They weren't they talking about long lost love and he mentioned Lydia as the one who got away? Oh, come on... And here I was hoping that I can finally watch it without subtitles. Damn it... Oh, I forgot to mention that I did like the episode! :P It was pretty funny, I loved TAUB, I also loved Thirteen flashing Taub, And it was one true thing she said when she was playing Truth or Dare! Wilson failing at stealing the dollar was awesome... Foreman should be the one addicted to Vicodin, not House. I guess I just didn't like House ant the patient so much because I got too excited again. Oh, well.

I'm with you, fffaw. He said she made a difference when he thought he had to be alone -- so she had an impact -- not that he loved her or that he wanted to run off and be with her. That was Nolan's take back in the opener as well, that he released House from in-patient treatment when House finally opened himself up to someone and exposed himself to the potential of being hurt. They were talking about the "one who got away" earlier, I think, which may be confusing. But in fact the one who got away for the patient was his daughter, and missing out on that relationship, while for House it was the whole issue of not being alone, I think.

I think he had started to fall in love with Lydia, he certainly made a deep connection with her that meant something to him and he thought it was strong enough that she would leave her husband for him. That is why he showed up at her house, but he didn't know she had kids. I think that was the game changer for him. Once he knew that, he backed off.

I agree that in the beginning he understood there was no future for them, but then she changed him. I think part of that change was that he opened up to her, to life in a vulnerable, undiscriminating way and as he did so, he felt connection, affection, meaning with the person who brought that out in him. At that point, I think he was no longer thinking (at least not in the way he did before) but completely confused by the wash of feelings he was experiencing. That seemed tied up with how he felt for Lydia, with what his connection with her allowed him to feel, and he started to fall in love with her, or maybe with the feelings she awoke in him. By the time he went to her house, I think he was definitely looking to make that connection something more. I don't think he had any expectation she would leave her husband, but maybe he had some hope that she would. The fact of children being part of the picture shocked him back to reality and then he was so confused about what to do, he returned to the hospital, waited for Nolan. Remember, this is the guy who is such a romantic at heart that he assumed Stacy was leaving Mark, choosing House, because she had slept with him once. Despite all his acumen and observation about human behavior, when it's his heart, he assumes, at some point, that "if she sleeps with me, she wants to be with me," which hasn't proven to be the case.

Foreman should be the one addicted to Vicodin, not House. :D :D Everybody should be on vicodin on this show. So, we had House, Foreman and Taub, Cameron, 13 and Wilson on drugs at least once. I would love Cuddy and Chase trying something together. We all know Cuddy and Chase should have more scenes together, right!? :D

Hi - I've been away for about a week before my computer became virus-ridden, crashed, I lost Internet access, you name it. Basically I have been without a computer(EEEEYAAAH!). It seems to have been fixed, so to get back to the topic. I watched the episode the next morning so I could fast-forward through the commercials. For me, in this episode, all of the series regulars were wonderful. I loved Taub/Foreman the most (I agree with those who think Foreman should get stoned more often). It was beautifully executed from a visual comedy standpoint. 13 annoyed me less than usual, and Wilson trying to steal a dollar was hilarious. The Cameron and Chase scenes were a nice closure as far as I'm concerned. However, I thought the writing itself was sub-par. House's big secret is that a woman changed him? They could do better than that. How many times have we heard variations on this theme? About how it's better to be alone? The only thing I was glad about was to hear House admitting that he'd had a bad pain month. As far as call-backs: dancing leading to sex ("Broken") Foreman confessing inadequacy ("House Training") Doctor with dying patient (ditto) I loved David Strathairn, but I can't say I believed most of the dialogue in his scenes with HL. Not his dialogue, but HL's, and I found it distracting. Bring back the Vicodin. It's not just for breakfast anymore.

