Yeah Foreman has never been a favorite of mine either (although I say the Euphoria episodes were and still are some of the best acting Omar Epps has done on the series) - he's just boring when compared to all the other characters on the series. I even say that when comparing him to Cameron and she annoyed me so badly the first 3 seasons of House (I actually started liking her this season).
I think the biggest part of the problem with Foreman is in his efforts to avoid becoming like House he's lost something he once had. I can't quite put my finger on what it is but it's something.
Oh and he's most definitely a stick in the mud with no sense of humor whatsoever as you said. Say what you want about House being an insensitive jerk but at least for the most part he seems to retain his sense of humor (although it can be rather twisted at times).
I totally agree that Euphoria 1&2 were amazing episodes and Omar did a great job. I think where Foreman's character went downhill is when he left because he didn't want to be like House. As you said, in his effort to NOT be like House he's lost something along the way. It seems like he's so busy butting heads with House that he's almost incapable of doing anything else (like laugh, smile, or act human). Taub's impression of Foreman on his happiest and saddest days was SPOT ON!!
That said, I think that we got a glimpse of the old Foreman in The Social Contract, wouldn't you say?
Say what you want about House being an insensitive jerk but at least for the most part he seems to retain his sense of humor (although it can be rather twisted at times).
I like my insensitive jerks to have a twisted sense of humor! The two just go together like peanut butter and chocolate.
(Although I think The Social Contract, among other episodes, kind of showed us that House isn't always quite the insensitive jerk that he appears to be. He's so much more complicated than that and a lot deeper than we are led to think he is. His mind is always working and when it isn't a medical puzzle it's obvious he examines and analyzes his life and the lives of those around him.)
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I think the biggest part of the problem with Foreman is in his efforts to avoid becoming like House he's lost something he once had. I can't quite put my finger on what it is but it's something.
Oh and he's most definitely a stick in the mud with no sense of humor whatsoever as you said. Say what you want about House being an insensitive jerk but at least for the most part he seems to retain his sense of humor (although it can be rather twisted at times).
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That said, I think that we got a glimpse of the old Foreman in The Social Contract, wouldn't you say?
Say what you want about House being an insensitive jerk but at least for the most part he seems to retain his sense of humor (although it can be rather twisted at times).
I like my insensitive jerks to have a twisted sense of humor! The two just go together like peanut butter and chocolate.
(Although I think The Social Contract, among other episodes, kind of showed us that House isn't always quite the insensitive jerk that he appears to be. He's so much more complicated than that and a lot deeper than we are led to think he is. His mind is always working and when it isn't a medical puzzle it's obvious he examines and analyzes his life and the lives of those around him.)