House M.D. - Quotes (1)

People don't learn. They don't change. But you did.
...You're a freak.

Chase (upset House is dealing with Chase's father): "How would you feel if I interfered in your personal life?"
House: I'd hate it. That's why I cleverly have no personal life."
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Sophie : Why would they (the patients) hide something that could be killing them?
House : Because they are morons. They're all morons, and everybody lies.
Gabe : Wait, if everybody lies, then that means you're lying right now.
House : I didn't say everybody always lies… Aristotle!
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H: Morning. You guys got the file. What's wrong?
Previous tests revealed nothing that would cause abdominal pain or the mood swings.
H: Then we're done. What do you think? Ball game? Zoo? I don't care. I just want to hang with you guys.
What about drugs? His tox-screen on admission showed a massive amount of chloral hydrate.
H: Yeah. Sorry. That was me. I had to dope him up to get him in here. Guy doesn't think he's sick.
Who does?
H: His wife.
The woman you used to live with.
H: That's her Indian name. On her driver's license it's Stacy. I assume you have a point.
You believe her over the patient himself. That's why we're taking this case.
H: The truth? I hear voices all the time telling me to do stuff. It's crazy, huh?
What happened to "everybody lies"?
H: I was lying.
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Cameron: I put a label on them and go from there?
House: Everybody does it. We are who people think we are. […] The reality is irrelevant.
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Cameron: You're pleased. You think you've proved every marriage is a mistake.
House: Do I look pleased?
Cameron: Ignorance is bliss.
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House: First t… kiss is an eight on the happiness scale. Child being snatched back from the brink of death, that's a ten.
(my note.: first item is overrated above)
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House: She have a dog?
Cameron: For less than a week. She had an allergic reaction, so they had to give it away.
House: Allergies. Animal allergies seemed unlikely but it's possible that--when?
Cameron: When what?
House: When did she get rid of the dog?
Cameron: About a month ago. Her girlfriend gave it to her for her birthday.
House: Well, then it's not allergies. She's just leaving her girlfriend.
Cameron: You...spoke to the dog? ( ;)) )
If her birthday was a month ago, she would've still been on steroids for the poison ivy. Those meds would've suppressed any reaction she might've had to the dog.
House: Which means she lied about being allergic. Dog's a commitment. You pretend to be allergic because you don't want to tell your girlfriend that you're not planning on being around that long.
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House: Only in your world would that be simple. The delusion that fathering a child installs a permanent geyser of unconditional love...
Wilson: Maybe your father's feelings were conditional, not everyone's.
House: Well, of course, that would play into your romantic vision of human...
Wilson: In terms you would understand, we have an evolutionary incentive to sacrifice for our offspring. Our tribe, our friends. Keep them safe.
House: Except for all the people who don't. Everything is conditional. You just can't always anticipate the conditions.
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Policeman: House has hurt plenty of people. You included.
Wilson: He saves lives. People that no one else can save. And, no matter how much of an ass he is, statistically, House is a positive force in the universe.
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Judge: Dr. House, hang up!
Cameron (remote): “The cytology on the LP doesn't suggest a tumor.”
Judge: Now!
House (to Cameron): Hang on a second.
House (to Judge): Does your voice always get that high and annoying when you're angry?
[…]
Judge (to Policeman): I'm also certain that, knowing Dr. House, he must have done something to set you off. But you're gonna have to live with it.
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House: Foreman resigned.
Wilson: I'm sorry.
House: It's okay. No biggie.
Wilson: Right. He give a reason?
House: He said he didn't want to end up like me. I had a brilliant retort. I can't remember what it was at the moment.
Wilson: YOU don't want to end up like you.
House: Good point. Can I resign?
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House(to Foreman):
Every one of those idiots got some insight about themselves from the pig salesman, but not one of them did anything about it. People don't learn. They don't change. But you did.
(Smiling)
You're a freak.
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House: I have a new theory. Their bad ideas don't indicate a lack of intelligence. It indicates an open mind, the willingness not to be trapped by conventional.
Wilson: You've got a problem.
House: Tell me something I don't know.
Wilson: You hire beautiful girls, enslave them, and force them to be around you, because you don't know how to have an actual relationship. If they're qualified, keep them. If not, fire them and ask them out. 

