"I mean you did request the two most morally corrupt people in the entire hospital to do all the clinical work for you despite knowing from personal experience how far over the line House's former employees are willing to go..."
@@anomallie Yeah wtf is this psycho statement lol. This isn't true at all. Tons of people feel guilty when they have no reason to feel guilty and shouldn't feel guilty literally every single day. You have no idea what you're talking about.
In a later episode, House was completely unfazed by the fact that Chase had committed murder. He said he would have been more bothered if Chase had screwed up the test due to incompetence.
It is not killing, Foreman. It's called "failing to diagnose". I love it when he is concerned about killing Dibala when in NUMEROUS occasions INCLUDING when they killed a baby on that season 1 flu pandemic episode and they did a clinical trial on Astrian M? Or Vancomyacin? I am not sure of the names. That is a human being right? Yet Foreman never held guilt on that? Yes maybe he is not a World Leader but he was a HELPLESS baby. The fact that he is not even able to control his destiny puts his death as grave as Dibala's. You fail your diagnosis all the time and someone dies in some cases because of that. I am not saying that you should not feel guilt. What I am saying is to console yourself of that fact everytime you do feel it. BTW, Cameron was on her "high moral" stand with Chase when he "killed" Dibala yet she never felt guilty about the BABY she ALLOWED to be killed in that Flu Pandemic episode. She was on the team then right? She even delivered the "procedure" and the "clinical trial" to one of the mother victims. She was an ACCESSORY to the murder of an INNOCENT baby by enabling house do a clinical trial. Oh right I guess an INNOCENT baby is less gruesome than an EVIL dictator mass murderer to her.
It's funny...after this episode, Chase is now both simultaneously the person who has both saved the most lives, while also being the only one that's intentionally killed the most people...
Strike me down and complete your journey to the Dark Side...and become Darth House Lite. Only then will you have the power to save Padme er I mean Cameron.
You ALL missed that reference. It's the line that "dark" Angel delivers to Holland Manners when Darla and Drusilla showed up at the wine tasting Holland's wife was hosting with the Wolfram & Hart (Evil Lawyers) star players. Holland is begging for Angel to save their lives. Just a short while earlier, it was the same line that Holland Manners delivered to Angel when Angel talked about all the innocent people who are going to die because Darla was turned in to a vampire (again). This is also the same line that Peter Parker delivers to the manager who was just robbed by the guy who later kills Peter's uncle Ben. And again, that's the exact line the manager says to Peter when Peter (with his newly discovered Spider-man powers) complains that he was counting on the money from the match. The fight manager said the money was for someone who lasts 90 seconds in the ring with the pro. Peter had dispatched him (again by virtue of his spider strength) in far less time.
What makes this such a great portrayal of a villain is that they made him more than just a dumb cartoonish pastiche of a dictator -they dared to make him intelligent and thought-provoking. Dibala's speeches show him to be a clever man. A great, though terrible man. And James Earl Jones steals the show with his portrayal!
This episode is when Chase and Foreman solidified who they were going to become. Chase had been for a long time becoming more and more like House, caring more and more about the puzzles the cases presented, and at times being willing to break the rules for outcomes he deemed right. Foreman had become more and more like Cuddy, turning a blind eye at times, and other times, outright enabling, protecting, covering up for House, and from here on out for Chase.
@@KradyOne You're sarcastic, right? What he said is 1. pretentious BS about fictional characters, 2. totally the opposite of what happened in the series before and after this episode, 3. completely missing the point that the characters were never "solidified" into anything, being completely reliant on the audience's whim. I really really hope you don't truly believe this guy graduated in anything and has any level of expertise. Any person good in psychology would retain from drawing conclusions over fictitious characters, let alone in youtube's comments... *facepalm*
@@rebeccaelliot9746 It never specifies which country he's the dictator of. The creators of the show most likely didn't want to offend any particular country by using its name.
House crew: "We need someone to play some African dictator who'll commit mass genocide and yet, the actor won't receive backlash because he's incredibly beloved." James Earl Jones: "My time has come"
Chase basically sacrificed his own morality and his own humanity to save an entire race of people on the other side of the globe. When he lid on his bed, his face looked like he'd never sleep again
What chase did is not right. It's very very wrong. I don't know if it's' wrong in principle, because you can argue that if we knew for sure that killing a man would save the entire earth then most people including me would agree that it's justified. But this one, morality aside, you need to be politically savvy and down to earth with local economy and politics to make the right call, and how can you be down to earth with local politics when you are in an American hospital working as a physician? I don't think so.
Realistically, you can refuse to treat a patient if you believe you can’t do it unbiased. The fact the goverment of the USA treated him in a civilian hospital, or even in the USA at all is utterly mind blowing even if it is a tv show.
In the context of the episode and the show in general it makes more sense, it is missing in this clip: President Dibala was in a UN conference when he got sick. This is not unheard of, it is actually common, people like Chávez, the Castros, Ché Guevara and other authoritarians (left and right) visited multiple times the UN HQ in New York. At the beginning of the episode it is established Dibala was treated by his cohort but they couldn't figure it out, Plainsboro is in NJ which is close to NY (of course) and in the universe of the show House and his team are widely recognized in the medical community. To my knowledge this hasn't happened with heads of state but it has happened with multiple officials of authoritarians countries in the past, but this has happened plenty of times for African's heads of state in European countries. If anything what is weird is the fact the hospital wasn't taken over by the US military (or at least his room) to monitor the situation. As cynical as we can be in this case the US would be acting on behalf of the UN as a neutral entity. Having that in the show would have made the episode's stakes higher and more interesting for my taste. The scenario is not as extreme as it seems, specially in the context of the show.
They’re so lucky to act and work with a legendary James Earl Jones, this guy gives me goosebumps every time he talks, stares or even when he gives you the silent treatment.
@@Alucard-gt1zf They aren't lucky to work wit Hughes, they worked wit him daily for a long fucking time. JEJ is fucking darth vader, they are lucky to have him pullup as a guest.
That's why James got the role, in my opinion. His character in this episode is quite similar to Vader. He thinks he's doing the right thing, but he's really not. Also, the voice helps out a lot, lol.
You do know a air bubble in a IV does nothing to a person. I watched shows like this, When in hospital i saw a air bubble I kinked the line. I hit the emergency button, and the nurse said calm down that's movie crap.
zack stoner Actually, it is a big deal. It depends on how big the bubble is. If they’re small enough they just get absorbed but if they’re big enough they can block blood vessels pretty easily. If they block coronary arteries or any arteries in the brain you will most likely die and no one would know why your heart suddenly stopped or your brain got deprived of oxygen.
@@CroatiaSurvival Yes huge air bubbles can kill you. DUH. Too much of anything, Even Oxygen or Water will kill you... The average size of a IV line is not large enough to create air bubbles large enough to kill you. It takes 100ml or more of air pushed through a Peripheral IV to do harm... Secondly, No one would know why you suddenly died..? Why do you think we do autopsies?
I love how he shows so much disgust when he said everyone just want to ‘negotiate and debate’. Awesome acting. This was the first House episode I watched when I was a kid and I was hooked since.
True, and that's probably what sealed his fate. He'd managed to charm Chase earlier, but once he dropped the mask and showed how insane he was, Chase knew what he had to do.
I love Foreman's more logical stance on the matter. He knows they have a duty as Doctors to preserve life as best they can, so he was understandably upset with Chase. But he also covered Chase in the end because he knew Chase was right. As far as Foreman was concerned, what happened happened and exposing the truth will only cause further damage.
that part reminded me a lot of the end of LA Confidential. GREAT writing and Omar Epps and the rest of the cast played the entire episode out flawlessly.
"he knew Chase was right". Probably the most misleading claim from those supporting Chase's action in the comment section. Throughout the whole episode you can see a balance of reasons that Dibala should or shouldn't have left the hospital alive. In the episode it's referenced that Dibala was either gonna prepare for a genocide OR be persuaded by his advisors for peace talks. In the episode it's also stated that Sitibi already performed a genocide of their own so it's kinda difficult to see which side is the good one(chance neither of them are). In the end it was 50/50 outcome so it was never guaranteed what would've happened had Dibala lived. What is a FACT is that chase KILLED A PATIENT and broke his Hippocratic Oath with the illusion that he had control on the outcome of a civil war when in reality he never did.
@Vincent Matthies There's a big difference between "felt" and knowing. Chase didn't have any way of knowing what outcome his actions would've given. There was always gonna be a 50/50 chance of a genocide whether Dibala lived or not. But what we do know is what Chase did to take Dibala's life. A doctor who uses their status to kill someone who they disagree with is a VERY dangerous and immoral person.
@Vincent Matthies The Bible only allows an individual the right to kill in Self Defense and that doesn't apply in Chase's situation. Chase murdered Dibala before he even made a choice and the fate of the Setibi remained unknown. And most importantly HIS life was never in danger which just leaves plain old murder from his part.
