"House M.D." Son of Coma Guy (2006)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Daniel Attias

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Doris Egan (writer)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

14 November 2006 (Season 3, Episode 7)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

When the son of a man in a vegetative state starts going into a coma, the vegetative man is reawakened chemically by House, who hopes to get some clues to the son's problems.

Plot Keywords:

Coma | Migraine | Alcoholism | Father Son Relationship | Doctor

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
David Morse	...	Michael Tritter
Zeb Newman	...	Kyle Wozniak
John Larroquette	...	Gabriel Wozniak
Holly Kaplan	...	Mrs. Shaffer
Jonathan Strait	...	Fake House
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Heel & Toe Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Gabe (coma guy) is in the store he complains about the M&Ms being multi-colored instead of the original brown. It is a myth that M&Ms were originally all only brown.

Quotes:

Dr. Gregory House: [after inducing seizure to the son of a coma guy] Gotta love this family!

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Sub par

SON OF COMA GUY is probably the weakest HOUSE episode I have seen to date. In order to treat a comatose patient, House awakens the comatose patient's comatose dad (John Laroquette) to learn more about the family. This neat trick, first used in AWAKENINGS, plays out in similar fashion here. House and the dad and a very reluctant Wilson end up going on a road trip to Atlantic City. Laroquette is one of those actors who blows extremely hot or cold, depending on the role and director. Here, he blows icy, and is just not very interesting as a dad who has awakened from a 10-year sleep. Also, for all the philosophical yammering that goes on, not much of anything is accomplished by having awakened dear old dad. We sit around a hotel room with the three men, arguing over a hoagie and House's love life; in the end, no one eats the hoagie and House's love life doesn't change a whit. The ending is so preposterous and inexplicable, I was tempted to turn it off. Well, as House has previously proved, you can't win them all. Cuddy and the House trio are wasted. Evil cop David Morse is still causing trouble.