Skin Deep

The actress playing a 17 year old, was 27 when this episode aired.

Just makes it not believable at all.

Why does house not want to get his leg directed?

His do I get 421 more characters!

The actress playing a 17 year old, was 27 when this episode aired.

Just makes it not believable at all.

Why does house not want to get his leg directed?

His do I get 421 more characters!

The actress playing a 17 year old, was 27 when this episode aired.

Just makes it not believable at all.

Why does house not want to get his leg directed?

His do I get 421 more characters!

The actress playing a 17 year old, was 27 when this episode aired.

Just makes it not believable at all.

Why does house not want to get his leg directed?

His do I get 421 more characters!

I believe that the only reason this episode has such a high rating is because of the "plot twist" at the end. However, regardless of the typical sudden realization of what is ailing the patient at the end of the episode, the language used against the FIFTEEN YEAR OLD patient is absolutely vile and hinders any positive thoughts I have about this episode.

House is at his most unbearable and disgusting as he, Foreman, and Chase all sexually objectify their FIFTEEN YEAR OLD PATIENT all because she is "beautiful". The episode's one saving grace is, of course, the only woman in the department as she stands up for the patient but is continually shut down by her male coworkers! I feel bad for Sarah Hess as she seems to have been the only woman on the writing staff for this episode. Maybe Cameron was a stand-in for her?

Lastly, the writing of the patient herself is so abysmal and disgusting that I hope none of these writers are near a minor. Without saying too much, she is perpetuated as a manipulator towards those with power over her.

One of the episodes on the show that reminds you that they still didn't really consider women proper people 20 years ago. Also why is cameron the only one concerned about the nonce behaviour from both house and the dad. Not only are houses comments disgusting, they are brushed off as just goofy behaviour and not weird, and something that should be discipline (not that this fictional hospital seems to care much for ethics, they commit malpractice more than they actually cure patients). The whole episode was tedious and made my skin crawl. I hope the "only good nonce is a dead one" attitude begins to permeate whichever bubble they've got the writers locked in sooner rather than later.

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.

I mean I love house but this show wouldn't have survived in 2021. There was no way for this many problematical comments to be just ignored.