House: "5 to 9" (06x14)

Now that was different! I actually didn’t expect that there would bet his much Cuddy, but I really enjoyed it. I mean, with Wilson’s episode last year there was a lot of Wilson, but also a lot about a patient, but this time it was administrative duties only. I really like it.
So, what happened? It was an account of Cuddy’s day, literally by the hour. Clocks were dominant this episode and I so felt for the poor girl. Getting up at 5 is just cruel. She has to get up, do yoga (I wouldn’t do that if I was already stressed), care for her adorable daughter Rachel (Wow, that kid got big) and then off to work she goes. Well, not quite yet. Lucas, who just returned from a stake-out –with House I might add – is feeling sexy and a 2 minute romp in the sheets follows. I love that this relationship is far from perfect. And I loved that House called in the middle of it. Classic.
Well, now she really has to get going as there is an important meeting she has to attend: An insurance rep doesn’t want to get up their reimbursement 12% and so Cuddy threatens to not take on patients of this insurance group. This is a high risk for her – which later gets even riskier as the board tells her she will have to leave if her poker tactic doesn’t work. But Cuddy is convinced that Princeton Plainsboro is worth the 12% and goes all in.
Meanwhile, she ahs to deal with House who wants to use Malaria as a diagnostics tool, fighting doctors who all want Chase as a surgeon (are they all little girls? Or grown women?) and finally a pharmacy assistant who has been stealing meds. Cuddy has to fire her and that’s not easy on our girl – especially when it turns out that the assistant is not the caring mother wanting to lose weight for her husband, but a manipulating psychopath who runs a meth lab.
When her nanny doesn’t call either (Rachel is sick at home), Cuddy is completely unravelling – in private, in the stairwell, in an elevator. We see that this kind of stress, her job, dealing with House isn’t as easy as you might think. Nothing comes easy for her – and it doesn’t come easy for any of us. I loved to see this side of her, more twisted, sad, struggling, but still in control. And it got even worse when the ultimatum she gave the insurance company went by and Cuddy announced they would not accept patients. She was struggling as she suddenly realized that the big insurance company might not need her at all. She was on the verge of a break-down.
I also loved House’s omnipresence. Their connection is deep and he has some sort of radar: He’s around when she needs to vent, talk or anything else. He has an opinion, but he also knows she’s gonna make the right decision. Lucas may be in her bed and home, but House is in her heart. I especially liked the scene when they were sitting in the car and House told her that the hospital (and he ;) No, he didn’t say that) needed her.
And then Cuddy caught a break and her poker game was successful. Rachel was getting better, the pharmacy assistant confessed (well, she got the confession on tape) and the insurance guy was so impressed by her balls that he accepted the 12 percent offer. The cry was a little bit much, but hey, the girl is happy. And she could finally go home, to her daughter. And Lucas.
I loved the scene in the end with her, Rachel and Lucas on the bed. And then the phone ringing. It’s House. He’s still there.
I really liked this episode. Maybe I was expecting a little more interaction with House, more dealing with his crazy patients but most of Cuddy’s daily tasks were shown. She even got to treat a patient who wanted breast-milk to treat cancer. Loved that Lisa Edelstein got so much to do, great actress. Fun episode. More please.

Best Moment: Cuddy and House in the car. So much love.
Weirdest Moment: Gotta be the cry. Little too much.
Favourite Quote:
Cuddy: “Did you bet someone you could use Malaria as a diagnostic’s device?”
House: “Doesn’t sound like me.”

Current Mood: Happy