@@Madness801 ....that means he failed the role. VA work is much more than ‘reading’. Though I cant say I blame him. I would’ve taken the paycheck and phoned it in as well.
@@SainK2204 yes they should've used "is that a challenge" from the original. Because the live was not a challenge. It was weak and disappointing. Then again the whole live action was horrible! Previews were ok but I'm glad I never wasted money to see it/buy it. I rented from vudu
@@omegastar19 I think what Triscuit was referring to was the failure of a live action Lion King to pick up on the physical construction of the characters. Aka, the animation. The live action LK failed because going from animation to live action is difficult because animation relies on cartoonish expressions.
James Earl Jones absolutely kills it no matter what role. Evil space Wizard, Kind old blind man, genocidal dictator, righteous king. Dude can do every side of every spectrum.
facts but I found the phrase "righteous king" funny the idea of righteousness and subjugation of others based on false pretences of nobility is completely oxymoronic monarchy is inherently wrong so a king can never be righteous
This was masterful! The elderly dictator saying “I didn’t order those atrocities committed but, as a leader, everything that happens in my country is my fault!” and “If you wish me dead, pull the trigger yourself!”
Accepting responsibility makes him a bigger man than many. He is still a monster, but he is nothing like Hitler, Stalin, or Mao. He is not a power-hungry monster. He is incredibly wrong, but he _believes_ he’s doing what’s best. He has succumbed to hatred, but he isn’t the kind of monster to use it as a tool. He is a monster with honorable traits, rather than being an unmitigated evil. (Those traits being “accepts responsibility for things” and “genuinely believes in necessity of what he does, rather than falsifying justification for his actions”.)
@@Akatosh-r4c he was an authoritarian tyrant, who willfully starved millions. He was also paranoid to the point it caused his own death and had an abusive father. Oh, and he ruined/subverted everything Vladimir Lenin was *trying* to accomplish. (Because, with TED Ed as my source, even *his enemies* admitted that he lived by what he said. He was not a good person, willing to do unacceptable things to achieve his goals, but… he was not a hypocrite.)
@@Akatosh-r4c He has more blood on his hands than Adolf Hitler, yet no one talks about it because he was on the winning side of the conflict. Even before WW2 he went on a murder spree, killing all "enemies of communism" which translates to roughly killing off 2/3rds of the USSR elites, generals and anyone who could realistically be a rival to Stalin, and thats not even counting all the civilians that were brutally tortured by the ancestor of modern day FSB. The dictator from House does indeed believe he's doing the best that can be done. Stalin however spent his entire political career trying to get as much power for himself as he could, even weeks before his death he was planning another mass genocide on an even bigger scale, that would end in even his closest associates getting executed for "treason" .
House M.D "This woman actually had the disease we thought but she was lying to cover up her infidelity." Also House M.D "Let's discuss the moral implications of wrongfully diagnosing a dictator to cover up a pseudo-murder in order to change international politics and stop an attempted genocide of an indigenous people."
Chase reads a newspaper a couple weeks later and discovers the genocide happened anyway because the next tyrant is always ready to step up in third world hellholes. Chase realizes he committed murder for nothing.
@@scottvelez3154 That's entirely possible, we will never know. All Chase said was that moderates were taking over and there were good chances for peace talks. That implies that the Sitibi weren't a violent culture that Dibala had a reason to exterminate and instead they were basically the Jews to Dibala's Hitler. If you've studied the Rwandan genocide, this episode will sound very familiar. I am fairly sure that this episode was based around the Rwandan genocide.
I'm here today to remind everyone that House, Gregory House, wasn't our only gift from this show. The cast was absolutely amazing, nobody could have done better.
I have maintained for a long time that the two greatest pieces of casting for TV were Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House and Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
@Just Jeff Nothing Justifies Genocide. Diabala was a horrible man, but now Chase is too. He killed a sick old man who came to that hospital for medical treatment, *and* Chase had earlier told his wife not to kill the Dictator. Not only is Chase now a murderer, but a liar, an oathbreaker, and a hypocrite
@@AlyssMa7rin Yes he's just as bad as a man who would've sent child soldiers to kill hundreds of thousands of lives...except no he isn't. Would you have let somebody like that live and walk freely knowing that now even disease can't kill him and his power struggles would become more violent?
@@Mexnoodles but if you can take away one life to save thousands, so be it. We all have moral obligations to the world, and selfless duty calls for sacrifice. In this particular case, his actions were justified.
@@TheMsLourdes not in this case... you cant really kill a dictator to save lives as theres always someone who will replace him and that replacement could be far worse
@@crazyunclecrispy6140 Yes, in this case. Did you not watch the full video?? The video literally explains that the moderates took over and that there is a road to peace in sight.
@@Fragenzeichenplatte that doesnt mean thats what happened. after this episode the country this dictator was from was never mentioned again. the odds of rebels succeeding in overthrowing a government and not becoming just as bad if not worse than the people they over threw is incredibly low
@@crazyunclecrispy6140 It's not mentioned because it's all fictional and there is no country, unless the writers decide so. So it doesn't matter what the chances of success are, the text is clear: The moderates are working towards peace. Everything else is just speculation and I'm not really interested in a discussion about that because it's pointless. You have your view and that's it. No one can disprove you, nothing will change that.
If he could recite thulsa doom’s riddle of steel from Conan the Barbarian, then Morgan does the narrator voice from Shawshank, and Mark Hamill does the best joker scenes, I would donate my organs whilst listening to them before the anesthesia takes effect!
sssood2603, if it’s a doctor that his life in his hands - yes. He was trying to convince Chase what what he was doing as a dictator is the right thing - a manipulator down to the end.
A true dictator? Would befriend his doctors. His jailors. His cellmates. Those kinds of people don't rise to power on brutality and ruthlessness alone. Some of them are _genuine_ people persons who love knowing everything about the ones around them. When Saddam died. You want to know what his American guards and jailors felt? They didn't feel like they were hanging a despot--they felt like they were hanging an uncle.
@@Borderose Perhaps. But you can look at Stalin. He spent his life being so paranoid and quick to punish people that his doctors were allegedly too scared to properly treat him.
House looks confused, "I kinda already do. I mean, it's sorta like you and the emperor. On paper, Cuddy's in charge, but everyone is much more aware of me in general."
"Hey, James. There's some scenery on House M.D. that needs chewing. You hungry?" "Starving." James Earl Jones is a freaking legend! I never get tired of seeing him on screen. Between his voice and his presence, he dominates every moment the camera's on him.
This is one of favorite episodes of house ever because of the ethical implications of the decisions they had to make. Thank you for finally uploading it
Claire S yeah problem is tf would they do? It’s just a doctor saying it and he can’t even say it because by law they have to keep everything confidential aka they can’t tell them about conversations then in the UN his allies would argue that it’s simply a way for the US to try and take control of their country and the doctor is simply pulling something shady. Ethics would’ve mattered little because in the hundreds of thousands of people would’ve died sometimes you have to sacrifice your ethics to make the right call for humanitu
Speaking Truth yeah that could be true but tell me, do you think that would work in today’s world where everyone gets called a liar? Seriously the words of a doctor will matter little against his allies and it will simply be argued that the US is trying to control their countries and potentially start a war or well at least conflict with the US
There are no implications to any person with basic moral decency, you kill the bastard dictaror and save thousands of lives. There is not even a debate about right and wrong in this episode.
As much as I've wanted clips from this episode for two years, I now realize it doesn't work. You can't truly understand what happened here unless you watched the whole episode. Chase starts out completely removed from the moral issues of treating Dibala: he's pleasant, professional, detached. He's disturbed when a former member of Dibala's young torture/rape/murder squad tells him about the atrocities, but _still_ says he can't get involved; then he actively saves Dibala from being shot by that same man (which is why Dibala says "Thank you for saving my life" at the beginning of this video, BTW) and is upset when Cameron says, "Maybe next time, don't shout out that warning." As the episode progresses, Chase gets continuously emotionally assaulted with these increasingly troubling truths about Dibala, and he ends up doing a complete 180; he goes from telling Cameron, "You can't want to kill anyone, especially not your own patient. ..it's completely unnatural, only psychopaths can kill other people without having some sort of breakdown" to...well, to _this._ Acting-wise, writing-wise, it was very well done, and so compelling to watch.
"As much as I've wanted clips from this episode for two years, I now realize it doesn't work. You can't truly understand what happened here unless you watched the whole episode. " You actually can. He is a cold.-blooded murderer who took a massive shit on one of the most ancient of oaths and the most sacred duty of a doctor: Do no harm. Don't get me wrong: The actor plays it perfectly, but there is de facto no difference between this guy and doctors Kevorkian and Mengele.
