The Pro-Life episode of House
However, I might have to jump ahead on Amy's news and After abortion's confirmation that there was an incredible episode last night with a strong pro-life message.
Amy has more:
"I gather (and correct me) that the plot involved a situation in which a late-term
abortion was being advised by House who referred to the child throughout as a fetus, tadpole, thing, etc...and then in crisis, with pre-natal surgery being attempted, the tadpole grabs House's finger..."There's a bit more to it than that.
Right now I'm trying to figure out a cheap/easy/legal way to get my hands on the episode, since none of my friends have Tivo. (Please post any suggestions in the combox.)
As for House, I'm waiting till I've caught up to the current season to write a longish post detailing my thoughts about the show.
Update: Impatient as always, I decided to see what the secular news/blogs were saying about the pro-life moment. I found a couple treatments:
- Buzzsugar: "Luckily, House is free to come back to the hospital for a nutso surgery that involves delivering the baby, fixing him, and putting him back in the womb. In the middle of the surgery, the baby's little hand reaches up and grabs House's finger, and even though they're whacking us over the head with the "House realizes it's a person!" moment, it's disturbingly cute.
After the surgery, Emma and baby are fine, and House even uses the word "baby," though he quickly reverts to "that thing that tried to kill you." [And apparently the infant isn't very cute, in the blogger's opinion.] - EW.com doesn't do much analysis but touches off a long comment thread. Good to get a feel for what the average person is saying.
I'm more interested than ever. Amazing that this aired on primetime telivision.
And now that I think about it, readers who haven't seen any episodes of House shouldn't be overly shocked by House's comments about "that thing" or a "tadpole." One of House's character trademarks is extreme rudeness and shock language, so don't read too much into it.
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