"House M.D." Finding Judas (2006)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Sara Hess (written by)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

28 November 2006 (Season 3, Episode 9)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

While a little girl's life and limbs are in jeopardy, Tritter becomes more manipulative and House suffers withdrawal. |

Plot Keywords:

Light | Parent Child Relationship | Manipulation | Reference To Galileo | Reference To Copernicus

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
Paula Cale	...	Edie Ex-Hartman
Christopher Gartin	...	Rob Hartman
Alyssa Shafer	...	Alice Hartman
Jodi Long	...	Judge
Jordana Capra	...	Wealthy Wife
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

Trivia:

Dr. Cuddy tells House to get pills from his secret secret secret stash, which is in a textbook on Lupus. Foreman makes the comment "You stash your drugs in a Lupus textbook" House replies with "It's never Lupus." In nearly every episode Lupus is mentioned as a possible diagnosis on a patient but never actually is the diagnosis, until in episode "House M.D.: You Don't Want to Know (#4.8)" (2007).

Quotes:

Judge: I've read the file. You've got 15 minutes.
Dr. Gregory House: It's people like this who killed Copernicus.
Judge: Galileo.
Dr. Gregory House: Either way.
Judge: And they just locked Galileo up.
Dr. Gregory House: They killed his spirit and nobody likes a showoff.

Movie Connections:

References The English Patient (1996)

I have enjoyed the show up until now but the Tritter sub-plot is harming the show.

Up until this season I have considered "House" the best drama on television. However, the Detective Tritter sub-plot seems to be sapping the wit and energy from each episode in which he appears. This is no insult to the actor who plays the vindictive policeman (on the contrary, it is a compliment to his convincing performance). The problem is one of dramatic effect and plausibility: Tritter seems to work without supervision, carrying out a personal vendetta against a nationally famous hospital (whose board and administration must have some pull in governmental circles). The courts and legal profession seem to have abdicated any regulatory role as well. The writers need to take the brakes off Hugh Laurie and let his wit and nastiness have full rein again! At the very least some plot device should allow House to occasionally ruffle Tritter's calm facade (as he did to the black billionaire last year).