One Day, One Room (30 Jan. 2007)

Stuck with clinic duty, House almost wishes he had the boring patients back after he encounters a young woman with an STD and the need to talk.

Director:

Juan José Campanella

Writers:

David Shore (creator), David Shore

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Katheryn Winnick	...	Eve
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Older Man
Marco Pelaez	...	Hospital Pharmacist
Nick Slatkin	...	Hiccupping Patient
Michelle L. Gardner	...	Dr. Stone (as Michelle Gardner)
Randy Evans	...	Patient #1
Bryna Weiss	...	Patient #3
Roger Ainslie	...	Nose Patient
Kristen Glass	...	Beautiful Woman

Storyline

Stuck with clinic duty, House almost wishes he had the boring patients back after he encounters a young woman with an STD and the need to talk.

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Plot Keywords:

abortion | dawson's creek television show | screaming in pain | atheism | reference to god | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 January 2007 (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?

Goofs

In the scene where Eve and House are in the park, a brief shot shows the IV line in Eve's hand, which is inserted the wrong way round. It is pointing towards her arm, meaning the needle was inserted towards her fingers, but it should be the reverse.

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Quotes

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: I'll pay you $10 for every patient you diagnose without touching. You pay me $10 for every one you have to touch.
Dr. Gregory House: You're making this a game for me. From which I can only conclude this isn't a game for you.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy: No.
Dr. Gregory House: Why? You think if I deal with enough people I'll find some humanity?
Dr. Lisa Cuddy: ...Yes.

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Connections

References Touch of Evil (1958)

User Reviews

Uhm, were the writers taking a vacation?

Okay, I have just officially gone back and watched, in full sequential order, the first 86 episodes of House just to make sure I filled in all of the gaps I missed over the seasons and I can confidently say that this episode was the worst.

Mostly I blame the actress they chose, something about Katheryn Winnick's delivery just made me roll my eyes over and over. There was something missing in her portrayal, or maybe it was a tendency to over-act. I don't know. I just was annoyed the whole time I watched this episode, most importantly when Katheryn's character was on screen.

I don't know who the h*** decided this episode was worthy of 10 stars, but maybe they need to also go back and start from square one and follow the show from House's first snarky entrance to the screen.

I don't rate this episode down because it was 180 degrees from House's character, or for the topics and issues that were tackled- rather, just the storyline of this girl, something about it was pure nails on a chalkboard. Not even in the same sense of Tritter. I would gladly welcome another episode with such radically polarized issues- I love debate and controversy.

Tritter I was entertained and really got to see House firing on all cylinders against someone that I could really cheer House on to fight with the gloves off. It was awesome. During this story... I literally can't even explain it, except for poor execution in acting skills- not from Laurie, not from any of the main cast.

This was literally the one episode that I couldn't wait to finish. I felt trapped in my seat, held against my will. But because I'm kind I did my best to give it my best and ... in the end, it was a relief to me when it was over!