# House 5/23 - Many open spoilers! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969 "2006-05-23T22:36:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/41 "2006-05-24T14:27:32Z")
[Here](http://www.mapinc.org/tlcnews/v05/n1371/a03.htm?158) is an article about the ketamine coma, which it says is not approved in the US. **House** taking liberties with allowable practices? Never! šŸ˜‰ Will he really be a different guy without his chronic pain?? ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/42 "2006-05-24T14:37:07Z")
Does anybody know if the robot arm thingy is based on a real medical device? If so, what would the purpose of such a contraption be? ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/43 "2006-05-24T14:41:41Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Will he really be a different guy without his chronic pain?? Well, he was a jerk before the pain. So Iā€™m guessing ā€œNoā€. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/44 "2006-05-24T14:42:38Z")
> [@randwill](#): > > Does anybody know if the robot arm thingy is based on a real medical device? If so, what would the purpose of such a contraption be? Keeping all that goop off your fingers? AIDS-proofing? (I do know of a real-life experience a friend had after he got a little shard of metal in his eye. It was right over the pupil. The eye-doctor used a dentistā€™s drill to extract it, but my friend had to keep his eye open and look directly at the drill without moving so much as a hairā€™s breadth. After the successful extraction and paying the doctor, he walked out onto the street and collapsed in a dead faint. True story ā€“ or at least related to me as such and I believe it.) ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/45 "2006-05-24T14:49:35Z")
> [@Jess](#): > > And I was eating _pudding_ when the eye popped! Ew! Got that beat Tostitoes. In my bowl was a mix of salsa and cheezeā€¦Half and half but by that point it was mixing rather sloppily. I still took a bite afterwardsā€¦ But I couldnā€™t look in the bowl asain ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/46 "2006-05-24T15:13:22Z")
Great episodeā€¦ enjoyed the gore and use of the robot to undress and fondle the hot doctor chick! ---
**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 24, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/47 "2006-05-24T15:20:43Z")
I think House said that the point of the robot was that it could make very precise and small incisions. Although, that probably doesnā€™t apply when a whackjob is using it. When he was undressing Cameron may have been the point I decided the whole thing was a hallucination, although I was suspecting the possibility before that. Pudding? Salsa? Bah! I got you both beat, I was eating eyeballs and I just couldnā€™t eat anymore after that scene. šŸ˜› [sub]I just threw up a little in my mouth when I typed that.[/sub] ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/48 "2006-05-24T16:12:51Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > but my friend had to keep his eye open and look directly at the drill without moving so much as a hairā€™s breadth. HOLY SHIT. Please God let me never have to do that. Yeah, I didnā€™t understand how the robots were so miraculous if a person was still controlling them. Now, program them and let em fly, OK. ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/49 "2006-05-24T16:15:48Z")
> [@Eleanor of Aquitaine](#): > > ā€¦ why would House work popping eyeballs and exploding testicles into his fantasy? Just a guess, but as we work stuff from our real life into our dreams, so should we in halucinations. Right? The eyeballs could represent ā€œseeingā€ the way to correct his pain. The balls having to do with Cuddy and her need of a donor? ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/50 "2006-05-24T16:34:27Z")
I think it will be more interesting to see if they try the ketamine and next season find out it hasnā€™t worked. Hugh Laurie may be tired of limping, but the cane and pill-popping are so much a part of the character of House that I canā€™t see them doing away with it completely. And to have him live with the disappointment of it not working would be more interesting than having it work. StG ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/51 "2006-05-24T17:25:00Z")
Wow. What an episode. I just finished watching it on Tivo and Iā€™m trying to come to terms with it. I am not a person of gore, and the gore in this one pushed me over the edge. I looked away from all necessary parts, so I didnā€™t see any of the special effects. Since my dad watches tv with captions on I caught something which has gone undiscussed this far. The shooter was named as Moriarty when he spoke off camera. I paused and explained to mom just why that was awesome. I knew something was up with he began seducing Cameron with the robot. However hot robot driven sex may be, itā€™s a little creepy. I guess overall I give it two thumbs up as a season finale, a bit heavy handed on gore - but compelling none-the-less. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/52 "2006-05-24T17:50:49Z")
