Tonight's Episode

[nightdog_barks]

Um ... okay? That was interesting, if somewhat unexpected. The twist at the end, I mean. So does this mean that House could have turned out to be a serial killer? That would be really interesting. Or are we supposed to think this was Wilson's Super-Sekrit Childhood, since they pretty much stuck with "Danny" as the guy's name?

Otherwise ... haven't we seen House testing Cuddy's limits before?

Taub was awesome. The team was pretty awesome. Wilson was awesome, with his nervous little laugh when the beautiful hooker touched him. The "Ferris Bueller" line made me laugh out loud.

The episode in three weeks looks utterly ridiculous.



Cooking dinner, will be away for a bit.

Spoilers for the next episode in comments.

Comments

[nightdog_barks]

I'd say that legally that marriage is on pretty shaky grounds. I don't see how the State of New Jersey could have licensed Chase for one day to perform a wedding, especially since he's not a priest or a civil official.

[blackmare]

It's possible we'll find out next week that in fact the whole thing WAS a prank, and that Chase was in on it. That would make more sense to me.

Prank or not, you could tell at the end that House didn't get anywhere NEAR the satisfaction he'd expected to get from it. If anything, it only left him feeling much, much worse once it was done.

[elynittria]

Chase performed the marriage? Are the writers on crack? I don't really expect American TV to reflect real life, but I do expect it to at least try to be internally logical and coherent.

[nightdog_barks]

Yup. He even said something about the State of New Jersey investing him with the authority for one day.

I don't really expect American TV to reflect real life, but I do expect it to at least try to be internally logical and coherent.

OH, THOSE DAYS ARE LONG PAST, BB. :-D

[blackmare]

American laws in that respect are pretty screwy, though. My BFF's husband is legally a reverend of an online church and can perform marriages. It cost him like $50 to get that certification. But there isn't (that I know of) any time limit on it.

So if in fact the whole marriage was a prank, that line from Chase would be one of the biggest tip-offs.

[nightdog_barks]

Also at the end, Domenika said "I know this isn't a real marriage," but in context it was unclear if she was referring to the legality of the thing or it not being a marriage for love.

[tripathy]

That didn't strike me as weird at all. Here in Quebec you can have anyone perform the service...you just fill out some forms with the government and they give that person the power to perform that one civil ceremony for that one couple on that one day (and can only do it once in their life). Certain parts of the civil code have to be read in the ceremony to make it legal, but other than that the person performing the ceremony can pretty well write their own stuff. Although things do have to get done a lot more in advance than what was happening on House, that's for sure!

We were going to do that for my ceremony until the friend who was supposed to do it messed up and nearly cost us the legality of our marriage, forcing us to find a minister at the last minute...

But anyway, if it's done here, maybe it's also done in NJ?

(Also, I never liked Thirteen but I really hate Masters and want her gone. :P)

[nightdog_barks]

Heh, see pwcorgigirl's comment below. Apparently it IS doable, and I had no idea!

Very cool. And hello! It's good to see you. :-D

[tripathy]

We actually didn't know about it until we saw it done at a friend's wedding. Around here it's just called an "authorized officiant". Reading the comment below, there doesn't seem to be anything in NJ that sounds as simple as that! The "surrogate" thing sounds weird.

O hai thar! I'm always around. I've just been extremely lazy about updating and commenting lately. ^_^;

[pwcorgigirl]

Strangely enough, he could be given the authority for one day, according to the Frequently Asked Questions section at the New Jersey Department of Vital Records:

Who can perform marriages in New Jersey?

Judges of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third District, federal district court judges, U.S. magistrate, judge of a municipal court, judge of the Superior Court, judge of a tax court, retired judge of the Superior Court or Tax Court, the former County Court, the former County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, or the former County District Court who has resigned in good standing, surrogate of any county, county clerk, any mayor or the deputy mayor when authorized by the mayor, or chairman of any township committee or village president of this State and ministers of every religion may marry individuals legally permitted to marry.

So he could have been authorized under the surrogate clause, but since he never finished seminary, then not as an ordained minister of a real church.

[nightdog_barks]

Heh, I'll take it, but it still seems like a really roundabout way to perform this particular wedding. ;-)

[mer_duff]

Here's a weird one - my mother (the vehement atheist) was the officiant at the wedding of my sister's ex-partner (romantic and artistic)...