House is falling

House, MD, is my favorite TV show. In fact I think it is the best show ever. That's why many are sad that this season will be its last. And like me, many of the fans are even sadder now with the way the last few episodes are turning out bad. At this rate no one will be clamoring for its return.

The departure of Cuddy and 13, the limited exposure of Wilson and Foreman, the uninteresting character Park - there are many to blame. The biggest blame though should go to the uninspired writing.

They have shown 17 episodes of season 8 so far. The only good ones were episode 1, the Nobody's Fault episode (11), and the Chase episode (12). The rest are a letdown. The writers can't even get their story right. Park is supposed to have a Filipina mother but when they showed her mother, she looked Korean.

I hope they step up in the remaining episodes. This is not the way for a great show to go. Come on writers, make us miss the show.

House MD, the best show ever?

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Everybody lies.

It has been long speculated that season 8 will be the last for House. Many saw it coming after so-so episodes in the last 2 seasons. I think the show peaked at season 4, plateaued for a season or two, then it was a slow downhill ride.

The start of season 8 showed great promise primarily because of the anticipation. Die-hard fans simply missed the show despite the previous season.

Season 8 should be special for Filipinos because one of the new doctors has Filipino blood (the actor actually has Filipino roots). Cebu was briefly mentioned in one of the episodes and they referred to Manny Pacquiao in another.

But suddenly, instead of going through the motions in ending the series, the show had outstanding back-to-back episodes (episode 11 & 12). For House newbies, episode 11 shows the kind of character that House is. He is weird but his teammates stand by him. He fights authority but he always wins. He plays pranks, oozes with sarcasm, disses his team, but makes everybody else better. He is indifferent but is actually caring. Not a very good role model but easy to idolize.

The follow up episode (#12) is a nice follow up. Episode 13 is a mild letdown. But hopes are high that the series will really end up on a high note. And of course House die-hards wish for another season, despite the Fox's pronouncement that this will be the last.

We hope Fox is lying. Everybody lies, don't they?