On Drs. House

Just as House is a real approximation of a pure ideal, so his mate must be introduced, equally flawed but equally perfect. He reacts to her presence by clinging to his unreal, idealized perception of himself and reality. Focusing on her flaws, he rejects her because he sees that admitting her as an equal would introduce imperfections into his perception and corrupt his ideal. He eventually realizes that his ideal is already tainted since he is equally as flawed as her. He can now accept her, and is poised to profess his love. But he is too late to realize love: she is gone.

Only in accepting his imperfection does he gain impetus for self-change. Misanthropy yields to happiness. He is not aware of it, but he is only now becoming a man she would love.