Skin Deep

The episode was full of revelations, and other interesting things about each characters. Kiiwi is right, people are too hypersensitive these days, for episodes like these, that could address certain topics, without all the usual fuss. Personally, it's not something I'm used to in my own personal life, so if it pushes some people's buttons so much, maybe they should see a shrink, to understand why it hits so close to home for them... Crazy things can happen, and the show fortunately knew how to take risks with its characters without sounding too tacky. The part where House thinks he can feel his « dead » leg again, looks too much like a decoy, to distract us from this very weird case. Which also showed writers had no idea what to make of him in this episode... It makes it lack momentum, which is a shame, because it was a really bold and unexpected premise for the time. It pushed boundaries and made viewers uneasy, with wild twists and turns. They don't do them like that anymore.

Easily the dumbest and most disturbing episode I've seen so far. I'm surprised to see the show dip so early on.

There should be at least some minimum level of medical believability to make it to air. Here there is none -though it attempts to pander to goofy fringe agendas apparently.

If House can't pull itself out of the gutter and attempt to create reasonable and realistic crises the show, we're going have to plug on it. People with the slightest medical backgrounds are groaning over this type of trash.

It takes so very little these days to make it on a scripted show. TV is becoming a mindless format if this episode is any indication.

So many problems with this one. The "teenage supermodel" is said to be 15 yrs old. Well, guess what? She isn't all that attractive, certainly not "supermodel" territory. And, more obviously and crazily, the 15 year old looks like she is 25. 15? Seriously? Big GONG!

2nd GONG! Her dad looks maybe 10, maybe 12 yrs older than the supermodel. GONG! Horrific casting.

The story itself is just too convoluted and House does not act like House, which blah blah, leg pain.

On the positive side, I guess House's ex was not in this one. Yay! Some have far far too much time with House and his ex. Geez. That is the weakest on-going story-line in this show. I was skipping around Season 2 episodes. It seems like maybe 6 episodes earlier (in the airport) and in this they said House had "made her leave".

There is an interesting twist at least it was back then. It's probably one that would never make it today . Gender identity is viewed differently now although in a way it's not the specific approach they would use now.

I am also not sure why men were so attracted to the patient of the week.

This is a one of a kind episode. First of all, it features a teenage supermodel. House is at his lowest as he lusts for her. He has no filter at all and his drooling is ridiculous. Put aside the male portrayal and focus on this model and we get into some really interesting territory. The conclusion aside, which I won't ruin, the father's abuse and all that is enough to have the cops crashing the doors. I realize there are protections for good reason, but this guy continues to sit at the daughter's bedside after what is revealed about him. Then we have her explanation.

I won't comment on the secondary plot of the guy who has a sympathetic pregnancy. That is also ludicrous.