and it's true that it's not her decision whether to go for it but if you don't like the direction the show is going and she's been out there saying for years House and Cuddy should just shtup and how wonderful it would be, it happens. Jennifer Morrison references Cameron's relationship with House just as often, and I for one would be sorry to read any posts personally attacking her if House and Cameron ever do happen. The actors don't direct the storylines, the writers do. Lisa and Jennifer are just doing their job, publicising the show from their characters' perspectives. LE told the producers she might get pregnant in the near future when she was hired, and the writers decided to put something in the storyline to accomodate that if it happened. She also suggested the backstory, but if the writers didn't want to go that way, they wouldn't. David Shore does not seem to get pushed around easily. If you get out a microscope and look really, really closely, you can see that Cameron had a bit of an arc this year in terms of learning what her feelings are vis-a-vis diagnostics versus her feelings for House the man. So in that sense, Chase better established his boundaries because we didn't see what he went through. I'm still not sure how firm his boundaries are around House though since he walked out of House-sitting. Either they're very firm or he's not sure enough of them to risk it. I don't think you need a microscope to see it--Cameron's scenes with Chase, Foreman, herself and House where she debates and finally decides on how she feels were definitely there. And I don't think there is too much doubt that Chase is sure of his boundaries and only willing to deal with House on his own terms. He's sure enough of that to walk away when he wants and engage when he wants, and spend some fun personal time with House when it's on offer. The boundaries Chase seems to have some sense of risk over are his relationship with Cameron in regard to her feelings for House. "I like him better this way, don't you?" so she was still directing the relationship then. I haven't particularly seen him be able to get through to her 'when she needs it.' Foreman seemed to do more for her in WIT than Chase did. I'm not sure how Cameron liking Chase setting his own boundaries very firmly with House is Cameron directing the relationship. Chase was directing himself there and Cameron was appreciating that, not orchestrating it. Chase was able to point out to Cameron that she was more focused on House than one would expect during the FWB, that she was being unfair in being angry at him for caring about her, and she was not as separated from House again as one would expect this year. Foreman helped as well, but Chase being able to do this and still be in a relationship with Cameron I think this bodes well, because Cameron is always going to be headstrong without a great deal of personal insight. Two divas (diva/o?) in a relationship together won't work. I think C&C complement each other and that's what I'm hoping to see in their ep next season. What will be particularly interesting for me is Chase's evolution if TPTB are going to continue to frame Chase as House jnr both diagnostically & personality development with setting boundaries as well as what level of drive they both have interms of getting ahead professionally etc. Although I do think Chase has a touch of House's creativity and out-of-the box thinking, and his ability to read people, I've never thought Chase was supposed to be a mirror of House's personality. They seem to have very approaches to life in many ways, to me.

idonmatrix wrote: I am intrigued by the conversation Chase had with House in LTD about Cameron and her annoying friend. Chase said he didn't want to spend all his time with Cameron. So learning more about their relationship might be interesting. I actually think that Chase not wanting to spend every minute with her was/is? healthy for him. Thankfully he didn't replace his House-approval crutch with Cameron-approval. That said, I do wonder what they each get out of the relationship (other than sex & possibly someone to go home to, though we have no idea if they are living together) & in particular I wonder if Cameron isn't really fairly conventional about the men she has actual relationships with, because otherwise Chase doesn't make a lot of sense for her to me.

I think it will be interesting to take a look at Chase and Cameron so much later - probably a year or more past when they started their relationship. That's a point where, like little xkcd characters, a lot of people wonder if this is something that should be more permanent, or if they're just coasting because they're comfortable. Although for that matter, knowing nothing about the episode's context, Chase and Cameron's relationship may not be something played with for high drama, but for comedy - generally, their interactions as a couple have been on the lighter side.

Thirteen's illness... what's right about Chase and Cameron... Thirteen's illness.... what's right about Chase and Cameron.... Thirteen..... Bring on the Chase and Cameron! Seriously though, they've been in a relationship for a year and a half by now. It's time to see something of it. Poor Foreman. They keep emphasizing how much like House he is but the minute he tries to actually work like House (Deception, Failure to Communicate, Housesitting, Mercy Hospital) or do House's job (NMMNG) they smack him and show how inadequate he is.

(points to above post) What you said. I'm looking forward to getting a day in the life of the (fictional) prettiest couple in New Jersey. "Not Cancer?" So who's going to be saying that, House or Wilson? I really hope we don't get an ep where patient care is compromised because of their feud.

As far as Chase and Cameron go, I really wouldn't mind seeing what's working in their relationship because there's no point in them breaking up at this point anyway. Ham is dead at the moment because they're going to focus on Huddy. It would really be a let down IMO to know that Chase and Cameron were together for a year and a half in a real relationship and NEVER know why. Show us WHY they're together before breaking them up, at least! Exactly. I'd have an easier time accepting a breakup between them if we saw anything of their relationship prior to it. Since we haven't, I think it would be ridiculous to have them breakup in the first episode that actually focuses on them and their relationship. "Not Cancer?" So who's going to be saying that, House or Wilson? I really hope we don't get an ep where patient care is compromised because of their feud. Maybe House thinks it's cancer and really tries to push the idea in an effort to get Wilson's attention, or to keep him from resigning, or just to get him engaged in something at PPTH. I agree though, that I would hate to see a patient suffer because they're fighting. I'd like to believe that Wilson wouldn't let that happen but he's probably not thinking clearly and House is probably desperate, so who knows.

House may use the patient to distract him or he may use the patient to tempt Wilson back given the question mark in the title. In Fools for Love, he took X-rays to Wilson knowing full well what Wilson was going to say as an excuse to dissuade him from Wendy. I don't know how good the job-getting success of Chase and Cameron is since they also ended up being hired back by Cuddy. (Has visions of PPTH populated by former House fellows who can't get jobs elsewhere.) Foreman was right about the diagnosis in WIT (dehydration) but failed badly in the keeping discipline department. The only story he's ever had was his arrogance about thinking he's better than House and finding out he's not and it seems endless. Maybe if they gave him another story people would find him more exciting. I'm speculating that House sort of mend fences with Wilson in Not Cancer? and then it's solidified in their road trip where they get a chance to seriously talk. I was thinking of who I want to write these episodes. Doris Egan for the House/Wilson road trip of course and Liz Friedman for the Chase/Cameron episode since she's one of the few writers who has written them both sympathetically. (Some of the other writers have written one or the other well but not both.) Is Laurence Kaplow back next season? Maybe he'll do one of the first two since he does like House/Wilson.