HOUSE, M.D.
SEASON 2
Starring:
Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison
and Jesse Spencer
Series Created by:
David Shore
Out now to buy on DVD (US Region 1)
"I'm in Pain!"
Whenever a patient that no one can diagnose comes into the Princeton University Hospital, Dr. Gregory House and his team are assigned the case. While he might be the most anti-social physician who actually hates interacting with patients, Dr House loves a good mystery.
Acceptance
A death row inmate is felled by an unknown disease and House decides to take
on the case, over Cuddy and Foreman's objections. House also has to deal with
Stacy who is working closely with him, while Cameron has to cope with a dying
patient.
Autopsy
Dr. Wilson convinces House to take the case of one of his patients, a young
girl with terminal cancer who starts suffering from hallucinations. Humpty
Dumpty An asthmatic man suddenly becomes unconscious and falls off of Dr.
Cuddy's roof while working on her house.
TB or Not TB
While in Africa, a famous doctor becomes inexplicably ill and is sent to Dr.
House for treatment. Daddy's Boy A Princeton student who is graduating suffers
a seizure while partying at a frat house. House's parents also drop by to
see their son.
Spin
A professional bicyclist is brought in after collapsing during a race, but
House doesn't want to treat him because he thinks the athlete is taking performance-enhancing
drugs. House only becomes interested when the patient admits to taking the
drugs.
Hunting
A gay man with full-blown AIDS collapses in front of House's home and goes
into shock. When House discovers the man's father is suffering from symptoms
of his own, he must determine if they might be connected and save both their
lives. Meanwhile, Cameron faces a potentially life-threatening disease of
her own.
The Mistake
House and Chase find themselves in a serious situation after a young mother
with stomach pains dies. Months later, Stacy counsels Chase prior to his disciplinary
hearing, and must determine whether Chase made a mistake that ultimately led
to the patient's death. She soon realizes he is holding something back.
Deception
With Foreman as House's supervisor, the team must figure out if a woman who
cried wolf too many times is really ill.
Failure to Communicate
While attending his editor's retirement party, a journalist collapses and
hits his head on a desk. When he regains consciousness, his sentences are
garbled and incoherent, so he is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
With House and Stacy stranded at an airport due to bad weather, the team is
forced to solve the case with House helping out over the phone.
Need to Know
While House's staff tries to diagnose a woman whose uncontrollable muscle
flailing caused her to crash her car, House and Stacy try to resolve their
relationship issues once and for all. Cameron refuses to take her HIV test,
wary of the results.
Distractions
While a severely burned teenager is admitted and his blood tests come back
with strange results, House makes himself the guinea pig in his own unofficial
tests of a new drug designed to treat migraines to prove a former medical
school colleague is wrong about the drug.
Skin Deep
House uncovers a startling secret when he treats a teenage supermodel for
heroin addiction. Meanwhile, Wilson hopes the increased leg pain in House's
leg is an indication his leg nerves are regenerating.
Sex Kills
House takes the case of a man who experienced a seizure but wasn't aware it
happened. When the man suffers a heart attack and needs a heart transplant,
the team races to diagnose a dead woman's illness so they can harvest her
heart to save their living patient.
Clueless
House believes a woman is trying to kill her husband and tries to find the
proof to confirm his suspicions. When Wilson moves in with House after separating
from his wife, he learns Wilson is a great cook.
Safe
Melinda, a troubled teenage girl who is immuno-compromised as a result of
the medications she must take after a heart transplant, has a severe allergic
reaction and goes into shock when her boyfriend visits her. Meanwhile, House
and Wilson continue to work out the problems in their new living arrangement.
All In
When a six-year-old boy is brought in with the same symptoms as another patient
who died years ago under House's care, House believes the cases are identical
and he can predict the course of the boy's illness. Meanwhile, the clinic
hosts a poker night to benefit the oncology department.
Sleeping Dogs Lie
House has to work fast when a woman comes in with a life-threatening case
of insomnia. Meanwhile Cameron is angry at Foreman for stealing an article
she worked on. House vs. God House treats a 15-year-old faith healer, while
Wilson feels left out when he finds out House has a weekly poker game.
Euphoria (1)
When a police officer with a gunshot wound to the head and uncontrollable
laughter is admitted, House and the team are baffled. When Foreman begins
showing the same symptoms, they race to determine the cause of the illness
before Foreman's condition takes the same path.
Euphoria (2)
Foreman continues to experience the same progression of symptoms as the police
officer. When he realizes he may be facing imminent death, he calls his father
who comes to his son's side. As it comes down to a race against time, House
believes the solution to the illness is in the police officer's apartment.
Forever
A young mother has a seizure while bathing her newborn son and nearly drowns
him. House and the team have two cases at one time as they try to save the
infant and determine the cause of the mother's seizures.
Who's Your Daddy?
