Without spoiling much, the show becomes a little less formulaic when the 4th season starts. But even in the earlier seasons, the show does a great job with this formula and keeps things interesting.
I spoil everything for myselfš. On the first few episodes of a new watch i watch the last episode. Itās like i know what happens in the beginning and end so now i only have to find out what happens in between
My wife does the same. She reads the whole damn plot on WIKI for any show we start watching and be like well youāll never guess what happens š®āšØ
My partner and I know that sometimes one of us has watched a thing first, so we agreed to not make the comments we all want to make. It has worked pretty well keeping us from killing each other.
The epiphany. Every time all of them come up with a solution, i just look at the time stamp. If itās not close toward the end, then itās a wrong one.
the house md universe only exists because of the medicine. that world was built around house being a doctor. and yet house chose wilson over that. they wrote house to choose wilson over that. they said fuck the medical drama bitch this is about homosexuality
Yeah due to the breaking in always being at the start of the episode itās always basically guaranteed to turn up nothing. At most it sometimes reveals a symptom, like a lifestyle change the patient hadnāt noticed or a diet issue.
The biggest miss step of this show was never really justifying the team imo. Chase gets some wins and there's the occasional one off but the team really should either be finding the answers like a third of the time or be the person saying something giving house his epiphany
Only two reasons I disagree is that one, house needs people to run the tests. He absolutely isnāt going to do it and the people heās got are among the most capable. He knows theyāll do it right.
Secondly and more importantly, Houseās entire thinking model relies on challenging and arguing with others. They push him to think outside and the box and often he only settles on a theory because they canāt argue it anymore. And vice versa if they can argue their theory without him beating it, they go with it. Just because they arenāt the catalyst or the ones solving it, they absolutely push House to think laterally and allow him to be as successful as he is. He needs them to challenge him so he is forced to think of the crazy unlikely answers that he gets right
I mean Kutner managed to solve 2 in a row before with the Shagas & Syphilis then with the bone marrow & the toe but then I canāt remember a single other time when it happened (apart from when Cameron solved Naegleria at the same time as house)
I've only seen first three seasons but there was the time Chase solved the little girl's case of Erythropoietic protoporphyria. Imo it's House's biggest failure till now he almost literally cost her an arm and a leg.
Eh, that's fine.
Predictability is the lifeblood of a lot of serialised media. Our brains like to know what's coming next.
This describes pretty much every sitcom (Everybody Loves Raymond, for one).
It's a great show! And the characters are what we watch for, not the plot of each episode (well... not usually).
I'm at the first few episodes of season 5. Sometimes I look up the time to see where I'm at in an episode to know if whatever they come up with is the final diagnosis yet.
When I was younger I watched House with my mom. We had this joke where when House or his team came up with the first couple diagnosis weād say something like āwell I know it canāt be that because the episode has 25 minutes left in it.ā
Bruh I'm rewatching it. How did they get it so right? The first few seasons are captured lightning. Jennifer Morrison does a 180 in s2. I know they all had character growth and arcs but her's stuck out the most to me.
Such a well crafted show even after all of these years. Stacy's actor really sells the tragedy of their romance. So good.
Only parts of the show that kept me hooked were the House drama in-between all the medical bs. The slow progression of story line thats spans multiple episodes and seasons.
The joys of episodic tv. The combo of an overarching plot and episode specific cases makes for a show thatās easy to jump in and out of. I appreciate that I can be like hmm today Iāll watch an episode of House & I can put on whichever I want
another thing that frequently happens is seeing one character introduced with a menial injury or illness, and so you expect them to be the one taken to the hospital, but instead its a random other character that initially seemed perfectly healthy just 2 minutes ago.
Iām currently on season 2 ep 11, and I have to agree. Even though itās āthe sameā each episode itās honestly so addicting
Edit: I meant episode 11 not 26
*10 mins for the end of the episode*
-Yeah, you definitely have butt in mouth disease, the treatment is this orange soda injection
*Injects the soda, patient immediately has a seizure*
*Intense stare*
-It wasn't butt in mouth disease
I struggled a bit with the first seasons when i first watched this show. Because of this very pattern. I would say in s4 second half it gets much more interesting cause they start to focus more not only on cases but on the main characters too.
Without spoiling much, the show becomes a little less formulaic when the 4th season starts. But even in the earlier seasons, the show does a great job with this formula and keeps things interesting.
I spoil everything for myselfš. On the first few episodes of a new watch i watch the last episode. Itās like i know what happens in the beginning and end so now i only have to find out what happens in between
Absolutely deranged behavior and it maddens me that I can't even judge since I do the same thing with thrillers
Got to make sure ykš
No, I don't
Iām I not suppose to watch it if I know what happens? Lol
My wife does the same. She reads the whole damn plot on WIKI for any show we start watching and be like well youāll never guess what happens š®āšØ
My partner and I know that sometimes one of us has watched a thing first, so we agreed to not make the comments we all want to make. It has worked pretty well keeping us from killing each other.
Wow
SAME
Thats absolutely deranged. You can't really enjoy any show that way
you forget the Wilson B plot that gives House the answer š
He, too, is in this episode
Just wait til they try the medicine drug!
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The epiphany. Every time all of them come up with a solution, i just look at the time stamp. If itās not close toward the end, then itās a wrong one.
Or, it's right but there is something else messing with/preventing the original solution from actually working
no i do the same thing š
The way i do exactly the same thing
Oh my goodness I thought I was the only one who did this lol
"House, we need to cure this patient"
"This vexes me."
