Chickleta during the last part of S3 there was a lot of talk at the other place about Wilson actually being gay and not admitting it to either himself or those around him. The Big Gay Wilson (BGW) storyline comments are refer to speculation about how such a storyline would actually play out on the show.

One of the best things about this show is how people can watch the same scene and get completely different takes on it. I don't see BGW, or H/W anywhere. In any of the episodes, including this one. If anything, I see House's conversation with the parents a reflection on himself and his own lack of happiness. That's a theme that threaded through the entire season. House as irredemably unhappy, if not out and out depressed.

If anything, I see House's conversation with the parents a reflection on himself and his own lack of happiness. That's a theme that threaded through the entire season. House as irredemably unhappy, if not out and out depressed. He certainly is, but given that he referred to Wilson while speaking to the patient I did think he was still thinking of Wilson when he said "Pills might help" to her parents.

I just rewatched this, and I can't figure out why Addie's head exploded. Can someone tell me?

I'd love to know that answer too... I'd always see this episode as Wilson-centric. Since the first time I connected the patient with Wilson. House slowly made his diagnosis about Wilson and then about Addie. For me his conversation with the parents was a reflexion about himself but manly about Wilson and their relationship. If we're not supposed to make this connection (Wilson - patient) he wouldn't be so prominent in the episode. House's depression and unhappiness had already been shown. This one was, I believe about House noticing about other people's unhappiness.

Polite Dissent said that "a chunk of her scalp had become necrotic and started to bleed out". Her head didn't actually explode, it just looked that way. I guess. I interpreted the episode to be about both House and Wilson. House finds out Wilson is depressed, Wilson kinda proves that House is depressed (if he weren't, the meds wouldn't help him. They're not actually "happy pills".) Wilson chooses to treat his depression, House is resigned to his.

Thanks Taiga. It never occurred to me to look at the Polite Dissent review *facepalm*

The head thing is the only reason I remembered the patient. ^_^ The speed!Wilson scene is my fave scene of all time (thus far). 2nd is "House this is God" and 3rd is all the "Guitarnapper" scenes. As for the "Who does Addie represent?" debate, I think she represents the situation. Here's how I saw it: House isn't so much angry that Wilson never told him, but more angry with himself for not seeing it. Wilson's probably been taking anti-depressants for years. Thing about depression is that most people don't want to tell anyone that they take anti-depressants, especially the people closest to them, because they don't want them to think that they caused it (which most family members and friends tend to do). I'd be willing to bet that he's been taking them since the event with his brother mentioned at the the end of "Histories". Wilson: I have two brothers. House: Why wouldn’t you tell me – Wilson: It was irrelevant. House: Why not? Wilson: Because he’s not in my life any more. House: Well, that’s relevant. Wilson: This was the last place I saw him, nine years ago. I don’t even know if he’s alive. Thing is, House ignores the fact that he's miserable and yet is fully aware of it. He's been so caught up in his own misery that he never even concieved that Wilson was miserable too. I think House wanted Wilson to 'Mr. Well-Adjusted' to give him something to look to. Then, out of no where, it's thrown in his face that he isn't the only depressed one. That Wilson has problems of his own and House never even saw it. I think Addie represented the whole subject of both Wilson and House's depression; the secrets, ignoring it, trying to cope alone, etc. I dunno just how I saw it.