House: No Reason
Episode score
9.6
Superb
No Reason
- 46.
- Season: 2
- Episode: 24
- First Aired: 5/23/2006
- Prod Code: HOU-224
As House and his team are working on the diagnosis of a man with a giant, swollen tongue, the husband of a former patient walks into House's office and shoots him. House continues to treat his patient from his ICU hospital bed with the shooter, who has been shot by hospital security and hand-cuffed to his bed, as his roommate. When the after-effects of the shooting begin to impact House, he starts to question his own ability to diagnose properly. As his patient's body deteriorates, House struggles through his self-doubt and must trust his team to find a way to solve the case. Read full recap »
- Director:
- David Shore
- Stars:
- Omar Epps (Dr. Eric Foreman)
- Hugh Laurie (Dr. Gregory House)
- Robert Sean Leonard (Dr. James Wilson)
- Lisa Edelstein (Dr. Lisa Cuddy)
- Jennifer Morrison (Dr. Allison Cameron)
- Jesse Spencer (Dr. Robert Chase)
- Recurring Role:
- Bobbin Bergstrom (Nurse)
- Guest Star:
- Elias Koteas (Jack Moriarty)
- Obie Sims (Cuddy's Patient)
- Michelle Clunie (Judy)
- Christian Tallman (Vince)
- There are several events that contradict previous events from prior episode and even the beginning of the episode, as far as characters knowing things only House could know, characters saying different things then they said originally, etc. Given the nature of most of the episode, these can be accounted for by the fact that...well, House at least knows them. edit »
- House's name tag establishes his birth-month is in June. But in "The Socratic Method," his birthday was much later in the year when Cameron wished him a happy birthday. edit »
- Near the end, House claims that, unusually, none of the staff ever challenged his epiphanies. But at the 11:40 mark, House has the epiphany of trying a lumbar puncture and Foreman challenges it, saying there's too much pressure. Chase argues House's case, House backs it, and Foreman accepts, but Foreman typically protests and then caves anyway. This makes House's later statement incorrect. edit »
- International Air Dates:
The Netherlands: June 14, 2007 on SBS 6
Bulgaria: June 19, 2007 on NOVA
The Czech Republic: November 5, 2007 on TV Nova
Belgium: November 29, 2007 on KanaalTwee edit » - The hospital ID tag on House's arm shows his date of birth as June 11, 1959, which is actually Hugh Laurie's DOB. edit »
- The taco stand "The Cactus" that is used in this episode is a very popular spot for Mexican food in Los Angeles, on Vine St. north of Melrose. This is one of the few outdoors scenes that is an easy-to-spot Los Angeles locale edit »
- Although the script and official sources identify Elias Koteas' character as "Jack Moriarty," the name is never mentioned on-screen. edit »
- Moriarty: You don't care if you live or die?
House: I care because I live. I can't care if I'm dead. edit » - Moriarty: You pretend to be a rebel; claim to hate rules, but all you do is subsitute your own rules for society's. That's a nice simple rule: tell the blunt, honest truth in the starkest, darkest way; and what will be, will be; what will be, should be; and everyone else is a coward. But you're wrong. It's not cowardly to not call someone an idiot. People are tactful and polite just because it's nice. They do it because they got an ounce of humility; because they know that they will make mistakes, and they know that their actions have consequences, and they know that those consequences are their fault. Why do you want so bad not to be human, House? edit »
- House: I always say if you’re going to get shot, do it in a hospital. edit »
- Moriarty: You cured (my wife).
House: I'm truly sorry I did that.
Moriarty: In the course of investigating her illness, you convinced me that everything was relevant. You needed the truth. I confessed to you that I had had an affair. But it turns out it had nothing to do with why she was sick. Genetic predisposition to brain aneurysms. You told her that. You also told her about my affair.
House: You caught crap. She left you. Now I’ve gotta pay because you couldn’t keep your little killer in you pants.
Moriarty: She killed herself. edit » - Moriarty: You think that the only truth that matters is the truth that can be measured. Good intentions don’t count, what's in your heart doesn't count, caring doesn’t count, that a man's life can't be measured by how many tears are shed when he dies. It's because you can't measure them. It’s because you don’t want to measure them. Doesn’t mean it's not real. And even if I'm wrong, you’re still miserable. Did you really think that your life’s purpose was to sacrifice yourself and get nothing in return? No. You believe there is no purpose to anything. Even the lives you save you dismiss. You turn the one decent thing in your life and you taint it, strip it of all meaning. You're miserable for nothing. I don’t know why you'd want to live. edit »
- Character Name: Jack Moriarty
The name "Moriarty" is an allusion to James Moriarty, the primary antagonist to the fictional Sherlock Holmes. Although Moriarty is only mentioned in two of Doyle's work, he is the only real "recurring villain" of the original Holmes canon and has appeared in many works since then. Moriarty's first appearance was in "The Final Problem," which could be an allusion to the fact House may lose his analytical abilities due to the ketamine treatment, making this case his final problem as well. And the real nature of "Moriarty" in this episode is also somewhat similar to the revelation of Moriarty's true identity in Nicholas Meyer's The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. edit » - House: The Patient. Harpo.
House is referring to Harpo Marx, born Adolph Marx, who played a mute in a number of movies with his brothers Groucho, Chico, and (occasionally) Zeppo. House refers to him as "Harpo" because one of Harpo's signiture comic faces was "the gookie" where he would puff out his cheeks and thicken his tongue between his lips. edit »
No Reason
The Bottom Line: "Nerve-wracking"09/16/08 06:07am | report abuseBest season finale yet! ...Continue »
No Reason
The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"07/11/08 09:10am | report abuseThis episode proves again, that this is an amazing and clever show where anything can happen. ...Continue »
No Reason
The Bottom Line: "Exciting"06/17/08 04:16pm | report abuseWould have been a 10 if... ...Continue »
No Reason
The Bottom Line: "Pivotal"04/26/08 02:47pm | report abuseA deep insight into House's brilliant mind. ...Continue »
No Reason
The Bottom Line: "Well written"02/03/08 03:20pm | report abusethe best season finale of house so far.brilliant and unpredictable! ...Continue »
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