[quote=Wyldesyde19][quote=AgrippinaX][quote=John McClane]it’s not the surgery and the pain that makes House a horrible person. he was always a horrible person from the way people talked about him before all that. but what truly made him toxic was being an addict. dude was addicted to solving medical mysteries and being right. he didn’t care about anything else. and that’s why he’s an ASS[/quote]

I mean, that’s fair.  But I don’t think that makes someone an ass. If by ‘anything else’ we mean ‘people’, I don’t think it’s fair to judge someone for not caring about other people. It’s almost something uncontrollable. (I personally think House does care about people in his own way).[/quote]
House made it clear that he only cared about solving problems and not the people associated with the problem. He only cared about being right. His treatment of his colleagues and patients were reprehensible. And this isn’t about his addiction either.  He once said he envied a mentally challenged person because they didn’t have to act polite in accordance with societies norms.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]as an addict, i relate to House. i’ve watched that show too many times.[/quote]

[quote=WHITBISSELL!]I had (and still have) a huge man-crush on Hugh Laurie so I never missed an episode of House. My niece was also hooked and whenever we watched an episode together we'd wait till the closing credits and that animation where the guy says, "That's some bad hat Harry." We'd try and beat each other to be the first to say it. We never knew where that came from until one day we were watching Jaws and Chief Brody says it. We looked at each other slack jawed.  

I still watch for anything with Hugh Laurie in it. Street Kings, Veep, Tomorrowland. I even watched Avenue 5.[/quote]

[quote=AgrippinaX][quote=John McClane]it’s not the surgery and the pain that makes House a horrible person. he was always a horrible person from the way people talked about him before all that. but what truly made him toxic was being an addict. dude was addicted to solving medical mysteries and being right. he didn’t care about anything else. and that’s why he’s an ASS[/quote]

I mean, that’s fair.  But I don’t think that makes someone an ass. If by ‘anything else’ we mean ‘people’, I don’t think it’s fair to judge someone for not caring about other people. It’s almost something uncontrollable. (I personally think House does care about people in his own way).[/quote]

[quote=Sedai]Speaking of addicts: Thanks for mentioning Lost in the 3 Body Problem thread, McClane! 

My wife and I are now almost done with season one (again).[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]it’s not the surgery and the pain that makes House a horrible person. he was always a horrible person from the way people talked about him before all that. but what truly made him toxic was being an addict. dude was addicted to solving medical mysteries and being right. he didn’t care about anything else. and that’s why he’s an ASS[/quote]

[quote=AgrippinaX][quote=Wyldesyde19][quote=AgrippinaX][quote=Torgo]Hugh knows?[/quote]

Hugh rocks.[/quote]
Huge rocks?[/quote]
 
I knew this would happen. :)

God no, I relate to him so much. SO MUCH. Especially his surgery and the leg and the way it gets ‘fixed’ and that in turn ****s with his head. That’s literally my lived experience after my surgery, the surgery and suddenly being ‘healthy’ ****ed with me more than being ‘ill’ ever did. I’ve never seen a single film or show where this experience of the utter ****ing shock of suddenly being healthy as an adult just as you’ve adapted to being unwell is portrayed in such detail and so similarly to my personal experience. So yes, my perception is obviously a little skewed, but I adore his character, I think he is amasing and has guts. In terms of toxic workplace culture — that’s fair, but what can I say. Us former sick people can be very very toxic and I love that it’s so accurate and unapologetic about that.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane][quote=Wyldesyde19][quote=AgrippinaX]How is it possible that I’ve never properly seen ‘House’ before. Rhetorical question.[/quote]
I couldn’t stand the main character. He created a very toxic workplace environment and I couldn’t ever understand why the show was so popular.[/quote]
Because everyone lies. They actually hated it.[/quote]

[quote=Wyldesyde19][quote=AgrippinaX][quote=Torgo]Hugh knows?[/quote]

Hugh rocks.[/quote]
Huge rocks?[/quote]

[quote=Wyldesyde19][quote=AgrippinaX]How is it possible that I’ve never properly seen ‘House’ before. Rhetorical question.[/quote]
I couldn’t stand the main character. He created a very toxic workplace environment and I couldn’t ever understand why the show was so popular.[/quote]