Watching House

You know, I kept saying I was going to grab the Cuddy strip-tease and put it up online for everyone, but I kept forgetting! We have it on our DVR, so I can watch it there and forget to look for it online. FINALLY we have the strip tease, or the Lisa Edelstein strip tease or pole dance - whatever you want to call it. I call it: sheer genius.

Lisa also gave a short interview to E!’s Kristen , where she talks about Cuddy, House, and the strip tease and Hugh. Here’s a little excerpt:

Could you tell us something fun about the lap-dance scene?
We filmed for about four hours, and there were several moves that were left out in the final edit, which were my favorite. I rehearsed for about two weeks with a special trainer who does not train strippers but trains women to do that kind of dancing for themselves or for their husbands or wives, however they may roll. It was a little scary, but it was a lot of fun.

How did Hugh handle it?
Hugh was so wonderful. I did it for him before we shot it because I was so worried. It’s a whole different relationship than what we have as friends working together. So for Hugh and the director and producer of that episode, I did a personal lap dance and showed it to them, and Hugh was incredibly supportive, like a cheerleader. There was nothing about what he did that made me uncomfortable. He appreciated it as a man, up to the level that he could and should in a way that was not inappropriate. I felt beautiful, and it ended up being a really lovely experience.

Well, the House finale did well. How well? The season-finale of House at 16.16 million viewers and a 5.7/14 among adults 18-49. That is an amazing score.

House came in third, below American Idol (when will that show die?) and Grey’s Anatomy when it comes to the top DVR shows.

So what about fall? We’ve got TONS to talk about when it comes to next year, including some questions that people have. To begin with, House will be airing on Tuesday evenings at 8 pm.

Next we’ll get to a few questions. The first comes from Chiodo -

do you know which was the symptom that Gerg saw BEFORE the crash?? he can’t know kidney failure before the crash happened…which was the misterious sympthom??

I believe that the only “symptom” he saw was the pills, which wouldn’t have freaked him out, except for hte bus crash. My assumption is that his brain put together the bus crash and the pills and he knew that Amber was going to be in trouble.

Elvis Orlando FL asks -
I dont understand y wilson is mad at house . they wert having and afair House cant be resposible for the bus axident?

There are many theories about whether Wilson will stay mad at house, but one thing is fairly positive - Wilson is upset at House because he believes that if Amber wouldn’t have rushed out to give House a ride, she wouldn’t be dead.

And finally for today, we’ve got Allie, who noticed a few things about the previous post written by Dr. Scott -

The word amantadine is lowercase, because it is generic. The common brand names are Endantadine, Gen-Amantadine, and Symmetrel. And the term for the seizure is “grand mal” not “gran mal.”

Allie, medical transcriptionist

Thank you Allie! Please, anyone, let me know whenever something is messed up - we all make mistakes

I’m still a bit…shell shocked? Is that the right word? I’ve been trying to figure out what will happen to House and Wilson and I honestly just can’t right now! Even though I had assumed that Amber would die, I was really surprised at how it happened. And I was kicking myself in the butt later when I realized why she was at the bar - it was a simple explaination and no one seemed to think of it! First, here is one of my favorite clips from last night, where House has to choose to get off the bus or not (and if anyone has any other clips from this episode, leave a comment here and I’ll put it up! Thanks!).

Next, the medicine. Polite Dissent has been known to pick apart the logistics of the medicine and Dr. Scott has once again pulled apart the medicine in Wilson’s Heart.

The writers are correct in that Amantadine is poorly cleared by dialysis, and there have been deaths reported on the medication. The dose for the flu is 100MG twice a day. The only size pill Amantadine comes in is 100MG, so Amber taking two means that she was overdosing herself on it, so she bears some of the blame for this.

That wasn’t a complex partial seizure House suffered, that was a gran mal (tonic clonic) seizure.

So what did you think about the episode? And about Dr. Scott’s discussion about the medicine?

Show starts with a “previously on House�? segment, showing what we discovered last episode.

Wilson finds Amber and her heart is racing – she’s all cut and bruised and she has a lot of problems. House is there trying to figure out what is going on as well. House wants to move Amber, but the doctor doesn’t want him to.

Doctor – You’re not her doctor, you can’t move her.
House – No, but her husband can.
Wilson – Move her.

Wilson and House are on the ambulance – House is trying to help her, Wilson is trying ot figure out why she was on the bus. Amber goes into V-fib and before house can shock her, Wilson says that it will hurt her heart more if he shocks her. He says instead that they slow her heart down by icing her down and put her on bypass so that House can have more time to diagnose her correctly.

House – This is not a solution. All you’re doing is pressing pause.
Wilson – It gives you more time to find a diagnosis. House, this is Amber! Please.
House – Cold saline solution.

The rest of the recap (and there is a lot) is under the tag so that those who don’t wish to be spoiled don’t have to read the whole story…
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It’s so odd - I’m so excited to see tonights episode, yet I’m sad as well, as I know that this is the end of the season! This is one of those bitter sweet moments. Even more interesting is that we all hated Amber (aka Cut Throat Bitch), and now that we are kind of enjoying her presence, she may die! There are a few things I want to address, though, before the episode tonight.

1 - Will Amber Die?

I DON’T KNOW!! A friend of mine was on chat this morning going, “and House will save her, of course”. Ummm - no of course. Plenty of characters have died on this show, which means that we can never know if someone will make it, and what better way to shake things up than to kill someone off?

2 - Amber is House’s daughter/sister

WHAT? House doesn’t have any siblings, and as far as we know, no children (and Amber would have to have been born when he was very young). And then you’re forgetting a big thing - House M.D. isn’t a soap opera. This one I just don’t see happening.

3 - Why does Amber take the bus?

THIS is, perhaps, the biggest question. But then we have to remember that we don’t even know for sure that Amber has a car, we’re just assuming she does. Maybe she takes the bus all the time?

Alright, so she probably has a car - why, then, is she on the bus with House? It probably has a lot to do with why they’re together…

4 - Why does House say “You want me to risk my life to save Amber?”

A lot of people are assuming that this means that House is going to undergo a surgery in order to save Amber…something like a kidney donation or what have you. I tend to think that he’s going to risk his life in order to get his memory back to figure out what the clue was that he noticed before the bus accident, not that he’s going to give her a kidney or anything.

5 - Why does Wilson say “You can’t do this”?

Haven’t seen the new promo yet? It’s quick, but MaryKir (the wonderful woman) caught it - head on over to her site to see the new promo that aired last night.

I took some screenshots from that promo that may give us a spoiler as to what is going on (with House, you never know) - I put them below the cut so that those who do not want to spoil the surprise don’t have to. But remember - a screen shot doesnt’ necessarily show us what is giong to happen, although I have a bad feeling that one of these shots does.

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So what do you think will happen on the finale on Monday? There are a few different ideas. Here are some -

Jake says:

House saves Amber. Somehow, sometime. I say that he actually risks his life for her. Remember the pilot? House took the case because Wilson said it was his cousin. I say that House will try to save Amber because of Wilson.

If not that, I say that he might let her die so he can have his Wilson time. I doubt that though.

Interesting Jake…

Davis says:

I think that amber on the bus with house was not a coincidence. I think house wanted to talk to amber privately (or amber to house) but did not want Wilson to know, so they went to the bar. I think Amber refused to ride on the back of house’s bike so she had the bar tender take away house’s keys. When the bus got hit it, looked like amber was talking to house, and she could have been telling him something important. I think she (being an independent person) was going to ask Wilson to marry her. Since House is such a big part of Wilson’s life she would need to ask for his blessing (or approval) to marry Wilson. I don’t know if house would be okay with that, but that is one of my many theories

Here’s the promo for next week:

Want my theory? Below the cut!
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Everyone has been writing me asking if I know who the mystery woman is in House’s head. I can’t find a photo (yet) of her appearance in House, but I can tell you who she is!

She is none other than Ivana Milicevic. If you saw her and thought “I know her!”, you probably have seen her before. She played in 007: Casino Royale, and she was also the totally hot neighbor in Almost Heaven.

And you heard it here first! Back in November I first reported what 13’s real name was - and the screencap was right! Last night Dr. Cuddy called 13 “Dr. Hadley” a total of three times. Now I know a tiny bit of what House feels like when he solves a case…

Photo Source

If you haven’t seen the episode, or read the recap from last night’s episode, House’s Head, go do so now. I promise, I’ll wait.

Are you back? Good.

I have got a few ideas as to what is going on and what is going to happen. No, I haven’t read any spoilers - I’m just basing my thoughts on the episode last night. I know, as House fans, you’ve got an idea too! I’d love to have everyone comment and say what they think is going to happen in next week’s season finale. I’ll put some of the best ideas up in a collective post tomorrow and will also put up my thoughts about what will happen. This way you can have the rights to come back next week and say, “see! I told you so!”

House opens with House at….a strip club? He’s getting a lap dance from a pretty little brunette chickie and suddenly says that he doesn’t know how he got there. He figures out that he’s lost four hours of his life and he’s not sure if he’s okay. He has the stripper tell him five random animals to see if he can remember them, and he can only remember a few. He touches his hand to his head and discovers blood and a gaping wound. He says that he has a concussion and retrograde amnesia. He remembers that he saw a symptom and that someone is going to die unless he finds them.

He goes outside and sees a fire truck, tons of EMT’s, and an overturned bus.

Where do you go when you’re hurt? To the ER, of course! House stops by the ER and Cameron goes to work on his head while Wilson is there telling him that he couldn’t have seen something, and that he was merely concussed.

Wilson: A week ago you saw a symptom in a soap star.
House: Bad argument, as I was right.

The three new ducklings arrive and House can’t seem to remember Taub’s name. He looks to Thirteen.

House: Lesbian. Find out if anybody on that bus was taken to other hospitals.
13: He just forgot mine.
House: No, 13, I just wanted to call you a lesbian.
13: I’m not a lesbian.
House: I was rounding up from 50%.

For the rest of the recap, click below!
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Sorry I was a day late on this episode - it was a great one! Here’s the recap I promised - let me know what you thought of the show!

First scene is the doctor on the soap drinking before he does surgery – House must love that! The actor passes out and blood is coming from his mouth, but he’s faking and gets up as soon as the director calls cut. He walks out, signs some autographs, and gets into his limo, which pulls off in the wrong direction. He talks to the limo driver who then locks the door and looks in the rearview mirror.

Actor: What do you want?
House: An autograph picture would be nice. Oh, and I’m also going to save your life.

The actor tries to get out but House pulls away. Great start to the show!

Cuddy is dealing with a hospital inspector who is there a month ahead of his planned visit when the actor’s limo pulls up to the entrance she and the inspector are standing in. House hops out and, with a jaunty little wave, gets the actor out of the car while Cuddy pulls the inspector away.

The actor says that he’ll forget everything if House just lets him go.

House: That’s probably true, seeing as you have a brain tumor.
Actor: You’re that nut job doctor that keeps calling my publicist.
House: Actually, I’m the nut job head of diagnostic medicine.

The rest is below the cut!
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Ack! I’m so behind today! I got about 3 hours of sleep last night due to a lovely flu bug and I’m EXHAUSTED! I’m going to TRY to stay up and write the recap, but I may miss it, and if I do, I’M SORRY! Know that if I do miss it, it’ll be on in the morning - promise! Here’s the overview for tonight’s episode…

Jason Lewis (”Sex and the City”) Guest-Stars

House is convinced one of the actors on his favorite soap opera (guest star Jason Lewis) “Prescription Passion” has a serious medical condition after observing his symptoms on television. House decides to intervene and take matters into his own hands, but both the actor and House’s own team dismiss House¹s assessment and do not believe there is anything wrong with him. Meanwhile, much to House¹s delight, Amber and Wilson have their first argument, and Cuddy tries to keep up appearances when an inspector makes an unexpected visit to Princeton-Plainsboro.

And we’re BACK at PPH!!

Show opens with the Writers strike! HA! But it is a nurses strike, not a strike for the writers. A delivery guy shows up and tries to push past a nurse. The nurse says they have a legal right to block the delivery guy for 15 seconds. The large guy next to her tries to calm the delivery guy down and even gives him a hug, before we cut to his eyes rolling over into the back of his head and him passing out.

House is in the ER where Taub is running around. House encounters Cameron, who shoves some charts at him. He doesn’t take them.

House: Wasn’t my fault – the world needs nurses.

House, it turns out, is hiding in the ER because Cuddy wants to find him to send him to the ER. The brilliant, brilliant man. House sees the overweight man sitting on the gurney – the one who fainted.

House : Hey. What’s with the idiot?

House: No.

House is intrigued that the man is not complaining about being there long enough to have 2 meals in front of him. House uses his cane to stomp on the mans foot.

Patient: I’m sure it was an accident.

House: We’ve gotta stop this before it spreads.

The rest of the episode below the cut!
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Remember, tonight’s episode will air at 9 p.m. on FOX (as if we could forget) and looks to be awesome! Here’s the preview:

House suspects an emergency room patient has a bigger problem than the E.R. initially diagnosed based on the fact that the patient is too nice. A skeptical House questions the patient’s sunny disposition as the team tries to get to the bottom of his illness, but disagrees with House that niceness is a symptom. Meanwhile, House and Amber are at odds about how much time they each get to spend with Wilson, and Cuddy demands House give his team performance reviews in “No More Mr. Nice Guy”.

Don’t forget to come back for the entire recap directly after the show! Sit back, grab some snacks, and enjoy!

Oh House, we’ve missed you!!

Ack! Once again I slow down on posting! I’m sorry! I think its because in Vermont summer has hit with a vengence, and with it comes outdoor activities like baseball, swinging, and chasing after our two puppies! Well, there’s that, and there’s the fact that I’m trying to avoid thinking about the new episode until Monday.

Why?

Because it makes time go slower! Of course I’m extremely excited about the new episode on Monday evening and can’t wait to cozy up in my bedroom (Scott will be watching WWE’s Raw on our living room TV, so I get the bedroom - which is cozier anyway) and bring along all of my favorite treats. What will you be snacking on during House? I usually can’t snack much simply because I’m typing, but when I watch a rerun I like to have a glass of milk and something…anything…that has chocolate in it. Snacking is serious business, you know! You can’t have something to snack on that makes too loud of a crunching noise, and it has to be something that you don’t have to pay too much attentino to, because you don’t want to have to tear your eyes away from the screen!

Hugh’s Schwepp’s commercial is out! Yay! It’s in Spanish! Well…umm…yay! LOL. Here is the commercial where Hugh is OH too sexy and a translation of what is being said

Hugh: How do you know I want a Schweppes tonic?
Woman: Because it fits you.
Hugh: Fits?
Woman: It fits you because you are not easy at the beginning, but it’s worth it to keep insisting.
Hugh: Are we insisting at my home or at yours?
Hugh: It’s the trademark of sexy.

I may have some of the translation off…if I do PLEASE let me know and I’ll fix it!!

First I had the “all the info in one place” post a few mintues ago, and now I’ve got even MORE information! Apparently my brain has escaped the confines of my head lately to not catch all this stuff. Big news first: Hugh will be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday, the 25th!! YES! If you’re not a night owl, set your DVR to record! I’ll try to snag video of it when it becomes available for those who can’t catch it.

Secondly, there are some candids of Hugh floating around during shooting for the show the other day. Looks like they’re shooting outside? Hmmm…this could be interesting. You can see him chatting it up with a crew member and playing with a baseball (someone said it was a cricket ball, and I honestly don’t know what a cricket ball looks like!).