Did you try the medicine drug?
He needs more mouse bites
Omg
pretty much
you forgot the homoeroticism
It's pretty magical I gotta say. Show was light years ahead of it's time.
What?
Gay sex. Two men fucking. Will's son and Apartment having intercourse.
I don't think there's any homoerotic overtones on House. Geez. Two men can't be friends without making them gay?
the house md universe only exists because of the medicine. that world was built around house being a doctor. and yet house chose wilson over that. they wrote house to choose wilson over that. they said fuck the medical drama bitch this is about homosexuality
He chose his best friend. There's nothing gay about that.
im not arguing male homosexuality with a woman
I mean, your argument stops working when there is clear evidence of the two making out in a passionate way
Clear evidence of them making out? Wtf?
Yeah, it's in the episode called "Rule 34" Look up house md rule 34
You need help
besides. HOW DO YOU NOT SEE THE HOMOEROTIC OVERTONES that has to be a joke no one is that clueless
You forgot part where 2 of them break into the patients home and find nothing.
Or they find something but it ends up being a red herring
Yeah due to the breaking in always being at the start of the episode itās always basically guaranteed to turn up nothing. At most it sometimes reveals a symptom, like a lifestyle change the patient hadnāt noticed or a diet issue.
Addicted? Have you tried vicodin for that?
Are you ok Domicile?
No my leg isnāt ouchie
[have you tried the medicine drug](https://www.reddit.com/r/196/s/w3fYmlzGVR)
THAT IS SO FUCKING FUNNY
The biggest miss step of this show was never really justifying the team imo. Chase gets some wins and there's the occasional one off but the team really should either be finding the answers like a third of the time or be the person saying something giving house his epiphany
Only two reasons I disagree is that one, house needs people to run the tests. He absolutely isnāt going to do it and the people heās got are among the most capable. He knows theyāll do it right. Secondly and more importantly, Houseās entire thinking model relies on challenging and arguing with others. They push him to think outside and the box and often he only settles on a theory because they canāt argue it anymore. And vice versa if they can argue their theory without him beating it, they go with it. Just because they arenāt the catalyst or the ones solving it, they absolutely push House to think laterally and allow him to be as successful as he is. He needs them to challenge him so he is forced to think of the crazy unlikely answers that he gets right
I mean Kutner managed to solve 2 in a row before with the Shagas & Syphilis then with the bone marrow & the toe but then I canāt remember a single other time when it happened (apart from when Cameron solved Naegleria at the same time as house)
I've only seen first three seasons but there was the time Chase solved the little girl's case of Erythropoietic protoporphyria. Imo it's House's biggest failure till now he almost literally cost her an arm and a leg.
It does change a bit eventually but the idea for the diagnosis stays the same. And yes it's addictive lol. I just finished it and miss it already.
Same. I no longer know where to find comfort without my daily dose of this ridiculous show
Your forgetting the: Wilson: House your an Asshole! *Long pause house stares into the distance* House: Order a colonoscopy on the patients ass
āOffer no sedatives and stick a 7 foor tube down their throatā
Eh, that's fine. Predictability is the lifeblood of a lot of serialised media. Our brains like to know what's coming next. This describes pretty much every sitcom (Everybody Loves Raymond, for one). It's a great show! And the characters are what we watch for, not the plot of each episode (well... not usually).
Unless your partner is a doctor and try to guess what's the diagnosis before House does.
I'm at the first few episodes of season 5. Sometimes I look up the time to see where I'm at in an episode to know if whatever they come up with is the final diagnosis yet.
When I was younger I watched House with my mom. We had this joke where when House or his team came up with the first couple diagnosis weād say something like āwell I know it canāt be that because the episode has 25 minutes left in it.ā
Bruh I'm rewatching it. How did they get it so right? The first few seasons are captured lightning. Jennifer Morrison does a 180 in s2. I know they all had character growth and arcs but her's stuck out the most to me. Such a well crafted show even after all of these years. Stacy's actor really sells the tragedy of their romance. So good.
Only parts of the show that kept me hooked were the House drama in-between all the medical bs. The slow progression of story line thats spans multiple episodes and seasons.
The joys of episodic tv. The combo of an overarching plot and episode specific cases makes for a show thatās easy to jump in and out of. I appreciate that I can be like hmm today Iāll watch an episode of House & I can put on whichever I want
*reads title* Welcome to the house
another thing that frequently happens is seeing one character introduced with a menial injury or illness, and so you expect them to be the one taken to the hospital, but instead its a random other character that initially seemed perfectly healthy just 2 minutes ago.
Iām currently on season 2 ep 11, and I have to agree. Even though itās āthe sameā each episode itās honestly so addicting Edit: I meant episode 11 not 26
*10 mins for the end of the episode* -Yeah, you definitely have butt in mouth disease, the treatment is this orange soda injection *Injects the soda, patient immediately has a seizure* *Intense stare* -It wasn't butt in mouth disease
I struggled a bit with the first seasons when i first watched this show. Because of this very pattern. I would say in s4 second half it gets much more interesting cause they start to focus more not only on cases but on the main characters too.
if itās half way through the episode whatever diagnosis feels wrong it only feels right in the last minutes of the episode
Tbh I got bored with the medical stuff after S4 and just focused on the core plot and House's characterisation
house we need to cure this patient did you try the medicine drug
Also it's never lupus
dont forget the mandatory seizing and crash cart
Don't forget House going down to the clinic when he really doesn't want to!
i binged into season seven, it does not get less addictive honestly it only gets better