[Later...]

House: Dr. Terzi (…pretty woman,bad doctor...), would you please stand up?
Nice.
I have treated you unfairly. Prejudged you. And for me to be a better person, I have to rectify that situation. You’re fired.
You wanna... Grab some dinner? Maybe a movie?
Seriously.
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(Va urma)

Battlestar Galactica - Credinta celui care nu crede

The truth is we are all perfect. Just as we are...(?)

Initial m-a suparat putin povestea din film, legata de personajul Gaius Baltar si religie. Parea sa fie o reprezentare mai cinica a unui profet cvasi-crestin. Pana la urma, formal, povestea lui Baltar semana mai mult cu cea a diverselor secte si aceasta nu intamplator. Cheia discursului sau este in randurile de mai jos.

Dr. Gaius Baltar: Something in the universe loves me. Something in the universe loves the entity that is me. I will choose to call this something, "God." A singular spark that dwells in the soul of every living being. If you look inside yourself, you will find this spark too. You will. But you have to look deep. Love your faults. Embrace them. If God embraces them, then how can they be faults? Love yourself. You have to love yourself. If we don't love ourselves, how can we love others? And when we know what we are, then we can find the truth about others, see what they are, the truth about them. And you know what the truth is, the truth about them, about you, about me. Do you? The truth is we are all perfect. Just as we are. God only loves that which is perfect, and he loves you. He loves you because you are perfect. You are perfect just as you are.

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Love your faults. Embrace them. If god embraces them, then how can they be faults?

Love yourself. If we don't love ourselves, how can we love others?

Religia atee

Cu sute si mii de ani inaintea "noului Darwin", Richard Dawkins, cateva din religiile fundamentale au "descoperit" ca evolutia inseamna in mod fundamental "lupta" dintre egoism si altruism. Si, luand ca exemplu crestinismul, acesta face pe langa aceasta descoperire si o alegere, altruismul si o propune drept model. Pentru ca asta trebuie sa faca "palierul religios" al constiintei, indiferent daca suntem credinciosi sau atei: sa ne dam un raspuns la problemele cele mai greu de inteles si sa ne propunem un model - pentru noi insine si pentru oameni in general. In plus, inevitabil, omul isi construieste si un scenariu pentru a aplica acel model. In unele cazuri, impunerea prin forta a unor modele religioase sau ne-religioase a dus la mari grozavii.

Ce ne spune Baltar? Chipurile propune o religie, dar religia lui este cvasi-atee, nu propune nici un model: "love your faults", "You are perfect just as you are". Pentru acest motiv si nu pentru altul, o mare parte din cei care se cred atei sunt asa tocmai pentru ca au imbratisat aceeasta "religie atee":  "noi nu credem in nici o religie si,mai ales, NU CREDEM CA EXISTA NICI UN MODEL". Intradevar, perfectiunea universului suntem noi, noi care avem drept model sa zicem pe George...George Costantza , personajul din "Seinfeld".
Oare?

Adevarata alegere

Pana la urma, nu conteaza ceea ce ne declaram si ceea ne credem, ci ceea ce suntem sau putem fi. Avem de facut o alegere, indiferent daca ne declaram religiosi sau atei: avem un model spre care vrem sa tindem ? Pentru noi si copiii nostri? Ne puteam situa undeva pe scara intre ascetism si experimentare deplina, putem da libera trecere oricarei tendinte egoiste sau dimpotriva.

Pana la urma nu conteaza cum ne declaram, conteaza ceea ce reusim sa facem. Daca facem rau cu religiozitatea noastra avem o problema, daca facem rau cu ateismul nostru, iar avem o problema.
Intrebare: cum isi pot sincroniza oamenii tendinta spre propria imbunataire fara sa cada in dogmatism?

