After Wilson does all the leg work of getting the mom to agree to the procedure and sign the consent forms, House suddenly has an attack of the moral quandrys, and decides he wants to talk to Andi himself, even though Wilson thinks she’s too young to deal with a decision like this. Now, on one level I respect what House is doing. She is a mature girl and maybe should have a say in a 10-hour surgery that she might not come out of. On the other hand, he tells her that she’ll die anyway, it’s only a question of “how. How much you’re gonna suffer; how long.” Geez! What is House doing? The girl starts crying about how she wants to live for her mom, and this shit is sad. I’m teary again…and before you start thinking I’m one of those chicks who cries at cat food commercials, I can only promise you I’m not. But House is here telling this little girl she’s going to die a painful death…it’s a little bit affecting.
The doctors practice the surgery on a cadaver but can’t quite get it right; the head moves around too much with all apparatuses they shove into it. Foreman suggests bolting the head to the table. House goes all giddy at the very thought. The next day in the operating room, Foreman takes a screwdriver to the girl’s head and….well, first I pass out, then when I come to she’s all bolted down and they start the procedure. They put something into her veins from an IV that takes her body temperature to 21 degress Celsius, at which point she technically dies and they start draining her blood.
Foreman spots a clot on the MRI of her brain, so they restart her heart and take her into brain surgery. She eventually come out of it, her mom starts crying, I get teary again….the show gets bored of making people cry and shows House in his office cutting what appears to be cocaine. Well, he claims it’s just an antihistamine, but he’s pretty handy with that razor blade. Then he injects some “Robitussin” between his toes.
Wilson guilts House into coming out and saying goodbye to Andi. She hugs everyone goodbye, and Chase gives her two tickets to a museum. Ew. He wants to date her. Andi goes and gives House a hug. He looks absolutely terrified. You know, he can’t keep learning big life lessons every week and still stay an emotionally stunted man-boy.
There’s going to have to be some sort of change in his behavior at some point, because it’s not believable that he’s this disconnected from humanity just because he has a limp. He sees things a lot worse every day, such as, I don’t know, little girls with cancer?
So this episode was really good television, which sometimes makes the recapping harder. There were a good number of sad scenes – was it too intense? Or do you guys like the more serious episodes? I mean, House test drives a motorcycle at the end of the episode so all the ladies are reminded that he’s a sex machine, but Stacy wasn’t even in this episode. How did you feel about an episode of House without any sexy banter?
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Comments (16)
I cringe when I watch this show. These are the worst doctors ever. Last season House was suggesting transplants right and left to cover up the damage done by his previous improper diagnosis. House is a pathetic chinless wonder--he is kind of a hospital parasite. Yet, I watch...
Call the assistants "minions."
1 of 16 | Posted by Frau | Posted on September 21, 2005 1:03 PM
I love this show, but when the writing on the show is already so witty and snarky, it must be really tough to write a witty, snarky recap - my kudos to the lone GIRLgasm.
FWIW: I have come to think of the "assistants" as House's Minions.
2 of 16 | Posted by Anne | Posted on September 21, 2005 1:06 PM
Call them "Outhouses."
Because they are always getting . . . yeah, you know the rest of it.
3 of 16 | Posted by Scott | Posted on September 21, 2005 1:12 PM
I'm a bit new to the show was there any signifigance to Foreman spotting the clot and being so sure? Also the last scene reminded me too much of the six feet under where nate rode a motorcycle while don't fear the reaper played on the soundtrack. That being said any show that suggests there statistically has to be cancer kids who are little bastards is alright with me.
4 of 16 | Posted by JCC | Posted on September 21, 2005 1:35 PM
I suggest the Housemates or the Homeschooled.
It has to be a name that immediately clues the reader about whom you are talking. The Laguna Beach calling that one girl Roz thing has gone to far. Of course, the idea that one can re-cap LB is, in itself, inexplicable.
