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Patrick Sun

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Which patient are you referring to? The well-endowed female at the clinic, or the wife of John Doe (who was not as busty, and wanted to sleep all the time)?
 

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Sounds like he's mixing the two patients up. I'm still not sold on the way that House has his epiphanies, though fortuitous patient timings (the pregnancy a couple weeks ago, the boob-job this week, etc) but there are little character momemts that I love, like House walking away and turning on the TV "to think." Great stuff. I flipped back-and-forth between this and Scrubs and, though I like the latter, it just can't compare with how much fun House is. It's like the real world with real humor in difficult, life-or-death situations and nothing wraps up perfectly.
 

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Well last nights was more of the same. :thumbsdown:

I'll give it a few more episodes, but I am quickly losing interest.
 

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2/1/05

It was weird seeing Locke (from the Matrix sequels) as a patient.

House was in good form as he had to deal with working around a DNR, even having to go to court to get the restraining order lifted.

The happenstance of diagnosis and treatment is highlighted to show that medicine is a wait-n-see, test, re-test, test again, and is not quite an exact science, even with the abundance of diagnostic tools which rule things out, but don't quite provide the right course of treatment in a quick manner.

I barely recognized Chloe Webb, she had her eyes pulled back via plastic surgery, it would seem.
 

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THAT'S where I've seen him from. It kept bugging me, I knew he looked incredibly familiar. That was bothering me, thanks Patrick.

Personally, I loved the discourse about the nature of confidence in the medical field and the comparison between House and Foreman's other doctor...

And why did they have to name him Eric Foreman???
 

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"Lily Kane" (Veronic Mars) on House, M.D. tonight!

House stops taking painkillers in exchange for one week of clinic-free duty and he messes up!!! But what a comeback, which was humbling for all parties. House admits he has an addiction to the pills but that it's not a problem for him.

As our local newscaster said, House is like Simon Cowell's more-sarcastic brother.
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A shame more people haven't commented on House recently, especially after the last two stellar episodes. Indeed, it's still a bit formulaic, but sometimes it's not about the destination, nor the road taken, but the amount of fun it is along the way. Very tense moments in this one, I certainly hope they force House to deal with his issues in upcoming episodes as well as they did in this one.
 

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I found it interesting (and bold) to allow House to admit to the addiction, but continue popping the pills with the excuse "I don't have a problem."
 

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I didn't. Not all addictions are bad, and too much of anything is bad. From his standpoint you have to make a choice, and when you're in pain 24/7 the choices are limited. After all, you can't say that he was worse off while on the meds; especially now that we have seen him off of them.

Fantastic show, though. House is really a character that I'd never want to have to deal with (as a doctor) IRL. I wonder what he was like before his accident?

Glenn
 

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That would be a fun episode - some flashbacks to him "before". Sorta like when Taxi showed the Reverend Jim in college. ;)

Regards,

Joe
 

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I was turned on with the "Locke" episode as a jazz musician. The switch with the legs for his lungs was a nice touch and that got me hooked. Tuesday's episode with the kid and accident was, I thought, pretty damn good.
 

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I'm not sure of your stance? "Not all addictions are bad" contradicts "too much of anything is bad."

But, your stance aside, the show clearly does not side with House's 'excuse'. Otherwise, why show him getting high and zoning out at the end of the episode. He is a drug addict. That is bad and self-destructive.
 

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Caffeine is a drug, and people are addicted to it, and Id laugh if someone said that statement to me. Im not comparing apples to oranges either, chemicals are chemicals.
 

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I just caught this show for the first time last week and loved it. Hugh Laurie's character is so wonderful. A complete and total ass, and god bless him for it too. Some of the funniest stuff on television, and its in a drama:)

Tonights episode was a repeat I discovered, but directed by Bryan Singer. Can see the show as formulaic already as others have posted, but its too much fun watching just how uncaring House can be.

Best part tonight was introducing himself to the walk in clinic. "Hello, I am Gregory House. This is vicoden. It is mine. And no, you cannot have any. I dont have a pain control problem. I have a pain problem."
 

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So, is House gay with his coworker? It seemed that way during the Monster Truck episode a few episodes back. I'm surprised noone has brought that up yet.
 

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Well, I think they've established Robert Sean Leonard's character as having a problem staying away from the ladies despite being married, at least off-screen.
 

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