Interesting essey. I agreed with pretty much everything. I liked your thoughts on Amber and Thirteen. I disagree about Cuddy, though. It doesn't bother me that she is a mediocre docter, because she is a good boss. She's good at what she does, as House says. I think that the writers have given her more depth than they've given any other character besides House, which is why she could come across as weak. Emotional doesn't mean weak. In Humpty Dumpty, she was emotionally involved in that case because she saw herself in the woman. I'm sure that plenty of other doctors can have that problem. She's human.