House, M.D. (season 5 spoilers alert!!!!) [Archive]

Neighborhood Sniper

07-13-2007, 07:18 AM

Resignation was the episode of the season. House dumping uppers in Wilson's coffee + a hepped up Wilson fumbling through a breast exam + Wilson asking for a Vicodin to keep from "stroking out" and reaching for House's pee cup to get a drink=greatness.

Although it's probably very unlikely to happen I'd love to see Cameron, Chase and Foreman gone for good. The writers have done about all they can for those three IMHO and I'd love to see House get a whole new group of underlings to screw with.

DrLar

07-13-2007, 05:00 PM

You could also called the thread "a small feel for men, a big ass for mankind" my favorite line ever! LOL

Just to prove it I will make this my sig, is that OK Jeans?

Just Jeans

07-13-2007, 05:06 PM

Hugh Laurie for the 11th Doctor! :lol:

Jon Culshaw for the 2nd House! :lmao:

Just to prove it I will make this my sig, is that OK Jeans?

I don't see why it wouldn't be. :)

DrLar

07-13-2007, 05:17 PM

Why isn't appearing though?

OK there it is! Sorry for this extra post!

Darth Sinister

07-15-2007, 08:32 PM

I love this show. Hugh Laurie makes it believeable that House is such an asshole.

BlakeTyner

07-15-2007, 09:49 PM

My absolute favorite episode is "Three Stories" which, not coincidentally, is a Stacy episode. It's where we learn the background of House and Stacy, and how his leg got messed up. House guest-lectures a bunch of medical students, and by the end of his talk, the lecture hall is filled - with other doctors, including Wilson and the ducklings.

I'll be interested to see how they resolve the Season 2 finale, with all three ducklings either fired or resigned. So far as I know, they all re-signed contracts for Season 3. I could do without Chase and Cameron, but I really like Foreman. I'd be perfectly willing to never see the other two again in return for Stacy coming back.

Course, I also dig the episode where Michelle Trachtenbabe is patient-of-the-week, as I have an insane crush on her.

~BT

TheShowstoppa

07-18-2007, 02:15 PM

I love this show too. I really liked last season's subplot that involved David Morse since I think he is one of the best actors in hollywood. I can't wait for season 3... so let's hope September gets here soon for many many reasons.

Ron

07-24-2007, 10:03 PM

BlakeTyner

08-10-2007, 06:37 AM

Season Four Casting News - 5 New Actors Sign On:

From Yahoo! and E!:

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Princeton Plainsboro is becoming quite the full House.

Five new actors have signed on to star in the upcoming fourth season of the Fox hit, filling the show's quota of smart, pretty people in the wake of the apparent departure of the good doctor's interns.

Olivia Wilde (The O.C.), Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar), Peter Jacobson (The Starter Wife), Anne Dudek (Big Day) and Edi Gathegi (Lincoln Heights) will get a lesson in condescension when they join the medical drama this fall.

The network has kept mum about how long each of the would-be replacements will stick around the house that Hugh Laurie built; however, E! Online's TV blog, which first broke the casting news, reports that the fresh meat will stick around for just eight episodes.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Wilde will play a young doctor named Thirteen, which in itself is no doubt enough to rile House's feathers, and who is expected to work very closely with the diagnostician.

The remaining thesps are expected to play candidates for a fellowship with House, presumably vying for the chance to step into the shoes of Cameron, Chase or Foreman, each of whom wound up on the outs at the close of season three.

Foreman (Omar Epps) left the hospital in the season finale after giving his two weeks' notice, claiming he did not want to turn into House. Chase (Jesse Spencer) was randomly axed by his capricious mentor, while Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) announced she was leaving.

House, which has nabbed series star Laurie a gaggle of Best Actor nods over the past three years, kicks off its fourth season on Sept. 25.

Hugh Laurie is also up for a Best Actor-Drama Emmy (again) and is the dark horse candidate against James Gandolfini, who is coming off the Soprano's finale.

It will be interesting to see the direction these 8 episodes take; I thought Season Three was a little too formulaic, though still the best show on television. David Morse is up for an Emmy for his guest role as Tritter, which I hope he gets (I absolutely hated that character - the mark of a good actor.)

I am, however, sad that we have to wait until the end of September for some new House. Last year it premiered early in the month.

~Blake

Dave Dunwoody

08-10-2007, 08:34 AM

I agree that season 3 was way, way too formulaic, and I hope that shaking things up here is going to result in some real change and not just settling back into its comfort zone like the show has tended to do lately.

