| abstract | - "Bombshells" is a 7th season episode of House which first aired on March 7, 2011. It is directed by Greg Yaitanes. This episode took a rather different approach through use of dream sequences and choreographed scenes.[1] Among the styles copied were 50's television sitcoms, modern westerns, and zombie movies. House treats a teenager who coughs up blood during a basketball game, but he's distracted when Cuddy has symptoms of her own and has to go through her own diagnosis. The character's hopes, fears and aspirations start playing out as fantasies and dreams. When Cuddy’s prognosis gets worse, House can‘t bring himself to face her until he turns to an "old friend." Forget the plot - the most important part of the episode is the climax of the Huddy story arc. After six seasons of will they or won't they, fans finally get their answer of the ultimate outcome of the relationship. The ultimate conclusion was hinted at in earlier episode as the initial high feelings of the couple settle into routine. Remarkably, the professional, even tempered Cuddy turns out to be the short-tempered one in the relationship, while the high strung unpredictable House turns out to be the one with the patience and humor. In addition, as House gets closer to Cuddy, he also becomes closer to Rachel and Arlene as well. Despite his faults, he shows he's perfectly capable of endearing himself to people when he makes an effort. However, as Arlene puts it later in the series, perhaps the outcome of the relationship between the "two idiots with impossible standards" was a foregone conclusion. House expects his relationship with Cuddy to be like his relationship with Wilson - a constant stream of forgiveness because House, after all, is an intelligent and engaging companion with those he knows best. However, Cuddy expects her relationship with House to be like her relationship with her staff - a group of people to take the burden off of her shoulders even as she demands the best from them. In the end, both of them are disappointed..
- Bombshells is a novella in The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. It is set in the time of Ghost Story and is told from Molly Carpenter's point of view. It can be found in the anthology Dangerous Women.
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