For me, that case was a kindergarten teacher who collapsed in her classroom. The culprit? A tapeworm living in her brain. The doctor? A limping, Vicodin-popping, misanthropic genius who told the patient’s husband to “either talk to the wall or wait in the hall.”
You get the muted, blue-tinted hallways of Princeton-Plainsboro. You get Lisa Edelstein as ... sorry, Cuddy , actually being a formidable Dean of Medicine rather than just a love interest. You get Hugh Laurie hiding his British accent so well you forget he isn't from Michigan. house md season 1
If you are just starting House M.D. for the first time (lucky you), or if you are considering a rewatch, do not skip Season 1. While the show eventually became famous for its “rubber-stamp” formula (Patient gets sick -> Wrong diagnosis 1 -> Wrong diagnosis 2 -> House epiphany -> Patient lives), the first season is actually a slow-burn masterpiece of character work. For me, that case was a kindergarten teacher
He smiles (actually smiles!). He plays pranks that are silly (swapping lightbulbs) rather than cruel. He actually seems to care about his patients, even if he won't admit it. In the season finale ( Three Stories ), we finally see the wound—literally and metaphorically. We see the leg. We see Stacy. We see why the man hates the world. The doctor
Just don't ask House to hold your hand. He doesn't do that. He's too busy being right.