I want to know more about the guy that shot House! Everything we learned of Elias Koteas' character post-shooting was part of a delusion & could've been false, so who was he really and what was his motive? I want this guy to come back.

girlychaos

08-11-2007, 07:57 PM

I've only watched a few episodes, but I loved the show! I need to check it from season one though. Hugh Laurie is great, and what is it about Lupus?? :)

BlakeTyner

08-11-2007, 08:20 PM

Hugh Laurie is great, and what is it about Lupus?? :)

It's never lupus. ;)

~Blake

girlychaos

08-11-2007, 09:54 PM

It's never lupus. ;)

Yeah....exactly! :lol:

Ron

08-11-2007, 11:17 PM

I hope season 3 has real good special features..season 1&2 were disappointing.

Darth Sinister

08-12-2007, 08:49 PM

It's never lupus. ;)

~Blake

That was the best featurette I've seen in a long time. It's amazing how many ailments have characteristics of Lupus.

girlychaos

08-13-2007, 02:10 AM

That was the best featurette I've seen in a long time. It's amazing how many ailments have characteristics of Lupus.

And yet....it's never Lupus! :D

BlakeTyner

08-13-2007, 03:25 AM

I want to know more about the guy that shot House! Everything we learned of Elias Koteas' character post-shooting was part of a delusion & could've been false, so who was he really and what was his motive? I want this guy to come back.

Moriarty was really just a McGuffin to accomplish two things: One, a neat excuse to have a fantasy episode; and two, it set up the opening of Season Three with House no longer in pain. I actually thought they could have dragged that out for a few more episodes...all the planning that went into it, plus the cliffhanger ending to Season Two, I think kind of got spoiled a little too quickly. That's why I'm pretty stoked that the new cast members will last for 2 months.

The story arcs in House are kind of hit or miss for me. I didn't care for the Vogler arc, loved the Stacy arc, and pretty much hated the Tritter arc (while at the same time loving Morse.) I can do without Chase and Cameron hunching each other every episode, too. God I hope they drop that subplot. I still think "Three Stories" is the finest episode of the series, with the Dave Matthews episode being a runner up.

~Blake

Uncle Hoody

08-13-2007, 03:38 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/Y2Hood/1967182.gif

I love it.

Ron

08-13-2007, 06:04 PM

The reason theyhad the whole ketamine "fixing" house's leg was because walking with the limp constantly was apparently taking a toll on Laurie's back.I'm convinced that by the end of the seires that Hugh Laurie is going to have a real life Vicodin addiction.

girlychaos

08-13-2007, 08:00 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/Y2Hood/1967182.gif

I love it.

That's really cool!!! :lol:

Uncle Hoody

08-16-2007, 03:04 AM

That's really cool!!! :lol:

I'd use it as an avatar but I'm kind of attached to the existing one.

A coworker and I have been watching House marathons when we work together.

Ron

08-16-2007, 03:08 AM

Me too. It's soo....hypnotic.

girlychaos

08-16-2007, 03:13 AM

I'd use it as an avatar but I'm kind of attached to the existing one. A coworker and I have been watching House marathons when we work together.

I figured you wouldn't change your avatar!!! :lol:

I'm hoping I'll be able to have a season one marathon really soon!

Ron

08-16-2007, 03:19 AM

For a drama, this show has a lot of great funny quotes. This is probably one show that I can say that I love every character (Cameron is turning into a whore though). One of my absolute favorite things about the show is House and Wilson's freindship. They have great on screen chemistry and I think this year's season will be pleasing.

jayTL

08-17-2007, 01:16 AM

I'm a House DVD fan..I never watched in on tv (work wouldnt allow that...) but I'm not halfway through Season 3, and it's an amazing show. I guess I started likeing it while the 3rd season was on the air, so im still new at this lol.

Ron

08-19-2007, 09:58 PM

I think House should bang Cuddy this season.

jayTL

08-20-2007, 04:19 AM

I have a feeling House will be Cuddy's Babydaddy:side:

BlakeTyner

08-20-2007, 04:26 AM

They have been trying to set us up to think that, haven't they. It'll be interesting to see what develops.

~Blake

Ron

08-20-2007, 05:08 AM

I can't imagine House changing a diaper.... Oh the 'baby mama drama'!

Just Jeans

09-14-2007, 08:55 PM

Darth Sinister

09-15-2007, 03:12 AM

If House becomes the father, I don't see him being a mature person. We might get an episode where he tries to take care of the kid, but pawns it off on the others.

