House 3/27

[spikedavis]

Bacterial Vaginosis in his mouth. That's just foul.

[LoadStar]

I didn't really like this episode at all... it just seemed very badly written. Despite House finally figuring out where he saw the patient before, it didn't explain why he suddenly dreamed about the patient right before Cuddy assigned the patient to him.

Past that point, this episode featured House walking around pissy because, well, he couldn't, a development which as best as I can tell had absolutely nothing to do with the case of the week, and just made the episode hard to watch. The resolution of House's inconvenience - taking a bunch of Vicodin and putting a catheter in himself made for a cool one-scene, but come on - Vicodin aren't an instant reaction. They would've done nothing for the pain of installing the catheter, unless he waited some time for them to take full effect.. and given that he's pretty much abused them to the point of non-effectiveness, I wonder how much they'd have done even then.

Then there was the Cameron/Chase nonsense, which was already quite old last week (although I liked House walking in on them at the end). I hope that puts an end to that plot arc, though I somehow doubt it will.

Finally, on a normal episode of House, you can usually figure out what leads House to figure out what is wrong in that "Eureka" moment. For example, the episode I just saw on USA where Wilson describes a poker game to House where he slow-played someone, which leads House to conclude the disease was "slow-playing" them. This episode? I saw what appeared to be the "Eureka" moment, but I have no idea what led House to conclude what was wrong with the patient.

The only good part about the episode? Seeing "Riley" again. (The actor who played the patient in tonight's episode was Marc Blucas, who played "Riley" for a season and a half on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)

[murgatroyd]

The only good part about the episode? Seeing "Riley" again. (The actor who played the patient in tonight's episode was Marc Blucas, who played "Riley" for a season and a half on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)

Some of us were not so impressed with "Riley" on BtVS, so I guess that leaves no good parts. ;)

Jan

[LoadStar]

Some of us were not so impressed with "Riley" on BtVS, so I guess that leaves no good parts. ;)

Jan

Heh - I never understood the Riley-hate, other than that for some, it was just that he wasn't Angel. I rather liked both the character of Riley, and the actor.

[Jesda]

Bunch of damn nerds.

Anyway, I agree, it was a pretty weird/dull/disorganized episode.

[RoundBoy]

I think it was pretty well established in other episodes that the pain is pretty much in his head. If the pills were switched out without house knowing, i bet they would have the same affect on him.

Wasn't he complaining about having to use a cane in each episode? The writers gave him a couple episodes off , then nothing ?

[mwhip]

I thought the biggest revelation in the episode was that Cuddy and House had a one night stand in the past.

I could care less about House's relationships I would actually rather see Wilson get involved with Cameron or Cuddy and see how that would grind at House.

[bruinfan]

self-adminitering a catheter! :eek: had to cringe.

cameron is one horny chick. :up:

[Royster]

Bunch of damn nerds.

Anyway, I agree, it was a pretty weird/dull/disorganized episode.

Do you actually like anything? Anything at all?

[uncdrew]

I had a catheter once.

Hurt more going out than in. *shrug*

[Church AV Guy]

I thought the biggest revelation in the episode was that Cuddy and House had a one night stand in the past.
I agree with this 100%. The whole thing might just have been for that one plot line.

The look of unbelief on Foreman's face when Cameron told him the truth was pretty funny. Chase looked so hurt. The scene at the end, when House found them was well played. He acted like he hardly noticed them, much less what they were doing. If she chose Chase because, like she said, she is very unlikely to get emotionally involved with HIM, then I think she is going to be mistaken. The way she treats him, "Don't pout," will start to get adverse reactions pretty quickly. She is manipulating him and that can only last so long.

[TAsunder]

Maybe he took the pills to avoid the pain that would come later. He couldn't wait to put the catheter in so he accepted the pain now, took the vicodin for later.

Seeing himself bleeding from the nose is what made him conclude it was capillary fusion or whatever. There was some other clue in the dream too but I've forgotten it.

All of buffy's love interests got boring after a half season or so. So far james marsters is the only one who seems to have demonstrated a clear ability to play a substantially different character (fine on smallville). David boring-as-allgetout is slightly different on bones but overall is too angely still. Same for riley in this episode.

