#house md rewatch

[lazybakerart]

the episode 'Wilson' is sooo interesting because it's from wilson's perspective which means we only see house when he's interacting with wilson and he's! helpful! he's genuine. he's sincere. he's vulnerable. he's still an ass, but when it's weighed against house 1) trying to help wilson with his case 2) trying to keep wilson from getting hurt 3) running around the hospital on the hunt for a donor for wilson's patient ignoring his own case 4) admitting without wilson he'd be alone, a moment that catches the both of them by surprise by house's honesty and vulnerability 5) sticking by wilson's side post surgery making him laugh and keeping him in high spirits.

like.

house is a Grad A asshole, but with wilson??? from wilson's perspective?? he's sweet and protective and he is still prickly and terrible, but he's a good friend.

[unvsannvs]

No.

How come no one called out the insane parallel between Amber’s death and House. She died because of flu pills.

She died, because she took pills.

What was House most likely to do after Wilson passed?

OD.

Amber is manipulative, like house. Amber forces Wilson to choose something for their home that HE wants without favouring her opinion, like House. Amber’s right thigh is damaged in the bus crash, like house. She dies from pills.

Like House is bound to.

I hate this show.

[oicuperp]

feeling like a victorian man seeing an ankle

[dylan729]

house self injury scene

okay when i watch “detox” a few scenes stand out but one scene always hits so hard.

for one thing, whenever i see nssi (non suicidal self injury, im deliberately not saying self harm because of the connotations which is a big part of this) on tv i hate the way its portrayed. cry for help, teenage angst, sobbing, always teenage girls.

anotjer thing, i get chronic migraines. when theyve gotten really bad i have burned myself to cope with the pain. so the scene that gets me is when he smashes his hand.

house isn’t really the type of character you wanna say you relate to (although i do a lot) but that scene is so important to me. injuring yourself to cope with pain is something that people who don’t experience this just can’t understand, and ive never seen a show that represents that. its a very real part of chronic pain and considering how much of nssi portrayal is angsty teenage girls (which is valid ofc) its so refreshing to see a middle aged man doing it

the other thing is the visuals of that scene. my god. the way he smashes his hand. the crazed smile. the way he throws his head back. it was almost eerie the first time i watched it, because i just saw myself. the way i would throw my head back after pressing the match to my leg. that same smile.

the desperate pain that leads to more pain being the only solution. ive felt alone in this bc i never see it, and its shameful tbh. but in that scene i see that moment where the pain turns to relief and it’s everything to me honestly

[stark-stiel]

okay so we all agree that the reason that chase failed to dom harvey in love hurts is cause he’s not a dom, right?

[godlygivenanxiety]

ALSO THE MORE YOU WATCH HOUSE MD THE MORE YOU REALIZE WILSON'S FULL OF SHIT LSBSKSBSSMBSNSBDNDBSN

(i love him)

[starry-scarl3tt]

i am NOT ready to rewatch euphoria part one OR two😭😭😭😭

[loki-zen]

Going back to the start immediately after watching the finale has a lot of cool full circle things – the pilot has:

The ‘dying with a little dignity’ ‘There’s no such thing!’ exchange

House starting out trying to convince a patient to continue treatment, but ending up ready to accept her decision to stop treatment and enjoy the time she has left once they’ve made a personal connection ‘because he respects her’

Patient to Wilson: “He’s (House) your friend, huh? Does he care about you?” “I think so.” “You don’t know?” “As Dr House likes to say, ‘Everybody Lies.’” “It’s not what people say; it’s what they do.” “Yeah… he cares about me.”

[smak-annihilation]

some of my favorite scenes from house md

[lazybakerart]

the insanity of wilson claiming house doesn’t know wilson’s medical history like house doesn’t have his own copy of wilson’s file he keeps by his bedside and can’t draw wilson’s fingerprints from memory. girl, he is obsessed with you, who are you kidding with that kind of nonsense. this is the man who fed you speed because you yawned. put a ring on him already.

[unvsannvs]

Okay, I was hit with a wave of realization on my rewatch of this whole scene.

Intense House MD finale analysis below the cut!

