1y ago

Basically every episode

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I want a rundown of all the crimes House commits and what % of episodes contain felonies.
Cause they're certainly missing the "Foreman, break into the dudes house and tell me everything in his crawlspace" scene, and the "Cameron, lie to him and drug him with this non-approved treatment and let's see if he starts dying quicker or slower."
- Nearly every episode contains a felony since he's constantly taking medication obtained via prescription fraud.
  
  That came later, I think at least to begin with he was just prescribing to himself, then lost privileges.
  I don't think it is outright illegal to prescribe yourself drugs. Judy discouraged.
- Literally the best part of every episode is when the hospital doctors break into the patients home and start ransacking it looking for clues as to their illness, which as we all know, is taught semester 1 in medical school. Semester 2 is when you learn how to do actual medical tests.
  
  The disconnect from reality is so ridiculous. IRL you can be bleeding from your forehead with a giant gash in your skin, and they'll be like "we're not really sure what the problem is, and we don't care. Let's run blood work. We'll get back to you in 5 days, but only if anything from the tests comes back positive. Other than that, pay your $785 before you leave, and then get the fuck out".
- I agree. We basically need this format, but for House:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4stVVsKVRA

Not to bring things down but... when you've been dealing with an undiagnosed illness which has gone on for months (i.e. me), you'll be happy to take someone with the bedside manner of Dr. House as long as you get some sort of answer.
And no, it isn't lupus.
- Have you considered it's all in your head? /s
  
  The funny thing is we actually considered some sort of brain issue, but according to my neurologist after seeing my MRI, I have a very healthy brain.
  Of course, that doesn't mean I'm not imagining things. Who knows? Anything could be psychosomatic.
  
  That's one of the signs of lupus. /s
- How do your shoes look? Could be butthole worms
- At an opposite corner of the spectrum, you can rarely find doctors as smug as House but as unable to help you as all the others you have previously visited.
- It's never lupus
  Except that one damn time.

Butthole worms are verrrrrrrry common.
Also,use a bidet guys.
- Are they generally thirsty, too?
  
  That’s not how a bidet works. Too much pressure; it’s their showers. They love being clean.
  
  unless life gives you chocolate pow-pow, make lemons🤌🏿

They left out lupus. Always gotta rule out lupus.
- It’s never lupus. Except that one time when it was lupus.

- Awww why'd you post the one without the audio?
  Audio version
  
  I know that it's probably on purpose and supposed to be funny in itself but holy shit did he fellate that poor microphone! Almost made it unwatchable!
- 'You are a black man.' Has lived rent free in my head for years

House was the only medical show for me that was able to be this predictable, and I would watch. Hmmm... maybe time for another watch.
- It's because the show wasn't about the medicine or solving the case, it was about what it cost to be House.
  
  Yeah, but considering it's supposed to be Sherlock Holmes as a doctor, shouldn't it at least be a little bit about solving the case?
  Before anyone questions it being a Holmes show, since that seems to have gone over so many people's heads:
  House = Home (Holmes)
  Both of their colleagues are named Watson
  Both use deduction to solve mysterious cases (medical vs criminal) that no one else can crack.
  Both live at 221B Baker Street
  Both have drug issues
  Both play musical instruments in order to think things through
  House is shot by a man named Jack Moriarty (Moriarty is frequently presented as a nemesis of Holmes)
  
  I really liked House. I don't know shit about medicine, but my whole job is troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting in the show has actually helped me.
  Some big takeaways...
  Most hard to solve issues are really just a combination of 2 or 3 simple issue acting together in a weird way.
  Everybody lies - I don't necessarily agree with this in my line of work, but I frequently use "Not everybody tells the truth" as a better rule. I can't recall having a client lie to me, but every day they tell me things that are wrong or untrue because they don't understand what happened.
  When in doubt, do a shit-ton of pain killers and berate people for not having the answer, even though you don't have it yourself (shift blame/expectation management)

Not enough lupus
- It's never butthole worms.
- Remember that one episode where it was actually lupus?
  
  It's never lupus

It's great when you watch it off and on but it's painful binging it.
- All the Sherlock Holmes type derivatives are much like that, back in the day when I would watch a bunch of episodes it was mostly enjoyable because Hugh Laurie is just such a great actor.
  Lupis was always the metaphorical man caught holding the gun lol
  
  You should try Jeremy Brett's version of Sherlock Holmes. I didn't binge it, but it was pretty good for that old timey kind of show.
- The series ended 2 seasons before the finale. I cannot be convinced otherwise
  
  It's ok to be wrong <3
- The same-y ness of the episodes really stands out when you do this. On a binge, I found myself watching it more for the character arcs than the diagnostic drama... which is not the show's strong point. :(
  
  it was made for the once a week way of watching. just choose a day to be house day every week. instantly better experience
- Hard disagree
  
  well painful might be a bit overboard but it does get repetitive pretty fast for me personally.

Yup, consistently entertaining for as long as it ran. hahah, what a fun show.

Cuddy: You can't set your patient on fire, House! House: I only need to burn him for a few minutes. It'll make your ass look thinner. Cuddy: Fine. Just do it while the lawyer is out to lunch.

I should watch house again.

That's why it's such a good show!

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