Differential Diagnosis - A House MD Podcast

Another hidden House MD gem rears its head, as we take a look at Clueless, the fifthteenth episode of the second season of House. You might not recognise it by name, but this is the one with the murder mystery, the gold and that cool moment where House talks about his childhood in Egypt...yep now you remember it. So if you have about an hour to kill and want to hear 2 people over analyse the hell out of a fifteen year old show, then you've come to the right place. Enjoy the House MD podcast and we'll see you every week(ish) for another analyse of all the House MD episodes. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

In the fourteenth episode of season 2 of House MD, we learn that Sex Kills. We also learn that there's a missed opportunity with this one. A chance for a great episode is buried in here, but what we end up with a good episode that's perfect for a rewatch during a House MD binge. So if you fancy listening to 2 people pick apart an episode and rebuild it back up, all while making claims that they would have done a better job than the amazing House MD writing staff - well then this is the podcast episode for you. Enjoy! As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

Okay, we were wrong, turns out there's even more to the Stacey epilogue than we thought. Gregory House is dealing with even more existential pain and patient drama in Skin Deep, House MD Season 2 Episode 13 (no surprise there). What is slightly surprising, is this is one of the first episodes that we almost actively disliked for large parts of. This mostly comes down to the issue of a lazy patient story, which flips between controversial and shocking subjects (for the time at least), with nothing in particular to say about any of it. But it's sandwiched by a good bit of House drama, so it's worth it in the end. So if you want to hear 2 people go in circles about why a dramatically empty episode of House MD is empty of drama, then this is the Differential Diagnosis episode for you! As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

In the epilogue to the Stacey arc of the show, things are...well, business as usual. But that's kind of the point after all. In Season 2, Episode 12, the episode aptly named Distractions is all about House distracting himself from his sudden breakup with Stacey. We'll talk about the lowkey epilogue to one of the show's biggest season arcs and how its subtly proves just why House MD is such a strong show when it comes to its writing and characters. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

It's the end of the Stacey and House arc in this week's episode of House MD: Need To Know. As always, the House MD writers manage to bring big story arcs to a close in the most underplayed and melancholic way possible. Need To Know is one of the House MD highlights, so this week we'll be exploring the conclusion of House and Stacey's relationship and delving into what it says about House as a character and what we have learned from this storyline. Along with that, we also discuss the equally depressing patient storyline and Gaz goes in depth on Cameron's HIV test. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

In this House MD episode called Failure To Communicate, we equally fail to communicate our thoughts about this huge step in the House & Stacey relationship. It's House and Stacey's first kiss and Foreman is one again vowing for the top spot back at Princeton Plainsboro, plus we have a patient who just can't stop lying (by ommission because he can't talk). So let's take a look at all of these storylines all based around the theme of not being able to communicate and see if we can string together any coherent thoughts about it. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

It's the ultimate Sex And The City / House MD crossover as Miranda joins Princeton Plainsboro as a patient. As with most series that have 24 episodes, there are going to be some lulls and some mediocre moments, and sadly this is one of them. However, like the good differential diagnositicians that we are, we're going to give it our best shot to completely explore S2E9: Deception and pick it apart to see what works and what it does that other episodes have simply done better. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

Thank god, Chase is actually doing something! In this differential diagnosis of House MD, Season 2 Episode 8, we're taking a look at The Mistake.  Is that mistake House not telling Chase that his father had cancer? Or is the mistake our analysis of the whole episode? Either way, join us as we explore Chase's first major story arc in season 2 and continue to follow the Stacey wars as House and Stacey continue to passively aggressively put up with each other. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

The Stacey Wars have begun, as House attempts to use his knowledge of Stacey's failing marriage to get closer to her...but to what end? In this cracking episode of House MD, we take a look at yet another quite easily forgotten, but very well constructed episode of House. From its tight patient storyline about a man who has chosen to live a consequence free life in the face of his AIDS diagnosis, to House's continuing mess of a relationship with Stacey, and Chase...who continues to do some more weird stuff - there's a lot going on in Hunting and now, we're here to talk about it.  As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

In this hidden gem of an episode, we discuss the surprising thematic complexity of Spin and how it's one of those episodes that is easy to forget, but has so much under the surface upon a rewatch. From exploring the justification of lies, the lies we tell ourselves and on to House as an antagonist, there's a lot going on in House MD season 2, episode 6. And of course, the ever road cycling fan Gaz has a lot to say on how the patient is very very similar to a certain cyclist who was very famously banned for doping charges. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

It's another episode where the patient dies and this is easily one of the most depressing House MD episodes that the show has ever put out to date. Season 2, Episode 5 is all about daddy issues - between the patient and his father, as well as House and his own father. Daddy's boy is a great exploration of how the small choices that parents make for the greater good, can go on to damage and shape the children that they were trying to protect. And for the next hour or so, we're going to talk about how it explores that idea very, very well. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

