"House M.D." Insensitive (TV Episode 2007) Poster

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lnoft9723 June 2021
This is probably my favorite House episode. There are moments of utter hilarity in this tale of the girl who can't feel pain. The 'oh yeah, top this!' back-and-forth dialogue between the girl and House is hilarious, as his trick to give her a shot...Cuddy is trying to find a sperm donor, goes on a date, and is waylaid by House. The scene near the end in the operating room is both horrific and funny in a most gruesome way.
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9/10
One of the better season three episodes
kellielulu23 August 2022
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I don't care much about the sperm donor thing . I never liked the approach they took with this sl but it doesn't mess up the episode . House and Cuddy still had chemistry at this point they should have gone for it back then instead of later when they seemed more like a divorced couple. Here they still have the spark.

Cuddy's date is kind of funny better than Lucas later on.

The case is one of the more interesting ones for this season too. Hannah the teenager who can't feel pain and her interaction with House who feels too much pain is a classic.
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10/10
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jmounts1515 May 2007
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I LOVED this episode!!! It starts out with a woman driving her daughter to the hospital because she fell "awkwardly" on the ice. Looking at her daughter she doesn't see the semi truck coming towards their car. Hannah (the girl) wakes up after being unconscious for a moment and calls 911. The 911 dispatcher asks if she is hurt, Hannah looks down and sees a piece of metal sticking in her thigh, she lies and says no. At the hospital Foreman is examining Hannah who is worried about her mother who is still unconscious from the accident. House comes down (to do who knows what) and notes that Hannah winced when Foreman cleans her wounds, but instead of wincing by pulling her leg back, she winces by pushing her leg forward towards Foreman. By seeing this House declares that Hannah has CIPA and that they need to do a series of tests. CIPA (Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhydrous) a rare inherited disorder of the nervous system which prevents the sensation of pain, heat, and cold. A person with CIPA cannot feel pain or differentiate extreme temperatures. "Anhidrosis" means the body does not sweat, and "congenital" means that the condition is present from birth. (with only 60 documented cases.) It turns out that she has a Vitamin C deficiency, and a tapeworm. Cameron suggests to Chase that they sleep together.

http://www.fox.com/house/recaps/314.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitive_%28House_episode%29
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