Whac-A-Mole

Episode aired Nov 21, 2006
TV-PG
44m

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8.0/10

3.3K

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Medical Drama Drama Mystery

A young man collapses at his job, and House makes a game of establishing the diagnosis until things turn critical, and Tritter increases the pressure on Wilson.A young man collapses at his job, and House makes a game of establishing the diagnosis until things turn critical, and Tritter increases the pressure on Wilson.A young man collapses at his job, and House makes a game of establishing the diagnosis until things turn critical, and Tritter increases the pressure on Wilson.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

3.3K

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6james6677

A decent episode but....

NEVER, and I mean NEVER nake your restaurant mascot anything that has to do with Ralph, Ralphie, etc! I would never eat there. That is all. The episode was OK otherwise.

8Hitchcoc

They're Little Kids

We have two monsters here. House and the Cop. Cops are the paragons of loyalty to others on their force, yet this guy plays on the loyalties of House's colleagues. House continues to have no concern for the pain of others--only his own. He is one of the least likable protagonist ever to appear on TV. The young man who has been working and taking care of his brother and sister is incredible, but tired and depressed. House mocks him. He humiliates him. Ultimately, the poor guy makes a sacrifice that a guy like House could never experience.

Wilson is the real victim here because he has pretty much lost everything. House doesn't care.

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Trivia
According to House's parallels with Sherlock Holmes, when he challenges his team to solve the puzzle of the diagnosis, he writes it on a piece of paper, puts it in an envelope, and on the envelope writes, "The game is a itchy foot." This is a play on the words of Holmes' famous phrase, "The game is afoot".

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Given the basis of Tritter's resentment of House as a reason for investigation, it is highly unlikely any DA would've sanctioned the actions taken against Wilson and the other Doctors in Houses' circle. More likely, the hospital would have pressed harassment charges on Tritter and would have raised questions with his superiors to, at minimum, assign a different officer to the investigation.