Forever (9 May 2006)

A young mother suffers a seizure in the bathtub with her newborn son, nearly drowning him, and although the baby survives the near-drowning, his problems are far from over. Foreman returns ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Sackheim

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Liz Friedman

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Cast

Episode cast overview:
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
Kip Pardue	...	Brent Mason
Hillary Tuck	...	Kara Mason
Toni Lewis	...	NICU Nurse
Kevin Moon	...	EMT

Storyline

A young mother suffers a seizure in the bathtub with her newborn son, nearly drowning him, and although the baby survives the near-drowning, his problems are far from over. Foreman returns to work with some minor brain dysfunction, and a personality change that drives House up the wall.

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Plot Keywords:

seizure | baby | drowning | red clover | some scenes animated | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 10, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heel & Toe Films, Shore Z Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end, Foreman is working out his memory that had been damaged by the brain biopsy Cameron performed on him to try to save his life in the previous episode (Euphoria: part 2). He has a deck of cards with the name of a drug on one side and its medical use on the other. He is trying to remember what the drugs are for. He tries several cards with no success. At the end, he stares at a card and when he turns it over, he smiles, indicating he guessed correctly. The name in the card is Modafinil, a memory improving drug.

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Goofs

Flipped film: when the baby is first shown on ECMO, the numbers on the crib are reversed, and there is a net stocking on the baby's left leg. The view changes, the numbers are correct and the stocking is on the right leg. The view changes back to reversed numbers and left leg stocking.

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Quotes

Dr. Allison Cameron: I'm not touched.
Dr. Gregory House: Then you're guilt ridden.
Dr. Allison Cameron: I'm not guilt ridden.
Dr. Gregory House: Then you're pathetic.

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Connections

References The L Word (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Salsa Habanero"
(uncredited)
Written by Wayne Jones

User Reviews

Babies and bowling balls

For those of you who enjoyed the TV version of HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS, you will be in for a pleasant surprise in this episode, as Hillary Tuck guest-stars as a young mother suddenly developing seizures and endangering her newborn. Tuck is a terrific young actress, and gives as good a performance as the distraught mom as any actress who has ever appeared on this show. And that's saying something. Meanwhile, Cuddy has asked Wilson to dinner. Is it a date? Wilson kind of thinks so, but House isn't convinced. Foreman is back, thank God, but he's not all there. He is suffering from an aphasia. He's also gotten way too nice and sweet and nonargumentative and at peace with himself and the world, something House makes plain he will not tolerate. Chase has had enough for the time being, and ends up on the baby ward for a few weeks. This move also has House alarmed. Hell, at this point everything is alarming House. And his leg keeps getting worse.