One Day, One Room

Watched this episode some years ago and rewatched a couple of nights ago and it gets even better with age .The writing was so good I looked up the writer and found out it was David Shore the creator of the show Hugh Laurie was brilliant and he met his match with Winnick whose performance was mesmerising but it could only be so because the writing was so damn good.Slowly and carefully Laurie and Winnick dismantled each other's defences and it was beautiful to watch -it managed to bring intelligent debate about the purpose of life and death and at the same time be thoughtful ,entertaining and full of tension Watching it was like listening to a brilliant peace of music To those who gave it anything below 7 all I can do is repeat one of Houses favourite quips "Ignore them they are idiots"

I enjoyed the episode and the dialog. I think it was very well written. It shows us viewers that House has a side that he constantly struggles to keep hidden; which reveals his true reason for his misery. It is a breakthrough episode which will lead to House showing more humanity as the episodes continue to still knock our socks off of us as highly interested viewers. I hope that the future episodes continue to be as wonderful as this one. I find the complexity of the characters and the complexity of each episode to be very well balanced. I hope David Shore can continue to write more episodes with this terrific balance and also bring in the wonderful guest stars that make this show the highly loved show that it is.

I think while the humor and wit element is a easy factor that draws people to watch House MD, it is the depths like this episode that stands House MD out as a series. This episode while intense shows you how House also has a humane side which at some point of time he had to acknowledge to someone. The side story about Cameron dealing with death was also very well thought out. This helped both the characters grow further.

I am a BIG fan of House.

Hugh Laurie is continually more nuanced than any actor on TV.

BUT the the performance of Winnick in her intimate dialogs in this episode with Laurie was more than stunning.

The character of House is completely challenged for the FIRST time.

First by actually feeling embarrassment for a patient who's medical problem includes forcible rape.

Then by caring so much that his made up finesse story is immediately challenged.

Although later it had some teeth.

The House character's success is tied to total insulation of his mind so as to not feel while caring quite brilliantly as a doctor for his patients.

Winnick's Eve indomitable aggressiveness really was the first equal to the House defenses.

She pushed and pushed and pushed through even the viewers' defenses.

This is the what, to the fans of Drama, is called WOW!! WHAT a pleasure!

On a side note: I thoroughly enjoyed the veteran character actor, Geoffrey Lewis, bring us the exquisite pain and sorrow of an old no-name guy letting go.

For fans of this episode you can't miss this YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaXzCY32lWk

You might dissolve into a fetal position when Eve decides to tell House .........as did I.

In response to the other persons comment, were they watching the same episode as me???

firstly, its a TV series not a "movie" and the writers did a wonderful job on that episode.

It actually showed house, out of his comfort zone and doing something he wasn't typically 'good at'. Also this episode gave a sense of 'realism' (for lack of a better word) to the show, instead of the whole usual saving lives thing where house and his 3 ducks dredge though mountains of information and possible diagnosis options (dont get met wrong i love that as well!!). But the show needed a smack of realism so, it changed it up and got away from the whole Tritter thing, and start afresh..

anyhow just my opinion i really enjoyed the ep!

great show.. great season!

Jono