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When you don't give a crap... House MD | 2x20 Euphoria: Part 1

#this is the most #forehouse #moment forever and ever #mf refuses to treat foreman like his patient and its so uncommon for him to do that everyone around scramble to push him to act #and his inaction and hesitance directly lead to his fears of permanently harming foreman. all because he cares that much

hiddenwarlock

obsessed with house trying to catch a pigeon with his cane in this extremely serious and emotional episode

#house md

bougiebutchbitch

Foreman is just so FASCINATING to me. He's the most like House. He's the one who would be most vocally offended about being compared to House (but maybe would have a private, proud smile to himself, once he was alone). House trusts him to make diagnoses, even if House himself can't see the same thing Foreman can. Foreman pretends he's a voice of reason, and is the only team member who regularly stands up to their tyrannical boss. Despite this, he is just as whacko as everyone else in this hospital! And obviously (despite his protests) he enjoys playing the 'straight man'! He puts up a Token Protest to doing very illegal things to help House reach a diagnosis - but he always does it anyway.

He's one of the more respectful, calm, and empathetic doctors in the show, who seems to genuinely care about his patients' dignity. There's a strong undertone that he has had to cultivate this personality in order to be taken seriously as a doctor, because of anti-Black racism. His past is touched by this same racism, and poverty, and the fear of facing these horrors continues to haunt him, despite his success.

He has daddy issues. He has God issues. He has imposter syndrome. People have always assumed he is a Token Hire, and underestimated him - and House makes so many shitty racist jokes (yes, I know; it's Hate Crimes MD) but does push him to be a better doctor and respects him more than damn near anyone else. So Foreman stays. And he obviously cares about House in a way that's tragically unhealthy for him (like everyone who cares about House!), to the point where whenever he tries to break away, he can't.

It's unhealthy and awful and delicious and Foreman deserves so much better. I can't look away!

Oh yeah and one time his brain almost melted and it was fucking PHENOMENAL

#house md #eric foreman #THIS

#house rumbles

so shit hit the fan

#house rumbles #in all seriousness i love how omar epps sold the uncannyness of foremans actions #delightfully horrifying

man shot a corpse and you're undressing him with your eyes. freak

#forehouse #house md #horeman #house rumbles #tbf if my boss said “its very cool that you know that” to my rant about bullet casings and then proceeded to aquire the exact same bullet #to recreate a cop shootout i too would cave immediately

I'VE CAUGHT UP TO EUPHORIA LET'S FUCKING GO FOREHOUSE NATION

#not gonna lie i was gunning it through s2 just to get here #house rumbles

who would've thought that wilson becomes interesting once you actually give him a patient. can't believe it took them almost three seasons to give him a plot point other than "a guy who is house's best friend somehow"

#house rumbles #currently on s2 ep19 and it's really nice to see wilson with a backbone AND with a moral duty #house md

3scythes

the forehouse levels in this episode are off the charts

#forehouse #house md #EHEHEH THEY'RE SO MUCH FUN IN S2 #not as much blatant favouritism but like. they got a rhythm. they both know what the other can do at this point #it's like a game of cat and mouse

all-pacas

also like. could it perhaps say something about house that he prefers damaged people like cameron, people with criminal records and something to prove, people with disabilities and terminal illnesses and trauma? could it perhaps be a reflection on the type of person house sees himself as, the type of person he is drawn to? look at him and his kindness towards the mentally ill. look at how he treats the woman whose self harm has destroyed her heart. house always aligns himself with damaged people. he is always sympathetic towards underdogs and hates Authority and Privilege.

so what would it mean if house, instead, chose someone like chase as his favorite? a rich, handsome, able-bodied nepotism hire? someone who has never needed to try that hard, who coasts on his family name, who treats everything casually and has nothing to prove?

chase absolutely has trauma and issues and a sad backstory. crucially, no one — including house — is aware of it. from the outside, chase is that guy. and if house chose someone like that to mentor and push and identify with? he would not be house. it’s a complete betrayal of his principles and identity.

in a way, that’s actually the tragedy of chase and house: chase wants house to be someone he isn’t, because of who chase is. chase is never enough for anyone, always the third choice. house would care more for chase if chase was more visibly damaged (see: S6, S8), but chase has been taught to never burden or let it show. they never saw one another honestly.

but also: if house aligned himself with the rich white nepobaby over the damaged and hurt and eager to prove, he wouldn’t be house. he’d be tritter, or vogler, or any other bully leveraging their status only for superiority over others. house’s alignment with the disabled is like his one noble quality. can we not take it from him?

