Patient Can’t Lie For His Own Greater Good | House M.D.. 

For once, all the fellows are as excited about a medical puzzle as House is

It's kind of adorable how House never denies that Wilson is his best friend.

The family clearly should not be near the patient during any of this. There is no good reason for it.

Wife: Do you even love me? Man who only says the truth: Yes Wife: I ain't buying that

Maybe having his wife and kids in the room wasn't the greatest idea?

They cut out one of the funnest parts. After the MRI room Cuddy starts to chastise House, but he points out that it was his way of paying a compliment as the guy was completely uninhibited in stating his preference for Cuddy over Thirteen. Cuddy storms off to the elevator acting offended, but we then get to see her give a brief but pleased smile.

To be fair he's got a point. I wouldn't want my near and dear around me when I have something that makes me say whatever I think of, whether it hurts those around me or not. Some things are better left untold. At least keep the daughter away.

I think it's cool how immediate he said "Yes" when she asked if he loved her. As perfect as many of us would like to think relationships should be, I'm willing to bet even the best couples have had doubts and reluctances. The fact that he immediately said he loved her, despite his illness and potential doubts in the past, should tell her a lot.

She quite literally almost talked this mans to death 😀

The title is somewhat misleading. It's not like he has something that prohibits him from lying. He has something that makes his brain unable to differentiate between thoughts and speech, thus forcing him to just blab out whatever he may be thinking at the time freely and openly without any filters at all.

If everyone was this open about their thoughts then humans would not be a social species. It's really stupid for you to ask someone such personal and harsh questions knowing they will give you the most blunt answer possible and they can't help it, because everyone has flaws on the inside. But hey it generates some drama so let's get this guys loved ones to know what he really thinks about them!

Her asking questions while he can't lie is disgusting. Taking advantage of a disability.

I heard someone say once that your first thought isn't you, it's what your environment and upbringing has taught you to think. It's your second thought that's important. What you chose to put out into the world is just as, and sometimes more, important as what you think. For example, you can think caring for someone you loves' needs after a long day annoying and tiresome, and it can be, but just because you feel that way doesn't mean you don't love them. You do it anyway. That's what care is - if it was always easy to care about someone, you wouldn't be human

I love how House puts his cane in a sort of defensive mode like saying "you can't hit me".

The pistons in a Ferrari was a good one 😂

Bro this wife is the QUEEN of "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."

I love the philosophy of identity themes put forth by Wilson in the beginning.

woman speaks like she never has unfiltered thoughts before, you've definitely have at least one unfiltered thought as you go thru the day

This is my favorite episode. Seeing Kutner giggle when the patient acknowledges Taub’s huge schnoz 😂

“Your tush is like the pistons on a Ferrari “ 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

"And the holocaust" hahaha this show is so abrasive yet well written

The Harry Potter comment is so Kutner. He was my favorite character, funniest on the show imo

Too bad this patient didn't have a customer service job. It would be so funny (and cathartic for me) if all of the sudden he started snarking at a rude customer.

Gotta love a good Harry Potter reference 😂 they looked at him like hed sprouted a second head

"Dog was fixing the television?" "Yes."

2:37 🎵Boss music intensifies🎵

You couldnt have shown the interaction between Cuddy and House after Cuddy met the patient? One of the best parts of the episode lol

I always felt like the Wife here s a terrible person: She brings their daughter around a husband who can't control a SINGLE thought regardless of how humans filter their raw thoughts, then asks him questions she knows will hurt him right after he gets out of surgery. I can guarantee if she was in the same boat, she would have unsavory things to say too.

Maybe she isn't the sharpest tool in the box. Starts rattling off questions she doesn't want the answers to but then doesn't believe him when he says he loves her, lol.

It really is infuriating to see how the wife and daughter stay around, especially after the first 3 incidents where he was shown to say hurtful things, knowing that will happen again and yet don't leave until its too late. Jeez I have to remind myself this is just a show for entertainment..