A 16-year-old Hurricane Katrina victim suffering from hallucinations as a
result of the tragedy is brought to House by his former band mate who recently
found out the girl is his daughter. Although House fears his friend is being
scammed, he takes the case. As he works his way through the girl's lies so
he can diagnose and treat her, he's forced to tell a few lies of his own.
No Reason
As House and his team are working on the diagnosis of a man with a giant,
swollen tongue, the husband of a former patient walks into House's office
and shoots him. House continues to treat his patient from his ICU hospital
bed with the shooter, who has been shot by hospital security and handcuffed
to his bed, as his roommate. When the after-effects of the shooting begin
to impact House, he starts to question his own ability to diagnose properly.
As his patient's body deteriorates, House struggles through his self-doubt
and must trust his team to find a way to solve the case.
Hugh Laurie returns for another set of medical diagnoses but can House and his team keep curing people and keep you interested?
The first season of House M.D. was a critical and commercial smash around the world. The cranky, painkiller addicted doctor who loves the challenge of an almost impossible patient to diagnose. With a different mystery illness every week it could have been so easy for the series just to be another CSI investigation type show variant but with Hugh Laurie onboard you get so much more.
After establishing the character in the brilliant first season, we get to know more about the character of Gregory House. The second season allows Laurie and the writers to reveal more of House's inner demons. The series explores the power of his addiction to painkillers and how it affects his life and character. We also follow on with the plotline with the love of his life Stacy, who is now working in the Hospital thanks to Cuddy. It is Laurie's combination of comedic one-liners and put downs for all of his staff and patients that makes him a character that will become a firm television favourite.
The show isn't all about the performance of Hugh Laurie however. Each of the supporting characters has their own storyline and development, some more than others. Season two sees Wilson's marriage come under the spotlight. Chase's family and personal problems return with dangerous consequences. Foreman's push for career advancement leads him into conflict with House and the rest of the team and even puts his life in danger. Cuddy makes a monumental decision about her future with might affect Wilson. Cameron has a major disagreement with Foreman and she has a change in her approach, but is it for the better? The performances of Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer as Dr. Lisa Cuddy, Dr. Eric Foreman, Dr. James Wilson, Dr. Allison Cameron and Dr. Robert Chase makes all of these characters just as memorable as Dr. Gregory House.
The cases in season two are even more inventive than the first. Told in riveting fashion, the medical jargon never really takes over or leads to confusion for the viewer. You don't need a medical doctorate to understand what is going on, as they show you what is going wrong inside the person's body via internal shots of the patient's symptoms using computer graphic effects. This means that the patient's family and story are just as important as the alignment illness or injury House and his team are trying to diagnose. With prisoners, models, children and even some very familiar people entering the hospital, this season sees the illnesses and injures become even more intriguing.
'House: Season 2' is even better than the groundbreaking first. With each of the characters growing and developing and the cases getting more inventive, this is a series that is becoming more and more compulsive viewing. The Doctor is definitely in!
PICTURE & SOUND
Presented in 16x9 Widescreen with a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, 'House, M.D.' has never looked or sounded so good.
BONUS FEATURES
'Autopsy' and 'No Reason' commentary with executive producers David
Shore and Katie Jacobs
The series creator and his executive producing partner provide chatty commentaries
for two excellent episodes. The pair really has fun, explaining the idea
behind each of the episodes and the development of the characters. The track
for 'No Reason' is particularly interesting, especially when you discover
what the episode is about and its meaning to House.
Blooper Reel (5.28 mins)
What the Hugh Laurie and the rest of the team make a real hash of their
lines and swearing a lot when get them wrong.
Alternative take from 'Daddy's Boy': The Valley Girl Version (0.52 mins)
Lisa Edelstein and Jennifer Morrison have fun with their scene from 'Daddy's
Boy' by like totally sounding like the girls from 'Clueless' or 'Mean Girls'.
It could be Lupus… (1.21 mins)
Watch a montage of clips from the show were House and the team think Lupus
could be the patient's illness.
Alternative take from 'Sleeping Dogs Lie': The Valley Girl Version (1.04
mins)
Lisa Edelstein and Jennifer Morrison have even more fun with their scene
from 'Sleeping Dogs Lie', like totally.
An Evening with House (18.19 mins)
Series creator David Shore, executive producers Paul Attonasio, Katie Jacobs
and Bryan Singer and stars Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert
Sean Leonard, Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer talk to Elvis Mitchell
at the Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences. The group talk about pitching
the show and creating its concept. They wanted to show what doctors actually
think of patients and they also reveal how they created the House character
after meeting Hugh Laurie. Each of the cast members talk about their characters
and provide some behind the scenes secrets that fans will love.
OVERALL
The inclusion of commentary tracks on the second season adds to the value this good DVD package. The interviews are very good and Lisa Edelstein and Jennifer Morrison's Valley Girls are hilarious. Fans of the show will love this box set.
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