Reply to 'Episode "Wilson" discussion'

[midgar_skyline]

Reply to the Episode "Wilson" discussion at house_wilson, which ran way over the LJ reply character-limit. Possible spoilers ahead.

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[idonmatrix]

I love analysis but this has to be one of the best I've seen particularly because you provide a great deal of information on liver transplants and the stats for right or left liver donors. I was also surprised to read that livers are regenerative. That's amazing

[midgar_skyline]

Mmm... The human body is quite an amazing piece of work.

The first (American) promo was when first noticed jaundice, I believe. In the scene right after Wilson says, and I quote, "You've only got about 24 hours left." Tucker looks incredibly yellow, so I assumed jaundice and thus liver failure.

My personal opinion is that House probably thinks he loves Cuddy, or that he "wants" to love her, because that is what he thinks he should do/be feeling. I hover back to season 5's finale, Both Sides Now, where House's own mind in the form of Amber chastises him with the words, "So this is the story you made up about yourself. It's a good one," before his mind conjures Kutner with the rather final words of, "Too bad it isn't true."

I'm also drawing on last week's Ignorance is Bliss. The POTW storyline where he was deliberately dumbing himself down since it was the only way from his point of view that he could sustain happiness, and because he wanted to want his wife. Frankly, on a very personal note, I was horrified that House approved of

[midgar_skyline]

Please be aware that I am not judging you, or anyone else that may read this for that matter (I am also well aware this next statement of mine may seem contradictory to that, but it is meant to illustrate a different point rather than contempt), but I have a massive disdain for people who cannot control their own behaviour with their mind. I think that's why I scoff at people who can't control either their (depending on what mood I'm and and what the circumstances are surrounding the feelings) lust/love - my brain wants to believe that one can overcome hormone-based lust based on willpower. It is also why I scoff (not intentionally - I am trying to rectify this horrid behaviour) at those who gravitate towards one another on pure lust and no apparent logic, the latter of which I have become convinced does not exist at all with House/Cuddy (I refuse to even mention the contraction "Huddy" - sounds awful

[idonmatrix]

Great reply :) here's the part of your post I am responding to:
I hope for all the House/Wilson touching possible. :D
I find it interesting that whilst I cringe in revulsion/embarrasment by proxy and bemoan in "not again"-ness at any House/Cuddy touching, and have thus come to fear it, I have negligible to no such fears of House/Wilson touching. While I admit I may be biased towards the "slash" so to speak, my feelings are that any touching on the part of House/Wilson would not be born out of lust, and may thus be why I am not adversed to anything physical hapening between them.I think the touching will be borne of love, affection, knowledge of what each needs emotionally and physically, and comfort. I too find the Huddy touching cringeworthy and just plain gross. Technically, the actors, directors are doing a good job but the Huddy physical scenes seem to lack something. I think it has to so with chemistry between the two actors - really it's just not there. Everyone knows that HL and RSL are very close friends and they enjoy working

[midgar_skyline]

Hmm... I am not sure about the genetics about organ donation, if there are any, as I am not a doctor, but I assume that the genetics may not come into play all that much as organs are often donated by complete strangers. How close they have to be in blood type though, depends upon the blood type of the recipient.

Blood type is determined by the type of antigen found on the surface of one's red blood cells (the ones with the oxygen-carrying haemoglobin and no nucleus). Detection, and compatability, is based upon the antibodies formed on the present antigens. Take a look at the diagram below.

[midgar_skyline]

Typo:
"- A person with blood type B can receive B, BO, or O.
- A person with blood type AB can receive AB, A, AO, B, BO or O."

I copy-pasted from the sentence above it, and forgot to change one the letters. Whoops.

[taiga13]

I did know that livers grow back, and I agree it is pretty fucking epic, but didn't know that livers heat the body.
I remember reading this story once where a baby and a young boy received liver donations from the same adult cadaver, they cut it in two and gave one half to each child. Now they're liver twins. It's done here (Canada), and living kidney transplants too. Actually there was a campaign to encourage people to donate these organs. I don't know. My liver would grow back, but I'm not a nice enough person to give a kidney to a stranger.
I'm wondering if we'll see a scene with House confronting Tucker about this surgery. Maybe not, if the whole thing is from Wilson's POV.
I have no idea if Tucker will die or not. It's possible that this surgery, even if successful, will just extend his life by a few years because he has cancer or something else.
Maybe this epic event is what prompts Wilson to move out of Amber's apartment.

[idonmatrix]

I too was wondering if there'd be a confrontation between House and Tucker.

And I want to know why House would be worried about Wilson dying as a result of the donating a portion of his liver.

If Wilson is the one on death's bed as result of saving Tucker, will Tucker even offer to stick around to help Wilson?

[midgar_skyline]

"Maybe this epic event is what prompts Wilson to move out of Amber's apartment."

Looks like you totally hit the nail on the head! XD *nerdy high-five*