When she is admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, standard testing yields no answers. Enter Dr. Gregory House and his newly assembled team of fellows. House initially rejects the case because it lacks algorithmic intrigue, but he changes his mind when Dr. James Wilson, the head of oncology, fibs and claims Rebecca is his cousin.
The episode’s title is House’s central axiom. He believes that human beings cannot be trusted to give accurate medical histories because they lie out of shame, fear, or ignorance. In this episode, Rebecca denies eating pork, which misleads the team. House's cynicism is validated when the truth reveals that the lie (or omission) was the missing piece of the puzzle. The Doctor-Patient Divide
: While House is sharp, his fellows (Chase, Cameron, and Foreman) feel more like "archetypes" here. Chase is the "yes man," Cameron is the "moral compass," and Foreman is the "challenge" [14, 29].
She shook her head violently, the words fighting their way out. "N... not. Couldn't. Keep."
Rebecca Adler was pretty in a washed-out way, her brown hair plastered to her forehead with sweat. Her husband, a sturdy man named James with worry etched into every line of his face, hovered like a nervous satellite.
When she is admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, standard testing yields no answers. Enter Dr. Gregory House and his newly assembled team of fellows. House initially rejects the case because it lacks algorithmic intrigue, but he changes his mind when Dr. James Wilson, the head of oncology, fibs and claims Rebecca is his cousin.
The episode’s title is House’s central axiom. He believes that human beings cannot be trusted to give accurate medical histories because they lie out of shame, fear, or ignorance. In this episode, Rebecca denies eating pork, which misleads the team. House's cynicism is validated when the truth reveals that the lie (or omission) was the missing piece of the puzzle. The Doctor-Patient Divide
: While House is sharp, his fellows (Chase, Cameron, and Foreman) feel more like "archetypes" here. Chase is the "yes man," Cameron is the "moral compass," and Foreman is the "challenge" [14, 29].
She shook her head violently, the words fighting their way out. "N... not. Couldn't. Keep."
Rebecca Adler was pretty in a washed-out way, her brown hair plastered to her forehead with sweat. Her husband, a sturdy man named James with worry etched into every line of his face, hovered like a nervous satellite.
