The great doctor sleuth Gregory House may always be right on his own show, but his show certainly isn’t always right. From the highs of the first two seasons, the show has descended into some terrifying lows (the underage stalker?). Still, a core of a good show remains in there somewhere if the bad could simply be weeded out.
House should not be crazy
Yes, House is mean. Yes, House is self-centered. Yes, House is even misogynistic, racist and generally not a friend to religion. But, House is not crazy. That has been downward character arc the writers have taken him on over the last two seasons. He acts completely irrationally and risks the lives of patients for his own amusement. This is not the House fans fell in love with.
The House of the first two seasons was someone who put solving the mystery of disease over everything else. No, he didn’t particularly care about the patient, but neither did he actively enjoy making them suffer. His end goal was solving the riddle. That’s simply no longer the case and the show suffers for it.
Wilson is not pathetic
While he may be at times a bit of a whimpering dog, Wilson has never been pathetic. In fact, he has always been House’s dramatic foil. He is someone who cares more about the patient than the end riddle. These differing approaches were part of the fun drama of the show, but it has sadly been lost.
Wilson isn’t so much subservient to House as he is House’s last tether to humanity. Yes, that does mean he gets beat down upon a lot, but that is far from being pathetic. Remember, House would have no reason to go after Wilson if he didn’t fear he was right. One might argue that House is jealous of the humanity Wilson possesses.
House is not a bigot
He may indeed, as mentioned above, at times be misogynistic, racist and hostile towards religion, but that isn’t exactly the same as being a bigot. Everyone carries some despicable tendencies within them. House simply airs his publicly, though with no real hostility. Note that both versions of his team feature people of color and women.
He’s not even anti-religion as the writers often portray him now. Fed up with it? Sure, but that’s a far cry from anti-religion. Make no mistake; House is an agnostic and not an atheist. He hasn’t come to any final decision yet and is still searching. If you doubt that then just note his actions regarding religion in the first two seasons. Also pay attention to the hymns he commonly plays on his piano at home. He is a man hurt by faith, but not a lost cause.
The cast does not need to be bigger
Seriously, the show now has nine main cast members. That’s enough. In fact, it could use two to three less, again.
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