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Dr. House's new team tackles its first case.
Not a bad episode, but not a great one, either. The overarching theme about truthfulness just didn't do anything for me. I simply don't remember Dr. Kutner being this much of an eager-to-please wimp. The hooker storyline was the best part.
Of course, once the hooker's profession had been established, my first thought was to wonder if House would end up employing her services at some point. It wouldn't be the first time we've seen that happen!
I have to admit, the final scene was a funny twist. I had actually been feeling pretty clever up to that point. When House distributed the Secret Santa slips, I knew that he had written his name on each one. When the mystery present appeared on his desk, I knew it was his doing. I figured out that the main patient's daughter was not her biological child before it was revealed. But I had no idea that the "donkey show" in question was actually going to be a Nativity play. Maybe if the episode had been broadcast sometime in the vicinity of Christmas, I would have been able to suss that out as well, but I doubt it.
The hooker did seem a little too well-adjusted and perky and confident. Her line about not wanting to break her mom's heart by revealing her profession was pretty unconvincing. She came off as someone who was reasonably content with her lot in life.
The main patient's passion for truthfulness was off-putting. Her daughter shouldn't have known that much about her sex life. And, no, the world wouldn't be a better place if people acted as though their mothers were looking over their shoulders. Fortunately, the main patient will live long enough for this whole truthfulness thing to completely go down the drain once her daughter hits her teenage years.
Dr. Kutner really grated on me in this episode. Where's the guy plucky enough to try to avoid dismissal by turning his number upside-down? Where's the guy reckless enough to start a fire with the defib paddles? He was like a pathetic little puppy with the Secret Santa stuff. If I were his Secret Santa, I would have given him some balls.
It struck me that the show has done a good job of finding a place for Dr. Chase in the new scheme of things. For the most part, it doesn't feel like he's being shoehorned into the narrative. He feels relevant. I wouldn't say that the show has done as good a job with Dr. Cameron. The wordless cameo she got at the end of this episode seem almost obligatory in nature. It's hard to see her continuing into next season if the show doesn't find something more interesting for her to do.
Maybe it was too much to ask that, given the show's title was "It's A Wonderful Lie," the terrific Paul Westerberg song of the same title might make an appearance. Maybe the lyrical content wasn't spot-on for the episode, but what about an instrumental interlude?
Not a bad episode, but not a great one, either. The overarching theme about truthfulness just didn't do anything for me. I simply don't remember Dr. Kutner being this much of an eager-to-please wimp. The hooker storyline was the best part.
Of course, once the hooker's profession had been established, my first thought was to wonder if House would end up employing her services at some point. It wouldn't be the first time we've seen that happen!
I have to admit, the final scene was a funny twist. I had actually been feeling pretty clever up to that point. When House distributed the Secret Santa slips, I knew that he had written his name on each one. When the mystery present appeared on his desk, I knew it was his doing. I figured out that the main patient's daughter was not her biological child before it was revealed. But I had no idea that the "donkey show" in question was actually going to be a Nativity play. Maybe if the episode had been broadcast sometime in the vicinity of Christmas, I would have been able to suss that out as well, but I doubt it.
The hooker did seem a little too well-adjusted and perky and confident. Her line about not wanting to break her mom's heart by revealing her profession was pretty unconvincing. She came off as someone who was reasonably content with her lot in life.
The main patient's passion for truthfulness was off-putting. Her daughter shouldn't have known that much about her sex life. And, no, the world wouldn't be a better place if people acted as though their mothers were looking over their shoulders. Fortunately, the main patient will live long enough for this whole truthfulness thing to completely go down the drain once her daughter hits her teenage years.
Dr. Kutner really grated on me in this episode. Where's the guy plucky enough to try to avoid dismissal by turning his number upside-down? Where's the guy reckless enough to start a fire with the defib paddles? He was like a pathetic little puppy with the Secret Santa stuff. If I were his Secret Santa, I would have given him some balls.
It struck me that the show has done a good job of finding a place for Dr. Chase in the new scheme of things. For the most part, it doesn't feel like he's being shoehorned into the narrative. He feels relevant. I wouldn't say that the show has done as good a job with Dr. Cameron. The wordless cameo she got at the end of this episode seem almost obligatory in nature. It's hard to see her continuing into next season if the show doesn't find something more interesting for her to do.
Maybe it was too much to ask that, given the show's title was "It's A Wonderful Lie," the terrific Paul Westerberg song of the same title might make an appearance. Maybe the lyrical content wasn't spot-on for the episode, but what about an instrumental interlude?