@@cyber_xiii3786 - Several of the nazi doctors in KZ-camps also showed regret........after the deeds were done. His murder was premeditated, cunningly executed, and regret only showed up when he faced the POSSIBILITY of being held accountable
Such a gut-wrenching episode. We get the biggest example of the similarities and differences between House and Chase (House is a coward when it comes to his emotions, Chase actually had the courage to act on them, for better or worse). Cameron has a trial by fire and her morality is burned down to its purest form. This is the episode that sets up the conflict that will tear Chase and Cameron apart. Foreman is faced with an impossible choice - he never, ever thinks that Chase did the right thing, but he knows that what he does next could make the situation a lot worse. Foreman has to take on the role of a leader (a dictator even, since he has the only deciding vote), which will lead to him eventually taking over as Dean of Medicine. And House... is House. He is both the best and the worst because he doesn't change, doesn't let the environment and situation bring about any sort of self-reflection.
Most people miss this...but the answer is he cannot change, his pain and additictions are a part of who he is. Most of the time he affects change in others. He acts as a beacon/lightning rod to enable things to happen and more often than not he is a net positive to everyone around him. Him being the constant provides the counterbalance/baseline to everyone else's growth. When you distill his character to its purity you end up with a single sentence: Atlas's curse. In the end you could say he finally paid his dues and managed to offload his responsilities/thoughts to his capable team. it's sad that cuddy couldn't make it into that finale, that would have been the perfect ending for me.
James Earl Jones has such an incredibly powerful presence. When he's staring Cameron dead in the eyes without blinking, calling her out... my heart would probably just stop from sheer intimidation.
Omar Epps is a brilliant actor in general. In this ending scene however, he brings it up another level with his voice inflection and expression in a single word- "Chase...". When he speaks Chase's name at 9:25, I felt it in my soul. You feel the anger, disbelief, and disappointment over what Chase has done, but also the pain and severe mental and emotional anguish he feels knowing what he has to do about it, to one of his oldest friends. This was one of the best story lines of the entire House Franchise. An exceptional guest performance by Jones, one of the top 10 actors in all of human history in my opinion. A deep and compelling story taking on the serious issues of medical ethics between two old and bonded friends in Chase and Foreman. Chase is looking at the big picture of his patient's outcome on the global level, while Foreman knows their oaths simply require them to treat the patient regardless of what they do before or after treatment. House himself takes a backseat and is reduced to a side character in this episode. If you have not seen the whole thing, it's worth watching!
There was lament in Foreman's voice. He knew this action would weigh on Chase's conscience. When he said Chase, it's one of the very few times that Foreman ever directly addresses Chase to his face by his name. And it's done with a sense of worry and despondence...for Chase.
@@delraybrewer Couldn't have said it better. Guidelines (laws) are to keep people under control not to keep them moral. Sometimes the right thing to do is the wrong thing to do in the eyes of the law and people who don't understand that are weak.
@@sonoftheway3528No, those are rules. In the US every state medical licensing board has clear definitions of unethical behavior. Threatening a patient based on their criminal or political history is a violation of MLB rules in every single state. License: suspended.
@@matthewjones2095 Even if it bankrupts you? And mean you will die penniless? People have divorce their long term spouses to prevent the medical bills from draining their joint finances.
@@shade9272 kill 1 evil to save thousands? Oh wait didnt u celebraze killing Osama Bin Laden? Didnt people celebrate killing Pablo Escobar? Would people celebrate killing Hitler? He didnt kill becausr he had an urge...he killed because he wanned to save innocent people
@@darkmystery5731 I believe they just wanted to write Cameron off so they found her ''a reason'' this way. Rather an excuse. First, it was really rushed. One minute she says she will be there for him and they will overcome it, next minute - she leaves him. Basically she left him cause he refused to bend to her will and leave House and the hospital, not because he murdered a man. She thought she could pin it on House and make Chase a victim but Chase accepted responsibility for his actions and decisions, and she did not like it. And yeah, there's a fact she was considering murdering him herself (or rather letting him die which is basically the same for a doctor). So yeah, I think Cameron's exit was poorly written and tarnished her character forever for me.
James Earl Jones is so underrated of an actor and wish Hollywood wouldn't take him for granted, He's clearly much more than a brooding machine man with asthma
Yeah, that little break in his voice...very good acting. Epps and Spencer had good chemistry and always had good scenes together, and this one is very near the top.
"Sometimes, true courage is not to take a life, but to spare one." Just cause you don't want to kill someone does not make you weak. Sure, this guy deserved to die and Chase isn't a monster for that, but willingness to kill doesn't make you stronger.
Chase is a character which can‘t be described as a good/bad man，and most importantly，he always has the faith to carry on what he thought he should do.Amazing
@@Madness801 Its neither one one those, you're just too dumb to realize he was talking about sending Dibala back home so the Sitibi Massacres can begin. Foreman was indirectly causing it by leading the efforts to cure Dibala as Head of Diagnostics, Chase stopped this by killing Dibala. Before you decide to undermine someones comment and trying to sound smart, make sure you actually understand the comment first.
@@bethezda564 Sitibi Massacres still can happen if his allies will take over. Or some another atrocity/complete chaos. Killing one evil man does not solve all the problems in real life and you should know it. Now, before underminining someone's comment or lecturing them, be sure you're mature enough to analyse this complex situation from all sides. Also, you clearly missed the point of Triscuit's comment. So how about you grow up and develop some critical thinking skills, okay?
"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it." Maybe he will make the situation worse by killing the dictator. A new radical group called ANUBIS will form.
just want to say that the actor playing the Dictator did a good job of making the character believable, realistic, reasonable, but also cruel, cunning and immoral.
i mean doesn't house make several wrong diagnosis except he usually wont do anything that could kill the paitent without test results giving a solid reason to believe his diagnosis.
@@ameliakyle7054 Well yes, nobody including House can get it first try. Treat what you know and go from there is his method which works because the treatment for what he thinks usually unlocks the next clue to what it is. Risky but we all know this is House we're talking about. Upon technicality, House was not wrong in this episode because Chase screwed with the procedure, throwing his diagnosis off.
You could not have gotten a better actor than JEJ for this. His presence and voice is perfect. Among the greatest in all motion picture history. And he worked to overcome a speech impediment when he was young!
I met Mr. Jones when he was in my town filming Field of Dreams. He was kind, funny, and absolutely handsome! That smile of his was amazing. He is top shelf in his field.
Foreman: "Do you think you can kill someone and not have any consequences for yourself?" Me: "Do you think you can set a piece of paper on fire in a hospital and not set off alarms and sprinklers?
I think an unspoken thing here when Foremen asked Chase if he thought he could kill another human being without consequence and Chase said No was that they had an unspoken understanding that Chase was saying "The Consequences are a weight on my soul that will carry for the rest of my life."
And South Africa is repeating what Zimbabwe did. Kick out the whites who own and operate most of the farms, cause low food/famine, economy tanks & inflation skyrockets. $50,000,000 for a loaf of bread.
@UCqXaoZzUhM3ADeGVo9RREEQ i think you dont understan it he made everyone a billionare by inflation so really everyone was super poor. Just like venzuela right now.
So many people miss the point in this episode. The show is not trying to justify Chase’s actions, it doesn’t say murder is okay for the right reasons. In the whole episode it does a very good job of saying the opposite, that they should save him. It genuinely is a shock when you see the whole thing play out and find out Chase killed him, only in this cut format is it an obvious conclusion. The point is that neither choice is right, but we have to choose anyway, “real men make choices.”
How is not killing a dictator a right choice? If I was a doctor and Hitler came in need of surgery, it would be my duty to end him, not save him and let him kill millions.
@@1997lordofdoom Now you’re thinking like James Earl Jones’ character here. He thought that his detractors were a pestilence that would destroy his whole nation; kill millions. Usually when a dictator is murdered anyways, another worse leader follows, and the same goes for coups too. This is precisely why it isn’t the right choice and why Chase struggles with that decision in later episodes. But letting him live as you said would almost certainly lead to the deaths of millions of people. The truth is the right decision would be to recuse yourself from the case and let it end up how it is so someone else who took no opinion on the situation could work on it.
@@doggo9388 Recusing yourself from making a choice, is indeed making a choice. It's the coward's option. "I fear the consequences of what will happen, so I do nothing." Using your logic, it's wrong for ANYBODY to kill a mass murdering dictator because it could lead to an even worse consequence. That type of logic only benefits mass murdering dictators. Maybe it will create a power vacuum and a worse situation. Maybe the person who replaces him will be much better and millions of lives will be saved. Nobody knows and nobody can predict the future. But doing nothing isn't the most morally correct option. It's the most cowardly option. You're complicit in the deaths of millions if you do nothing at all. You may not be legally responsible, but morally you let a mad man go out and slaughter a large number of people when you had the power to stop him.
I love how you can just hear the hints of the Darth Vader voice creeping in, like if you took all the synthesizers and effects off his voice track and this is his Darth Vaders unmeddled voice. I think it adds to the character because a lot of people will make the association without knowing he played Darth Vader, which makes the association all the creepier
Dictator: "I will commit a genocide"
Chase: "I diagnose you with dead"
Chase: "Your subscription to living has ended."
