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Jan 29, 2011, 11:24 PM
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I don't agree with the way they present the character Alvie.
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Jan 30, 2011, 12:01 AM
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It's on for another hour.
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Jan 31, 2011, 07:19 PM
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I found Alvie to be a caricature of mania. Nobody is allowed to be so manic that they are in an institution without being forced to take meds. Also the actor broke character many times. Manic people do not choose when they display symptoms...This episode was so out of reality....I seriously think the writers on this show have a grudge against people with bipolar or schizophrenia.(two other episodes) Did they have to film at the old NJ state hospital? They knew darn well that viewers will shape their view of mental illness based upon what they saw....
In reality House would have been discharged to outpatient as soon as he was over the Vicodin withdrawal. Mandatory therapy is done outpatient all the time. Sorry I think this is a sore spot for me!
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Jan 31, 2011, 07:59 PM
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Yeah. It just didn't sit well with me. Being bipolar 1 and all.... He was just acting constantly hyper- as if he'd had 5 double starbucks at once- and that was it. No irritability, no mixed episode, no depression, and no delusions or hallucinations. House cod have at least bonded with him over that!
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Jan 31, 2011, 11:32 PM
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Good point Moose!
I need to remember to fix low blood sugar before posting....
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Jan 31, 2011, 11:57 PM
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I'm catching up on House via the library, and have to say that I've only seen one portrayal, and I was all over it. Wha? No! (Heroes too... there was one, omg, how I could've ranted.) Haven't seen the latest, but all weird/wrong portrayals get me going.
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Feb 01, 2011, 12:42 AM
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This episode was sept 2009. Was a rerun the other day.
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Feb 01, 2011, 03:54 AM
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I hate the way mental illness is portrayed in the media. The episode "Swing" from "Law & Order:SVU" portrayed bipolar well, but they did a lot of research before hand.
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Feb 01, 2011, 05:29 AM
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I'll have to look that up.
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