Comments on: House — Episode 19 (Season 5): “Locked-In” http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:09:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kiwi in tunisia http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-1148551 kiwi in tunisia Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:20:33 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-1148551 Don't know if anyone is going to read down this far now, but... Maybe House made spurious calls on his cell phone in case anyone (Wilson) discovered them? although he did say something about therapy never works (as he always says.) Did it seem like House was admitted in the other hopsital for day(s)? Seemed a long time, but then I know the whole time line is screwed up to try and maintain a sense of urgency and so that everything must be resolved within 2-3 days. Is it not possible to film or script in such a way that we get the drama but with a real sense of timeliness? As long as it is less then one week so the next episode can go on of course! Cd poisoning - wouldn't there be a test of this before launching into chelation? Leptospirosis - was there, or should there be, a test to confirm before treating? I thought the sand in the beach scenes looked nice, but it appeared to be cold & windy! Didn't look that pleasant, and wondered whee they filmed it! Good to see Kutner and Taub with some reflective moments. Actually I quite like Taub, and think that he has a great voice/accent. Don’t know if anyone is going to read down this far now, but…
Maybe House made spurious calls on his cell phone in case anyone (Wilson) discovered them? although he did say something about therapy never works (as he always says.)
Did it seem like House was admitted in the other hopsital for day(s)? Seemed a long time, but then I know the whole time line is screwed up to try and maintain a sense of urgency and so that everything must be resolved within 2-3 days. Is it not possible to film or script in such a way that we get the drama but with a real sense of timeliness? As long as it is less then one week so the next episode can go on of course!
Cd poisoning – wouldn’t there be a test of this before launching into chelation?
Leptospirosis – was there, or should there be, a test to confirm before treating?
I thought the sand in the beach scenes looked nice, but it appeared to be cold & windy! Didn’t look that pleasant, and wondered whee they filmed it!

Good to see Kutner and Taub with some reflective moments. Actually I quite like Taub, and think that he has a great voice/accent.

]]> By: ecoli http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-1117515 ecoli Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:26:09 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-1117515 Could this have been kidney failure instead of liver failure? According to Wikipedia, Lepto affects the kidneys and electrolyte disturbances (albeit not those from kidney failure) can trigger Locked-In. Could this have been kidney failure instead of liver failure? According to Wikipedia, Lepto affects the kidneys and electrolyte disturbances (albeit not those from kidney failure) can trigger Locked-In.

]]> By: Michael http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-1031284 Michael Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:36:38 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-1031284 Totally derivative of Johnny Got His Gun. Totally derivative of Johnny Got His Gun.

]]> By: BLARG http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-1017601 BLARG Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:59:52 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-1017601 I thought that Lee deserved a better send off. Almost an entire episode from his POV and once he's cured he gets 3 words before getting ignored by House? Come on writers, where's the payoff? I thought that Lee deserved a better send off. Almost an entire episode from his POV and once he’s cured he gets 3 words before getting ignored by House? Come on writers, where’s the payoff?

]]> By: Peter Coti http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-905941 Peter Coti Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:21:50 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-905941 In addition to going right for the defib immediately did you notice that the guy's BP and HR was steady, when in a millisecond he flat lined. You've pointed this out many other times in other criticisms of House episodes. Also when Cameron was changing House's dressing why did she remind House that it would hurt? Wouldn't House know it would hurt after all the things he has done? In addition to going right for the defib immediately did you notice that the guy’s BP and HR was steady, when in a millisecond he flat lined. You’ve pointed this out many other times in other criticisms of House episodes. Also when Cameron was changing House’s dressing why did she remind House that it would hurt? Wouldn’t House know it would hurt after all the things he has done?

]]> By: Sun MD http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-878216 Sun MD Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:35:12 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-878216 if there is liver problem, the patient's skin color must be yellow and sclera too.. if there is liver problem, the patient’s skin color must be yellow and sclera too..

]]> By: RF http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-873862 RF Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:00:43 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-873862 I believe the plasmapheresis was to treat the paraneoplastic syndrome of the alleged cancer. I believe the plasmapheresis was to treat the paraneoplastic syndrome of the alleged cancer.

]]> By: Brooke http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-809214 Brooke Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:26:40 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-809214 I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOCKED IN I LOVE HOW THEY SHOWED THE PATIENT'S POINT OF VIEW AND IM GLAD THEY JUST DON'T HAVE HOUSES POINT OF VIEW IM GLAD THEY SWITCH TO PEOPLES DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEWS ON DIFFERENT EPISODES 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 I RATE HOUSE MD INFENTITY BEHYOND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOCKED IN I LOVE HOW THEY SHOWED THE PATIENT’S POINT OF VIEW AND IM GLAD THEY JUST DON’T HAVE HOUSES POINT OF VIEW IM GLAD THEY SWITCH TO PEOPLES DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEWS ON DIFFERENT EPISODES 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 I RATE HOUSE MD INFENTITY BEHYOND

]]> By: Chic http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-717031 Chic Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:05:43 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-717031 Of course filming from the POV of a person who can't speak is not an original idea, but then very little in fiction is totally original. You could consider it a tribute to the predecessors, but better than that, as something like a genre. (I know it's not, the plot content is too narrow for that.) There was a first time for everything we see on TV (or elsewhere, or read, or listen to, for that matter), but that does not make every subsequent occurence of a similar thing a piece of shameless plagiarism. Artists will experiment with other artists' ideas, sometimes for worse, sometimes for better, and that's a good thing. It's explicitly stated that House was based on Holmes, after all, and that doesn't seem to bother anybody. Of course filming from the POV of a person who can’t speak is not an original idea, but then very little in fiction is totally original. You could consider it a tribute to the predecessors, but better than that, as something like a genre. (I know it’s not, the plot content is too narrow for that.) There was a first time for everything we see on TV (or elsewhere, or read, or listen to, for that matter), but that does not make every subsequent occurence of a similar thing a piece of shameless plagiarism. Artists will experiment with other artists’ ideas, sometimes for worse, sometimes for better, and that’s a good thing. It’s explicitly stated that House was based on Holmes, after all, and that doesn’t seem to bother anybody.

]]> By: Stoney http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2258/comment-page-3#comment-671996 Stoney Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:25:35 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2258#comment-671996 I really didn't enjoy this episode at all. I watch House because of House and we got to see so little of him.... I didn't really care about the patient, so seeing everything from his point of view wasn't particularly interesting. They did the same POV thing on ER with Cynthia Nixon from Sex and the City and it wasn't particularly interesting there either. I really didn’t enjoy this episode at all. I watch House because of House and we got to see so little of him…. I didn’t really care about the patient, so seeing everything from his point of view wasn’t particularly interesting. They did the same POV thing on ER with Cynthia Nixon from Sex and the City and it wasn’t particularly interesting there either.

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