Congratulations to Hugh Laurie! Another well-deserved SAG award! I love to see him on another show, i.e., award shows, to see his actual personality, which appears to be quite charming and witty! I think that they'll somehow bring someone in for a romance with House. It's a void that needs to be filled, IMHO!
I'd love to see him back with Stacy, but it would be interesting to see him with Cuddy, too! Gosh, gotta remember to tune in tonight- that's gonna be a hard habit to break! Tuesdays with House have been a long-standing tradition in our home! BTW, if you are a medical show afficionado, the shows from Johns Hopkins are on WE, I think it is. It's a good show, too. Of course, I am an ER junkie, so I'd better start THAT withdrawal now! Just saw that George Clooney will be back for the last episode! That would be GREAT!

Actually, I think that the House/Cameron electricity was a really good story line that could've been taken down a longer, interesting path. I really miss having Chase/Cameron/Foreman working with House on cases-
I just saw the episode with House and his ex, when they get stranded in the airport, due to snow. I thought it was CLASSIC House for them to put him IN the airport writing his thoughts on the wall to try to figure out a patient's case! Has anyone else ever thought that it really doesn't seem like House, himself, solves the cases, but goes on the help/brainstorming of his team(aka Chase, Cameron, Foreman) I still think that there will be more between House and Cuddy- I saw the episode during which he covers his steak with salad, so that he only has to pay for the salad! I thought that was classic House!! Loved it!

Does anyone know the name of the actor who played the male bully (sold Mallory vodka, got her pregnant, brought her homework)? I think his name was Simon.

a) Though the 13/Foreman kiss seemed forced and out-of-nowhere, just kinda contrived. Will see what becomes of it.

b) If I remember right, Irene Adler was the name of the school-teacher patient in the pilot episode?

Generally a funny, very good episode. But at times the pacing seemed off and again I didn't like the kiss too much.

This episode started out funny, but:

1- I could see Cuddy getting the baby coming from a mile away, after she goes to search the crack house alone. This whole Cuddy/baby storyline along is enough to make me puke and

2- The 13/Foreman thing. Yuck.I guess all any lesbian really needs is a good man, right? Anyhow, it seemed completely forced and contrived.

I consider this episode the jumping of the shark for House, sorry. Fox has to ruin every good show it gets, doesn't it?

I'm not buying the whole Thirteen/Foreman relationship. There's just no chemistry there.

Ok, now that House has told the pregnant couple that she is having this miracle child, what will happen when this couple ends up on The Oprah Show?

I'm also not buying that the grandparents wouldn't want to keep the baby because it will be a bad reminder. That's just a crock!

This just wasn't a good or believable episode.

The reason Wilson's Irene Adler story was initially believable was because they were playing the "serious/emotional/revolation" music while he was telling it. The high-octave dum da dummm music. It was somewhat disingenuous to play that music over a prank, as music gives emotionalal cues to the audience, subliminal or not. I only picked up on the music the second time I watched the episode, already knowing Wilson was just kidding about "the one that got away."

House and Cuddy are over. That's what was on House's face at the end. She has what she wanted - a child. She doesn't need House anymore. Hell, she won't want to subject a child to him. And he knows it, and knows she's right. They're over. Count on it.

The Irene Adler name-drop was a bit too self-aware. I've always enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes comparisons - he lives at 221B, his name, his addictions, his best-friend Wilson/Watson. But to be so blatantly heavy-handed with this reference was poor writing. And automatically makes me question if Wilson is aware of the Holmes connection. Otherwise, why that name?

Irene Adler is also a Sherlock Holmes character. She is one of the few to ever beat Holmes.