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House: When The Walls Come Tumbling Down

The House season finale gave us a change of environment from the pristine hospital to the rubble of a disaster site of a collapsed parking garage. Once again the writers left no metaphor opportunity missed. House's emotional state was clearly jagged after last week's declaration that everyone is finding happiness except for him. Add the discovery that Cuddy and Lucas are engaged and where else could this episode take place but at a poorly lit, precarious disaster site complete with a patient with pinned legs who reminds House of his own leg injury and the lifelong after-effects of its treatment. Only logical choice, obviously.

What do you want to find when we get back from the summer hiatus?Market Research

House looked battered all episode as he resisted his weary state, as did Cuddy. We agree that it's difficult to tell the difference between regular House and battered House, but trust us, there was a difference. Maybe it was the construction dust coating his rad leather jacket and the dark lighting. Admirable use of German Expressionism in modern episodic TV. Unless it was a happy accident in which case, bravo for the random use.

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House: Taking His Toys And Going Home. So There!

This episode of House was all about his relationships -- with Alvarez, Wilson, Cuddy, and even his patients. His softer side was definitely exposed for about thirty seconds until the rough House we know and love bounced back.

Bombshell of the week: Wilson asked, firmly and without equivocation, for House to leave the fab so-called loft. Ouch. Yep, a trip to the therapist was definitely in order.

We were delighted to see the return of Dr. Nolan. We think he's a great guy who is good at stretching House in ways House would rather not be stretched. Who else could have helped him kick his Vicodin addiction? Well, so far.

We are so curious about this business of the peripheral POTW. This week's patient, Cindy, sufferer of memory loss among other things, was ultimately unimportant and we're pretty sure we'll forget about her by the end of the week.

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House: Love Is A Many Splintered Thing

We heart House. We heart the way he metes out tough love and it seems to work out most of the time. We love him because we believe in his struggles and even though he fails when fighting them, he finds the energy to do things like save Taub's marriage.

This week seemed to be all about the difficulty of being in a marriage when one's sexuality falls outside of the traditional monogamous heterosexual model, even though both parties love each other.

Did the patient of the week's fiancée do the right thing when she dumped him?customer surveys

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House: Know Thine Enemy

When we first tuned in to this week's House, we thought there was some snafu with our channels...what was this renaissance tournament thing with apparent intrigue between the champion, queen, and king? Then the king whipped out his cell phone and we realized that the whole thing was a vehicle to getting a sword in House's hands. The man cannot resist a phallic symbol to save his life.

Should the Knight tell the Queen about his true feelings for her?online survey

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House: Strange Days Meets American Beauty

On this week's House, we were treated to some very interesting and kinda uncomfortable moments. Here's the lesson we learned: Teenage sex will kill you, no matter what the age of your partner or if you use a condom.

Once again, the symptoms that our patient of the week initially presented disappeared. The red foam oozing out of her mouth was a li'l cool though - see, eating red pop rocks and carbonated vodka drinks in darkened planetariums can seriously harm you! Mikey, she should have listened to your urban legend.

So how uncomfortable was it to have the conversation about having sex in front of the parents? Way, if we have anything to say about it. We're not teenagers anymore, but we still want our parents to believe we live a monastic lifestyle. Our inner teenager was screaming excellent excuses and diversions to avoid this uncomfortable sitch, but as usual, the characters on the screen ignored our excellent advice. We were mortified to have a sample of her boyfriend's, erm...squirm...stuff...spread on her arm in front of her mother after a convo about "repeated exposure." Yikes. Since when do we think that the reasoning of, "Mom, we've been together for 3 years." is going to ameliorate Mom's feelings on the matter? We're guessing it doesn't.

All that embarrassment with the boyfriend was for naught, as it turns out. The key was unlocked in the fascinating dream mapping our crack diagnostic team performed on her.

More House and our commentary on the icky ending after the jump! Spoiler: They figure out what's wrong with her and she lives.

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House: Private Lives (clap clap) Are Watching You, They See Your Every Move...

