Frozen (House)
"Frozen" | |
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House episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 11 |
Directed by | David Straiton |
Written by | Liz Friedman |
Original air date | February 3, 2008 |
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"Frozen" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of House and the eighty-first episode overall. It aired on Fox on February 3, 2008, following Super Bowl XLII; it attracted slightly more than 29 million viewers, making it the highest rated House episode of the entire series.[1] It was ranked third for the week, tied with that week's episode of American Idol (also on Fox) and outranked only by the Super Bowl game and the Super Bowl post-game show.[1]
House became the first dramatic TV series to be the
Plot
Psychiatrist Cate Milton collapses and vomits in a research station in the middle of
nearly collapses.House asks to sample her
After looking at Cate's test results, Wilson concludes she does not have cancer, but Cate's left kidney shuts down. House's theory changes to autoimmune disease, for which she would need to take prednisone. Cate insists on proof (prednisone is a limited resource and there is an asthmatic on the base who could die without it). The team tells her to go outside, since extreme cold has been used as a treatment for auto-immune diseases. As Cate prepares to go outside, she faints and lapses into a coma. House goes on to treat her for brain swelling by having mechanic Sean drill a hole in her skull to see whether her coma is caused by increased intracranial pressure or a problem with her hypothalamus.
After the drilling, Cate regains consciousness. Kutner suggests there is a fat
Throughout the episode, House shows feelings for Cate, asking if she is okay and later, telling the only other person with her that he (House) will not let him hurt her. After House sees that the person with her is in love with her, he stops flirting with her. Finally, House goes to the restaurant where Wilson is meeting with his girlfriend, who he learns is
References
- ^ a b Network Primetime Averages, week of January 28 - February 3, 2008 Archived October 1, 2005, at the Wayback Machine from Zap2It.com
- ^ Fox Press Release from Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine