"I’m over you. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon. I hate you, ok?"

"Stop me.. physically, stop me... You can’t, because that would involve touching me and then things would get so sexually charged."


After the end of season 1, the next chapter in these two character’s story saw them being preoccupied with; an old love, new admirers, new interesting cases, facing health scares, and life-threatening situations. Though the focus of their feelings were not at the forefront in many episodes, it was the subtle moments within their scenes, the air of intimacy between them, which held strong and grew.
We see a changed Cameron, her character has developed and grown. In this season, we are presented with a more confident woman, as a doctor and an individual, compared with her persona in the first season. Even though she is still learning, she is a better doctor, and is more sneaky (although that side was evident in season 1, but not as much), and more assured to stand up for what she believes in, which on the whole sees her challenging and standing up to House, saying no to him, but also standing up to Cuddy.
She also has moved on from her crush on House. It doesn’t define her anymore, she wants and is determined to be judged on her actions as a doctor and individual. It doesn’t necessarily mean she has no feelings for House, though we now see her being in denial regarding that.
This new side of Cameron is shown in the opening episode Acceptance, though she is still learning and becoming a better doctor , she is more willing to challenge House (of course, we saw signs of that in season 1, Heavy, being an example), and this is played out in the many passionate and intense fights they have in this season, as well as succeeding ones.

From House’s point of view, when he is engaging in fights with her, he is not necessarily imposing his opinion on her and that she should think that way, on the contrary, it shows he wants her to be the best she can be, and to become stronger. This is illustrated most of the time when he is challenging her. Even though they have their fights, when they are pulling for what they both believe in, Cameron comes out stronger. She doesn't have to agree with him in the end, which I don’t think he wants, but she is growing into a better doctor and individual. The latter is the raison d’être for him pushing her, one of the key reasons for their fights.
The scene in Sleeping Dogs Lie, where he says to Wilson that Cameron needs to learn not to be screwed over (vis-a-vis the article conflict with Foreman), is illustrative of that point. Other passionate and intense fights occur in Clueless (a great scene in Cuddy’s office), Acceptance, Euphoria, and TB or not TB.

One also cannot forget the exquisite, electrifying and intense eyesex moments between them, which seemed to have reached new heights in this season. A few notable eyesex moments were the balcony scene in Daddy’s Boy, the hallway scene in Euphoria, the corridor scene in No Reason, and one of the office scenes in Acceptance. At times the tension between them during those moments is so much, that as a viewer you forget that others are also in the room. It’s like they are bearing into each other’s soul, so much so, that there is unspoken communication taking place when this occurs.
An excellent example of the unsaid communication between them is from their end scene in Clueless. It is a beautiful and subtle moment, a moment of calmness in his office, and in the manner in which they speak. However, there are two conversations going on, the audible one, and the one which is silent, conversed through their body language, their touches and their eye contact. The intensity in the room is at fever point, while the surroundings are calm.

Even though for a large part of season 2 House is consumed with the presence of his ex-partner Stacey in the hospital, House and Cameron still had their moments, and there were some signs of what House thinks of Cameron. In TB or not TB for example, alongside the fights him and Cameron have, a lot of why he is engaging in these fights is that he is a tad jealous of the patient, Sebastian. There are many instances in this episode that show House’s jealously there. But their end scene is quite telling. With the threat of Sebastian waning, House is less confrontational. There is some playful banter between them, but he begins with an inquisitive question to Cameron, about whether Cameron is going to go out with Sebastian. When she answers “No”, he seems quite relieved.
We also see House being concerned about Cameron (in his own way) in Need to Know regarding her HIV test. She again constantly surprises him in a number of episodes, and renders him speechless at one point in All In.