Casualties of war - Naked man

...maybe it matters more than we even know

(Film despre razboiul din Vietnam; regia Brian De Palma; cu Michael Fox)

Eriksson: This goddamn thing's turnin' us on our heads, man! I mean, Just because any of us at any second might be blown away, everybody's acting like we can do anything, man! And it don't matter what we do! But I'm thinkin' maybe it's the other way around. You know, maybe the main thing is just the opposite. Because we might be dead in the next split second, we gotta be extra careful what we do. Jesus, man, maybe it matters more than we even know.

Tot filmul este interesant, dar ar fi fost indeajuns aceasta replica...

Razboiul...Sau orice alt context care pune omul in situatii limita, il poate face "inapoi" animal, sa lepede toata pojghita de civilizatie. Aici, in film, se duce ideea mai departe: daca supravietuirea ii este pusa in balanta in orice moment, omul-animal are atunci "dreptul" sa faca orice. Dar, daca totusi ar invinge in el umanitatea, aceaste posibile ultime clipe ar conta cel mai mult, L-AR DEFINI ca om!

Din pacate, in anumite situatii limita, omul , neschimbat genetic aproape deloc zeci de mii de ani, va actiona ca ceea ce este in fapt: un animal speriat, o fiara ranita care sfasie si distruge orice. Putini pot trece peste asta, gasind in interior echilibrul ce a disparut din contextul extern. 
Mutand putin punctul de vedere, spre efemeritatea intregii vieti sau a ceee ce a mai ramas din ea, ne putem pune aceleasi intrebari: daca avem putin timp, sau si mai putin timp, atunci nu conteaza, sau conteaza si mai mult ceea ce facem?

Battlestar Galactica - Who was valuable and who wasn't

Military needs are a priority

 Plot: Doua nave de razboi au scapat de atacul cylonilor: Battlestar Galactica si Battlestar Pegasus. Galactica era o nava veche, uzata moral, mult sub forta celeilalte, Pegasus. Cu toate acestea, comandantul Adama si-a asumat raspunderea pentru apararea mai multor nave civile cu cinzeci de mii de oameni la bordul lor. Pegasus, condus de comandatul Cain a avut o alta poveste... La intalnirea cu Galactica , Pegasus nu era insotita de nici o alta nava. Si totusi Pegasus avusese o flota civila in preajma ei...

Colonel Jack Fisk : Laird's ship was the Scylla. Scylla was, uh... civilian transport.

We found her and a few other civvies about a week after the attack. They were good ships. FTL drives and weapons even. A lot of potential spare parts that we could use on Pegasus. So... the Admiral made a decision. Military needs are a priority.

Colonel Saul Tigh:  You stripped them. You stripped the ships for parts? Sweet mother of Artemis! How much equipment did you take? You take their jump drives?  Left all those people marooned out there?

Colonel Jack Fisk: No, not all. Admiral Cain looked over the passenger list and she made a decision about who was valuable and who wasn't. Scylla was the toughest. Laird and 15 other men and women, they were all all traveling with their families. Wives, husbands, children. The selectees... they refused to go. There was resistance. So the order came down to shoot the family of anyone who refused to come. So we did. Two families, we put them up against the bulkhead. And we shot them.

Povestea spusa de Josephus

Dupa cum spuneam intr-o postare anterioara, razboiul din anul 74 era noastra, a avut spre deosebire de altele un cronicar, martor ocular si participant, Flavius Josephus. Desigur, acesta poate fi considerat subiectiv sau partinitor. Totusi, anumite lucruri se potrivesc foarte bine (vezi si postarea mentionata despre filmul "Defiance") cu multe alte intamplari adevarate. Se poate duce un razboi in numele unor cauze zise drepte, de exemplu pentru viata si drepturile civililor dintr-un loc anume. Si atunci cat si pana unde poti sacrifica acesti civili? In razboiul anului 74 anumiti combatantii, aparatori ai unor cetati, au uitat orice cand a fost vorba de foame: au profitat de faptul ca aveau arme in mainile lor si au lasat fara mancare pe civilii fara aparare: copii, femei, batrani.

