After Hours (House)
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"After Hours" is the 22nd episode of the seventh season
of the American medical drama House
. It aired on May 16, 2011.
friend (Darrien) from prison arrives at her apartment needing medical help after getting stabbed. She makes Thirteen promise that she won't take her to hospital because Darrien believes the cops will be waiting for her there.
After noticing that Darrien has no blood pressure in her left arm, Thirteen calls in Chase
to get some equipment from the hospital and bring it to her house. Chase stays to help and suggests that she might have a lipoma
in a blood vessel in her left armpit. They suck it out after using many syringes. They also know that she was on interferon
in prison for her hepatitis C
.
Darrien then begins to hallucinate and Chase has to fight off Thirteen in order to take Darrien to hospital. At the hospital, they call House after Darrien falls into a coma. He tells them that they need to find out when Darrien contracted her hepatitis C
. Thirteen is able to discover that Darrien has had hepatitis for no more than three years, but because she received chronic hepatitis C treatments with interferon
while she was in jail, her presentation must have made it appear she had it longer.
Thirteen and Chase finally deduce that in addition to the hepatitis C, Darrien must have had a second infection with the parasite Entamoeba
. The amoeba had formed an abscess in her liver and thus when her liver was injured in the stabbing, it released the parasite back into her bloodstream which led to her other symptoms.
Thirteen and Chase give Darrien some metronidazole
and she comes out of her coma. In the aftermath, Thirteen breaks down and admits her frustration, about her brother's death and her friend's arrest and chides Chase about his seemingly oblivious attitude about taking a life. Chase responds with a stare which hints that Thirteen learned something about Chase's recent past with similar consequences
.
In the second plot line, House finds out that the experimental drug he has been using caused fatal cancerous tumors in all of the lab rats in the experiment. He gets a CT scan of his leg and finds three tumors that are close to the surface of his skin in his leg. He goes home, cleans his bathroom, and attempts to perform surgery on himself to extract the tumors in his bathtub.
However, after extracting the first tumor, he realizes that he cannot take out the other ones by himself due to the severe pain. He calls everyone on his team and Wilson
, but none of them answer his call. He finally calls Cuddy
and she arrives to take him to the hospital.
At the hospital, he receives the call from Thirteen before requiring surgery due to high blood pressure. He persuades Cuddy to stay to make sure that his leg is not amputated and the surgeons don't remove any unnecessary muscle. He awakes and feels that his leg is still there. Wilson is by his side, reads aloud the letter that Cuddy's daughter wrote for him. House says he wants to pee, Wilson tries to assist him, but House refuses. Wilson says that House cannot go on like this forever and House finally admits that something has to change in his life.
In the third plot line, Taub
finds out that his girlfriend, Ruby, a nurse at the hospital, is pregnant. He and Foreman
go to a strip club, where Taub notices a suspicious asymmetrical mole on a stripper. He gets kicked out after touching her and stays behind to tell her about the mole. However, when she comes out she pulls out a gun and terrifies Taub before driving off. He then realizes that he wants to keep the baby and tells his girlfriend the next day.
' by Nina Sky
, 'Victory Dance' by My Morning Jacket
and 'Flume' by Bon Iver
.
, almost one million more than the previous week's episode
.
. IGN critic Johan Krakow gave the episode the score of 9/10, indicating "Amazing". He began the review pointing out, "I've been critical of House this season [...]. However, I also have to heap praise on the show when they deserve it, and this week's episode certainly did." TVFanatic praised Hugh Laurie
's performance, giving the score of 4.3/5.
The AV Club gave this episode a C rating.
House (season 7)
House entered a seventh season on September 20, 2010. House and Cuddy attempt to make a real relationship work and face the question as to whether their new relationship will affect their ability to diagnose patients. The new season features a new opening title sequence...
of the American medical drama House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
. It aired on May 16, 2011.
Plot
There are three plot lines in this episode. First, a relapsed drug-user and Thirteen'sThirteen (House)
Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House, portrayed by Olivia Wilde. She is part of the new diagnostic team assembled by Dr. Gregory House after the disbanding of his previous team in the third season finale...
friend (Darrien) from prison arrives at her apartment needing medical help after getting stabbed. She makes Thirteen promise that she won't take her to hospital because Darrien believes the cops will be waiting for her there.
After noticing that Darrien has no blood pressure in her left arm, Thirteen calls in Chase
Robert Chase
Dr. Robert Chase is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is portrayed by Jesse Spencer. His character was a part of the team of diagnosticians who worked under Gregory House until the end of the third season when House fires him. However, he was then re-hired in season 6...
to get some equipment from the hospital and bring it to her house. Chase stays to help and suggests that she might have a lipoma
Lipoma
A lipoma is a benign tumor composed of adipose tissue. It is the most common form of soft tissue tumor. Lipomas are soft to the touch, usually movable, and are generally painless. Many lipomas are small but can enlarge to sizes greater than six centimeters. Lipomas are commonly found in adults...
in a blood vessel in her left armpit. They suck it out after using many syringes. They also know that she was on interferon
Interferon
Interferons are proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens—such as viruses, bacteria, or parasites—or tumor cells. They allow communication between cells to trigger the protective defenses of the immune system that eradicate pathogens or tumors.IFNs belong to...
in prison for her hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease primarily affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus . The infection is often asymptomatic, but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years...
.
Darrien then begins to hallucinate and Chase has to fight off Thirteen in order to take Darrien to hospital. At the hospital, they call House after Darrien falls into a coma. He tells them that they need to find out when Darrien contracted her hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease primarily affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus . The infection is often asymptomatic, but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years...