A part of the House Cameron dynamic is how we see a different side of House through his interaction with her, even if it is momentarily. We get insights into House, regarding his personal information, feelings and thoughts, contrasting the snarky comments he usually hides behind to avoid any human contact.
This is particularly the case in their end scene in Daddy’s Boy, when he voluntarily tells her something very personal, mirroring the scene in Fidelity (season 1) when she does likewise. That’s the emotional underlying connection, which has been forged between them since then. At times we see him share information about himself to her, because that time a few years ago she trusted him to tell him something personal about herself. So he feels he can do the same with her. They have a shared intimacy that is more meaningful than physical attraction alone.
In that moment, you can see House is vulnerable, he trusts her with this information, he breaks down those walls surrounding his wounded heart, even if it is for just a few seconds. This is a big revelation for House. He doesn't make any snarky comments, he is completely void of that in that scene. The arrogant, confident House is not displayed here, it is a man who is vulnerable, scared, and damaged.

This summary ends with mentioning the most crucial episode of the season, in relation to insights into House, and what he thinks and feels about Cameron. This is No Reason, where we find out that the majority of the episode has been a hallucination of House’s following him being shot, therefore, the scenes with Cameron have added meaning. First, we see him wake up with Cameron by his side, implying that he wants her to be by his side, to care for him. He expects that. Additionally, his hallucination indicates that he respects and admires her too. Their banter in discussing the patient exemplifies that, as well as his expressions.
The comment about “physically touching him” again shows what he thinks about them, that there is intensity, tension and physical attraction between them. He is scared to physical touch her because of that, because of what he might feel, he doesn’t want to open himself up to anyone, to human contact.
In the robotsex scene, you see he is delicately touching her with the robot arm, caressing her cheek, blowing on her skin and gently opening her shirt. This can imply a few things, that he feels scared about touching her, thus the use of the robot arm in his hallucination, and that the delicate touching also describes his feelings towards her, he is unsure, or maybe not deserving of being that intimate with her. The latter draws back to his conversation with the patient’s wife regarding “sevens marry sevens, nines marry nines, fours marry fours”, to him it would be a mathematical error to be in a relationship with her.

When he wakes from his hallucination she is there too. Leaving us to wonder what would happen in season 3.

"You miss me."
"You miss ME."

The most recent season was somewhat erratic, but we will not dwell on that now. Though their scenes were few and far between compared to previous seasons, what we had was good. Good, not just in the sense of the interaction between the two, but in relation to the development of their dynamic.
With Cameron no longer working for House, and running her own department, they are now equals. So, that is one reason for the change, but a larger reason is the development of Cameron’s character. In season 4, we see her more strong and confident, and most significantly she has a sassy edge to her.
A majority of their scenes comprised playful banter, with them engaging in verbal exchanges, Cameron often matching House to his comments. On a number of occasions she beat House at his own game, which only left him being more puzzled and intrigued by her. There was of course, the Freudian slip by Cameron in the episode Ugly, where she said she loved Dr House.
It was always House seeking Cameron out in this season, an indication maybe of him needing to be around her, or likes being near her.

The two most important scenes were their first and last one of the season in The Right Stuff, and Living the Dream respectively. The former can be argued to exemplify their dynamic and how it has evolved, and the latter appears to be an end of one chapter, and beginning of another.
The end scene in The Right Stuff illustrates many levels of their dynamic, from what we've seen in past seasons, to the new layers of their relation. It had everything in there, her understanding him, his curiousity about her, the playful banter, the unsaid communication, his uneasiness about being around her. It shows Cameron's growth and confidence, her sassiness, and how they are now equals. She still shows she understands him, he is still trying to figure her out; and the looks they give each other are still there, especially House when he is watching her, and halfway through their conversation when he looks at her, and when she walks away.
All the details there illustrate new elements of their dynamic, as well as the existing elements that have forged the basis of their relation throughout the seasons.

Their final scene together from this season (in Living the Dream) was very poignant. It showed that House does miss her being around. The “you miss me” exchange portrayed that, as well as the earlier scenes in the episode, where one can see how House is happy, in his own way, that she is around him.
At the end of the scene with Cameron telling him that “I don’t miss you”, illustrates that he still doesn’t understand her in many ways. He appears to be somewhat upset, and surprised at what she has said. He has underestimated her, and probably assumed that she always will be there, but she has moved on. That doesn’t necessarily mean she has has no feelings for him, to the contrary, she is confident enough to wait for him. Now the ball is in his court.

So, what will happen next in the story of these two characters? One can only speculate, but we hope we will be pleasantly surprised of what’s in store for them in the forthcoming chapter.