Samantha "Broken Arrow" Mathis teaches the romantically misguided Cameron a hard lesson about love and fidelity in an episode that has a loving but swinging husband come down with what House swears must be "heavy metal" poisoning. Early in the episode, House announces he is convinced Mathis is slowly killing her husband, but how to prove it? And what is she doing it with? Tests for numerous substances get the team nowhere, and they are not convinced House has made the right diagnosis. Meanwhile, the husband keeps getting sicker. Mathis is fine as the apparently devoted and distraught wife, and she provides an Emmy-worthy moment with House as he confronts her and reveals her true nature near the end.
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ALL THAT GLITTERS...
kj_tenneson4 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
So, this wasn't my favorite episode, it was a bit slow to me, but there was some character development there.
Essentially, a married couple engaged in some fantasy role-play has their fun interrupted when the husband begins having trouble breathing. The team and House disagree about treatment - with Foreman believing the man is suffering from Lupus, while House is convinced the man has been exposed to heavy metals.
Cameron champions the couple's love for each other and thier willingness to be open and honest about their sex life and practices, but House believes she being naïve. In the end, House is able to prove gold contamination, and that the wife was deliberately poisoning the husband with it, over time.
The two biggest character growth moments I noticed were both involving House - the first deals with House & Foreman. Now Foreman has always challenged House, but it seems more and more like House is accepting him more as a peer than the others. He tolerates a level of scrutinizing from Foreman that he never did before Foreman held seniority over him, albeit temporarily.
The second is with Wilson, who is still staying with House and although House seems monumentally put out by sharing his space and is pressuring Wilson to hurry up and get out. But when a realtor calls to offer Wilson a place, and leaves a message on the answering machine, House erases it, which would cause Wilson to have to stay with House longer.
Not the strongest showing, as I've said, but interesting and well-acted by everyone involved.
Essentially, a married couple engaged in some fantasy role-play has their fun interrupted when the husband begins having trouble breathing. The team and House disagree about treatment - with Foreman believing the man is suffering from Lupus, while House is convinced the man has been exposed to heavy metals.
Cameron champions the couple's love for each other and thier willingness to be open and honest about their sex life and practices, but House believes she being naïve. In the end, House is able to prove gold contamination, and that the wife was deliberately poisoning the husband with it, over time.
The two biggest character growth moments I noticed were both involving House - the first deals with House & Foreman. Now Foreman has always challenged House, but it seems more and more like House is accepting him more as a peer than the others. He tolerates a level of scrutinizing from Foreman that he never did before Foreman held seniority over him, albeit temporarily.
The second is with Wilson, who is still staying with House and although House seems monumentally put out by sharing his space and is pressuring Wilson to hurry up and get out. But when a realtor calls to offer Wilson a place, and leaves a message on the answering machine, House erases it, which would cause Wilson to have to stay with House longer.
Not the strongest showing, as I've said, but interesting and well-acted by everyone involved.
Power shortage
thekreme7 December 2022
What is up with the lack of lighting at the hospital?! Almost every shot has the overhead lighting turned off. House's malpractice payments must be taken out of the electrical utility budget.
And this review evidently needs more characters to be posted, so here we are. Waiting around for the minimum counter to hit 600. The good thing is that we're currently at 236 so there's not too much more to do.
I guess I could share that this is the 3rd time I'm watching the series. It's definitely one of my top 5 favs. The way the writers developed all of the characters over the years is a thing of beauty.
And this review evidently needs more characters to be posted, so here we are. Waiting around for the minimum counter to hit 600. The good thing is that we're currently at 236 so there's not too much more to do.
I guess I could share that this is the 3rd time I'm watching the series. It's definitely one of my top 5 favs. The way the writers developed all of the characters over the years is a thing of beauty.
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