Ugly (13 Nov. 2007)

House and his team are hampered by a reality television crew whilst battling over possible diagnoses for a craniofacial surgery patient.

Director:

David Straiton

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Sean Whitesell

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
Anne Dudek	...	Dr. Amber Volakis
Edi Gathegi	...	Dr. Jeffrey 'Big Love' Cole
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Kal Penn	...	Dr. Lawrence Kutner
Olivia Wilde	...	Thirteen
Khleo Thomas	...	Kenny
Laurie Fortier	...	Darnell
Michael Whaley	...	Joe
David Campbell	...	Plastic Surgeon

Storyline

Chase begins surgery on a physically deformed teenager but has to stop the operation when the teen has issues on the table. House and his team plus a new candidate diagnose the teen. The teen has a news crew following his story, so they follow House and his team around. The cameras bring out some confessions and other behaviors in the staff.

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Plot Keywords:

news crew | some scenes in black and white | deformity

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 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:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color Black and White (some scenes)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

A patient with a pacing wire has his pacemaker turned off while Dr Kutner stands by holding up defibrillator paddles. Turning off a pacemaker will make the heart slow down and stop, not fibrillate. Even if fibrillation was a danger, paddles would not be used - external defibrillation pads would be placed on the patient's chest and back well in advance to avoid wasting time.

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Quotes

Dr. Amber Volakis: [refering to Dr. Terzi] Why did you bring her in so late? It's not fair, the rest of us...
Dr. Gregory House: If you wanted fair, you picked the wrong job, the wrong profession... the wrong species.

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Connections

References Vertigo (1958)

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Soundtracks

"My Home Is In Your Head"
Performed by Joseph Arthur

User Reviews

Wow!

You haven't lived until you hear House tell a kid with an Elephant Man face "You are ugly!" The team is treating a kid who is about to have plastic surgery to get rid of his Elephant Man face, but the kid suddenly gets very sick. House and Plastic Surgeon Man clash over the cause, to the point where House angrily fires him -- and which Cuddy immediately rescinds. Michael Michele (hubba hubba!) is back as the CIA doctor whom House adores. This leads to some very funny results. Wilson is on screen a fair amount, serving as House's conscience as House wrestles with his mindset over the luscious CIA doctor. House worried that she's making him dopey and clouding his judgment, which Wilson explains is what happens to a man around a beautiful woman. "But I'm not just any man!" cries House. Cuddy and House have a couple of nice moments together, insulting each other while clearly they'd rather be fornicating somewhere. This is one of the series' funniest episodes.