Unfortunately, this week's episode didn't feature any hot hermaphrodite action, but it did feature some hot laser pointing, a couple who hate each other almost as much as I hate tea, and finally the emergence of a Judas to House's Brian of Nazareth.
This week starts off at a local carnival. The dad is glad that his little girl is finally tall enough to take her first twirlie ride. She doesn't want to do it, though; she says she doesn't like twirlie rides, but the truth is she just hates carnies. Dad's okay with it, since he hates carnies too, and says she doesn't have to do the twirlie ride if she doesn't want to. They can just go home and have some fun instead. Threatened with the prospect of home funning, the girl decides the ride doesn't look so bad after all. Man, what kind of horror awaits her at home? A My Super Sweet 16 marathon? I don't know if any of you have ever watched that show or not, but after catching just a couple episodes last year, I think I understand why the terrorists hate us.
As soon as the ride starts, things go downhill fast. But since it's a ride that goes up and down, things immediately start looking up again. And then they start going back down. And then the little girl starts to scream. And keeps screaming, even after the ride has stopped and her dad's punched her in the throat a couple of times. But this isn't your normal "I'm gonna hurl" scream, or even "Daddy's get his hands down my pants again" scream. This is more like "holy crap, the Democrats really did win the election" kind of scream. Hold me, I'm scared.
At the hospital, the Dad (Rob) is arguing with his ex-wife (Edie) about taking the little girl (Alice) on the ride. Cameron is just trying to get a medical history, but the parents can't stop bickering long enough to help. "You're alone with her for eight hours and she ends up in the hospital," Edie yells at him. I get the feeling that it wouldn't take Rob eight hours of alone time with Edie to put her in the hospital.
"Out, out, damn spot!"
Downstairs, Cuddy is meeting with two potential donors, and things seem to be going pretty well. In fact, she's just offered to let them name something after the foundation. Then a red laser dot appears on her forehead, which would seem to indicate she's just been targeted by SWAT. When she starts to swat at it (Get it? Swat?) the dot moves down to her breastesses. Either that dot has a mind of its own, or Cuddy's undergoing some bizarre new fertility procedure. Nah, it's just House playing tag with her funbags.
In the hall, Cuddy confronts House about the laser trick, saying she'd hoped it was just a sniper, because at least then it would've have meant she wasn't dealing with a psycho employee. Since when is it considered psycho to aim laser at your boss? House says the laser pointer won him second place in the "weirdest thing pulled out of a patient's orifice" contest. And she does not want to know what came in first. He will tell her it rhymes with "fuchini." Huh. I was going to guess "fucumber" but that's only because of this girl I once dated in college.
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Comments (7)
i'm really annoyed by this cop. doesn't he take time off of being annoying to get laid?
1 of 7 | Posted by nurseratched
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Posted on December 2, 2006 2:26 PM
My Super Sweet 16 is one of those shows that I laugh it even as I cringe in horror.
"Chase went down with just one punch from a skinny cripple. That's sad. Steve Erwin would be so disappointed, if he hadn't have gone down with one punch himself."
you are a sick puppy cg (get it? -- puppy?!)
I really should watch this show...
hb
2 of 7 | Posted by HoneyBunny
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Posted on December 2, 2006 4:29 PM
Thanks copygodd, I needed this recap. Not because I watch House (I don't) but because it was so witty. And clever- you even worked in a Shakespeare reference!
So will the parents sue House for removing Alice's perfectly good gallbladder?
Here's my brother's version of what happens at the 51 minute mark:
House- "Wait a minute, I was on drugs, she just has a cold".
Everyone else- "Wow, he's such a great doctor".
3 of 7 | Posted by zevonia
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Posted on December 3, 2006 10:22 AM
Is anyone else tired of the writers' efforts to "expand" the show each year?
Every year they come up with a dead-end, tired plot line they can put the B-story on (rich, obnoxious guy taking over, trying to fire House; ex-girlfriend of House; this year's retaliatory cop). None of these stories have anywhere to go (obviously, House wasn't going to be fired; he's obviously not going to spend the next 10 years (or even 10 weeks) in prison or lose his license to practice), so there's no real jeopardy.
They should spend more time trying to change up the "I'm sure this is what's wrong -- oops we damn near killed the patient -- I'm playing Nintendo and come up with the answer out of the blue at the 52 minute mark" arc that the show has every week.
House is a very entertaining character and very well-played, but eventually, the formula's going to be played out.
4 of 7 | Posted by cunningwatcher
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Posted on December 3, 2006 3:09 PM
I really love the fact that everyone loves House, but thinks DMo is an asshole. In this episode, both their initial conversations with Cuddy were shockingly similar, if not the same. I, in fact, love this story arc, merely for the fact that no one seems to ever pick up on the fact that House's nemesis is House, but with a gun. Who wants to bet that Wilson gives some stupid excuse, and DMo's head explodes at the sheer stupidity, and WIlson has sex with the now empty spinal column? That would be a satisfying conclusion of this arc... Imagine if they became each other's rehab sponsors in exchange for dropping the charges, and an apology from House, that would make a great Halloween episode.
5 of 7 | Posted by M
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Posted on December 3, 2006 7:58 PM
I have to say I never thought I would get there, but I didn't even watch this episode. My girlfriend and I were so tired of the whole David Morse arc that we decided to rely on copygodd's great recap. Thanks for keeping us up to date, I hope the season gets better soon.
6 of 7 | Posted by Fitz
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Posted on December 5, 2006 1:37 PM
A My Super Sweet 16 marathon? I don't know if any of you have ever watched that show or not, but after catching just a couple episodes last year, I think I understand why the terrorists hate us
HAHAHAHAH I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU
7 of 7 | Posted by memyI
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Posted on December 5, 2006 1:52 PM