Reality is Almost Always Wrong: Spoiler Discussion Thread

LMC, I think the summary said Wilson was helping House with his case. I assume he eventually tells Wilson about Amber but I didn't get the sense Wilson was helping House get rid of his hallucinations. Just an aside. In the Itch Wilson told House, you're a drug addict you're always seeing things. So even if House told Wilson about Amber I'm not sure it would raise a red flag for him.

Sex with Cuddy is not unthinkable. From what we are led to believe it is something he thinks about a fair amount. Another DBS? More drugs? The fact that he involves Wilson is interesting; I would have thought he would hide his visions from Wilson. If he does share with Wilson, I will be pleased that he feels he can go to him with something like "oh yeah I'm not sleeping, and btw, I've been hallucinating your dead girlfriend."

I think the summary said Wilson was helping House with his case. While enlisting Wilson’s help to diagnose himself That sounds like Wilson's helping House with himself, not with his POTW. I would have thought he'd hide the Amber thing from Wilson too, but I can't see him expecting Wilson can really help unless he has all the information.

For the H/Cuddy sex: I personally don't care if it's real/a hallucination/doesn't happen at all, as long as something happens to accomplish what I'd really want to be able to consider that 'romantic' storyline satisfyingly closed: Cuddy being able to move on from the somewhat pining stage she's in now. The character deserves to be able to move on, IMO. I doubt he'd want to be in PPTH where he worked if he were having a true breakdown. I definitely agree, he would want it to be as separate as possible from his team/work life, and I'd probably feel the same way in his position. But Wilson and Cuddy would be freaking out and want him nearby where they can better monitor how he's doing, which means PPTH. So, that's why I'd think that if he ends up institutionalized it'll be because he committed himself. So, in the episode description - could 'the unthinkable' be telling Wilson that he's hallucinating his dead girlfriend? It says he's enlisting Wilson to help diagnose him, but I could see him holding back on the full story under the circumstances.

He wouldn't need to say it was Amber he was hallucinating, but you know Wilson would ask because he's nosy like that. I'm assuming Kal Penn is listed in the credits as a habit, not because he'll be in the episode? The unthinkable must be something that could risk House's "mind". Electroshock therapy is a good guess. For the H/Cuddy sex: I personally don't care if it's real/a hallucination/doesn't happen at all, as long as something happens to accomplish what I'd really want to be able to consider that 'romantic' storyline satisfyingly closed: Cuddy being able to move on from the somewhat pining stage she's in now. The character deserves to be able to move on, IMO. She absolutely does and that's why I hate the idea of hallucination sex, because it WOULDN'T accomplish that. It wouldn't accomplish anything but getting LE and HL naked, and they've already done that.

Sex with Cuddy is not unthinkable. From what we are led to believe it is something he thinks about a fair amount. I agree - it's definitely not unthinkable. But I have to differ with you regarding House thinking on it all the time. I think Cuddy has been spending a great deal of time thinking about it, as evidenced by her concerns about whether Cam was still nursing a love jones for House. And I don't think House has a problem having sex with Cuddy. What he has a problem with is the "going steady" part. Cuddy is in love and House is in lust. And I think House is concerned that it's his boss and not just someone he knows socially. Another DBS? More drugs? The fact that he involves Wilson is interesting; I would have thought he would hide his visions from Wilson. If he does share with Wilson, I will be pleased that he feels he can go to him with something like "oh yeah I'm not sleeping, and btw, I've been hallucinating your dead girlfriend." Wilson is the only person I think House would tell about his hallucinations just like he did after No Reason. From House's perspective they're best friends - his only friend according to what he told Lucas. When Wilson does find out, I'm sure he's going to say to House - "and she better have her clothes on" just like he did in House's Head, which I thought was hilarious!

So, in the episode description - could 'the unthinkable' be telling Wilson that he's hallucinating his dead girlfriend? It says he's enlisting Wilson to help diagnose him, but I could see him holding back on the full story under the circumstances. That's a good point. He could tell Wilson he's hallucinating Kutner or something. I don't know if telling Wilson the truth about Amber is "unthinkable" but the description's probably exaggerating anyway. The unthinkable must be something that could risk House's "mind". Electroshock therapy is a good guess. That could be too. It's where my mind immediately went but is that too close to the DBS?

