House M.D. Article: Vicodin House vs Non-vicodin House

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posted by Bery

What are the real effects that vicodin has on House? Are these effects only physical or do they go beyond that? Could they have somewhat changed his personality, even just a little bit?

I watched the episode "Need to Know" (the one after House kissed Stacy, when at the end of the episode he ends up driving her away) for the first time like 4 months ago (got hooked with House just this year) and I didn't give this whole House/Stacy situation a lot of thought, it was fun but I wasn't that interested in the ship.

But the plot with Stacy kind of surprised me, because while I was watching the first half of the first season I was pretty sure that House wasn't capable of sustaining a romantic relationship with anyone or at least not long enough for it to be that important. So yeah, I was surprised when Stacy came in the picture and we find out they were together for about 5 years, actually lived together and all. But, like I said, I didn't give it that much thought.

Now, I started re-watching the whole series after watching the season 5 finale and it gave me a whole new perspective. After watching this episode Need to Know again yesterday, it made me really wonder, why on earth would House turn away from the opportunity to have a relationship with this woman that he loves (or at least loved back then) and once had a relationship with?
Wilson's theory sounds quite right on to me, I'm pretty damn sure that he's right about why House rejected Stacy, or at least partially. But Wilson's theory overlooks a very important point, how come House was walking away from the relationship then, but embraced it so many years ago? Why did he say "yes" the first time, but says "no" the second time? What changed??

After watching the season 5 finale, I'm thinking that what changed is partly the leg pain, but an equally big of a part is the vicodin.

Non-vicodin House had plenty of issues and was screwed up alright, but was apparently capable of being in an actual relationship. Vicodin House has had no romantic relationships ever since the show started, he has come close to it a couple of times, has had at least two opportunities right there on his feet but he ended up rejecting them each time. Non-vicodin House wasn't exactly happy, but it didn't sound like he was that particularly miserable either. Vicodin House seems pretty damn miserable to me. Non-vicodin House seemed to be a bit on the crazy side. Vicodin House ends up going to the asylum. Non-vicodin House started a friendship with Wilson. Vicodin House almost terminated it.

So if we consider it all, the end of season 5 hardly seems like a coincidence, it has been a downslope for House to this point ever since he first started taking the vicodin, Kutner's death was just the final push.
In the episode "Detox", when House admits to Wilson that he has an addiction, they establish that he has changed a bit over the years, and Wilson asks him "And it's all the pain? Nothing's the pills?". Right then House could have claimed that it was all the leg pain, but he didn't, because deep down he knew the truth. After the end of season 5 I don't think he can deny it anymore, he is a changed man and a big deal of it is the vicodin.

oldmovie, adyingsomething and 11 others like this

4vesna4 Damn right!!!!:D

newmixgirl very good point!

House-aholic18 I agree absolutely. I believe the vicodin really did change him. Just the few scenes of House pre-infarction that are ever shown show that, even though he was basically the same jerky person, there was something..... ever so slightly happy about him, that's missing from the house we're all familiar with. The leg pain has something to do with it too, of course. But Wilson hit the nail on the head(as he usually does xD) in Detox, I think. That's only part of the problem.

oldmovie I think you're right (lol shocker) Vicodin has not neccesarily changed his personality since Cuddy at some point said he was pretty much the same before and after Stacy, but I think it influences a lot of his decesions. I think that the Vicodin increses his misery levels and for some reason stops him from persuing happiness, like he's afraid of it or something. If its powerful enough to finally make House hallucinate, I certainly think its powerful enough to influence how House acts. This idea was tossed around in "Both Sides Now" as well, House being different off of Vicodin, even though he wasn't. He thought he was and that was what was important. He was happier and more willing to try and achieve happiness with Cuddy when he thought he had successfully detoxed.

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S1E15

posted by DemzRulez

House Season 1 Episode 15: Mob Rules

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A mobster, Joey Arnello, and his brother and lawyer, Bill, are being protected by the Federal government as a witness when Joey has an attack of some sort and goes into a coma. House is given a warrant to check on Arnello, and all the initial tests prove negative. Bill wants House to stall for time so he can convince his brother not to go through with the testimony. Joey inexplicably revives but House doesn't want him to be released despite his staff's belief the problem is resolved. Vogler has Joey released since he's not making money, but he's...

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S1E12 Recap Spoiler Alert

posted by DemzRulez

House Season 1 Episode 12: Sports Medicine

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Baseball player Hank Wiggen is making an anti-drug commercial and notes he himself has taken drunks. But when Wiggen winds up for a pitch, his right arm snaps and he collapses in pain.

At the clinic, Hank is undergoing treatment and the diagnosis is osteopedy – thinness of the bones. Wilson can't figure it out and calls in House, since Hank's body won't withstand the treatment he needs to pitch.. Meanwhile Foreman is going to bed with Sharon, a pharmaceutical representative. When he arrives late (with a "my car broke down" excuse), in the...

