"Last Resort," the next episode of House, looks traumatic. The plot: a deranged madman comes into the hospital with a gun, takes House, Thirteen, and several patients hostage, and demands treatment for his illness — or else. But the thing that really struck me were shots of the maniac shouting, "She takes whatever I take," and Thirteen crying, injecting herself with a needle. Apparently, the guy forces her to take the same drugs in order to make sure they aren't trying to dupe him.

Anyway. Traumatic. Bound to be one of those uncomfortable thrills.

For more info see this blog post. In the meantime, here's the promo from the official site.

I also glimpsed a few shocking spoilers for future episodes on the House Wiki (URL withheld), but one of them is so mind-boggling and unlikely, I'm doubtful whether it'll ever come to pass.

Update: It was an extended episode. Even with limited commercial interruptions, it went eight minutes over its official time slot. But I can't believe the previews for the next installment. I mean, they follow a life-or-death hostage situation with that?