I did write this before the first episode--I wouldn't say 'prophetic,' since House's anti-authoritarian tendencies would not go over well in prison. But thank you very much for your praise!
I'm glad all the characters' voices are tone true--when I write, I'm essentially hearing the dialogue in my mind and taking dictation. Wilson came through very well, I thought--but then, he's always in his element when House needs to be bailed out of trouble. (I actually think I have a better grasp of House's and Chase's voices than his, so thank you for that; I suppose I'm improving with practice.)
Exactly: what drew me to Chase's character in the first place were those layers; the fact that he could thrive in House's (occasionally cutthroat) orbit, scheme with the best, but also retain his humaneness, and the ability to be kind and even nurturing when the situation calls for that. (It's a quality one doesn't see in enough male characters.)
When I started that research, I was surprised to find how difficult it really is to visit a prisoner: that movie scene we've all viewed where a friend of family member is just buzzed through and goes in is pure myth. And yes, I'm sure that part of the reason Chase was so uncomfortable--though he doesn't consciously acknowledge it--is that he knows he could easily have ended up spending his life behind bars.
The show really should have defined the internal hierarchy of Diagnostics better than it did: fellowship training in the U.S. rarely goes beyond four years (and in fact isn't usually more than three). So when Chase returned after S3, I'm inclined to say it was in an attending position, but canon never made that explicit: no wonder Chase himself is a bit confused about it. (He probably called it an attending position, since--given whose department this was--I expect there was no paperwork to prove otherwise, and it can't have been a fellowship anymore.)
I'm especially pleased you enjoyed the prison scene and House's phone call: I always love writing their interaction, so those were probably my favorite parts of the piece.
(I couldn't resist throwing in that mission statement when I saw it while researching New South Wales hospitals: it was too perfect to pass up. I had to laugh myself.)
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I'm glad all the characters' voices are tone true--when I write, I'm essentially hearing the dialogue in my mind and taking dictation. Wilson came through very well, I thought--but then, he's always in his element when House needs to be bailed out of trouble. (I actually think I have a better grasp of House's and Chase's voices than his, so thank you for that; I suppose I'm improving with practice.)
Exactly: what drew me to Chase's character in the first place were those layers; the fact that he could thrive in House's (occasionally cutthroat) orbit, scheme with the best, but also retain his humaneness, and the ability to be kind and even nurturing when the situation calls for that. (It's a quality one doesn't see in enough male characters.)
When I started that research, I was surprised to find how difficult it really is to visit a prisoner: that movie scene we've all viewed where a friend of family member is just buzzed through and goes in is pure myth. And yes, I'm sure that part of the reason Chase was so uncomfortable--though he doesn't consciously acknowledge it--is that he knows he could easily have ended up spending his life behind bars.
The show really should have defined the internal hierarchy of Diagnostics better than it did: fellowship training in the U.S. rarely goes beyond four years (and in fact isn't usually more than three). So when Chase returned after S3, I'm inclined to say it was in an attending position, but canon never made that explicit: no wonder Chase himself is a bit confused about it. (He probably called it an attending position, since--given whose department this was--I expect there was no paperwork to prove otherwise, and it can't have been a fellowship anymore.)
I'm especially pleased you enjoyed the prison scene and House's phone call: I always love writing their interaction, so those were probably my favorite parts of the piece.
(I couldn't resist throwing in that mission statement when I saw it while researching New South Wales hospitals: it was too perfect to pass up. I had to laugh myself.)