House is amazing.

Aside from The Office (which I’m obsessed with), House is probably my #2 TV show, but this season’s been kind of shitty, from the weird storyline with a bunch of main characters to the break in the season from the Writer’s Strike screwing up the flow of the story, it just hasn’t grabbed my attention. And then last week, the end of the first part of the season finale really pulled me in.

And this week, it made me cry. A lot. About a character I never even cared about. And I never cry watching TV/movies [the only other time I can think of was at the end of Doctor Who Season 2]. It was just that incredble. Four main writers worked on each episode and it really showed, plus the acting by Robert Sean Leonard, Hugh Laurie, and Anna Dudek. They all deserve Oscars for the performances, especially Anna. Definitely the strongest episode of House I’ve seen.

If you’ve never watched the show, it’s really worth giving a go. Hugh Laurie plays an asshole of a doctor, who, deep underneath his sarcasm, is truly brilliant. The show’s great because it has very unique medical cases that make you think and the drama’s mixed with a lot of humor, instead of being stone-cold continuous drama. It keeps the mood light, and the writers are great at balancing the serious with the funny. I think Season 1’s available cheap now, or they play reruns all the time on USA, so you really should check it out when you’re bored. I guarantee it’s more interesting than watching the grass grow.