Well that wasn't too shabby.....

[moose_mcmoose]

I was niether bowled over nor was I bitterly disappointed by 'Known Unknowns'.

I haven't the vocabulary to make a long and well-rounded argument about the good parts and bad parts of the episode, so here is a pathetic list.

Good Stuff

- House/Wilson as always entertaining and moving in equal parts.
- House doing a nice thing and Wilson thanking him for it. More of that please.
- Chase/Cameron worked for me in this episode. Their storyline was strong this week
- Stoned Wilson and pantless Wilson worked and will always work for me.
- The guy dressed as Lloyd Dobler at the 80s party. That was a winning costume. Shame the scene itself induced much eye-rolling
- Grape Soda. I <3 grape soda
- Nice to be reminded that Cuddy in fact HAS a child
- Simpsons reference and inclusion of Metallica!!!! FTW!

Bad Stuff

- House/Cuddy. *rolls eyes*
- The random harbour shots/scenes.... um?!?! Why the harbour?
- The scene when Lucas/Wilson/Cuddy/House all sat round the table. That was just weird and just didn't work for me.
- Uninteresting patient plotline. This is a shame becasue I always liked the patient plots to intermingle with the character plots. It's something that has been lacking recently and this episode did nothing to change that.
- Cuddy characterization seemed a little off in this episode to me.
- Bad acting courtesy of patient.

So on the whole some parts were great. I mean the entire House/Wilson arc was great to watch, even Chase/Cameron/Foreman held their own. Unfortunately my enjoyment, and thus the awesomeness of the episode,  was overshadowed by the constant Huddy love mess BEING RAMMED IN MY FACE!!

Huddy = DO NOT WANT!

Comments

[lorib12.livejournal.com]

I agree with your likes and dislikes. I was shocked at the fact that House sat at that table and took listening to Lucas spew out his breakdown in detail. WTF House do something. Even Wilson gave Cuddy a look that said shut your stupid boyfriend up. Loved H/W but the ep sank from there. Oh well, we can still look forward to 10 and 11 though I'm sure those will have Huddy shoved in our face as well. Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Agree with almost every one of your points.

I know this is sacrilege, (go ahead, mock me) but I was okay with the 80s dance. Guess I'm a sucker when House and Cuddy act like adults. For the first time, the smile on Cuddy's face looked genuine.

Thought it interesting that among the Holy Trinity, Wilson was the most erratic and emotional. Usually, he's the grounding influence.

The coffee shop scene was strange. Again, cutting to Wilson's reactions, I couldn't quite make out what that was about. Possibly, Wilson couldn't understand how Cuddy would choose Lucas over House?

About the "harbor" shots. This was a lakeside setting with a dock. Actually filmed at a resort up at Lake Arrowhead in California.

Which reminds me, I was wondering if the Cameron/Chase scenes at the hotel were possibly the same resort. An opportunity to cut expenses.

[bery26.livejournal.com]

I agree with all your good stuff list :D

"Simpsons reference and inclusion of Metallica!!!! FTW!"
What Simpsons reference? =O
Metallica FTW indeed!


"Huddy = DO NOT WANT!"
Seconded.

[christikat.livejournal.com]

I loved the H/W scenes and to be honest - I don't care about much else. Totally agree with you on the good stuff list. :)

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

I don't want any Huddy.Just... no.

[indigo-inferno.livejournal.com]

Well. My understanding of this episode is though now .. well, Huddy needed some form of closure. We all knew anyway that House isn't going to change for Cuddy. And it was obvious that Cuddy needs someone reliable and all. (I agree with you, nice to see her as a mom though. I do find that cute.) So, all in all, WE knew all along that Huddy may be a nice, even sexy concept (for some or even most people), but that it just wouldn't work for them. WE can see which two people are really made for each other. But I think it was neccessary to have a line there, a point where we know that it's really not going to go anywhere. And now that we had that .. our characters can move on.

I just .. I dunno. I was getting fed up with Wilson pushing him. I know that was the reason now why House found out about Lucas, but .. is it so wrong to want Wilson to get his act together already and realise that he and House belong together? I guess it's not, right?

I'm rambling. Sorry. ;)