A teenager is badly burned in an ATV accident, and House and his team race to save the kid's life as a lot more is going on than just body burns. Here's where HOUSE ups the ante set by ER. Scenes with the horribly burned youth become extremely graphic, as we watch the ministrations to the kid's body in close-up. We also see House make a sudden decision to bathe the kid in maggots in order to speed up the healing process. It's quite a scene, and not for the faint of heart. The young actor playing the burn victim is quite convincing, especially when House momentarily rouses him from his medically-induced coma to try to find out something. Many scenes in this episode are cringe-inducing, and will not be for everyone. The ending is one of the biggest tear-jerkers of the series to date, although it may not be the ending you expect.
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FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT
kj_tenneson4 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Well, this one was different. A father and son excursion of ATVing goes terribly wrong and the son is burned on 40% of his body. He spends most of the episode in a medically induced coma, because the intense pain of burn victims is beyond tolerable.
At the same time House is stalking a med school alum who reported him for cheating way back when and House sees an opportunity to halt his newly lauded migraine prevention medicine.
Before all is done, House wakes the boy to interrogate him about drug use, which he suspects is the culprit, and test his old rival's drug on both a coma patient and himself!
Performances in this episode are amazing, as usual but two things stood out to me in this one; First off Cameron seems to be recognizing House's flaws more readily. And secondly, it's the first time I've heard House apologize with any kind of sincerity. But once he realizes the kid is generally happy, has a good relationship with his parents, and isn't doing drugs, he volunteers a heart-felt, (albeit quiet) apology. It's a shift in the character so far.
The episode ends with House ordering a hooker to his house. Will this be something that is revisited, or just an interesting ending for this episode?
At the same time House is stalking a med school alum who reported him for cheating way back when and House sees an opportunity to halt his newly lauded migraine prevention medicine.
Before all is done, House wakes the boy to interrogate him about drug use, which he suspects is the culprit, and test his old rival's drug on both a coma patient and himself!
Performances in this episode are amazing, as usual but two things stood out to me in this one; First off Cameron seems to be recognizing House's flaws more readily. And secondly, it's the first time I've heard House apologize with any kind of sincerity. But once he realizes the kid is generally happy, has a good relationship with his parents, and isn't doing drugs, he volunteers a heart-felt, (albeit quiet) apology. It's a shift in the character so far.
The episode ends with House ordering a hooker to his house. Will this be something that is revisited, or just an interesting ending for this episode?
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