Cut throat draws some blood, then is a dumb bitch. Or maybe just annoying. Martin says he's awesome, and if you're not liked, you need to be always right. He nailed her. Then Martin asks creepy doctor, who's running the next test, who cut throat was because she's hot. Creepy, like cut throat, is like, is that supposed to be me? Then he gets nervous because he's married and doesn't think he has it for cut throat. But we all know he's lying.
Some people are just too far gone. Let him go.
There's a cyst on his liver, so House goes to Wilson. Wilson is talking about how he's so brilliant, and as they walk into the classroom, no one is there. They're all at the clinic, helping with Mayogate 2007. House barges into an exam room, where Kal is taking care of business on a woman's ladyparts. Or testing her for an STD, I forget which. Then he barges in on cut throat, and they argue about how to test the liver lesion. Boring obscure doctor is there too, and he has another suggestion. House decides to have them test a test that could kill the patient, and creepy doctor, who has appeared, asks where Foreman is and if House is going to risk a patient's life to get back at Cuddy. Ridiculous, he can torture her other ways.
Boring obscure doctor is giving the test to Martin, and he misses with the needle, so he has to go in again. It's revealed that Martin, speaking for obscure, is angry because he's in a hospital where he doesn't want to be, and he's also bored. Join the club with this guy. He draws out some black pus, which he thinks is from something tropical, which revives his interest in Doctors Without Borders or something. Obscure reports to House, and he says that cut throat is treating him. Turns out he's resigning. House, for some reason trying to convince him to stay, argues that everyone is miserable at some point, and the key is to minimize the misery. House says he's good, which I know is an obvious lie. Even if it isn't meant to be. So obscure says he'll stay until the patient is better, which should be about an hour. But great news smartass! As they go to administer treatment, now all of Martin's blood is turning into sludge! Extended stay for obscure!
They put Martin in a whirlpool to heat his blood, and it turns out that the black pus was really just coagulated blood. Obscure was terribly wrong, and he's also talked to his fiancee and he's going to be terribly miserable; she's not letting him quit. House calls cute doctor, and she's with black doctor, trying to get to Martin's car, which has been impounded, and there's no one around to unlock it. There are also two angry, hungry dogs. House tells her that she knows how to kill dogs though. Ouch. Then he regales everyone with a metaphor about how antibodies are like cops, and they've got medical history retained in them. He orders Kal to draw blood, and everyone begins to walk out. Foreman tells them he hasn't signed off on it, but they walk out anyways. Well, everyone except for creepy, who says that it looks like either Cuddy or Foreman will lose to House, and he's sorry. This might be the last week for creepy.
Foreman goes to talk to Cameron. Shouldn't he be, I don't know, doing something? He complains that Chase has him at even odds to get fired, and Cameron says she's got $100 on Foreman. He walks away angry, and he complains that Chase is just mad Cuddy didn't offer the position to him. Cameron says Foreman isn't miserable; he was humiliated, but he likes the job. Foreman then makes a House-like comment, and she's proven her point.
It's time for Martin to tell us what Kal is thinking. I bet it's all about chasing tail. Well, not exactly. It's about chasing new things, and trying not to fit in. Man, the acting range of Frank Whaley is really on display in this episode. I smell an Emmy.
Feel it, Whaley!
Wilson has walked in on Cuddy in House's office, and she's doing something suspicious. She's switched his vicodin with laxatives. Wilson tells her not to stoop to House's level, just make him think he's won. Then she asks where Wilson was two hours ago, and we see House emerge from the toilet, looking significantly more humble. Luckily obscure is there for him to feel superior to.
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Comments (3)
What's worse than watching one of your favorite shows jumping the shark in real time? Having the shark-jumping spread out over a period of months.
What the hell are the writers of this show thinking, anyway?
1 of 3 | Posted by memememe | Posted on November 4, 2007 12:30 PM
Excellent recap.
memememe - it isn't all about youyouyouyou. (I couldn't help myself - sorry!)
I think the creative people behind this show are brilliant. The flaws seem minor in comparison.
I'm just hoping they will apply their talents to screenplays or novels (or more revealing chickwear on House - I don't ask for much) during the writer's strike.
2 of 3 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on November 5, 2007 9:46 AM
pixielated:
I think this show jumped the shark when they brought in Botox Betty as House's love interest. Talk about no chemistry at all!
The first season was great, but they haven't sustained it. If you watch the first season episodes you will see the difference.
Why do they always have the doctors doing things they aren't qualified to do--like surgery--or things that nurses or other staff would do--like giving pills/shots, taking temps, drawing blood, etc.?
I remember years ago they did this on "Trapper John, MD" and I thought it was dumb then. Is it some brilliant satirical comment on the state of health care in America? That there are only a handful of doctors that have to do everything in the entire hospital?
Now they seem to be making up diseases. "Mirror Syndrome" is something that pregnant women get, and has nothing to do with mirroring other people's thoughts. And since when did Cuddy take birth control pills? She WANTED to get pregnant and COULDN'T. Did the writers go on strike early?
I used to like this show because it was funny. Now, it seems like dull, serious Wilson is writing the scripts. I used to laugh out loud when I watched House. Now it takes itself too seriously.
(Oh, I don't watch this show regularly anymore. I just read the recaps because they are funny.)
3 of 3 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on November 5, 2007 12:36 PM