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Let Them Eat Cake

  • Episode aired Dec 2, 2008
  • TV-14
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
2.9K
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Peter Jacobson and Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
Medical DramaDramaMystery

The drug trial brings back memories for Thirteen; Kutner and Taub scramble as they try to salvage a scam and save the team's patient whose gastric bypass may not have saved her life.The drug trial brings back memories for Thirteen; Kutner and Taub scramble as they try to salvage a scam and save the team's patient whose gastric bypass may not have saved her life.The drug trial brings back memories for Thirteen; Kutner and Taub scramble as they try to salvage a scam and save the team's patient whose gastric bypass may not have saved her life.

  • Director
    • Deran Sarafian
  • Writers
    • David Shore
    • Russel Friend
    • Garrett Lerner
  • Stars
    • Hugh Laurie
    • Lisa Edelstein
    • Omar Epps
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Deran Sarafian
    • Writers
      • David Shore
      • Russel Friend
      • Garrett Lerner
    • Stars
      • Hugh Laurie
      • Lisa Edelstein
      • Omar Epps
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Dr. Gregory House
    Lisa Edelstein
    Lisa Edelstein
    • Dr. Lisa Cuddy
    Omar Epps
    Omar Epps
    • Dr. Eric Foreman
    Robert Sean Leonard
    Robert Sean Leonard
    • Dr. James Wilson
    Jennifer Morrison
    Jennifer Morrison
    • Dr. Allison Cameron
    Jesse Spencer
    Jesse Spencer
    • Dr. Robert Chase
    Peter Jacobson
    Peter Jacobson
    • Dr. Chris Taub
    Kal Penn
    Kal Penn
    • Dr. Lawrence Kutner
    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Thirteen
    Samantha Shelton
    Samantha Shelton
    • Emmy
    Becky Baeling Lythgoe
    Becky Baeling Lythgoe
    • Deedee
    • (as Becky Baeling)
    Brad Grunberg
    Brad Grunberg
    • Irv
    Lori Petty
    Lori Petty
    • Janice Burke
    David Lengel
    David Lengel
    • Video Director
    Nicole Cannon
    Nicole Cannon
    • Nurse Helen
    Christopher Stapleton
    Christopher Stapleton
    • John Hadley
    Julia Putnam
    • 9 Year Old Thirteen
    Danielle Petty
    Danielle Petty
    • Anne Hadley
    • Director
      • Deran Sarafian
    • Writers
      • David Shore
      • Russel Friend
      • Garrett Lerner
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    8Hitchcoc

    Too Much

    I don't have much to say anymore. There was nothing wrong with the episode. The way they dealt with the physical trainer and her duplicity was fine. She was so self loathing when heavy, her stupid decision toward the end made perfect sense--to her. Good old society and it value.

    As for the efforts of Kutner to run his own on-line practice, using House's name merely gets him more than he bargained for. The scene in the mogue is great for shock value. I'm interested in those that fee House and Cuddy should get together permanently. What good can possibly come from it. Everything would be the same. He would revert to his usual being and mistreat her. That part of the show is of no interest to me. It simply gives him another outlet for his cruel behavior.
    9bigtallcubsfan

    A Well-Balanced Episode

    best twist ending ever, and one of the best episodes of the year. For the past couple of episodes, the show seemed to be trying too hard to be SERIOUS and DRAMATIC, veering away from the pranks and the dark humor that are also a part of the life of the show. This one had that awesome balance between an interesting case, the House v. Cuddy one- upmanship, and a terrific subplot involving Kutner, Talb, a medical website and blackmail. Good humor, good fun and, yes, good drama all around. I believe the show was able to accomplish this by its effective use of the supporting cast who for the first time in a while are all truly integrated into one or the other of the show's stories.
    9echo-ocean-floor

    Best episode in of Season 5 so far...

    Let me just say I love House M.D. but this seasons been lacking what was so great about the first 3 seasons. I think the writers have been so busy getting everything straightened out from the previous season that they've forgotten why the viewers tune in. For diagnostic magic! This episode had the qualities that the first season had, bouncing ideas off other team members and explaining their flaws. Now I know that's what they do in every episode but House really seemed to care this time while the other team members acted like they we're actually trying. Plus the obvious strain on him trying to balance the Cuddy situation and while still being a good doctor was a nice reminder of season two when he was getting back together with his ex Stacy. Of course I'm also very interested in House and Cuddy getting together and any sign of that becoming a possibility like in this episode is good news to me. I'm sick of waiting for what we all know is going to happen, or should happen. If the writers decide to hold back on it I'm going to be disappointed. However, I am aware that the longing and resisting makes for a better story then just letting them go at it. In conclusion, good episode, gives me hope for House.
    8ctomvelu-1

    Cuddy is definitely cuddable

    House must deal with a fainting fitness instructor who harbors a Big Secret that could save her life. Meanwhile, Cuddy take over House's office while hers is being renovated. And the Indian doctor does a very bad thing: He creates a website in House's name, and collects fees from folks who e=mail him about their maladies. Not surprisingly, this backfires on him when one of the folks shows up at the hospital, gunning for House. The episode is mostly House and Cuddy sparring, and gets pretty intense and erotic near the end. Lots of fun, especially when Cuddy gets rid of House's furniture in retaliation for something he does to her office. Everyone ends up sitting or lieing on the floor. Cuddy especially looks fetching sitting or standing in House's empty office.

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    • Trivia
      House (Hugh Laurie) refers to a "cunning plan," a catchphrase from the Blackadder series, which co-stars a much younger Hugh Laurie prominently in series 3 and 4.
    • Goofs
      When House is leaving his office with Taub he is not using his cane. When viewed walking the corridor with Taub he has his cane.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lisa Cuddy: That's it? You're not going to argue why this case is beneath you?

      Dr. Gregory House: No point. I'm in an elevator, I can't run away.

      Dr. Lisa Cuddy: You can't run away anyway.

      Dr. Gregory House: That's just mean.

    • Connections
      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Coconut
      (uncredited)

      Written by Harry Nilsson

      Sung by Becky Baeling Lythgoe

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 10, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Heel & Toe Films
      • Shore Z Productions
      • Bad Hat Harry Productions
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    • Runtime
      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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