The 50 Specials Of Christmas: "House"
Oh boy! Old, cranky Dr. House and Christmas! What lessons is he going to learn from the spirit of joy and giving?
Not a goddamn thing. Which is why the "House" Christmas special is really neat. There's really nothing "special" about it, which both fits it within the format of the show and keeps the sentiments within it real.
Like most episodes of "House," the patient - this time a young dwawf - is bleeding from everywhere and screaming a lot while every diagnosis is wrong. Meanwhile, House deals with a police investigation into his vicodin addiction.
The Christmas element is actually pretty subtle. The hospital's bright decorations and cheerful demeanor is subverted by House's loneliness. The episode's most emotional moment is simple as it is touching: House leaves a quiet Christmas message on his mother's answering machine. There's no happy ending, there's no sudden realization. Rather, we see the real effect of Christmas on a more realistic Scrooge.
While it's actually pretty depressing - it is "House" - the episode is quite cathartic.
A good antidote to the majority of Christmas specials, perfect for anyone who wants to further investigate the Christmas blues.
Not a goddamn thing. Which is why the "House" Christmas special is really neat. There's really nothing "special" about it, which both fits it within the format of the show and keeps the sentiments within it real.
Like most episodes of "House," the patient - this time a young dwawf - is bleeding from everywhere and screaming a lot while every diagnosis is wrong. Meanwhile, House deals with a police investigation into his vicodin addiction.
The Christmas element is actually pretty subtle. The hospital's bright decorations and cheerful demeanor is subverted by House's loneliness. The episode's most emotional moment is simple as it is touching: House leaves a quiet Christmas message on his mother's answering machine. There's no happy ending, there's no sudden realization. Rather, we see the real effect of Christmas on a more realistic Scrooge.
While it's actually pretty depressing - it is "House" - the episode is quite cathartic.
A good antidote to the majority of Christmas specials, perfect for anyone who wants to further investigate the Christmas blues.
posted by Mike Drucker at
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