Let Them Eat Cake

Episode aired Dec 2, 2008
TV-14
44m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

Peter Jacobson and Hugh Laurie in House (2004)

Medical Drama Drama Mystery

The drug trial brings back memories for Thirteen; Kutner and Taub scramble as they try to salvage a scam and save the team's patient whose gastric bypass may not have saved her life.The drug trial brings back memories for Thirteen; Kutner and Taub scramble as they try to salvage a scam and save the team's patient whose gastric bypass may not have saved her life.The drug trial brings back memories for Thirteen; Kutner and Taub scramble as they try to salvage a scam and save the team's patient whose gastric bypass may not have saved her life.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
House asks what floats, the answer being a duck. This scene references Monty Python and The Holy Grail, when tests are performed to prove someone is or is not a witch.

Goofs
When House is leaving his office with Taub he is not using his cane. When viewed walking the corridor with Taub he has his cane.

Quotes
Dr. Lisa Cuddy: That's it? You're not going to argue why this case is beneath you?
Dr. Gregory House: No point. I'm in an elevator, I can't run away.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy: You can't run away anyway.
Dr. Gregory House: That's just mean.

Connections
References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtracks
Coconut
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Nilsson
Sung by Becky Baeling Lythgoe

User reviews3

Featured review

9/10

A Well-Balanced Episode

best twist ending ever, and one of the best episodes of the year. For the past couple of episodes, the show seemed to be trying too hard to be SERIOUS and DRAMATIC, veering away from the pranks and the dark humor that are also a part of the life of the show. This one had that awesome balance between an interesting case, the House v. Cuddy one- upmanship, and a terrific subplot involving Kutner, Talb, a medical website and blackmail. Good humor, good fun and, yes, good drama all around. I believe the show was able to accomplish this by its effective use of the supporting cast who for the first time in a while are all truly integrated into one or the other of the show's stories.