Prudence I Write

It may be a bit late for me because there had been two seasons already
and it is currently on its third. I had doubts about the entertainment
and realism of this show that’s why I haven’t been watching it until
now. But, surprisingly, I enjoyed it. It’s entertaining to see the
anti-social, domineering Dr. House, with his team of "super"
specialists using unconventional methods to diagnose difficult,
complicated cases. Why did I say "super" specialists? Just imagine:
they can perform different laboratory, medical, and surgical
procedures, come up with differential diagnoses for the most vague
medical histories in a snap, and do researches, on top of their
hospital duties! But then, again, they aren’t just ordinary doctors;
they are experts in their fields. And maybe it’s really that way in the
practice of Medicine in the US. And it’s not a reality-based show. It’s
just a medical drama. Period.

But entertaining still.

And
Dr. House is this multi-faceted character not like other TV characters
whom you could readily identify as the villain or the hero. Hugh Laurie
has done a damn good job in putting life to this character.

One
has to question House’s methods sometimes, though, because some border
that of the ethical and the unethical in medicine. Who does the
research for this show anyway?

Nevertheless, I still love this
show. I’m almost getting obsessesed with it. In fact, I just bought
DVDs of season one and two. I’ve only seen the first four episodes of
season one, though.

I guess this is the start of a string of
sleepless nights, with hours spent watching Hugh Laurie, limping on a
cane, devoid of bedside manners, and hate seeing patients, claiming
that this practice helps keep him objective and rational and yet, at
the end of each episode, still show, in a subtle, quick way, that he
does care about these patients.

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