House is pissed at Wilson, but then looks at his Vicodin in his hand, giving the most hurt, distraught face I’ve ever seen as he remembers the torture that he and Wilson endured, recalling his trembling hand easing that same pain medication into Wilson’s mouth; House remembered the whole night, and most likely that particular scene, as Wilson begs for morphine, yet could only be supplied those shitty pills. Ultimately, this harsh reminder makes House decide to let Wilson do what he wants; out of guilt, out of understanding, so be it (I’ll explain what I believe it is in a minute.)

On top of this, it transitions from House looking up with that face, sighing shakily, to Wilson, alone in his dim and hollow kitchen, clearly thinking about House as well. It transitions to House again, playing the piano, and glancing up, immediately going back to Wilson, to demonstrate how they are both overthinking their entire lives with each other at the same time. As Wilson goes to grab a drink, this reveals he is thinking of House in a bad light: he’s still pissed at House and he’s looking to repress it through drinking, just as House was pissed at him before making his decision in that recent clip with the Vicodin. But, seeing the Oreos, and being hit with a wave of fondness (his weakness), Wilson then decides to let House have what he wants.

Essentially, their parallel scenes here demonstrate both House and Wilson making their switch in choice to value the other persons needs above all else, and worst of all, they both are persuaded by the one thing that has defined and attracted their characters to each other from the start: House’s misery and recollection of his worst past time with Wilson from seeing his Vicodin persuades him to change his mind for Wilson’s sake, while Wilson’s fondness and recollection of his best past times with House from seeing the Oreos causes him to sacrifice his last decision for House’s sake.

Yeah, that casually slapped me in my noggin. I think I have a scar. Now, you can assume from this new angle of information what you will, but House could have changed his mind for countless reasons.

One idea is that Wilson making this life and death decision for House instead of himself causes House too much grief (House spent a whole episode about furniture trying to get Wilson to do something for himself, and Amber did the same; ‘female house’ doing this as well was a way to emphasize House’s belief that Wilson needs to be more independent and value his own personal wants over others when decision-making, let alone the one that decides his fate).

Maybe, House realizes that he feels incredibly understanding of what pain he let Wilson endure on his sofa - emotionally and physically - and ergo, is scared for Wilson, and can’t stand the thought of him going through that pain again, but in the one place Wilson begged not to be. As House looks at the Vicodin, he envisions Wilson become depressed and constantly in pain like he’d been on that couch, in an awful reflection of House himself from the one person he cares for the most, and all for the sake of House alone, given that in Wilson’s view, he has nothing else to live for.

Another could be that this reminder pushed House to feel a spark of need/love for Wilson’s presence, but more for his fuller, happier and guilt-free self for five months than the pitiful, unwanted version of Wilson in a hospital bed for an extra year.

It could easily be all the above, and most of them blend together anyway. I feel House changed his mind on account of all of these and many more (please let me know what you think it is! I love angsty stuff), but to summarize, this clip leaks way too much about House’s character development, showing the emotions that drive him to make the decision of letting Wilson be, and enjoying what they have left together, against all firm opinions he has well established throughout the show, as well as it demonstrates the climax of Wilson’s sacrificial and selfless behaviour being rejected and put to rest, as they both decide what’s best for each other rather than whatever their characters were full-force dedicated to before (Wilson’s selflessness and House’s selfishness).

[oicuperp]

i think cuddy should be allowed to kill house then revive him then kill him then revive him then kill him then

[dr-cameron]

rewatching wilson's heart was a mistake cuz i was SOBBING even when it ended.

i started from s4s14 and the whole thing through....

then listened to new jeans' ditto- oh it was HELL started crying more.

[stark-stiel]

eric foreman we are truly the same

[roycuntess]

i'm pathetic. an oncologist with cancer of all the things that could be killing me. its like the universe is giving me the big middle finger. the universe doesnt care. why me? i'm always telling my patients not to torture themselves because there's no answer. sound advise. it's cruel advice they were just trying to make sense of what was happening to them and I'm there telling them not to bother? i should've spent my life being more like you should have been a manipulative, self-centered, narcissistic ass who brought misery to everything and everyone in his life. you'd still have cancer. yeah but atleast i'd feel like i deserve it.

[crabs-but-better]

”i just wanna die with a little dignity” “there’s no such thing” ARE YOU KIDDING ME ITS EPISODE NUMBER ONE