"House M.D."
Games (2007)

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Eli Attie (written by)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

27 November 2007 (Season 4, Episode 9)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

House treats a rock musician, and some of the candidates have to get past their personal biases, Wilson misdiagnoses a patient, and the winners are named. |

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Drug Use | Friend | Lupus | Acronym In Title

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 22

9:00 PM

Fox

Games

#4.9

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
Anne Dudek	...	Dr. Amber Volakis
Peter Jacobson	...	Taub
Kal Penn	...	Kutner
Olivia Wilde	...	Thirteen
Matt DeCaro	...	McKenna
Alex Weed	...	Ian
Nick McCallum	...	Fred
Eli Bildner	...	Chris
Jeremy Renner	...	Jimmy Quidd

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Trivia:

The patient-of-the-week, punk rocker Jimmy Quidd, was named after punk rocker Jimmi Quidd, who sang with New York punk band The Dots and produced for the band Bad Brains.

Quotes:

Dr. Gregory House: Minus five for ingratitude. No "Thank you, Doctor." "Here's a bottle of codeine for your troubles, Doctor."

Movie Connections:

References Touch of Evil (1958)

Soundtrack:

Slow Ride

For whom the bell tolls

Excellent episode both for the patient and the winnowing down of the new team to the final three. A grunge rocker (Jeremy Renner of ROAD TRIP) begins coughing up blood. Problem is, he is a heroin addict and drunkard who doesn't care if he lives or dies. House challenges the remainder of the candidates to solve this guy's problem or face expulsion. Predictably, they all try a little too hard. It is particularly interesting to watch the hard-driving Amber trying to relate to the nihilistic rocker, who harbors a very special secret. House has interesting set-tos with both Cuddy and Wilson, for very different reasons. Or are they? Whom he fires at the conclusion is a major shocker. But is he for real? Great stuff.