Misc. notes- House and Bones

Last week's House- Epic Fail: House returns to Princeton Plainsboro, announcing he will make big changes in his life. Meanwhile, House's team can't diagnose a new patient who's obsessed with posting each and every one of his symptoms over the Internet.

Once again, this is an episode where the case isn't anywhere near as interesting as House interacting with Wilson and Cuddy, who are driven nuts by his "new ways".


This week's- The Tyrant: House's team struggles with an African politician (James Earl Jones) who falls ill and decide if they want to help him after he's charged for crimes against humanity in his country. (TV.com)

Great episode with the always great James Earl Jones as an evil dictator. House is still on the sidelines, observing but offering advice. Foreman and Chase butt heads on the dictator's treatment, and Cameron struggles with her conscience.

Oh, my God. I can't believe that ending. Chase actually tricked Foreman into the wrong treatment, resulting in the death of Evil Dictator! This is going to change a lot...I know Cameron is leaving, so does that mean Chase's actions drive her away?

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I just watched a repeat of a Bones episode where Bones and Booth are undercover at a circus. All I could think of during the circus scenes was the 30's movie Freaks- the wedding dinner scene: "We accept her! One of us! Gobble gobble! One of us!" Somehow, Bones fit right in...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c43Sa4dztk&feature=related

Last week's episode, The Plain in the Prodigy, was sad. An Amish teen's remains are found near a railroad track, and the team investigates how his persuit of playing music (forbidden by the Amish) may have led to his death. This one isn't murder for a change- it's an accident resulting from a robbery.

Still thinking "Ew! Ew! Ew!" about the second episode of the season- The Bond in the Boot. Great story about a murdered CIA analyst and a dead Russian (possibly a spy). And it had the most icky but hilarious beginnings the show's ever done- with Mr. Russia's corpse becoming an all-you-can-eat buffet for a colony of feral cats. "Why are those cats staring at us?!"