House walks out of the exam room, and he's discovered the problem. Martin sells farm equipment, specifically pig farm equipment, and he's caught some sort of bacteria from that. House tells Kal and cute woman how to treat it, then Foreman, who's also sitting there, says it can wait 15 minutes and asks where Cuddy is.
Cuddy and House introduce themselves to Martin, and they're trying to see who Martin will emulate. Everyone gathers around outside to watch, including Wilson. Foreman says if it's Cuddy, he'll stay, and if it's House, he'll take the job at Mt. Zion in Boston. Wilson says there's no job in Boston though. Ultimately Martin mimics House, and his celebration begins.
So, end of the day, patient healed, it's time to see who goes home. He says that everyone sucks, and now, a bunch of the staff are gathered in the back of the classroom to see how this will go. Wo who's going home? It's a tie. All of them suck the most, but no one is fired. House tells Foreman he didn't fire anyone because they're good doctors, but it's pretty obvious that House had money on the 'who's getting fired' pool. He gets 50% of the cut from Chase. House realizes that Foreman really is happy to be back, and out of everyone who talked to Martin, he was the only one who did anything about it.
So that's where this week ended. Everyone's happy, there are still 6 candidates, and Foreman is back. It looks like next week House is acting alone, so where does that leave this plotline? Will they keep betting on who gets fired when it returns? Will they get rid of the worthless doctors (I count at least 2)? And why didn't Cameron (or cute woman for that matter) wear any of the skirts that cut throat wears?
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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