FinalBeyond

09-15-2007, 08:59 PM

I just sat down and watched episode 1x01 through to 1x04 of House (I've seen episode 04 before, actually -- it's the one about the babies that are getting sick.)

House feels a lot longer than most hour long dramas that you see on TV now. I'm not sure why that is, it just seems like it goes on and on.

Probably because each time, they're able to get two completely wrong diagnoses, and THEN have the proper one, and a resolution. :p

Just Jeans

09-16-2007, 05:56 AM

Another complaint about the season 1 box set -- chapter breaks are in a really inconvenient place. Most TV shows on DVD put chapter breaks every couple of minutes, but they've usually got one right after a commercial break spot. I was past the a commercial break moment and had to skip back a chapter because I missed a bit, and it took me all the way back to directly after the opening credits. :duh: The PS2 has such a slow fast-forward feature that it's a real pain in the ass.

BlakeTyner

09-16-2007, 05:56 AM

Yeah, the patient-of-the-week stuff can get a bit formulaic (though, that said, I still enjoy watching it. It's the Law & Order thing.) That's why I've always dug the mini-arcs (Vogler, Stacy, Tritter) and the overall character arcs (tidbits about House's parents, before and after we meet them, the tidbits about Cameron's husband, etc.) The POTW stuff just serves as the fuel for the soap opera, lol.

~Blake

Just Jeans

09-16-2007, 06:05 AM

I was actually thinking the same thing in relation to Law & Order. House isn't predictable like Law & Order can sometimes be (that is to say I can't figure out what the final outcome will be, because I'm not a medical doctor and trying to second guess the cast is pointless) but the first season at least is pretty much the same thing week end, week out.

What saves it from being formulaic to the point of indolence is the interaction between the main cast. House's relationship with everyone else is what keeps it from getting boring. It's the same thing that happens with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. If not for the lead cast, it would be pretty sub par.

As I watch more episodes, I find myself missing Laurie in British television more and more. He's good in American drama, but he's really in his element in British comedy. And the fact that House will prevent him starring in Doctor Who for some time yet is saddening. You long time House fans are quite lucky the show managed to score him in the lead.

Wilson is my favorite character in the show, incidentally. The kid from My Best Friend is a Vampire does good. :D

BlakeTyner

09-16-2007, 06:34 AM

As I watch more episodes, I find myself missing Laurie in British television more and more. He's good in American drama, but he's really in his element in British comedy. And the fact that House will prevent him starring in Doctor Who for some time yet is saddening. You long time House fans are quite lucky the show managed to score him in the lead.

Wilson is my favorite character in the show, incidentally. The kid from My Best Friend is a Vampire does good. :D

Laurie's just flat out brilliant, from his real life to his dude-that-hates-the-nickname-Pheebs in an episode of Friends. I likely never would have heard of him were it not for House, so I guess some of us win and some of us lose.

And Wilson's my favorite (non-House) character, too. I loves me some Wilson. But for me it's "the kid from Dead Poets Society does good. :D

~Blake

Just Jeans

09-17-2007, 08:08 PM

The chick who plays Alison Blake in Eureka is in House. Foreman is seeing her (in episode 12 of season 1).

girlychaos

09-18-2007, 05:51 AM

Okay...I started watching House earlier today, but I've only had time to see the first 2 episodes. It was the first time I watched those, and they reminded me why I love this show (and it's not only because of Chase btw :)).

I know someone said it a few days ago in chat...I'm pretty sure it was either Blake or Jeansie, I don't know who agreed though, but the pilot is kinda "orange", and not only when the guy who looks just like an original Oompa loompa appears...lol

I think it's pretty neat though.

Just Jeans

09-18-2007, 08:09 PM

Oddly enough, that orange man gag was used in an episode of Scrubs last season. :X

FinalBeyond

09-18-2007, 10:48 PM

My House, yeah. With Dr Cox limping around and solving everyone's problems.

Only thing is, Dr Cox is so much cooler. And he doesn't have to pretend he's American. :p

Just Jeans

09-18-2007, 10:49 PM

Dr. Cox is my hero. :shy:

I'd love to see Dr. Cox and Dr. House go head-to-head.

DrLar

09-19-2007, 02:15 PM

Next tuesday season premiere!? yay!

House recruiting new prospects, so they old cast is gone? gonna miss Cam..

BlakeTyner

09-19-2007, 09:01 PM

House recruiting new prospects, so they old cast is gone? gonna miss Cam..

The regular cast is still under contract. These new recruits will only last 8 weeks, and we'll likely see the ducklings during that period, too, before they come back to House.

