Last Resort (25 Nov. 2008)

A person takes House, Thirteen and others as hostages. He's seen several doctors but none have found what ails him. As they work towards finding a solution, Thirteen makes decisions which leads her to think about her own condition.

Director:

Katie Jacobs

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Matthew V. Lewis (teleplay),

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
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Kal Penn	...	Dr. Lawrence Kutner
Olivia Wilde	...	Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley
Wood Harris	...	Bowman
Tracy Vilar	...	Nurse Regina
Evan Peters	...	Oliver
Evan Jones	...	Bill
Marcus Chait	...	Mitch
Alex Sol	...	Larry

Storyline

Jason is so tired of doctors failing to find what's wrong with him that he demands a diagnosis from the best by holding House at gun-point, with a bunch of other hostages. Gradually some of those are released in exchange for supplies, such as drugs, which Cuddy must personally deliver. He also insists on testing each drug on a hostage first. House still keeps a keen interest in the problem although his sense of priorities frightens his team.

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Plot Keywords:

hostage | syringe | slow motion | injection | propofol

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 2008 (Canada)

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

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Propofol, the drug that House asks for at the beginning, to try to knock down the patient, is a white liquid and it is for intravenous administration.

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Quotes

Nurse Regina: [after Thirteen takes a drug to slow her heart rate] Pulse is down below 50.
Dr. Gregory House: So's her IQ. Help her up. Get her heart rate going faster.

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Connections

References Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

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Soundtracks

"A Chronicle of Early Failures, Part 1"
(uncredited)
Performed by The Dead Texan

User Reviews

Great Episode

This episode's a nice reprieve from the usual House formula. Note there were no "ironic" self-aware references to the predictability of the writing, references which are so annoyingly prevalent in every other episode before this one in Season 5. House's retorts are especially amusing and 13's acting is actually believable. Chase's and Foreman's roles confused me and seemed like superfluous details, maybe someone can explain to me why their decisions were meaningful. Sure the plot is somewhat implausible, but so is House's character, and the episode is engrossing in any case. Plus this episode has got to have the best soundtrack out of all the House episodes so far.