I think it was the most significant season opener since the Pilot. ("Alone" was the most hysterical, though XD)



The H/W
I love that right after the credits roll, the show jumps right into the House/Wilson.

This is the second or third time House and Wilson have had a spat in front of the Newbies. They didn't do that in front of the old team, did they? It was very awkward, nonetheless.

I already know some people are bitching about House's behavior, but it's a well-established pattern that Wilson is the one thing that will guarantee House will get distracted on a case. (Even dumb stuff like...pancakes and Wendy.)

During the scene where Cuddy is telling House to tell Wilson he's sorry, etc, they started playing the really sad music from the bus crash scene in "House's Head." JUST THE MUSIC MADE ME SAD D:

House ditching the patient? Was cold.

"...if you tell Wilson how you feel - about him...if you let yourself feel vulnerable..." Just quoted for truth.

Greatly enjoyed Wilson calling Cuddy her B.S. Had to be done.

I was actually surprised how quickly House wore down, and switched tactics from "be a belligerent asshole" to "bare my heart and soul." This show is very good at true tragedy. Whenever House decides to be vulnerable for a moment, he gets shot down - and it's his own fault each time, really. Yet you can't help but feel for him. Self-perpetuating cycle and all.

This episode was pulling at my heart-strings. (Didn't help I rewatched the finale beforehand.) House looks lost, looks wistful, bares his soul. It was so weird to see House like that for so long. And Wilson is so lost, too, and - god, when he almost started crying again, and started saying he should have been on the bus. Damn. This show would be nothing without Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard, I really do think that.

And how in love does Wilson sound when he says, "I don't blame you. I wanted to. I tried to"?

The PotW's story very obviously is supposed to parallel Wilson. She goes back to her old boss, even though she knows things won't change (and kind of doesn't want her to), but, in a way, feels important because of her role. That's what I pretty much expect for the resolution of this arc; House and Wilson will have a better understanding of their relationship, but it'll still be warped. (Because why else would I be watching them?)

Oh, and the Thirteen/PotW scene where Thirteen says they can do anything, and the PotW is like "...no," it made me think: YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT.

And I think the House/Wilson love story (YES I AM SAYING IT WITHOUT QUALIFICATIONS) is the ultimate "you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need."


Everything Else
Chase - I love cocky Chase. He is the true House Jr. "Then you're talking about another surgeon, because I didn't miss anything."

Cameron - "I am not your errand girl." Continuing the S4 trend, I still think Cameron > Cuddy. She's still acting like House's annoyed older sister, and she's actually acting like a friend towards Wilson. Their scene was sweet. Made me miss my Wilson/Cameron days ;_;

Thirteen - "I have Huntington's. Wanna fuck?" Seriously, wasn't Thirteen supposed to do this patient? Or is that a different one? Not that I care who she does, long as she spreads the gay to House. Still neutral to her.

Taub - Just awesome. I love him so much. Foreman wishes he were Taub.

Kutner - Still in my Fave Five :D "How recently were you...needy?"

Foreman and Cuddy - No comment.


Spoilers/Speculation

You know, when talk about S5 began, TPTB said it starts with a ten-episode arc. Okay, House and Wilson make up a few episodes in. There's House/Cuddy action, Thirteen stuff, and Chase/Cameron development. There's a devious plan that House has that gets Wilson to love him again.

Then Olivia Wilde had that quote about House not getting bisexuality or whatever, and I'm hoping she said that because of something in a future episode. Because then that confirms Thirteen is going to help gay up House.

Yeah, so, my slasher mind is like...what if the big twist isn't the devious plan, but something that happens afterwards?