~Blake

DrLar

09-19-2007, 09:25 PM

LMAO if House Keeps the janitor!!

BluTsbunny

09-23-2007, 09:32 PM

BlakeTyner

09-23-2007, 09:39 PM

Really looking forward to the new season. I don't really have a favorite episode...I pretty much like them all. Only one I could not stand was the one where Cuddy and House are on the plane and everyone starts puking all over the place. That one made me so nauseated that I had to turn it off. I never learned what happened.

If anyone has seen that particular episode, please send me a pm explaining what I missed.

Everyone on the plane, except the original Asian guy, were suffering from conversion disorder. They weren't sick at all, it was just a psychosomatic reaction to seeing someone sick. House figured that one out pretty fast. The original Asian guy was thought to be a mule, having swallowed cocaine in a condom, and the condom ruptured. Just as they were holding him down to cut the coke out of him, one of the passengers let up on the pressure on the guy's shoulder joint, and he moaned in pain. Apply pressure, no pain. Release pressure, pain.

House checks the guy's wallet and finds a SCUBA certification card and a receipt for a dive the previous day. The guy was suffering from the bends. He came up from the dive too fast, then - like an idiot - got on a plane pressurized to 8,000 feet AGL. They had the pilot take the plane down below 8,000 and landed safely in the US.

~Blake

Just Jeans

09-23-2007, 10:22 PM

I'm up to disc four of season two. A lot of the episodes on disc 3 I had seen previously, but I went ahead and watched them again.

girlychaos

09-23-2007, 11:59 PM

I still haven't finished watching Season 1 yet. I'm guessing I'll be done by the end of the week, then I need to get Season 2 somehow...can't wait to watch it.

Just Jeans

09-24-2007, 06:31 PM

I just read this about House, and I thought it was interesting:

Although House continually says, "Everybody lies", when he actually talks to individuals, he often says "I believe you" and he tests again when they contradict the test that has been done (lady claiming she hadn't had sex, politician claiming he couldn't have AIDS).

Could it be that House constantly says "Everybody lies" to counteract his natural tendency to believe people? There is a theory that we all naturally judge people based on ourselves and House tries not to lie except by omission, or when his patient's life is in danger, or when he assumes the person he's lying to should be able to tell the difference, so he has to keep reminding himself that people do lie and that he can't believe them all the time. And he also knows that even a minor lie or one by omission can mislead his diagnosis.

According to a February 5, 2006 New York Times Magazine article called "Looking for the Lie", Mark Twain said, "Everybody lies, every day; every hour; awake; asleep; in his dreames; in his joy; in his mourning."

BlakeTyner

09-26-2007, 03:04 AM

Well, that episode was pretty intense! Good to see some Wilson time, that's for sure.

~Blake

Just Jeans

09-26-2007, 03:48 AM

I'm trying to decide if I should watch the new episode or not. I'm only halfway done with season 2, but I don't know how long my moms will keep the recorded episode on the DV-R.

BlakeTyner

09-26-2007, 04:20 AM

Well, you already know how Season Three ends with the ducklings leaving so there's really nothing to "spoil". You can watch the new season as it airs while catching up on the first few. That's kind of what I did...watched Season Two live and DVD'd Season One.

You HAVE to see tonight's episode. Seriously. Full of Wilson goodness.

~Blake

Darth Sinister

09-26-2007, 09:17 PM

If you can, pick up the DVD's from the library.

Just Jeans

09-26-2007, 09:52 PM

I can get them from Blake eventually -- I'm watching his copy of season 2 at the 'mo.

BlakeTyner

09-26-2007, 10:29 PM

I can get them from Blake eventually -- I'm watching his copy of season 2 at the 'mo.

True, and you know I wouldn't lend my House out to just anyone. :)

~Blake

DrLar

09-27-2007, 01:57 PM

I was an entertaining season premier Weird they credited the old cast and then none appeared, I was hoping at least some phone call or visit from them, now only House, Wilson and Cuddy then like 30+ students at the end, I don't see the old cast returning any time soon

Darth Sinister

09-27-2007, 08:51 PM

Um...they're showing up in the next episode. And they'll be back to work by the time November sweeps end.

Just Jeans

09-28-2007, 12:50 AM

True, and you know I wouldn't lend my House out to just anyone. :)

It's a true honor to be allowed to touch your House, sir. :)

Just Jeans

10-08-2007, 08:28 PM

I'm almost done with season 2. I just finished watching "Euphoria" part 1 and 2.

