This is molly_commas from LJ. :D

And Cuddy just lets him, playing games and bribing him rather than just telling him to do his goddamn job.

I cannot agree more. Augh. The worst instance of this for me was when she switched his vicodin for laxatives, a completely childish and inappropriate move which not only made her come off as completely unprofessional and entirely unable to handle House, but in fact put the patient at stake (if you ask me) by distracting House from the situation. At that moment, I actively stopped liking Cuddy, which is tragic because she was a great character first season, and unfortunately despite how canon House/Wilson is, it will never actually become canon. So House/Cuddy is pretty much inevitable, and if this is the Cuddy they put him with, I don't think I'll be able to handle it.

And I agree with everything about Thirteen versus Amber. I am admittedly biased because I'm madly in love with Amber, but I think from an objective standpoint she is a stronger (and more interesting) character than Thirteen. (Also, isn't it odd how everyone either calls her the Bitch or Amber -- never by her last name, unlike both Cuddy and Cameron. I mean, Volakis doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but, really, does Taub?)