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Genre: Education
Date of upload: Aug 12, 2018 ^^
Rating : 4.942 (3,804/258,750 LTDR)
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Because of the extremely rare condition/issue House had to his leg, I always liked to imagine that's why he always thinks Zebras, not Horses first. It took days for the other Doctors to figure out what happened to him so he takes the Zebras first mentality so others don't experience what he did.
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Hey Doc! I'd like to note how the "three stories" are carefully picked by House to display what could've been. All three of them had leg pain. One had the corrective surgery, other had the amputation and House was the middle ground removing part of the dead muscle. It's implied House regrets not going one extreme or the other rather than taking the middle ground option, even if it meant losing the leg - the volleyball player resumed activities after having her bone cancer removed (keeping her leg intact) and the farmer did as well, happily walking through his fields fully adjusted to his prosthetic leg. Both extremes lead painless, fulfilling lives, while House not only didn't have his issue resolved but also has to live with chronic pain. You can see him pondering about either case when he's having his NDE
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the most interesting part of this episode is knowing that because of Stacey's decision to do the "middle ground" surgery while House was under, we will never know if he was right, and he would have regained full use of his leg. that's one of the many things that make House such a miserable a**hole. not only is he in pain, but in the back of his mind he knows, this could have all been preventable. sure, he could have been wrong, but if he had woken up and found that his theory was wrong, could he not have opted to have the leg amputated after all? basically, Stacey messed up big time. and then she left him. life sucks sometimes.
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It's funny, after I watched this episode, I realized House's entire approach to diagnosis and leaning toward trying to know everything is a way to prevent his patients from suffering the way he suffered. Functioning PTSD. Dr. Mike said it himself, Dr. House's condition is so unique and rare that the doctors weren't looking for it and it lead to further suffering. I believe Dr. House jumps to radical diagnoses until he either proves himself wrong, he is proven wrong, or his extreme judgement (most commonly) saves the day.
TL;DR - Dr. House jumps to extreme diagnoses because he himself suffered from a disease that was extreme, something the other doctors wouldn't have thought of.
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I loved seeing that reaction at 10:25. I remember when this episode first came out, and both me and my mom reacted the exact same way. Love seeing this episode evoke the exact same response years and years later.
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@matthewcrome5835
3 years ago
I died laughing when House said "On average, drug addicts are stupid" while he pops pills
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