4:38 almost undetectable audio cut

this dude about the die but his wife doesnt even care his condition :)

ok this family is dysfunctional but not for the reason they think 1) the father refuses to think his daughter has a problem. may be or may be not but if there is a doubt you have to check it, not ignore it 2) the father equates intelligence and school results. At least he doesn't equates them to success in life but it's still a stupid thing. A very intelligent person will do well in school on things that need not be studied. If they require effort that has nothing to do with iq but with being determined or lazy. 3) the wife concentrates on the fact that her husband doesn't think she is perfect when she should actually concentrate on the fact that in a moment when he can't physically lie he says that he loves her and that he finds her beautiful. Also that even if he thinks she has many flaws she is doing great and that he wants to go home with her

We can all admit it Harry should have been in Slytherin it would have killed the meaning of the book because all slytherins are evil in JK Rowling's perfect world

2:00 oh cuddy's face 🤣🤣

"Your tush is like the pistons in a Ferrari" bars homie

What I don't like about this episode is, just because he could say and think of the worst thing at the moment that doesn't mean he has to be thinking the worst thing ever single time Like when they talk about his daughter's disability, why would he be thinking the worst thing about her? The syndrome is about saying what you're thinking, not thinking the worst option

😂😂this patient is crackin me up with his brutal honesty

1:46 The true nature of an unfiltered guy´s brain.

It wasn’t a railway spike it was a tamping iron that he was using to pack dynamite when the dynamite when off sending the 4 foot pole through Gages head

0:52 - Kutner, gone too soon

Cyrano De Berkowitz LOL

This dude read my thoughts, whenever i see Cuddy, and 13 😂.. 🙄 ❤

She acts hurt, and definitely is, but take away her ability to disguise her thoughts and suddenly she'd be spouting off every little detail about things he does that annoy her, things she hates about him, etc. Truth hurts, it's one more reason everybody lies.

"Your tush is like the pistons in a Ferrari" I'm dead

Duct tape on the mouth would've saved this guy SUCH a headache.

dog? dog fixing the television? yes 😂😂😂😂

gage got “poked” with a tamping iron, not a railroad spike

Hate everything about a person but still love them that's an interesting idea. Not like she's his mother or sister.

Man... I'd be like, "think you can give me a shot to paralyze my vocal cords for a while.?"

8:25 so sad they didn’t even thought him how to properly use a stethoscope

Let's all be glad he's not a pathological liar. Because nobody likes a liar.

People are being so mean to the wife for not taking his "I love you" at face value. Feelings aren't rational - you can't expect someone to instantly be logical when hearing things like what he's telling her. It's not even that she doesn't believe he loves her, it's that her self-confidence has just been crushed to the point there is no way for her to emotionally process that he loves her.

"Cyrano de Berkowitz" 😭😭😭

Yeah this dude is just a terrible person and at least his family finally knows it. He put on a facade all his life. See, people like him are the reason why so many people have trust issues.

People are always so quick to make things about themselves jesus lady get out the room

Remember, if your husband loses the ability to lie - keep the hell away from him!

I wish house would have called cutner Kumar just once.

The wife was a complete idiot. She not only stayed by her husband's side when the guy was essentially a compulsive truth speaker, she also let her own daughter there. People on the outside can be caring and understanding. On their heads though? Selfish, judgemental, etc. In the interview, when his symptoms started, that should have been the queue to have everyone related to the guy away from him. It was freaking obvious what was going to happen. The man was at a hospital, which the whole point is to make sure he stays safe and healthy. Having family members next to you when are a patient serves only to ease each other's minds and having multiple perspectives of how the patient lives his life and his problems, which you can still get when they aren't on the same room. Letting the wife and the daughter stay there was fucking stupid and only served to destroy his relationship with his family. The guy even said that he did love his wife. The wife was hurt, but honestly, she's the one to blame. Either she was stupid enough that she didn't think he would hurt her, or she used that moment as a chance to know the guy's true thoughts, which is even worse.

