That makes no difference - there are laws in every country prohibiting people under the influence of whatever from working in any sort of job where they might endanger lives, no matter who is babysitting them.
Ah, but there is the loophole of the entire show prior to seaosn 6 - House's medicines are legally and duly prescribed to him by one Dr. James Wilson. We, the audience, know that he should not be taking that much, as do Wilson and Cuddy, and Wilson knows that he is hallucinating (did Cuddy know? I don't think so) but yet they did nothing. But from a patient point of view he was a reasonable choice. Also any parent also who might choose House as their child's doctor has the alternative to choosing him the death to their child since he is often a doctor of last resort. While to me he is not the a babysitter of last resort.
Honestly, I do not think he was a responsible choice for Cuddy, but I do realize that this is just my point of view. I see House as irresponsible, impulsive, and sometimes even dangerous to those around him, but that may just be my take on the character (and you are correct that he not always consistently drawn either - sometimes he can be very responsible). The show can be way over the top on many different aspects of behavior too, and treat that as normal, so it is hard to look at the show without suspending some degree of believability.
For whatever reason, the babysitting thing just seemed wrong to me. I think all mothers just have different alarm systems and that one set off mine.
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Date: 2011-03-28 05:23 am (UTC)Ah, but there is the loophole of the entire show prior to seaosn 6 - House's medicines are legally and duly prescribed to him by one Dr. James Wilson. We, the audience, know that he should not be taking that much, as do Wilson and Cuddy, and Wilson knows that he is hallucinating (did Cuddy know? I don't think so) but yet they did nothing. But from a patient point of view he was a reasonable choice. Also any parent also who might choose House as their child's doctor has the alternative to choosing him the death to their child since he is often a doctor of last resort. While to me he is not the a babysitter of last resort.
Honestly, I do not think he was a responsible choice for Cuddy, but I do realize that this is just my point of view. I see House as irresponsible, impulsive, and sometimes even dangerous to those around him, but that may just be my take on the character (and you are correct that he not always consistently drawn either - sometimes he can be very responsible). The show can be way over the top on many different aspects of behavior too, and treat that as normal, so it is hard to look at the show without suspending some degree of believability.
For whatever reason, the babysitting thing just seemed wrong to me. I think all mothers just have different alarm systems and that one set off mine.