
House, S1E5: “Damned If You Do” (2004)
While Dr. Hosue and his staff are completing charting for the hospital, House states, “We are condemned to useless labor,” to which Dr. Wilson responds, “Fourth circle of Hell.” House describes the uselessness of the charting as “writing down what we already know to be read by nobody,” claiming “Dante would agree that qualifies as useless.” —Greg Yaitanes (0:06-0:20).
Sighting Citation:
“House, S1E5: “Damned If You Do” (2004).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. July 9, 2025. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/house-s1e5-damned-if-you-do-2004/.
Posted July 9, 2025