But House referred to nearly taking the Vicodin. He had it in his hand at his own apartment. I can't imagine him taking it with him all the way to Wilson's before he decides whether to take it. As for the power -- you don't necessarily want to turn off the power completely. Things like refrigerators/freezers you want to have powered on constantly unless you're going to clean it out, block open the door, etc., and it can be a hassle to have it turned on and off, so I can't think that Wilson would have them disconnect the power.

Or the writers remembered that House's pain is alleviated by medical puzzles, but the writers chose to characterize Nolan as someone who didn't know that. Who didn't pick up on that, because House didn't tell him. Who is a psychiatrist that made a mistake which pushed his patient, House, towards the edge. Ok, let me put it this way. It's not the fact that Nolan was wrong that bothered me. It's just the way it played out that felt too simplistic and contrived to me. In this case, they're working toward the goal of House being "happy," and part of that means getting him out of a situation that -- as multiple posters here have pointed out -- is a "toxic environment" at PPTH. (Albeit one that House helped create.) The best thing to do is to remove him from that environment, just as a heroin or meth addict stops associating with the places and people of his addiction past. I don't think changing his environment was a bad idea, but why "demonise" diagnosing as well? I realise it's connected to his old lifestyle and should be reconsidered, but still... Solving his team's case was a welcome distraction for House, but he described it as a slip. And that just seemed wrong to me and actually made me feel bad for House. I don't even like to think about how many jokes I have missed due to the fact that I'm no native speaker, either. Well, since I live in Germany too... it's still better than watching the german dubbed version. They don't even make an effort to translate half of the jokes/puns... or dialogue for that matter ;). Or they ruin their subtlety, in any case. I mean, seriously, even I could come up with a better translation.

I don't think changing his environment was a bad idea, but why "demonise" diagnosing as well? As both Cuddy and House pointed out, other hospitals don't have diagnostics departments. This is unique to PPTH.* So to be a full-time diagnostician, he would have to be back at PPTH. The two go hand-in-hand -- unless House just wants to troll the Internet looking for interesting cases, which Nolan pointed out is not good because he'd be spending too much time alone, which is bad for his depression. *Of course the show has referred to other diagnostics departments at other hospitals in past seasons, but I take it this is their reality now -- in part to reinforce the idea that the toxic environment of PPTH and the healthy issue of diagnosing are going to be related to each other, and keep House on that intriguing metaphoric tightrope for as long as possible. Also as to * the lack of diagnostics departments at other hospitals is also true to life for U.S. hospital systems, although the Centers for Disease Control has been developing a diagnostics team.

Mercy Hospital started one for Foreman. In The Softer Side House had an interview at Saint Sebastian's, hoping to convince them to start a Diagnostics Dept. Granted, it might be difficult to convince a hospital to create a department for you right after you get out of a psych ward, but it could be possible.

So, if House didn't work at PPTH, he'd be unemployable. And that's a combination ofc his specialty, his behaviour, and his stint in the psychiatric hospital. Ouch. Cuddy has him by the balls. I wondered about him quitting diagnostics in this episode. My first reaction was, "And how you're going to get another job?" Granted, he's a wealthy doctor who has probably saved his money. But money runs out. Or maybe he isn't a wealthy doctor at all, judging by the fact that he spent several months in a state-like institution, albeit under the excellent care of Nolan. (Even House recgonized that Nolan must have "done something wrong" to end up at the helm of Mayfield. He argues with Wilson that "my doctor is too old, too well-dressed, and too smart to be running one ward." It's an indirect admission that the facility is shabby. Some posters have groaned that the amount of insurance these patients would need in order to have received long-term psychiatric care means these patients' families are wealthy too. But the facility looked kind of 1950s to me....) Spoiler: This'll make House's earnest plea to Cuddy for his job back almost unwatchable tomorrow. End.

Hookers aren't cheap (okay, cheap ones are, but DeeDee and Paula weren't street walkers) and neither are classic Flying V guitars. I doubt that House is rich. Very comfortable, but not rich. Cuddy said she got him at a discount because of his track record. He doesn't have a private practice, so he's working for a straight salary. He's a department head, but it's a tiny department.

As both Cuddy and House pointed out, other hospitals don't have diagnostics departments. This is unique to PPTH.* So to be a full-time diagnostician, he would have to be back at PPTH. The two go hand-in-hand -- unless House just wants to troll the Internet looking for interesting cases, which Nolan pointed out is not good because he'd be spending too much time alone, which is bad for his depression. Sorry for going on about it ;), but my point was, that House seemed to feel guilty for solving a case, even though it was outside of the "toxic environment at PPTH", so that didn't add up. Also, if they are truly searching for alternatives to working at PPTH, shouldn't they try out a job in research first? It could work for House just as well as diagnosing. But they chose to ignore that possibility and that's the reason why this storyline felt so contrived to me. Just an excuse for having House return to his old job. The German Translation and Dubbing ruins many of the jokes and a lot of the script lines. Sometimes it falsifies the original Meaning and statement of the lines. It makes much more fun, to watch the show in its American original language and the original voices of the actors. I especially love the voice of Hugh Laurie. It doesn't matter whether he speaks with the American or his native English accent. Yes, it also means that they take away a lot from the acting performance, which is really a shame! I'd find that really annoying if I was an actor.