Yes, we've seen a lot of ideas from this week's House before. In fact, much of the later seasons seem to be taking ideas from former seasons regarding the show's themes and tropes, but the bright spot in this particular episode is the angle from which House is coming. In "You Must Remember This," the patient of the week, Nadia, has a mysterious illness plus an uber-cool memory trick. She can't forget anything. But is her uniqueness isolating her from forming real connections to others? And what does this have to do with House and the qualities that make him different and typically alone?Hilson
The House/Wilson storyline in this episode wasn't atypical from anything we've seen before. Meddle here, meddle there. Do mean things that are actually in someone else's best interest. Yada, yada, yada. What made this one special is that House is feeling guilt for something and his attempts to make Wilson happy through a subdued allergy torture are more transparent than usual. Cuddy hit the nail on the head when she accused House of feeling guilty for being happy. Yes, House wants his best friend to feel as happy as he is, especially since Wilson has helped House limp out of some dark situations, but does House need to resort to getting rid of Wilson's cat to force him to move forward with "Java the Slut"? I think not. And by the end, Wilson and House have an honest conversation. Imagine if that had happened first. Only in alternate universe House-land.
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