On the last episode of House, a man (guest star Zeljko Ivanek) took over Cuddy's office and held the eccentric doctor, along with Thirteen, and several patients hostage.  His demand sounded simple enough: a diagnosis, since he had sought help from many doctors in the last couple of years but to no avail.  Of course, he came to House but for some reason, he wasn't too keen on helping him.  House was then forced to use the hostages, including Thirteen, to act as guinea pigs just to assure the hostage-taker that he was doing the right thing.  It was up to House to end the stifling standoff before a SWAT team opens fire.

In tonight's episode of House, a fitness guru known for her "natural" lifestyle collapses while shooting an infomercial.  Meanwhile, Thirteen (who didn't end up dead like what many House fans feared on the last episode) participates in a clinical drug trial for Huntington's Disease led by Foreman, and Kutner operates an online medical-advice clinic under House's name.  We will also see more House-Cuddy interaction, as Cuddy moves into House's office while hers is being repaired.  As expected, House is not happy about the arrangement.

Speaking of which, this interesting dynamic will be explored in the medical dramedy's Christmas episode, where according to Fox, “House gives a clinic patient an unbelievable holiday gift and keeps the team guessing about who may have sent him a particularly thoughtful Christmas gift."

Now House executive producer Katie Jacobs promises of the episode, “The Christmas episode really has a very satisfying surprise for Cuddy and House in a personal kind of way."  We previously reported that the Huddy kiss on a recent episode, while long overdue, is not going to go the conventional route.  “Don't expect to see dates and them going to the movies. It's not going to unfold like that," Jacobs cautioned in a separate interview.

Catch House tonight at 8pm on Fox.

-Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Fox
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