House M.D. (TV Series) We Need the Eggs (2012) User Reviews

Mixed feelings

[lizs1289 · 8/10 · 6 August 2023]

I have mixed feelings about this episode. The story of the guy and the doll didn't impress and the medical side was ho-hum. But what did it for me was the duet between Park and Micah. Best scene Park has had! And of course the scene between House and Dominica at the end. I was almost in tears. I so wanted them to be together. Other reviewers have noted the winding down of the stories of late, but I still think Hugh Laurie is pitch perfect in the role and will always be 10/10 in my eyes.(In case anyone was wondering, and to get to the desired word count, this is my third viewing of House M. D.)

A somewhat 'different' episode

[creator_of_lightnings · 9/10 · 17 January 2023]

"House M. D." throws wake-up calls in our faces without heads-up. By the time they hit us, we have already taken the bait and jumped to conclusions based on the premises: we inevitably make the mistake of building drama in our head where there's only nondrama. The finales of the episodes will, without exception, hold bitter truths in front of our eyes - not a single punch ever pulled. And then come the episodes that are worth spending those extra post-credit minutes to digest, regurgitate and revisit. (SPOILERS AHEAD) "We Need the Eggs" tells the story of a weirdo searching for love... except that he's already reached the end of his journey (or so he believes); he has not given up but has had to make compromises: he has chosen to love a "doll". The episode puts a myriad of opposing, but delish, arguments on its 40-odd-minute menu, starting us on an appy of initial "weirdo" premises, delivering superb acting and reacting as the main course, and treating us with a bittersweet dessert for what we take away as conclusion. It attempts at reminding us "how you can know something is not real and still love it" but also makes it unequivocally hard to accept by attaching weirdness to the whole idea. This is where the nondrama kicks in for me. This is where House reminds you how life is not simply a collection of isolated tenets to be learned, practiced and passed on without a second thought; that it is those "attachments" that make choices that much harder and that much more meaningful.

By the last minute of the episode, you will realize this has been meant to be an awkward interplay between sequences played on the screen and those perhaps from your own past that have been clicking with one another in the background on a deep deep level from the getgo.

One of the most idiotic, retarded and stupid episodes of House, if not THE most...

[Shmaden · 2/10 · 19 April 2019]

From the fact that the intro to this episode was probably the worst in any House episode to the treating of a doll thing, this episode was all over the place.

Remember when House used to do things that seemed irrational or stupid just to be proven later in the episode his real motivations? Not in here, by the end I knew just as much as I did at the beginning of the episode as to why House wanted Dominika or hired hookers. Absolutely trash writing that sometimes seems from a different show than what this was in seasons 3-6 when it was at its peek.

Next the plot and medical case: Absolutely idiotic. Treating a doll? Operating it and and diagnosing stuff in her? I was like "WTH? Is this show becoming Science Fiction?" I was bored to tears by the medical case and by the stupid characters involved in it. The only good part was the "time for a change thing" that some characters brought it up at the end.

Next... side-story: Long awaited interaction between Adams and Chase. It took them 16 episodes to make an episode in which these two wanted to go out. Their relationship is THE most wasted thing this show has ever done, simply because the writers didn't have any ideas as to what could they do to these characters. Even I could have written these past few episodes for these characters better. And that proves me that this show is beyond its great days and sadly is just one of those ran-out-of-steam shows. Of course the writers wasted this opportunity between Adams and Chase, and instead pushed the stupid relationship between Park and Chase that made me hate Park as a character. Don't have high hopes for the rest of the season for these two characters.

The only other good thing was Park and her crush. Oh and the song... that was good, made me give this episode more than 1 star...

We Need The Eggs

[FanScribbles · 5/10 · 9 May 2014]

From the beginning of this series, I have cringed at the blatant errors made regarding pretty much every medical procedure, large and small. Doctors do not do 98% of the things these doctors do themselves. Granted, it makes much better TV for the doctors to do everything themselves, because admittedly it would be far less entertaining to watch them write orders in the chart then sit around drinking coffee or whatever doctors do until the results of the procedures come in. But for the record, doctors do not transport patients anywhere, ever; they do not run the MRI or CT machines, ever; they do not hang drugs, draw blood, or give medication, ever. Specific to this episode, anyone paying the least bit of attention would have seen the Chase and Adam thing coming. The writers seemed to flirt with the idea near the beginning of the season, but mercifully, they seemed to let the issue drop. Unfortunately, they're at it again. Chase has become something of a horndog, and Adams is attractive. Makes since the writers would take us in this direction. But it will take the show down several notches. House's feelings for his fake wife Dominika change from episode to episode. He seems disinterested, then interested, then not. There isn't any real reason for him to have agreed to fake marry her in the first place, and certainly none for him to continue upholding the farce in order to get her a green card. The only one who stands to gain anything is her, and as has been made perfectly clear in this season, House has reverted to his old self-serving self; it is extremely unlikely he would do anything for this near stranger unless he stood to gain something in return. When we learned of the marriage, he said she agreed to be something like a maid/cook/prostitute to him four days a week in exchange for the marriage and subsequent green card. But shortly after that, we learn she's gone away with her boyfriend, reneging on her end of the deal. When she does return, what possible motive would House have to help her in any way? Yes, he would like to avoid going back to prison. Yes, she's offered to pay him thirty grand. But it just seems like there is something lacking with this storyline, and I can't figure out where the writers might be taking us with it. I will say that in a lot of ways, Dominika is well suited to House. She's not above subterfuge, games, and manipulation—all House's specialties, and qualities he holds in high regard. But are they so well suited they stand a chance at any longevity? I don't see a lot of ways in which the writers can end this show, and I seriously suspect Dominika will be part of it. However, after Cuddy, it's hard to see any other woman, particularly Dominika, as the woman in House's life and heart. On a related note, the hooker thing has been played to death in this show. House parading a string of hookers through his office as he interviews them for a replacement for his favorite about-to-retire hooker is outlandish, even for House. Granted, House does have a history of inability to accept change. It does make sense that he would cling to his favorite hooker. But this whole hooker storyline is really ridiculous, pointless, and very, very uninteresting. A patient with a doll for a girlfriend? Naturally, House will eat that up. This is one thing the show has never done before, and shouldn't be surprising for any long-time House fan. This medical mystery is boring, and takes a backseat to the non-medical story lines in this episode. This has become the norm with this show, particularly in season eight. It seems the writers' bag of tricks has been picked clean. Too bad. Early in the show, they were often able to take a fairly run-of-the-mill disease and present it in a unique way, unique and exciting enough that it was interesting to House and the audience. They've lost that edge. Indeed, even Hugh Laurie seems bored with his character these days. He has no call for any real range or depth; it's the same old grumpy immaturity every single episode. We never see him play the piano anymore, never see him struggle to connect with a patient, never see him try to connect with a coworker. Hugh Laurie is an amazingly talented actor. It has been a delight to watch him dazzle us with the magnificent range House has required of him over the lifetime of this show. Unfortunately, so very little of that has happened in season eight, whatever audience has stuck it out this far is quickly losing interest. Bonus highlight of the episode: Park's jam session with the band guy. The song was great, the band guy (Patrick Stump) can really sing, and it brought some much-needed depth to Park. It was a throwback to the many episodes in which the other characters, namely House, played music. It was nice, and well done.

Abhorrent and Stupid. Who Wrote This?!?!

[atomicis · 3/10 · 29 January 2022]

I am not easily offended. That said, this is one of the most F'ed up episodes of my very favorite shows of all time. I have a feeling that the writers & producers knew they were circling the drain.

Worth a watch, but the lowest rated ep of the series, according to me...