# House 10/2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283 "2007-10-02T18:03:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/1 "2007-10-02T18:03:54Z")
House begins pitting the potential new docs against one another while attemping to diagnose a woman’s neurological problem. In a few weeks, he will have picked four of them, I believe, to remain at the clinic. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/2 "2007-10-02T18:07:02Z")
I saw Kal Penn (Kumar) in the scenes from next weeks episode (this week) so I figure we’ve found at least one new cast member… I like him, I"m a little curious about his character. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/3 "2007-10-02T19:57:24Z")
I thought the 10/2 episode was fascinating: they had two thorny problems to deal with and they managed to resolve both, very well. Problem 1) The format of the show requires a patient with bizarre symptoms, and House figures out what’s going on, after several mis-steps. Problem 2) House doesn’t want assistants, and Cuddy wants him to start hiring. House thinks he can manage to deal well on his own. So, the knot seems Gordian: if House doesn’t figure out the case and the patient dies, he’ll agree he needs assistants, but it will be highly unsatisfactory for the audience. If House does figure out the case, he’ll stand firm on not hiring assistants. A neat little circular puzzle, which they resolved very very well indeed, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/4 "2007-10-02T19:59:58Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] I thought the 10/2 episode was fascinating: they had two thorny problems to deal with and they managed to resolve both, very well. Problem 1) The format of the show requires a patient with bizarre symptoms, and House figures out what’s going on, after several mis-steps. Problem 2) House doesn’t want assistants, and Cuddy wants him to start hiring. House thinks he can manage to deal well on his own. So, the knot seems Gordian: if House doesn’t figure out the case and the patient dies, he’ll agree he needs assistants, but it will be highly unsatisfactory for the audience. If House does figure out the case, he’ll stand firm on not hiring assistants. A neat little circular puzzle, which they resolved very very well indeed, IMHO. [/QUOTE] **Dex** where the hell did you see this? Have you discovered time travel? Or did I lose a few hours? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/5 "2007-10-02T20:10:09Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] **Dex** where the hell did you see this? Have you discovered time travel? Or did I lose a few hours? [/QUOTE] The previous ep…9/25. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/6 "2007-10-02T20:30:08Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] The previous ep…9/25. [/QUOTE] NOOOO!!! It started LAST week?? What did I miss? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/7 "2007-10-02T20:48:05Z")
[QUOTE=Ms. Pumpkin] NOOOO!!! It started LAST week?? What did I miss? ☹ [/QUOTE] As Dex mentioned, none of the kids are back. House insists he doesn’t need a team and Cuddy insists he does. He is able to solve a case without them but at the end acquiesces to hiring someone. He gathers a large group of hopefuls and tells them they will be eliminated over the course of a month of intense work (“The hardest job interview ever”) so presumably he will be left with a team. I did see this season’s flock of ducklings on the Emmy red carpet, including “Kumar” and the dark blonde woman who impresses House with her blunt attitude. I won’t tell about the case since you may want to catch it in reruns? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/8 "2007-10-03T01:03:09Z")
Well, it had a _2001_ homage in the first 60 seconds. I’ve never watched it before, but that’s good enough to keep me here. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/9 "2007-10-03T02:10:26Z")
My deepest blushes… Yeah, I was dealing with last week’s, which we just saw last night. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/10 "2007-10-03T02:23:52Z")
I like Kumar and the cynical blonde woman (House: You have to trust _somebody_, don’t you?" Blonde: “No”). I’m not sure I care for the old guy. He doesn’t seem very interesting to me. I guess the Mormon guy will end up being the third hire. All in all, I think I like this group better than the old one and I like the reality show elimination scenario that House has going on. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/11 "2007-10-03T03:13:21Z")
I liked the new folks a lot more than the original three, but I fear they’re coming back anyway. I mean, come on, Kal vs. Jesse? No contest. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/12 "2007-10-03T05:04:25Z")
I rather strongly disliked the cynical blond. I just plain thought she was a bitch. I like Kal and I really like #13. She’s hotter than Cameron. Don’t really care one way or the other about the Mormon. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/13 "2007-10-03T05:59:21Z")
Oh please, don’t keep the blonde woman. She’s even more annoying than Cameron. I miss Chase, but the other two can stay gone as far as I’m concerned. _Who_ did Wilson say was engaged? Someone insisted on talking over that exchange :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/14 "2007-10-03T06:04:27Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] _Who_ did Wilson say was engaged? Someone insisted on talking over that exchange :mad: [/QUOTE] Cameron and Chase. ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/15 "2007-10-03T08:03:30Z")
Would 50 thousand be enough to cover all the cost incurred in treating the astronaut. She threw down the cash then 40 doctors went to action. All sorts of scans and tests it even included a breast augmentation. I agree with elfkin477 I miss Chase a bit as well. I think he will fire them all. But will hold on to 26 for a while. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/16 "2007-10-03T10:00:01Z")
Hate the catty, manipulative blonde. I vote for Kumar. I wonder if House knows about his [med school interview](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oTwbJmW57U) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/17 "2007-10-03T12:55:43Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] I guess the Mormon guy will end up being the third hire. [/QUOTE] He was in the “flock” at the Emmys. He played a gangster in **Death Sentence**? [Yep, I thought I recognized those eyes.](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1346230/) ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/18 "2007-10-03T12:56:56Z")
I hated BitchyBlond; and actually liked BlackMormonDude. I also like #13. Kumar I can take or leave. I liked the old guy, but don’t like the idea of him being one of the team, while not being a doctor. I can suspend a bit of belief for the show, but that would be going too far. I really disliked Natasha – although I was amused by her accent. I was surprised House didn’t make any ‘moose & squirrel’ jokes. I liked CuteSideburnsGuy (the one who spilled to Cuddy); sorry to see him go. Like the last one, I thought this was a great episode. The season is off to a good start. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/19 "2007-10-03T13:06:54Z")
Physics joke. You don’t get enough of those. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283/20 "2007-10-03T13:08:36Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] Cameron and Chase. [/QUOTE] The actors were engaged in real life also, but IMDB says the wedding has been called off. That conversation between Cameron and House at the end was hard to follow - we had to watch it a couple of times. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-2/421283.md?page=2)