House M.D. (TV Series)

Fetal Position (2007)

Anne Ramsay: Emma Sloan

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Quotes 

• Tyson Ritter : [When Emma is doing a photoshoot with singer Tyson Ritter from the All-American Rejects]  Uh, I think people aren't going to get it.

  Emma : Come on. All-American Rejects. Juxtaposing a classic image of Americana with modern pop culture. You.

  Tyson Ritter : Oh, yeah. Everyone loves a good juxtaposition. My fans were born in the '90s.

  Emma : You know what? You do this picture, you'll gain 40 years of fans.

• Dr. Gregory House : [to Emma]  The swollen bladder was not the only problem. We can't leave it inside you. We have to terminate.

  Emma : Well, can't you deliver him? Put him on a respiratory machine until you figure out what's wrong.

  Dr. Gregory House : We can, and it won't matter. The fetus is still at least two weeks away from being viable.

  Emma : Oh, well. I'll suffer through this for two more weeks, then.

  Dr. Gregory House : You're on dialysis for your kidneys. Your kidneys can wait. They don't make dialysis for your liver. You're not going to make it two more days.

  Emma : I'm not gonna let you kill my baby.

  Dr. Gregory House : It's killing you.

  Emma : I'm not having an abortion.

  Dr. Gregory House : It's not a baby. It's... a tumor. I understand dying for a cause, sacrificing your life so your child might live, but that's not the choice here. Either it dies or you both die.

  Emma : Or you fix him and we both live.

  Dr. Gregory House : I can't fix it. I'm scheduling a D and C.

  [gets up to leave] 

  Emma : I won't consent.

  [House stops and looks at her] 

  Emma : So I guess you have two days to figure it out.

• Dr. Gregory House : Hi. I'm Dr. House. My boss says you're important. Personally, I don't get what's so hard about making Scarlett Johansson look pretty. Arms out in front of you! Palms up, like you're holding a pizza. Close your eyes.

  Emma : It's so easy you should consider a career change. Probably make a lot more money.

  Dr. Gregory House : Dr. Mackman tell you the clot was clear?

  Emma : Yes.

  Dr. Gregory House : He said that you and the fetus are fine?

  Emma : Yeah.

  Dr. Gregory House : He didn't mention your pronator drift.

  Emma : What's that mean?

  Dr. Gregory House : It means Mackman is an idiot! May I?

  Emma : Yeah.

• Dr. Robert Chase : [to Emma]  Good news. Fetus' urine had appropriate levels of protein and electrolytes so its kidneys aren't damaged.

  Emma : Oh. Wow.

  Dr. Robert Chase : We're going to put the shunt in. Your baby's lungs should have more room to grow and your symptoms should go away.

  Emma : But he'll still need surgery? After he's born?

  Dr. Robert Chase : That's when we'll remove the blockage in the ureter. You'll be the only mother on the planet who appreciates the value of a wet diaper.