6.05 - Instant Karma
FROM RAGS TO RICHES AND BACK AGAIN ON “HOUSE”, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, ON FOX A wealthy businessman brings his teenage son, who is suffering from inexplicable stomach pains, to Princeton Plainsboro and insists on having Dr. House handle the case. The father of the patient believes the karmic penalty of his financial success is that he is victim to personal tragedy, and that the answer to his son’s medical mystery lies in a reverse of fate rather than medical treatment. Meanwhile, Foreman and Chase prepare to present information on the Dibala case in the “Instant Karma” episode of HOUSE airing Monday, Oct. 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/ PT) on FOX. (HOU-605) (TV-14 D, L, V) Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House; Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy; Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman; Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson; Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron; Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase; Olivia Wilde as Thirteen Guest Cast: Lee Tergesen as Roy; Tanner Maguire as Jack; Steve Kramer as Ken; Michael Dean Connolly as Oliver; M.K. Bakshi as Pete; Tim Kahle as Dr. Johnson; Gigi Hessamian as Marina; Liz Benoit as Nurse Anne; Cindy Lu as Nurse Diane

I thought we were gonna have a Wilson-less episode for a minute! Ah bummer, spec disproved! House is sleeping on the couch. ;-)

Please let 13 stay on the plane! Please let her go to Thailand. PLEASE let her never return!! Alas, and unspoiled, I fear it's too much to hope for. :(

It took me about 45 minutes to realize that we hadn't seen Wilson. Good to finally see him at the end. Not as powerful as I thought it was going to be, but thought-provoking nevertheless. As much as I am rooting for Chase, a big part of me wanted him to be found out so that he could finally stop lying. Cuddy has pretty hair. All in all a pretty comfortable episode tonight. Definitely nothing like last week, but highly enjoyable. Damn that House is on the couch!

Chase was definitely right about one thing. House will always be the boss. House helped Chase and Foreman get out of that problem with the cholesterol. I liked the scene with House/Cuddy outside of the patient's room. I liked 13/House interaction. I knew House was on the couch. Hope that couch is comfortable enough, though.

Chase...what can I say? For a second I thought he was going to try and convince Cameron that she's the one who messed up. Thank God, they didn't go there because that would be too low. That said, I liked all the interactions between him and Foreman. And I'm starting to feel really bad for Cameron. Waking up alone two days in a row with no idea why. Ugh, this is going to get a lot worse for them. I liked 13 tonight again. She seems to have some life in her this season. But, was it House who messed with her plans? I thought we were gonna have a Wilson-less episode for a minute! Me too. I was still enjoying the episode, so it wouldn't have upset me too much, but still, it's always nice to see him. For me anyway. Not to be horribly cruel and shallow, but that kid was creepy looking.

Very much a straight up, patient of the week episode, albeit one with moving players all over the chess board figuring out where they all belong. Especially House who may fear the combination of puzzles and power again, but regardless of what the official sign says, he'll always be person in charge, as Chase says. And how very Housian to dismiss concerns regarding Chase's actions with an "I doubt we'll be treating a genocidal dictator again" and reasoning that murder is better than misdiagnosis. Not to be horribly cruel and shallow, but that kid was creepy looking. The kid reminded me of Dewey from "Malcolm in the Middle." He certainly put his everything into his seizing, though. Wow.

I thought it was a good transitional episode. It covered what needed to be covered. It was a bit of a letdown after last week, but what wouldn't be? Chase and (ugh) Foreman were good. I liked that Chase was going to tell Cuddy the truth. I am now thoroughly confused as to who canceled Thirteen's flight. (Glad she booked another one. I hope the airlines go on strike so she can't come back.) And I finally figured out what to call Chase. There are neurosurgeons, and cardiac surgeons and orthopedic surgeons and general surgeons. Chase is an omnisurgeon -- he does it all.

But, was it House who messed with her plans Yes, I think it was House. That House/Wilson scene was enjoyable. Wilson knows there is more to House than just being a jerk. I got a bit giddy when Wilson said House was his best friend. Of course we all know it, but still it is always nice to hear it. For a second I thought he was going to try and convince Cameron that she's the one who messed up Me too. For a split second I thought he was going to go there.

That night. House slept on the couch that night. We don't know where he slept every night before that. Overall, I feel like it will be better when viewed along with last week and the next couple episodes. Really? No one would work that hard to keep 13 around, and by that hard I mean would work at all. I feel cheated that Taub (who was awesome) just waltzed out and has not been seen again and 13 got a sllllllooooooowwwww exit. I'm really looking forward to any other exits we might be getting, hopefully they will include fire. Not being fired...being on fire. The billionaire father bankrupting himself? Idiot.

I was so happy when Wilson finally did appear. A Wilson-less episode is like a day without sunshine. I found myself liking 13 as well. She was almost playful with House. That said, I do hope she has a good long trip to Thailand.

At first I thought I was going to be let down with this episode coming after last week. However I really enjoyed it A LOT. I loved the interaction with everybody and felt they balanced everything really well. My favorite parts were House trying to figure out what Chase and Foreman had going on, because of course he was going to figure it out. And the end where Chase realizes it was House and tells him that even if he's not in charge he really is and always will be. Good stuff.

It didn't feel quite right to me that Chase was so calm and holding it together so well through the first part of the episode given where we left off with him last week looking like he was about to crumble. It was more believable when the cracks started to show and he almost confessed to Cuddy. So, House put his stamp of approval on what Chase did and helped cover for him. That's heavy. I loved the end scene between them and how Chase told him he would always be in charge. I was kind of like, "Oh, hey, it's Wilson!" when he showed up. I had thought about him earlier in the episode, but got pretty caught up in the POTW and Dibala stories. Oh how I wish that was 13's grand exit from the show. I don't care if Wilson puts on a toga and starts singing it, I'm still not believing that 13 is oh-so-very special and necessary. I'm kind of annoyed that Wilson is always used to shove the agenda whether it's pro-Huddy or pro-13. 13 just needs to disappear forever. It was *so weird* to hear Cameron call Chase "Robert." That name just doesn't fit him IMO. I thought the POTW's father was interesting. Granted, it would be hard to follow last week's episode and the greatness of James Earl Jones. I'm interested in how "Instant Karma" played out. The guy went broke and his son lived. House gave Chase and Foreman what they needed to cover their butts. Any other instances?

Taub isn't nearly as wispy and doe eyed as 13.