Oh House, you're so interesting when you get introspective. This week's ep was chock full o' interesting character moments. Guest star Laura Prepon was fantastic as the sickie of the week with a wicked blogging habit. We were given glimpses into Wilson's foray into college-era film acting, Chase's revelation that he's good looking, and House's affinity for porn with a bonus tiny insight into House's paternal donor.

So Ms. Blogger has a blogging habit. She's of the blogging ilk that documents all the details of their lives on a moment to moment basis for the sake of transparency and who is relentless in the pursuit of authenticity. How very Truman Show, n'est-ce pas? It made us happy that we blog about shows rather than our personal lives since being authentic = talking about all the other people in your life, too, and dragging them into the documented public record with or without their permission.

Join us after the jump! There's House's porn and Wilson's starring role in one awaiting!

How would you feel if everything you said to someone was blogged without your permission?surveys

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FOX Fans: Defend the Hottness Honor of Your Favorite Stars!

Have you been itching for a chance to show your devotion to your favorite FOX characters? Now you have not one but two chances to do just that!

The fine folks at KDVR in Denver are hosting a Battle of the FOX Hotties as we speak. Right now, the Women's bracket is up, but you can still vote in the Men's bracket as well. The second phase of the Men's competition launches Friday, and the second round of Women's matches goes up on Tuesday, February 18 -- so get voting!

Then there's an all networks battle to the death over at the South Florida Sun Sentinel, where CW stars are going up against the juggernauts from the other four broadcast networks. The Bad Boys division (which includes Puck and Peter Bishop -- and Puck is currently losing) is already off the front page, but you can still vote. Keep checking this page throughout the next month to support your fave stars!

* We know, we know -- there are those among you who sneer at such things, who protest that we should focus on the content of the shows and the nuances of the acting rather than the exterior facade of the people who bring our favorite characters to life. And we like to think we do that here... but that doesn't stop us from being able to celebrate the aesthetic pleasures these folks bring to bear. Are we shallow? Maybe. But we are having fun!

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House: Um, Cuddy? Better You Than Us, Thanks.

This week on House, we were treated to a day in the life of Cuddy. Nightmarish. Why anyone would invite that sort of stress is mystifying.

We learned that Cuddy is not a woman one can cross. That she really is tough as nails. She does not budge, and calling her itchy names does not shake her resolve.

We would hate her job, but we admire her for doing it so well, even in the face of Serious Consequences. Cuddy's got character, in spades. Pun seriously not intended, really.

More Cuddy after the jump!

If you were in Cuddy's shoes, when would the negotiations have ended?(polling)

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House: What Goes Around, Comes Around. Sometimes.

Once again, this week on House we were given evidence that our favorite misanthrope has a conscience and really is a good guy beneath it all. Buried far, far beneath it all. Manipulatively so that his secret good side remains hidden.

We heart Orlando Jones! We're thrilled that he was a guest cast member this week, and hope that we get to see more of him here and there as the season unfolds. When House picked him up from prison and hired him, we were suspicious and in full agreement with Foreman when he said that the sole purpose of hiring him as House's assistant was to mess with Foreman.

Ultimately, we think that House was just being his usual manipulative self, wanting Foreman to give his brother another chance and therefore manipulating the situation so that would be the end result...all the while keeping his reputation as a jackass intact.

Did Wilson and House deserve the pranking they received? More after the jump!

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House: A Conscience Can Be Such A Drag

We share House's fascination with psychopaths, and we particularly dug the one this week. And by dug, we mean dislike yet were compelled to watch.

So the theme this week seemed to be having a conscience, or the lack thereof. Miss Psychopath Patient was a great villain! When she was finally correctly diagnosed, treated, and started having feelings again...we still disliked her. So hooray for a good villain.

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House: One Singular Sensation, Every Little Step (s)He takes...

What a great House episode to open 2010! The patient in crisis plotline this week was a little formulaic...you know, House meets despicable sick guy/drug dealer, team is skeptical and self-righteous to sick guy/drug dealer, sick guy/drug dealer turns out to be an undercover cop, sick guy / undercover cop cannot be saved and dies a hero in his wife's (unseen in 16 months) arms. Cheery! Only the good die young.