#house md

all-pacas

for some reason i'm thinking of the ableism in house this morning. because some of it is clearly intentional, like, house's ableism and self-loathing are a huge part of his character (for example, he assumes cameron pities him and thinks of him as broken because of his disability, when she never once criticizes his leg or drug use; in fact, she's consistently one of his supporters on the latter front).

and some of it is clearly -- of the time, early 2000s, not intended to be ableism in as much as it just wasn't something the writers were aware of; for example, the show's confusion over pain management and addiction, the way it goes back and forth on house's pain and addiction -- it can be treated with a placebo, but also he needs vicodin, but also he doesn't, or the positive-at-the-time portrayal of autism that does not hold up to a more modern understanding.

but then there's also this thread like. the deaf kid in house divided is happy with his deafness, but his girlfriend and mother encourage him to get an implant and it is seen as a positive thing. the girl with dwarfism in merry little christmas is encouraged to get growth therapy: her situation and mother are treated sympathetically, that they have nothing to be ashamed about, but still: isn't it better to be able-bodied? as house puts it: (paraphrased) yes, we've learned to be tough and strong and overcome and are better people for it, but do you really want that for your daughter?

overweight characters insist they are fine with their bodies, but yes, it is a positive when the child becomes skinny. house is sympathetic towards a schizophrenic woman, but she is cured. the show is always careful to take a centrist stance: disabled characters might be joked about, but bullying and discrimination are taken fairly seriously, and minority groups always feel pride and defend their identities, but... wouldn't it be better if they were fixed?

and that's ableism, sure. but it also makes me wonder, because a lot of house's internal conflict is about the same thing. wouldn't he be better if he were fixed? what if his leg didn't hurt? what if he was cured? would that be better? would he be happier if he wasn't disabled? the show, and house himself, leans towards yes, but also that he does not want to change and is afraid of losing his self and identity. so is it a theme? is it ableism? both?

#i also think about for houses character like #the main thing he blames The Everything on is his pain. he actually doesnt mention his mobility explicitly that much #but in episodes like meaning or the fix its pretty clear that the mobility and having to use a mobility aid are actually pretty big parts #of the overal resentment he feels towards his disability and by extension himself #idk it just makes me wonder how would he feel if hypothetically he could have literally zero pain #but still had enough muscle weakness/whatever to need a cane #and how exactly would the show represent that given how they present disability as of course fine but better if it could be fixed #because as someone with chronic pain conditions that disable me i’d take ‘zero pain but still physically disabled’ all fuckin day #but iirc that’s not really presented on the show. when he cures the pain he cures the disability #and then there’s episodes like needle in a haystack #where i’m screaming at the screen. house REALLY could be an ambulatory wheelchair user!!#if walking causes him pain. or is even super significant effort with his mobility. he could be!!#and ik that wasn’t ever going to happen on the show #but like. he uses the cane on the wrong side. he’s clearly averse to anything that makes him look or maybe even just FEEL ‘more disabled’#i just wish the show ever. reckoned with any of his feelings about his ability specifically rather than just his pain #<- prev #yeah. house jungles a lot of difficult topics even for today's standarts #and it's a bit sad that the writers didn't let the characters sit with it for some time #i know that house is more of an episodic show that doesn't strafe far from the formula until later seasons but like. the pieces are #right here. cmon

not-lupus

– house m.d. s01e05 script

#house md #forehouse #GOD. THIS FUCKING SCENE. I'VE BEEN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR IT EVER SINCE I'VE FOUND THIS TAG #and the fact that they make a parallel to it later ughhhh i hate them stupid assholes #ep5 in itself is one of my favourites. so many religious allegories. so much subtext ro dissect

disc0-v0lante

no children by the mountain goats is actually a house/foreman song ok? i can’t prove it but believe me ok?

