13 breaks the news and they do surgery to take the cysts out, but they'll come back eventually. 13 bonds with her erstwhile one-night-stand by revealing that they're in the same boat. You know what? I feel sorry for all these innocent patients who come down with mystery diseases just so the doctors can learn about themselves. The really good episodes are when they skip the middleman and the doctors are the ones getting sick. I'd say we're due for another one of those when sweeps roll around next month. Who's it going to be this time? My money's on Cuddy, because what else has she got to do? 13 asks if she can come back later. Warm fuzzy time is interrupted by more bleeding by the POW. Hey, didn't the same thing happen last week? Well, they haven't even upgraded the Houseguests to v2.0 in the opening credits. Reduce, reuse, recycle, I guess.
Unfortunately not. How about my hair?
Unfortunately not. How about my hair?
Name That Disease: The Kitchen Sink Round
Bubbles wants to keep playing, even though she's still fired. "So you like her now that she's dying," scoffs House. "What happens if she stops dying?" House sends the boys to test her for everything they can think of, and tells 13 to get out. He's being really cold to her, which means he thinks he's teaching her a valuable lesson. Like, if your boss is a misanthropic bastard, GTFO already. I think I'd have learned that lesson by now. Foreman goes ask Chase if he's really as boring as House says. "Yes, you're boring. That speech was boring," says the pot to the kettle. Well, only one of them is black, so um, bad analogy, never mind. They should really have more interaction between Foreman and the other 1.0 Houseguests. They have tons more chemistry than the newbies. Why do we have newbies again? Oh, that's right, B1 H0TT13Z, and I still can't think of a good reason to keep Taub around.
Meanwhile, 13 is having a snuggle with the Bride of Frankenstein and trying not to get tangled in tubes and wires. How sweet. House comes in and tells 13 that the POW needs a bone marrow transplant, and she needs to get her consent. Next stop, his office, where Lucas is doing one of House's favorite things: bouncing a ball against the wall. He shows House some syringes he found in Wilson's trash. House figures out that Wilson knew he was spying and played him for a sucker. It's great seeing House get fooled. House is still suspicious about where Wilson was the other morning, but Wilson won't tell.
13 tells House that she's out of control and about to hit bottom. But he hires her back anyway. Shocking, I know. About that lesson he was trying to teach her. He fired her so she'd spend more time with the Bride of Frankenstein and make a meaningful connection. 13 is angry until House notices her lips are dry. I'll let you make up your own punchline for that one. He asks if 13 ever saw the POW cry tears. After a very scientific experiment involving an onion ("it was either this or put on Brian's Song, and I didn't have time to stop by Wilson's"), House confirms that the POW has some disease that gives her a dry mouth, which gave her a candida infection which she then passed on to Bubbles. House gives his prescription for the Miracle Cure and hits the road. "Another life saved by girl-on-girl action."
Foreman talks to 13 in the locker room. She feels alone again now that her sweetie isn't dying. She's tired and is going home. Prediction: that Foreman story arc I mentioned will involve a piece of Bubbles. Any takers? Meanwhile, House tracks Wilson to a baby furniture store, and finds Cuddy buying baby stuff on the DL. She's adopting a baby. House looks less than thrilled to find that he'll have to go through a rugrat to get to Cuddy. Well, that was kind of a letdown. Wilson dating the hooker (or Cuddy) would have been more interesting.
In the last scene we find 13 at home, but evidently not too tired to, um, do some carpet cleaning. On a brand-new carpet she picked up somewhere.
But does it match the drapes?
But does it match the drapes?
So not as strong as last week, but not a bad episode. Some random predictions for sweeps: House and Lucas fight over Cuddy. Lucas has the edge since I can't see House playing pattycake. Both of them are jealous of Cuddy's GBF Wilson. Foreman and 13 hook up. Some doctor gets sick. Someone is probably about due to be killed off. Does David Shore have the stones for it? Hide and watch!
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Comments (2)
What? I missed this episode, but your recap was really weird. I had some trouble following. Especially when you started making vulgar references to carpets...? Kind of strange is all.
1 of 2 | Posted by alex_w | Posted on October 25, 2008 5:59 PM
I think the epi is more boring than the recap. If you didnt get the carpet=vagina reference I suggest you head to the nearest gay bar asap and brush up on your street smarts.
2 of 2 | Posted by thepinksprinkle | Posted on November 12, 2008 12:31 AM