House: Last Resort
Nov. 26th, 2008 11:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccatoriaI'm sorry...what?
I don't often (well, okay, ever) post about House here because while I vaguely enjoy it, it's not a show I'm hugely fannish about. And you know, I know House is an ass. I know he's selfish. I know he's irresponsible. But seriously. This is just beyond.
Giving that man back his gun and then deliberately refusing to let the completely innocent patient who thought it was safe because the insane hostage-taker had lost his gun because he might be needed, you know, as a fucking hostage is a whole new level of respect-losing fucked up.
Thirteen almost died directly because of House's actions. Now, I'm not trying to take away the responsibility of the guy with the gun, but when you enable someone so damn directly, when you wilfully put numerous lives in direct danger, you damn well need to acknowledge it was your own fucking fault.
And what, no one MENTIONS THIS? Cus the promo for next week doesn't exactly look like he's been suspended or arrested for, you know, TAKING HOSTAGES, which is effectively what he did when he took away that kid's choice to leave, and gave a gun to a guy so that he could satisfy his own curiosity.
No, no, the entire thing is some sort of life-affirming experience for Thirteen, and House gets to talk about how if the guy hadn't done this he'd've died. Which as a moral conundrum along the lines of House's comments about signing your own donor card, would have a bajillion times more cranky-devil's-advocate-weight if House hadn't colluded like it's not against every damn thing the medical profession stands for - curing one person at the expense of another's health.
I mean, damn. I can't believe the show just had that plot point like it was "ho hum, another selfish House moment!"
Because, for real. That was...just un-fucking-believable. I don't think I've been so angry with a fictional character in a really long time.
Though half the anger is because I doubt we'll see that hostage kid suing House or Thirteen holding a grudge, or, you know, QUITTING because her boss almost KILLED HER because he was CURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING and then had the gall to BLAME HER attitude.
RAGE.
I don't often (well, okay, ever) post about House here because while I vaguely enjoy it, it's not a show I'm hugely fannish about. And you know, I know House is an ass. I know he's selfish. I know he's irresponsible. But seriously. This is just beyond.
Giving that man back his gun and then deliberately refusing to let the completely innocent patient who thought it was safe because the insane hostage-taker had lost his gun because he might be needed, you know, as a fucking hostage is a whole new level of respect-losing fucked up.
Thirteen almost died directly because of House's actions. Now, I'm not trying to take away the responsibility of the guy with the gun, but when you enable someone so damn directly, when you wilfully put numerous lives in direct danger, you damn well need to acknowledge it was your own fucking fault.
And what, no one MENTIONS THIS? Cus the promo for next week doesn't exactly look like he's been suspended or arrested for, you know, TAKING HOSTAGES, which is effectively what he did when he took away that kid's choice to leave, and gave a gun to a guy so that he could satisfy his own curiosity.
No, no, the entire thing is some sort of life-affirming experience for Thirteen, and House gets to talk about how if the guy hadn't done this he'd've died. Which as a moral conundrum along the lines of House's comments about signing your own donor card, would have a bajillion times more cranky-devil's-advocate-weight if House hadn't colluded like it's not against every damn thing the medical profession stands for - curing one person at the expense of another's health.
I mean, damn. I can't believe the show just had that plot point like it was "ho hum, another selfish House moment!"
Because, for real. That was...just un-fucking-believable. I don't think I've been so angry with a fictional character in a really long time.
Though half the anger is because I doubt we'll see that hostage kid suing House or Thirteen holding a grudge, or, you know, QUITTING because her boss almost KILLED HER because he was CURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING and then had the gall to BLAME HER attitude.
RAGE.