#forehouse #YEAH.

just so you know i think about foreman's internalised racism all the time

#house md #eric foreman #house rumbles #just finished my rewatch of the green book anv augh...don's speech fit's resonates so well with foreman's position #he is quick to defend his people and his culture when when he is the underdog the opposition to the white people's prejudice #but he is prone to the same prejudice when he himself is in the position of power #the most extreme examples so far being acceptance and histories #and yeah i get why he buys into the scare of homeless people leaching off the wellfare system #or believing into the impartiability of the death sentence and the positive value of punitive justice system #he worked his ass off to achieve his position in a highly discriminative sphere in post 9/11 america for fucks sake #he has to act and sound like The White Man to be respected. like attending these fancy dinners and going through the handwringing #he does to please his highly respectable (white) mentor. he has to do this to survive and that's a behaviour house calls out #stack that up to his existing insecurities and massive impostor syndrom and you've got yourself a video essay #also its wild that the show as old as house gets ZERO RETENTION OUTSIDE OF TUMBLR/REDDIT #THIS SHOW IS 20 YEARS OLD. WHY IS THERE LIKE. NO ESSAYS ON CHARACTERS BESIDE HOUSE OR PRODUCTION HISTORY. WHERE IS MY SOUND DESIGN ANALYSIS.

magictomfoulery

love how for a good while emesis blue makes you think of the red team as some merciless monsters who thrive on chasing their prey

until you realise they are a shallow image of their past selves trapped in eternal hell with a man who started it all while having no weapon to take him down and no way to find rest without external interference

they are still defensive but there's nothing left to defend

speedysardinesnatcher

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS

I WILL BE HONEST I DID NOT PAY ALL TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE RED TEAM WHILE WATCHING THIS PLEASE TELL ME MORE OF THE RED TEAM AND WHAT YOU SEE

magictomfoulery

To give a fair warning, I genuinely don't think Chad Payne put this much though into them while scripting emblue: considering the layout of the 2fort base, RED were used as obstacles first and foremost. The viewer is not supposed to sympathise with them.

Now, let's talk about the respawn machine. Based on what we've seen seen from Ludwig's perspective, constant cycle of life and death grinds the victim's mind beyond feaseable recovery (i.e. motor functions and overall level of sanity), but, outside of short-term memory loss, it never takes away victim's self-consciousness, which explains the loss of perseption of time whilst keeping the core principles of each merc's personality. With that in mind, it's safe to assume that every member of the RED team was self-aware to some extent. Aside from Cyclops the most lucid member of the team is the Hunter, who's sheds some light on inner workings of Conahger Slaughterhouse. This line of dialogue really stuck with me:

"You really wanna die for that fat bastard? Don't you want to die for something worth dying for? " - Hunter is informed about Archibald's respawn scheme and, considering that he cooperated with Pyro (forgor their name in the movie), he may not be the only one. This also explains why Pyro took so long with Jacques. They knew that he was Archibald's enforcer, a part of the larger system that opressed them. Yes, they enjoyed killing (looking at you, Conahger brothers), but them pursuing BLU was not done purely for mindless satisfaction. They were enacting revenge, which was justifiable in their eyes.

#emesis blue #OP I'M SO SORRY #this layed dormant in my drafts for ages with occasional edit or two but eventually i couldn't muster any interest anymore #the text is pretty solid tho although i had way more things in mind two years ago

magictomfoulery

rip cameron you would've loved penelope scott

magictomfoulery

cameron edit to either of these could kill a man

#she's not nearly enough disdain for house to reach rät levels and i don't think she ever will. her damage is always aimed towards the self

rip cameron you would've loved penelope scott

#house md #allison cameron #house rumbles

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