Most psychiatrists don't call patients after they've been in for a session. But this psychiatrist kept calling House and says there's more to it then just lying a couch whining. They do if they are worried about the patient who they think really needs help or think he might be a danger to himself. If they think he might be a danger to others, they are legally obligated to put him on a hold. If the psychiatrist is worried about House's ability to do his job and whether he's going to hurt a patient, he/she would be calling. I WISH his team would do a DDX on House, but I think that's hoping for too much. Foreman would say it's something obvious that the previous doctors missed, Thirteen would say it was something else obvious and then find out that a test had already ruled out and Taub would say the patient is faking it. I'd only settle for Chase, or Cameron at the least. So, that's why I'd think that if he ends up institutionalized it'll be because he committed himself. That makes sense to me. He'd be like a sick animal and want to lick his wounds in private. Maybe he'd also be worried about Wilson and Cuddy driving him crazy worrying too much. He also wouldn't like his team to see him mentally in trouble because that would affect how they would interact with him when he gets back to work. When the press blurb says "House does the unthinkable", it may just be that House actually asks someone for help. After experimenting on himself, shooting a corpse, inducing migraines in coma patients and encouraging Gabe to off himself, there's not much shocking beyond that.

When the press blurb says "House does the unthinkable", it may just be that House actually asks someone for help. After experimenting on himself, shooting a corpse, inducing migraines in coma patients and encouraging Gabe to off himself, there's not much shocking beyond that. You're right, that is the only unthinkable thing left! Except lobotomy...

That could be too. It's where my mind immediately went but is that too close to the DBS? The show cheated a little bit on the way they did the DBS, which involves implanting electrodes in the cingulate gyrus (midbrain area, limbic or emotional regulation system) and then inserting a "brain pacemaker" into the patient's chest or neck to stimulate the area at various frequencies. DBS requires brian surgery and is semi permanent -meaning additional surgeries are required every three years to replace the brain pacemaker battery. It is often used when psychomeds, psychotherapy, and ECT have failed. But, I don't believe in the real world Chase could have performed such surgery on House without prior FDA approval. It is FDA apporved for use on Parkinson patients. Maybe this is something that is revisited in the remaining episodes. It would affect Chase, Wilson, and of course Cuddy. I couldn't find any evidence that it DBS allows for recall of specific memories. So my reasoning for why they would not go the ECT route is because DBS is even more drastic than ECT and used only when ECT and other traditional treatments have failed.

Carl Reiner's adorable.

Carl Reiner's adorable. The link to the interview is not working for me. Could you summarize what Carl said about his character. I would be so grateful :D Thanks

Take the period off of the end of the link and it works. Or just go directly to Marykir's. Backing out. Thanks for all the comments so I don't have to.

The unthinkable must be something that could risk House's "mind". Electroshock therapy is a good guess. Carrie Fisher swears by it (EST) and generally recommends it to talk show hosts. For the H/Cuddy sex: I personally don't care if 's real/a hallucination/doesn't happen at all, as long as something happens to accomplish what I'd really want to be able to consider that 'romantic' storyline satisfyingly closed: Cuddy being able to move on from the somewhat pining stage she's in now. The character deserves to be able to move on, IMO.She absolutely does and that's why I hate the idea of hallucination sex, because it WOULDN'T accomplish that. It wouldn't accomplish anything but getting LE and HL naked, and they've already done that.I too want Cuddy to move on. But so she can learn what she can't learn from House and then circle back around to him in the last season. What I have been wondering is what music they will choose for the blessed event, physical intimacy between House and Cuddy. I'm thinking "At Last" by Etta James would be a good fit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDigK8LwyE

Yeah, I really can't see House 'ending up' with anyone, romantically speaking. It's just generally not that kind of show, or character. Pretty much the only eventual endings that make sense to me are House in essentially the same situation he was in in the pilot (with perhaps a different perspective), or if they want to go depressing, dead.

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