"House M.D." Broken (2009)

Director:

Katie Jacobs

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Russel Friend (written by) ...

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

21 September 2009 (Season 6, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

House fights his doctors, the staff and his fellow patients when he's forced to stay in the psychiatric hospital under threat of permanently losing his medical license.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Medical Doctor | Pain | Medicine | Maverick Doctor

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Franka Potente	...	Lydia
Lin-Manuel Miranda	...	Juan 'Alvie' Alvarez
Megan Dodds	...	Dr. Beasley
Derek Richardson	...	Freedom Master / Steve
Curtis Armstrong	...	Richter
Andrew Leeds	...	Dr. Medina (as Andrew Harrison Leeds)
Angela Bettis	...	Susan
Jack Plotnick	...	Hal Connor
Artemis Pebdani	...	Diane
Alex Désert	...	Jay-Bird
Kim Rhodes	...	Woman at Fundraiser
Andre Braugher	...	Dr. Darryl Nolan
Dale E. Turner	...	Duane 'Stomp' Milbrett

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (DLS)

Filming Locations:

Mansfield Reformatory - 100 Reformatory Road, Mansfield, Ohio, USA

Company:

Heel & Toe Films

Trivia:

The music that plays on the music box is Mozart's "The Magic Flute".

Quotes:

Dr. Beasley: I know you're scheming. Working on your next elaborate plan to get out of here. Why don't you put the plan on hold for a few days? See what happens. If you prefer private to group, we can do that. Maybe try some SSRIs. If you think nothing is working, you can always go back to your scheming.
Dr. Gregory House: God, if only you'd said that 2 minutes ago. Before I came up with my new scheme. Now I'm committed. Ha! Get it?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Sting (1973)

Soundtrack:

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: Allegro Con Brio

Touching and brilliant. Masterpiece of an episode!

House's season opener 'Broken' impressed me in ways that I could not even begin to imagine. The direction and cinematography were so controlled and smooth, the editing and music made it feel like a Motion Picture. Hugh Laurie gives an incredible performance. We all know that he is amazing in this show, but with this episode, he gives his best performance ever. The sad thing is that just a day before this episode premiered, Hugh Laurie, for the 4th time, lost the Emmy for Leading Actor in a Drama. He gives a truly remarkable performance here, and I truly hope this episode helps him win it for good next year. The rest of the cast were all fantastic. Incredible performances given by all, it is hard to name just one person. The scene with the boombox given to the mute woman was so touching and amazingly done. The love scene between House and Lydia was so well shot and directed, and written as well. The dialogue in this episode, and the writing of everything was so special. I had never seen an episode this incredible before. I do not mean as in what happened, I just mean the fluency of it all. It was so subtle and touching, the writing and directing were spot on of a real feature film. Not one flaw in this episode, and I have to say, I think this is the best episode of this whole series, and should garner attention everywhere. Episodes like this make me happy for the show, and to know that there is still rare TV like this, and the only other show to be this amazingly done would have to be Mad Men. Great job House!