House 08x04 ‐ ‘Risky Business’ Since House returned to PPTH from prison in episode 2 of this season, the main focus has been his efforts to gain the funding required to put together a full team. ‘Risky Business’ continues along this path, however I found it a little strange in that it retread a lot of the same ground covered in the previous episode. As with episode 3, House is attempting to extract a large sum of money from a wealthy patient (who is apparently public enemy no. 1 as he is in the process of moving his large corporation’s operations to China). House finally gets the money he’s after, but not technically out of the pockets of the patient, but based on having hedged some money on the corporation’s share prices dramatically rising upon the patient’s return to health and official sanctioning of the move to China. In essence, House was gambling on his own abilities as a diagnostician. Gambling and risk assessment take a key thematic role in this episode. Park bets House $100 that she won’t be fired following her disciplinary hearing for hitting another doctor, and subsequently sets out House’s competitive streak. In the end, the only way for her to win the bet is to try to win House’s respect by disobeying his instructions. Over previous seasons we’ve seen this particular plot a few times. I’m reminded of one episode in particular where a member of the team (really can’t remember who it was or what episode) was fired for disobeying House, because his rules were that it’s okay to disobey Cuddy, but not him. So it feels a tiny bit inconsistent for Park to successfully win House’s respect in this way, but it’s not too big a complaint. Overall, a decent, light episode. Nothing special, but I’m actually enjoying this season more than last (so far). Attractive Female Doctor (Adams) is still busy being attractive and liberal, calling the patient a jerk for moving his company to China. She’s got this Dr Cameron thing down. Looks like Chase and Taub will be back next week. Cool. Imagine how bored and rich and probably pretty happy Jesse Spencer must be after 7 seasons of playing Chase.

House 08x04 ‐ ‘Risky Business’

Since House returned to PPTH from prison in episode 2 of this season, the main focus has been his efforts to gain the funding required to put together a full team. ‘Risky Business’ continues along this path, however I found it a little strange in that it retread a lot of the same ground covered in the previous episode. As with episode 3, House is attempting to extract a large sum of money from a wealthy patient (who is apparently public enemy no. 1 as he is in the process of moving his large corporation’s operations to China). House finally gets the money he’s after, but not technically out of the pockets of the patient, but based on having hedged some money on the corporation’s share prices dramatically rising upon the patient’s return to health and official sanctioning of the move to China. In essence, House was gambling on his own abilities as a diagnostician.

Gambling and risk assessment take a key thematic role in this episode. Park bets House $100 that she won’t be fired following her disciplinary hearing for hitting another doctor, and subsequently sets out House’s competitive streak. In the end, the only way for her to win the bet is to try to win House’s respect by disobeying his instructions. Over previous seasons we’ve seen this particular plot a few times. I’m reminded of one episode in particular where a member of the team (really can’t remember who it was or what episode) was fired for disobeying House, because his rules were that it’s okay to disobey Cuddy, but not him. So it feels a tiny bit inconsistent for Park to successfully win House’s respect in this way, but it’s not too big a complaint. Overall, a decent, light episode. Nothing special, but I’m actually enjoying this season more than last (so far).

  • Attractive Female Doctor (Adams) is still busy being attractive and liberal, calling the patient a jerk for moving his company to China. She’s got this Dr Cameron thing down.
  • Looks like Chase and Taub will be back next week. Cool. Imagine how bored and rich and probably pretty happy Jesse Spencer must be after 7 seasons of playing Chase.

Notes

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