Reality is Almost Always Wrong: Spoiler Discussion Thread

Conference in ep 7 is on "pharmacology and public policy"! Kudos to those who predicted Wilson would want to talk about something drug-related. I'm torn between thinking Wilson's talk will be about doctors taking antidepressants vs. about Vicodin/pain-relief.

Given the new promo shots for episode 7, my guess is House drugs Wilson to prevent him from speaking and takes over his speech with a false excuse, like "Doctor Wilson suddenly felt sick". And that makes House with a tie yet in two episodes this year. Yeah! Will they bring out the tux, too?

Conference in ep 7 is on "pharmacology and public policy"! Kudos to those who predicted Wilson would want to talk about something drug-related. I'm torn between thinking Wilson's talk will be about doctors taking antidepressants vs. about Vicodin/pain-relief. It will definitely be interesting to see what angle he takes and specifically what angle he takes that makes House so nervous about Wilson's future (House appears to be taking himself out of the picture for once). Perhaps over-prescription? Doctors as enablers? Doctors prescribing for their friends? Wilson certainly isn't the first doctor to be prescribed antidepressants, so I don't think the speech will be about that, and even if it was, the changing stigma of mental illness is such that the fact that Wilson is on them wouldn't necessarily make less likely to be hired elsewhere.

I think Wilson's speech will be about overprescribing pain medication. My Mom worked in a hospital and now in hospice care. She said that, especially with cancer sufferers who are in so much pain and are certain to die, doctors will sometimes allow for an OD of morphine to let the person die in peace and without suffering. The thing I don't understand is why Wilson would 'fess up to this. I have no doubt that he would be the kind of doctor who would do this (we saw him rolling joints for patients, he is not above breaking the rules to help patients who are in pain), but why would he put his practice in jeopardy by talking about it at a conference. More self -destruction from Dr. Wilson? Perhaps he is just done with lying, with his career, with everything?

I thought House's nametag "Phillip Perlmutter", was just a funny name, but turns out he's a Canadian attorney/health care advocate, so probably not a random odd name. I'm guessing DS is friends with: here

I'm wondering if Wilson is considering leaving the practice part of his career and focusing more on research? Helping without staring patients in the face? No one to become depressed about if he works with lab results instead of people? IDK.

Conference in ep 7 is on "pharmacology and public policy"! Kudos to those who predicted Wilson would want to talk about something drug-related. I'm torn between thinking Wilson's talk will be about doctors taking antidepressants vs. about Vicodin/pain-relief. I'm sticking with my original hypothesis that Wilson will get into feeling of complicity in House's addiction, and the whole issue on narcotics and doctors' responsibilities v. what the legal issues are. (With a sidelight of medical marijuana.)

Well, that would certainly be a very timely plot ... considering the Michael Jackson issue and all. I don't think he would be leaving to go into research just because House said, "You would be unhireable." Who wouldn't hire Wilson to do research? It has to be something controversial, I think.

Conference in ep 7 is on "pharmacology and public policy"! Kudos to those who predicted Wilson would want to talk about something drug-related. I'm torn between thinking Wilson's talk will be about doctors taking antidepressants vs. about Vicodin/pain-relief. I'm sticking with my original hypothesis that Wilson will get into feeling of complicity in House's addiction, and the whole issue on narcotics and doctors' responsibilities v. what the legal issues are. (With a sidelight of medical marijuana.) Complicity in House's addiction? I don't think blaming the enabler/pusher is part of best practice in the treatment of addiction. In Broken, we saw House getting better when he started taking responsibility for his addiction, actions, behavior, choices, etc. I think the potentially career destroying issue has to do with euthanasia because House told us in the Social Contract that the only time Wilson loses it is when he loses someone. So I'm thinking the combination of dealing with not being able to save his patients, i.e. constantly losing them and losing Amber who he talks to because she makes him feel better and House doesn't is going to cause Wilson to fall off the mental precipice he's been standing on for over a year. I could see Wilson helping his patients crossover peacefully rather than see them suffer through the dying process. And I could see him wanting to do something to crossover to be with the one person he feels loved him and makes him feel better. I guess the real question is why he would talk about it at a conference. It seems to me he may feel as though he doesn't really have anything to live on this side of reality. In other words, I would imagine he's severely depressed.

Complicity in House's addiction? I don't think blaming the enabler/pusher is part of best practice in the treatment of addiction. In Broken, we saw House getting better when he started taking responsibility for his addiction, actions, behavior, choices, etc. I think guilt over House makes more sense in that everything in the House universe revolves around House. I agree that it wouldn't make sense for House to blame Wilson but it seems consistent with Wilson's personality to blame himself.

Conference in ep 7 is on "pharmacology and public policy"! Kudos to those who predicted Wilson would want to talk about something drug-related. I'm torn between thinking Wilson's talk will be about doctors taking antidepressants vs. about Vicodin/pain-relief. I'm sticking with my original hypothesis that Wilson will get into feeling of complicity in House's addiction, and the whole issue on narcotics and doctors' responsibilities v. what the legal issues are. (With a sidelight of medical marijuana.) Complicity in House's addiction? I don't think blaming the enabler/pusher is part of best practice in the treatment of addiction. In Broken, we saw House getting better when he started taking responsibility for his addiction, actions, behavior, choices, etc. Yes, complicity in House's addiction. In addition to House learning to take responsibility for his life, Wilson also had to learn to let House fight his own battles. Whether it's pleasant to consider or not, Wilson is not innocent in House's addiction to narcotics. He was the sole supplier, and he didn't set limits for House. Yes, House's addiction is House's problem, and that has certainly been explored this season, but Wilson didn't completely come to terms with his enabling last season. After all, House still got drugs once Wilson came back. Maybe that's what will be going on at this conference (or maybe that's what House is worried will be going on, when in fact it's something else).