My point being I liked seeing him but was disappointed by his acting and/or the typecasting.

[bruinfan]

I had a catheter once.

Hurt more going out than in. *shrug*
it's just not natural for things that big to be inserted into holes that small... :eek:

[mwhip]

Well Chase is a little bitch.

I was more disappointed that I had to see a shirtless Chase and not a shirtless Cameron. This show must be directed and produced by women. :p

[Jesda]

Do you actually like anything? Anything at all?

Dr Cameron

[murgatroyd]

Heh - I never understood the Riley-hate, other than that for some, it was just that he wasn't Angel. I rather liked both the character of Riley, and the actor.

"Riley-boredom" is probably closer to the mark in my case.

Let's just say "tastes differ" and get back to talking about House. ;)

Jan

[Boot]

I was more disappointed that I had to see a shirtless Chase and not a shirtless Cameron.I assume they both look the same shirtless.

[dianebrat]

Well Chase is a little bitch.

I was more disappointed that I had to see a shirtless Chase and not a shirtless Cameron. This show must be directed and produced by women. :p

and a very buff shirtless Marc Blucas..
that boy has been working out... :up:

[unicorngoddess]

I need someone to explain to me House's diagnosis again. Because words were just coming out of his mouth and I didn't understand it.

I didn't like the whole cathiter thing either. That was harder to watch than pulling out intestines. I don't know why. The idea of it just makes me cringe.

I immediately recognized Riely. Of course it wasn't that hard since he's still playing the role of soilder man. And you can say what you will about all of Buffy's love interests...only one of them was good enough to get his own spin off :p

[bruinfan]

apparently, a side effect of vicodin overuse is a spasm of some muscle that affects bladder control. that's why he couldn't pee. when he put the catheter in, it released the spasm, and the bladder emptied... while he was sleeping.

so when he was talking to cancer doc (can't recall name), he said he had a spasm and the catheter released it, and cancer doc says, i suppose it has nothing to do with a side effect of a certain painkiller addiction...

[unicorngoddess]

I understood what was going on with House. I guess I worded my question kinda funny. I didn't understand what was wrong with patient guy. I understood it had something to do with his nose and getting nose bleeds. House just seem to have been explaining it so fast that I couldn't really comprehend any of it.

[bruinfan]

AVM: arteriovenous malformation

basically, when arteries, which go away from the heart and carry O2 reaches it's target, it goes into capillaries, where exchange of nutrients and waste occur, and convert to veins, which carry the blood back to the heart. In AVM, there are no capillaries, and the blood goes directly from the arteries to the veins.

this is bad for several reasons:
1. the capillaries serve as a pressure dampener. the arterial blood pressure is much higher than venous blood pressure. and the venous walls are thinner. so you get a high pressure flow directly into a system designed to accept lower pressures. this causes bleeding, and potential bursting of vessels... i.e. anuerysm...

2. the veins now carry blood that is oxygenated "dirty blood", which apparently, is not a good thing.

3. the body doesn't get oxygen, so tissues are slowly dying, causing muscle and joint pain.

symptoms vary depending on where the deformation is... he had it throughout his body, explaining the paralysis, hearing loss, and joint pains.

what i didn't understand were those "tumors" that were there, then not... maybe it's bleeding in the brain that got reabsorbed quickly... but that doesn't make sense to me

[JimSpence]

I didn't catch it all, but basically he had a genetic disorder that caused his arteries and veins to merge. This prevented his blood from being properly cleaned. This disease finally got to a point where severe symptoms started to appear. At least that's how I took it.

And this wasn't a smeek, I just typed slower and didn't refresh to see the above reply, which has more detail.

[ElJay]

I enjoyed this episode for some reason... Maybe it was the shot of Chase slipping on House's dream urine that did it for me. "It's a urine catheter collection bag with a rip in it!"

The Cameron/Chase thing is increasingly weird. I like both characters but I'm not convinced by the acting/writing/whatever is going on here. Maybe they need to watch an episode of "What About Brian."

[tai-pan]

I had a catheter once.

Hurt more going out than in. *shrug*
I've had one a few times...when it comes out make sure to pull fast.

[mitkraft]

I've had one a few times...when it comes out make sure to pull fast.