LMAO
But is it fatal doctor?
@@quintonsm2616 No, don't worry, he was only diagnosed with dead and not fatal. :)
More like chad
Foreman: "you think you can guilt me into that?"
Chase: delivers pro guilting line
If you feel guilty it’s because you deserve to feel guilty.
"I mean you did request the two most morally corrupt people in the entire hospital to do all the clinical work for you despite knowing from personal experience how far over the line House's former employees are willing to go..."
@@anomallie that's almost never true
@@anomallie ah, I see you are my narcissistic mother
@@anomallie Yeah wtf is this psycho statement lol. This isn't true at all. Tons of people feel guilty when they have no reason to feel guilty and shouldn't feel guilty literally every single day. You have no idea what you're talking about.
Season 1 - this woman has ulcers
Season 7 - killing a foreign dictator planning a large scale massacre
Nice, but this episode was from season six
And the first one from season 2 I guess
s06e04
Excellent worldbuilding
My how he has grown up
In a later episode, House was completely unfazed by the fact that Chase had committed murder. He said he would have been more bothered if Chase had screwed up the test due to incompetence.
Link to clip?
@@miladragon I don't have a link but I can confirm what he said I remember something like that
Yeah that's House alright...
People can make bad choices, their morals and culture can be different, but fucking up the test isn't subjective, it's just incompetence
Its moral murder. Like to pedophiles
Foreman: "You really think you can kill a man with no consequence??"
Chase, a typical Aussie: *"Nah"*
Of course not. It's just worth them.
she'll be right mate
@@kevingurr235 Fair dinkum
From the down under
It is not killing, Foreman.
It's called "failing to diagnose". I love it when he is concerned about killing Dibala when in NUMEROUS occasions INCLUDING when they killed a baby on that season 1 flu pandemic episode and they did a clinical trial on Astrian M? Or Vancomyacin? I am not sure of the names.
That is a human being right? Yet Foreman never held guilt on that? Yes maybe he is not a World Leader but he was a HELPLESS baby. The fact that he is not even able to control his destiny puts his death as grave as Dibala's.
You fail your diagnosis all the time and someone dies in some cases because of that. I am not saying that you should not feel guilt. What I am saying is to console yourself of that fact everytime you do feel it.
BTW, Cameron was on her "high moral" stand with Chase when he "killed" Dibala yet she never felt guilty about the BABY she ALLOWED to be killed in that Flu Pandemic episode. She was on the team then right? She even delivered the "procedure" and the "clinical trial" to one of the mother victims. She was an ACCESSORY to the murder of an INNOCENT baby by enabling house do a clinical trial. Oh right I guess an INNOCENT baby is less gruesome than an EVIL dictator mass murderer to her.
It's funny...after this episode, Chase is now both simultaneously the person who has both saved the most lives, while also being the only one that's intentionally killed the most people...
Really? What's the tally? Cameron got at least 1 on the intentional death scale...
Yeah haha so funny. Also, he killed only one person intentionally, the other one was his negligence caused by grief.
you wouldn't believe how often those two coincide.
@@weckar THAT guy wanted to die, and was terminal anyway and was going to die VERY HARD!
@@victorpradha9946: Doesn't make it less intentional.
Dictator: "Unfortunately, I'm going to have to commit a mass genocide."
Chase: "I'm gonna stop you right there-"
Who is he the dictator of
Dictator: I’m protecting my country.
Chase: surprised pikachu face
@@captainjackpugh6050 some country in Africa but the story never specified which country
@@sams517 Yes of course Africa, but I guess it was just some fictional country in Africa.
@@captainjackpugh6050 wukanda
Dictator: I’m committing genocide after I leave.
Chase: I’m gonna end this man’s career.
and life too, it occured
"My son won't talk to me. I cut his hand with a light saber and I don't get why he doesn´t like me..."
Yes
House: "Cool story, bro."
No......he sent his son to New York to sow his royal oats
Is it the same actor?
@@tacticallemon7518 Yes. James Earl Jones.
The dictator would probably unironically be proud of the choice Chase made.
I know you killed me but I admit I am not even mad about it moment if we go by his own belief system
The man made a choice.
Yup
Strike me down and complete your journey to the Dark Side...and become Darth House Lite. Only then will you have the power to save Padme er I mean Cameron.
Chase stuck to his principles and followed them through, not apologising or making excuses. Mufasa would probably be super chill
Foreman: "He put his life in our hands!"
Chase: "I missed the part where that was my problem" *dances out of camera*
Lmao
"Want forgiveness? Get religion"
everybody dies
You ALL missed that reference. It's the line that "dark" Angel delivers to Holland Manners when Darla and Drusilla showed up at the wine tasting Holland's wife was hosting with the Wolfram & Hart (Evil Lawyers) star players. Holland is begging for Angel to save their lives. Just a short while earlier, it was the same line that Holland Manners delivered to Angel when Angel talked about all the innocent people who are going to die because Darla was turned in to a vampire (again).
This is also the same line that Peter Parker delivers to the manager who was just robbed by the guy who later kills Peter's uncle Ben. And again, that's the exact line the manager says to Peter when Peter (with his newly discovered Spider-man powers) complains that he was counting on the money from the match. The fight manager said the money was for someone who lasts 90 seconds in the ring with the pro. Peter had dispatched him (again by virtue of his spider strength) in far less time.
@@victorpradha9946 I was referencing spiderman my dude
"Too weak to act on her beliefs"
Kinda lured Chase into acting on his beliefs lol
Only Chase believed in the true power of the Darkside.
"I would've given the man a pat on the back, if not for the fact I was the guy he was angry at." Very Old Vader.
Dibala would have approved of Chase's killing of him
What makes this such a great portrayal of a villain is that they made him more than just a dumb cartoonish pastiche of a dictator -they dared to make him intelligent and thought-provoking. Dibala's speeches show him to be a clever man. A great, though terrible man. And James Earl Jones steals the show with his portrayal!
This episode is when Chase and Foreman solidified who they were going to become. Chase had been for a long time becoming more and more like House, caring more and more about the puzzles the cases presented, and at times being willing to break the rules for outcomes he deemed right. Foreman had become more and more like Cuddy, turning a blind eye at times, and other times, outright enabling, protecting, covering up for House, and from here on out for Chase.
Honestly I felt Foreman had more potential to be like House, House even said so himself that he was like him.
I always felt Foreman would become more like House, but it has always been Chase
Great Comment, honestly. You are a Psyche Major what field?
@@KradyOne You're sarcastic, right? What he said is 1. pretentious BS about fictional characters, 2. totally the opposite of what happened in the series before and after this episode, 3. completely missing the point that the characters were never "solidified" into anything, being completely reliant on the audience's whim.
I really really hope you don't truly believe this guy graduated in anything and has any level of expertise. Any person good in psychology would retain from drawing conclusions over fictitious characters, let alone in youtube's comments... *facepalm*
@@nicojar bro you actually were unable to detect his sarchasm? pathetic
Technically, the dictator dude talked him into it by telling him that people should act instead of talk.
@@pyalot Chasing away his life.
good catch
Weird question, but where was the dictator from? He said south so I thought America but he said country so now I'm confused
@@rebeccaelliot9746 Africa is more plausible I guess.
@@rebeccaelliot9746 It never specifies which country he's the dictator of. The creators of the show most likely didn't want to offend any particular country by using its name.
Man the dictator’s actor is amazing! He’s absolutely terrifying! He should have played Darth Vader or something.
Or maybe Mufasa or coming to America
Maybe the old neighbor in the sandlot
He did... (he provided the voice).
@@johndoe-ek1qs
The joke
You
@@johndoe-ek1qs IT WAS A JOKE.
House crew: "We need someone to play some African dictator who'll commit mass genocide and yet, the actor won't receive backlash because he's incredibly beloved."
James Earl Jones: "My time has come"
To be fair, by this point in time JEJ has probably played at least... I dunno, like 7 other characters who fit most of, if not that entire, bill?
@@CenturyBlade Tulsa Doom has entered the chat.
Never gonna watch House. They killed my lord.
I'm forever sad that PJ didn't get JEJ to play Tom Bombadil in tLotR.
Isn't it spelled Thulsa?@@georgesalgado8642
james earl jones has literally the best voice for acting ever
So true I have always loved his voice he's a bomb actor
James Earl Jones has literally the best voice for *everything.*
Boy didn't I just play TF2 with you?
1 Morgan Freeman
2 James Earl Jones
3 Sam L Jackson
@@helenacraman_gaming5695 Add Sean Connery also
"My own son..."
Luke?
"My youngest..."
Ohh, Simba
Ulfurmensch, HAHA!
Unoriginal and trite.
