House - Anatomy of A Relationship "Last Temptation" 7.19

I know this picture isn't from the episode but it's kind of hard to get a Huddy picture when House and Cuddy don't even seem to be working at the same hospital anymore....

Anatomy of a Relationship
An Episodic Examination of Huddy in Love
“Last Temptation” 7.19

Once again I have the task of recapping a couple’s relationship in an episode where one half of the couple is only onscreen for 64 seconds. I timed it. This episode also sadly ended with House getting dumped. Again. The boy can’t get a break.

This episode centered around Master’s last day as a medical student. Masters hasn’t decided which internship to seek when she’s told that House has opened up an intern position, which NEVER happens. House wants Masters to come work with him. Masters almost blushes. However, House wants Masters to prove her worth to him. He wants her to compromise her hardcore belief in honesty and uprightness. House feels that if Masters does, she can become exceptional. As the patient states in her ending soliloquy, people “at the top of the game…play by different rules.” Masters is flattered and drawn in by
House’s pursuit. She does end up conning everyone into doing what she feels is the right thing to do. Classic House. But even with the successful outcome of her deceptions, Masters doesn’t feel good about it. Being right and saving the patient is good enough for House. Heck, it’s good enough for Foreman, Chase, Taub and 13. But Masters regrets her actions. She doesn’t want to play by House’s Holier-Than-Others rules and she tells House she can’t do it. She knows she’ll never be the same again but she doesn’t mind that. She’ll take her new knowledge and self-confidence with her as she moves on.

After seeing Masters and House’s “break up scene” I went back and watched “Bombshells.” Cuddy tells House almost the same thing in their break-up scene. Cuddy told House that she “thought she could do this.” “This” being the roller coaster ride House takes everyone close to him on. For House’s team the thrill from the roller coaster ride compensates for all the crap that House dumps on them. Cuddy enjoyed that same thrill. For years House was this amazing man; a man who played by his own rules; who saved lives with his genius. The problem was all that awesome is entirely different to deal with on the boyfriend level. A relationship is supposed to be a partnership. House is incapable of being an equal partner. He’ll always be thinking of himself. Cuddy realized she couldn’t live with that and be happy and fulfilled. Masters too realized it was House’s world and she didn’t want to get sucked over to the dark side so she cut bait. It was the Cameron scene all over again. This time however, House didn’t start to go after Masters. He just disappeared. Hmmmmmmm.

The theme that stuck out to me was that of what is the price you’re willing to pay to make your dreams come true? The patient was willing to risk her life in order to be the best and prove to herself she could sail around the world. House also was willing to risk it all. His genius and ability to be solve puzzles is his life yet he told Cuddy he would give all that up in order to be happy and in love with her. So what if it did mean a few lives were lost along the way. Both the patient and House were willing to risk everything for their dreams . Masters wasn’t quite as willing to risk as much in order to be part of the most amazing diagnostic team ever. She certainly wanted that title. It gave her street cred. But it wasn’t worth it. I think Cuddy wanted the happiness and love with House, too. But she was putting her own self-worth on the line. She couldn’t imagine always playing second fiddle to House’s ego. Personally, I think Cuddy jumped the gun. I know she’d given him ample chances, but hey, it’s House. You don’t expect a pig who’s been wallowing in the mud pit all his life to get clean with one pass of the hose…. Or something like that. I’ve voiced my opinion already that I think Cuddy caved too soon. In recent interviews with Mr. Shore we have learned that Huddy was never supposed to last. I sort of expected that. I just didn’t expect to go from six years of build-up to such a quick break-up and sweeping under the rug of said relationship. A few longing gazes and knowing shakes of the head isn’t enough to satisfy me. If I was a new hire at PPTH I wouldn’t even know that the dean and that cranky doctor with the cane had even had a friendship let alone been lovers. I have been a fan of House since the beginning and don’t need to have Huddy as a part of the show, however, I do need a bit more closure on the relationship. I hope it happens sometime in the next four episodes.

One more thing. Mr. Shore-"You Can't Always Get What You Want" is House's theme song. I get the point that now Masters is taking a bit of House with her, but no. It's House's song. Promise to never do it again and I'll forgive you.

Sorry for the brief posting but my job gets smaller and smaller. The previews from next week actually have House and Cuddy interacting. Real face-to-face speaking! Maybe. Just maybe if we keep our fingers crossed they’ll actually stand within two feet of each other. Here’s hoping!