There are many hospital series, but only a few reach the absolute class of “Dr. House”. The secret of the production lay in the balanced mix of medical mystery, character drama and coherent, cynical humor intermezzos. The mix is held together by a wonderfully bitter, but rarely truly unsympathetic Hugh Laurie, who plays the eccentric senior doctor House. plays a pivotal role in the format.
Even if his psychological issues get a little too much attention over time and sometimes outshine the other characters in the series, “Dr. House” is nevertheless an incredibly brilliant and, above all, entertaining series that has lost none of its strengths to this day.
If you fancy looking over the shoulder of the quirky but brilliant doctor during the treatment, you can now find the first six seasons with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video:
If you also want to enjoy the last two seasons, you can also find them on Amazon Prime Video for a rental fee. Alternatively, you can put all seasons on your shelf as a stylish box set:
Dr. House – Whodunnit charm meets well-written characters
Is it lupus? It’s never lupus, right? Almost every “Dr. House’ episode begins with a medical mystery, as only the most extreme cases reach the eccentric and painkiller-addicted doctor. In other words, those patients for whose condition there is simply no solution and whose suffering is an absolute mystery to other physicians.
The search for medical clues is sometimes reminiscent of good whodunnit crime novels. Although almost no one would have seriously wondered about this in front of the television screen (with the exception of medical professionals). The resolution is still nice – and you even get the impression that you’ve picked up something worth knowing. And even though this new knowledge about exotic diseases will (hopefully) never be really important to the average person, these facts are great talking points for the next party.
“Dr. House” also from his beautiful figurine cabinet. In addition to his closest confidantes Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) and Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) forms the ever-changing team around Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps), Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer) and Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) is a harmonious counterbalance to the cynical House. Each member of the team must carry their own burden, as the headstrong head physician Dr. Gregory House takes great care to ensure that they not only have professional knowledge, but are also interesting as individuals.
What unites them all is the constant struggle with their actual mentor for recognition and respect, because the senior doctor does not simply hand it out. This dynamic always enlivens the series, especially in the first few seasons. Surprisingly, even new characters fit into the series very well and manage to bring fresh ideas to the show. Particularly notable here are Olivia Wilde, who made her name here as the icy internist Thirteen, and Dr. House, with her mysterious and reserved nature, is always a challenge, and Peter Jacobson, who plays former plastic surgeon Dr. Chris Taub is probably the most unassuming yet most ambivalent personality on the house team.
Ultimately, it’s just incredibly interesting to explore the characters little by little, as they reveal an amazing complexity over the course of the series. Sometimes you feel like you’re in House’s position, always trying to decipher his counterpart. But human traits can rarely be interpreted as clearly as medical puzzles, and so even the most brilliant mind always reaches its limits.