If we learned anything from this week's episode, it’s that Cuddy is without a doubt is the HBIC, well at least a HBIC – she was definitely in control of this episode, and barely a scene went by without someone calling her a bitch – so it fits, right? Much like “Wilson” from earlier in the season, we took a break from the usual episode formula and focused on one of our favorite, but often neglected characters – Lisa Cuddy.
This episode showed us that Cuddy has got a shit-ton of stuff going on, plain and simple. In the course of one day she had to deal with a sick baby, an inconsistent boyfriend and impossible to reach nanny, a bunch of chauvinistic jerks from a seemingly heartless insurance company, the hospital board’s threat of firing her, a steeling sociopath pharmacologist, a cancer patient who wanted a prescription for breast milk, hospital legal issues, and House’s high jinks. Despite a fist fight between Chase and the Chief of Surgery, which was clearly egged on by House, some tampering with the surgical bays’ air conditioning, and an obsession with trying to use Malaria as a diagnostic tool, House came in easily as the least of her problems.
Overall I liked the episode, but I can bet that it will be getting mixed reviews. The tone was of the episode was drastically different, and the plot focused a little too heavily on the heartless insurance company which felt a little forced. The point of that plot was to show how tough as nails she could be, even though it brought her to the point of a near breakdown in the elevator, stair case, and car (with House always near by). All of her struggles throughout the day served more an insight into Cuddy’s character, rather than edge of your seat plot devices. From where I stand the episode was a success, and Lisa Edelstein really shined.
Side notes:
- Cuddy’s big “YES!” with the cheesy pull away shot was pretty lame. Not gonna lie.
- Lucas is kind of a douche. Not quite bad enough for us to outright hate him, but we’ll be totally fine when he disappears.
- Cuddy is surprisingly flexible.
- How is it that Cuddy doesn’t have an assistant? That poor nurse!
Quotes:
Cuddy: What'll you do next time one of your patients needs a liver transplant?
House: Go talk to Wilson about something completely unrelated and see what happens.
Cuddy: She’s not massaging your leg.
House: She will. Eventually.
House: I tried to cure a guy with cancer by using malaria to win a $50 bet. You really wanna be more like me?
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