Yeah, don't blame ya Jonas...It became formulaic and pointless when it jumped the shark...there's a certain drag on Laurie's face at every award ceremony. If any funny man could keep a show afloat its him...based on his comments, I'm kinda surprised he keeps signing on. And I LOVE the show. I hope someone appreciates his talents and gives him the work he's owed...

Really goood show my wnole family loves it! But I agree there is a pattern but who cares still the BEST

That's the trap most all procedurals fall into: they become formulaic. That's more a reflection of the audience preferences than laziness on the writers' parts. Meeting peoples' expectations keeps them in their comfort zones, and that keeps them coming back (maintaining ad revenues and paying salaries).

I love this show, but after you watch it for so long it seems like you hit a pattern with only a few exceptions. A patient comes in with strange symptoms, they make a bunch of wrong guesses, the symptoms get worse, House makes some witty one-liners here and there, get a couple more wrong guesses in, then House suddenly has a revelation or something, takes off without a word, breaks a rule or two and voila the patient is cured!

He's so snarky.