Comandatul navei Pegasus, amiralul Cain, a pus inainte nevoile militare, sacrificand insa ultimii supravietuitori civili. Care mai era atunci sensul luptei militarilor?

Battlestar Galactica - Attack in five graphs

This briefing will outline a plan of attack in five graphs.

 Battlestar Galactica – Crashdown

Plot: O echipa ad-hoc de 5 oameni, dintre care numai 2 cu experienta militara este condusa de cel mai mare in grad dintre ei, un tanar locotenent. Acesta isi asuma, impreuna cu aceasta echipa, executarea unei dificile operatii militare impotriva unui inamic superior.  Handicapul numeric si al pregatirii este accentuat de lipsa sa de experienta reala ca ofiter pe teren.

Lt. Crashdown: This briefing will outline a plan of attack in five graphs. Graph 1: Situation. Our situation is that we are stranded on Kobol with a group of five Cylons...who are planning to use an AAU to destroy any SAR aircraft sent to find us.There are no other friendly forces present. Graph 2: Mission….
Baltar: What's all this "graph" business?
Chief Tyrol: It's a five paragraph order. ...to destroy the AAU.... It's a Basic command tool. It's taught at officer candidate school.  IT'S JUST NOT USUALLY USED THIS LITERALLY IN THE FIELD.
Lt. Crashdown: Graph 4: Execution. We will assault the Cylon launch site ….

IT'S JUST NOT USUALLY USED THIS LITERALLY IN THE FIELD

Ce face tanarul locotenent: executa pas cu pas, ad-litteram, o procedura militara in forma sa didactica, invatata la scoala militara. Daca nu as fi vazut de multe ori in meseria mea acest lucru, as fi trecut fara sa observ aceasta secventa.  Ce inseamna de obicei "profesionalismul"? Sa luam definitia ingineriei a organizatiei profesionale ECPD. Similar poate fi si pentru alte meserii.

"the creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property."

Avem deci "aplicarea creativa" a "principiilor stiintifice". De multe ori, gasim asa zisi profesionisti care "schioapata" bine in unul dintre cele doua aspecte: ori nu stiu principiile care fundamenteaza meseria lor, ori le stiu si nu sunt in stare sa le adapteze, combine si foloseasca in practica. Daca mai putem si partea cu "intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property", raman si mai putini care isi fac meseria cum ar trebui.

Problema

Ceea ce este foarte rau pana la urma este ca acesti pseudo-profesionisti, precum locotenentul Crashdown din acest episod BSG, isi asuma constient sau nu sarcini care in realitate ii depasesc, fara sa ceara sau sa accepte ajutor sau suport. Impostura este o caracteristica umana destul de raspandita... 

The politics of Saturday night.

I used to believe in all these wars. I had a theory once....

 Air America. O comedie bunicica care atinge cateva din problemele raboiului din Vietnam (minciunile politicienilor despre interventia limitata, coruptia si pacatele aliatilor, etc).  Ceea ce mi-a atras atentia este o discutie intre cei doi piloti Gene (Mel Gibson) si Billy (Robert Downey Jr.). Aplicand o logica simpla si domestica, toata retorica razboiului rece este redusa la zero.

Si in Vest si in Est, in timpul saptamanii oamenii sunt la munca si nu au timp de distractie. Asa ca...

Billy: What the fuck are you doing here? Do you believe in this war?

Gene: I used to believe in all these wars. I had a theory once. The politics of Saturday night.

Billy: and?

Gene:  I rated all countries on how good their Saturday nights were. I knew that Moscow and Peking were a stone drag on that time of the week.  So I was flying for a cause.  To defend barbecues and weenie roasts and Ray Charles songs and Southern Comfort 'till you pass out.