I know just how Forman felt. Wanting the pain to go away is no fun, but fear of pain is somehow worse. When I realized that the back pain was coming back a couple of weeks ago, I was terrified. I've been mostly bed-ridden since it returned, but I'm coping. Still, it made me feel a lot more sympathetic toward his character.
ADDED:
I just finished season 2. That was a totally bogus ending, man. :pull: Gah!

Darth Sinister

10-08-2007, 09:45 PM

It's a true honor to be allowed to touch your House, sir. :)

The inneuendo.

BlakeTyner

10-08-2007, 11:23 PM

I just finished season 2. That was a totally bogus ending, man. :pull: Gah!

Tell Cuddy I want ketamine.

~Blake

Just Jeans

10-09-2007, 03:45 AM

:duh:

Not that I mind House wanting to be out of pain -- I know how home dude feels -- but that's just a shitty spot to cut to black.

girlychaos

10-10-2007, 02:25 AM

I'm done watching Season One...and you know what? It might not make sense (especially to most guys) but I completely understand what Stacy meant by saying she loves House but feels lonely with him. It's only the first season and I know there's a lot to come, but that just makes perfect sense to me.

BlakeTyner

10-10-2007, 03:06 AM

Whoo...tonight's episode was...woah.

I think Season Four is off to the best start of any of them. I'm an unabashed fan of Stacy, but the new ducklings are providing major entertainment.

At first, when House stuck the knife in the outlet, I was like ugh! You've already had a couple of near-death experiences. But then my Wilson said the same thing, and so the writers were redeemed, lol.

~Blake

Darth Sinister

10-10-2007, 09:45 PM

Just Jeans

10-10-2007, 09:50 PM

House and Stacy were never married though, were they? My sister seemed to think they were, too, but unless Season 3 reveals something I don't yet know, by the end of season 2 it has only ever said that they were in a relationship and living together.

girlychaos

10-10-2007, 11:24 PM

Of course what Stacy said made sense. House lives in his own world, with his own misery. He was almost never there for her emotionally and withdrew even further when his leg went to hell. Hence their divorce.

I know that, all I'm saying is that I know a few guys who wouldn't understand that at all, but to me it makes perfect sense (good to know I'm not alone).

House and Stacy were never married though, were they?

I dunno for sure but I don't think they were.

BlakeTyner

10-11-2007, 05:07 AM

They weren't married, but they lived together for 5 years.

In Season Three, there's also a pretty strong insinuation that House and Cuddy got it on in college (she was behind him, but they went to the same school and knew each other.)

~Blake

Just Jeans

10-11-2007, 05:15 AM

There's some insinuation in season 1 that House knows Cuddy's house really well, and it's hinted at that House and Cuddy may have hooked up in the past.

PS: I agree with Adam. I would wreck Cuddy.

BlakeTyner

10-11-2007, 05:18 AM

PS: I agree with Adam. I would wreck Cuddy.

There's a lot of people that would. Oddly, I don't find her attractive in the least. Cameron either, really.

~Blake

Just Jeans

10-11-2007, 06:54 AM

It's not so much that I find her physically attractive... there's just something about her attitude that's begging for a good ol' fashion Angry Fuck.

girlychaos

10-11-2007, 07:02 AM

There's a lot of people that would. Oddly, I don't find her attractive in the least. Cameron either, really.

~Blake

I have no problem saying I find a certain woman cute (even though I'm all about guys ;) ) but I have to agree. I don't think they're attractive at all.

Chase on the other hand... :D

ps. Baby, I don't even have to tell you you're way cuter than him, right? Cause you really are. :)

BlakeTyner

10-11-2007, 07:08 AM

It's not so much that I find her physically attractive... there's just something about her attitude that's begging for a good ol' fashion Angry Fuck.

Ah, the old Angry Fuck. Understood, sir.

I have no problem saying I find a certain woman cute (even though I'm all about guys ;) ) but I have to agree. I don't think they're attractive at all.

Chase on the other hand... :D

ps. Baby, I don't even have to tell you you're way cuter than him, right? Cause you really are. :)

Ummmm....crikey!

~Blake

Deathscythe

10-24-2007, 06:01 AM

So I was bored and decided to watch this show tonight, and I noticed the episodes credit said "Written by David Hoselton". Theres a guy who lives on my street that has that name, and my dad is friends with him and even confirmed that it was the same guy. How cool is that?