5 of 16 | Posted by Tom | Posted on September 21, 2005 2:09 PM
When someone’s poking a set of metal tongs that look shockingly like a medieval torture device around in your babymaker, you don’t even have the focus to chat about the weather, much less the social implications of being a bald female.
um, bald because of the cancer?
and while i've never "officially" teared up at a wrestler's backstory, i did find al snow's love affair with "head" (a mannequin) to be quite touching.
6 of 16 | Posted by copygodd | Posted on September 21, 2005 2:55 PM
I'm liking "Outhouses" a lot, but "Housemates" is pretty good, too. Anyone else?
JCC, I didn't catch every episode last season, but I don't think there's a specific reason why Foreman would be so sure, but it fits into his character mold as the cocksure, streetwise doctor.
7 of 16 | Posted by Kat | Posted on September 21, 2005 3:00 PM
Did anybody else notice what a wonderful torquoise color Hugh Laurie's eyes are? And how goddamn sexy he is? And how I want to marry him? Hmm? Did anybody else notice? Cuz I did.
Anywho, I teared up a few times too and had to cover my eyes when they bolted her head to the table. And almost vomited up my dinner when Chase kissed the little girl. Aussies are so weird. Kangaroos, kissing little girls....vegemite.....
8 of 16 | Posted by Candace | Posted on September 21, 2005 6:18 PM
I've heard alot about this show so I watched it for the first time last night.
My conclusion - IT STINKS!
9 of 16 | Posted by B-dub | Posted on September 21, 2005 6:54 PM
I rather like "sublets" as a moniker for the troika.
I was nowhere near as squemish/offended by House's behavior in this ep. I was mos def affected by the fact that the dilapidated little girl at her worst physically had more life in her than House on his best day.
But I was thrilled (yes, I am serious) to see House flying through some awesome countryside on his bike. What a miracle for that man to experience some life again. What a gift that girl was to him.
10 of 16 | Posted by Ed | Posted on September 22, 2005 12:17 AM
Foreman, Cameron, and Chase possibilities:
The Bloodhound Gang (as in the 3-2-1 Contact, not the music group)
The Stooges (as in Larry, Curly, and Moe, again not the music group)
The FCC (as in their initials, not the federal agency)
and my favorite, because it is so obscure...
Archie Goodwin (as in the assistant to great fictional detective Nero Wolfe. Nero never/rarely goes anywhere, but does all the grand thinking and mystery solving from his house, while Archie pounds the pavement and does all the legwork.)
11 of 16 | Posted by Basil Valentine | Posted on September 22, 2005 6:44 AM
My favorite line: "You'll never guess what I get away with with this thing" regarding his cane.
Loved this episode. it even got my husband's attention. The kiss was way creepy, not just because he did it, but also because they showed her kissing back.Ewwww! Love how House called him on it. She physically reminded me of that kid in the movie, "Powder." Also thought the look on House's face when she hugged him was worth an Emmy in itself.
12 of 16 | Posted by Helenann | Posted on September 22, 2005 7:07 AM
That kid must have one kickass insurance plan. They mustve spent about a million dollars on a terminal cancer patient. THat hospital RULES! And did you notice that she was bald from Kemo but stil had her eyebrows?
As for the assistants. Hmmm. The sublets is a good one. I vote for that. The Housettes? House sitters? 2 Live Crew? Ok, I think that last one is taken.
Cuddy and house are so gonna do it.
Maybe its me, but I miss the oozing feces.
13 of 16 | Posted by EdHill | Posted on September 22, 2005 7:11 AM
The diagnosis, which so eluded the grasp of the best medical minds, seemed simple enough to me: overexposure to Brittany Spears' Toxic album. What was the motorcycle scene about? I guess it only fitting that House take it up since he has the morals of a hell's angel.
Some suggestions: Galens' gang, Adjutants of the Gaunt Savant, Paracelsus' Paras, Housemaids.
14 of 16 | Posted by borgia | Posted on September 22, 2005 12:44 PM
Also, triage a trois i think could serve as an apt cognomen
15 of 16 | Posted by borgia | Posted on September 22, 2005 2:36 PM
It's late, I know...but I can't help but notice no mention of "House trailers."
16 of 16 | Posted by HicksPub | Posted on September 26, 2005 7:53 PM