Billy: The politics of Saturday night. I can relate to that theory.

Gene: Not bad is it? But not particularly true, that’s all. I hear they party hard in Moscow.

Billy:  Don't give up a good theory just because it's not true.

Deci...mult zgomot..., se pare ca pentru nimic.

House M.D. Why do people drink?

Which cause us to ask...

De ce beau oamenii - o explicatie

Pe cei care beau pentru ca sunt prinsi de drog - alcoolici - nu ii luam in calcul, pentru ca in cazul lor explicatia e simpla si nu formeaza majoritatea celor care beau. Ar mai fi doua explicatii: distractie si durere. Sa vedem parerea personajului House...suparat pe barman ca nu-i mai da sa bea.

House: Let me explain why people come here. They come here to drink. WHICH CAUSES US TO ASK, WHY DO PEOPLE DRINK? Hmm? Is it sustenance? No. Is it taste? No.
Other: Don't be a jerk.
House: Is it the company of stout-hearted men? I don't think so.
IS IT KILLING PAIN? YES. 7 1/2% life duller. 
That's the business you're in. You're in the "screw the world" business. You're in the "reality sucks and fantasy temporarily appears to not suck" business.

Deci... Nu e aliment, nu e gustos, ci doar iti da ceva "fericire de sinteza" sau omoara durerea..

Si totusi...

Dintre cei care beau pentru motivele enuntate mai sus si nu sunt alcoolici, doar pentru un procent mic "Killing pain" este motivul. Si nici cantitatea care o beau nu ofera IN SINE, prin cantitate, "fericirea de sinteza" cautata.

Deci ce are bautura, mai degraba in context si nu direct, care sa aduca fericire?

Bautura are VALOARE si RESPECT! Suna ciudat nu?

Cand isi beau vinisorul sau bauturica oamenii simt ca SE RESPECTA, ca AU GRIJA DE EI INSISI. De ce numai bautura este "impachetata" frumos si "inzorzonat"? De ce numai bautura intra intr-un ritual? Este ritualul "respectului de sine". 

E ceva rau in asta?

Da si nu...

Nu, pentru ca este ceva benign, atata timp cat nu se ajunge la alcoolism si, in plus, e un motiv de fericire banal de usor de obtinut.

De ce da?

Simplu, pentru ca media valorii totale a vietii omului se adanceste in derizoriu, "pursuit of hapiness" se margineste banal la "pursuit of wine" , banal si la un restaurant , nu numai in supermarket.

Aveam miliarde de neuroni numai in substanta cenusie din creier doar pentru ca mare parte din fericirea noastra sa fie dedicata celebrarii vinisorului? Daca suntem Homo Sapiens, de ce nu de bucuram de idei, de carti, de flori, de orice altceva "mai destept". Intrebarea e retorica.

Viata grea din epocile trecute dadea o explicatie pentru un asa tip de comportament. Acea viata grea s-a dus insa, dar omul eliberat nu se poate bucura inca in alt mod.

Familia: Hominidae
Subfamilia: Homininae
Tribus: Hominini
Subtribus: Hominina
Genus: Homo
Species: Homo sapiens
Subspecies: Homo sapiens sapiens?

Ne laudam singuri!

House M.D. - Incredere

We're not friends anymore, House.

Ruptura

La finalul sezonului 7, personajul House se desparte violent de trecut, de o parte din trecut.  Cu toate ca scena violenta pare clara, imi pun totusi intrebarea: DE CE? De ce a facut acest lucru? Gelozie? Raspuns tentant, dar gresit. 

Un prim raspuns corect, dar in afara personajului este urmatorul: sezonul trebuia sa se incheie spectaculos, iar cel urmator sa inceapa si mai extravagant cu el in inchisoare. Corect, dar ma interesa daca exista motivatie la nivelul personajului..

