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House - Jesse was given a minute or two of screen time and a few lines. Jennifer was onscreen, but I don’t think she had any dialog. The episode was very mediocre (for House). I don’t see why “13″ was chosen to be on the new team. She acts, thinks, looks, and dresses just like Cameron. She battles House on every issue and feels that “down deep” people are good and truthful (basically, everything Cameron said and did).

No shame from FOX airing a Christamas episode a month after Christmas, though! I know all networks are holding onto epidoses, but that was a bit much.

Again, I thought it was a weak episode. The “medical mystery” was weak, the secret Santa sub-plot was obvious, too.

Cameron was seen in slow-mo for 10 seconds (2 in quick-mo) in one scene at the end of the episode mingling with the newbies, and no lines for her. Chase had one scene with a couple of lines and the same slow-mo scene than Cameron. And the scene made me cringe. Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer are great actors to pull a scene like that by the way they’re being treated this season. Well, that’s all I’ve seen of last night episode, the rest I don’t care.

Last night’s House was above average but had the potential to be excellent were it not for a few flaws.

I agree with Bry422 that 13 is a Cameron clone. I’d go a step further and say that Kutner and Taub are the results of a Star Trek transporter accident in which Chase was split into two people (Chase’s brash side & good ideas = Taub; Chase’s kiss-butt side and bad ideas = Kutner). I’m expecting House to realize their similarities eventually and try to find a way of getting the originals back — just to have something to do.

Didn’t mind having a Christmas episode in late January.

The secret behind the secret Santa experiment was *very* predictable but still fun to watch in execution. They never did make a big deal about Foreman not getting House something (but, maybe he did off-camera).

The medical twist at the end was a little gross and could have been explained a little better. I like the other twist with the “donkey” girl. That subplot started off disgusting which is why the reveal at the end was such a relief.

Yeah, what everyone else said about Jesse and Jennifer.

Watch their faces at the end though, as it pans in onto Chase and Cameron’s faces at the Christmas party as the newbies walk toward them. You can practically see the “Show-stealing bastards!” on the tip of their tongues as they fake smile.

In case anyone’s interested, all 5 of this weeks episodes of In Treatment are streaming for free right now at HBO.com.

I really enjoyed this weeks flashback episode of One Tree Hill. Helps fill in some blanks. Have to say that I think Mouths storyline with his boss is a little week. I am anxious to see what the crazy nanny has in store for us, and Daphne Zuniga is awesome so far!