March 30, 2005
Go, Cameron! Part II
This was supposed to be a comment in response to comments left on my House post from last night, but it got so long, I'm making it a post!
Kathy, this is why I relate to Cameron. I'm quiet and people assume, passive. I worked for a big hotel before my current job, and I ran the A/P department -- I was a department of one -- where I was efficient, always had my work done in half the time, and would help out other people when I was twiddling my thumbs. Well, they decided to try and get me to take the A/R clerks job because the credit manager was an incompetent idiot, but they didn't want to fire her (for reasons too complicated to get into here). The plan was that I would carry her, basically doing her job and mine without the pay and title. It never, ever occurred to them I'd say no. I was nice, and quiet, and agreeable, and I always did what I was told. The expression on their faces when I turned them down was priceless! The Assistant Controller even took me out of the office for "a walk" to try and wheedle me into taking the job. Then the controller tried. I dug in my heels and astounded everyone. I was quite proud of myself. I may be quiet, I may be nice, but I'm not a pushover. When Cameron chewed out House, he had a similar look to my boss when I stated categorically I wouldn't take the job. Another amusing similarity -- the paymaster was a bitch and a backstabber. I didn't trust her at all, but the auditor, a friend if mine did. The paymaster ratted her out to our bosses during the course of the whole thing. Except it didn't have the desired affect -- getting me fired -- it blew up in her face because it became public knowledge she was untrustworthy.
CTG, Deb, I so related to that girl. I was terrorized from 7th grade on till I quit school in 10th grade. There's always somebody that's the target, no matter if they're fat, thin, or in between -- I was the chosen one. School was literally hell for me, and I wouldn't want to relive those years for anything.
Jay, since the original number of episodes was 15, last week's, where he was told he'd have to fire someone would have been the season ender, if my figuring is right. Then they ordered three more episodes, for a total of 18, so that would last night's and the next two. Then FOX ordered a full 22. It will be interesting to see if we end up with three "ends".
Posted by Ithildin at March 30, 2005 9:23 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
Oh, I didn't think you thought she was a bad character, just my short little comment sort of grew into a post of its own. You just provided the launch pad :) I tend to be inspired by one thing, and go off an a tangent :)
I still prefer my shows, for the most part, to be relationship free, it just seems that I'm not going to get my wish this time. As long as they don't go all mushy/love fixes everything on me, I'll deal I guess.
Posted by: Ith at March 30, 2005 11:09 AMI didn't thing about the episode order, and how that would effect the plot. Now I'm waiting to see what we get.....
Posted by: caltechgirl at March 30, 2005 2:49 PM
I can understand why you relate to Cameron. I relate to her myself. I may seem like a loudmouth, and I can be in real life, but in employment situations it's different, particularly when dealing with bosses. I'm rooting for Cameron to survive as well. I don't think she's a bad character, per se, and if I gave you that impression, I'm sorry. I just really don't think a personal relationship between those two characters would be a productive road for the series to take because it would be, to a certain extent, predictable. If they can work around my imagination and make it interesting, great ;) I'll sit through it either way, it's just a personal preference sort of thing.
It was interesting, though, that House did sort of go out on a limb for her at the end last night, forcing Chase and Foreman to come up with a different diagnosis, but what was even more interesting was that she wasn't in on it. Hmmmm. I don't quite know what to think about that.
Posted by: Kathy at March 30, 2005 11:03 AM