offended by that. I just meant that furniture shopping is relatively boring in real life and as a whole storyline on this show compared to other medical/character drama-rama. Not that brief scenes of it played for comic relief couldn't be entertaining. I actually found RSL amusing at first.

I thought it was a rather bland episode. The words boring and filler have already been used, so I'll throw in anti-climatic. The POTW stories felt a lot like we've been there before and reading P's list, I can see why. For all of Taub's show with his wife, it looks like we're supposed to be left thinking that he's a dog that will fall back into cheating in a heartbeat. So much for love.

OMG LOL WHUT MEDICINE. (I think I actually know of the technology that was based on...it's uh, not anywhere near that advanced yet.) The graphics from it were cool, though. The transition from the teaser into the credits was fun, too. The sequence of Wilson in the furniture store was fun, but I guess the medical case was actually interesting this week because I found myself vaguely irritated to be pulled away from the case for something so silly. Like, seriously, dude, if you can match your tie to your shirt, you can buy a coffee table. Or you know, hire a decorator and just say you don't have time for this crap because you treat more than one patient a week. Did like the touch of the organ, though, and it's hard to go wrong with Whiter Shade of Pale. Also enjoyed Cuddy's "Yeah, yeah, you got the apartment, you're a jerk, moving on" and telling Wilson to go backpacking in Europe if he wanted to find himself. :lol: Foreman was a buzzkill, but I did <3 his comment about hoping her subconscious was rational and had gone to medical school. (Seriously, though, Thirteen, how'd you ever date him that long?) Taub, that proposal was sweet. And if you cheat on your wife again I hope she goes all Waiting to Exhale on your ass. Possibly because I find her more lively when she's yelling at you. I'm just sayin'.