We Can Not Choose Who We Save

Last night House was on and it was definitely the best episode of the season. After Foreman fired Thirteen and the end of the last episode Dr. Taub quit at the beginning of this episode because he did not want to work alone with Foreman. To make sure that the department was not closed Foreman quickly tried to find replacements. He decided on Dr. Chase and Cameron because he knew that he could work with them and they were qualified. Chase and Cameron were the original team that worked for House when the show first started. When Chase and Cameron agreed they were told by Cuddy who the patient was. Their new patient was President Dibbla who was an oppressive dictator who was going to go home and commit acts of genocide in his country. House returned to the hospital looking for his job, even though he does not have a medical license. Cuddy told him that since Dibbla is such an important patient House will be allowed to sit in on the meetings, but Foreman is still in charge and he can not do any procedures or come in contact with patients.

I thought that this episode was very good because it showed the thoughts of all of the doctors. The main story in this episode was the inner conflict in Chase treating this patient. He and Cameron thought that the world would be a better place if Dibbla died in the hospital. Chase decided to take matter into his own hands and fake test results for Dibbla by going to the morgue and finding someone with a certain disease, the treatment for this disease would in combination with the disease that Dibbla already had would kill him. Chase faked the results and gave the to Foreman knowing that Foreman would have no choice but to treat him immediately. Chase was the only one who knew what was really wrong with Dibbla. When they gave him the treatment Dibbla started to bleed into his lungs and died. After they brought Dibbla down to the morgue Foreman discovered that Chase had been down there earlier in the day and thought that Chase and Cameron faked the results. Chase informed Foreman that Cameron had nothing to do with it. Chase tried to guilt Foreman into not reporting him to the police by telling him that if it comes out the Dibbla was killed than he will become a martyr and the genocide will start. Foreman believed Chase and told him that he has to make sure that all the loose ends are tied up because he will not go down as Chase's accomplice.

I liked this episode because it gave further detail into how the doctors treat patients who they do not want to live. Foreman thought that no matter who the patient is it is their duty as doctors to help them get better. Cameron thought similar to Foreman thinking that she did not want Dibbla to die, but if he did she would not miss him. Chase on the other hand thought that Dibbla was to dangerous to be kept alive and decided that he had to die. This episode was more based on Foreman, Chase, and Cameron instead of House and his problems. I thought that it was good that all of the other characters were in the episode including Thirteen, Wilson, Cuddy and House. I thought that this was the best episode only because it showed how much power doctors really have in the world, they have the power to kill. I thought Foreman was right in his thinking that we can not choose who we save. i would give this episode of House a 4.5 out of 5.