Darth Sinister

11-21-2007, 07:25 PM

Last night's episode, it's finally Lupus!!!

girlychaos

11-21-2007, 11:58 PM

Last night's episode, it's finally Lupus!!!

So I've been told. :lol:

I can't wait to see it! :D

Just Jeans

11-22-2007, 08:13 AM

Wait, are the rumors true? My mother and sister did a happy dance in my doorway and shouted, "It was LUPIS!"

True? False?

Dave Dunwoody

11-22-2007, 08:24 AM

True, true.

I was surprised and disappointed to see Big Love fired. I think the Bitch and the plastic surgeon are going to go next week. Either that or House fires the two guys. This season's been pretty damn good, I'm glad they were willing to mix it up instead of bringing Cameron and Chase right back to House.

Just Jeans

11-22-2007, 08:48 AM

Pity it'll be ending halfway through, with everything else. On the other hand, I still need to see season 3, so a short season 4 won't bother me too badly.

Darth Sinister

11-22-2007, 09:24 PM

Last I heard, the creative team decided to keep three of the new doctors on, rather than just two. I'm thinking Thirteen will stay. Amber could go, but then she might stay. That leaves Kutner and Taub.

Darth Sinister

11-29-2007, 08:29 PM

So the new team includes Thirteen, Kutner and Taub. However, TV Guide has confirmed that Amber/Cuthroat Bitch will be back.

Ron

11-30-2007, 11:23 PM

I'm so sick of this new team. I want Chase and Cameron back. I never thought that this storyline would last this long.

BlakeTyner

12-01-2007, 05:39 AM

I'm pretty sure I read that they were only appearing in 8 episodes, so I guess either they decided to make it permanent or stretch it out through the season. The 'real' ducklings must be getting kinda pissed...not that I like the two of them together, but I kinda miss the old team. Maybe that's what they're aiming for. *Shrug*

~Blake

Darth Sinister

12-01-2007, 09:59 PM

Oh, I think that Chase and Cameron will be back. Just not right away. I think they're working towards it.

Dave Dunwoody

12-01-2007, 11:02 PM

As much as I like the original team, if they end up ditching every single newbie and bringing Cameron & Chase back in some contrived way, I'm gonna be real disappointed. IMO the writers for this show put themselves in a corner sometimes (like the Tritter story arc, I thought that ending was weak).

Ron

12-02-2007, 02:12 PM

Darth Sinister

12-02-2007, 10:40 PM

I didn't think that they shot themselves in the foot with the Tritter arc. To me, it shows that House can con anyone. I admit it would've been better to have Tritter actually be sick and have House treat him.

Nah, I don't think they'll systematically eliminate the new members. But I can see one or two going. At best I could see Kutner, if Kal Penn doesn't want to do this long term. I see Thirteen staying on for a good while, since you can see that House is turned on by her. I see a few good stories out of Taub and Amber. Haivng a new team would allow for a new status quo. A team that has to continue to deal with House and eventually interact with the originals. I see this being a whole season arc.

Ron

12-02-2007, 10:57 PM

IMO this season is being ruined by this new team. I was under the impression that it would only last half of the season, but it seems like it will stretch for the entire season.

Just Jeans

12-05-2007, 10:51 AM

The chick who plays Cameron is off shooting Star Trek, so she was always going to be gone most of this season, regardless of whether or not they replaced her with someone else. She'll probably come back when she's done working on Trek.

Just Jeans

01-05-2008, 04:04 AM

Uncle Hoody

01-05-2008, 02:23 PM

There's an episode of House on USA right now. The title is "Que Sera Sera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Que_Sera_Sera_%28House_episode%29)". The opening of that episode -- in which fire fighters are trying to move what they think is the corpse of a 600 lbs man -- sums up precisely why it is I'm scared of dying in my bed.

Yeah that episode when it came out, was right after House started having issues with Tritter. I felt for that guy because people, the doctors, just didn't 'get' him.

Just Jeans

03-05-2008, 01:18 AM

Ron

03-05-2008, 02:22 AM

I just watched the season 3 episode about the rape victim who latches onto House. It's by far my favorite episode of the series. I wish there were slightly more episodes like this one (less about the team struggling to diagnose a patient and more about the characters themselves). Good stuff.

The actress who played the rape victim looks so familiar, but I can't place who she is. I need to look her up.

I agree with you Jeans. This was my favorite episode of season 3. I like when we find out more and more about House's past and childhood. I also liked the 'Son of a Coma Guy" episode also.

Oh and Jeans, the actress that played Eve (the rape victim) is a Candian actress by the name of Katheryn Winnick.

