House is always about Pyrrhic victories, but he is somewhat humbled after getting a little girl (see: Ecks) killed because of his mouth. Which is why he backed down from Alfie... to an extent. The meds he's taken are also going to help to stabilize his mood a little bit, if not fully. I'm down for keeping an eye out for circumstances that might put House and Frisk back into neutral territory. He's just not going to go out of his way for it, unfortunately.