Chase and the 9 year old??

Okay so I’m watching House for the first time with my boyfriend, and I genuinely could not believe they actually had them kiss?? After the 9 year old cancer patient asked Chase to kiss her, I thought no way in a million years would they go there, and then they did and I lost my marbles lol

Does anyone else remember the scene and have any of their own opinions on it? We’re only on season 2/3 so far and we plan to keep watching, but man that was just so weird to me. I know that episode is almost 20 years old so things were different on TV, but WOW

I might just be over analyzing and maybe they redeem Chase a little more in the future, but I can’t see him on screen without thinking of that scene lol

Edit: I now understand this is a common topic brought up here lol. I’m sure my opinions will keep changing the more I watch the show (and whenever I inevitably rewatch it) so I guess we’ll see. I just don’t wanted to know what some long time watchers and fans thought about the scene since I’m new.