Nah, Eddie Murphy
Technically, Kion is the youngest child of Simba and Nala
@@GuyInAHotdogSuit69 lol!
Chase basically sacrificed his own morality and his own humanity to save an entire race of people on the other side of the globe. When he lid on his bed, his face looked like he'd never sleep again
He had to break his oath to save any life
All he did was create a power vacuum in the country which will result in more depths.
What chase did is not right. It's very very wrong. I don't know if it's' wrong in principle, because you can argue that if we knew for sure that killing a man would save the entire earth then most people including me would agree that it's justified. But this one, morality aside, you need to be politically savvy and down to earth with local economy and politics to make the right call, and how can you be down to earth with local politics when you are in an American hospital working as a physician? I don't think so.
@@cat-.- what in the world would justify a genocide? A friend of mine Is really curious about that. His name Is Adolf.
@@davidelsimple2519 How to genocide for dummies:
1) find a race of 1 person who is also a murderer
2) kill him
Realistically, you can refuse to treat a patient if you believe you can’t do it unbiased. The fact the goverment of the USA treated him in a civilian hospital, or even in the USA at all is utterly mind blowing even if it is a tv show.
Realistically some hospital in the US would treat him, or at least ship doctors to his country to treat him
Or they want him dead and are willing to accept the possibility he might be treated properly
the US government would just take the cheaper route and kill him, about 100 guards, and 1000 civilians.
In the context of the episode and the show in general it makes more sense, it is missing in this clip: President Dibala was in a UN conference when he got sick. This is not unheard of, it is actually common, people like Chávez, the Castros, Ché Guevara and other authoritarians (left and right) visited multiple times the UN HQ in New York. At the beginning of the episode it is established Dibala was treated by his cohort but they couldn't figure it out, Plainsboro is in NJ which is close to NY (of course) and in the universe of the show House and his team are widely recognized in the medical community.
To my knowledge this hasn't happened with heads of state but it has happened with multiple officials of authoritarians countries in the past, but this has happened plenty of times for African's heads of state in European countries.
If anything what is weird is the fact the hospital wasn't taken over by the US military (or at least his room) to monitor the situation. As cynical as we can be in this case the US would be acting on behalf of the UN as a neutral entity. Having that in the show would have made the episode's stakes higher and more interesting for my taste.
The scenario is not as extreme as it seems, specially in the context of the show.
Kim Jong-Un was treated in a Swiss hospital (I belive it was), so… it‘s not that unrealistic.
Shout outs to James Earl Jones for giving us a great episode!
He knows no other way.
this has more likes then the comments on this video ;O congrats
Anything with him in it is going to be good!
Truly an amazing man!
You are part of the rebel alliance and a traitor.
They’re so lucky to act and work with a legendary James Earl Jones, this guy gives me goosebumps every time he talks, stares or even when he gives you the silent treatment.
They are lucky to work with Hugh much less james earl Jones
@@Alucard-gt1zf They're lucky to work with each other. It's not a competition for "who's more popular".
@@Alucard-gt1zf They aren't lucky to work wit Hughes, they worked wit him daily for a long fucking time.
JEJ is fucking darth vader, they are lucky to have him pullup as a guest.
@@Alucard-gt1zf Like seriously, if you think JEJ did this cameo cause he loves house you're so mistaken in who he is
I didn't like James Earl Jones in Arnold Schwarzenegger the movie " The Barbarian," where Earl killing his parents .
Damn, they killed Mufasa a second time.
and Darth Vader
lmao😂
Lol 😂
I KNEW HE SOUNDED FAMILIAR
and Admiral Greer.
The Dictator literally talked Chase into it when he said "men make choices" and "whatever it takes to protect...".
Absolutely 💯
This is why house is one of the best written shows I've ever seen like every detail plays in so perfectly
"I'm trying to impose order..."
"..my son, my own son..." Can't help but think of darth vader referrences
sephoy aznargen I thought of Mufasa
Execute order 66
That's why James got the role, in my opinion. His character in this episode is quite similar to Vader. He thinks he's doing the right thing, but he's really not. Also, the voice helps out a lot, lol.
Same
Jesus christ and god
The ability to inject an air bubble into my IV is insignificant next to the power of the force.
You do know a air bubble in a IV does nothing to a person. I watched shows like this, When in hospital i saw a air bubble I kinked the line. I hit the emergency button, and the nurse said calm down that's movie crap.
@@zackstoner4523 So I was right then.
@@El_Descarriado Yes 100%. TV and Movies, Should have never made people think otherwise.
zack stoner
Actually, it is a big deal. It depends on how big the bubble is. If they’re small enough they just get absorbed but if they’re big enough they can block blood vessels pretty easily. If they block coronary arteries or any arteries in the brain you will most likely die and no one would know why your heart suddenly stopped or your brain got deprived of oxygen.
@@CroatiaSurvival Yes huge air bubbles can kill you. DUH. Too much of anything, Even Oxygen or Water will kill you... The average size of a IV line is not large enough to create air bubbles large enough to kill you. It takes 100ml or more of air pushed through a Peripheral IV to do harm... Secondly, No one would know why you suddenly died..? Why do you think we do autopsies?
They didn't even check his Midichlorian count. Amateurs.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That's a good one
Im Sleep!!!! :D
didn't have to. It was not lupus.
TITANSPIRIT it’s never lupus
He was the chosen one!
I love how he shows so much disgust when he said everyone just want to ‘negotiate and debate’. Awesome acting. This was the first House episode I watched when I was a kid and I was hooked since.
True, and that's probably what sealed his fate. He'd managed to charm Chase earlier, but once he dropped the mask and showed how insane he was, Chase knew what he had to do.
he convinced Chase to kill him
Darth Vader is just that good 🤷
I love Foreman's more logical stance on the matter. He knows they have a duty as Doctors to preserve life as best they can, so he was understandably upset with Chase. But he also covered Chase in the end because he knew Chase was right.
As far as Foreman was concerned, what happened happened and exposing the truth will only cause further damage.
that part reminded me a lot of the end of LA Confidential. GREAT writing and Omar Epps and the rest of the cast played the entire episode out flawlessly.
F
"he knew Chase was right". Probably the most misleading claim from those supporting Chase's action in the comment section. Throughout the whole episode you can see a balance of reasons that Dibala should or shouldn't have left the hospital alive. In the episode it's referenced that Dibala was either gonna prepare for a genocide OR be persuaded by his advisors for peace talks. In the episode it's also stated that Sitibi already performed a genocide of their own so it's kinda difficult to see which side is the good one(chance neither of them are). In the end it was 50/50 outcome so it was never guaranteed what would've happened had Dibala lived. What is a FACT is that chase KILLED A PATIENT and broke his Hippocratic Oath with the illusion that he had control on the outcome of a civil war when in reality he never did.
@Vincent Matthies There's a big difference between "felt" and knowing. Chase didn't have any way of knowing what outcome his actions would've given. There was always gonna be a 50/50 chance of a genocide whether Dibala lived or not. But what we do know is what Chase did to take Dibala's life. A doctor who uses their status to kill someone who they disagree with is a VERY dangerous and immoral person.
@Vincent Matthies The Bible only allows an individual the right to kill in Self Defense and that doesn't apply in Chase's situation. Chase murdered Dibala before he even made a choice and the fate of the Setibi remained unknown. And most importantly HIS life was never in danger which just leaves plain old murder from his part.
James Earl Jones never failed a role.
Except the live action lion king
@@SainK2204 he was just reading not animating the feelings of the character
@@Madness801 ....that means he failed the role. VA work is much more than ‘reading’.
Though I cant say I blame him. I would’ve taken the paycheck and phoned it in as well.
@@SainK2204 yes they should've used "is that a challenge" from the original. Because the live was not a challenge. It was weak and disappointing. Then again the whole live action was horrible! Previews were ok but I'm glad I never wasted money to see it/buy it. I rented from vudu
@@omegastar19 I think what Triscuit was referring to was the failure of a live action Lion King to pick up on the physical construction of the characters. Aka, the animation. The live action LK failed because going from animation to live action is difficult because animation relies on cartoonish expressions.
James Earl Jones absolutely kills it no matter what role.
Evil space Wizard, Kind old blind man, genocidal dictator, righteous king. Dude can do every side of every spectrum.
facts but I found the phrase "righteous king" funny
the idea of righteousness and subjugation of others based on false pretences of nobility is completely oxymoronic
monarchy is inherently wrong so a king can never be righteous
@@tookie1g
Take your anti-intellectualism somewhere else
Do you not agree that monarchies are wrong?
@maxotto9877 you're right but he's talking about the lion king
@@theapegod7668 point still stands in that case
@@maxotto9877 Who asked?
This was masterful! The elderly dictator saying “I didn’t order those atrocities committed but, as a leader, everything that happens in my country is my fault!” and “If you wish me dead, pull the trigger yourself!”
