I liked this episode..although I do wish they'd showd more of Cuddy and Wilson. Wilson's retort to House' name for him in the bathroom was cute, a good line for RSL.

Cuddy's gloating and thinking she'd won the bet was cute, House' reaction to almost not winning the bet and then winning it in the end was cool!

I didn't like the boy's parent's for being so dense and not letting doctor's treat their son.. are they being intentionally stupid?

what's up with that kid anyway.. if I were him I'd say screw my family and go be a doctor..do what you love to do..don't worry that you may still be single.. jeez! Foreman was right to talk to him about that.

Next week's episode looks very good :)

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Vanessa :)

Yesss! Nice episode! I loved the feel of it; I thought everyone was on top of their game tonight, acting-wise. (That, and snow always scores points with me. But I wanted House in his other hat, not the ski cap. :( <_< )

Favorite Duckling of the week: Chase. The scene at the kid's fake house was completely unexpected (to me) and completely awesome. :) (Cameron's yelp when she saw the "gun" was funny too.) I think it's hilarious that it took them three seasons to finally get caught doing this (unless you count Stacy knowing about it) and that they managed to completely weasel their way out of trouble.

I liked the PotW, which always helps. The girlfriend wasn't even that annoying by this show's standards. <_< And yeah, the parents themselves were irritating people, but I still resented Foreman a little for just dismissing this kid's entire life (and lifestyle) as having been inferior. And pulling the "our people can't trust your people" card in an argument gets on my nerves, but, um...House and the Ducklings do kind of trick patients into doing stuff. A lot. (I especially liked Foreman's line to Stephen: "You can trust me." And Stephen believes him, since Foreman sent everyone who didn't believe him out of the room by lying to them. <_< )

I'm glad Foreman seemd okay with Stephen's implied decision at the end--yeah, maybe he does deserve to make his own choices, but by that logic Stephen's choice has to actually be Stephen's choice, not Foreman's. I was happy with the way it turned out.

Wilson was great in this episode. I like him best when his analyses of House's behavior are quick and half-playful, and they didn't give the two of them anything too heavy to discuss this time. Which brings me to my next point: I always look forward to seeing House in winter clothes, but RSL looked pretty darn good in his, too. Long coat...pretty. B) *basks in shallow end*

The new lady (can't remember her name) was pretty funny. I wonder how often we'll see her. Maybe she'll get House back for the parking space. I actually wouldn't have expected Cuddy to feel as guilty over the fake bet as she did, but House was probably referencing more things than just this with his "if you're going to teach me lessons" line, so maybe it's appropriate.

For what it's worth, I think the writers are best at these kinds of "normal," self-contained episodes. I know a lot of people disagree with me, but it seems to me like they lend themselves to showing off the strengths of the show more than story arcs do. This might not have been the bestest episode ever or anything, but I was still really happy with it and I hope they keep going in this vein for a while. :)

We get another one next week? Really?

I enjoyed it! This one felt more like the House episdoes we know and love. Last week was nifty, but...seemed off to me. this was a nice return.

Was it just been, or did Cameron seem particularly useless this time around? I LOVED the Chase/Cameron break-in to the house - Chase's reasoning was fantastic...up until the point where he was wrong :D I feel that Chase is a more awesome duckling then often times the script gives him credit for lately.

I also thought the POTW was good for this week. It seemed believable, and like you said Lily - just because a lifestyle is different doesn't mean it should be dismissed. I also enjoyed the fact that we got to see House wrong with his break-in to the surgery. He was right with the plumbing, just not with the particular cause. It was nice to see he's not perfect as a doctor or always right with his crazy methods.

I really honestly truely though he was going to fall down those stairs with the wheelchair! :blink: :o Yikes. Yay for two new episodes in two weeks :)

A question, although I haven't seen this ep yet:

What's this I keep reading on LiveJournal and stuff about these episodes being out of order, or something similar? Were the last couple of episodes originally intended to be broadcast in a different order?

Cheers,
AE.

AE- I think One Day/One Room must have been technically filmed after Needle in a Haystack.... thus the numbers were switched... or something. That's just an assumption though... based on all the crap I read.

My impression of this ep: this series as a whole is beginning to remind me of the way X-Files ran- the stand-alones and then the (holy crap, I'm getting some kind of aphasia here...) uh... the uh... "arcs" or... geesh. Whatever you want to call it... the serious ones that move characters in a significant way and the ones that are (perhaps) less serious and ... oh nevermind. I'm losing my mind today.