Just Jeans

03-05-2008, 02:45 AM

I swear I recognize her from something else, but looking her up I don't think I've seen her in anything else. :thinking: She was really good in this in any case.

I didn't think that they shot themselves in the foot with the Tritter arc. To me, it shows that House can con anyone.

How so? House didn't con Tritter. He tried by faking rehab, but Tritter didn't bite. House would have surely gone to jail if Cuddy hadn't committed perjury on his behalf at the zero hour (which, incidentally, felt like a cheat to me. There was all this build up and in the end nothing changes -- House goes right back to doing what he always has, which pretty much rendered the arc valueless. The only arc they've done that's been strong at all has been with Stacy. Both the Vogler and Tritter arcs ultimately feel like a waste of time.)

Chex

03-05-2008, 03:01 AM

This sounds like a case of lupis!

Seriously, I love how that's brought up every time yet it's never the answer until a recent episode...and then there isn't an inside joke about it. :(

Uncle Hoody

03-05-2008, 03:44 AM

I swear I recognize her from something else, but looking her up I don't think I've seen her in anything else. :thinking: She was really good in this in any case.

She reminded me of Elisha Cuthbert. Perhaps its a resemblance issue my friend?

Just Jeans

03-05-2008, 08:23 AM

I think you just hit the nail on the head, actually. She does have a sort of Elisha Cuthbert look about her.

I wouldn't mind getting her and Elisha alone in a room together to compare notes... :wiggle:

Darth Sinister

03-05-2008, 09:26 PM

How so? House didn't con Tritter. He tried by faking rehab, but Tritter didn't bite. House would have surely gone to jail if Cuddy hadn't committed perjury on his behalf at the zero hour (which, incidentally, felt like a cheat to me. There was all this build up and in the end nothing changes -- House goes right back to doing what he always has, which pretty much rendered the arc valueless. The only arc they've done that's been strong at all has been with Stacy. Both the Vogler and Tritter arcs ultimately feel like a waste of time.)

No, he didn't con Tritter. But he didn't need to. He just needed to get this case to go his way, which he was able to do by manipulating Cuddy. It shows that despite his flaws, House is valuable when he is doped up on Vicodin, since he can concentrate on the case and thus save lives. Cuddy again realizes that no matter what, she needs House and even trying to get him to change, she cannot do it. Nor could Tritter and Wilson.

Just Jeans

03-05-2008, 11:20 PM

How many times do we need to be shown that House operates better on Vicodin or that he can manipulate Cuddy? We've seen examples of both at least twice since the series began. All the Tritter arc did was re-examine old ground and reiterate what we already knew.

Darth Sinister

03-06-2008, 03:02 AM

Which is why we don't see a focus on Vicodin this season. Rather we see House deal with a new team that's trying to find its way.

Just Jeans

03-06-2008, 05:45 AM

I haven't started the new season yet. I watch the show on DVD because I didn't get into it until just before this season began, so I'm one year behind the rest of you. But knowing Vicodin becomes less of a focus is a good thing. House's addiction has been one of the central focuses since season 1, and apart from having him clean up there's really no where to go with it.

BlakeTyner

03-06-2008, 06:19 AM

The current season is somewhat better than Season 3...which I thought had mad potential that never quite went anywhere. Still, I gotta agree with Jeansie - the Stacy arc is the only one so far that was fabulous from start to finish.

~Blake

PS - The rape victim episode is probably my 2nd favorite, behind "Three Stories."

Just Jeans

03-06-2008, 08:59 AM

Doing a bit of reading up, I see why the Vogler arc felt like such a waste -- it was only included because the studio demanded a foil for House, someone he had to lock horns with on a regular basis. Oi.
ADDED:
Ausiello offers some House scoop:

Question: I'm dying for some House scoop. Seriously. I'll bake you cookies. — Lyaman

Ausiello: Good news: The two-part Super Bowl episode that got sidelined by the writers' strike will see the light of day this May. According to a Fox insider, the scripts will undergo a little tweaking and will now serve as this season's final two episodes.

Series creator David Shore tells USA Today that in the second of those two, House will get in an accident and lose his memory of the preceding hours. "He'll be finding out what he's forgotten and its significance," says Shore. "Bringing his memory back is crucial." Gimme my cookies!

Uncle Hoody

09-17-2008, 09:07 AM

So what did you guys think of episode 501? Where do you think they're going to go with the Wilson/House story line?

What about 13?

Etc...

I really enjoyed this episode. House finally apologizes for Wilson to tell him he never blamed House for Amber's death. And then he wasn't leaving because of Amber.

