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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hekimoglu is the recent Turkish adaptation of House MD and to our surprise each episode came at a whopping 2 hour runtime. We braved the 2 hour pilot episode, which was very similar beat for beat to the original House MD pilot and now we've come together to discuss the Hekimoglu pilot and explore what it got right and the additional things that it got wrong. We have an obvious disclaimer that we are viewing this adaptation as English people and there may be several aspects to the Hekimoglu...

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...

We love talking about anything even remotely House MD related. That's what DDXtra is all about. So this week, we're taking a look at another medical procedural which has David Foster on the writing staff (one of our favourite writers on the House MD writing team). New Amsterdam is a surprisingly lowly rated show which followed a medical genius with a quirky set of behaviours as he tackles the day-to-day management of the New Amsterdam hospital, while navigating its politics and array of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Good Doctor is the currently airing medicial procedural written and created by David Shore starring a main character who is a genuis doctor, trying to practice medicine in the face of his difficulty connecting with his patients. Sounds very similar to another show doesn't it? In this critique of The Good Doctor, we've both watched the first few episodes of the show and we're here to compare them to the early episodes of House MD, to give anyone who's interested in checking out The Good...

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...

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...

We've already covered our worst episodes of House MD season one, so to keep everything balanced, we're taking a look at our favourite episodes from House MD season one. However, we all know it's Three Stories, so in a twist on the formula, we're taking a look at episodes from season one that we think are perfect examples of what makes a great House MD episodes, exploring the makeup of our favourite episodes to explore why we love House MD and give you some insight into what we personally...