Comments on: House — Episode 9 (Season 5): “Last Resort”

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:03:02 +0000

I realize it’s like a year later, but thanks, morfolk, for pointing out what was, to me, the most absurd aspect of this episode. (I can’t believe i had to scroll down half the page before someone mentioned it.) That is, if the drug was going to kill 13 by overloading her kidneys, what could the gunman possibly prove by making her take it? Since he was only testing the drugs on her to ensure their safety.

Maybe we can forgive 13 for playing into this ridiculous, contrived, totally nonsensical setup, because she was deathly ill, but House would never have missed such an enormous logical gap!

By: Sigve

Sigve — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:08:54 +0000

> Hyperacusis means that patient has an increased sensitivity
> to everyday sounds. It does not mean that their hearing is
> any better.

Some hyperacusis patients DO have abnormally acute hearing, although this is not a necessary symptom to diagnose hyperacusis.

By: Adam Bomb 1701

Adam Bomb 1701 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:22:07 +0000

This episode is on USA as I write this. I find it fascinating that House orders Propofol for the gunman. When this episode was first run, I assume almost no one outside the medical profession knew what Propofol is. Now, due to the death of Michael Jackson, and the revelation that he used Propofol as a sleep agent, practically everyone knows what it is. By the way, I’ve been administered Propofol twice in the past two months, for two bladder surgeries, supervised by an anesthesiologist both times. I’m also undergoing prostate surgery next week, and I’ll bet the doctors use Propofol again. To call it a powerful anesthetic is an understatement; it knocked me out in no time flat.

By: Skooma

Skooma — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:34:05 +0000

I’m surprised SWAT put up with his crap for so long. After the first gun shot they would have been all over that guy like House on Wilson’s food.

Shouldn’t House be charged as an accessory because he gave the gun back?

By: Houseaddict

Houseaddict — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:38:26 +0000

This whole site- as interesting as it is- just fits to what House said to Wilson in 5-10: ‘Is this fun to you ?Analyzing everyone else’s fun anway?’

and @ Jake: Thumbs up, I couldn’t have said it better!

By: Twitch

Twitch — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:52:11 +0000

I would have thought that the metal clips on his suspenders would also have blocked the CT signal.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:53:37 +0000

Some people can be so snobbish and elitist. “This episode was stupid, it wasn’t intellectually stimulating, it’s batshit, everyone who likes it is a 3-month old baby who doesn’t know what entertainment is.” This is the vibe I’m getting from some posters, and it’s horrible. You’re acting like YOU are the God of this world, and everything you think is fact and not opinion. Get over yourself, stop looking at yourself in the mirror, find someone else to love besides yourself. Not everyone watches TV to stimulate their intellect. And don’t even say that we’re stupid or babies because we watch TV for fun. Also, don’t make fun of the writers, producers, etc. If you think you can make a better show, where is it? Are they stupid because they don’t cater to YOUR needs? Are YOU their main audience? If you were, then it wouldn’t be getting awards today. I respect your opinion that House isn’t that good anymore, but stop rejecting other people’s opinions.

By: gimpy

gimpy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:58:24 +0000

Edmund–doctors are not lawyers, they can not be disbarred.

“Some doctors have the messiah complex, they need to save the world. You (house) have the Rubik’s comples–you need to solve the puzzle.”–Wilson

By: Hugo

Hugo — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:01:55 +0000

Hi, about the melioidosis (and some of the medical things in general) I think the writers sometimes do actually run a PubMed search or two, since there have been reports of melioidosis in florida in 2005:

“Imported melioidosis–South Florida, 2005.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In 2005, two cases of melioidosis (one in August, one in October) were reported to the Florida Department of Health, the first cases since reporting the disease became mandatory in Florida in 2003. In one case, Burkholderia pseudomallei was not recognized as the bacterium that causes the disease melioidosis, which led to a delay in reporting the case to the local health department. In both cases, delayed recognition and unsafe laboratory practices resulted in laboratory workers being exposed to B. pseudomallei. This report summarizes the clinical and laboratory aspects of the cases and the epidemiologic study conducted by the Florida Department of Health. The findings emphasize the need for improved laboratory recognition and reporting of B. pseudomallei, safe laboratory handling of B. pseudomallei, and close adherence to antibiotic regimens for treating and preventing recurrence of melioidosis.

(MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006 Aug 18;55(32):873-6)”

Having said that, I am only watchin for the drama, since the medicine is funny at best…still the best show on TV – House is such a brilliant character…

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:26:08 +0000

If no one has mentioned it yet, WHY DIDN’T HE TAKE OUT THE BULLETS BEFORE GIVING THE GUN BACK?!?! Cops still can’t come in because they don’t know, and there’s no danger for anyone.

Man, if I can think of that, House should be able to think of it (and the writers too).