Comments on: House – Episode 2 (Season 4): “The Right Stuff”

By: Tommy Turtle

Tommy Turtle — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:52:45 +0000

Given the writers’ propensity for sneaking in hidden, far-stretched references, I guess I’m the only one who doesn’t think it’s “just a coincidence” that the astronaut wanna-be’s last name, “Cooper”, was the same as one of the Original Mercury Seven (astronauts) — despite the bullfighter flag of the title, “The Right Stuff”. (Non-fiction book describing those early days and those who had the right stuff to be astro’s).

Also, House was seeing which of the 40 applicants had “The Right Stuff” to work for him. The three chosen all had one thing in common: they all not only thought outside the box, but they did so, not just to save the pt’s life, but (even more important!) help House deceive Cuddy. … think about it.

“Schirra” is way too uncommon, and would be waving a red flag at readers. (Que Schirra, Schirra?) “Grissom”, slightly less so.

John Glenn became far *too* famous, for going into politics and then going back up in space at an age where most sit in a rocking chair (Him: rocket chair haha!)

Alan Shepard is also famous for being the first American in space.

“Carpenter”: (RIP) Karen and Richard.

Slayton might have worked — uncommon, but not remembered by many.

“Cooper” was so common a name as to not alert anyone, but to be a delicious call-back for the cognoscenti, much as in paraphrasing the dialog of “Casablanca” with the 17-yr-old girl in that ep.

And a nice homage to Neil Armstrong’s Moon landing, when the blond twins/gfs/whatever whine about using the boob job to hide the surgery:

“Think of it as one giant rack for Mankind.” (Look it up, if you don’t know the first words ever spoken on the Moon.)

Equally great House-ism when Cuddy asks why House bumped a splenectomy for a boob job:

“Do you want to sentence this poor girl to a life where men look at her *eyes* when they talk to her?” ROFLMAO!!!

By: Sunil

Sunil — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 12:38:29 +0000

I adore your reviews buddy! Thanks a lot :)

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:59:28 +0000

Scott, don’t know if you’re still reading these, but I think she locks herself in the chapel, not the conference room. IIRC, the conf. room has glass walls etc.. Then again, I did fall asleep halfway through this (not because it was boring, I was just very tired). But yeah, pretty sure it was the chapel.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:04:56 +0000

@Nadav: Assuming you’re still interested, the issue with elevated oxygen partial pressure is that even things that normally would smolder at best will burn in such an environment, and things that would normally burn are much more easily set ablaze. Almost anything organic… bedsheets, clothes, possibly even the insulation on the defibrillator wires themselves… could have ignited and started the fire.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:38:27 +0000

Breast implants in zero gravity, now there’s a proposition.

By: Reynevan

Reynevan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:27:51 +0000

episode was ok. I`m glad the girl with the accent didn`t get the job. I`m cool with the the fact she`s not American (neither am I), but I hate people with that attitude..

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:26:27 +0000

I don’t really like this episode. I don’t find this episode interesting. To me, this episode is just boring and filler.

By: Bay

Bay — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:15:31 +0000

Of course they have to solve the puzzle every week. People with no medical background haven’t the faintest chance of figuring it out, and nobody likes a puzzle with no resolution.

By: Tania

Tania — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:52:32 +0000

I haven’t seen the episode yet but I was wondering if syaesthesia is considered a malfunction to worry about or treat.

Isn’t it simply a different way of perception?
(I CAN understand why people who do not normally experience it would worry bout it, but I’ve never heard of it being a problem or having to be “cured”.)

By: Ozmig

Ozmig — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:33:51 +0000

Don’t you think pheochromacytoma would have been a real problem to fly IRL ?
Knowing that pheochromacytoma can be easily stimulated.

Excuse me if my english isn’t correct, I’m french, and I really can’t find a website as good as yours in french.