Conference in ep 7 is on "pharmacology and public policy"! Kudos to those who predicted Wilson would want to talk about something drug-related. I'm torn between thinking Wilson's talk will be about doctors taking antidepressants vs. about Vicodin/pain-relief. I'm sticking with my original hypothesis that Wilson will get into feeling of complicity in House's addiction, and the whole issue on narcotics and doctors' responsibilities v. what the legal issues are. (With a sidelight of medical marijuana.) Complicity in House's addiction? I don't think blaming the enabler/pusher is part of best practice in the treatment of addiction. In Broken, we saw House getting better when he started taking responsibility for his addiction, actions, behavior, choices, etc. Yes, complicity in House's addiction. In addition to House learning to take responsibility for his life, Wilson also had to learn to let House fight his own battles. Whether it's pleasant to consider or not, Wilson is not innocent in House's addiction to narcotics. He was the sole supplier, and he didn't set limits for House. Yes, House's addiction is House's problem, and that has certainly been explored this season, but Wilson didn't completely come to terms with his enabling last season. After all, House still got drugs once Wilson came back. Maybe that's what will be going on at this conference (or maybe that's what House is worried will be going on, when in fact it's something else). Addiction is the responsibility of the addict, not the supplier. That's why we have addiction treatment programs that REQUIRE the addict to take responsibility for their behavior. Wilson was House's most consistent supplier but others also wrote Vic scripts for House including Cuddy. Is she too responsible for House's addiction? Definitely not. House also had a stash of heroin. I'm fairly certain he didn't get that from Wilson. And like any other motivated addict, House stole Wilson's scripts when Wilson refused to prescribe for him. In many ways, Wilson is House's significant other and from that position the writers may explore how House being in recovery has affected the House/Wilson relationship. We're learning sober House can be concerned about others and act in ways that suggest he cares about them, Chase, 13, Cuddy. I don't think the TPTB see Wilson as House's nemesis. IMHO they are exploring how the changes in House have changed and will change the dynamic in the House/Wilson relationship.

If Wilson is complict in House's addiction by giving him meds then so is Cuddy...and Chase and Cameron and Foreman and Taub. At one time or another we have seen or heard about all of them giving House prescription meds when not giving them to him was likely the better course of action. IDR with 13 and Kutner. Cuddy being both House and Wilson's employer, and according to some their friend, was certainly aware of what was transpiring and never raised even a hint of an idea to either one of them that Wilson should discontinue providing the scrips. She also perjuried herself to cover when House stole other prescription meds from her own hospital's pharmacy. If there is blame to be placed for assisting House's addiction, in acting in a ends justifies the means purpose by giving House pills to keeping him functioning in the short term when saying no was the appropriate course in the long term then everyone deserves there fair share. The biggest share belonging of course to House. ETA, I'm guessing Wilson knows this to be the truth. I don't know what Wilson's intended conference subject will be but with doctors deciding or assisting when to end a patient's life rather than letting "nature" take it's course already being a theme this season that looks most likely. Euthanasia on the QT is not new but for a doctor to address it upfront publicly and even espouse it as a suitable means of treatment that is dangerous and career threatening territory. I don't think the TPTB see Wilson as House's nemesis. IMHO they are exploring how the changes in House have changed and will change the dynamic in the House/Wilson relationship.ITA and I second the rest of your post above as well.

If Wilson is complict in House's addiction by giving him meds then so is Cuddy...and Chase and Cameron and Foreman and Taub. At one time or another we have seen or heard about all of them give House prescription meds when not giving them to him was likely the better course of action. IDR with 13 and Kutner. Cuddy being both House and Wilson's employer, and according to some their friend, was certainly aware of what was transpiring and never raised even a hint of an idea to either one of them that Wilson should discontinue providing the scrips. She also perjuried herself to cover when House stole other prescription meds from her own hospital's pharmacy. If there is blame to be placed for assisting House's addiction, in acting in a ends justifies the means purpose by giving House pills to keeping him functioning in the short term when saying no was the appropriate course in the long term then everyone deserves there fair share. The biggest share belonging of course to House. I agree. I also think that it wouldn't be out of character for this subject to weigh fairly heavily on Wilson's (and maybe also Cuddy's) mind at a Pharmacology and Public Policy conference.

Addiction is the responsibility of the addict, not the supplier. That's why we have addiction treatment programs that REQUIRE the addict to take responsibility for their behavior. Wilson was House's most consistent supplier but others also wrote Vic scripts for House including Cuddy. Is she too responsible for House's addiction? Definitely not. House also had a stash of heroin. I'm fairly certain he didn't get that from Wilson. And like any other motivated addict, House stole Wilson's scripts when Wilson refused to prescribe for him. In many ways, Wilson is House's significant other and from that position the writers may explore how House being in recovery has affected the House/Wilson relationship. We're learning sober House can be concerned about others and act in ways that suggest he cares about them, Chase, 13, Cuddy. I don't think the TPTB see Wilson as House's nemesis. IMHO they are exploring how the changes in House have changed and will change the dynamic in the House/Wilson relationship. I must have missed something. When did House have a stash of heroin? You can put me in the camp of those who think that both Wilson and Cuddy bear some blame for what has happened to House. I think the way they treated him in early S3 was really irresponsible. Sure House is addicted to the Vicodin but I think an addiction to a prescription pain medication is far different than an addiction to a street drug. He took a medication that he was prescribed by a physician because he had significant pain. I think he mis-used the drug because of his psychological issues. I think what happened to House probably happens to many people who suffer from significant pain and writing them all off as "addicts" is probably irresponsible.

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