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Recap: House: Fat Scratch Fever - TVgasm

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House thinks George might have a food-born parasite feasting on his brain, because lettuce pickers poop in the fields. But since is George is too fat to run the normal tests, Cameron has to talk him into letting them cut out a piece of his brain. While he's awake. It's just too bad he goes blind during the middle of the procedure. I bet that would've never happened had Hannibal Lecter been performing the operation. Plus George would've got a nice snackysnack to tide him over.

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"Something smells delicious."

After the break, it's time for another round of Cranium: Big-Fat Edition. But this week it's only between Cameron, Foreman and House, since Chase is still off chubby-chasing. Even missing one Outhouse, though, it's still too confusing for me to try and keep up with. While the two notHouses continue to throw out ideas, House walks off, telling them he's off to buy a $400 butt plug. To paraphrase the producer clip at the end of the show (and Jaws, from whence the quote came), "that's some butt plug, Harry."

As he's boarding the elevator, House orders another round of tests. And Cameron asks him one final time where he's going: "The butt plug was my way of saying 'mind your own business'," he tells her. "Apparently it was too subtle." Not to mention oddly intriguing.

Back in the room, Cameron tries to talk George into submitting to another blood sugar test. Every time Cameron tries to get him to drink the sugar water, though, he knocks the glass out of his hand. Perhaps she should have offered him a taste of her sugar walls instead. George says that just because he doesn't agree with the brilliant doctors, suddenly they think he's suicidal. "That doesn't make you suicidal," counters Cameron, "it just makes you an idiot. A big fat idiot. Did I mention you're fat? Fatty fat fat fat." Finally, George has had it with all the heavy diagnoses. He's been fat his entire life, and until a few days ago, he was both fine and dandy. Even, some might say, peachy and keen. So until they come up with a test that's not based on his weight, he's done cooperating.

Hey, remember a few minutes ago when House said he was going to buy a butt plug? Well, substitute the words "buy a butt plug" with "pay a visit to DwayneWayne" and you'll realize he was heading off to visit his lawyer. Who just happens to be played by the one and only Kareem Hardison, refamiliarizing America with his face just in time for the casting of Season Three of Dancing with the Stars.

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"You put the balm on? Who told you to put the balm on?"

After going over all the charges, DwayneWayne tells House he should plea out: "I'm inclined to think your particular charm may not be immediately appreciated by a jury." When House refuses, DwayneWayne goes over his fee schedule, which I'm sad to say is quite a bit higher than the retainer the fine folks at TVgasm give their writers.

Back in the hospital, Cameron asks House what his lawyer said. How did she know House saw a lawyer? She looked up "butt plug" in the legal dictionary. If she'd have looked it up in the legal thesaurus, she'd have learned other sexually explicit nicknames for a lawyer include asshat, douchebag and Rick Santorum.

House goes back to George's room to try and charm him into drinking the sugar water. Unbelievably, he has even less luck than Cameron. But while he's pouring sugar water all over George, he notices that George has clubbed fingers. Which of course means George must have lung cancer. A few tests later and we learn that not only does George have lung cancer, it's already spread into his lymph nodes and is inoperable. With radiation, he might have a few more months, but that's it. Hey, looks like it's time to eat some more hookers!

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Pour some sugar on me.

Later, House tries to find out why Cameron was so interested in this case. The only answer she'll give is that she just likes damaged people; it explains everything she does. Except, of course, for her bangs.

Meanwhile, DMo is in Wilson's hotel room going over House's case. He just wants to make sure that Wilson did indeed write out all the prescriptions for House that House says he did. Wilson looks at them and says they're all his. But what about these, Herr Doktor? DMo pulls out a few more prescriptions that are clearly forgeries. After pausing for a moment, Wilson says he wrote those too. The reason the signature looks different is because he likes to change the way he signs his name every now and then, just to mix things up. The same way he likes to switch from golden showers to scat play. DMo gives Wilson one last chance to change his story, or he'll start investigating Wilson as well. Wilson won't sell out House, though, and says they were all written by him. Not the smartest decision he's ever made.

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Even with a bum hand I can forge Wilson's name better than that.

So what did you think of this week's episode? Has House finally met his match? Or will he win out in the end? And what actually happened to Chase? I'm betting George ate him.


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Man, I really thought this recap was gonna be called "Fat man in a little MRI."

that was on the list, but in the end i couldn't resist giving a shout out to one mr. terrible ted nugent.

THE NUGE!

Nice Santorum mention. Can you include a screencap of his concession speech?

I liked the episode, but I have to say I am already tierd of the DMo arc.

LOVE that you referenced The Smiths! That and Uncle Ted! Enjoyed the recap as usual.

Another excellent cg produced recap. Worth even penny the fine folks at TVgasm paid for it.

Nice to see Dwayne Cleophus Wayne again - also nice to see that the local news/election motto was "You Decide 2006". Much better than the "We'll Decide for you 2004" motto.


hb

Thanks for the recap. The stupid-ass affliate in my area cut in in the middle of the show and then cut off the ending.

Great recap! But one minor correction - Kadeem Hardison, not Kareem.

I didn't actually see this episode but based on the recap... wouldn't a guy who's THAT fat not be able to walk, let alone cook gourmet foods and "entertain" hookers? And where did House get the pills to pop on the way out of the police station? Didn't they confiscate all his stash? Love the photo captions. Love that Dwayne Wayne's career is on the upswing.

Excellent recap not only because you acknowledged the presence of Dwayne Wayne (the only thing missing was the flip up glasses) but because you mentioned Chase's absence after House told him to sit around on his ass. There was a season one episode with the fat little girl where Chase acted all hostile, so his going AWOL with this patient is consistent.

Great recap - at the start the fireman checked the fat guys femoral pulse to determine if his heart was still pumping blood. Its like the pulse on your wrist or neck, but in your groin. Often used after car crashes.

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