The patter of the dialogue between House and Dr. Charles, who treats TB in Africa. It's interesting because House is the protagonist of the show (well, sort of), and yet more often than not he is depicted as the 'bad guy' as it were, aside from his skill set to cure the patient of course. We're meant to think he's a grousing, curmudgeon with savant like skills at diagnosis. Right, I'm on board. However, he's NOT always the one in the wrong, outside of medical skills.
A great example of this is his ability to recognize how unhealthy Cameron's crush on him was, before anyone else chimed in. However, in this episode in particular, there was evidence of 'Ok, sometimes the biggest jerk in the room is right'. LOL Look, I'm just saying that there were some major character flaws in the patient this time, as well. I suppose it could be the actor's baseline persona, but I felt like yeah, he cares about the people in Africa he's saving, BUT he also enjoys his celebrity, too.
And there is nothing wrong with using your celebrity for a good cause, but from the moment he came back to the States, he was acting like a Kyle. And I think House saw that. Now, do I think it is also true that House was jealous in some ways? Of course. But I also believe that Dr. Charles started believing his own hype.
I thought House summed it up nicely, 'You can't ask to be treated like people in a third world country, AND call a press conference'.
A good episode, based more on characters than the medicine.
A great example of this is his ability to recognize how unhealthy Cameron's crush on him was, before anyone else chimed in. However, in this episode in particular, there was evidence of 'Ok, sometimes the biggest jerk in the room is right'. LOL Look, I'm just saying that there were some major character flaws in the patient this time, as well. I suppose it could be the actor's baseline persona, but I felt like yeah, he cares about the people in Africa he's saving, BUT he also enjoys his celebrity, too.
And there is nothing wrong with using your celebrity for a good cause, but from the moment he came back to the States, he was acting like a Kyle. And I think House saw that. Now, do I think it is also true that House was jealous in some ways? Of course. But I also believe that Dr. Charles started believing his own hype.
I thought House summed it up nicely, 'You can't ask to be treated like people in a third world country, AND call a press conference'.
A good episode, based more on characters than the medicine.