The way people gush about House as though he is a helpless blind kitten incapable of making his own decisions.
House sort of invites doting and coddling. He's so very charmingly broken and endearingly tragic. The gods know *I* want to fix him, give him a hug (and, okay, a whole lot more).
Wilson, however, fails to ellicit the same sort of sympathy. I maintain that he's just as broken in his way as House is. But he doesn't have a Vicodin bottle and cane to prove it. It's easier to translate his philandering as being an asshole than of deeper seated issues. Wilson functions better than House does, but I don't think he's any happier.
See, now in ancient Greek we wouldn't have a problem with the pronouns -- it would be perfectly clear. *pats Greek reflexives on the head*
Ever since I learned that reflexives and the 2nd person plural were *possible* I've be unendingly bitter about it. Stupid English, clunky barbaric language. Reflexives would so make slash writing easier.
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Date: 2006-09-13 03:16 pm (UTC)House sort of invites doting and coddling. He's so very charmingly broken and endearingly tragic. The gods know *I* want to fix him, give him a hug (and, okay, a whole lot more).
Wilson, however, fails to ellicit the same sort of sympathy. I maintain that he's just as broken in his way as House is. But he doesn't have a Vicodin bottle and cane to prove it. It's easier to translate his philandering as being an asshole than of deeper seated issues. Wilson functions better than House does, but I don't think he's any happier.
See, now in ancient Greek we wouldn't have a problem with the pronouns -- it would be perfectly clear. *pats Greek reflexives on the head*
Ever since I learned that reflexives and the 2nd person plural were *possible* I've be unendingly bitter about it. Stupid English, clunky barbaric language. Reflexives would so make slash writing easier.