Can't wait for next week!

Darth Sinister

09-17-2008, 08:45 PM

I enjoyed the episode. I think with the House and Wilson storyline, we're going to see that despite his enabling him, Wilson still needs to be in House's life.

Uncle Hoody

09-17-2008, 10:03 PM

I enjoyed the episode. I think with the House and Wilson storyline, we're going to see that despite his enabling him, Wilson still needs to be in House's life.

Kinda like a woman that keeps going back to an abusive boyfriend. And yes that is totally the dynamic them 2 have.

Shit me and my best friend are House and Wilson over and over again. People call us boyfriends in jest frequently :lol:

They better just have 13 keep being a major part of the story lines!

TheShowstoppa

09-18-2008, 07:18 PM

I thought the two of them had a great dynamic. As for 13 - She annoyed me from the get go. If I wanted someone like Cameron - I would have just brought her back into the mold. However - did anyone notice that EVEN THOUGH it's a new season and new doctors are under House that they were still listed as guest stars instead of title stars? hrm... Methinks they're going to be gone after this season.

However - The reason why House acts like he does is because he's a natural ass for a defense of people leaving him. No - I think this is going to make him even more of an ass because he always considered Wilson a true friend, if not his only - So now that he learns Wilson never felt that way - it's going to fuck him up.

Ron

10-02-2008, 04:23 AM

Well, we may never find out how House does without Wilson because the House/Wilson duo is back together next week (no surprise). Wilson is extremely imortant to the series. He is Houses foil.

Oh yeah, I hate Taub!

TheShowstoppa

10-02-2008, 06:03 AM

I didn't get to see the trailer for next week.... Shit. Oh well. I'll Youtube it tomorrow.

Tonight's episode was great. And I have to agree. Taub is a douche.

DrLar

10-02-2008, 02:33 PM

So, will Taub divorce his wife? what a loser, and she went all out and got him a Porsche.

Did the P.I. guy scored with Cuddy or not? it wasn't very clear....

Ron

10-04-2008, 03:22 AM

My dislike for Taub is not new, I just never liked him. I think he's an ass to everyone for no reason. And before someone mentions the fact that House is an ass to everyone for no reason I would like to say "Have fun with your Taub spinoff!"

Darth Sinister

10-04-2008, 10:43 PM

Chex

10-04-2008, 10:57 PM

Yeah, they're basically just on a road trip to House's dad's funeral.

So far, I'm not all that impressed with this season. I know each season needs to have some sort of story arc encompassing it, but this one really isn't working for me. The P.I. guy is alright and I'm appreciating his and House's chemistry. It's the meat of the story arc, House and Wilson's relationship, that just seems...meh. Still, it's rather early I suppose to say much more on it.

Also, what's with his new team still being listed in the after the opening with his old team being listed during the opening?

Lastly, I thought it was the P.I. guy who Shore was talking about making a spin off for, not Taub. Then again, I haven't been paying much attention to any of the news so I'm probably wrong.

Ron

10-05-2008, 12:22 AM

I think the "road trip" will be House's perfect opportunity to mend the fence with Wilson. I also predict that we will get another piece of the puzzle that has been House's life and get some type of revelation.

Ron

10-16-2008, 01:41 AM

And I was absolutley right;)

Chex

10-16-2008, 02:36 AM

Once again, the big story element is resolved in the first few episodes. I'll forgive them for doing this (again!) just for that preview of next week's episode with 'bubbles' and her 'friend'. :p

Ron

10-16-2008, 10:38 PM

I wouldn't mind never seeing Thirteen again.

Chex

10-16-2008, 11:55 PM

Why's that out of curiosity?

I know she gets flak because she's too much like Cameron, so why replace her. I never understood that though since the entire new team was like the old one.

Taub questions House every now and then. He usually won't push anything though or at least didn't at the very start. Similar to Foreman.

Kutner does what he's told similar to Chase as he didn't want to stand up to House if that route could be avoided.

13 plays the nice doctor and usually has emotions get in the way like Cameron. I wouldn't be surprised if 13 breaks down, starts doing drugs and getting into tons of sex due to coping with her disease. Too bad we already saw that happen with Cameron though. At least this time it's with a girl though instead of Mr. "I need you to relax your anus." :p

The upside though is that this new time, while displaying a closer comparison to the old team, seems to be evolving further.

Even though I figured they do the same old approach and fix the big story development after the first few episodes into the season, I'm curious was the next big one will be as there's always another.