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 I Love It August 8, 2008
Steven Stewart (steveo.stewart@hotmail.co.uk)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
After the triumphant debut of the first season of House, many people believed it couldn't be topped. How wrong they were. Season Two not only shut up all the skeptics, it slapped them for even being doubtful. Season Two not only had the absence of the annoying character of Vogler, it gave us a deeper insight into all the characters. At the end of Season One we were introduced to House's ex Stacy. During Season Two we're given a more complex look on their past and their true relationship. The Stacy/House episodes introduce to the fans a deeper complexity to House and we see a more genuine side, rather than the typically cynical House we're used to.
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br /There is one episode which I found a bit too much and felt it was pushing to be controversial. I know it still had a point and didn't fail to entertain and give some deep meaningful message that some will miss somewhere. I'm not going to tell you the episode as you will all know it when you see it. This season also features two very tough to deal with episodes as Foreman is taken down by a life threatening disease, that even House struggles to solve.
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br /As always the show is filled with excellent quotes by House and the team. Below are some of my picks.
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br /From Episode 1: Acceptance:
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br /Foreman: "Aren't there better ways to spend our time?"
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br /House: "Good question. What makes a person deserving? Is a man who cheats on his wife more deserving than a man who kills his wife?"
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br /Foreman: "Uh yeah. Actually, he is."
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br /House: "What about a child molester? Certainly not a good guy, but he didn't kill anybody. Maybe he can get antibiotics, but no MRIs. What about you? What medical care should you be denied for being a car thief? Tell you what: the three of you work out a list of what medical treatments a person loses based on the crime they committed. I'll review it when I get back."
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br /From Episode 5: Daddys Boy:
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br /House: "Gimme a reason to get out of this, and I'll tell you who started the rumor about you being a transsexual."
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br /Cuddy: "There is no such rumor."
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br /House: "There will be unless you get me out of this dinner."
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br /From Episode 24: No Reason:
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br /House: "Here's how life works: you either get to ask for an apology or you get to shoot people. Not both."
Better Than Season 1... January 28, 2007
Kay (Manchester, England)
60 out of 62 found this review helpful
I have to confess I am only midway through watching season 2 but, so far, it's much better than it's predecessor. I am officially addicted to House (and I also have a major thing for Hugh Laurie who I find undeniably sexy in the much older man way!). Greg House is charismatic, sardonic, acerbic and witty. This show has some of the best one liners going.
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br /Yes, the structure is repetitive. A patient is admitted with an unknown condition. House and his team; Allison Cameron, Robert Chase and Eric Foreman poke and prod and do a series of tests, administering various medications until they finally discover what is wrong. In doing this, House usually breaks the rules and generally runs wild. That, however, is part of his charm because he isn't how a doctor should be. He rarely visits the patients, preferring to send "the kids" as he calls them and his motto being "everybody lies".
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br /What I adore is the relationship between his ex girlfriend, Stacy. This is an intriguing side to House we don't see in the first season, as she is still the love of his life, and the feeling is more than reciprocated. I was so rooting for them to get back together. My favourite episodes being "Failure to Communicate" and "Need To Know". Yes, yes... It is the House-Stacy thing that does it for me.
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br /Anyway, just but it.
Witty, intelligent television with mainstream veneer October 7, 2006
Geo Blorge (East Morton, UK)
83 out of 88 found this review helpful
House was a surprise hit. Unknown by most, still, due to its status as a first-run Channel Five series, this Hugh Laurie-led Doctor series is unlike any of its peers at the moment despite elements that make it very ordinary.
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br /This second series is far better with the first, with more continuity and less annoying character traits(Cameron is no longer hateable, she's beautiful and intelligent. Chase is amusingly dumb, and Foreman has a spiteful side), and zero cheese at the end of each episode. The latter was my main concern with last year's series, with us always reaching an empty conclusion with guest star characters. This is amended in this season, with House always reaching a new point by the end of episode.
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br /Luckily, Hugh Laurie's performance cuts apart the boring emotion, which is a nice undermining. His character's presence has an effect on every character around him, such is the radiance of the performance. Without a strong lead, this shwo would crash and burn. Perfect performance, made even better in this season. Laurie deserves an emmy.
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br /The plots are where this show remains streamlined. This is a good thing, however, with each "everyplot" being essential in attracting large audiences. I'm not sure what a true original version of House would be like, but as it is its a perfection of a classic plot style that most shows still fail with. Brilliant.
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br /The extras are likely to be small, as per last season, but the price isn't ridiculous for what you get. A great season shouldn't be ruined by the reviewer(me), but I should mention some of the situations House encounters; charity doctors, transgendered supermodels, prisoners, idiots and faith healers.
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br /You'll love this season, especially if you thought the first was brilliant. Not similar to other doctor shows, its an example of how dialogue and plot can be perfected. Fantastic.
Pure joy. October 31, 2006
PJ (Ohio, US)
68 out of 72 found this review helpful
Okay, that obviously doesn't refer to the demeanour of the central character, but this is just the best thing on TV. I don't really care how medically accurate it is, or if any hospital on the planet ever has so many serious cases time and again, or even if a doctor with such extensive knowledge has ever, will ever, or even could ever really exist. All I care about is the incredible dynamics created between the central players. As for the dialogue? Man, the dialogue is beyond equal on TV today. House has throwaway lines that other shows would kill for, but there are just so many, I'm sure most viewers simply don't realise how clever it is. It really is one of the funniest shows on TV, even though it's not a comedy.
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br /Hugh Laurie and the script writers have done such an incredible job bringing House to life. God knows how the writers come up with all the possible diseases and cures, but it never seems a stretch to go with them. And all the while, House is there to deliver acidic lines to tantalize the viewer and keep the show crackling along.
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br /House is a rare treat. Get it. Savour it. Love it.
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Could it possibly surpass the first series? October 10, 2007
A. D. Mcalister (NI)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Love triangles, problems with the boss, creating chaos and being the centre of it, oh and don't forget you're a doctor with only a few hours to cure someone. This is the life of Doctor Gregory House.
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br /Every series I have watched past series 1 I have found that the producers and writers start to go off on one. They try to do the bigger, broader canvas. Or they introduce characters that you eventually hate. Thankfully the House production team took their medicine and decided to go against that impulse. The new characters such as House's ex and her new husband are welcome additions to the alredy complex assortment of characters. Will he or wont he go back to her? And then there's Foreman, will he die or will House save him in the nick of time?
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br /We who love watching House for his black comedy humour, his hatred of the political correct society, his contempt for red tape when it stops his job from getting done, we love this show because it just pushes the boundaries of intelligent drama past the needlepoint.
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