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catwalksalone in rat_jam

Meta: House: which way is the show going?

Mar 30, 2007 18:01

MJ Panel Mod: kassrachel

WARNING: POST AND/OR COMMENTS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. ALL US-AIRED EPISODES MAY BE DISCUSSED HERE.

( Is There A Plot Arc in the House? )

Comments 4

quiesce March 30 2007, 18:35:19 UTC

What's the policy on spoilers and rumours vs pure conjecture here? And are all US-aired episodes up for discussion or is there a cut-off point so that fans in countries with a delayed broadcast schedule aren't spoiled on things they haven't seen yet?

catwalksalone March 30 2007, 19:15:02 UTC

Good point. I think we have to assume that as MJ is being held in Boston all US-aired episodes are fair game. I shall put a warning on the post so that people enter at their own risk.

Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

rainsquall March 31 2007, 01:52:09 UTC

Personally, I really miss the season one style of episodes. The focus being on the medical mystery was basically what got me into the show, and I really enjoyed the way some of the stories of the patients would tie into the backstories of our main characters (Cursed, Fidelity, and of course, Three Stories are three that come to mind). The character development was great to watch, back then, and wasn't shoved in our faces - like we have in season two and three.

There have been some nice episodes during S2 and S3 (I've only seen up to Whack-A-Mole, though, being Australian). No Reason was friggin' spectacular - funny, original, and the twist at the end was so cool. The Mistake is a personal favorite of mine - Chase-centric, and kind of reminded me of Three Stories with the nonlinear timeline. Both parts of Euphoria were pretty cool, although personally I didn't dig Foreman in them.

But like I said. For the most part, season two and three's focus seemed to be more on pushing the characters further. Hunting (aside from pretty Chase in ( ... )

the_antichris March 31 2007, 03:15:23 UTC

I'm a little worried about where they're going, actually - in House 1.0, along with the focus on medical mysteries, House was presented as not particularly likeable, but his diagnostic methods worked (eventually), and his approach to life worked for him (after a fashion). He was a jerk, but he was also a fundamentally decent, if damaged, guy. There isn't much of that sort of characterisation on TV, and it was refreshing. I loved it as much as I love Hugh Laurie. In House 3.0 (or is it 2.5?), the writers seem much less tolerant - they have him doing assholish things that would have been over the top in season 1, and a lot of the character development seems aimed at forcing House to change and learn to be more immediately likeable in the mould of Wilson or Cameron, which, for me, would make him far less lovable. I liked that he was unconventional and unprepossessing, and that in season 1 it was OK. In season 3, I'm worried that they've decided it's not.