Cuddy si House

Cei doi se cunosteau de mult timp. Ea fusese interesata, ca femeie, de tanarul House si mai putin de House medicul, cu viata lui distorsionata de o meserie practicata cu incrancenare. El, pe de alta parte, a remarcat-o mai degraba in cea de a doua ipostaza. Ca toti cei din jur, Cuddy nu avea o imagine corecta despre House: intelegea eficienta lui, rezultatele si mai putin metodele si motivele. De fapt era simplu: pentru ea, House era geniu dar, in acelasi timp "jerk". De ce? Ceea ce facea House nu putea fi explicat decat la o adancime de gandire peste puterile celor din jur, inclusiv a lui Cuddy.

Legatura si despartirea

Motivele lui Cuddy pentru despartire pot fi ok, desi sunt discutabile. Sunt ok, pentru ca e o optiune personala, si discutabile pentru ca fuga de durere a lui House era un efect (al tratamentului indelungat anti-durere) si nu o cauza, nu o trasatura a firii lui. Tinea totusi la el? Da! Mult? Nu! Dupa cum simtea si House, ea era tulburata dupa despartire, dar mai degraba dintr-un sentiment de vinovatie. A cautat apoi sa aiba o discutie finala linistitoare pentru House, care isi ineca tristetea in tot felul de gesturi excentrice. Am zis "linistitoare pentru House"? Gresit! Trebuia sa fie linistitoare pentru ea, sa poata ea sa treaca ma departe. Explicatiile fusesera date inainte de asta, trebuia numai sa astepte ca House sa se linisteasca singur, In loc de asta mimeaza oarecum grija si pe parcursul discutiei afirma ca "nu are pe nimeni". Adevarat, in acel moment...

In alta discutie, ii cere lui House cu o grija pedanta, o perie de par ramasa la el. Adica... adica era atenta si la detalii ca ruptura sa fie "curata", nici macar peria sa nu-l tulbure pe House.

Vine momentul final: House trece pe la casa ei sa-i duca peria (un "McGauffin" a la Hitchckock!), o vede acasa la un "double date" cu sora ei. Deci... Gelozie? Nu, poate doar ca un ingredient minor. House fusese gelos non-stop, ani in sir, dar intr-un mod benign. 

Ce  l-a "declansat" pe House? INCALCAREA INCREDERII! Tehnic..., Cuddy nu spusese nici o minciuna. Si totusi... Ei se cunosteau de mult timp. Se presupunea ca legatura lor fusese puternica, se presupunea ca oricum erau prieteni. Daca ar fi fost asa, si asta "mima" Cuddy, nu ar fi avut nevoie doar de o zi sa treaca peste nivelul "nu am pe nimeni" si nu ar fi vanat discutia care sa "elibereze" instant de orice agatare de trecut. Ce ar fi trebuit sa faca daca era macar prietena? Ce a facut Wilson! A fost sincer! Acesta i-a ramas prieten si cand nu mai era: i-a spus in fata direct "House! Nu mai suntem prieteni!".

Wilson era prieten spunand ca nu mai e, iar Cuddy nu mai era afirmand fals ca este!

House M.D. - Ahab!

Un alt personaj

Spuneam in primul comentariu despre serial:

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Poate si o face, a pornit la razboi cu un dusman bine definit: bolile rare si greu de diagnosticat. Are toate motivatiile necesare: e ca un pradator ranit , dar ramas in viata si care vrea razbunare; stie ca doar el poate duce lupta cu succes. Asa ca va da lupta dupa lupta, jucand bine cu acest dusman feroce - chiar daca acest joc bun il poate face de neinteles pentru cei din jur.

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Un alt personaj schiop...(aici, in rol, Gregory Peck)

Exista un alt personaj de film schiop. Piciorul i-a fost ranit , de fapt rapit, tot de un dusman feroce. La fel ca si House, va urmari acest dusman ca "un pradator ranit".

He did not feel the wind or smell the salt air.
He only stood staring at the horizon...

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"He did not feel the wind or smell the salt air. He only stood staring at the horizon...with the marks of some inner crucifixion and woe deep in his face."
 

