[S1E5] Damned If You Do
The title of the episode comes from the old adage "damned if you do, damned if you don't", which also comments on the religious concept of damnation within the context of the episode. It is also quoted by Chase within the episode when House praises Foreman for ratting him out to Cuddy, but chastises Cameron for coming up with the right diagnosis early but not sticking to her guns about it.
[S1E5] Damned If You Do
Of course, Standish's moment of triumph made it all better. He wasn't irrational in his fear because I'd be damned if I had to climb out on the ledge of a tower in the London countryside either. Holy crap it was high!
Across town, Uncle Scar returns to England from Hanover, his "German postage stamp" of a county. He's been wishing and hoping and thinking and praying about the Queen dying in childbirth, and will be damned if he doesn't have a front row seat for that and his subsequent coronation.
We've seen so much historical fiction that verges on the supernatural explain things away with culture or science, but The Terror has come right out and said, "Nope, this is a monster." It's not in the history books, but I'll be damned if it doesn't make a fine television show. 041b061a72