Monday March 16, 2009
HOU-518
A nursing home worker, Morgan, fakes an illness to get House to examine a cat which can predict the death of elderly patients. House doesn't believe it... until Morgan becomes ill for real.
Read Full Recap » (warning: possible spoilers!)House M.D
Season 5
Episode 18: Here Kitty
A nurse fakes an illness in order for House to treat her. She believes she's dying because a cat predicted her death. House is skeptical to this, b ut when the nurse gets really sick and another patient who the cat predicted dies, House and his team will have to investigate the cat. Meanwhile, Taub tries to get a new job.
Pretty cool episode. It was funny, interesting. A cat who predicts death? What the hell is that? Is an awesome House M.D episode. Great. Was pretty funny. Yeah, it was. Here Kitty is a funny House episode.
In this episode of House, the following happens. House takes on the case of a nurse, who has a fit and whilst she is having it she urinates on herself, which is green. Which even House thinks is interesting. Soon House learns that she faked the green urine and the fit, and then she comes clean. A cat has predicted her death. Soon she starts getting sick and so the team investigate further. Soon they believe that she has a condition called Cushions. Just as she is about to have surgery, House finally realises what is wrong with her, she has cancer in her appendix.
Not bad, for an episode about a cat... hide show
I thought this was a quite ridiculous idea at first, and indeed the patient seemed a bit of a nutcase. However, it was a very funny episode. House deals with a cat who can "predict death", and finds himself once again questioning his own faith. Despite his arrogance and wit, we as an audience do get to see his inner demons and worries thanks to Hugh Lauries brilliant acting abilities; he acts with his eyes. His connection to the patient was also very touching- the writers seem to be bringing that back to the show, which was lacking in some of the earlier episodes.
House and Kutner were also brilliant- the pranks they played on each other made me laugh throughout, though Kutner urinating on House's chair was a bit disgusting!
Taub also seems to be in a rut, and I worry for him. His finances are being drained, and hes unhappy in his job. Although he would never admit it, House seems worried about him too.
Overall, a very good episode, despite its initial ridiculousness.
I couldn't ever really take the episode seriosuly. And for the first time in a while - the best part of the episode was not House. Taub stole this episode and made it watchable, which I believe would be a first for his character for me anyway. To watch him go through all that just to get scammed in the end by someone he thought was his friend was brutal. I got fooled. I thought he was really going to leave the show and take this new job. It was everything that he wanted. A new, fresh start. Seems like his life is just getting worse and worse and I think the cat at the end was meant to show something. The end of the seasons are usually reserved for the best episodes and what if Taub committes suicide in the season finale? I could honestly see it being the "high-profile" death that is coming our way in the finale. All indication seems to point that way. The rest of the episode was decent at times, but nothing that amazing.
House solves one because of a cat hide show
I think this was a great episode. I love the begining riff of Ted Nugents Stranglehold in the first scene, and the later reference to Ted Nugents Cat Scrath Fever. This is not the first time Uncle Ted was referenced in an episode. I was a little down on Wilsons part in this one. Didnt even need Wilson in this episode. The lines were the same old thing and didnt really matter. But Wilson did seem a little deprssed.....
Now, Taub seems to be really depressed and this is what the episode was about.
This brings us to who are they going to kill off by suicide at the end of the season, of the 9 characters...
here are my assessments
Taub--- likely to off himself, depression, bad marriage, lost all his money, hates his job
Thirteen-- dying of a desease, could turn for the worse, commits suicide
Wison-- several bad marriages, Apil died, his brother is crazy, and he seems lost, could off himself
Cuddy --- maybe going crazy between the job and the baby, might go crazy and kill herself
Foreman--- maybe early onset of alzhiemers like his mothers, complications with the brain surgery he had, .. umm, maybe he kills himself
Cameron--- so caring, but affected, but not affected , doesnt want love, just sex, a real dychotomy here, maybe she kills herself
Chase--- unlikely to kill himself, but maybe he is just tired, he looks really tired when he is on screen, it that the actor or the character, who knows, ..... we know he cut off from millions by his family in austrailia, but i dont see him offing himself
Cutner---no way the character kills himself, he loves his job, like playinbg with house, and the writters have shown no reason this character would be in any distress
House-- without House there would be no show, so no way house kills himself
Now, if the press is saying it will be someone unexpected, then the list get reversed and cutner is on top.
but for my momey, i say Taub, but that would be expected and not shocking at all, .... but the guy is a great tv actor, i like when he appeared on law and order a few times, and could get on another type show like this or that pretty easily i think
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