Review: Episode 8.6 Parents

One of the things of which I don't speak much is The parenting. I think it's a delicate topic, because the parents often take difficult decisions. Sometimes the decisions are considered stupid by us... Sometimes these are considered good, because either we like it or we think is good for us. But our parents also have had bad decisions (according to our point of view and theirs). However, I'm considered when I say that our parents do it for our welfare.

The latest House's episode studies that complicated leson I liked so much. Of course, it is taken in an original way, a way that only House know to create. And that's good for me. But don't think I love it because it's House or because it's original. I really liked it because I was agree with all the opinion they say. At first, it was strange (for me), and I didn't think that it was correct... But when the episode was in her last minutes I understand it perfectly.

Our parents have mistakes. These are worst or better depending on the case. They are always characteristic of humans. And we must to forgive it.

In the episode, however, the mom don't think the same thing. She considered that her son don't have to see to his died dad. He believed that it was not good, he was a clown, his dad was a clown. In the mind of the mom, the dad was a irresponsible man, in the son's mind it was not bad. In fact, he loves his dad and think that his job was good, at least better than the job of his step-father.

Obviously, they all (including House and the team) were in a problem. How to practice the procedures if they needed the help of the deceased dad? The medical case was a headache due to that. But, when we knew that the dad isn't dead (the mom was lying to protect the son), the medical case was considered a stupid thing compared with the social aspect, the family aspect.

And if it was not enough, the relation of Taub with his daugthers was another point I loved so much of the episode, but that was not so good for Taub, who had to face his parent complications.

The parenting was something to enjoy in that moment. But that's not all. We also learned that Chase had a complicated early life with his alcoholic mother and father, and Chi with her parents. But, Adams, she assured that her parents are good. House didn't believe it, of course.

And then, the case continues and Chase and House want to know the true history of the Adams's parents. Perhaps a unorginial storyline, but I don't think it... And the good dialogues agreed with me. Plus, we have a interesting clinic patient, a man that assures to have diabetes, when the true is he has problems due to the diabetes medications he takes to treat the suspect disease. How ironic! But it's House and it's good for me...

House also has another interesting problem in this episode. He want to go to a Box Match with Wilson, but he can't because he only can be in the hospital and in his house. Apparently impossible. But not for House. We see a House looking for a genious way to go to the Box Match in Atlantic City, and that, a House that I loved.

Coming back to the Patient's case, we understand that the real father, who finally went to the hospital raped to his son when he was 4, the son that loved him so much, and the syphilis infected her body. After years, the disease was decreasing, but when he is kicked by a child the nightmare came back. And then, is when the complicated mom says the true. She knew that her husband was sexually abusing her son, she found out it when he saw a clothes and she didn't want the father were with her son because she don`t want that he hurts him. The mom was trying to be a good mother... and that was part of the parents aspect.

Taub has to say to the patient he has syphilis. He did it, but he didn't say that he was raped. When Taub tells it to House, House understand and says that Taub believed in his heart and not in his brain, another thing that the parents does... and another parents aspect to add to the episode.

We also learn that Adams didn't have a good parents. She was rebellious. However, she explain that he wanted to work with House, something unexpected... but that says another thing that was locked in my mind.

Taub finally decides what to do. And another aspect of parenting is revealed. We have to make decisions...

I really loved this episode, maybe it was bit boring, but I liked her dialogues, especially this: ICU is wasting time in Latin (or something like that). The relation between Taub and Ruby seemed to me very cute... And it is a high note for me. Another thing I loved from the episode was when House apparently drank the urine of the man that believed he had diabetes, and the true was that the suspect urine was apple juice.

And if I mention the final scene (Foreman and House in Atlantic City at the same time that a astonished but calm Wilson watch T.V.) and I say that it was super, the best scene I have seen in my life you would have no problems to understand this episode was very good.

I don't know why a lot of fans thought this episode was bad. It was special, unique (more than many House episodes) because it has a bit of everything: irony, interesting medical case, an unique House and a perfect theme.

House isn't an educational show but I do love this episode due to the valuable lessons. And that's good enough for me...

8.5/10

Moving On: ¿La gran caída de House?

Alerta Spoiler: Si nos has visto el episodio, se recomienda no leer.

Sé que esta entrada les puede parecer un poco tardada, y es que Moving On, el último episodio de la séptima temporada de House se estrenó hace varios días. Obviamente, lo correcto hubiese sido que esta entrada apareciese al día siguiente del estreno, es decir hace dos semanas. Pero lo cierto es que no había tenido la bondad de ver el episodio, hasta hoy, que fue cuando lo descargué.

