Comments on: House — Episode 5 (Season 5): “Lucky Thirteen”

By: Chic

Chic — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:56:57 +0000

About what Daniel said, well, almost a year ago: I don’t think the show was making a point that it hurts to have casual sex, what they called a downward spiral was the getting drunk and taking drugs and partying every other night and going to work the day after, plus having sex with people whose name she doesn’t even know and whose motives she could easily miss, as she did with this girl (and she *was* hurt that Spencer was using her); and she herself has the wrong motives, if House is right about her control issues.
As for the drugs and exaggerated dangers, my impression is the opposite — often when the patient is proven to be using or have taken drugs, it’s not the cause of the problem.
About atheism, misery and morality — just about everyone on the show is miserable in their own way, regardless of their life philosophy, even nuns and priests (which is understandable, as happiness does not make for great drama), and very rarely is a moral decision connected to religious beliefs or lack thereof.
An episode lasts about 42 minutes, so the handling of all controversial issues is bound to be somewhat simplified.

By: Skooma

Skooma — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:45:53 +0000

Fist-pounds all around for the lesbo scenes.

By: J

Sun, 31 May 2009 08:40:41 +0000

yeah i forgot about it

but the ecstasy comment still stands. i mean even though she adimitted it later doctors should rule out a seizure because the drug was taken hours beforehand like it was in the diff that was my problem. it was ruled out way too quickly. the amphetamine effects + sex on ecstasy can cause a seizure easily.

my comment on the neurotoxicity of ecstasy combined with xerostomy still stands though

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:28:01 +0000

The patient fakes the seizure. She admits that later in the episode.

Is it just me, or the show is just getting boring, filler and less humour?

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:30:22 +0000

If i remember correctly, i believe she admitted to faking the seizure in order to get the attention of House’s team. Tonic-clonic seizures are the most common faked (see the episode “here kitty”) because it is the type of seizure most people think of when they think of seizure (stiffing of the muscles, dramatic muscle movement, etc.) Whereas no one ever tries to fake an absent seizure or a partial seizure.

By: J

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:21:43 +0000

wow she has xerostomy and does x regularly apparently,

the show’s writers really missed big on that one

xerostomy would make using x pretty much a waste since taken properly it is dissolved in your saliva, although it can be swallowed the potency is reduced in doing so

also if someone taking it is experiencing dry mouth or any other sign of dehydration they wouldnt take the drug since dehydration is exacerbated on x and it also increases the neurotoxicity of the drug.

no heavy user of x would take it with xerostomy it doesnt make any sense especially since it isnt physically addictive

finally the seizure can easily be explained by the x if she took it 5 hours before and just had sex. the stimulant effect of ecstasy lasts 4-6 hours on average. and any cardiovascular activity during that time could put strain on the heart enough to induce a tonic-clonic seizure so it couldn’t be so easily dismissed as a non cause

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:55:18 +0000

This episode is a good demonstration of how extremely conservative the show actually is, despite the facade.
Casual sex – can’t be good wholesome fulfillment of sexual desire – nay, it’s part of a ’spiral of self-destruction’, and indicative of emotional blunting. Same for drug use (the dangers of which are always ridiculously exaggerated). Also, atheists are miserable and at best amoral (otherwise downright immoral).
Bah.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:20:42 +0000

13 suspected that the seizure was a fake. Spencer may have said it wasn’t, but she obviously has a history of deception. Lies could easily account for that symptom, and so I think the fact that the diagnosis doesn’t explain it should be such a big deal.

By: Sindy

Sindy — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:59:52 +0000

Hello,

There’s another typo

Paragraph 4, line 8: streptococcal

By: Adam Bomb 1701

Adam Bomb 1701 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:16:57 +0000

Here’s a website that specifies the music used in each episode of “House”:

http://www.have-dog.com/house/

The song title you “need to know,” Kayla, is “Cheap and Cheerful” by “The Kills.”