House Recap: “Family”

Title: Family
Original Airdate: May 1, 2007
GMMR Recapper: LaLa

Wow. That was quite a dramatic ending, wasn’t it?! I do not think I will soon forget the image of Foreman stabbing that poor, brave, screaming-in-agony kid in order to get a bone marrow sample from him. Yikes. But, in the end, if Foreman hadn’t done that, the kid’s brother would have died from his leukemia. And in addition, if Foreman hadn’t forged ahead in trying to figure out the kid’s infection instead of just using his dying brother as a Petri dish (like House wanted to), then the kid might ALSO not be alive. Dude: Foreman rules.

Which is why it was very shocking to me that Foreman suddenly gave House his two weeks notice at the end! “In order to be like you as a doctor, I have to be like you as a human being,” Foreman explained, “I don’t want to be like you.” Ouch. Dr. Cranky Pants was not expecting that, especially since he was considering firing Foreman only days ago because Foreman was still upset over accidentally killing that woman last week. Wow. I guess Foreman really is a good man, who is so afraid of turning into a heatless, pseudo-sociopath like House that he would rather keep his gift to himself than save more lives and be a jerk. Here’s hoping, though, that Foreman’s resignation doesn’t stick. Methinks that it won’t… especially since Omar Epps is still a regular on this show. He just can’t leave now… not after the writers have made him so awesome! Can he?

As for the rest of the show, I have to say, the writers are really on a roll lately. Last week’s episode was fantastic and profound, and now this week’s episode was excellent as well! From the complex decisions that the parents of the two boys were forced to make, to Foreman’s wrestling with his conscience, to more great House and Wilson interaction (like House apologizing to Wilson for calling him a coward, and then immediately insisting that his apology wasn’t sincere). Heck, even the subplot with House and Wilson’s ex-wife’s annoying dog that destroyed House’s home was hilarious, especially the ways in which House kept trying to “accidentally” kill the dog. Normally, I don’t like animal abuse, but this was just funny. So I say: You go House writers! Show em’ how it’s done.

The ONE thing, though, that I didn’t like about this episode – and last week’s, for that matter – is how poor sweet Chase keeps asking out Cameron on Tuesdays, and how she in turn keeps refusing him that cold, condescending way. Seriously, why have the writers turned her into such a cold cold beyotch? She didn’t used to be that way – she used to be the caring, sensitive one. Now she’s rivaling House as the Jerk of the Hospital. And Chase keeps getting hurt every week too! Not cool. Either Chase needs to get over her fast, or Cameron needs to get hurt really bad soon, courtesy of Instant Karma. I think that’s a plot development that Earl Hickey would approve of – I know I would.

LaLa is a writer who currently resides in LaLa Land, aka Los Angeles. LaLa also likes to sing. LaLa also knows some lawyers in a law office. LaLa is also prone to making bad jokes, like this one. And of course, LaLa also loves her some quality television shows with quality actors on them, like House… and The Office… and 24… and, well, pretty much any smartly written show that doesn’t include a fat guy with a hot skinny wife or the words “two and a half men” in the title.

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