 House simply describes Stacy as "very convincing", as Mark thinks there is nothing wrong with him, but House says that if Stacy says that Mark is ill, he is ill.Many critics noted that Stacy's presence affected House's behaviour, Diane Kristine of Blog Critics stated that, with Stacy, House was "almost nice".While Stacy has told House on several occasions that she loves Mark, she is still very much in love with House and was willing to have an affair with him; however, she admits that she finds House selfish and that "with Mark, there's room for [her]".