S5.E11

Joy to the World

Name: Joy to the World
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-12-09
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Episode aired Dec 9, 2008
TV-14
1h

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

3.3K

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Sherilyn Fenn, Lisa Edelstein, and B.K. Cannon in House (2004)

Medical Drama Drama

A teenager collapses on stage, and the outcome will lead to a surprise for Cuddy. Wilson convinces House to be nice to his patients during the holidays. Foreman and Thirteen have issues when... Read allA teenager collapses on stage, and the outcome will lead to a surprise for Cuddy. Wilson convinces House to be nice to his patients during the holidays. Foreman and Thirteen have issues when a trial patient drops from the program.A teenager collapses on stage, and the outcome will lead to a surprise for Cuddy. Wilson convinces House to be nice to his patients during the holidays. Foreman and Thirteen have issues when a trial patient drops from the program.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

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Many different Christmas wishes

Decent episode, though like most all Christmas episodes, not everyone gets a happy ending. But the happy endings that do happen are good. Wish they would have went more in-depth with the clinic case, I felt like the actual solution was too easy, but House's fake explanation (as a "Christmas gift" to the couple) was clever, if highly improbable (well, in humans anyway).

Also, to @animefreakeva_1230, I know this is about 14 years too late, and I doubt you'll see this, but the song you were looking for that plays at the end of the episode is called "Whisper" by A Fine Frenzy. Shazam works wonders sometimes!

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Trivia
As he talks to Kutner and Taub regarding the mysterious present that House has received, Wilson mentions a fake love interest of House's by the name of "Irene Adler." She was the only woman to outwit Sherlock Holmes and the only female to pique his interest. This is one of the many House-Holmes references.

Goofs
There was no need to guess whether or not Natalie took an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol). Blood tests can easily determine if she had taken any in the last 24 hours, and in cases of overdose that cause liver damage (slowing the drug's clearance), traces of the drug can be detected up to 72 hours later.

Quotes
Dr. James Wilson: [after hearing that House got a present wrapped in green paper] Irene Adler. Christmas 2001. Sarcoid symptoms, but she didn't respond to methotrexate. I've never seen him so obsessed. He saved her with a last-minute Wegener's diagnosis, but the hours he put in... I thought it would kill him. And then... well, he fell for her, but it was too soon after Stacy and... It sounds silly, but Irene was the one who got away.
Dr. Lawrence Kutner: Really?
Dr. James Wilson: No, you idiots. House is just screwing with you.