Gregory House has already insulted cancer kids, so let's move on to TB infected kids. In the fourth episode of season 2 of House MD, all around great guy Sebastian Charles is admitted to the hospital with suspiciously TB like symptoms. While House tries to take the diagnosis away from the TB angle while undermining Sebastian's charitable work at every opportunity, Cameron becomes tempted by the thought of joining Sebastian in Africa and possibly on a date. We'll take a look at all the storylines, the lacking diagnosis element of the episode and finally chat about the slow encroachment of the misery that awaits House in the seasons to come. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

In Humpty Dumpty, Season 2, Episode 3 of House MD, House and the team are facing not only the challenge of diagnosing a patient with a mysterious blood clot that is causing his hand to rot, but also dealing with Cuddy's guilt over seemingly causing the patient's troubles in the first place. In this episode that explores objectivity, guilt and race - we do our best to navigate the themes, character arcs and everything else that makes up an episode of House MD, to differentially diagnose if the episode will make a full recovery, or if it's a rotting appendage to season 2 that has to be cut off immediately. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

Our Differential Diagnosis of House MD season 2 continues with our analysis of the second episode, Autopsy. Autopsy features Gregory House tackling the mysterious case of a 9 year old with terminal cancer, who has recently started hallucinating, but it's not connected to her original cancer diagnosis. In this darkly comic episode, we'll be discussing Gaz's theory on House contemplating his own suicide via the patient's optimistic outlook on life, and that very creepy kissing scene between Chase and the patient (who is a child). So as usual, let's crack out the whiteboard and begin our differential diagnosis of House MD! As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

In our return to our Differential Diagnosis of House MD, we're taking on the House MD season 2 premiere, Acceptance. We've got a long road ahead of us and while Acceptance isn't the big moment that many season openers are, Acceptance confidently re-introduces us to the world of Greg House, the Princeton Plainsboro team and the ongoing themes of forgiveness and "Acceptance" (get it) that will be explored between House and Stacey throughout House MD season two. Thanks to everyone who has just joined us, or stuck with us and enjoy the continuing adventures of the House MD podcast, Differential Diagnosis. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

We've now reviewed, analysed and conducted a differential diagnosis on every single episode of House MD season one. So to pull everything together, we're going to end Differential Diagnosis season one with a complete summary of everything we've seen through season one of House MD. From the things we liked, to the changes we want to see in season two, the character arcs, themes and cultural impact - we totally tie up everything that season one of House MD has to offer. For anyone who has taken the time to listen to even a second of Differential Diagnosis, we want to offer our heartfelt thanks. We hope you enjoyed our first season and we'll be back soon to bring you season two if you're interested, although you are free to ignore it if you hated the podcast. In the meantime, let us know what you think about the podcast, House MD, or anything else by dropping us a message at @HouseMDCast. See you next year!

The House MD season finale is finally upon us. Today we're doing our final differential diagnosis on Season One, Episode 22: Honeymoon. This is the big reunion between Gregory House and Stacey Warner. As House treats Stacey's new husband Mark, he must not only tackle the issue that the patient doesn't think there's anything wrong with him, but also face his ex girlfriend, someone who he has been unable to move on from in the last 5 years. We'll be taking a look at how season one ends, how it sets up for season two and how it effortlessly pulls together the hanging plot threads that have been set up throughout the first season. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

It's finally time for us to tackle the magnum opus of House MD season one, possibly even the entire show. It's time for us to differentially diagnose Three Stories. It's a House MD classic, unveiling so many layers of Gregory House's history, from his leg, to his mysterious relationship with Stacy and his attitude towards death. We've been waiting for this for a long time, so we'll get stuck in right away to get to the bottom of what makes Three Stories such an incredible and unique episode of House MD. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

Today we'll be exploring Gregory House's approach, or lack of approach, to his love life. In the twentieth episode of the first season of House MD, Love Hurts, we take a look at the date between House and Cameron, popularly known as Hameron. In this episode of the Differential Diagnosis podcast, we'll take a look at how the show reveals even more about House's love life, his past relationship with Stacy and the lasting damage it has done to him and how that will be uncovered finally as we approach the big finale of the House MD season one. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.

Dealing with the fallout of the death of Vogler, we're taking a look at Season 1, Episode 19 of House MD called Kids. This is a strange episode of House that feels more like an epilogue to the Vogler arc, taking its time to clean off a lot of the complications that Vogler brought to Princeton-Plainsborough hospital, to get back to business as usual. In this episode we'll be talking about how the Vogler arc impacted this episode and discussing our different interpretations of the "Hameron" relationship and the strengths and weaknesses of the story line as a whole. As always, we hope you enjoy and of course if you want to let us know what you think, then why not drop us a message at @HouseMDCast and let us know what you think.