6.22 - Help Me

I agree to disagree. He had every right to fight for keeping the leg, his own and the leg of the patient. He was advocating for the right of his patient to make her own decission, and he had good medical reasons to do that. But there was finally a point at which he was refusing the amputation for Hanna for the wrong reasons. Letting Hanna keep her leg until it killed her wasn't going to change what happened to him a decade ago. And, unlike House, she didn't have the knowledge needed to make an informed choice. It took Cuddy's yelling at him to make him realize that they had run out of time and he had to tell Hanna that. Not quite. House is not just any doctor, he is THE doctor. He knew it much better then Cuddy. He said at the beginning, she might just as well die because of the amputation there and then. He named the risks: Infection, pulmonary embolism, fat embolism. Does that ring a bell? I agree with the rest you wrote 100%

What more can I say? I loved every little bit of it. I was dreading one more sad finale, so I'm at least happy for that, and I love to see House happy (for some time). For the end....I liked that it looked a little rusty, rushed, because it suits them. House looking at Cuddy like he's five and just saw the biggest Christmas gift he's ever seen and can't believe it, was awesome. I loved his gentle kiss (goes well with his real kisses we've seen before with Stacy) and I love his sappy side (remember his choice of songs when he's happy!). And Cuddy is not turning him into the perfect man, it would bore her to death. And she confirmed she is, also, screwed up. She can stand him and compete, and she loves it (I'm glad she admitted she wishes not to love him. She has a brain). I liked that House did try the "I love you "thing. And I liked that he silently asked for her help to stand up. First time he does, I think. I'm glad they ended it here, and we will pick them up in september to struggle with everyday life. First weeks in a relationship are painful to watch from the outside. I have a feeling we face the return of Badass Cuddy, because she will need all her strenght, at home , but mainly at work, if they let it know. I love her.

I agree to disagree. He had every right to fight for keeping the leg, his own and the leg of the patient. He was advocating for the right of his patient to make her own decission, and he had good medical reasons to do that. But there was finally a point at which he was refusing the amputation for Hanna for the wrong reasons. Letting Hanna keep her leg until it killed her wasn't going to change what happened to him a decade ago. And, unlike House, she didn't have the knowledge needed to make an informed choice. It took Cuddy's yelling at him to make him realize that they had run out of time and he had to tell Hanna that. Not quite. House is not just any doctor, he is THE doctor. He knew it much better then Cuddy. He said at the beginning, she might just as well die because of the amputation there and then. He named the risks: Infection, pulmonary embolism, fat embolism. Does that ring a bell? I agree with the rest you wrote 100% Presumably she had broken bones from the whole structure falling on her, fat emboli are as likely to come from broken bone as from sawed off bone. But anyways. If you want to be really picky you can pick on the fact House himself did the amputation, that's a big no no, not even surgeons do amputations without specific training, it really isn't as simple as sawing off a leg. I know of one instance where an ortho guy had to be flown by helicopter clear cross town cause a specific hospital had about 15 surgeons on call but nobody with experience to do an amputation. I just got around to watching the episode (damn night float) it wasn't so bad as some people make it out to be, at least for me. Even to my irregular watching patterns it was pretty obvious season6 was the classic love triangle arc every other show does, I was expecting it to resolve itself this season as opposed to another season of WT/WT. And seems it did.I don't subscribe to the House needs to be miserable by default for the show to work notion, I think House can take babysteps towards a more normal existence, especially as the series is drawing to the end. I loved the symbolic crane crushed building as House's hopes are crushed. Loved the leaving the cane behind symbolism, and the conscious tossing aside of the past (vicodin) to go to the future symbolism. HL IMO knocked it out of the park acting wise from the moment the ambulance rolled in to PPTH up till the credits rolled. I admit I grinned when 13 handed in her vacation request, but yeah after thinking about it for a second I realized that probably spells big 13 arc in season 7 instead of less 13. But whatever, I 've learned to tolerate the character.

At PPTH fellows do lab tests and nuclear imaging themselves. House, who is board certified in nephrology and infectious diseases does autopsies, pediatric heart biopsies and operates on fetuses in utero. Immunologists become senior attendings in the ER. Intensivists transfer to the generic surgery department where they do everything from cochlear implants to removing gall bladders. When adhering to reality would be an easy fix (which wouldn't require additional actors), such as having Tritter mention his warrant before reading all the patient files at PPTH, it makes me nuts. The rest of the time I have long since accepted that it's dramatic license and learned to ignore it.

