This episode introduces a recurring theme: mental illness in parents. A homeless, schizophrenic woman is diagnosed with a Vitamin K deficiency caused by her son, who secretly injects her with rat poison to force her into medical care. It is gut-wrenching and showcases House’s hidden respect for desperate love.
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Two boys are poisoned by an unknown substance; the team searches their lives for clues. Feb 1, 2005 This episode introduces a recurring theme: mental illness
If you watch only one episode from , make it Three Stories . This episode won a Peabody Award and an Emmy for Hugh Laurie. Set mostly in a lecture hall, House explains three medical cases involving leg pain to a group of students, with Cuddy listening intently. (PDF) Impoliteness Strategies in 'House M
He is hobbled by a necrotic leg muscle (inflicted by a misdiagnosis years earlier), using his cane and Vicodin as emotional shields. The season’s brilliance lies in the tension between House’s unorthodox methods—breaking into patients’ homes, lying to families, risking lives for a diagnosis—and the rigid morality of his boss, Dean of Medicine Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), and his best friend, oncologist Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard).
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Returning to Season 1 after watching later seasons is jarring. Cameron smiles. Chase has an Australian accent (which he slowly loses). Foreman laughs occasionally. House’s cruelty is less calculated; it is defensive. He hurts people because he is in constant physical pain, not because he is bored.