Ending Season Three With a Bang? An Interview with House Writer Lawrence Kaplow

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Ending Season Three With a Bang? An Interview with House Writer Lawrence Kaplow -- The House/Wilson discussion thread regarding this article which was originally linked in house_md by anniebree.

No season three spoilers.

Excerpt up for discussion:

My floundering question about how we've seen House's drug use progress through the seasons leads him to point out that "we're no longer just talking about pain in his leg, but we're talking about where he is mentally. Wilson is arguing that depression is a choice, and that for Wilson he chooses not to be, and that House chooses to be."

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House is clearly the centrepiece of the series, but he's well-served by a diversity of secondary characters. Kaplow admits to a special fondness for Wilson, a fondness he shares with the show's lead actor.

"Hugh [Laurie] has always maintained that one day the show will be Wilson, and they'll forget all about this wise cracking doctor, what's his name, he took Vicodin or something. He's said that Wilson was the real show," Kaplow laughs. "That's typical self-deprecating Hugh, but at the same time, it is a lot of fun to mess with Wilson. And it's fun to watch Wilson try to keep up, and the two of them torment each other."

Thoughts, comments, concerns? This is clearly nothing new, but I'm intrigued by an alternate reality where the show is Wilson M.D and he has a flock of ducklings of his own. Since Wilson doesn't have a drug addiction (or, rather, I would suggest House IS his addiction), his personal battles would include needing neediness while solving the cancer mysteries every week? Could Wilson handle the position without House? I can't imagine one without the other.

My apologies at the poor attempt to start debate. I'm not as good a instigator of discussion like bettina_elvina, but I think any excuse is a good one to make another discussion thread about our favorite men.