Presumably she had broken bones from the whole structure falling on her, fat emboli are as likely to come from broken bone as from sawed off bone. But anyways. If you want to be really picky you can pick on the fact House himself did the amputation, that's a big no no, not even surgeons do amputations without specific training, it really isn't as simple as sawing off a leg. I know of one instance where an ortho guy had to be flown by helicopter clear cross town cause a specific hospital had about 15 surgeons on call but nobody with experience to do an amputation. No, this plot part was accurate. It wasn't a surgical amputation, it was basically sawing off the leg as near to the obstacle as it gets to take her out of danger and do the actual amputation later. That's what House explained to Hanna, too. I've assisted corrective amputation and yes, even when the patient is knocked out it hurts doing it. I felt terribly bad for the poor lad on the table. I'm a physician, so I know what I'm writing about, I'm not just guessing. And it was the amputation that killed her. Even if she had a broken bone, it wasn't dislocated and it would have never released that much marrow fat in the system like an amputation.

At a newspaper where I worked, I once wrote about an emergency leg amputation at an accident site (silo filled with grain that had already exploded once -- all that dust is highly flammable -- and at high risk of exploding again). It's a quick a dirty job in the field, which they clean up in later surgeries in a hospital condition.

Some have questioned as to how it was possible for Cuddy to break up with Lucas and get to House's apt so quickly. I love the texting samples some of you have posted. Wasn't there an actor that actually did text his girlfriend to end the relationship? Who'd want to date SOB knowing that? Anyway, there is a link in the media thread of an interview with the writers and that exact question came up about timing. It seems it was actually longer than we think. The scene in the bathroom happened at dawn so quite a few hours had transpired. Either that or Cuddy drove by her house and yelled it out of the car window.

Wasn't there an actor that actually did text his girlfriend to end the relationship? I don't know about texting, but Phil Collins told his wife he wanted to divorce via fax and Matt Damon told Oprah he was single while still dating Minnie Driver at the time.

As to timing of the Lucas breakup, here's what Peter Blake, one of the writers, had to say in a NYTimes Q&A (it's linked on the media thread): Q:At 8:38 p.m. Cuddy was yelling at House and telling him she didn’t love him and was “done.” It certainly did not seem as though she was going to toss her fiancé, Lucas, to the curb within the remaining 22 minutes of the episode. Walk me through Cuddy’s off-camera thought process and the unseen dialogue between her and Lucas. A.MR. BLAKE Well, the 22 minutes that pass are only screen time. The last scene takes place around dawn, so in reality (or “reality” in quotes) many hours have passed. Not to mention that House and Cuddy getting together is actually six seasons in the making, so hopefully we’d earned it.

Just to freak out everybody, do you think they were testing the water when House asked Cuddy if she was already pregnant? *shivers*

Just to freak out everybody, do you think they were testing the water when House asked Cuddy if she was already pregnant? *shivers* I doubt it. I think Cuddy would have been far less likely to end it with Lucas if he was the father of her spawn. Trying to pursue a relationship with House while expecting another guy's baby is too many kinds of complicated to even think about.

Just to freak out everybody, do you think they were testing the water when House asked Cuddy if she was already pregnant? *shivers* I doubt it. I think Cuddy would have been far less likely to end it with Lucas if he was the father of her spawn. Trying to pursue a relationship with House while expecting another guy's baby is too many kinds of complicated to even think about. I did not explain myself good enough. I wondered if they were hinting for an eventual future Huddy pregnancy, just to get reactions, or if it was just House being an ass.

When in doubt, always choose "House being an ass" as the most likely answer.

When in doubt, always choose "House being an ass" as the most likely answer. That is a brilliant answer to many, many questions. I hope his amazing ass-hood continues full-speed in the relationship.

vicpei wrote: Just to freak out everybody, do you think they were testing the water when House asked Cuddy if she was already pregnant? *shivers* I don't think Cuddy is pregnant by Lucas nor do I think TPTB intend to go there in a relationship with House. However, the prospect of Cuddy being pregnant with another man's child has been long established as one of House's nightmare scenarios. He made a weak and quite revealing joke about her testing out Tritter as a sperm donor in season 3. He was obsessively interested in her search for a sperm donor in "Whose Your Daddy?" in season 2. He certainly can and does act like an ass, and will continue to do so I am sure. But House is also possessive of Cuddy in general terms and specifically about her fertility. I think he is deeply afraid to become a father because of his own messed up family dynamics, but equally resolved that no one else will father a child with Cuddy. As a window into his mind, the pregnancy accusation was indeed a most interesting comment for House to throw out to her in his moment of extreme vulnerability in "Help Me." ETA: I love Peter Blake's answer in the NYTimes column about House and Cuddy's getting together being six seasons in the making. Makes me feel as though I wasn't really delusional after all.

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