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By Aaron 10/11/2007

This week I am taking off the kid gloves – no more dodging spoilers – if you have not seen the episode and do not want key issues revealed, read this after you have seen the episode. Obviously.

House continues his Survivor-esque tactics from last week by formally splitting the remaining participants into teams – boys against girls. The winners can continue the game while the losers will be fired. The case at hand is that of a paraplegic who is slowly slipping away. None of the interns really have any idea what the patient has, and the boys resolve to just run every possible test. Meanwhile Olivia Wilde’s character, who flirts with House but refuses to tell him her name, has an idea of what the patient has. And so does House. But when both of those ideas are proven incorrect House has to quit playing around and find out what is really killing the patient. Cue Cuddy’s whining about playing games with a patient’s life.

With last show’s brief, scene-stealing moments by Chase and Cameron, it seemed inevitable that Foreman would make an appearance. And so he does. The show follows a case (very briefly) Foreman is trying to crack with his team at New York Mercy. These scenes are largely unfulfilling, constantly giving off the vibe that there was more screen time that got cut. We do see Foreman leading a team that has corny similarities to House’s team in seasons one through three except that the team is useless. Here is the minor spoiler: Foreman believes strongly that he knows what is killing his patient but there is a risky treatment – one he does over the head of his superior. When Foreman tries to defend his decision (which saves the man’s life), he is cut off, and fired. While I thought scenes of Foreman at New York Mercy were on the way, and that he would be fired, I thought that would take three to four more episodes. It is way to soon to jettison that story arch. One thing is for sure; I would be shocked if Foreman worked under House again, although I would be surprised if Foreman did not return to Princeton Plainsboro.

Chase and Cameron have interesting roles in this episode – almost as tertiary characters – who help one of the interns who cleverly plays off their feelings about House. The best scene they have though is when House confronts them about helping the intern and Chase talks back to House without a care in the world – shattering Chase’s previous submissive, House-is-God attitude. To which Cameron chimes in, “I like him like this.” House is left standing there with his mouth wide open. It seems Chase and Cameron’s return to working under House is just as unlikely as Foreman working under House. At the same time, it would be very surprising if Chase and Cameron were to work under House. I think it is most likely that all three will work at Princeton Plainsboro and relate to the team, and the episode’s new patient, much the way Wilson does – delivering clever one liners driving to the heart of House’s motivations. And in their stead, I expect House to hire a new team.

Who will that team be? How many will be on that team seems to be more intriguing. There are a few frontrunners. The top one being Olivia Wilde’s #13, who gets a bunch of development in this episode, and who’s only potential detractors are that she is very similar (in appearance) to Cameron. Then there is Kal Pen’s #9 who seems to be a sure thing, and then there is the dark horse candidate in Edi Gathegi’s Cole/#18. Gaining steam is Anne Dudek’s Amber, who plays the bitch-incarnate very well – perhaps too well, as I really really do not want her to be on the show. Carmen Agenziano’s Henry, the really old guy, is an interesting choice, but despite his interesting back-story, he does not seem to fit in the show.

   

Bob’s October Movie Preview

By Bob 10/2/2008

Now that we have gotten through the sludge of September movies, it’s time for some Oscar contenders, and movies that think they’re good but not. Halloween is also this month so there is bound to be a lot of random horror movies going on and of course a Saw film to soak in. Whatever happens though, I’m gonna guess that at least one of the following gets some nods come Oscar time. With that, my October Movie Preview:

Cops, Robbers, and Blah

10) Pride and Glory: October 24th

From the director of Miracle comes one of the most clichéd trailers of ALL TIME. Edward Norton as A COP. Colin Farrell as HIMSELF. What more could we want from a movie? I don’t know, and I will likely never find out because this is not one flick I will be seeing.

9) Max Payne: October 17th

As I feverishly go through my mind trying to think of a video game adaptation that has actually been a good movie, I’m also reminded of all of the bad movies Marky Mark has made over the past ever (excluding The Departed and Boogie Nights of course). I would be shocked if there is anybody who is actually excited for this, as anybody who actually played the game has probably outgrown the genre.

8) Body of Lies: October 10th

Leonardo Dicaprio. Russell Crowe. Ridley Scott. Something about spies. The trailers really tell us nothing about this film except, “How am I supposed to run an operation when you’re running a side operation.” I don’t really know what that means, but Leo says it in the trailer. This film looks like another lame attempt by Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe to win Oscars. I’m not buying it.

7) Flash of Genius: October 3rd

Greg Kinnear stars as an man who invents the intermittent windshield wiper, and then has it stolen from him buy the major auto manufacturers. This just looks like a boring film that will get a lukewarm response. For some reason, however, it has been getting a huge level of marketing with television and even radio advertisements. I doubt people will buy it.

6) RocknRolla: October 10th

Guy Ritchie is back in the genre he knows best, and this appears to be an English gangster film much in the mold of Lock Stock and Snatch. We’ll see if he still has his stuff, but for now, I’ll just pop in my DVDs of the older films that I can trust, and look to be almost identical in plot to this one.

Movies that Intrigue Me

5) Changeling: October 24th

Angelina Jolie stars in this Clint Eastwood film about a woman whose son goes missing and is returned with something different. Any film that Eastwood directs (that’s not Flags of our Fathers of course) is worth checking out, and this looks to be no different. It got solid reviews with it premiered at Cannes, and Angelina Jolie is ready for a solid role.

4) W.: October 17th

A film that is certain to be the years most controversial, Oliver Stone directs this biopic about our current president. While I am sure Stone will exaggerate many of the details, there is no denying that he has put together an awesome cast including Josh Broling (as Bush), Elizibeth Banks (as First Lady Laura), James Cromwell (as his father H. W.), Richard Dreyfuss (as Cheney), Thadie Newton (as Condoleezza Rice) and others as the rest of his cabinet. Whatever happens in this film, it will certainly be interesting.

3) Synecdoche, New York: October 24th

A film that I have been awaiting since last year, this is Charlie Kauffman’s directorial debut. I have loved the films he has written (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and Adaptation. ) and this should prove to be equally compelling. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as a playwright who attempts to put on a production in a warehouse that includes a scale model of New York. It will probably boggle our minds, but that is Kauffman, isn’t it?

2) Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist: October 3rd

Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as the eponymous Nick and Norah who meet each other one night in New York and have adventures. Something about the trailer really brought this movie to my attention, probably the indie style that I love. Cera is always great, and Dennings was really cool in Charlie Bartlett, so I might make my way to a cinema this week to check it out.

1) Zach and Miri Make a Porno: October 31st

Seth Rogen and Elizibeth Banks star as two best friends who decide to make a porno together. This is Kevin Smith’s first film since Clerks 2, and I can only hope that it matches that film in hilarity. The only thing I don’t understand, is why are they releasing this film on Halloween? I guess there is probably a Saw film being released anyways.

   

   


   


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