Streaming this show nine years after it ended, I saw many episodes back to back, and it really hammered home the message that House was a completely nasty jerk who never wanted anyone to be happy even for one minute.
House was a sociopath whose goal was to ruin and hurt other people emotionally. For every person House cured of illness, he destroyed the emotional stability of a dozen others. If House saw a smile or a look of joy or contentment on anyone's face, House went out of his way to lash out at that person to destroy their happiness.
House was also insanely off-the-charts rude and nasty. Dr. Foreman gives House season tickets to hockey (?) as a gift of compassion because Dr. Wilson is dying. House rips the tickets up and stuffs them into the toilet at the hospital, which causes major back-up to the toilets, and water damage to an entire floor of the hospital. What a psychopath.
Obviously nobody as psychotic as House would ever be retained in any hospital after any of the dozens of evil pranks that House pulled on various people that worked there. Also the constant sexual harassment remarks and other vile remarks to his co-workers would have gotten anyone terminated from any job at any hospital.
I liked the House TV series, but a lot of episodes were just so incredibly nasty that I fast forwarded through most of the scenes where House was degrading other people. The stories were pretty good, but one season was ruined by Amber's (Anne Dudek) constant appearances. Anne Dudek is hard to watch and even worse to listen to. Marsha Masters (Amber Tamblyn) was another buzz-kill character that should have been cut after her first appearance.
By comparison, Lisa Edelstein is a great actress who was a million times better than either Anne Dudek or Amber Tamblyn, and she was barely used in any meaningful way. Lisa Edelstein's seven years on House were mostly wasted, as she was way better than any of the other female actors on that show, including Jennifer Morrison or Olivia Wilde. If you think about it, most of the female characters never got much character development.
Overall, the last few episodes of this series was just more of House and his narcissism. Even when his best friend was dying, House had to manipulate and use everyone, and hijack his friend's death to make himself the center of attention. What a creep.
House was a sociopath whose goal was to ruin and hurt other people emotionally. For every person House cured of illness, he destroyed the emotional stability of a dozen others. If House saw a smile or a look of joy or contentment on anyone's face, House went out of his way to lash out at that person to destroy their happiness.
House was also insanely off-the-charts rude and nasty. Dr. Foreman gives House season tickets to hockey (?) as a gift of compassion because Dr. Wilson is dying. House rips the tickets up and stuffs them into the toilet at the hospital, which causes major back-up to the toilets, and water damage to an entire floor of the hospital. What a psychopath.
Obviously nobody as psychotic as House would ever be retained in any hospital after any of the dozens of evil pranks that House pulled on various people that worked there. Also the constant sexual harassment remarks and other vile remarks to his co-workers would have gotten anyone terminated from any job at any hospital.
I liked the House TV series, but a lot of episodes were just so incredibly nasty that I fast forwarded through most of the scenes where House was degrading other people. The stories were pretty good, but one season was ruined by Amber's (Anne Dudek) constant appearances. Anne Dudek is hard to watch and even worse to listen to. Marsha Masters (Amber Tamblyn) was another buzz-kill character that should have been cut after her first appearance.
By comparison, Lisa Edelstein is a great actress who was a million times better than either Anne Dudek or Amber Tamblyn, and she was barely used in any meaningful way. Lisa Edelstein's seven years on House were mostly wasted, as she was way better than any of the other female actors on that show, including Jennifer Morrison or Olivia Wilde. If you think about it, most of the female characters never got much character development.
Overall, the last few episodes of this series was just more of House and his narcissism. Even when his best friend was dying, House had to manipulate and use everyone, and hijack his friend's death to make himself the center of attention. What a creep.