Help Me (17 May 2010)

Cuddy, House and members of the team join forces with a search-and-rescue team to provide much-needed medical attention at the scene of an emergency.

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Russel Friend,

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
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Olivia Wilde	...	Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley
China Shavers	...	Hanna (as China Jesusita Shavers)
Doug Kruse	...	Jay Dolce
Jamie McShane	...	Cpt. McCreaney
Desean Terry	...	Charles
Angel Oquendo	...	EMT Coumont
Kimberly M. Bailey	...	Dolce's Wife
Jason Paul Field	...	Rescue Worker #1
Teddy Chen Culver	...	Rescue Worker #2

Storyline

Cuddy, House and members of the team join forces with a search-and-rescue team to provide much-needed medical attention at the scene of an emergency.

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Plot Keywords:

crane collapse | riding motorcycle | gift of a book | looking at self in mirror | trapped in a collapsed building | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2010 (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

While the show is usually shot on film, this season finale was shot on HD video using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera.

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Quotes

Dr. Chris Taub: [after seeing Thirteen put an envelope on House's desk] What's that?
Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley: I'm asking for some time off.
Dr. Chris Taub: What's wrong?
[Thirteen doesn't respond]
Dr. Chris Taub: . Are you okay?
Dr. Chris Taub: Obviously not.

User Reviews

Enough but just not enough

With all the hype building towards a season finale on a show that is teetering on the brink of a cancellation, the finale was a pleasant surprise.

Until now, all season finales have been intricate psychological puzzles with something the viewer would be engrossed in unraveling or stunned by the revelation. But this one tends to differ. With a crashed remains of a building as the backdrop House once more goes back to what he is used to doing best - diagnosing on the go. But with a difference - he is shown to be emotional for each diagnosis that he makes. The offhandedness that is characteristic of every action of his is missing, probably deliberately. It could have been a major clue for viewers to deduce the ending which was nowhere near what anybody could have been thinking.

In fact it is so nowhere near, that its reasoning can run to multiple discussions. But since news is around that the show is being renewed for another season, something close to a rational answer can be expected.

Other than the emotional puzzles, Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein have surpassed themselves in the acting department along with the almost insane combinations of lighting and sets. Direction/Writing is once again splendid with symbolic references thrown throughout the episode.(look out for the walking stick analogy)

Hope the premiere of the next season brings the season finale to a better conclusion.