Forever 

A dad kisses his wife and baby goodbye before leaving for work, pukes and returns to find his wife with seizure in the bathtub and the baby under water. Foreman is back but changed.

Director:

Daniel Sackheim

Writers:

David Shore (created by), Liz Friedman

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Cast

Episode cast overview:
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
Kip Pardue	...	Brent Mason
Hillary Tuck	...	Kara Mason
Toni Lewis	...	NICU Nurse
Kevin Moon	...	EMT

Storyline

A young mother suffers a seizure in the bathtub with her newborn son, nearly drowning him, and although the baby survives the near-drowning, his problems are far from over. Foreman returns to work with some minor brain dysfunction, and a personality change that drives House up the wall.

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Plot Keywords:

aerial camera shot | drowning | seizure | baby | celiac disease | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

ECMO stands for Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, it is a type of cardiopulmonary bypass used when a patient's heart and lungs are no longer able to adequately oxygenate their blood. It works by pumping the patient's blood out of their body and into a special machine that mimics the function of the lungs by removing carbon dioxide from the blood and oxygenating the red blood cells, then pumping the blood back into the body. This technique is mostly used on children due to the fact that they have a much smaller blood volume and are less susceptible to the stress the process puts on the cardiopulmonary and vascular systems, though recent advancements in the field are allowing ECMO to be used on adults more frequently.

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Goofs

Flipped film: when the baby is first shown on ECMO, the numbers on the crib are reversed, and there is a net stocking on the baby's left leg. The view changes, the numbers are correct and the stocking is on the right leg. The view changes back to reversed numbers and left leg stocking.

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Quotes

Dr. Allison Cameron: Chase caught a case in the ER. He wants us to take a look.
Dr. Gregory House: Unless Chase broke his neck falling off his polo pony, he had no reason to be in the ER.

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Connections

References The L Word (2004)

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Soundtracks

Salsa Habanero
(uncredited)
Written by Wayne Jones

User Reviews

Babies and bowling balls

For those of you who enjoyed the TV version of HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS, you will be in for a pleasant surprise in this episode, as Hillary Tuck guest-stars as a young mother suddenly developing seizures and endangering her newborn. Tuck is a terrific young actress, and gives as good a performance as the distraught mom as any actress who has ever appeared on this show. And that's saying something. Meanwhile, Cuddy has asked Wilson to dinner. Is it a date? Wilson kind of thinks so, but House isn't convinced. Foreman is back, thank God, but he's not all there. He is suffering from an aphasia. He's also gotten way too nice and sweet and nonargumentative and at peace with himself and the world, something House makes plain he will not tolerate. Chase has had enough for the time being, and ends up on the baby ward for a few weeks. This move also has House alarmed. Hell, at this point everything is alarming House. And his leg keeps getting worse.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 2006 (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:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1