Interestingly, the way you described feeling about House (he needs a hug, he's very sensitive, you don't understand how other people can possibly see him as one-dimensional) kind of mirrors the way I feel about Wilson. It's not the same, but the last part rung a loud bell in my head. The guy is so very fucked-up, and I just feel bad for him. It doesn't stop me from getting FURIOUS with him, or from reading Dark!Wilson fic, but I always just end up feeling sad for him. I don't understand Wilson Hate, because to me he is so human and so fallable that I can't help but love him.
I hope that people realize that I don't hate Wilson. I love Wilson, actually. I'm just REALLY mad at him right now. I totally agree that Wilson is human and fallible, and I feel bad for him, too. My heart broke for him when he blamed himself for Daniel's disappearance (and yay for House being there for him). It's just that he seems to have lost something since the first 2 seasons. He seems to be unable to really comprehend the effect his behavior has on House. House is screwed up enough as it is, I just want Wilson to realize that he's not helping.
With House, the wanna-hug-him feelings are mixed with OhMyGodHughLaurieIsDroolWorthy feelings and EverybodyElseExceptForHouseSucks feelings. But also, I sometimes get frustrated with him for no good reason. I'm not sure what thats about.
Hee. Yes, I can certainly understand those feelings! I admit sometimes it's hard to look at him and not be thinking about how incredibly sexy Hugh is and all the things I'd like to do to him (rowwr), but I never get frustrated with House. I guess I sympathize and identify too much with him. It's complicated and has to do with more than having the same thought processes and curiousity, etc. It has to do with someone doing the best they can to cope with a history of abuse and suffering from terrible pain that is regularly dismissed by his two best friends.
I think one of the saddest and most moving scenes ever is at the end of One Day, One Room (one of my absolute favorite episodes) when he admits that his father abused him. The pain and sadness in his eyes and in his voice are difficult to watch and listen to. You can hear how much this has affected his life and the way he views and interacts with the world. He is such a tragic figure that it's impossible for me to see him as anything but a sympathetic character. (Hugh Laurie is effing AMAZING.)
I don't think Wilson is one-dimensional at all, but I do think that he's not nearly as screwed up and complicated as House. I do, however, also think that he is much more self-centered than House, and that's the reason he can put that look on House's face without realizing beforehand that he's about to do some very great harm.
I love having all these Wilson vs. House conversations. With one minor exception (not here), everyone has been so mature and reasonable about it, and not taking everything personally. (Thank you for being one of those people.) I absolutely love a good "debate", but I'm very gunshy because I've been in the middle of some very ugly scenes before when I had an opinion different from someone else.
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I hope that people realize that I don't hate Wilson. I love Wilson, actually. I'm just REALLY mad at him right now. I totally agree that Wilson is human and fallible, and I feel bad for him, too. My heart broke for him when he blamed himself for Daniel's disappearance (and yay for House being there for him). It's just that he seems to have lost something since the first 2 seasons. He seems to be unable to really comprehend the effect his behavior has on House. House is screwed up enough as it is, I just want Wilson to realize that he's not helping.
With House, the wanna-hug-him feelings are mixed with OhMyGodHughLaurieIsDroolWorthy feelings and EverybodyElseExceptForHouseSucks feelings. But also, I sometimes get frustrated with him for no good reason. I'm not sure what thats about.
Hee. Yes, I can certainly understand those feelings! I admit sometimes it's hard to look at him and not be thinking about how incredibly sexy Hugh is and all the things I'd like to do to him (rowwr), but I never get frustrated with House. I guess I sympathize and identify too much with him. It's complicated and has to do with more than having the same thought processes and curiousity, etc. It has to do with someone doing the best they can to cope with a history of abuse and suffering from terrible pain that is regularly dismissed by his two best friends.
I think one of the saddest and most moving scenes ever is at the end of One Day, One Room (one of my absolute favorite episodes) when he admits that his father abused him. The pain and sadness in his eyes and in his voice are difficult to watch and listen to. You can hear how much this has affected his life and the way he views and interacts with the world. He is such a tragic figure that it's impossible for me to see him as anything but a sympathetic character. (Hugh Laurie is effing AMAZING.)
I don't think Wilson is one-dimensional at all, but I do think that he's not nearly as screwed up and complicated as House. I do, however, also think that he is much more self-centered than House, and that's the reason he can put that look on House's face without realizing beforehand that he's about to do some very great harm.
I love having all these Wilson vs. House conversations. With one minor exception (not here), everyone has been so mature and reasonable about it, and not taking everything personally. (Thank you for being one of those people.) I absolutely love a good "debate", but I'm very gunshy because I've been in the middle of some very ugly scenes before when I had an opinion different from someone else.
This is fun.