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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 | |
Carmen Argenziano | ... | Henry Dobson | |
Andy Comeau | ... | Dr. Travis Brennan | |
Meera Simhan | ... | Dr. Jody Desai | |
Brian Klugman | ... | Stark |
Down to 10 candidates for his team, House splits them into 2 groups to diagnose a patient whose short lifespan has been made even shorter. Foreman leads his own team to diagnose a patient at his new workplace.
Let's clear up that odd title: It refers to how long a patient lies dead after attempting suicide, near the beginning of the episode. Those 97 seconds will figure prominently later in the story, which otherwise has House and the remainder of his original 40 (see last week) dealing with a crippled man who is dying faster than he should. Young (and sexy) actress Anne Dudek is back as a very sassy doctor looking to join House's team no matter what, as is veteran character actor Peter Jacobson as a wily and incisive plastic surgeon. The ending of 97 SECONDS is not for the squeamish, and proof of the brilliance of this show, which admittedly has had its uneven moments. To the show's producers: Just don't bring back David Morse (see last season), as much as I love the guy! That's one horse you beat to death several times over.