House, M.D.: Season Seven – Act II
I know it’s been a while since my last House, M.D article. in the few weeks since I last posted, Hugh Laurie has been nominated for both Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards—and Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend and Peter Blake have been nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) award for last season’s finale “Help me.”
you may remember that I had the good fortune to interview the three writers the day after “Help Me” aired, and I’m thrilled they’ve been recognized by the Writers Guild for their excellent script. good luck to all of them.
Where we Stand at the end of Season Seven—Act I: House and Cuddy
In the final scene of “Small Sacrifices,” the closing moments in the "first act" of House, M.D.’s season seven, House (Hugh Laurie) confesses to Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) that he’s lied to Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) while apologizing to her for another lie. but what is the lie? Is the apology itself insincere, or is the lie that he tells her he'll "never lie to" her again? The answer to that question is a critical piece of the season seven puzzle—and could have a large impact on how the rest of the season (and House and Cuddy’s relationship) will play out once the series returns from its winter hiatus (January 17).
We are now more than a third of the way through season seven, and with the show on hiatus, I thought it might be the perfect opportunity to take a closer look to see where these first eight episodes have taken the series, and where the series might head in the coming months.
The biggest change, of course, is the new dynamic between House and Cuddy. Season six ends with Cuddy’s declaration of love, which seems not only to stun him, but brings him, Phoenix-like from the ashes of real despair. We’ve seen House in dire straits before (“No Reason,” “Merry little Christmas,” “Wilson’s Heart,” “both Sides Now”), but a patient death in “Help Me” leaves House in a pretty fragile state (something even Foreman notices) by the time Cuddy gets to him in the closing moments of last season. He’s always gotten up an dusted himself off to see a new day and mock another colleague. but we usually see him on the edge of an abyss and have to wait until the following season to see how it all resolves.
But season six didn't leave House barely hanging; it left us with House and Cuddy together, holding hands. And over the summer, instead of fearing for House's well being, fans wondered could (or should) this new relationship last more than an episode or two.
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