can you imagine them cutting him back down to one or two scenes per episode? D:
I will not permit it. No. I'm making it illegal.

And yeah, I can't see either of them forming really strong bonds with anyone else-- at least not realistically, not in the remaining time frame of the show.
Or in the little bit of life House left. (Come on, he can't live that much longer the way he's going...)

Thanks for the comments, and good luck with Big Bang!