I guess it was better forCameron to by blunt at the end rather than string puppy-love Chase along until he gets his widdle smooshed big time.
I loved House assigning the passengers his duckling roles, and that the kid got so into it. Do I want to know what an “Around the World” is?
StG
The main Airplane reference wasn’t the fish; it was House saying he wouldn’t have to fly the plane.
The first person to have the mass hysteria symptoms (the “Turn your head. You’re going to throw up” girl) overheard House and Cuddy talking about the symptoms, so knew about the rash. She was in coach, so everyone around her saw the rash. So the symptoms were known to those who had the hysteria.
I was a little skeptical about the rash, but it could be similar to nervous hives.
Cameron was pretty nasty to Chase. I assume she’s so terrified of any relationship that she refuses to accept the possibility. Though it’s for the best: if they had checked the basement instead of checking out the bed, they might have come up with the solution sooner.
I was proud of her. She was **very clear ** about what she wanted at the beginning, Chase agreed, and now she is following through. I understand feelings change, but not over the relatively short period of time they’ve been fooling around. From the photo last week it’s clear Chase has/had feelings for her and he should have known better.
I loved House setting up the passengers to be agreeable, dumbfounded and belligerent. “Sounds good.” “English not the best.” “Is this a joke?” “You guys are good.”
“You didn’t think I’d leave you stuck in coach for a whole 18 hour flight, did you?”
This episode struck home with me a little when they thought the guy had meningococcus. The University where I work recently had a student die of bacterial meningitis after receiving less than stellar care from the local hospital (they sent her home with pain pills for her sore neck, back, unexplained bruising), so people around here have been running a little scared lately.
Also, poor kitty.
Cuddy should have recognized the ‘control group’… none of the crew (flight attendent, pilots, etc…) showed any signs of an issue.
And for a flight that long, with that many passengers, theres only one flight attendant? Would’ve been hilarious had there been three -
yeah… poor kitty.
At one point the female patient said that she’d never done things like that before. They also pointedly showed us her cat, quite often… so my immediate assumption was toxoplasmosis, which, in acute cases, can pretty much account for all of her symptoms (at least, according to wikipedia). I was fairly disappointed with the actual cause.
I thought the patient was great: “I snorted cocaine off the belly of a homosexual man; I had sex with ‘El Gordo’.” “I thought I was punished for leaving, when really I was punished for coming home.”
I thought the plane diagnosis made Cuddy look like a complete idiot, so I was less happy with that.
And yeah, the ending made Cameron look a little bitchy, but she had been very clear what she wanted. I’ll be interested to see what if anything they do with that relationship now.
I loved the whole idea of the diagnostic team on the plane. Nicely conceived, but I wish it had been given more script time.
I agree that, though it seemed kinda cruel, Cameron was just being honest. Chase knew what he was getting into; when he said “I want more”, Cameron had to end it because it’s not what she wants right now. What she wants (and always has) is House. Remember, it’s been mentioned several times that Cameron only feels fulfilled in a relationship if the other person is damaged in some way.
Best line of the night:
Flight Attendant: “I’m in NY on Thursdays.”
House: “Are you handicapped-accessible?”
If Wilson does pursue something with the call girl, expect lots of choice comments from House. Heck, House probably knows her–it’s no secret that he avails himself of such services.
So who does House end up in the rack with at season’s end, Cuddy or Cameron? 
Plus the dad from Good Times! 
OK, wow, we missed the first couple minutes of the show, so we had no idea who Robin was or why she was there. I assumed she was a personal assistant or secretary or something. She was a hooker?! What exactly happened before the opening credits?
It seemed at first that she might have been an assistant. But when the woman went up to get the $1000 in cash to pay her, Robin showed up at her bedroom door dressed in a very revealing outfit, gazing at her seductively and asking if the outfit was alright. It was pretty clear why she was there if you saw the opening sequence.
Well, that and that they were talking about paying for “around the world” which is a prostitution term for a series of sex acts.
Now that Chase is heartbroken, maybe Cameron will perceive him as being damaged.
We see the patient in her home, looking a bit nervous. Robin rings the doorbell and comes in, and discusses a “package,” mentioning the “around the world” special is $1000, and the patient agrees and leaves to get the money (mind you, it’s set up to look like a travel package, or something.) When she gets the money, she turns around and Robin is in a very sexy outfit, asking if it’s ok, then the woman collapses. Robin grabs the $1000 then dials 911.
Thanks, we missed all that. Well, if Wilson does try to pursue a relationship, then I can see how much more awkward it will be. Oh dear.
This actually worked well for me, because it started out ambiguous and then got more obvious, so I as a viewer was going, “Is she . . . ? Nah. But that sounds like . . . Nah. Oh, wait. I see. Hooker.” I really liked how my own reaction as a viewer was then mirrored by Wilson’s slowly dawning realization of “Who is this woman? What exactly is her relation to the patient? Oh. I see. Hooker.”
But I did yell at the screen, “Jeez, Wilson, didn’t you ever see West Wing?”
Well, but she said “Satisfaction guaranteed. Twice” is a very suggestive way.
Ah, I didn’t understand that part at all. I didn’t get what Wilson was getting, I was just hoping he’d share what he got with us.
Heh. I realized from that line she was a hooker, so it came as no surprise when she reappeared dressed that way 
simster, I’m not sure this episode really is intended to take place months after the last. Mainly because they’ve done a fast forward at the end of an episode before - quite a while ago with a fat little girl, and by the end of the episode she’d lost over 50 pounds… Anyway, it didn’t feel like there was supposed to be a gap of a few months here or there either.
I liked the kid on the plane. He’s probably a lot like House was as a little kid. If this had been another show, the plane would have crashed, orphaning the boy, and House would have tried (and failed) to get custody of him. Alas, that’s a bit too wacky for this show.