I love the Wilson/13 scenes. They seemed pitchperfect to me. I thought the House/POTW scenes were good but they were not compelling. They should have spent more time on House/POTW. I thought Jacobson's Taub was great but it was clear OE was acting. When he has scenes that require intense emotions, he always seems to go over board. And they really should have done a better job with the lighting. I think they could have given House/POTW more time if they had eliminated the Detective Cuddy scenes. They were just silly. I think the secret House revealed is that he doesn't want to be alone. I also liked the idea that House wanted the POTW to have as much control as possible over his impending death. Okay this is a nitpicky thing but most people are not that lucid when their body is begining to shut down as they're dying. I couldn't help thinking that while I was watching those scenes.

I love the Wilson/13 scenes. Watching those scenes a second time, I just realised that at one point Thirteen mentions that Wilson has no problem talking about his sex life, implying that she asked him questions about it earlier, when we, the viewers, weren't present... why didn't we get to witness that?? I demand to see those scenes! ;) Hee, Lou the janitor was amidst the people in the cafeteria. And has peppermint tea become some sort of an inside joke since Honey's appearance in season 3 ;)? House brought it up in 5.02 and now Thirteen mentioned it as well. Although everyone already assumed so, it was still sweet to have the confirmation that House's file cites Wilson as the person to be contacted in case of emergency. Now, if I could please have information on his health care proxy too...;)

Just watched the epi, and loved it. I thought it perfect, the changing of each scenes, with its timing, and the difference of the tones. (I'm watching House in Internet, with no commercials. ;)) Hugh did a great job as a director. I especially liked the comical Taub/Forman scenes. Knew Taub was great, but Forman can be funny, too. I agree with everyone who suggests Forman takes vicodins once in a while. :D Watching the two chasing after each other was such a fun. I think Omar Epps can be a good comedy actor. The Wilson/13 scenes were so funny, too. I'm not sure how to take the Chase/Cameron scenes yet. I wasn't much satisfied with how Cameron left, so I'm glad the writers did the follow up here and explored how they broke up, but then, now I'm not satisfied how Chase treats his murder of the dictator kinda mere incident, at least in the dialogues with Cameron. BTW, I thought the Chase/Cameron dancing scene and the sleeping together scene were discreet, and it's because of Hugh, but I may be wrong. In this situation, any director may have chosen the discreetness. Thank you Bea, I didn't notice the Wilson's address on the file. I have to watch it again! :)

I was late to see this one. I am confused about it. It fell....odd, just like watching another show, but not unpleasantly. The absence of a real POTW, probably. What didn't work for me was Truth or Dare, weakest scenes, I found their conversation...annoying and no spark between them (better to learn about Wilson sex life, since they discussed that!). Chase and Cameron scenes were sweet, and the end convincing for me (french side, maybe?). And count me in the "leave Foreman on Vicodin" team, as a laughing Foreman is a much pleasant one. Taub is better every week. I love when we have tiny windows on House caring side, would like to have more of them, even if they are brief, I love his bedside manners, oddly. The music was more present and noticeable, Hugh's touch, maybe. But I lack team interactions, and I really, really miss House-Cuddy scenes, not throwed for comedic purposes, like the silly "wanna make out scene", but real interactions (or even yelling at each other would be good!) I can't figure where they want to go, right now.

We saw Chase go to a priest and start drinking. I think the moral dilemma affected him deeply but, in order to keep his sanity, he has convinced himself that he made the only choice he could. Yes, I know Chase has suffered much, and I don't know what's more I'm waiting for, honestly. And it was'nt the moment to discuss what he did, in this epi, when the center of the dialogue was the relationship between Chase and Cameron. I think I'm just not convinced at the deed itself from the beginning. (so I want Chase to say, I was wrong? I don't know. I'm still wondering if there can be a killing for the right cause... House really makes you think, doesn't it?:D) fadedflowerchild, the Japanese tv is usually as discreet as in this scene of Chase/Cameron, as our way of expressing emotions are quite repressed. We almost never see the sex scenes on TV. (When the movies are aired, the genital parts are whited in the sex scenes. :D But sometimes, somehow, the dramas go extreme. There must be some regulations of the channels, but it happens that the nudity, the extremely erotic scenes appear in the primetime dramas, and it confuses me. I really don't get the idea of Japanese discreetness in Japanese TVs. (Sorry for being off topic.)