House asks how they can stress the liver, and one of the identical twins is asking if there is an ethics board they can ask. She'll be fired soon. But guess who is sitting behind them, avoiding eye contact? Our boy Kal, still chasing that American poon! He turned his number upside down, so now he's number 9, not 6. House approves of his methods, but he's still fired. As he's walking out, everyone discusses how to test the liver, but there are no answers. Then Kal says that they could get her wasted. Just give her some tequila, and if she passes out too fast, her liver isn't functioning properly. House likes Kal's style a lot, so I'm assuming he can stay now. Also, it's a strange coincidence that my best method of getting girls is also a great way to test liver function without actually having to get consent for liver testing.
Black doctor walks into House's office, and House asks if he's a Mormon. They need a non-drinker as a control for the alcohol test. Black Mormon doctor doesn't want to do it, so he tells House to do an MRI. Then there's a small discussion about religion and finally black doctor decides he'll do it to help this woman live. Didn't take too long for him to compromise his values. He could last a long time in this if he's willing to compromise them often.
Time for shot one, and woman pilot asks why they chose tequila. I concur, as tequila is disgusting. Then House gets a little confrontational with black doctor, harassing him about why he was so easily manipulated into compromising his religious beliefs. Also, I should point out that House is the big drinker of the group, and cute woman doctor is the medium drinker. Nice choice by House in picking her to get drunk. But I digress again.
Beats Match.com.
While House and black doctor are having their discussion that's not going to lend itself towards any resolution anytime soon, House sees Foreman walk past in the hallway. He runs out into the hallway trying to follow him. It just so happens that woman pilot is suddenly short of breath. They can't do anything without documenting it, and House isn't there to offer guidance, so what are they supposed to do?
As House is following Foreman, Cuddy steps out and starts harassing him. The list of tests that he gave her is bunk and she knows it. House is baffled that she didn't just walk past Foreman though. Foreman works at New York Mercy now, so there's no way that that was him. Then Cuddy smells the tequila on House and asks if he's been drinking. He then stumbles back into the patient's room, but she's gone. He finds them by a treadmill, and woman pilot is getting oxygen. They put her on a treadmill to show that they gave her oxygen as part of a routine stress test, or something of that nature. House asks whose decision it was, and cute woman doctor says it was a joint decision. Nice teamwork. You know weird-looking blond doctor would have taken all the credit had she been there. Because she's a bitch you see.
House then starts prying into cute woman doctor's life, and she doesn't want to get personal. House really does have a lot of interest in other people's lives, especially of those who he may not even hire. If he doesn't want to get attached, he should stop prying. Anyways, he examines the woman's chest (ow!) and discovers that she's either got lung cancer or tuberous sclerosis. But either way, they're going to have to cut her open and biopsy. In between gasps, woman pilot is adamant that she is not going to be opened up, so House needs to find some other way to fix her. Woman pilot is a bitch too.
Back in the classroom House asks the doctors how they can force a patient into surgery against their will. Black doctor says the problem is the scar and they have a plastic surgeon (creepy doctor) who can fix it. That's when creepy says he can't fix it well enough that NASA won't find it. So he sucks. Good luck finding a new job creepy. But wait. Creepy doctor says they don't need to hide it. He can just give her a breast augmentation, and then when she's open they can fix her up. See, larger breasts are a great way to save a life. And my National Institute of Health laughed at my dissertation.
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Comments (6)
Hugh Laurie was in this show called Blackadder starring Rowan Atkinson. It's a very funny show. Season one is nowhere near as good as the other seasons though, just FYI. Each season is set in a completely different time period: middle ages, Elizabethan time, World War I.
1 of 6 | Posted by hejohnsonvc | Posted on October 7, 2007 6:26 PM
Haha - I don't even watch House, but I loved Hugh Laurie in Blackadder, so when I saw that picture, I laughed out loud and decided to comment.
Yes, so hejohnsonvc above is right - and Blackadder is definitely one of the greatest British TV shows ever.
2 of 6 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on October 7, 2007 8:13 PM
Don't know if it's because I miss the housemates, but I find this season somewhat annoying. Yes, I get it, House is supposed to be witty, excentric, annoying and juvenile, yet brilliant, but his total dominance of dedicated, intelligent doctors like Cuddy and Wilson is a bit much. I remember a good friend I once had who was fun and intelligent but possessed the annoying habit of arguing about anything I would say. He hasn't been my friend for years. Careful, House, I may walk out on you, too!
3 of 6 | Posted by talma63 | Posted on October 8, 2007 7:22 AM
Long recap, but that only reflects how much they pack into House.
Was I the only one reminded of that real astro-nut woman? I'll bet she lied to qualify for NASA, too.
As usual, some great lines, well delivered...
Liked Cameron better as a brunette.
Good job!
4 of 6 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 8, 2007 11:32 AM
"Cute brunette doctor with eyes possibly too far apart" is actually Olivia Wilde. You may remember her from The OC where she played Mischa Barton's lesbian lover and also from the Black Donnelly's which lasted all of about two seconds. Hope she isn't the kiss of death for House, although I liked her in this episode and hope we see more of her.
5 of 6 | Posted by mmmeg | Posted on October 8, 2007 8:51 PM
"Cute brunette doctor with eyes possibly too far apart" is actually Olivia Wilde. You may remember her from The OC where she played Mischa Barton's lesbian lover and also from the Black Donnelly's which lasted all of about two seconds. Hope she isn't the kiss of death for House, although I liked her in this episode and hope we see more of her.
6 of 6 | Posted by mmmeg | Posted on October 8, 2007 8:53 PM