Really, all you'd need to know is that in the season finale, House went into a psychiatric hospital after a crackup.
Xander: Am I right, Giles? Giles: I'm almost certain you're not. Though, to be fair, I haven't been
listening.
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Jesse - Sep 21, 2009 9:12:54 am PDT #3531 of 11831
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Vortex - Sep 21, 2009 9:24:49 am PDT #3532 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Really, all you'd need to know is that in the season finale, House went into a psychiatric hospital after a crackup.
Thanks. Do I need to know what the catalyst was? I saw some footage of Cuddy (?) firing him?
Dana - Sep 21, 2009 9:32:50 am PDT #3533 of 11831
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
He hallucinated having sex with Cuddy and acted as if it was real. In other words, he was a complete ass about it.
The last couple episodes of last season are really worth watching, IMO.
le nubian - Sep 21, 2009 9:51:07 am PDT #3534 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm with bonny. Jessica's description made me re-evaluate my life and I came to the conclusion that I am not that interested in watching the premiere of "House."
Connie Neil - Sep 21, 2009 10:40:11 am PDT #3535 of 11831
brillig
I'm looking forward to the premiere, because I'm very curious as to a potential major change in House's character. You don't often see that in TV anymore.
erikaj - Sep 21, 2009 10:55:13 am PDT #3536 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, I know. And Andre Braugher. These are good things, where I come from. I have watched some awful stuff just to get a glimpse of that dude, it isn't even funny.(although I sort of wish they could do a meta thing and have him a psycho who thinks he's Frank Pembleton and keeps trying to interrogate House.) But maybe I'm the only one who'd like that.
§ ita § - Sep 21, 2009 11:14:53 am PDT #3537 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm very curious as to a potential major change in House's character. You don't often see that in TV anymore.
Can they afford to have a major change in his personality? They're selling the show on him being an asshole.
Admittedly, it's a big reason why I don't watch, but isn't it a draw for fans?
Connie Neil - Sep 21, 2009 11:22:17 am PDT #3538 of 11831
brillig
Admittedly, it's a big reason why I don't watch, but isn't it a draw for fans?
I don't think most people watch it to see House be mean and rude. That said, he's not going to turn into Marcus Welby, M.D., and we'll find out how much is the pain and the drugs and how much is truly himself.
edit: There's an episode from the second season (I think) where we see House before the leg damage, and he's pretty short-tempered and suffer-no-fools then.
-t - Sep 21, 2009 11:25:24 am PDT #3539 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's pretty well established that he was a jerk before the leg, isn't it?
I hope the crazy goes deeper than a drug-induced psychotic break.
§ ita § - Sep 21, 2009 11:26:23 am PDT #3540 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I guess I can't imagine just tolerating his rudeness, because I hate it so much, so I assume people must actually like it to weather it.
But that's what makes horse races.
From discussions I remember he was two different ways when not in pain, right? After the injury--once on/after ketamine, and one other time? So who knows?