. Thirteen is able to discover that Darrien has had hepatitis for no more than three years, but because she received chronic hepatitis C treatments with interferon
Interferon
Interferons are proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens—such as viruses, bacteria, or parasites—or tumor cells. They allow communication between cells to trigger the protective defenses of the immune system that eradicate pathogens or tumors.IFNs belong to...
while she was in jail, her presentation must have made it appear she had it longer.
Thirteen and Chase finally deduce that in addition to the hepatitis C, Darrien must have had a second infection with the parasite Entamoeba
Entamoeba
Entamoeba is a genus of Amoebozoa found as internal parasites or commensals of animals.In 1875, Fedor Lösch described the first proven case of amoebic dysentery in St Petersburg, Russia. He referred to the amoeba he observed microscopically as 'Amoeba coli'; however it is not clear whether he was...
. The amoeba had formed an abscess in her liver and thus when her liver was injured in the stabbing, it released the parasite back into her bloodstream which led to her other symptoms.
Thirteen and Chase give Darrien some metronidazole
Metronidazole
Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole antibiotic medication used particularly for anaerobic bacteria and protozoa. Metronidazole is an antibiotic, amebicide, and antiprotozoal....
and she comes out of her coma. In the aftermath, Thirteen breaks down and admits her frustration, about her brother's death and her friend's arrest and chides Chase about his seemingly oblivious attitude about taking a life. Chase responds with a stare which hints that Thirteen learned something about Chase's recent past with similar consequences
The Tyrant (House)
"The Tyrant" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of House. It first aired October 5, 2009.- Plot :The team treats a brutal African dictator named Dibala who has fallen ill;...
.
In the second plot line, House finds out that the experimental drug he has been using caused fatal cancerous tumors in all of the lab rats in the experiment. He gets a CT scan of his leg and finds three tumors that are close to the surface of his skin in his leg. He goes home, cleans his bathroom, and attempts to perform surgery on himself to extract the tumors in his bathtub.
However, after extracting the first tumor, he realizes that he cannot take out the other ones by himself due to the severe pain. He calls everyone on his team and Wilson
James Wilson (House)
James Evan Wilson, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is played by Robert Sean Leonard. The character first appears in the show's pilot episode when he introduces a medical case to Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of the show. Wilson is Dr. House's only true friend,...
, but none of them answer his call. He finally calls Cuddy
Lisa Cuddy
Dr. Lisa Cuddy, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. She is portrayed by Lisa Edelstein. Cuddy was the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. She also becomes House's love interest through the...
and she arrives to take him to the hospital.
At the hospital, he receives the call from Thirteen before requiring surgery due to high blood pressure. He persuades Cuddy to stay to make sure that his leg is not amputated and the surgeons don't remove any unnecessary muscle. He awakes and feels that his leg is still there. Wilson is by his side, reads aloud the letter that Cuddy's daughter wrote for him. House says he wants to pee, Wilson tries to assist him, but House refuses. Wilson says that House cannot go on like this forever and House finally admits that something has to change in his life.
In the third plot line, Taub
Chris Taub
Christopher Michael "Chris" Taub, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is portrayed by Peter Jacobson. He becomes a member of House's new diagnostic team in the Season 4 episode titled "Games".-Professional life:...
finds out that his girlfriend, Ruby, a nurse at the hospital, is pregnant. He and Foreman
Eric Foreman
Eric Foreman, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is portrayed by Omar Epps.-Background:A neurologist, Foreman was a member of Dr. Gregory House's handpicked team of specialists at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital's Diagnostic Medicine Department...
go to a strip club, where Taub notices a suspicious asymmetrical mole on a stripper. He gets kicked out after touching her and stays behind to tell her about the mole. However, when she comes out she pulls out a gun and terrifies Taub before driving off. He then realizes that he wants to keep the baby and tells his girlfriend the next day.
Music
The songs that are featured in this episode are 'Move Ya BodyMove Ya Body
"Move Ya Body" is the debut single from Nina Sky's debut album Nina Sky, which was released in 2004. The song features rapper Jabba. There is a remix to the song with Jamaican deejay Vybz Kartel. The song ranked at #250 on Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born.-Song information:The song...
' by Nina Sky
Nina Sky
Nina Sky is an American musical duo composed of identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino .-Early life and career:Albino's parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico and were divorced when the girls were younger...
, 'Victory Dance' by My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.The band consists of Jim James , Tom 'Two-Tone Tommy' Blankenship , Patrick Hallahan , Carl Broemel , and Bo Koster .-History:My Morning Jacket was...
and 'Flume' by Bon Iver
Bon Iver
Bon Iver is a Grammy nominated folk band founded in 2007 by American indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. It includes Michael Noyce, Sean Carey, and Matthew McCaughan. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago independently in July 2007. The majority of that album was...
.
Ratings
The episode was watched by 8.92 million viewers in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, almost one million more than the previous week's episode
The Fix (House)
"The Fix" is the twenty-first episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It aired on May 9, 2011.-Plot:The episode opens with the testing of some sort of new missile. Immediately after the successful test one of the scientists who seems to be in charge of the project falls...
.
Critical reception
Critics praised the episode, being one of the best reviewed episodes of the seasonHouse (season 7)
House entered a seventh season on September 20, 2010. House and Cuddy attempt to make a real relationship work and face the question as to whether their new relationship will affect their ability to diagnose patients. The new season features a new opening title sequence...
. IGN critic Johan Krakow gave the episode the score of 9/10, indicating "Amazing". He began the review pointing out, "I've been critical of House this season [...]. However, I also have to heap praise on the show when they deserve it, and this week's episode certainly did." TVFanatic praised Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE , better known as Hugh Laurie , is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director...
's performance, giving the score of 4.3/5.
The AV Club gave this episode a C rating.
External links
- "After Hours" at Fox.com