So, about 'House'...

[butterfly]

The fuck?

Seriously, Cameron is so much more fucked up than I'd dreamed. I've been annoyed at Sam on SG-1 this season for acting like a giddy teen girl, but Cameron was so much worse tonight.

A) Sam would never pout around her house while she was needed at her job that, oh, what's the phase? Saves lives. Of course, Sam would also never quit out of martyrdom, either.
B) Sam would never say that Jack calling her a 'good scientist' wasn't a good enough reason to be on the team. Getting respect from your CO is a good thing.
C) Sam would never blackmail her boss into a date. And that's where Cameron made me go nearly speechless with rage.

"I'll come back to work if you date me?" After he's made it clear that he's not interested and yet also that he really wants her back at the job? She's seeking romantic favors before she'll come back to work. Pretty sure that there's a phrase for that, too.

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure that I've ever felt less respect for a tv character and for the people who wrote her. If we're honestly supposed to see her behavior as at all positive, then House is not the show for me.

It makes me want to apologise for Sam for being so hard on her, because there was clearly a lower place to which she could sink and yet didn't.

Comments

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to remember -- is your hot-button how they handle the drug issue? Because that seems a bit iffy to me.

And thank you very much for pointing out the link!

[m-butterfly.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to remember -- is your hot-button how they handle the drug issue? Because that seems a bit iffy to me.

*nods* One of the quickest ways to get me frothing at the mouth is to say 'Detox' is the show's best episode. Unfortunately, this is in part responsible for me retreating back a bit from the rest of the fandom, because that gets said a lot.


And thank you very much for pointing out the link!

*grins* Well, that was sort of enlightened self-interest; I'm partially responsible for PDH. I was complaining and complaining about the main comm back in the day, and finally Tris said, "Oh for god's sake," and made that. Thus, House fandom has a meta comm run and moderated by someone who doesn't even watch the show (or particularly like what she has seen of it).

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Thus far, Damned If You Do is my favorite. I just saw it a few days ago. I was thrilled about Chase's confession in it, because it totally helped explain his recent behavior to me (choosing fear over faith, failing the test). I'm looking forward to seeing Cursed one of these days, as I understand that it touches on Chase's daddy issues.

I adore House and Wilson's interplay, but I find Chase the most interesting character on his own.

[m-butterfly.livejournal.com]

Thus far, Damned If You Do is my favorite. I just saw it a few days ago. I was thrilled about Chase's confession in it, because it totally helped explain his recent behavior to me (choosing fear over faith, failing the test).

Oh my. That's really a nice insight. And yes, if you like Chase, you really need to see Cursed.