# House 5/17 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345 "2005-05-18T01:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/1 "2005-05-18T01:51:50Z")
Probably the best episode of the series simply because it was so far from the norm. Loved how he outright called Carmen Electra a shitty actor in front of her. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/2 "2005-05-18T02:03:30Z")
Great episode. I knew that one of the 3 leg cases would end up being him but I liked finding out more about him. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/3 "2005-05-18T02:35:25Z")
I love “House,” even though it is often formulaic and predictable. Wow, I wish they would stray from their formula more frequently. This episode was such a treat! Bet it gets an Emmy nomination. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/4 "2005-05-18T02:36:53Z")
Wow… I agree… best show of the series. I just loved the jumping around from patient to patient, having Cameron, Chase, and Foreman jump in and out (especially muzzling the dog!), and having the students jump in and out. That was great. Especially since it was so far from the norm of not only House but probably any show on TV today. Just a very fun episode, and I admit I got taken in by the ‘twist’. That definetly was a different way to understand House better… I thought, like most, that it would be the case of his ex-wife’s husband… but that’s next week it seems. Wonderful episode all around, and having Carmen Electra as ‘eye candy’ was just classic. I bet next week we find out that House’s ex’s decision led exactly to their relationship ending. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/5 "2005-05-18T02:43:39Z")
I agree, brilliant episode. And Cuddy and House do have a past–she was his doctor. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/6 "2005-05-18T02:54:26Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > I bet next week we find out that House’s ex’s decision led exactly to their relationship ending. I had the same thought. > [@](#): > > **Mehitabel:** And Cuddy and House do have a past–she was his doctor What’s strange about that (to me, anyway) was in a recent issue of _Entertainment Weekly_, Lisa Edelstein (Dr. Cuddy) said that in the character background that SHE created (as a part of getting into character) was that Cuddy and House had a former sexual relationship. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/7 "2005-05-18T02:56:27Z")
House is already pretty good, but if they broke from formula like this in every episode, this would be the best thing on TV by far. Hope this is a sign of things to come. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/8 "2005-05-18T05:02:22Z")
I’ve only seen about six or eight episodes so far, having come late to the series, but I’m glad for summer reruns. Great show tonight. I liked the different scenarios and the tie-in with House’s own painful history. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/9 "2005-05-18T05:14:19Z")
I loved how House had written “NOT THIS LEG EITHER” to go along with “NOT THIS LEG” on the other leg. That’s determination! I think it would be cool if House had to teach that class occasionally. It would be a nice change of pace. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/10 "2005-05-18T05:58:47Z")
Maybe they’ll have one a season… just as a recurring treat ;). ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/11 "2005-05-18T06:12:44Z")
Still can’t believe House was that twit on… ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/12 "2005-05-18T13:26:32Z")
Interesting to note that, as a patient, House didn’t lie once. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/13 "2005-05-18T13:31:05Z")
So, House was a morose bastard even before the blood clot. Hmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/14 "2005-05-18T14:08:04Z")
I bet House didn’t break it off with Stacey because of her decision to allow them to operate on his leg. I bet she broke it off because he put her in that kind of position. I think she decided she couldn’t live with someone who was stubborn to the point of risking his life. Great episode! The way he casually said “I love you” just before he went unconscious. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/15 "2005-05-18T14:37:09Z")
Great episode! **Fresh Air** radio listeners or those (like me) who catch it online should enjoy the segment yesterday when Terry had guests connected with the show. Interesting insights, including the task of writing into a formula as well as how to slip the naughty bits past the censors. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/16 "2005-05-18T14:43:40Z")
Great episode. It would be nice if this signified a change in the show but breaking totally from formula might turn it into a soap. I guess it needs the anchor of the Patient of the week mystery. So was that the season closer or are there a few more to come? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/17 "2005-05-18T15:19:50Z")
[Guiness beer commercial Edwardian era animated paper cut-out scientist guy] BRILLIANT! [/GBCEEAPCSG] ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/18 "2005-05-18T15:23:32Z")
> [@kingpengvin](#): > > I guess it needs the anchor of the Patient of the week mystery. So was that the season closer or are there a few more to come? I figured all three were the patient of the week. Sure enough, right at 8:15, Farmer Bob purt near died. Then at 6:30, House found out he was gonna die if he didn’t have the surgery. Then at 6:45, House got the surgery. And there’s one more next week. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/19 "2005-05-18T16:05:07Z")
Good thing time is not a construct there. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345/20 "2005-05-18T18:00:21Z")
> [@kingpengvin](#): > > Great episode. It would be nice if this signified a change in the show but breaking totally from formula might turn it into a soap. > > I guess it needs the anchor of the Patient of the week mystery. So was that the season closer or are there a few more to come? Well CSI is still going strong and I don’t think you’ll find a more formulaic show ;). In the end, it is hard to do much else with the structure of House without, as you said, turn it into a soap. Then again, it IS only the first season and most shows don’t hit their stride yet. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-17/304345.md?page=2)