Tag Archive | "House"
House 5.24, “Both Sides Now”
I did not see that coming. As hopelessly cliche as “it was all a hallucination” plots have become–particularly on this show (this is what, the fifth time they’ve gone there?) rarely do you get to see one executed as well at it was here. Even better, the show has been leading up to this “psyche!” moment [...]
Continue reading...House 5.23: “Under My Skin”
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
So what does it say when the guy hallucinating his best friend’s dead girlfriend comes across as the second craziest person on the show? Cause that stuff with Cameron is messed. up. Chase, just run. Don’t ask questions. Run. I’m serious that crap with Cameron was just flat out weird, and frankly, if they have [...]
Continue reading...House 5.21, “Saviors”
Thursday, April 16, 2009
And then, there's the ending, which had me sitting up and saying, "Huminahuwayatheasnfidoi..whaaa??" (that's a phonetic spelling.)
Continue reading...House 5.18, “Here, Kitty”
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
An odd episode, to be sure, but a fun one. From the opening sequence in which House builds a track in a clinic room so that he can use a Hot Wheel to–wait for it–Jump a Shark, this episode had a little bit of everything (except Cameron). Perhaps a bit too silly at times, but [...]
Continue reading...House 5.17, “The Social Contract”
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Just my luck–my finally get a damned good episode that does not revolve around Forman/Hadley angst, and I’m stuck rebuilding a hard drive. So this will sadly, have to be quick.
Continue reading...House 5.16, “The Softer Side”
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Another episode that had a lot of good elements, but that was undercut by a questionable premise. House had commented several episodes ago that his pain was getting worse, so it’s not surprising that he’d go for something as drastic as methadone. What bugged me is the idea that the pain is what makes him [...]
Continue reading...House 5.16: “Unfaithful”
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
In short, a decidedly mixed episode. But Hugh Laurie played the piano at the end, so I'll give it a shaky thumbs up.
Continue reading...House 5.14, “The Greater Good”
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Kinda quick, ’cause things have been hectic at work… The show has been lurching along for a few weeks now, attempting to regain the momentum it had at the beginning of the season. Thus far, the results have been decidedly mixed. The PotW was basically a thinly disguised catalyst to kick start a couple of storylines. [...]
Continue reading...House 5.12, “Painless”
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Random thoughts… House opens its new times slot with an ho-hum entry that manages to be substantially less than the sum of its parts. The basic problem is that there were a few too many scenes in which credibility was sacrificed in the name of plot development. It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just not very [...]
Continue reading...House 5.7, “The Itch”
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The PotW was interesting, but for all the (literal) pyrotechnics, this episode was all about character interaction. The result was a stellar return to first season form, with a script that forced main characters to look at themselves and face some difficult truths. This is the show that first captivated me four seasons [...]
Continue reading...House, 5.5 — Lucky Thirteen
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
[Thanks to the ear infection mentioned last week, I can’t hear very well. So this will be broad strokes, as I’d have to rewatch the episode a few times with the volume turned up to 11 to catch all the fun dialogue.] A well-conceived episode, but a victim of the show’s predictability. Olivia Wilde [...]
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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