What was once a medical mystery drama that put ER and Grey's Anatomy on a gurney has become nothing more than a sugar pill. House, MD (commonly known as House) is currently on its sixth season on FOX and things aren't looking much different. House is still a pill popping misanthrope who always gets it right with ten minutes to spare.

Over the past five years, nothing has really changed to make the series compelling for this long. Nothing can really happen with the rest of the cast when the only meaningful character is House himself. Foreman's still black, Chase is still Australian and Cuddy's ass is still huge.

The biggest dynamic shift came in season four, when the cast reshuffled, putting House's team in the backseat while he searched for new recruits. A whole story arc was devoted to weeding people out, then the survivors left the cast a season later. House is sent to the insane asylum, which finally implies a huge change for the setting. Maybe House will solve medical mysteries while people think he's crazy. Unfortunately, he gets better immediately and is sent home.

Now that the "new team" has dissolved, the old team is back with a slight shift. House's license has been revoked and Foreman is in charge, leaving House to solve medial mysteries from his office. This is truly getting to be an awful series. Perhaps it's time someone pulled the plug.

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