Dr. House deals with an old guy and catches a young girl's eye.
The main story wasn't completely engrossing. The old guy wasn't really likable enough to make me especially concerned about his fate, and it came off as a trifle sudden the way he decided he wanted to die. I did like how tough he was. He called House's bluff and didn't bat an eye when Dr. Cameron brought up his questionable earlier research.
House handled the return of his cane in the way that I think all of us figured he would -- obnoxiously deflecting his colleagues' concerned inquiries about his leg.
I was amused when House reawakened the old guy and intoned, "DON'T GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT! YOU'LL FALL AND BREAK YOUR HIP!" House should have then claimed that the old guy was dead and in Hell. I also liked it when House told Dr. Cameron, "You do know you can't REALLY pierce me with your stares" as she directed loads of reproach in his direction.
So two members of House's team left when he (apparently) was going to kill the old guy ... and Chase stuck around to draw the curtains. God love the little butt-kisser, he is dependable. Cameron, on the other hand, seems to have forgotten the gains that her character had recently made. She was back to wringing her hands and ceaselessly fretting about morality.
House achieved his epiphany while staring at Little Miss Jailbait's whale tail. If only all of his epiphanies could be that much fun!
And Little Miss Jailbait is going to be back next week, ready to throw herself at the burning hunk of sarcasm that is Dr. House. That should be fun.