Capitanul Ahab! Este vanator de balene, dar cum spune textul de mai sus, nu mai simte nimic, nu mai il intreseaza nici o balena, ci  "He only stood staring at the horizon...", cautand monstrul care l-a lasat fara picior: uriasul alb, Moby Dick. 

Piciorul lui House a fost distrus de o boala rara si grea, prea grea pentru orice alt doctor. Cu atat mai mult , ACESTE BOLI SUNT BALENA LUI ALBA, PROPRIUL SAU MOBY DICK..

Pe spatele monstrului

Precum Ahab, House isi strange de fiecare data echipajul si porneste la vanatoare. In ambele cazuri oamenii lor murmura (..de ce nu atacam balenele obisnuite?), iar capitanul li se pare uneori nebun.

Ahab va sfarsi pe spinarea monstrului...

In final, Ahab va sfarsi pe spinarea monstrului, infigand in zadar cangile si ramanand acolo pentru totdeauna...

Ce face House cu monstrii sai: boala si moartea? Simplu (!), se urca si el pe "spinarea lor". Isi injecteaza substante care il aduc in pragul mortii, fiind un cobai voluntar pentru un pacient...Isi pune colaboratorii sa-i stimuleze electric direct portiuni din creier pentru a o salva pe iubita lui Wilson...

Dincolo de asemanari, este si o mare diferenta...

...sau intra in camera unui bolnav infectat cu un virus periculos, camera inchisa si supusa unei carantine de grad maxim in care va ramane prizonier alaturi de bolnav.

Dincolo de asemanari, este si o mare diferenta: House are o rafuiala personala cu bolile grave, dar lupta lui are sens, si , in plus, acela nu este singurul sau motiv. Aici dusmanul nu este unul exotic, indepartat, ci unul omniprezent, care face poate face rau oricui, iar sensul existentei lui House este sa-l rapuna, cu orice mijloc sau uneori cu orice pret, mai ales daca el este cel care plateste pretul.

House M.D. - There is only one...House

But I do know I don't want to be here.

Ce il face pe House unic? Sunt doua dimensiuni. Prima: singura regula seste alvarea vietii pacientului, fie si prin mijloace ne-ortodoxe. A doua: este un individ de geniu. Mai poate exista si alt House? Cei din echipa lui, cei care au rezistat, se simt "schimbati": au inceput sa se aiba si ei "stilul House". Ramane diferenta de capacitate nativa, net in favoarea lui House.

Si ce? Nu mai pot exista si alte genii? Sa zicem ca da... Asta e motivul pentru care apare Masters, o studenta "ciudata" pentru simplul fapt ca este geniala. Ciudatenia ei nu face decat sa o asemene cu House.

(Masters) Friend: He's okay with your peculiar fashion sense.
Masters: It's peculiar?
Friend: House doesn't think you're weird, which is weird, but good weird.

Pentru el, Masters poate fi partenerul ideal, daca... Daca ii acepta metodele. De ce? Pentru ca sunt singurele care merg, singurele care fac diferenta dintre viata si moarte. Pentru ai demonstra asta, o lasa singura sa rezolve, cu propria ei constiinta, un caz de viata si de moarte. Ea singura alege sa minta si sa incalce regulile pentru a salva pacienta.

Masters: I broke the rules because I believed I was right.
House: You were right.
Masters: Then why don't I feel good or satisfied? Instead, I just feel like throwing up.
House: And you're following me to ask how I break the rules and maintain my rosy demeanor.
Masters: I didn't do it to be happy. I just thought I would be.
House: You can't always get what you want.

You can't always get what you want.

In final, Masters, este capabila, tehnic vorbind, sa faca tot ceea ce face House. Poate, dar nu este in stare! Intelege pana la urma ca el are dreptate, dar ea nu poate face la fel. E ca si povara purtata de mitologicul Atlas, trebuie sa poti suporta si povara, dar si durerea. There is only one House!