I couldn’t agree with you more, everytime Claire, Ando, Nathan, and everyone who wasn’t Robert Knepper and Ray Park the urge to change the channel was there.. Call me negative nelly, but this show is dead on arrival… It’s sad how such a great show was ruined… I need my comic book genre type show, I will need to wait until mid season and “Human Target”…

I didn’t feel like House’s transformation was forced. He tried his best to be “old House” as long as possible before he realized it was counterproductive. His willingness to open up was gradual, but I do wish more had come out of his sessions with Andre Braugher’s character.

I felt the opposite about the rapping and the cake. House likes music and grew to like his roommate. He got on stage only reluctantly and still didn’t exactly rap as much as he spoke a few lines to get his roommate past his blocks. The cake thing I thought was a little over-the-top. If I were one of those people, I’d be ticked. They were probably looking forward to that cake, and he ruined it.

I liked House’s relationship with Lydia, but making her married was a disappointment.

I also liked House & Freedom-Master flying. Though I felt bad for both of them for what happened next, I did like that subplot. I think it would have been a little too dark if the guy hadn’t pulled through.

It was great to see Andre Braugher as the doctor, and I wouldn’t mind seeing more of his character. Maybe he or his mysterious woman will become a patient of House’s later in the season.

And, as unorthodox as the episode was, it was still House. He still “fixed” people by the end of the episode. Nice transition into the normal formula next week.

- HOUSE rapping? seriously ridiculous > was painful to watch
>the cake thing at the end made it a little better!

- HOUSE running after Lydia, really? so people who’s been complaining about the Huddy thing being too soapy dont have a pb with this one? I mean, sure he made a connection but they could have him do that with showing him evolving without making half of this storyline totally out of character!

- the doc’s life: what his story? what’s the point of bringing his father? what’s his real relationship with the girl? (as seen in the preview for next week, he’s still on so maybe that’s left for the next epis-)

- OK I got to admit though when HOUSE & the guy started to fly and have a good time I was like, yeah right! but right after that, David Shore brings us back to reality, the guy jumps- never happy for long and the wake up call house needed to commit to get better!

let me know what you guys think!

The show proved a long time ago that House is the only character in the show that truly, truly matters. Everyone else is just pawns in his world. Last night, House was out of his normal world, and it allowed us to see a different side of him. Deep down, he’s still house — rude, grumpy, damaged, etc. But, now, there’s a glimmer of hope. In the sixth year, we’re still seeing character development.

Most shows, even the good ones, end in the seventh or eighth year. We’re probably past the half-way point of House, so it’s refreshing to see House’s character on a potential up-swing. Maybe in 2 or 3 years, he can end a different, better person than how he began. Now, if they press the “reset button” next week and pretend last night’s episode never happened, I’ll be upset. But, if last night was the beginning of a growing, changing House, then I’m impressed.