Bien, comencemos.

Voy a tratar de ser específico para no alargar la información y el propósito de esta entrada más de lo suficiente. Primero, el inicio del episodio: Varios policías frente a la casa de Cuddy, esta última con cara de tragedia, Wilson en la misma situación, un policía hablando con ella acerca de "algo" que en ese momento no sabemos que es.

A primera vista, me sentí muy interesado por la forma con que comenzó todo el meollo. Me llené de intriga rápidamente, a pesar de que para mi pesar, sabía el desenlace de todo y la reacción que había causado en los medios. Pero dejando atrás todo esto, lo importante es que el inicio, los primeros segundos, me impactaron (y me gustaron), sobre todo lo parte en que Cuddy asegura que enviará a House a prisión si se le ocurre pisar el hospital.

Hasta este punto vamos bien, pero ahora sigamos. Luego del interesante y extensamente corto opening, nos damos cuenta de que la escena regresa tres días antes. Ya la cosa no se pinta na da bien y creo que me expresaría mejor un dialogo.

—¿Tres días antes? Por favor, pero no me digan que así continua, la verdad me parece fastidioso saber que aparentemente no podré saber que sucede después del juramento de Cuddy.

—Pero es que así lo hicieron...

—Bueno, habrá que seguir viendo.

Luego de este inoportuno debata mental, regresamos a la pantalla.

¿Qué vemos?

La escena de Afsoun Hamidi a punto de decidir cual sería la mejor manera de torturarla. Vemos objetos punzantes, reconocibles, peligrosos, lo que no me llama nada la atención, más bien me parece grotesco que mostraran tales cosas. Pero luego, lamentablemente, vemos que lo que está sucediendo es un video que House reproduce en su computadora. Esta añadidura tampoco me gustó nada, ¿pero qué sé podía hacer?

Luego vienen los diálogos que no fueron malos, pero no me agradaron totalmente. Vemos el progreso de la paciente y las relaciones House-Equipo, House-Cuddy, House-Otros, pero no hay nada que de verdad me llame más la atención que el hecho de que se trata de un final de temporada y que lo que estamos viendo es un "tres días antes".

—La trama que suguiere interés, está muy alejada, aquí debo admitirlo.

Luego, al pasar los largos minutos, vemos como continua la cosa, en el final, House va a llevar su cepillo a Cuddy, pero se detiene al ver una escena en la que obviamente se llena de celos o no sé qué, lo cierto es que cuando yo mismo vi esa parte, y la cara de House, los sentimientos de tristeza no duraron en embargarme.

—Felicitaciones, aquí es una de las pocas partes que me gustan del episodio, me refiero a la forma de que sentí la situaciones, ¿pero luego que viene...?

House comete una tremenda locura: Se va en su vehículo, agarra velocidad, y se devuelve para estrellarse contra la casa de Cuddy y quedar dentro de la sala. La imagen que me formé en este momento era la de un House demente, loco, pero ese no era el House que yo conocía, y lamentablemente allí estaba otro altibajo.

—Bien, ¿pero qué más? ¿Después que sucede?

Bueno, después de los lamentables sucesos, House se va caminando hasta llegar a un bar, tomarse una bebida y caminar por la orilla de una playa, hasta que la pantalla se pone negra y comienzan los créditos, y se culmina uno de los finales de temporada más decepcionantes que he visto.

Un resumen de lo que más me gustó, que practicamente es inicio y fin, peor creo que ha bastado para analizar el episodio.

Si bien es cierto que el episodio tiene algunas partes bonitas y reflexivas (pero digo algunas), en general, se aprecia que no ha sido un episodio bien logrado. El desarrollo se hace tedioso al principio y luego vemos un final que nos sorprende más por el hecho de que vemos a un House demente que el de que se trate de un final de temporada. ¡Malas noticias, sin duda!

Finalmente la respuesta al problema, House no es así, lamentablemente ha sido un final que no tenido una buena preferencia en la audiencia, pero tampoco es tan malo, ya que rápidamente se puede comprender que fue lo que llevó a House a cometer la locura de estrellar el auto.

6.5 de 10 es mi puntuación de este episodio. Al decirlo, vuelvo a sentir que lo que estaba acabando de ver, no era el House que yo conocía.

Importante: Los hechos aquí presentados son totalmente parte de mi punto de vista, por tanto, es probable que sean falsos o poco satisfactorios. Si es así, espero saber tu opinión.