Dr. House M.D. reviews. S1E04. Maternity.

Ethics and parenting were the themes this week, the former just hinted at while the latter was stated rather blatantly — especially in House’s overdone diatribe against antibiotics. The final diagnosis and the path to reach that decision all made good sense, and there was barely any random jumping from idea to idea this episode. The medicine seemed sound and logical (though I’ll happily admit that neonatology is not my specialty). I was surprised that they “forgot” that babies initially share their mother’ antibodies, since that was the “a-ha!” moment of the second episode.

Robert Sean Leonard’s character (oncologist Dr. Wilson) is growing on me, as is the previously-quiet Dr. Chase (James Spenser). This was a strong character episode for Dr. Cameron (Jennifer Morrison).

As an aside, we saw that not only do the Young Gun doctors run every test and procedure themselves (notice that they ran the MRI, ran the laboratory equipment and drew the blood), but Dr. House himself has the same compulsion (and where did he get credentials to do autopsies?).

Best line of the season so far! Dr. House to patient: Sometimes the best thank-you is never having to see you again.