The title of this week’s House MD episode is “Painless” an ironic title for an episode that focuses solely on pain and the effects of it. The patient of the week, Jeff, uses the normal patient formula to make the doctors of Princeton Plainsboro think, but gave the viewers the added benefit of seeing House interact with a man who could potentially be his future. This episode may have been about Pain, but it also commented quite strongly on the effects of someone’s pain on the people they love.


The revealing message of this episode took place during the pivotal scene between House and...

House Season 1 Episode 13: Cursed

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In a dusty attic, a young boy, Gabriel trips as he gets together with some other boys for a club. They start playing with an Ouija board and when asked who will die in a year, it "spells" out Gabe's name. A week or so later, Gabe comes down with a fever then collapses. He's taken to the clinic where House suspects pneumonia, particularly since Gabe's parents are major donors to the clinic. Signs of a rash suggest something else and they suspect ticks or any sexual activity. It soon becomes clear that the father is a bit of a control freak and the parents...