Couple Counseling – House, 7×06 “Office Politics”
Cuddy alone in session.
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Cuddy : House was right, it’s not gonna work.
Maya: Why are 你 saying this? What happened?
Cuddy: He lied to me.
Maya: About what?
C: Why do 你 care? A lie’s a lie.
M: Yes… and no. Some lies are meant to hurt, some are meant to protect. There’re all sorts of lies… So which was it?
C: He faked a blood test to get my approval on a risky procedure.
M: How did 你 find out? Did he confess what he did to you?
C: House, confess? Are 你 kidding? … No, I found out 由 myself.
M: I see. Tell me how 你 feel.
C: I feel hurt!
M: But what hurts 你 the most − the fact that he lied, 或者 the fact that he didn’t tell you?
C: I don’t understand. You’re implying one should be less hurtful than the other?
M: Well, obviously House’s lie is not just a professional issue to you.
C: Of course it’s not! We’re in a relationship. He betrayed my trust. I know this is House we’re talking about and that he doesn’t care about rules. But…
M: 你 think because 你 two are in a relationship, he’s going to act differently now?
C: Well I hope so! Am I being unreasonable? Isn’t that the minimum I’m entitled to expect from a man who says he loves me?
M: Of course it is. But 你 说 it: it’s House. He’s lied to 你 before to treat a patient. Why would he be truthful to 你 now 更多 than before?
C: Is this some kind of sick joke? Are 你 asking me why trust is important in a relationship for real 或者 are 你 just trying to mess with me?
M: I’m trying to define where your priorities are. So, do 你 think House’s actions were meant to purposely hurt you?
C: That is a stupid question! Do 你 realize what you’re asking me to consider?
M: Yes. And, did you?
C: Pfff! That’s crazy… I mean, he did it to save a life…
M: So his motives were good. 你 acknowledge that.
C: Yes. But that’s not what matters. What matters is that what he did ultimately hurt me. I’m sure he knew it would.
M: So it was intentional then?
C: Stop playing with words! You’re just jerking me around.
M: Let’s examine the medical aspect of that then. What were House’s alternatives?
C: He faked a test. Something I had specifically told him not to do.
M: You’re not answering my question. If he hadn’t faked the test, would 你 have approved the treatment?
C: No.
M: And would the patient have survived?
C (puffing): This is unfair.
M: Why?
C: 你 make it sound like my decision was completely heartless.
M: No, I’m saying you’re confronted 由 hard, difficult decisions, maybe even conflicting sometimes. But my 问题 is: when 你 asked House not to administer the treatment, who was asking him that?
C: What? I don’t understand.
M: Did 你 ask him that as the Dean 或者 as Lisa Cuddy?
C: As the Dean but…
M: And who do 你 think overruled you? House 或者 the Head of Diagnosis Department?
C: House.
M: That’s an interesting difference, don’t 你 think?
C: There’s no difference. Especially not after I’d specifically told House it meant a lot to me that he could respect me enough not to lie to me. And then he did it anyway.
M: But who did? You’re saying 你 asked House not to overrule your order as the Dean and–
C: 你 don’t understand: I’m Lisa Cuddy and the Dean of Medicine. When House lied to me as the Dean, he hurt me as his girlfriend. I’m sorry, but I can’t separate the two of them.
M: You’re saying 你 can’t but actually 你 are.
C: What do 你 mean?
M: You’re angry and hurt because of what House did when he lied to you, but 你 refuse to consider his medical motives.
C: That’s not true. I told 你 I understood he did that in the patient’s best interest.
M: Yet, 你 only hold your boyfriend House responsible for the lie. Not the Head of Diagnostics. So the truth is, you’re perfectly capable of separating the two… Cuddy, 你 know medicine is an extremely important thing in House’s life. 你 know what kind of great lengths he’s ready to go to just for the sake of saving a patient, even putting his own life in danger sometimes, like he did with Amber…
C: So what? I should encourage him to do 更多 crazy things?
M: No. What I’m saying is: this is not a one-sided thing. When House faked that test, he didn’t just overrule you. But 你 tend to think that was his primary motive. Why?
C: Because I can’t believe he didn’t care at all. I’m sure he thought about it!
M: I’m sure he did. But maybe not in the way 你 think he did. Maybe he wanted to protect 你 from the risks. Maybe it was his way of 展示 你 respect.
C: That’s just crap! He lied. Period. Lying does not equal respect.
M: It’s not easy to draw the line, is it?
C: What line?
M: The line between what 你 can demand from House as his boss and what 你 can only request as his girlfriend.
C: Are 你 saying respect is a double-standard concept that changes whenever it’s convenient?
M: No. What I’m saying is, at work you’re entitled to expect him to defer to you. But what about outside the hospital? 你 don’t order him around there, do you? Because then, 你 cease to see yourself as his boss, correct?
C: Of course!
M: Yet, 你 want House to keep considering 你 as his boss.
C: I do not! It’d be insane!
M: Unconsciously that’s what 你 do. When 你 think a decision he makes in a professional context determines how he treats 你 as a woman, 你 are the one taking away his chance of 展示 你 respect the way 你 ask him to because 你 force him to always keep in mind that you’re his boss.
C: So this is all my fault?
M: No. 你 are both responsible. House, as your employee, should defer to you. He didn’t and, as his boss, that’s something 你 have the right to be angry at. But you’re mixing up your expectations. House is not going to change his way of practicing medicine and 你 know that. Be honest, your feelings for him would probably not be the same if he was not the kind of doctor he is. A part of 你 admires him for that. You’re talking about double standards but you’re right in the middle of one because you’re angry for unclear reasons, even to you. The truth is House gives 更多 importance to 你 as a woman than he does to 你 as his boss. I get why this is annoying, but just ask yourself this: do 你 really feel House respects 你 less as a woman because he challenges your authority at work?
