House can't keep Cuddy locked away in his fortress forever. "Selfish" is the writer's answer to the question of how "Huddy" will function once they return to work. This episode puts us right back to where fans feel the most comfortable: at the hospital and with a great case for House to work on. Each member of House's team, minus the absent Thirteen, has an opinion, or lack of an opinion on House's relationship. I can't help but wonder if this was the writer's version of their divided audience members' opinions on the direction the series has taken in light of the House/Cuddy pairing: "in favor, indignant, and indifferent." This episode easily could have been called "Selfless," but that would have made us all use our brains a little less. In typical House fashion, the writers challenged us to question if being selfish is actually healthier than being selfless. Clinic (Selfish Exhibit A)
This week's return to the clinic opened with a bang. Granted, House is being somewhat friendlier, but his barbs haven't softened in the wake of his good mood. He's still throwing some amazing zingers at his ancient patient, telling him he has a bad case of "natural causes." Both the patient and his son served to reinforce the idea that coming clean with clear intentions and honesty, even at the risk of hurting one another, would have been better than the lies and omissions handed out to spare hurt feelings. This father and son pair were very similar to another pair of clinic patients, also senior citizens. In the season one episode, "Love Hurts," two older patients didn't want to tell the other that they both wanted less sex. Afraid of hurt feelings, they each went to House separately to deliver messages and manipulate the other and in the end realized they should have just been honest with each other.
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