I Always Glow: Dr. Robert Chase

merlin, sorry, we're squeeing over the clip on the JS thread! (or at least we should be!).

No apology neccessary. Just frustrated that I always seem to miss out on the good conversations. Story of my life. CHASE IS AWESOME!

plus go read the Arthouse thread, conversation about the latest issue of Howse, featuring Dr Pritty Hairs :lol:

Didn't the commetary say that the moments the Ducklings had with House showed their relationship with House in a nutshell? merlin, I forget exactly what the commentary said about those moments in Half-Wit, but it was something like they were trying to show something about each character. I do remember KJ said something like they told Jesse to go for it while Hugh was still talking because she thought if Chase had time to think about it he'd back down, and DS saying that the hug between House and Chase was one of his favorite scenes because it was something "so unexpected, but so right". And I guess when you consider how closed off and insanely private both characters are it was unexpected (at least to the general audience) and yet seemed more right and natural than the various times we've seen Cameron hug House.

Various times? I can only think of one time Cameron hugged House, am I missing any? The kiss was to get blood from him (yeah, I'm one of those who think it was contrived because TPTB wanted a House/Cameron kiss) and I may be alone in this but I didn't think the arm rub in 'Human Error' was strange or stalkerish. Foreman got a hug, Chase got a kiss and probably nookie, a touch on the arm while saying goodbye to a man you've worked for for over three years and whose life you once saved isn't out of line. Yes merlin7, Chase was the only one who hugged House in 'Half-Wit', but Cameron and Foreman were working as hard at helping House in that ep as Chase was.

I think House needs him more than the others, just my interpretation, that I think can be backed up by canon as much as any other interpretation. But that House doesn't want to need Chase, doesn't like that Chase gets him and accepts him as is. Because Chase out of the other ducklings, Wilson and Cuddy is the ONLY ONE that does accept House as is. He never asks House to change. House does need that and I hope we get to see that play out. Course, we won't...but a girl can dream, if only in an attempt to cheer herself up. I agree that Chase doesn't expect or want House to change because most of the time Chase doesn't seem to want anything at all except for his job environment to be manageable. Often times Chase's disinterest in House (changing or not) comes across as quite callous. Chase might not want to see House riled up but mainly because he doesn't want House to take out a bad mood on him or make life at PPTH harder than it has to be. Overall, Chase does actually care a great deal for House but he has always cared for his own well being first, and that is something that distinguishes him from the anguish that Wilson, Cuddy and Cameron put themselves through wrt House. IMO.

Taiga, she hugged him in the ep where she says something like "I heard you apologized to Wilson" & House is about to go to rehab. W&D, maybe? And I have a feeling that there may be one other instance.

Taiga, she hugged him in the ep where she says something like "I heard you apologized to Wilson" & House is about to go to rehab. W&D, maybe? And I have a feeling that there may be one other instance. The only hug I remember was the one in Words and Deeds.

Various times? I can only think of one time Cameron hugged House, am I missing any? I want to say that there was at least one other instance, but I could easily be wrong. I agree Cam's attempts to hug or otherwise touch House don't make her stalkerish. It just that her attempts to touch House often come across as "unnatural" ( and I'm quite certain that they're supposed to) because it so often seems like she's trying to fix or somehow "reward" him with her affection. That's just her character- she's trying to be a good person, but she misreads House a lot. Chase just going up to House, giving him fair warning, and then a chance to vent his sarcasm was a rather humorously odd way of approaching House, but somehow fit- which isn't to say that Chase is the only one who "gets" House, just that it was a well played approach that sort of fit both characters.

I'm pretty sure W&D was the only hug.

Not a hug, but I seem to recall Chase sort of awkwardly patted House on his shoulder in "Meaning", I thought that was very cute.

Didn't the commetary say that the moments the Ducklings had with House showed their relationship with House in a nutshell? merlin, I forget exactly what the commentary said about those moments in Half-Wit, but it was something like they were trying to show something about each character. I do remember KJ said something like they told Jesse to go for it while Hugh was still talking because she thought if Chase had time to think about it he'd back down, and DS saying that the hug between House and Chase was one of his favorite scenes because it was something "so unexpected, but so right". And I guess when you consider how closed off and insanely private both characters are it was unexpected (at least to the general audience) and yet seemed more right and natural than the various times we've seen Cameron hug House. It really did feel so right and so them. That and the fact that House didn't blow Chase off. That he didn't ridicule him about it. I've always felt that House appreciated the fact that Chase is the one person who accepted him AS IS! I want the show to do more with that. With House and Chase period. Jesse and Hugh always bring it.

I think House needs him more than the others, just my interpretation, that I think can be backed up by canon as much as any other interpretation. But that House doesn't want to need Chase, doesn't like that Chase gets him and accepts him as is. Because Chase out of the other ducklings, Wilson and Cuddy is the ONLY ONE that does accept House as is. He never asks House to change. House does need that and I hope we get to see that play out. Course, we won't...but a girl can dream, if only in an attempt to cheer herself up. I agree that Chase doesn't expect or want House to change because most of the time Chase doesn't seem to want anything at all except for his job environment to be manageable. Often times Chase's disinterest in House (changing or not) comes across as quite callous. Chase might not want to see House riled up but mainly because he doesn't want House to take out a bad mood on him or make life at PPTH harder than it has to be. Overall, Chase does actually care a great deal for House but he has always cared for his own well being first, and that is something that distinguishes him from the anguish that Wilson, Cuddy and Cameron put themselves through wrt House. IMO. I have to say, from my POV, I don't see Chase that way at all. I don't see him as disinterested in House. I've always seen him as seeking House's approval and his Vogler thing as wanting to keep his job WITH HOUSE! That was the important thing. I don't doubt for one minute he could have gotten a job elsewhere being an Intesivist and Rowan's son. It's always been obvious to me that Chase cares about House, and that it's not so called caring whereas Cameron cares but wants House to change so it's a selfish caring. Foreman just wants what he can learn from House. Cameron's caring has always felt selfish to me. I've never gotten that from Chase. But he was the most upset about House dying and he didn't try to hide it. I'm not saying that Cam and Foreman weren't trying, but the ep showed me that Chase was first and Formost about saving House over the patient. That HOUSE mattered most.

I think Chase has the attitude that you can't MAKE a person change. He probably did his dues trying to make Mum change and it didn't work. I don't really think it's indifference, but acceptance. House is functional. When House did go to rehab and was facing the trial, Chase was supportive of him. The first time Cameron suggested going to bother House with the case, Chase said: The man's life as he knows it could be over. I'd think you of all people would wanna cut him some slack.

whose life you once saved ....???? How many episodes could I have missed anyway? I think I've seen everything that has been broadcast except Son of Coma Guy and I don't remember Cameron saving House's life. Considering my HAM allergy maybe I blocked it out.... :shock:

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