"House M.D." The Socratic Method (2004)

Director:

Peter Medak

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
John Mankiewicz (written by)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

21 December 2004 (Season 1, Episode 6)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

When it appears that Lucy Palmeiro, a schizophrenic mom with deep vein thrombosis, is lying about her alcohol intake...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Medical Doctor | Pain | Medicine | Maverick 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
Stacy Edwards	...	Lucy Palmeiro
Aaron Himelstein	...	Luke Palmeiro
Al Espinosa	...	Dr. Wells
John Prosky	...	Dr. Bergin
Sonya Eddy	...	Sally
Pat Musick	...	Trina Wyatt
David Vegh	...	Clark
Lilas Lane	...	Terri
Veronica Leigh	...	Wendy

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Japan:Unrated

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

Trivia:

Hugh Laurie actually has an English accent, as he is from Oxford, England. In "The Socratic Method" there is a moment where House pretends to have an English accent while on the phone. Hugh Laurie was able to use his own accent (or an accent close to his own) for this moment.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first season of House, House lived on the 4th floor of an apartment building. When Cameron comes to House's apartment, the entry is on the farthest right wall. In further seasons his apartment has a first floor external shot. The entry door is on the left wall and the layout is different. In season 5, Wilson mentions to House that he doesn't like change and has lived in the same apartment for 15 years.

Quotes:

Dr. Allison Cameron: [House and Foreman are yelling at each other in the next room] I think they're choosing a movie.

Movie Connections:

References "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969)

Gripping

SOCRATIC METHOD is one of the first season's more intense episodes, in which a mother with serious health problems is thought to have substance problems. Her son is like a parent to her, protecting her at every turn. House suspects something far more peculiar going on, and has his team check out the woman's home for possible contributing factors. This is the kind of episode that has hooked me on this show. It plays like a medical episode of LAW & ORDER, which is the highest compliment I can give any TV series. The acting is first rate, the drama is high, and the action is compelling. And we get to see the House team in a different light in this episode.