# House 5/9 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142 "2006-05-09T23:16:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 10, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/41 "2006-05-10T18:25:01Z")
I hope the special effects industry is done making improvements to baby dummies now. They really don’t need to be more realistic. Watching an obviously fake baby drown in the bathtub or be resuscitated is sufficently disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/42 "2006-05-10T18:43:39Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > Anyone else notice House drop his cane and RUN to the mothers room? Yeah. I thought that was pretty cool. He still had enough of a limp, but also just showed how that adreneline was pumping enough to get him moving! And I agree about the baby dummies. I would much rather complain about fake looking babies than have to watch ones that look too real going through some of the stuff that happens on TV and in the movies. It’s too heart breaking. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/43 "2006-05-10T18:43:48Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > Anyone else notice House drop his cane and RUN to the mothers room? I wondered about that too; they did have him include a nominal gimp as part of the second shot of him running. ---
**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 10, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/44 "2006-05-10T19:04:01Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > They didn’t show Chase (I think it was Chase) going to the apartment, but he came back and reported that there was a bottle of vodka hidden in the back of a drawer. They assumed the wife was alcoholic, and later concluded that both the wife and husband were. Someone mentioned that they had met at an AA meeting. It was Foreman, Chase was in the NCU. Does anyone find it interesting how much comparable difficulty we have keeping names straight as compared to something like Lost, or other drama threads? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/45 "2006-05-10T19:07:49Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > It was Foreman, Chase was in the NCU. > > Does anyone find it interesting how much comparable difficulty we have keeping names straight as compared to something like Lost, or other drama threads? I always get “Chase” and “Cameron” mixed up since they’re similar and now androgynous names. Although now I am thinking of Chase as the cute British singer in **Uptown Girls**. And those two are dating IRL. ---
**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 10, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/46 "2006-05-10T19:11:38Z")
Maybe we can get **vivalostwages** to include in next week’s episode’s thread opener a short blurb to remind people who is who. House - MD, General Bastard. Has a cane. Cuddy - Hospital administrator Wilson - House’s only friend House’s Team: Cameron - Hot chick Chase - White guy Foreman - Black guy You know, maybe a little funnier 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/47 "2006-05-10T19:28:03Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > House - MD, General Bastard. Has a cane. > Cuddy - Hospital administrator > Wilson - House’s only friend > > House’s Team: > Cameron - Hot chick > Chase - White guy > Foreman - Black guy Stacy: House’s ex-wife Mark: Stacy’s new man (husband?) [Here](http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/television/television_h-k/md_house.html) are a few trivia quizzes. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/48 "2006-05-10T19:53:35Z")
Did I misunderstand what’s going on with Cuddy? Isn’t she putting the cart before the horse? Or don’t you usually conduct auditions first and _then_ start the drugs? ---
**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 10, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/49 "2006-05-10T20:13:38Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Did I misunderstand what’s going on with Cuddy? Isn’t she putting the cart before the horse? Or don’t you usually conduct auditions first and _then_ start the drugs? The way I see it. Foreman’s near death is a wake up to her. It could have been her who was about to die. And she’s suddenly VERY eager to get some things started in her life - like motherhood apparently. So she bought the meds and is getting prepped so as soon as she finds a _ahem_ donor, then she can get going. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/50 "2006-05-10T20:15:11Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > Also, though I know asking about medical realities is somewhat beside the point, I have a question about Wilson and Cuddys “date/not date”. He swiped her spoon from the restaurant and tested the miniscule amount of saliva on it for every cancer indicator, and concluded that she didn’t have cancer. Do all cancer’s have indicators that would show up in bodily fluids? If so, what’s the point of tissue biopsies? The doctor who reviews every episode over at [Polite Dissent](http://politedissent.com) didn’t like that either, noting that an oncologist like Wilson definitely ought to know better. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/51 "2006-05-10T20:28:03Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Did I misunderstand what’s going on with Cuddy? Isn’t she putting the cart before the horse? Or don’t you usually conduct auditions first and _then_ start the drugs? But she’s ovulating NEXT WEEK!! Sperm donor to Cuddy’s office, STAT! ---
**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 10, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/52 "2006-05-10T21:02:56Z")
so the child died because of the wheat in antibiotic aggravated his coelic’s disease? ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/53 "2006-05-10T21:09:20Z")
Best quote of the night: House: (talking about coffee) I take it black. Like I take my brain-damaged neurologists ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/54 "2006-05-11T00:16:58Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > so the child died because of the wheat in antibiotic aggravated his coelic’s disease? No, the wheat made it impossible (or very hard) for him to absorb the medicine. His mother smothered him. ---
**Author:** ![Selkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/55 "2006-05-11T01:57:23Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > The doctor who reviews every episode over at [Polite Dissent](http://politedissent.com) didn’t like that either, noting that an oncologist like Wilson definitely ought to know better. \ Many thanks for the link to Polite Dissent. I’ve always wondered about the accuracy of the medical aspects of House. \ ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/56 "2006-05-11T02:23:33Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > Maybe we can get **vivalostwages** to include in next week’s episode’s thread opener a short blurb to remind people who is who. > > House - MD, General Bastard. Has a cane. > Cuddy - Hospital administrator > Wilson - House’s only friend > > House’s Team: > Cameron - Hot chick > Chase - White guy > Foreman - Black guy > > You know, maybe a little funnier 😉 I’ll think about it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/57 "2006-05-11T17:32:53Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > Does anyone find it interesting how much comparable difficulty we have keeping names straight as compared to something like Lost, or other drama threads? I can’t keep character names straight in just about any show (or book for that matter). Except things like Star Trek where we had endless years to learn the names. ---
**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 11, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/58 "2006-05-11T18:02:47Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > I can’t keep character names straight in just about any show (or book for that matter). Except things like Star Trek where we had endless years to learn the names. Well usually I do alright, and I admit I’ve House down fairly well. But it seems like the House threads always have people confused as to who is who… ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/59 "2006-05-11T20:32:59Z")
Can someone confirm… Did House fire (or indicate he was going to fire) Foreman towards the end of the show? There was something in their exchange that lead me to believe that House didn’t want Foreman if he couldn’t get the Foreman he hired (as opposed to the new, improved one :rolleyes: ) back. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142/60 "2006-05-11T21:14:51Z")
Um, I didn’t get that impression, no…? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-9/356142.md?page=4)