"House M.D." Poison (2005)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Guy Ferland

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Matt Witten (written by)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

25 January 2005 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A high school boy has hallucinations and collapses during an exam. When he does not respond to treatments, and the normal tests are negative Foreman presents the case to House. Clinic Cases: A happy old lady.

Plot Keywords:

Insecticide | Poison | Injection | Infidelity | Doctor

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Roxanne Hart	...	Margo Davis
John Patrick Amedori	...	Matt Davis
Kurt Fuller	...	Mark Adams
Andy Milder	...	Bus Driver
McNally Sagal	...	Mrs. Miller
Shirley Knight	...	Georgia Adams
Jim Lau	...	Chou-Young Ling
Linda Wang	...	Jen Ling
Molly Mankiewicz	...	Amy - Blonde Woman

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Japan:Unrated

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

Trivia:

While house is examining Georgia she mentions has a crush on Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher and John Patrick Amedori, who plays Matt Davis in this episode, both played the character of Evan Treborn (albeit at different ages) in The Butterfly Effect (2004).

Goofs:

Continuity: When at the patient's house, a cat is seen in one shot sitting in front of Dr. Cameron. The camera cuts to Foreman for around 2 seconds, then cuts back to Cameron, at which point the cat has disappeared.

Quotes:

Dr. Wilson: [Wilson is reading a poem from a patient of House] "The healer with his magic powers / I could rub his gentle brow for hours. / His manly chest, his stubbled jaw, / Everything about him leaves me raw-
Dr. Gregory House: Psych ward's upstairs.
Dr. Wilson: -with joy / Oh, House, your very name / Will never leave this girl the same". It's not bad for an 82-year-old. She asked me to give that to her true love.

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Oh, they're just the arrogant jerks that saved your life.

Roxanne Hart (License to Wed, Art School Confidential) is an overbearing mother that complicates the treatment of her son who passed out while taking a test.

The diagnoses are difficult until they find the clue to what was wrong, and she is questioning everything and refusing to allow treatment until she checks with the CDC. Chicanery and bluntness are the norm in this interesting case.

Foreman (Omar Epps) seems to be becoming more like House every day.

Along with the main case, House is treating a woman who is 79 years old and having sexual fantasies. The problem is solved quickly, and should be a warning to everyone who has unprotected sex - even if it was 60 years ago.