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Doris Egan writes about Wilson (from seasons 2 & 3)

posted by Bery

NOT MINE.

In the unlikely event that anyone on this spot cares enough about Wilson to read this :P , here's an extract from the link "Difficult Characters" written by Doris Egan (one of the writers of House MD), in which she writes a few things about Wilson's character. The complete article also includes analysis of characters from different stories she has written.

In a novel, it would be easy to lay out [a character's] thoughts. In a visual medium, the viewer has to do the work themselves, and here's the problem: we're used to there only being one answer.

Take Wilson, a complex character on...

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Why did the chicken cross the road? House md style XDDD

posted by huddyislove

so, guys... While I'm weeping here, tear stained from the STUPID spoilers (and I'm NOT watching the season premiere!!!!)
I decided to post this article on here, cause I had it in my desk for a while XDDDDD
so, hope you enjoy it XD

Why did the chicken cross the road?

House: The chicken crossed the road because it had some weird illness it got while being shipped from Bahamas to US and it messed up it's brain.
Of course, maybe the chicken didn't cross the road, maybe I just hallucinated that.

Cuddy: The chicken crossed the road because House didn't want to do his clinic duty and it had to take care...

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Wilson's Confession\House and Cuddy's Poem

posted by ToEkNeE

I've known them for quite a while,
and many years have passed,
we're always irritating each other,
so it surprises me that we last.
But lately things have changed,
more so than they could,
a sadness fills the air,
more so than it should.

There's been tension between them,
here there are no lies,
but something bad is going on,
and it's hidden behind their eyes.
I know how they feel about the other,
and I know that they're both true,
but there's been a different feeling forming,
something foreign, something new.

It's a love that's been progressing,
something that's been left unsaid,
like a silent whisper calling,...

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Five Reasons Why Huddy Is Wrong (A.K.A. Huddy Killed The Dinosaurs)

posted by rainbowedlife

1. A 40-year-old/40-year-old relationship is unnatural, because everyone knows that you must be screwing someone half your age to be accepted in normal society. That is the first argument of why Huddy, is, for completely un-shallow reasons, wrong.

2. Cuddy is so, totally like Stacey (Like a friggin' carbon copy), therefore their relationship will lead to one huge train wreck and will not last.

3. Because being bitter, miserable, and self-loathing is House's character and personality and it will be sooooooo O-C-C for him to be in a healthy relationship because like everyone knows, he's never...

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Transcript Katie Jacobs interview for those with Link problems. (Credit: Shikabane-Mai)

posted by TheHiddenCane

CREDIT goes to Shikabane-Mai.
She put it in the links but it doesn't work for everyone so this is me being helpful.
If you CAN see the link, go there right now and rate THAT instead of this!

This is the full transcript of the Katie Jacobs interview for those unable to open it. (for some reason I myself can only open it on firefox...)

Enjoy! (couldn't post this as a comment for the simple reason it is HUGE... and would take up the entire page.)

Q: I have to wonder, when you were preparing for the hostage episode, did you come across any real instances where anything remotely like this happened...

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Lisa in TV Guide Mag's Photo Booth

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Source: Fox / TV Guide

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House*

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House Cast*

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Kids

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Source: Fox (screencaps: comforting lie)

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House MD Most Memorable Quotes

posted by rose2

Dr. Gregory House

Dr.Gregory House

“I teach you to lie, cheat, and steal, and as soon as my back's turned you wait in line?”

“Like I always say, there's no "I" in team. There's a "me" though, if you jumble it up.”

“So what's your plan? You take the big dark one, I'll take the little girl, and the Aussie will run like a scared wombat if things get tough.”

[Houses' patient has just collapsed] "This is exactly why I created nurses. Clean up on aisle three!”

"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."

"You talk to God, you're religious; God talks...

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House MD Cast Wallpaper

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S1E13 Recap Spoiler Alert

posted by DemzRulez

House Season 1 Episode 13: Cursed

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In a dusty attic, a young boy, Gabriel trips as he gets together with some other boys for a club. They start playing with an Ouija board and when asked who will die in a year, it "spells" out Gabe's name. A week or so later, Gabe comes down with a fever then collapses. He's taken to the clinic where House suspects pneumonia, particularly since Gabe's parents are major donors to the clinic. Signs of a rash suggest something else and they suspect ticks or any sexual activity. It soon becomes clear that the father is a bit of a control freak and the parents...

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"Oh my God, you're sleeping with me." - The House, Wilson, Amber Love Triangle

posted by jameswilson

It's really to bad that season four was cut short by the writers strike, if it hadn't been I think we would have been able to gain a much greater insight into House and Wilson's characters and their relationship with each other. However, we can't dwell on what we missed out on - instead we have to make the most of the time we had to learn.

AMBER: Amber was a very intelligent woman who would do anything to achieve whatever she set her mind on. House wasn't far off in calling her a manipulative bitch - but it's how she got the job done. She knew people didn't like her and compensated by feeling...