Accepting responsibility makes him a bigger man than many. He is still a monster, but he is nothing like Hitler, Stalin, or Mao. He is not a power-hungry monster. He is incredibly wrong, but he _believes_ he’s doing what’s best. He has succumbed to hatred, but he isn’t the kind of monster to use it as a tool.
He is a monster with honorable traits, rather than being an unmitigated evil. (Those traits being “accepts responsibility for things” and “genuinely believes in necessity of what he does, rather than falsifying justification for his actions”.)
@@PokeMageTechwhat do you know about Stalin
@@Akatosh-r4c he was an authoritarian tyrant, who willfully starved millions. He was also paranoid to the point it caused his own death and had an abusive father.
Oh, and he ruined/subverted everything Vladimir Lenin was *trying* to accomplish. (Because, with TED Ed as my source, even *his enemies* admitted that he lived by what he said. He was not a good person, willing to do unacceptable things to achieve his goals, but… he was not a hypocrite.)
@@Akatosh-r4c He has more blood on his hands than Adolf Hitler, yet no one talks about it because he was on the winning side of the conflict. Even before WW2 he went on a murder spree, killing all "enemies of communism" which translates to roughly killing off 2/3rds of the USSR elites, generals and anyone who could realistically be a rival to Stalin, and thats not even counting all the civilians that were brutally tortured by the ancestor of modern day FSB.
The dictator from House does indeed believe he's doing the best that can be done. Stalin however spent his entire political career trying to get as much power for himself as he could, even weeks before his death he was planning another mass genocide on an even bigger scale, that would end in even his closest associates getting executed for "treason" .
House M.D "This woman actually had the disease we thought but she was lying to cover up her infidelity."
Also House M.D "Let's discuss the moral implications of wrongfully diagnosing a dictator to cover up a pseudo-murder in order to change international politics and stop an attempted genocide of an indigenous people."
Chase reads a newspaper a couple weeks later and discovers the genocide happened anyway because the next tyrant is always ready to step up in third world hellholes. Chase realizes he committed murder for nothing.
@@silverblade357 But the turned tables and it was the Sitibi doing the genocide.
@@scottvelez3154 The question is now is if their conversations and if they cured him might've changed his mind
@@scottvelez3154 Which is what the dictator said would happen as well
@@scottvelez3154 That's entirely possible, we will never know. All Chase said was that moderates were taking over and there were good chances for peace talks. That implies that the Sitibi weren't a violent culture that Dibala had a reason to exterminate and instead they were basically the Jews to Dibala's Hitler.
If you've studied the Rwandan genocide, this episode will sound very familiar. I am fairly sure that this episode was based around the Rwandan genocide.
I'm here today to remind everyone that House, Gregory House, wasn't our only gift from this show. The cast was absolutely amazing, nobody could have done better.
agreed !!
plenty of ppl could have done as well. different but excellent.
a good actor fills the role.
I have maintained for a long time that the two greatest pieces of casting for TV were Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House and Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Lawful Evil VS Chaotic Good in a nutshell.
bluefootwalking, I don’t get how that is lawful evil.
@Just Jeff Nothing Justifies Genocide. Diabala was a horrible man, but now Chase is too. He killed a sick old man who came to that hospital for medical treatment, *and* Chase had earlier told his wife not to kill the Dictator. Not only is Chase now a murderer, but a liar, an oathbreaker, and a hypocrite
@@AlyssMa7rin Yes he's just as bad as a man who would've sent child soldiers to kill hundreds of thousands of lives...except no he isn't. Would you have let somebody like that live and walk freely knowing that now even disease can't kill him and his power struggles would become more violent?
@@MegaDoom89 yes, cuz I am no one to take the life of said man, especially if I was the one supposed to save him
@@Mexnoodles but if you can take away one life to save thousands, so be it. We all have moral obligations to the world, and selfless duty calls for sacrifice. In this particular case, his actions were justified.
"Lots of ways to help people. Sometimes heal patients; sometimes execute dangerous people. Either way helps"
Mordin Solus
Yaaaaaaaas. And suddenly Salarian logic solves this ethical dilemna
@@TheMsLourdes not in this case... you cant really kill a dictator to save lives as theres always someone who will replace him and that replacement could be far worse
@@crazyunclecrispy6140 Yes, in this case. Did you not watch the full video?? The video literally explains that the moderates took over and that there is a road to peace in sight.
@@Fragenzeichenplatte that doesnt mean thats what happened. after this episode the country this dictator was from was never mentioned again. the odds of rebels succeeding in overthrowing a government and not becoming just as bad if not worse than the people they over threw is incredibly low
@@crazyunclecrispy6140 It's not mentioned because it's all fictional and there is no country, unless the writers decide so. So it doesn't matter what the chances of success are, the text is clear: The moderates are working towards peace. Everything else is just speculation and I'm not really interested in a discussion about that because it's pointless. You have your view and that's it. No one can disprove you, nothing will change that.
James could give me a two-hour tutorial on how to open a pickle jar and I’d pay him to listen to it.
How about him and morgan freeman both just going "hmmm. Aah. Hmph"?
HAHAHahHa
@@NoobGamer-mh4gj Add Sir David Attenborough and I'm sold.
@@neuralmute Can we add Linda Hunt to the mix? She's a wonderful actress.
If he could recite thulsa doom’s riddle of steel from Conan the Barbarian, then Morgan does the narrator voice from Shawshank, and Mark Hamill does the best joker scenes, I would donate my organs whilst listening to them before the anesthesia takes effect!
I feel a true dictator will not discuss his plans or will not justify his action to a doctor he met first time.
Chase saved his life
sssood2603, if it’s a doctor that his life in his hands - yes. He was trying to convince Chase what what he was doing as a dictator is the right thing - a manipulator down to the end.
@@kazuhira_miller he also took it
A true dictator? Would befriend his doctors. His jailors. His cellmates. Those kinds of people don't rise to power on brutality and ruthlessness alone. Some of them are _genuine_ people persons who love knowing everything about the ones around them. When Saddam died. You want to know what his American guards and jailors felt? They didn't feel like they were hanging a despot--they felt like they were hanging an uncle.
@@Borderose Perhaps. But you can look at Stalin. He spent his life being so paranoid and quick to punish people that his doctors were allegedly too scared to properly treat him.
Join me, house, and together, we can rule the hospital!
House looks confused, "I kinda already do. I mean, it's sorta like you and the emperor. On paper, Cuddy's in charge, but everyone is much more aware of me in general."
ME AND YOU CAN RULE THIS HOSPITAL, HOUSE. OR, WE CAN JUST FIGHT TO THE DEATH
*House jumps off the lobby balcony*
*my body is a cage*
*Cuts his leg*
"Hey, James. There's some scenery on House M.D. that needs chewing. You hungry?"
"Starving."
James Earl Jones is a freaking legend! I never get tired of seeing him on screen. Between his voice and his presence, he dominates every moment the camera's on him.
This is one of favorite episodes of house ever because of the ethical implications of the decisions they had to make. Thank you for finally uploading it
Mine too it hit harder than any episode this and No Reason
someone posted this on chief Keef's love Sosa I I knew il looked familiar
Claire S yeah problem is tf would they do? It’s just a doctor saying it and he can’t even say it because by law they have to keep everything confidential aka they can’t tell them about conversations then in the UN his allies would argue that it’s simply a way for the US to try and take control of their country and the doctor is simply pulling something shady.
Ethics would’ve mattered little because in the hundreds of thousands of people would’ve died sometimes you have to sacrifice your ethics to make the right call for humanitu
Speaking Truth yeah that could be true but tell me, do you think that would work in today’s world where everyone gets called a liar? Seriously the words of a doctor will matter little against his allies and it will simply be argued that the US is trying to control their countries and potentially start a war or well at least conflict with the US
There are no implications to any person with basic moral decency, you kill the bastard dictaror and save thousands of lives. There is not even a debate about right and wrong in this episode.
As much as I've wanted clips from this episode for two years, I now realize it doesn't work. You can't truly understand what happened here unless you watched the whole episode. Chase starts out completely removed from the moral issues of treating Dibala: he's pleasant, professional, detached. He's disturbed when a former member of Dibala's young torture/rape/murder squad tells him about the atrocities, but _still_ says he can't get involved; then he actively saves Dibala from being shot by that same man (which is why Dibala says "Thank you for saving my life" at the beginning of this video, BTW) and is upset when Cameron says, "Maybe next time, don't shout out that warning." As the episode progresses, Chase gets continuously emotionally assaulted with these increasingly troubling truths about Dibala, and he ends up doing a complete 180; he goes from telling Cameron, "You can't want to kill anyone, especially not your own patient.
..it's completely unnatural, only psychopaths can kill other people without having some sort of breakdown" to...well, to _this._ Acting-wise, writing-wise, it was very well done, and so compelling to watch.
the end kind of shows his breakdown too. imma have to finish my shows so I can snag my friends copies of all these seasons
That's mean this doctor with british accent and his wife is a psychopath??