So anyway- enjoyed Needle in a Haystack- House's wheelchair antics- including the hallway battle and the car situation. Loved the skid across the parking lot... The Potw story was interesting- to say the least- and it brings up an important dilemma for a lot of people- do you want a "life" or a career? Often the two don't mix well- especially when you're young. And it's especially interesting that the potw, in the end, seemed to have chosen his family wheras Foreman eats his dinner alone and catches up on some journal reading. Anyone else think that maybe that's how Foreman got his start in medicene? Maybe someone did him a similar favor and he took the bait. Maybe he has regrets.

As far as the actual wheelchair goes... does Cuddy ever tire of trying to outwit House or teach him a lesson? And House has no willpower? Hmm.... don't know about that. Once House makes up his mind, he usually goes through with it... I don't know what the law is, but it seems like House really does have a logical point. Has wheelchair woman ever heard of "look both ways" before crossing the street? I was on crutches once (in the summer thankfully). I was working- was closing up shop and I came through the back door, and put my crutches onto a wet tiled floor. It ended with me slamming my wired up foot into the ground and rolling around for about 5 minutes in agony. I can only imagine what a guy who lives with a cane has to go through in the winter. And even though being in a wheelchair sucks more than being a little crippled but still able to walk- there seems to be a few advantages as well. I'm actually surprised that House didn't REALLY go for the guilt trip and fall on his ass in front of Cuddy in the parking lot... that would've pushed her guilt-o-meter into the 100's. One more point about this wheelchair bit- all things considered, House seemed to know what he was doing with that chair.... I tried to maneuver one of those things around once... couldn't get through a door with it.

Chase... trying to be Housian with his deductions- ring... no ring.... and oh so wrong about whose home it was! The Maid??? Ha! And turns out House was completely wrong as well... they got lucky with the last test...

Okay... I think I'm done now.

I enjoyed this episode, though I wouldn't put it in my top 10 or anything. The POTW was engaging, but his family was just . . . dull. One would think they would give the parents a little charisma so that the viewer could feel the pull of that lifestyle for the patient. Still, the actor who played the patient did a good job: he conveyed maturity alongside appropriate teenage embarassment.

House doing wheelies? Adorable. House going down stairs in the wheelchair? Way cool! At first, I thought it might be implausible that House could become so skilled with the wheelchair so quickly. But, of course, this isn't the first time he's used one. He probably used one right after the infarction, too.

Kinda funny: I think it is almost a fanfic convention to have House have serious emotional issues about using a wheelchair. Now we know he'll do it . . . for a parking place!

I'd agree with that--House was being kind of obnoxious about it, but I was still on his side, at least mostly. There's valid danger for both of them ("Ever hit a patch of black ice on a cane?" :blink: Ouch. Has he?) But the physical act of walking is difficult and painful for House, whereas Wheelchair Lady (as far as we know) isn't hurting.

:lol: Yeah, that would've worked.

I see this as the same sort of thing as the bet he made with Cuddy in Detox, if on a somewhat lighter level. (She does this a lot, doesn't she? I wonder if she has a gambling problem. <_< ) House never actually complained too much about his pain during that week, whereas in Finding Judas and Merry Little Christmas he was constantly snarling and drawing everyone's attention to it. I think the difference is that in the first case he chose to give up the pills himself, while in the second case they were forcibly taken from him. I bet that if House's leg had always been completely healthy and Cuddy dared him to spend a week using a cane, he'd take the dare and go around making a big deal about how he wasn't having any problem at all and making cracks about how good people with canes had it. :) I'm going to guess that if House's leg deteriorated to the point where he physically had to use a wheelchair, it would hurt him to do so.

And it just occurred to me--Stephen told Foreman that he'd "love to have his name on journal articles" just like him. Ha! :lol: :lol:

I liked this one well over the one from last week. I think House had a very good week. Not only did he get to play security guard/lookout/distraction for his team, he got to bemoan his condition and insult Cuddy in one fell swoop in front of complete strangers. What a treat! And I toughly enjoyed watching him drive with the car door open to try and get it closed. This may be my favorite one from this season.

That is pretty fantastic :D Perhaps the POTW was right in sticking to his family - it can be a tough world besides just the empty ring finger.

Ok I've started this about 20 times and kept changing my mind. I'm posting this damnit!


I love the episode's title "Needle in a Haystack" fitting in so many ways, not to mention the obvious thing with the toothpick. The whole parking space dillema was a needle in a haystack, and House was sitting on top of it. No one else saw the problem.

Ok I can't use that metaphor anymore it seems lame.

