Moving On (House)
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"Moving On" is the 23rd and last episode of the seventh season
of the American medical drama House
. It aired on May 23, 2011. It was the last episode of House to feature Lisa Edelstein
as Lisa Cuddy
.
) with an unknown sickness who deliberately induced additional symptoms unrelated to her illness in herself, with the aim of turning the diagnostics department into her new masterpiece via hidden cameras. House must decide which of her symptoms are real, and which are self-inflicted. As the case progresses, House vows to make changes in his life, but remains rooted in old habits.
After the case, House drives to Cuddy's home and sees her with her new boyfriend in the dining room. House lashes out by driving through Cuddy's dining room, which was fortunately empty. House gets out of his car like nothing happened, gives Cuddy the hairbrush she told him to return and walks away.
Meanwhile, Taub is avoiding calls from his ex-wife while he tries to figure out the best way to tell her that his new girlfriend, a nurse at the hospital, is pregnant, and that he plans on staying with her exclusively and raising the child. Finally, his ex-wife visits the hospital to talk to him, and before Taub can tell her, she unexpectedly informs him that she is also pregnant.
At the end of the episode, House is drinking at a bar and then walking on a tropical beach.
.
In the opening scene a performance is shown, in which the audience is encouraged to use various tools on the passive artist in any way they want.
This is a reference to Abramović's Rhythm 0, 1974.
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 23, 2011. It was the last episode of House to feature Lisa Edelstein
Lisa Edelstein
Lisa Edelstein is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the television drama House.-Early life and education:...
as Lisa 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...
.
Plot
The team treats a performance artist (Shohreh AghdashlooShohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh Aghdashloo is an Iranian American actress.After establishing a theatre and film career in Iran, Aghdashloo moved to England during the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and subsequently became a citizen of the United States...
) with an unknown sickness who deliberately induced additional symptoms unrelated to her illness in herself, with the aim of turning the diagnostics department into her new masterpiece via hidden cameras. House must decide which of her symptoms are real, and which are self-inflicted. As the case progresses, House vows to make changes in his life, but remains rooted in old habits.
After the case, House drives to Cuddy's home and sees her with her new boyfriend in the dining room. House lashes out by driving through Cuddy's dining room, which was fortunately empty. House gets out of his car like nothing happened, gives Cuddy the hairbrush she told him to return and walks away.
Meanwhile, Taub is avoiding calls from his ex-wife while he tries to figure out the best way to tell her that his new girlfriend, a nurse at the hospital, is pregnant, and that he plans on staying with her exclusively and raising the child. Finally, his ex-wife visits the hospital to talk to him, and before Taub can tell her, she unexpectedly informs him that she is also pregnant.
At the end of the episode, House is drinking at a bar and then walking on a tropical beach.
Cultural references
The performance artist treated by the team is based on Marina AbramovićMarina Abramovic
Marina Abramović is a Belgrade-born New York-based Serbian performance artist who began her career in the early 1970s. Active for over three decades, she has recently begun to describe herself as the “grandmother of performance art.” Abramović's work explores the relationship between performer and...
.
In the opening scene a performance is shown, in which the audience is encouraged to use various tools on the passive artist in any way they want.
This is a reference to Abramović's Rhythm 0, 1974.
External links
- "Moving On" at Fox.com