@@mohamedbukharyibnmohamedri8769 xD Chase is Australian. Not British lmfao
"As much as I've wanted clips from this episode for two years, I now realize it doesn't work. You can't truly understand what happened here unless you watched the whole episode. "
You actually can. He is a cold.-blooded murderer who took a massive shit on one of the most ancient of oaths and the most sacred duty of a doctor: Do no harm.
Don't get me wrong: The actor plays it perfectly, but there is de facto no difference between this guy and doctors Kevorkian and Mengele.
@@cyber_xiii3786 - Several of the nazi doctors in KZ-camps also showed regret........after the deeds were done.
His murder was premeditated, cunningly executed, and regret only showed up when he faced the POSSIBILITY of being held accountable
'you really think you can kill another human being without any consequences to yourself?'
'no'
damn alright
How can he ask that question and not see how this is already eating away at Chase?
@@WhiteScarsEmo I think he *did* see it...and that's why his anger evaporated and turned into concern.
he says something in between yes and no
@@cheesebooba Maybe?
@@WhiteScarsEmo He meant physically.
Such a gut-wrenching episode. We get the biggest example of the similarities and differences between House and Chase (House is a coward when it comes to his emotions, Chase actually had the courage to act on them, for better or worse). Cameron has a trial by fire and her morality is burned down to its purest form. This is the episode that sets up the conflict that will tear Chase and Cameron apart. Foreman is faced with an impossible choice - he never, ever thinks that Chase did the right thing, but he knows that what he does next could make the situation a lot worse. Foreman has to take on the role of a leader (a dictator even, since he has the only deciding vote), which will lead to him eventually taking over as Dean of Medicine. And House... is House. He is both the best and the worst because he doesn't change, doesn't let the environment and situation bring about any sort of self-reflection.
great analysis
Most people miss this...but the answer is he cannot change, his pain and additictions are a part of who he is. Most of the time he affects change in others. He acts as a beacon/lightning rod to enable things to happen and more often than not he is a net positive to everyone around him. Him being the constant provides the counterbalance/baseline to everyone else's growth.
When you distill his character to its purity you end up with a single sentence: Atlas's curse. In the end you could say he finally paid his dues and managed to offload his responsilities/thoughts to his capable team. it's sad that cuddy couldn't make it into that finale, that would have been the perfect ending for me.
very well said
Be careful not to choke on your aspirations, dictator
God I loved that scene. Vader deserved at least a pun in a movie
or my mustard gas bubble master dic kones
"You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me"
I couldn't resist 😂
At what point is this line delivered?
@@HasufelyArod empire strikes back
@@jonathanSpg Didn't remember that. Sorry.
Join the dark side. It's really cool!
"Join me Chase and we shall rule over this small African country as father and son"
This one move cost Chase his marriage even though it was clear Cameron wasn't ready for marriage
Cameron can phuck off anyways! 🤣🤣😂😂😂
cost*
Also Chase believing what the news report lol
@@65MaX73 the dictator literally tells Chase what he's going to do in this video
@@AuraMaster7 and Chase literally says " look at the news "
Here after the news. Rest In Peace James Earl Jones (aka President Dibala)
James Earl Jones has such an incredibly powerful presence. When he's staring Cameron dead in the eyes without blinking, calling her out... my heart would probably just stop from sheer intimidation.
MBOmnis, and Cameron held her own. It was such a powerful scene.
when you been the voice of darth vader for over 40 years, your balls begin to drag off the floor
I forgot he was James Earl Jones for a second. Biggest compliment I can pay.
Omar Epps is a brilliant actor in general. In this ending scene however, he brings it up another level with his voice inflection and expression in a single word- "Chase...".
When he speaks Chase's name at 9:25, I felt it in my soul. You feel the anger, disbelief, and disappointment over what Chase has done, but also the pain and severe mental and emotional anguish he feels knowing what he has to do about it, to one of his oldest friends. This was one of the best story lines of the entire House Franchise. An exceptional guest performance by Jones, one of the top 10 actors in all of human history in my opinion. A deep and compelling story taking on the serious issues of medical ethics between two old and bonded friends in Chase and Foreman. Chase is looking at the big picture of his patient's outcome on the global level, while Foreman knows their oaths simply require them to treat the patient regardless of what they do before or after treatment. House himself takes a backseat and is reduced to a side character in this episode. If you have not seen the whole thing, it's worth watching!
Tony, I always had the same feelings about this episode myself- easily one of the top 5 in the entire series. Your analysis was spot on.
There was lament in Foreman's voice. He knew this action would weigh on Chase's conscience. When he said Chase, it's one of the very few times that Foreman ever directly addresses Chase to his face by his name. And it's done with a sense of worry and despondence...for Chase.
James Earl Jones is amazing as always. It's 2020, he's 89 and still making movies.
He's one of a kind
90?
Acts with genuine authority.
that's amazing! What a life to live!
Perhaps he found a pathway to abilities some consider to be unnatural.
No one says "rebels" better than James Earl Jones.
Dictator: Is a tyrant and commits warcrimes
Chase: *And I took that personally*
Apparently the hippocratic oath was downgraded to just a suggestion.
its more like guidelines
all oaths/rules/laws are guidelines. We're just human beings. We make our own decisions.
Nathan Tan the path isn’t actually a law.
@@delraybrewer Couldn't have said it better. Guidelines (laws) are to keep people under control not to keep them moral. Sometimes the right thing to do is the wrong thing to do in the eyes of the law and people who don't understand that are weak.
@@sonoftheway3528No, those are rules. In the US every state medical licensing board has clear definitions of unethical behavior. Threatening a patient based on their criminal or political history is a violation of MLB rules in every single state. License: suspended.
"Allison!"
me: who
"OH YOU MEAN CAMERON"
Her full name is Allison Cameron. I love your joke.
i dont understand what is the problem, doctor Allison
Thank you for explaining that! I was legit lost!!✌💗
Robert, Eric, Allison, James, Lisa and Gregory. Also Remy, Chris, Lawrence, Martha, Jessica and Chi.
@@triciaramgoolam4045 *Remy* is hands down the most forgotten name in this series LOL (even her second name)
The tension, guilt and panic within Chase in the locker-room with Foreman....thats amazing acting
It got real when he called her Allison.
when does he call her Allison?
@@slikman19 it's around timestamp 1:50
"The force is with you young Chase. But you are not a surgeon yet."
You saying young Chase makes me think of Chase Young. 😂😂😂
More like the dark side of the force
Luke: How did my father die?
Obi-Wan: In a hospital in America.
"The hospital bill killed him."
@@asnowballinhell i would rather have a high hospital bill then the long wait times for socialized medicine
@@matthewjones2095 keep telling yourself that
@@harrythomas1252 no reason to be hostile
@@matthewjones2095 Even if it bankrupts you? And mean you will die penniless? People have divorce their long term spouses to prevent the medical bills from draining their joint finances.
Rest in Peace to this marvelous actor! Every time he’s played a character he’s stolen every scene! James Earl Jones you will never be forgotten!
I died from cuteness when chase said “my wife”
she was his wife IRL too
Ric Sanches was?
@@aldemar9416 divorced now, that was also shown in House MD the creators matched actors life with characters life if you can believe it
Ric Sanches damn :(
@@yt-sh They were never married. They were engaged but broke it off.
The writers where genius! Having the dictator admit he was at fault so it humanizes him was awesome.
I can't even begin to verbalize how angry I am that Cameron divorced Chase for this.
Violates his duty and oath as a physician, goes behind her back, murders a patient... yeah, I can see why Cameron would be unreasonable.
@@shade9272 Except she wanted to do it herself, and you know, he was a tyrannical, murderous dictator.
@@darkmystery5731 doesn’t matter killing is killing no matter the person to the average person it effects them mentally
@@shade9272 kill 1 evil to save thousands? Oh wait didnt u celebraze killing Osama Bin Laden? Didnt people celebrate killing Pablo Escobar? Would people celebrate killing Hitler?
He didnt kill becausr he had an urge...he killed because he wanned to save innocent people
@@darkmystery5731 I believe they just wanted to write Cameron off so they found her ''a reason'' this way. Rather an excuse. First, it was really rushed. One minute she says she will be there for him and they will overcome it, next minute - she leaves him. Basically she left him cause he refused to bend to her will and leave House and the hospital, not because he murdered a man. She thought she could pin it on House and make Chase a victim but Chase accepted responsibility for his actions and decisions, and she did not like it. And yeah, there's a fact she was considering murdering him herself (or rather letting him die which is basically the same for a doctor). So yeah, I think Cameron's exit was poorly written and tarnished her character forever for me.
James Earl Jones is so underrated of an actor and wish Hollywood wouldn't take him for granted, He's clearly much more than a brooding machine man with asthma
Yes he is also the rightful king of a lion pride 😂
The look in his eyes when he said “It is not so easy when you have to do it your self.” Such intensity, it’s masterful.