Everyone thinks terrible things. It’s our ability to moderate and control our interactions with others that makes us civilized and mature. It’s only when we are really young or really old then no one seems to care about keeping their thoughts to themselves. 😆

This episode definitely wouldn’t have aired today😭

Cuddy would be my first choice too...

I understand the desire to ask all the questions you can but it’s a total violation of privacy and shows a lack of respect for him. It’s functionally the same thing as reading his mind without his permission.

The fact that he chose the word "tush" kills me.

Ngl. If you dont recomsider your marriage at all youre not considering your relationship in the first place. Its ok to be curious, its ok to think otherwise. Cheating is another thing though because it targets the structural integrity of your relationship..

Maybe it's just me but it felt terribly wrong for his wife to essentially force him to confess to his most personal feelings about their relationship when he didn't have the ability to stop himself. It just doesn't feel right to take advantage of someone completely vulnerable and especially when the one being exploited is asking her to stop knowing what is being said is painful.

In all seriousness if she knew before hand he can’t stop not lying in the hospital why would she bring his daughter in the same room?

He was one of my fave patients, I'm not sick w what he has here (I think), but I've always gotten in trouble w my honesty way more than lying. I do not go out of my way to offend or hurt people's feelings. But I end up doing so anyway. Also, even if it was under these circumstances, I'd be happy to have the assurance that someone really does love me.

I love the HP reference

The wife was petty for that … surely she has her own private thoughts she wouldn’t verbalize 😒

Well, he said she's beautiful and he loves her ❤ that matters

So Liar Liar does have some scientific explanation 🤔

Everybody lies unless there's something wrong with them.

Cant blame him about cuddy she was insanely hot during the filming of this show

YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!

People: the world would be better is no one lied this is what happens

How many retakes might of taken for those lines on cuddy

Anyone knows what ends up wrong with this guy?

1:27 show to bro

i would love a world where lying was impossible. would be hilarious.

I like that man's condition. It doesn't expose him, it exposes the entire structure of human society and relationships which is based on lies. Of course, his regret at not being able to keep his fantasies to himself is understandable. But aside from that, most of us avoid being ourselves, and live a lie in order to avoid confrontations / disappointments / healing etc. .... but the beauty of an inauthentic life is in itself a lie! Utterly Worthless.

In the beginning life is pain

He needs mice bites to live.

That end part was… extremely depressing…

1:29 Liar's paradox, again. He has frontal lobe disinhibition but is able to make the statement, "I'm lying." Either this is an error in writing or sarcasm was a different part of the brain. I'll go with writing since it's a TV show.

I remember watching this as a kid and thinking…man I hate this lady. Having watched it as an adult, I can plainly see that I was right.

I’m normal but I would do Cuddy before 13 anyway if the week.

I agree with the dude wife isn't sharpest tool. In the box🤦

LMAOOO 4:05. SOOO TRUEEE KING. I LOVE THIS SHOW NOW

Tush like pistons in a Ferrari 😅😂😂

So this is what Jim Carry had in Liar Liar

Just so you're all aware. Although a little reductive, this is pretty much what autism does. You don't have the neurological capability of understanding what to inhibit, so you have no social filter. Different cause, same effect; everyone mad at you for implying something mean/rude.

I thought Harry Potter got slytherin first because of the fact he was a hocrux

Ah Dutchboy

Fokken beach! Dump'er and start over with 13 and the shoe. One's a goner in 5, the other at least has some self-steem.

Is this real? As in is this a real disorder that can actually happen

Not you! Lolllll!!!

He said Phinneas Gage, I thought of Phinneas Fogg. I guess the patient could have travelled _Around the World with 80 Railroad Spikes in his Head!!_

Yeah, wife picked a bad time at the end there to play "Truth Serum"...why did they even let her around him when he's "acting out" like that??

Oh, that Dutch.