That hurt just reading it. Hopefully I'll never have to pull out my own catheter.

And yes, I agree with the OP, that mouth was foul! He needed some Orbits or whatever the heck that gum is :)

[steve614]

self-adminitering a catheter! :eek: had to cringe.

I cringed more at all the urine leaking onto the floor from Houses' bag.

The thought of slipping and laying in someone else's pee. :eek:

[bigpuma]

I cringed more at all the urine leaking onto the floor from Houses' bag.

The thought of slipping and laying in someone else's pee. :eek:

Well, as Dr. House pointed out it is sterile. :)

[Snapperdude]

... it didn't explain why he suddenly dreamed about the patient right before Cuddy assigned the patient to him.




I got the impression from what Cuddy said at the end that House has an ongoing fascination with and/or crush on her. The patient she assigned to House was the guy he had seen her making out with some years earlier. That episode had stayed with him and he saw that guy in his dream.

[ScubaCat]

I couldn't help but think at the end of the show that now House is turning into the TV show "Medium" using his dreams to solve the case. Does Vicodin make you psychic?

That mouth problem was sickening! :down: Sometimes it seems like this show is being written to appeal to 13 year old boys. They seem to shoot for the gross factor in every single show. I just have to stop watching sometimes.

[TAsunder]

He hadn't slept for days and his brain wasn't functioning at full capacity as a result. It wasn't a psychic dream, it was his brain finally being able to comprehend the illness.

[jeff125va]

I couldn't help but think at the end of the show that now House is turning into the TV show "Medium" using his dreams to solve the case. Does Vicodin make you psychic?

That mouth problem was sickening! :down: Sometimes it seems like this show is being written to appeal to 13 year old boys. They seem to shoot for the gross factor in every single show. I just have to stop watching sometimes.
There was nothing psychic about it. We found out that he'd seen the guy before, and as House or someone stated during the show, dreams are the mind's way of figuring things out. He had all the pieces of the puzzle, so to speak, but just couldn't put them together in his conscious mind, so he let his subconscious do the work. Maybe not entirely realistic, but definitely not supernatural.

[mitkraft]

There was nothing psychic about it. We found out that he'd seen the guy before, and as House or someone stated during the show, dreams are the mind's way of figuring things out. He had all the pieces of the puzzle, so to speak, but just couldn't put them together in his conscious mind, so he let his subconscious do the work. Maybe not entirely realistic, but definitely not supernatural.

That would make sense except for one thing. He dreamed about the guy in the opening which was BEFORE cuddy gave him the case.

[jeff125va]

That would make sense except for one thing. He dreamed about the guy in the opening which was BEFORE cuddy gave him the case.
It doesn't matter when Cuddy gave him the case, he saw Cuddy dancing with him a year or two earlier, whatever she said. I guess you could say it was such a coincidence that they were trying to suggest some psychic phenomenon, but given that he spent the entire episode searching for a rational explanation, I'd say it was just a coincidence.

[ScubaCat]

...I guess you could say it was such a coincidence that they were trying to suggest some psychic phenomenon, but given that he spent the entire episode searching for a rational explanation, I'd say it was just a coincidence.That's some coincidence! :eek: :D

I'm sure it was just a plot twist and not a permanent new direction for House, but I don't see any other way to look at it.

[TAsunder]

He heard her mention him the day before maybe.

[jeff125va]

He heard her mention him the day before maybe.
Yeah, him or his uncle (or whatever relative) the big donor. Either way, he figured out the rational explanation.

[steve614]

Well, as Dr. House pointed out it is sterile. :)

After being exposed to the open air and bacterial laden floor, you won't mind drinking some since it is, after all, sterile. ;)

[Regina]

There was nothing psychic about it. We found out that he'd seen the guy before, and as House or someone stated during the show, dreams are the mind's way of figuring things out. He had all the pieces of the puzzle, so to speak, but just couldn't put them together in his conscious mind, so he let his subconscious do the work. Maybe not entirely realistic, but definitely not supernatural.

Line of the night (tie):
"We all know TV rots your brain." :D
and
"WERE YOU EVER IN ANY PORNOS????" :p

I love this show! As a pharmacist I think House is a gas! I wish more Doctors were as funny as he is! :up: :up: