Since ex-Mrs. Wilson can now have dogs in her condo, so Wilson takes him back, before making sure House really wants to give him up — the dog he's spent the entire episode trying to kill, only to turn him into a limping Vicodin addict. No wonder Wilson thinks he's another victim of Stockholm syndrome, and no wonder House recognizes a kindred spirit in the cranky dog.
Despite dismissing Wilson's suggestion, House does give Foreman a pat on the back. Maybe the puppy did make him a softie. Maybe he's doing anything to preserve his "family," even swallowing his pride and having the unnecessary conversation.
Throughout the episode, House has harped on the need to do what's right, by the idiosyncratic definition of doing what will provide a successful outcome to the case. Foreman, though, isn't feeling good about torturing Matty, and especially for not questioning his decision with the kid screaming in pain under his hands. As always, he's conflicted about his ability to shut off his humanity during a case, and as always, House can't see why that's a problem.
Foreman: I hate that in order to be like you as a doctor I have to be like you as a human being. I don't want to turn into you.
House: You're not. You've been like me since you were eight years old.
Foreman: You'll save more people than I will. But I'll settle for killing less. Consider this my 2 weeks notice.
I have a bet resting on whether Foreman's actually gone for good or not. I say not. My opposition says they can't go down this "I'm quitting"/"No I'm not " road yet again. I'm not sure what I'm going to win, though — I've got until the end of the season to decide. Ooh, cocky. House is even rubbing off on me.
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1 - Judy
Is it just me or has House been less interested in saving the patients lately. He used to stay up all night reading books, googling and throwing his ball around and now he just says "cant be fixed, let's go home." What's up with this?
2 - Kaonashi
My understanding is that bone marrow donating is extremely painful, and that's under anesthesia. I can't even begin to imagine the agony Matty suffered under Foreman's needles. That scene was unwatchable, listening to the poor boy begging for him to stop. Nick had better be really, really nice to his little brother for the rest of his life.
And as for Foreman leaving, I doubt that'll happen. Otherwise, Omar Epps is the dumbest actor on the planet. I think he's great and all, but he did screw up once by leaving ER. Even David Caruso learned his lesson, and has stuck with CSI Miami.
Hector is adorable. I cracked up when House finds his stereo stolen because he left his door open.
3 - Diane Kristine
Judy, yeah, I think he's been less focused on patients this season. partly because he was more focused on getting drugs and curing his leg and staying out of jail. Though I think in this episode it was partly a way of highlighting his point that it was his way or nothing. And there was no puzzle to solve with leukemia kid, so he was sacrificeable (yeah, I know it's not a word) in order to solve the puzzle with Matty.
Kaonashi, yeah, Hector was adorable, not at all the kind of dog I expected ... which made it even funnier.
Good to hear I'm not alone in thinking Omar Epps will stay. Did he really leave ER by choice? I thought the character was supposed to be doomed from the beginning. Anyway, I'm still feeling good about the bet.
Poor Nick. He's doomed to a lifetime of "I gave you bone marrow with no anaesthetic and all I get for Christmas is this lousy CD?"
4 - Kaonashi
Diane - Granted, I don't know the real reason why Omar Epps left ER, but from what I've read on Wikipedia, many of the actors leave the show because they asked to, rather than as part of their contract -even those with smaller roles.
What sucks is that ER tends to prevent characters from returning by just killing them off, usually in a violent manner :P I mean, Epps' character was hit (or leaped in front of) by a train, while Kellie Martin's character (annoying as she was) was stabbed to death! Those were two very memorable episodes, even if they were only supporting characters.
5 - Maddoc
I have a feeling Epps is fairly similar to Foreman,at least as far as stubbornness is concerned.He might leave for good.Or maybe a long hiatus from the show.Or becomes a recurring guest appearance like Brenda-The-Nurse and the Pharmacy guy.
Best parts:House and the dog.And I felt this episode was much more similar to season 2 episodes,which is the best of the 3 aired so far.And it was one of the funniest so far.