Thank you so much--this kind of in-depth, insightful comment makes all the work that goes into these pieces worthwhile.
I'm not fond of Cameron either, to say the least--not since "Love Hurts," when she pushed women's rights in the workplace back fifty years with the assumption she was entitled to harass House for a date. And the way she treats Chase is its own rant, which you've already covered. I shudder to think they'll soon be married, and I want to send an angry letter to whichever writer was responsible for last night's bachelor party disaster--_where_ did they get the idea that a man with an alcoholic mother would want a party involving a tower of flaming vodka, much less let himself get drunk? And I shudder to contemplate the idea of his being married to Cameron.
Chase has been the character who's experienced the most growth since the show began--whose path has arguably been the most healthy, since it's reliably been one of maturation--but Cameron upsets that trend by failing to appreciate and validate Chase in his own right (which should be a requirement before you marry someone, dammit). I'm more interested in his father/son, mentor/student relationship with House: it's not exactly idyllic, but it's helped him grow. They understand each other in unique ways and bring out interesting aspects of one another, and I enjoy exploring that in fic. (And I was endlessly disappointed that Foreman was given the attending position that, by merit, should have been Chase's.)
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I'm not fond of Cameron either, to say the least--not since "Love Hurts," when she pushed women's rights in the workplace back fifty years with the assumption she was entitled to harass House for a date. And the way she treats Chase is its own rant, which you've already covered. I shudder to think they'll soon be married, and I want to send an angry letter to whichever writer was responsible for last night's bachelor party disaster--_where_ did they get the idea that a man with an alcoholic mother would want a party involving a tower of flaming vodka, much less let himself get drunk? And I shudder to contemplate the idea of his being married to Cameron.
Chase has been the character who's experienced the most growth since the show began--whose path has arguably been the most healthy, since it's reliably been one of maturation--but Cameron upsets that trend by failing to appreciate and validate Chase in his own right (which should be a requirement before you marry someone, dammit). I'm more interested in his father/son, mentor/student relationship with House: it's not exactly idyllic, but it's helped him grow. They understand each other in unique ways and bring out interesting aspects of one another, and I enjoy exploring that in fic. (And I was endlessly disappointed that Foreman was given the attending position that, by merit, should have been Chase's.)