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Pandemic (2007)
Spot on depiction of how a pandemic would play out
It was spooky watching this in the middle of a real pandemic. They really predicted a lot of aspects of the disaster that we've seen happening with Covid. Spread from animals to people, traveling around the world through airplane travel, person to person transmission on surfaces and through coughing, people unwilling to quarantine, clearing out the supermarkets, hoarding, frontline and healthcare workers dying, needing cold facilities to store all the bodies as morgues and funeral homes are overwhelmed, mass graves, political jousting, and even "patriots" thinking it was a deep state conspiracy. It was amazingly prescient. They showed it progressing through different parts of society, but kept enough focus on the main characters to keep viewers engaged and caring. I'm surprised it doesn't have a higher rating.
House M.D.: No More Mr. Nice Guy (2008)
No More Mr. Nice Guy
I really appreciate the first, very complete summary written, as these episodes are so complex I usually have to watch them twice. That's a good thing, as I don't like dumbed down shows or movies where they think they have to explain everything to the audience.
However, I don't think we can assume that House doesn't have syphilis, just because he says he baited his team with blood that had been contaminated. They are playing with us, of course, which is what House is known for, but it is possible that the first time he was going to tell Wilson something, he was going to say that his team had diagnosed him with syphilis, and that he did have it. Then he realizes that he can simply tell Wilson that he faked it, and he will tell Amber, who will tell the team and everyone will think he doesn't have it, when he actually does. That way he doesn't lose face. Also, they won't keep scrutinizing his behavior to see if he is becoming nicer (because supposedly the disease affects personality and also intelligence -- go figure).