Comments on: House — Episode 21 (Season 5): “Saviors”

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:06:40 +0000

Regarding the last name calling.. When I was a member of the ATC (Air Training Corps), I had a friend who I only called by his last name. All the time. So, as Chic said, people who start as colleagues, calling each other by their last name, are likely to carry on doing that, even when they become more than colleagues. It’s a habit.

By: Chic

Chic — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:29:58 +0000

About Chase and Cameron calling each other by their last names — I think that can happen when a couple started out as mates and got used to it, especially if they keep spending their days among people who use these names. In such situations, calling someone by the first name has a special significance, reserved for special situations.
I’ve noticed a similar thing with teachers, at least in the schools I’ve studied or worked at — they almost always know and often use the nicknames of their students (sometimes it just sounds downright stupid to say a name no one else ever says), but there is the rare occasion where using the real first name carries a weight, sets them in a different context. It happens with Cameron and Chase, too (in Season 6, the Dibala episode, but no spoilers, there might be a few unfortunates who haven’t seen it yet).

By: TrooperJohn

TrooperJohn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:18:28 +0000

I’ve got a nit-pick, albeit not medical related, why do tv and film production companies insist on pining the badge on Pennsylvania State Police Troopers when the uniform is otherwise perfect? PSP issues badges to their Troopers, which are NOT to be worn on the uniform, reminding us our conduct, not badges, provides our authority.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:32:16 +0000

Not a medical complaint:

An environmentalist that hard-core would not have a child. (More people = greater use of resources.) Also, as Lisa mentioned above, Dude didn’t get pesticide poisoning, he got not-enough-pesticide poisoning! So why’d the roses have to be not-organic?

- From a soft-core future-breeder environmentalist with a commercial pesticide applicator license

By: DrEvil

DrEvil — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:07:32 +0000

First let me start by thanking Dr Scot for this brilliant site and his reviews which are sometimes far better to read than the show itself. IMO I think the show went down hill when one of the producers stated in an interview (end of Season 2 I think) “there definitely needs to be more/some sex
In the show!” She was in effect saying “I’m an admirer of “sex and the Hospi”(Grey’s Anat.) and that’s the direction the show should take.Fortunately it never got that bad but the quality of the medicine took a dive.

By: Brendever

Brendever — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:58:39 +0000

@siobhan-

And Cameron’s first name is Allison

By: Dario Geisinger

Dario Geisinger — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:59:36 +0000

A vestibular caloric test would requiere using fresnel or something to look to his eyes while avoiding fixation. Cameron does not even look at his eyes to see if something is wrong.
Toghether with a previous episode with a dix-hallpike the vestibular tests were never performed correclty.

By: lolwut

lolwut — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:24:33 +0000

Damn, I’m glad I’m not a doctor. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on the show itself. D:

By: Siobhan

Siobhan — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:59:13 +0000

Judy – Chase’s first name is Robert. I don’t think I’ve heard it since season 1, but that’s his name.

By: Amathakathi

Amathakathi — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:51:24 +0000

I’m with PharmStu on this one. As soon as I saw the hallucination I reasoned House’s addiction is coming back to attack, it’s been laying low for too long.
I’m gonna guess the obvious:
Kutner has depressed him,
he’s popping more than usual,
he’s going to start getting stronger neurological episodes,
assume it is actually from guilt over Kutner,
followed by some more serious symptoms,
he plays it off and self-medicates,
then passes out and wakes up chained to a hospital bed on dialysis.

By the way, Scott – just noticed your “disclaimer”, it’s genius!

Enjoying the reviews, keep it up!