Wow, this one had me going. I had to look away when that eyeball popped out! I finally (Iā€™m slow) figured things were off when House didnā€™t look so bad during the recovery and more so when he was sitting on a car chowing down instead of being in bed. Sure. There is no way they can take away his pain, his limp, his Vicodin and his cane. They are what makes House who he is. I wouldnā€™t want him to change too much, goodness knows. Best line: ā€œPeople suck.ā€ Thatā€™s pretty much his take on everything. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/53 "2006-05-24T17:52:52Z")
I didnā€™t like the initial reset option but thinking back over the episode there were enough clues that I should have caught what was going on. The whole ketamine thing - _he_ would do an experimental option in order to cure a patient. _Cutty_ would never have done that behind a patientā€™s back. She even talked about ā€œallowing the brain to rebootā€ in that scene. I loved the robot scene. Looking at the robot controls suddenly makes me want to buy a Nintendo Wii. And yes, ā€œMoriarityā€ was an awesome choice on all fronts. Iā€™ve always enjoyed Hugh Laurie but he absolutely blew me away last night. I had no idea he had skills like that. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/54 "2006-05-24T17:55:53Z")
But I thought House asking for Ketamin at the end was his way of saying, ā€œYes, letā€™s try this. And see if it cures my leg.ā€ Did anyone else see it this way? ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/55 "2006-05-24T17:56:26Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Best line: ā€œPeople suck.ā€ Thatā€™s pretty much his take on everything. Ha! Iā€™ve been saying that for years. My wife actually nudged me when House said that. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/56 "2006-05-24T18:19:18Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > But I thought House asking for Ketamin at the end was his way of saying, ā€œYes, letā€™s try this. And see if it cures my leg.ā€ > > Did anyone else see it this way? I thought that was the most meaningful sentence in the entire episode. Heā€™s willing to be rid of the ailment that he, on some level, rather enjoys having because it supplies him with a reason to be cranky and irritable. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/57 "2006-05-24T18:58:43Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > I thought that was the most meaningful sentence in the entire episode. Heā€™s willing to be rid of the ailment that he, on some level, rather enjoys having because it supplies him with a reason to be cranky and irritable. Iā€™m not so sure that he needs a reason, but it is a tool he uses to ā€œget away with itā€ with a number of peopleā€¦ and maybe heā€™s outgrowing it. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/58 "2006-05-24T19:18:44Z")
> [@Eleanor of Aquitaine](#): > > Why doesnā€™t he get the damn leg cut off? They make really good artificial legs these days. Wouldnā€™t that be better than risking his mind? The really twisted thing is, amputees can have horrendous pain in the limb thatā€™s not there anymore. So perhaps he thinks the risks of the coma are less than the drawbacks of the whole surgery-no-leg-possible-phantom-limb-problems package? ā€œMoriartyā€ - that is awesome. I figured out that the shooter was a hallucination, but didnā€™t twig to the whole episode being one till House did. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/59 "2006-05-24T21:01:07Z")
But the shooter wasnā€™t a hallucination, thatā€™s what wigs me out. He really got shot. His hallucinations began after that, so we donā€™t really know why he got shot. And we have to wait until next season to find out! Argh! ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969/60 "2006-05-24T21:07:01Z")
Presumably the shooter was the guy we saw in the pretitle sequence since Houseā€™s team was bringing him in and describing his wounds. Why the shooter didnā€™t go after any of them is puzzling as crazed wannabe murderer types usually arenā€™t that specific. We will like see Houseā€™s team working on him next year even though none of them are trained to work in a trauma unit presumably. Theyā€™ll probably end up searching Houseā€™s apartment to find evidence instead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969.md?page=4)