I loved how the parents kept insisting it was Stephen's girlfriend's fault he got sick, even after the toothpick was found. Got to love parents, but they're crazy. I do understand why Stephen Chose his family, I would choose my family. They drive me crazy and sometimes I want to get rid of them, but I would have given up my dreams if it weren't for their support. I don't mean I want to move back in with them, but seeing them once in awhile, and talking on the phone I enjoy. I can't live with them again, I'd go mad. Winter break was bad enough.

I too love what House called Wilson in the Bathroom.

I'm not quite sure what I thought of this one either. It was nice to have an episode that wasn't all "sturm und drang", but I don't think it was exactly the most memorable episode either.

Interesting on the POTW being Romany. I knew there were groups of Romany all over Europe and in the UK as well, but didn't really think there were many in the US--I meant to look up statistics on that, but forgot until now. The kid and parents did have a point about no respect. Would they have been as pushy if he had been an Orthodox Jew or a Jehovah's Witness (though I'm glad they didn't go the J.W. route as that's a bit over-done)? Maybe. I realize House isn't big on respect for anything or anyone regardless. Still I can't think they would be as casual about breaking Kosher in a strict Jewish household(not Jewish, so I'm going on what others have told me, but I believe in at least Orthodox Judaism not only are you not supposed to eat meat and dairy together, but you shouldn't even use the same cooking utensils and stove to cook them; if this is violated, even by an outsider, a Rabi has to come over to rebless the kitchen)as they were about considering contaminating the POTW's home by entering as outsiders. And, brief history lesson, the Romany (gypsy is definitely not the term they perfer to have used in reference to themselves and the reason why House's comment on getting "gypped" would have made them angry, though if IRC the term really doesn't have any relation to the word gypsy, but I could be wrong) really have had it bad and still do; they along with homosexuals and a few other groups were on Hitler's extermination list, as well as Jews.

House in a wheelchair was cool--and hey, it gave Hugh's poor shoulder a break for awhile-- he probably did learn a lot about manuevering one post-infarction, but I believe bored hospital personnel have been known to take the ocasional "joyride" as well. At least when my orthopedic surgeon uncle was visiting my grandfather in a care center, he happened to sit in a wheelchair in the room since the visitor chairs were occupied, and he spent the whole time, almost unconsciously, popping wheelies while he was talking. I distinctly remember being impressed.

They really did give House an old wreck of a wheelchair though. Not that manuevering any wheelchair is easy, but from what I understand from a friend of my mom's who has MS, they have gotten a bit lighter and more compact recently. Also, I thought I saw some kind of sticker on the back of the chair, was it a bumper sticker or what? It would totally be like House to slap an obnoxious sticker on the back of it. Nice chance to gape at HL's sexy arms too. :wub:

Okay, now we know House does still own a car, although it remains to be seen what happened to the nice one. I did feel a twinge of glee though that House's car seems to resemble the one I used to drive (until it pretty much literally fell apart; the head gasket gave out, if you must know, I'm still not sure what that is exactly but when I tell people this they all shake their heads so I'm guessing it's quite important). I am impressed that his is still working though, because as I said, mine pretty much finally gave up (RIP Big Red aka the Mighty, Mighty Plymouth; the gasket could have been replaced, but apparently it was just cheaper to get a new car altogether than to fix her). I don't imagine that House shares my perverse pleasure in driving extremely unhip (blasphemy, Blue the Neon is highly groovy I tell you), and shall we say, ultimately quirky automobiles, but I still got a kick out of it. And, I know a lot of people missed the newsboy cap, but I thought House looked sexy in the knit hat ( of course I suspect hat any article of clothing when placed on the body of HL, will immediately become sexy despite what it may have looked like before).

Oh, and House, seriously, didn't your mom, or at the very least your dad who likes everything his way, tell you to wipe your freakin' feet when you come in?!? I understand that the cane makes you unstable, but certainly trailing slush halfway to your office doesn't help matters, for you or those who follow you for that matter. Sorry, leave it to me to fixate on the nitpicks. :rolleyes:

Now House and his relationship to wheelchairs, that's a good one. He admitted his back felt better using one, and quite possibly so did his leg. There is the inability to reach things, but he could stand up to reach stuff then sit back down or attach his cane somehow so that he could use the wheelchair until he needed to stand up or walk to do something, then go back to it. Of course, the wheelchair removes his ability to tower over those he wished to intimidate--and David Shore and Co. commented on this and something similar about the image it gives off (again, too lazy to look) when they discussed their decision to not have House be in a wheelchair to begin with). And I guess if people look at a guy with a cane funny, then imagine how they look at a guy in a wheelchair.