Fractionals

I can definitely go weeks without watching House, until the mood strikes again. Every episode is the same--reassuring, but not typical of American shows. Oddly it reminds me of "As Time Goes By"--have you seen that?

No, what's it about?

We're reaching the point where enough has happened (particularly the last couple of episodes) that every episode can't be the same without something starting to be lost.

I think what especially intrigues me right now is that they've hit the point where, as I say, either they're going to fall into a rut, or they're going to pull a Preacher. That, after all, started out as better-than-normal genre fiction that transmuted into something altogether deeper and about something completely different than we thought it was going to be about: Friendship. House has the potential to do something similar, to go from better-than-normal genre fiction to an actual, compelling and consequential character arc for House. We all know what's wrong with him, including House - but for them to do anything about it, the creators will need to be willing to end it. And not all TV shows are willing to do that. I don't care how many seasons they do it in, but soon I'm going to need to start seeing some indication they're moving towards a resolution, or at least the possibility of one.

The medical stuff could probably go indefinitely, but the character stuff has had a beginning and progress and needs an end eventually.