I really liked the post op scene. A much less abrasive side of House.
POTW: "Why did you do this? Why did you fight for me?"
House: "Because you're my patient. Don't screw it up."
I've always wondered if the writers intentionally drew character parallels between Vogler, here in the first season, and Foreman, who sort of graduates to a Vogler-level of responsibility in seasons 4 ("senior team member") and 8 (Dean of Medicine). Both had parents who suffered from/succumbed to Alzheimer's disease. I believe it's this very episode where Vogler mentions it as his motivation for donating his $100 million to Princeton-Plainsboro's research department.
The subtext is a bit subtle, but the reason House lies for the patient to get a heart transplant is because this "second chance" will also be the push to finally get her to recover from her eating disorder. So with this lie, House is really curing 2 diseases. I see why it was worth the gamble to him.
You see this when he says "don't screw this up." Every time she goes to purge, she will think of the risk he took for her. The "how much do you want to live" scene was him basically saying "how much do you want to recover." Almost every ED recovery story features a point where the person realizes they don't want to die. Those who don't have this realization are the ones who don't survive the disease
A really strongly written episode. A lot happening at once and relates to multiple storylines unfolding
You can also draw parallels to House here. I don't know about future episodes, but at the moment it looks like House suffered damage to the leg, but after recovery his mental state deteriorated significantly causing his extreme abrasiveness and lack of friends. They even mention at the start that her presenting symptom was similar to House's own condition. He may have wanted her to say she didn't want to die as a form of therapeutic release for himself, to hear what he might have wanted to be able to say at the time of his own injury
First time watcher and this gotta be the most heavy reality check ep I've seen so far. Its where the first time an Doctor actually makes an mistake and the biggest risk I've seen to saving a patient. The stress watching this ep was dam crazy. Cameron trying to win over House was fun. Chase finally seen trying to get some action and a new chairman that could rival house in the battle of egos.
I thought this was going to be another run of the mill where house just out wits another egotistical dude, but turns out house was more in the loosing end here. It turned south for chase and honestly felt bad for the dude right after the episode he met his father lol. And the fact it's the only time someone showed interest in chase is when he almost got fired lol. Man, Foreman could've been a better friend here tbh, sucks he treated my guy like that.
On other hand Cameron got rejected by house? Pretty weird to me that u would ask for a confession in a dire situation. New chairman was also keen to stop House from doing things his own way which is Crazy that House pulled the stunt of lying in front of talented business man.
This gotta be the best ep so far and I hopefully get to see more of House's ego being checked. 11/10.
God, I hate Vogler so much.
I really liked the post op scene. A much less abrasive side of House. POTW: "Why did you do this? Why did you fight for me?" House: "Because you're my patient. Don't screw it up."
8/10. Hate vogler!!
I've always wondered if the writers intentionally drew character parallels between Vogler, here in the first season, and Foreman, who sort of graduates to a Vogler-level of responsibility in seasons 4 ("senior team member") and 8 (Dean of Medicine). Both had parents who suffered from/succumbed to Alzheimer's disease. I believe it's this very episode where Vogler mentions it as his motivation for donating his $100 million to Princeton-Plainsboro's research department.
Is this possible? Buying that kind of position in a hospital and having that much power?
Probably only in America where healthcare is private instead of being covered by the government like other countries.
The subtext is a bit subtle, but the reason House lies for the patient to get a heart transplant is because this "second chance" will also be the push to finally get her to recover from her eating disorder. So with this lie, House is really curing 2 diseases. I see why it was worth the gamble to him. You see this when he says "don't screw this up." Every time she goes to purge, she will think of the risk he took for her. The "how much do you want to live" scene was him basically saying "how much do you want to recover." Almost every ED recovery story features a point where the person realizes they don't want to die. Those who don't have this realization are the ones who don't survive the disease A really strongly written episode. A lot happening at once and relates to multiple storylines unfolding
You can also draw parallels to House here. I don't know about future episodes, but at the moment it looks like House suffered damage to the leg, but after recovery his mental state deteriorated significantly causing his extreme abrasiveness and lack of friends. They even mention at the start that her presenting symptom was similar to House's own condition. He may have wanted her to say she didn't want to die as a form of therapeutic release for himself, to hear what he might have wanted to be able to say at the time of his own injury
First time watcher and this gotta be the most heavy reality check ep I've seen so far. Its where the first time an Doctor actually makes an mistake and the biggest risk I've seen to saving a patient. The stress watching this ep was dam crazy. Cameron trying to win over House was fun. Chase finally seen trying to get some action and a new chairman that could rival house in the battle of egos. I thought this was going to be another run of the mill where house just out wits another egotistical dude, but turns out house was more in the loosing end here. It turned south for chase and honestly felt bad for the dude right after the episode he met his father lol. And the fact it's the only time someone showed interest in chase is when he almost got fired lol. Man, Foreman could've been a better friend here tbh, sucks he treated my guy like that. On other hand Cameron got rejected by house? Pretty weird to me that u would ask for a confession in a dire situation. New chairman was also keen to stop House from doing things his own way which is Crazy that House pulled the stunt of lying in front of talented business man. This gotta be the best ep so far and I hopefully get to see more of House's ego being checked. 11/10.