This week on House we get to the good stuff of weeding out more doctors. After last week's episode and all of the vague names I had to give everyone, I for one cannot wait to get rid of most of these people. However, it still leaves me wondering what is going to happen with the former House team, though. I mean, they're still in the episodes and they're still listed in the credits. Will they quit their new jobs and come back to work for House? The whole job interview thing seems like it could just be a waste of time.
Also, is this a Cousin Oliver situation? Why would the House creators feel the need to give House a new team but still keep his old team on the cast unless the ratings were down and they felt a shakeup would get people's interest back in the show? I'm a little skeptical about the whole thing, but how about instead of listening to me ramble on like an idiot, we just get to the show?
We see a man in a wheelchair (with his dog) get out of a minivan. The man tells his dog it's cold, so she goes to get him a blanket. Then he tells her about a new girl working in the ice cream shop who doesn't like to button her top button. Two things: don't most people who work in ice cream shops, like, go to high school still? And, uh, this guy's dog is awesome, he should be taking more advantage of it with the ladies. They come to a crosswalk, and the dog jumps up to push the walk button so they can cross. But as they're crossing the street, the guy passes out in the middle of the crosswalk. The dog starts barking but there's no one around. However, there is an SUV bearing down on the intersection. And guess what: the woman driver's not paying attention to the road! There's a surprise. At least she isn't putting on makeup; she's scanning for a good song on the radio. Luckily she finds one though. Phew, I was worried she wouldn't. Oh, also, she looks up just in time to slam on the brakes and not hit the guy or his dog. Then everyone runs up to make sure the guy is ok. Not a particularly interesting intro, but at least it was quick and not drawn out.
If this dog had died, I would have blamed Neil Diamond.
So we're back in the classroom, and the doctors are all just sitting around waiting for House to come in. Much to my dismay, the dumb identical twins are still around this week, but hopefully they'll be kicked off soon. And our boy Kal Penn is still around, probably still chasing the ever-elusive American tang. Nobody knows where House is, and they wonder if he's testing them by coming in late. Well weird-looking blond doctor, who we'll now just call blond doctor, is sick of waiting. She gets up to leave because she doesn't think he'll be coming in, and that's the moment that House walks in. He tells them about the new patient, and when they ask why House is late, he says he was going to fire whoever stuck around. But since they all stuck around, he's screwed out of doing that.
After looking through the symptoms, cute woman doctor says this is no mystery, and House tells her she's just given ammo to the enemy. In order to weed out more doctors, and because it's a new patient, House makes new rules for this one. There will be two teams with the losing team getting fired, and House teaches me a few things about how to give someone a general nickname. He calls the identical twin who talks all the time fat twin, and Kal is called overly excited former foster kid to which Kal just makes a confused face. They decide to divide up into men vs. women, and I see no possible way in which the losing team will get fired. "If your sex organs dangle, you're a confederate, and if your sex organs are aesthetically pleasing, you're the yanks." Blond doctor sees my point about having all of one sex on House's actual team, so she wants to be on the men's team, and House calls her cut-throat bitch. Damn he's good. House will allow if it the men will have her; however, the danglers don't want her. Sorry cut-throat bitch.
Come back when you've lost the boobage.
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Comments (3)
Correction: The pills were only lethal to the dog because he had a certain gene. Ivermectin is actually one of the more widely used medications for animals. It can be used to treat mites, mange, and plenty of other parasitic infestations.
1 of 3 | Posted by abaumga2 | Posted on October 13, 2007 8:25 AM
I really don't like cut-throat doctor and hope she goes away soon. As I've said before, I don't miss the old team. I like the old guy. I agree with you TOM about the old team needing to either return or move on.... these cameos every week are doing nothing for the story line.
.... and if that was a trained handicap helping dog, it would have NEVER eaten those pills!!!
2 of 3 | Posted by chooch850 | Posted on October 13, 2007 3:39 PM
I ponder why the old team is still twisting in the wind. Maybe the producers are trying to keep the actors from asking for more money! House is the one character that really matters. The rest - little more than props.
Nice recap!
3 of 3 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 16, 2007 1:13 PM