What do you all think is the truth about Blythe?I haven't thought in too much detail about House's childhood. I think the confusion with Blythe is down to different writers etc... but I have created my own little story for her in my head for some reason
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Oooh. I loved reading your thoughts on this. That does make sense; Blythe really did always come off as cold, distant...perhaps detached in that she was always performing a role.
I do think that she likely did grow up in a strict home, and that John was controlling. Blythe probably did have affairs, protest to the war, to sort of escape from that. You do make some interesting points on how her sneaky side is similar to House's. ;) And I adore the idea that she helped him to fake his own death. I could see it.
And you also bring up several good theories on why Blythe may not have reacted to John's treatment of House.
I also think that there is a lot of Blythe in House! I think she has a sneaky side! She had (possibly)numerous affairs, she protested the war without John knowing, she used to Wilson to get House to the funeral, she manipulated Wilson again by pretending she had cancer knowing it was the way to get House to see her! (so both her and House have faked cancer! LOL)She hid her marriage from him and she knew House was in prison! So I am thinking that Blythe is not quite the demure lady she seemed!
This is what I eventually came away with too after season 8!
John must have know that Greg wasn't his son. House tells Wilson that he was punished by the silent treatment all summer for guessing that Thomas was his biological father and telling John when he was twelve.
I don't know for sure, of course, but it seems to me that Greg's very existence would always be a reminder of Blythe's past infidelity. So even if he hadn't been a difficult child (which I'm certain he was), Greg would have aroused at least unconscious hostility in his father.
That's right; John did punish House via the silent treatment for a summer after House told him he knew the truth about his birth.
I don't know for sure, of course, but it seems to me that Greg's very existence would always be a reminder of Blythe's past infidelity. So even if he hadn't been a difficult child (which I'm certain he was), Greg would have aroused at least unconscious hostility in his father.
That definitely makes sense. I totally agree with you there!
I agree with your assessment. I don't think Blythe could have kept many secrets, at least without John's collusion. John knew, and projected his anger at his wife onto her child, and Blythe was willfully ignorant of the abuse (if that). House never had a close friend before Wilson - Crandall knew him as well as anyone when he was young.
Although what did you mean about Blythe keeping her second marriage a secret for decades? Apparently I've blanked out much of the last two seasons as a protective mechanism.
I'm coming back later to reply in more depth to Petite's post, but I can answer this briefly: S8 Blythe appeared once. In that episode we discover a few things
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Wilson runs Thomas' DNA and discovers that Thomas is, in fact, NOT House's dad.
Even though he has identical birthmarks to House....
I think it was either said or heavily implied that Blythe also did drugs back in the day.
I have a vague recollection that Blythe admits they had been involved for many years prior to John's death, but perhaps someone who remembers the episode more clearly can confirm whether this is correct
I think it was just heavily implied that they were having an affair for at least a lot of House's childhood. (Blythe and Thomas went to the rallies together if I recall correctly.)
I don't think this is exactly what you were after, at least in terms of relationships, but since it covers in exhaustive detail the way I think House's childhood influenced his personality I'll link it anyway *g*
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I do think that she likely did grow up in a strict home, and that John was controlling. Blythe probably did have affairs, protest to the war, to sort of escape from that. You do make some interesting points on how her sneaky side is similar to House's. ;) And I adore the idea that she helped him to fake his own death. I could see it.
And you also bring up several good theories on why Blythe may not have reacted to John's treatment of House.
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This is what I eventually came away with too after season 8!
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I don't know for sure, of course, but it seems to me that Greg's very existence would always be a reminder of Blythe's past infidelity. So even if he hadn't been a difficult child (which I'm certain he was), Greg would have aroused at least unconscious hostility in his father.
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I don't know for sure, of course, but it seems to me that Greg's very existence would always be a reminder of Blythe's past infidelity. So even if he hadn't been a difficult child (which I'm certain he was), Greg would have aroused at least unconscious hostility in his father.
That definitely makes sense. I totally agree with you there!
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Although what did you mean about Blythe keeping her second marriage a secret for decades? Apparently I've blanked out much of the last two seasons as a protective mechanism.
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Even though he has identical birthmarks to House....
I think it was either said or heavily implied that Blythe also did drugs back in the day.
I have a vague recollection that Blythe admits they had been involved for many years prior to John's death, but perhaps someone who remembers the episode more clearly can confirm whether this is correct
I think it was just heavily implied that they were having an affair for at least a lot of House's childhood. (Blythe and Thomas went to the rallies together if I recall correctly.)
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http://daasgrrl.livejournal.com/99127.html
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