I thought this ep was hilarious as well, and yet I had that same qualm of wondering how House knew that his patient specifically took drain cleaner and put it in a capsule and swallowed it to try and kill herself. How the heck would he know that? He'd have to be omnipotent or something.
I also found the flighty vegan damsel something of a rip off...she doesn't seem like House's type. She doesn't appear to be too bright, after dumping her pudgy boyfriend because he ate a cheeseburger, but then being totally OK with House and his drug addiction, infidelity, carnivorous atributes, etc. So its okay for a guy who is 20 years older than you to do all this bad stuff while you date him, but its not okay for some poor schmuck you were dating before to just fall off the wagon once for a cheeseburger? Huh? That doesn't make sense. I imagine this will be a short lived affair, once House gets tired of this ditsy blonde not getting any of his jokes.
But the whole thing with Wilson, while reprehensible, was really funny. And I sincerely hope that Cuddy and House get together so she can have her much-desired baby. And I'd imagine that whomever they get to replace Foreman will shake things up considerably. It will be fun to watch.
But I am sure Forman will be back once he finds out that he can't shake the influence of House just by leaving his employ. He will discover that he's indelibly marked by Houses way of doing things.

i laugh out loud at this show every week, and it's usually the play between house and wilson that does it. those two are fantastic together. and yes, this ep was wilson's tour de force. the incredulous look he gave house at "i got you an espresso," while reaching for his wallet, no less, was absolutely priceless, as was house's 'princess bride' switcheroo of the cups. capped off by wilson's comment about "the horsemen, the rain of fire, and the end of days." as if that wasn't hilarious enough, we get the scene of him hopped up. precious. those two are sick!
the only thing annoying me about the show is the stuff they don't explain, like how come the girl's infection didn't show up on any of their initial tests. seems like stuff like that has been happening more often.

A Spoilers Anonymous listing on this very blog mentioned that Omar Epps isn't leaving the show, so he's still there even if his character does go through and quit.

House and Wilson dosing each other, and Wilson all hopped up on SPEEEEEEEEDD!!!!!! (his words, not mine) was just brilliant. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at an episode of House, and I'm real giggler. House and Wilson are one of my favorite pairs on TV, and this storyline was really entertaining.

Did she have a problem with her boyfriend eating flesh, or did she have a problem with the fact that he lied about becoming vegan?

@ David. Oh, you Must Mean Hugh Laurie, He is Funny isnt he? Thats not his real accent either. well spotted! ;-)

Piper Perabo is more entertaining than all 3 of House's employees combined.

My problem with Piper Perabo and her character is that she's too old.

Hear me out. She's supposed to be 26. That's a little bit old to still have a teen-ish crush on older men just because she's unfamiliar with "distinguished" older men that aren't her father, as many teen/very early twenties women do. She'd have outgrown that by now. She's too young to want to truly settle down with a guy approaching 50. She should either be 21 or 30...it just felt weird when they said she was 26 and she was so into House instantly like that.

Another bad piece of writing: she was ready to throw her boyfriend to the wolves because he ate meat. That was disgusting, is how she put it. One tiny line about how this "hottie" was with this goofy, pudgy loser because he was "accomplished" isn't enough to tell us that she;s so into older men she'd forgove House eating meat (along with the litany of his other issues).

She. Hates. People. Who. Eat. Flesh. But she'll be OK with it because he was honest? Weak.

Plus she's a bad actress.

I loved last night's episode. House and Wilson "dosing" eachother-classic. House always soars when they don't focus too much on the "case" to be solved and the fabulous main characters are allowed to take center stage. I like mysteries, but it's the human interactions between House, Wilson, Cuddy, Foreman, Cameron, and Chase that make the show.

While this was a good episode I actually became annoyed with it. House is an ass, it's part of what makes him both a good and bad doctor, and those around House are just his enablers. The character of Foreman is a good doctor, easily the best of the three, and on par with House. He wants to be better than he is, grow into his own person as a doctor, and both Wilson and Cuddy want to hold him back. They want Foreman to ignore his internal conflict all for the "honor" of working with the great House. What kind of mentors and teachers are those? It would really shake up this show if Foreman left House's employ and began working with another doctor or department within the hospital. This little group needs a shake-up. Both Chase and Cameron would benefit from not having Foreman around -- it would force them to be stronger and more independent as doctors. If the writers choose to have Foreman stay with the team for whatever lame-ass reason they can come up with, I think they are losing a chance to develop the show in an interesting angle.

By the way, Piper Perabo sucks!