8.04 - Risky Business

[menolly_au]

I have to ask, did anyone besides me find the final scene where Adams smashes hell out of the orthapedics office with a baseball bat while House watches with a satisfied smile a little...disturbing? Especially in the context that he has just got out of jail for committing a violent act because he was angry at his ex-girlfriend (drawing a parallel between that and Adams violent anger at her ex-husband). I mean obviously Adams method of letting out her anger was better than House's but still...As Adam's method was given to her by House maybe it's supposed to show how much progress he's made or something...

I don't know - I think I'm annoyed at the idea that it's a great thing to destroy expensive, possibly life saving, medical equipment because you're angry. Maybe it's just me, most people seemed to love that scene...

And then there was House about ready to punch the orthapedics doctor for the sin of...doing his work in his own office? There seeems to be a theme of punching people out in this season. Yeah, the orthapedics guy was a bit of jerk to House but House was more of a jerk to him (borderline assault to shine a light in someone's eyes and deliberately make them ill in my opinion)

I don't really want to grouch on this season, it's at least heaps better than last season, but this episode left me feeling...uneasy.

Comments

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

As for the borderline assault by flashlight, I'm not sure - it is really Foreman's fault, no way House can think with that horrible noise going on.

Really the whole orthapedic storyline is silly anyway, who does medical procedures in a glass conference room where all the people in the office next door can stare at the patients? And why now that House has given Foreman a whole lot of money can he have that office? Is foreman going to use the money to build another room onto the hospital? But I still don't like what House did - I certainly would have something to say if someone did that to me in my workplace!

And we're supposed to empathize with Adams needing to bash things because she went trough a divorce? After a year of separation? I can't get it.

It seems to be saying - if you are angry its good to bash things up, House bashed Cuddy's house up, Adams smashes up an office - I wouldn't mind the scene too much if the parallel to House wasn't there. And House explained his actions to the POTW in the second episode - 'I was very very angry'. I don't think TPTB still get that what House did last season was a very bad thing.

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

You're right, David Shore is insisting that violence is ok and everyone does it, even cute tiny Asians (who risk losing their jobs for defending themselves) and incredibly good looking rich young ladies (who risk nothing because?)
I also can't imagine how anything of the kind could be authorised ever. Plus, would you go around and bash things in if House told you to go ahead and do it?

The more I think about 8.04 the less sense it makes. On the other hand it's so much better than S7 that I'm willing to be lenient.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Plus, would you go around and bash things in if House told you to go ahead and do it?

LOL - good point. I can see it now after Foreman has her arrested for destruction of property -

"but..but..House said it was okay'

"I lied. Oops!"