As far as the "another interaction with you in which I get nothing," I'm sure it was just Wilson's restating that House takes more than he gives in that friendship - Wilson being compassionate and giving, House being, well, demanding.
I don't think the writers will drag on the "I don't want to be friends with you any more" theme - it's already been overdone, with Tritter and with Amber. Although, who knows, they might get desperate and end up recycling it, but I am guessing the two will remain friends.
I am glad the focus is back on the medical mystery!
I don't think the House/Wilson relationship could be overdone because it has so many layers. House has shown over and over again how Wilson is the most important person in his life. House is willing to show up when things go wrong between them. Wilson is still in run and hide and hide and run mode when House has hurt him, e.g., Tritter, Amber, the broken wrist. I want to see Wilson come to terms with how he actually feels about House and tell House.
Drats, I am still a week behind the episodes and won't be caught up till this weekend. Anyway, I'd like to see the writers settle on House and Wilson being friends and quit with the relentless breakups. First they were friends, then the whole Tritter thing, then Vogler, then Amber, then the most recent breakup when he got out of jail. I like when the episodes are about their friendship, but I just don't want to see yet another "I'm not your friend anymore... oh, wait, yes I am!" arc. I think four breakups are plenty to cover the whole idea of whether Wilson wants to be House's friend. He does and I hope they leave it at that, even if other aspects of their friendship are explored.
First they were friends, then the whole Tritter thing, then Vogler, then Amber, then the most recent breakup when he got out of jail.
Hmmmm. I'm pretty sure the most recent breakup occurred about a year earlier -- when House almost hit Wilson with a car, causing him to break his wrist. If Wilson hadn't been a bit miffed at that behavior, it would be time to get him a room at Mayfield.
I was referring to the "I don't like you" line of Wilson's a few weeks ago... offscreen, I would assume their friendship ended immediately before he went to jail, but onscreen, Wilson stated it explicitly by saying that he does not like House (then renegging after clocking him).
Anyway, even if they space out these break-ups further, I'm afraid I've lost interest in the whole off-again, on-again dynamics, only because after four breakups, I expect that a fifth would also lead to a restoration of their friendship, so it's lost a bit of cachet. But that's just my opinion as a viewer, it's quite subjective, not saying that no one should look forward to another break-up and reunion!
I agree that I don't believe Wilson for one minute when he says that. We all know he's going to cave which is why they spend so little screen time on their rift (I don't like you. I don't want to eat with you. I give up -- we're friends.)
I think he is trying to convince himself as much as anything.
I was referring to the "I don't like you" line of Wilson's a few weeks ago... offscreen, I would assume their friendship ended immediately before he went to jail, but onscreen, Wilson stated it explicitly by saying that he does not like House (then renegging after clocking him).
Anyway, even if they space out these break-ups further, I'm afraid I've lost interest in the whole off-again, on-again dynamics, only because after four breakups, I expect that a fifth would also lead to a restoration of their friendship, so it's lost a bit of cachet. But that's just my opinion as a viewer, it's quite subjective, not saying that no one should look forward to another break-up and reunion!
The only time we heard Wilson tell House he doesn't like him is onscreen in episode 802- Transplant. I didn't watch season 7 so he could have said it then but everything I've read never mentioned Wilson saying I don't like you to House.
I think House/Wilson is not just a friendship. Firends don't general;ly break up with each other. They're in a relationship. In relationships people get mad, hurt, angry and yes break-up and sometimes get back together. With each House/Wilson crisis, we learn more about each person, the relationship, and why they seem to need and want it so bad. I never ever tire of learning more about House/Wilson.
House ran his car into Cuddy's House and in the process hurt Wilson. House walked away, moved to another country, returned, was arrested, and incarcerated. House didn't see or talk to Wilson when he was on the run. Wilson didn't know what had happened to him. That was kinda of harsh on House's part even thugh I totally understand it as his way of protecting Wilson. But in Birthmarks, we learned that Wilson cares about House more than anyone and it is the person he fears losing the most. So House's disappearing act must have been devastating. House was out of the country for three months. Then arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced. Because he pleaded out that would have taken about a month. In episode 1, House had been in prison for six months. He was due released in 5 days, messed up and 8 months was added to his sentence. So far, House has not heard from or seen Wilson for 10 months. In episode 2, House tells Foreman he has 6 months left on his extended stay. That means when House first laid eyes on Wilson, it had been a year.
Wilson did not break up with House until the conclusion of their first conversation in episode 2. House is very different from Wilson. Even though House was hurt Wilson never came to visit him, he was willing to start from where they are. Wilson in contrast lets shit fester and tends to run from the pain., e.g. House we're no longer friends. The truth is House, I don't like you.
Even though House and Wilson made up in the sense Wilson let House have it in tems of his anger, I don't think they've really made up. To me, when they really make upo, they'll be able to be honest about how they really feel about each other. I haven't seen that yet.
Well, I do agree that a friendship is a relationship. I have argued with friends and not spoken with them, then agreed to patch it up later. Of course I am a House/Wilson 'shipper' but I was only commenting on what we seen onscreen, not what plays out in my dirty imagination!
I do think they are honest about their friendship - by their actions and words, it seems clear that they are now friends again. And if Wilson can tolerate everything House has put him through, I think their friendship is on solid ground.
I see what you're saying. We see some of that old dynamic in their only scene together in Risky Business. The real game for House was his bet with Wilson. And we learn they both had an ulterior motive, which served the same purpose to keep Park from getting fired.
I think they have only broken up twice. Once at the beginning of season 5, and then this more recent one at the beginning of season 8. I recall conflict but no breakups with the Tritter and Vogler arcs. Not only that but I think the one at the beginning of 5 was the only serious one. This one was supposed to be sort of silly and lacking in substance. That was the point of the scene at the end of Transplant where Wilson punches House and then asks him to dinner. The writers were showing that House and Wilson returning to their friendship was a given. Or at least that is what I got from it.