9:46
The way he says “Chase” really transmits Foreman’s feelings
Yeah, that little break in his voice...very good acting. Epps and Spencer had good chemistry and always had good scenes together, and this one is very near the top.
9:26 actually :)
“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
"I showed her the weakness of her own character"
I mean...he's not wrong.
"Sometimes, true courage is not to take a life, but to spare one."
Just cause you don't want to kill someone does not make you weak. Sure, this guy deserved to die and Chase isn't a monster for that, but willingness to kill doesn't make you stronger.
@@tylermcneeley3136 Way to butcher the phrase.
"True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one."
@@Ravenbones It has the same message though.
Tyler McNeeley it’s not
@@tylermcneeley3136 It's definitely not
I met James Earl Jones years ago. He is an absolute gentleman. His voice is one for the ages.
A surprisingly shy man in person.
1:50
Chase:Allison!
Cameron:Who the hell is Allison?
Chase:That's your name
Cameron:Oh yes, that's true. Thanks Robert
Chase:Robert?
LOL
Lmao
Rest in Peace, James Earl Jones.
You are a legend. Your name will live forever
Hearing what is essentially Darth Vader saying "rebels" and "order" just reminds me so much of Star Wars.
Im so glad this TH-cam channel stays active.
Me too
WHY DIDN'T HE JUST USE THE FORCE!!!!!?
Because if he used the force to kill him that would be dealing in absolutes , only a sith deals in absolutes, its not the jedi way
You gotta explain this one chief
@@morganspence2455 JEJ voiced the first Darth vader
@@angrymoose3383 "do or do not, there is no try"
How's that for an absolute?
He could save others from death, but not himself. XD
Chase is a character which can‘t be described as a good/bad man，and most importantly，he always has the faith to carry on what he thought he should do.Amazing
Chase let the inner convict out…a trait all Australians are taught from a young age to keep suppressed
The funny thing is that Chase ended the series by taking over House's job, being employed by Foreman. I guess Chase was right.
"You really think you can kill another human being without any consequences to yourself?"
Why not? It is what he was doing until Chase stopped him...
That was his consequence
You clearly didn't pay attention to the scene or ur just young
@@Madness801 Its neither one one those, you're just too dumb to realize he was talking about sending Dibala back home so the Sitibi Massacres can begin.
Foreman was indirectly causing it by leading the efforts to cure Dibala as Head of Diagnostics, Chase stopped this by killing Dibala.
Before you decide to undermine someones comment and trying to sound smart, make sure you actually understand the comment first.
@@bethezda564 Sitibi Massacres still can happen if his allies will take over. Or some another atrocity/complete chaos. Killing one evil man does not solve all the problems in real life and you should know it. Now, before underminining someone's comment or lecturing them, be sure you're mature enough to analyse this complex situation from all sides. Also, you clearly missed the point of Triscuit's comment. So how about you grow up and develop some critical thinking skills, okay?
By killing him in cold blood he just became the man he killed.
It’s ironic when foreman asks chase if he thinks he can kill without any consequence. That should apply to their patient as well.
"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it." Maybe he will make the situation worse by killing the dictator. A new radical group called ANUBIS will form.
That quote is basically the plot of the play "Oedipus Tyrannus" by Sophocles
@@mikailvandartel I got it from Master Oogway from Kung Fu Panda lol
Arnór Róbertsson i literally binged them the other day. Oogway is the fuckin man
@@mikailvandartel Or King Edip
Thanks 5th
just want to say that the actor playing the Dictator did a good job of making the character believable, realistic, reasonable, but also cruel, cunning and immoral.
Good ol James Earl Jones
he is the OG Darth Vader, he got that dawg in him
So the one time House's diagnosis is wrong but no one involved can claim it in public...
i mean doesn't house make several wrong diagnosis except he usually wont do anything that could kill the paitent without test results giving a solid reason to believe his diagnosis.
@@ameliakyle7054 Well yes, nobody including House can get it first try. Treat what you know and go from there is his method which works because the treatment for what he thinks usually unlocks the next clue to what it is. Risky but we all know this is House we're talking about. Upon technicality, House was not wrong in this episode because Chase screwed with the procedure, throwing his diagnosis off.
You could not have gotten a better actor than JEJ for this. His presence and voice is perfect. Among the greatest in all motion picture history. And he worked to overcome a speech impediment when he was young!
0:22
When James Earl Jones says, “My own son” you can hear that Darth Vader vibe.
It’s chilling.
I met Mr. Jones when he was in my town filming Field of Dreams. He was kind, funny, and absolutely handsome! That smile of his was amazing. He is top shelf in his field.
You are so lucky! I have never heard an unkind word about that man.
What about Padme ? Is she safe ? Is she alright ?
Safe*
It seems, in your anger, you killed her
@@lilJimmyJim Nooooooooo!😆
Minnie B *Proceeds to zoom out and robots being crushed
SHUT UUUUUUUUP
Man Jones was brilliant here. The look in his eyes are of pure hatred. Its extremely believable and terrifying. What a legendary actor.
OMFG, I've been waiting so long for this! One of Omar Epps' and Jesse Spencer's finest moments in acting!
This is probably one of the best episodes of the show and James Earl Jones as always is absolutely phenomenal
Foreman: "Do you think you can kill someone and not have any consequences for yourself?"
Me: "Do you think you can set a piece of paper on fire in a hospital and not set off alarms and sprinklers?
I think an unspoken thing here when Foremen asked Chase if he thought he could kill another human being without consequence and Chase said No was that they had an unspoken understanding that Chase was saying "The Consequences are a weight on my soul that will carry for the rest of my life."
8:32 And that's how you start an international incident while losing your medical license
I completely forgot about this episode.. thank you to whoever runs this channel.
How fitting right after Mugabe's death lol
Ppppffftt hahahaah
My professor in Institutional Development called him the African Hitler.
@@dorobot05 He's not wrong
And South Africa is repeating what Zimbabwe did. Kick out the whites who own and operate most of the farms, cause low food/famine, economy tanks & inflation skyrockets. $50,000,000 for a loaf of bread.
@UCqXaoZzUhM3ADeGVo9RREEQ i think you dont understan it he made everyone a billionare by inflation so really everyone was super poor. Just like venzuela right now.
The domino effect of choices. Watching him burn the paper at the end brought tears to my eyes.
Mad respect for chase defending his wife though
warriorwolfprincess, yup. Loved it.
And yet she leaves him anyway
@@lelhue9865 never date your colleagues 🤷🏻♀️
*Mad respect for chase killing the fascist dictator
If I remember correctly, she left him after this guy
So many people miss the point in this episode. The show is not trying to justify Chase’s actions, it doesn’t say murder is okay for the right reasons. In the whole episode it does a very good job of saying the opposite, that they should save him. It genuinely is a shock when you see the whole thing play out and find out Chase killed him, only in this cut format is it an obvious conclusion. The point is that neither choice is right, but we have to choose anyway, “real men make choices.”
You got it! Great comment!
The doctor became a soldier!
How is not killing a dictator a right choice? If I was a doctor and Hitler came in need of surgery, it would be my duty to end him, not save him and let him kill millions.
@@1997lordofdoom Now you’re thinking like James Earl Jones’ character here. He thought that his detractors were a pestilence that would destroy his whole nation; kill millions. Usually when a dictator is murdered anyways, another worse leader follows, and the same goes for coups too. This is precisely why it isn’t the right choice and why Chase struggles with that decision in later episodes. But letting him live as you said would almost certainly lead to the deaths of millions of people. The truth is the right decision would be to recuse yourself from the case and let it end up how it is so someone else who took no opinion on the situation could work on it.
@@doggo9388 Recusing yourself from making a choice, is indeed making a choice. It's the coward's option. "I fear the consequences of what will happen, so I do nothing."
Using your logic, it's wrong for ANYBODY to kill a mass murdering dictator because it could lead to an even worse consequence. That type of logic only benefits mass murdering dictators.
Maybe it will create a power vacuum and a worse situation. Maybe the person who replaces him will be much better and millions of lives will be saved. Nobody knows and nobody can predict the future.
But doing nothing isn't the most morally correct option. It's the most cowardly option. You're complicit in the deaths of millions if you do nothing at all. You may not be legally responsible, but morally you let a mad man go out and slaughter a large number of people when you had the power to stop him.
I love how you can just hear the hints of the Darth Vader voice creeping in, like if you took all the synthesizers and effects off his voice track and this is his Darth Vaders unmeddled voice. I think it adds to the character because a lot of people will make the association without knowing he played Darth Vader, which makes the association all the creepier
Amazing episode combining this moral dilemma situation in the hospital with the phantom limb pain mirror treatment. Great stuff.
Just the way he says: *"My own sonnnnnn"* really gives me Darth Vader vibes
I couldn’t tell if he felt betrayed, angry, sad- or all of the above.