OK, maybe we're being a little unfair. The interaction between dying guy and his drug dealer scummy buddy (played by Nick Chinlund) was pretty deep and weirdly heart-tugging. We're inclined to love anything Nick Chinlund does anyway -- the scummier the better. But we have to say we thought his deep, obvious concern for his dying friend was touching. Maybe after his arrest he saw the light. Or maybe he went to prison, honed his skills for a while, and became a real badass. The latter seems more likely, yes?

Way more interesting was the personal-life plotline with House and Wilson. Read about Wilson's outwitting House in the competition for the girl after the jump!

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House: A Day in the Life of Wilson

If we had to boil down this week's House into two thoughts, they would be these... First: "Wow! Someone other than House might get a character arc this season!" Second: "Wow, how does Wilson get anything done in a day? He's constantly interrupted by either Cuddy or House."

And we have to admit, House's interruptions are a breath of fresh air when we see things from Wilson's point of view. Their friendship makes much more sense to us now.

But most importantly in this episode, we discover that Wilson has hit his limit of niceness. He makes a huge sacrifice for one of his patients (who he thinks of as a friend) and things don't turn out the way Wilson thought they would. More after the jump, but first -- vote in the poll and drop us a comment.

Do you think you would (will?) like a less sacharine Wilson?(trends)

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House - It's lonely being an intelligent, white male in America

Right. So the theme on House this week is how lonely it is to be an intelligent, white male in America. Right. Riiiigghht. Well, we suppose if we're feeling like we'd like to punch somebody on this show we're not the only ones.

No, we're not talking about all the intelligent women in America who got the message that a genius would rather artificially lower his IQ than find an intelligent woman to share his life with. No, we're not talking about Chase - who decided to punch House rather than deal with another person being kind to him about his troubled marriage - and Taub - who used a photo of the injured House to "prove" to his wife that he can stand up for himself.

Fine upstanding examples of manhood, the both of them. Grrr. Sorry, House. We're baffled this week.

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House - All together again... mostly

House lost a lot of things at the beginning of this season -- his team, his medical license, his mind -- and he's been working hard to regain them all. Sure, he had his old-school team consisting of Foreman, Chase and Cameron, but it just wasn't the same without Thirteen and Taub. Sure, he starts to work first on getting his sanity back. Then he worked on getting his medical license, without too much difficulty. But there's a problem with reassembling the team.

House has four fellows on his team -- and five people he wants to slot in. This is the episode where he resolves this problem in a very House kind of way. The old House kind of way. More after the jump.

Choose your dream team - pick 4 - yes, we took some liberties with past plot points (like deaths) just roll wih it.(polls)

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House - Complications

So, evidence that House has truly changed and is a whole new man is right there in that photo up there -- see it? Nah, we think he was a Mac user before rehab. No, he usually breaks down and talks to the patient eventually. Look closely.... yep, that's House's cane right there. Not just touched by someone else, but held by a patient. Granted, she's using it as a drumstick, and that might make it okay to both the old House and the new House. But what matters is that he handed it to her to let her try. (She failed. Her arms soon stopped working because her potassium was too low.) Yes, it's the little things that make us happy. More after the jump.

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House: Midlife Crisis

Did you love the promos for this episode of House as much as we did? It's true, we could watch Foreman freak out like that over and over and over and never get tired of it. Especially since he's been so full of himself these last few episodes. Sheesh, new boss guy, relax! Or, well, you know. You could try getting the bejeezus scared out of you in the morgue instead. We the viewers vote for the latter. A lot.

There was, of course, other drama and a patient of the week (or two?). We'll get to those next...

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House: Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Ka-meeedicine

This week on House, we learn family is more important than being wealthy, a good job is no compensation for a lousy relationship -- oh, and also, karma's a bitch. Thanks for the advice, House writers! This was an okay episode, but it seemed like they sorta lost the funny. There were just too many loose ends being tied up. What's happening with Thirteen, what's happening with Foreman as head of the department, what's happening with the dead dictator? Our heads were sorta spinning by the end.

