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House, M.D. Season One

Meet Dr. Gregory House, the most impossible vicodin addict you’ll ever come into contact with. Aggravating though Doctor House is, he still manages to be one of the foremost diagnosticians in the world. No matter how obscure the illness, nothing will stop House from solving the puzzle.

"Season One of House" is a whirlwind of sarcasm, drama, comedy and the strangest medical mysteries in science. House makes it a point to ignore the rules, often breaking into patients homes to out their lies. According to House, everybody lies, so he goes out of his way to ignore patients, tests and even his own team’s ideas. The only thing he trusts is his gut.

The very first episode focuses on a kindergarten teacher who presents with seizures and occasional loss of the ability to speak. After a barrage of tests and treatments that fail to help, the patient gives up, only to have House terrorize her into believing he can make her better. And then he does.

The underlying thread of season one is Edward Vogler (a heavy hitter in pharmaceuticals) donating $100 Million to Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital. In return, Vogler is made chairman of the board and makes House’s life miserable because House’s department only helps about one person a week and doesn’t make money. By the end of the season, Vogler is gone, the audience discovers the reason for House’s limp (an infarction that led to muscle death), House is still addicted to vicodin and has endeared himself to the audience.

Despite House’s demeanor (or perhaps because of it), viewers will want to get to know him better and spend more time with him. He is the typical anti-hero and is unintentionally lovable. The supporting cast is exactly what House needs. His best friend is Dr. Wilson, who happens to be an enabler. Dr. Cuddy is the Dean of Medicine, and she gets through the red tape House causes. House’s team is made up of Drs. Chase, Cameron and Foreman. Chase is only in it for himself, Cameron gets too involved with her patients, and Foreman is a perfectionist. Careful, this show is more addicting than House’s vicodin.

Written by: Tracy Elledge

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