For House MD Season 1, Episode 16: Heavy, we'll be taking a look at the culmination of the cliffhanger from the previous episode, where House must decide which of the fellows to fire. We'll be taking a look at how House manages to resolve the situation and also exploring how the writers handle the melting pot of drama and character conflicts that this latest plot development throws into the mix. Oh and of course, we'll be disagreeing on how much we like Vogler. Don't forget to get in touch with ...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This time we're tackling yet another classic of House MD season 1. It's time for Mob Rules, where we unpack this story of control, brotherly love and treachery from across the patient's story, the team itself and of course, the one and only, Edward Vogler. Join us for yet another in depth differential diagnosis of this stunning episode, co-written by the equally stunning, David Foster, who we've just recently discovered wrote all the best House MD episodes. Don't forget to get in touch with us @...
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 14
It's the first episode in the Vogler arc and the claws are out. Is this the introduction of a well written and complex character? Or is this a terrible antagonist forced onto the show runners by the producers? In this episode, we run a differential diagnosis on the episode Control and Edward Vogler to see if one of House MD's most famous antagonists is up to par with the quality of the rest of the show. Don't forget to get in touch with us @HouseMDCast or leave us a review where you can to let u...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this mostly forgotten House MD episode, we take on a differential diagnosis of Cursed, the 13th episode of the first season, which appears to be one of the strongest first season episodes of House which has remained in the background of the show's legacy of stand out episodes. With a strong thematic premise that is integrated well across all of the plot lines, as well as the first and only tragic appearance from Chase's dad, there's a lot to unpack here, so over the next hour or so, that's ex...
Sep 24, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 12
You thought the Foreman episodes were over? Well think again! It's time for the fourth installment of the Foreman trilogy. Coming in the wake of the mammoth episode that was Detox, Sports Medicine has some big shoes to fill and while there are interesting hints of things to come, does this rather standard episode have enough going on to fill Detox's shoes. That's what we'll be discussing this week in Differential Diagnosis - A House MD Podcast. Don't forget to get in touch with us @HouseMDCast o...
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week we're taking a look at Detox, the mid season House M.D episode which finally fully explores House's addiction to Vicodin. There's lots to unpack when it comes to the episode itself and the huge effect this episode has on the rest of the show as a whole, so join us as we differentially diagnose season 1, episode 11: Detox. Let us know your thoughts at @HouseMDCast or leave us a review where you can to also let us know what you think about the House MD podcast, or anything House MD relat...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Rounding off this recent trilogy of Foreman focused episode, we're conducting another differential diagnosis on Histories, the tenth episode of House M.D. Join us as we take a look at this mid season episode and try to uncover why we have such mixed feelings on the episode, its characters, themes, storytelling and continuing focus on Eric Foreman over the rest of the cast. Let us know your thoughts at @HouseMDCast or leave us a review where you can let us know what you think....
Sep 07, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 9
It's a fan favourite and we're doing a particular meaty analysis of DNR, in which House breaks the Do Not Resuscitate order on a patient with a seemingly terminal ALS diagnosis. But are things as they appear... dun... dun... dun. If you're in the mood for over one hour of House M.D. analysis, then you've come to the right place. Let us know your thoughts on DNR by tweeting us @HouseMDCast so we can hear your views on this episode of House MD, or any other thoughts you have about the show or the ...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Moving swiftly through the first season of House MD, we find ourselves at Season 1, Episode 8, Poison. In our first disagreement during a Differential Diagnosis, the symptoms are a weaker plot, lazy characters and an undefined theme, but is the patient terminal or can it be saved. In this week's Differential Diagnosis, we'll be discussing every facet of Poison and seeing if it holds up to the rest of the stellar first series of House M.D. Let us know your thoughts on Poison by tweeting us @House...
Aug 19, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 7
We're back for yet another differential diagnosis of yet another House MD episode. This week, it's episode 7 of season 1, Fidelity. In a particularly heavy character drama packed episode this week, we're taking a look at how the House MD show runners handle a heavy patient drama episode, exploring infidelity between couples in mature and refreshing way. Let us know your thoughts by tweeting us @HouseMDCast so we can hear your views on this episode of House MD, or any other thoughts you have abou...
Aug 12, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this week's differential diagnosis, we're differentially diagnosing The Socratic Method, the season 1, episode 6 entry for House MD. The Socratic Method is an especially complex episode which pulls successfully pulls together all the composite parts of what makes a great House M.D. episode. The Socratic Method manages to tie together its theme from the patient story line to the medical mystery, to give us our first glimpse of what makes House MD such a great series and allows us to explore a ...
Aug 05, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 5
It's a double whammy of firsts in this episode as we tackle both the first episode of House MD set at Christmas, but also the first episode that centres around religion. We'll be taking a look at how House MD takes its first tentative steps into the world of faith and how the show runners manage to combine an intriguing mystery, religious themes and character development to deliver the first of many iconic episodes of House MD. This is season one, episode 5, Damned If You Do. As always, leave us...
Jul 29, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We're taking a look at one of the darker episodes of House MD season one, Maternity, AKA the one with the dead baby (sounds like an intense episode of Friends). We'll be exploring this dramatic episode of House, discussing the unique tone and style that House MD is starting to establish for itself as well as explore the increased characterisation that the show is continuing to improve on, most notably in terms of the characters Cameron and Wilson. As always, please let us know what you think abo...
Jul 22, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In the second episode of Differential Diagnosis, we check out the third episode of House MD, Occam's Razor. The show has already established the basics, now it just has the easy task of establishing everything else. So let's take a look... As always, please leave a review for the House MD podcast wherever you can to let us know what you think. And if you want to let us know what you think more directly, then why not send us a message or tweet us at @HouseMDCast , we love to hear from you and res...
Jul 15, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In the first episode of Differential Diagnosis, we explore the first 2 episodes of House MD, exploring how this iconic series took its first steps, seeing where it succeeded and where it stumbled. We each have differing approaches and opinions to this one, with one of us believing the Pilot and Paternity are both different introductions to the world of House MD, with the second episode basically being a redo of the first; while the other believes the two episodes are just chronological episodes ...
Jul 07, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 1