Still, House the character was incredibly compelling to watch, and his team was the same old set of characters we've always loved -- just dumped into the deep end with responsibilities they weren't really ready for. So yeah, there was still some good television here. More after the jump.

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House - who's the tyrant here?

Who thought House was a good platform to talk about serious issues like genocide and assassination of dictators? Whoever it was, we think they should be taken out and shot. Ahem.

We know, in previous years they've tackled serious topics like addiction, divorce, accidental death of a loved one, and of course suicide. But these are all very personal issues -- not big-picture political issues. It's true that they looked at the death penalty in the past, and they do a nice little call-back to it, but yikes! You can't get much bigger than genocide and calculated murder. We don't know about you, but most of us watch House for black comedy, not political commentary. We're a little worried about where this is all headed this year -- but then, what season of House were we not worried at the beginning? More after the jump.

Other than the obvious, who was the worst tyrant in this episode? (Explain why you think so in the comments.)(answers)

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House - it's a long road back

Okay, this is the House show we know and love. Well, except for the part about House quitting his job and taking up various hobbies. But other than that... We did get to see all the old gang and see how the intervening months treated them. Chase was still funny. Wilson was still kinda lame. Foreman was still overestimating his capacity for genius. Thirteen was still the smartest one on the team. Taub was still all about the self-preservation. You get the idea. It was pretty standard really. Except that House and Wilson were doing a standard buddy comedy. If House hadn't broken out the Mandarin I would have been worried about the writers' sense of what made this show great. But he did. And we're pretty sure House will be as good as ever next week.

We have a few more observations, of course, but you'll have to take our poll and then read them after the jump.

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House Premiere - Oh House, we love you too!!!

Welcome to the broadcast television premiere of House MD - The Movie. Oh wait, no. Sorry. This was supposed to be the two-hour premiere of Season 6 of House. Right. So do we ever get to see all these people we've fallen in love with again? We're thinking no. Come on, we adored every single one of the crazy people on the sixth floor (hah hah, is that a pun? sixth floor? sixth season?) but to us it looks an awful lot like the true season 6 premiere will air next week.

We would usually be grumpy about this kind of completely contained episode, but come on! Who could really be mad about two House premieres in one season? Not us. Frankly, we're just swooning over the idea and can't wait to see the crowd back in the differential diagnosis department next week. Cuddy - what have you been doing all this time while House was in therapy? Chase - did you finally get a hair cut? We want to know!

But let's focus on this week. Our favorites after the jump - but first, you tell us. Who did you like best on the sixth floor of the mental ward this week? Vote in our poll - and use the comments section to explain why.

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May 18, 2010

House: When The Walls Come Tumbling Down

May 11, 2010

House: Taking His Toys And Going Home. So There!

May 4, 2010

House: Love Is A Many Splintered Thing

April 20, 2010

House: Know Thine Enemy

March 15, 2010

House: Strange Days Meets American Beauty

March 8, 2010

House: Private Lives (clap clap) Are Watching You, They See Your Every Move...

February 10, 2010

FOX Fans: Defend the Hottness Honor of Your Favorite Stars!

February 9, 2010

House: Um, Cuddy? Better You Than Us, Thanks.

February 2, 2010

House: What Goes Around, Comes Around. Sometimes.

January 25, 2010

House: A Conscience Can Be Such A Drag

January 11, 2010

House: One Singular Sensation, Every Little Step (s)He takes...

December 1, 2009

House: A Day in the Life of Wilson

November 23, 2009

House - It's lonely being an intelligent, white male in America

November 16, 2009

House - All together again... mostly

November 10, 2009

House - Complications

October 20, 2009

House: Midlife Crisis

October 12, 2009

House: Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Ka-meeedicine

October 5, 2009

House - who's the tyrant here?

September 28, 2009

House - it's a long road back

September 22, 2009

House Premiere - Oh House, we love you too!!!