TV-Reviewed

Tonight’s patient seemed to be able to see ghosts. No, really. She appeared to be able to see her deceased mother and Dr. House’s non-existent Grandfather, Walter. I was really intrigued to see how the team would go about determining the cause of the woman’s problems. On the other hand, I was really disappointed by the cause… something in stale bread. Something in the bread is common with what is in LSD and caused the woman to hallucinate.

The whole “seeing ghosts” plot was intriguing initially, primarily because it was a point of friction between Amber and Dr. 13. The patient claimed to see last week’s patient, the wheelchair-bound man. She said that the man went on and on about how incompetent the doctors are and how Dr. 13 killed his dog. I admit, that sounded very creepy, but typically, that was easily explained away: Amber planted that information to get under Dr. 13’s skin. The two don’t get along, and it’s Amber who’s the one who has been the one who is causing the problems.

When it came down to sending one of the fellowships packing, House made the obvious one. He sent Henry home (again). he’s been fired twice now, but he keeps coming back. But it looks like he’s gone for good this time. I really liked the character; surely House could have given him a personal assistant job.

House is pretty relentless with his torturing of his team, so it came to no surprise when Cole, the African-American Mormon, would be on the receiving end of it again. House is really brutal attacking Cole’s religion. I was quite pleased to see Cole actually lose his temper and slug House. This actually cost House $100 because Cameron bet Cole could kick House’s ass. I love seeing Cameron meddling in House’s affairs. I just wish she would get rid of the blond hair.

Last week, we saw Dr. Foreman get canned from Mercy’s. Things didn’t get any better for him this week. He had a few interviews with hospital administrators, but it was clear that Foreman was radioactive in their eyes. As one administrator put it, Foreman didn’t leave House soon enough. Getting desperate, Foreman made a deal with Cuddy to get him back to the hospital. She knew that he was being blackballed, so although he tried, Foreman didn’t get the raise he wanted. It’s really the most logical fit for Dr. Foreman.

House - Guardian Angels
Original Air Date: October 23, 2007

Rating: 7.8