Cuddy comes in to tell House that he had to hire Thirteen because he needs to have a female doctor on his team. When Cuddy walks away, she realizes that this is what House wanted all along, to hire three doctors instead of two. House has the team he wanted to begin with. Cuddy shrugs her shoulders and says at least the games are over. The beaming smile on House’s face tells all, as he assures Cuddy and all of us, that with him, the games will never end.
Unfortunately for us, we'll have a long wait for the fun and games to continue. The next new episode of House is scheduled for January 29. Until then, we will have many encore presentations of some of our favorite episodes from the past. I'm not sure I will watch all of them, but if I do, I will be watching with an eye for the changes that have taken place at Princeton-Plainsboro and with our dear beloved House over the years.
It is unfortunate that this is turning into the season that almost wasn't, but I'm not ready to discount season four altogether. Now that House has his team, I'm hoping that when the show comes back in January, it comes back strong, complete with the the whole cast of characters old and new. I'm also hoping for the compelling stories and dramatic turns that I've come to expect from the show that I consider to be one of the best on television.
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1 - Susanne
Amen to that. I love reading your reviews. I was very happy to see the arc come to an end I feel that the writers have a habit of letting the arcs go on forever. It was fun to watch at first but it lost its spark. I'm not going to completly shake off the season even the writing was inconsistent and dissapointing but I'm hoping that it will come back stronger then ever. I want to see the complex medical mysteries, the old team and some clinic hours! I haven't entirely warmed up to the new team because they have some characteristics to the original team but I have to see them in full capcity before I make a judgement. I'm already disliking 13. The others I couldn't care less but I might change my mind. Is it just me or did the character of House seem to drop off a bit, he wasn't himself and the writing lacked it's cunning wit that is usually had often making very crude sexual remarks. I hope the strike is over soon, I'm hoping House will come back in a much stronger capacity.
Thanks for the review
2 - eva
I don't understand why he hired Kutner and Taub. Kutner hasn't done anything worth being hired, and Taub is a manipulator. I'm glad he fired the Bitch and Thirteen seems timid. I hope she will have more of a backbone. I am also hoping that it gets back to medical stories where House can show his brilliance in diagnostics instead of his clownishness.
3 - Die Hard
It sounds like Wilson has been given more screen time. That is good news as far as I am concerned. Because almost all the other main charactors are monolithic except Wilson (and may be Foreman to an extent). Wilson is susceptible to the people and the environment. He seems more real to me than anyone else. Thus he lacks the comical quality but keeps the series in the 'drama' genre as oppose to 'comedy'.
Anyway, it would be anther couple of years until we see season 4 on telly. May be I should purchase the DVD if and when it is available.
4 - Mary
This is a question, not really a comment. Since "House M.D." is going to be in re-runs until Jan. 29th, is there a reliable online source to which episodes are going to be re-run? I've looked at the Fox website, and did not have much luck there, but maybe I'm looking on the wrong page.
5 - Cindyc
Susanne -- thanks for reading my reviews! I agree that there have been changes in the way the character of House has been presented this season. There really has been an emphasis on his clownishness as eva pointed out. All characters should evolve with time of course. I am still interested in seeing how the changes will play out in the future.
Die Hard - I am happy to see more of Robert Sean Leonard as well. I'm an old Broadway fan, so I have to stick by the Tony winners! I think Wilson does have his funny moments and like House, he is portrayed as as real person full of complexities. I would love to see more of Wilson's story -- including some kind of follow-up to the story of his missing brother.
Mary -- there are websites available to see episodes of House, but in deference to the writer's guild, I urge you not to use the web as a source until the strike is settled. I have an unfortunate empathy for the writers who are not working during this holiday season. The DVDs are worth it, and if you missed an episode, there will be repeats on Fox and on the USA Network.