Question

[damelola]

For those of you who will continue to watch House next season:

WHY?

This is not intended as an attack, I swear.  You know I don't pick fights with my friends (random trolls and evil people on the other hand...).  But how are you justifying it to yourselves?  Is it just a case of 'I've started so I have to finish'?  I mean, I know some of y'all would watch snuff for to Hugh Laurie if you had to, and I can't claim I'm any different when it comes to my women.

But I'm genuinely interested to hear what the defence is to the blatant misogyny (and/or casual racism), sharp decline in writing and all-round character assassination (including, most importantly, that of House himself)?  What is it that makes you say that's not how it is or it doesn't matter because.  Like I say, not picking a fight but I feel like I've only seen one side of this so far and I really don't know how the people not speaking up about this are rationalising the showrunners' decisions.

I'm putting this public and enabling anon so you don't have to feel awkward about it all.  Look forward to hearing any and all sides of the arguments outside of the general comm hysteria.

Comments

[copper-season.livejournal.com]

I've decided that I'm going to stick to the older seasons and then see how I feel about next season. At this point I think that unless there are major changes, I won't watch next season... maybe the finale and that's about it.

[damelola.livejournal.com]

Seems like a balanced way of looking at it! I'm willing for the show to prove me wrong, but I don't know how a show with one female (supporting) actress can paint a balanced picture. Since I don't care about Chase (character ruined), Foreman (character abandoned) or Taub (character pointless) I don't really need to watch just for House and Wilson. I'd watch Sherlock if I wanted that dynamic and not much else, I think?