Customer Reviews
HOUSE RULES - By: Mr. D. L. Rees, 28 Feb 2010 
Arguably the strongest season yet. It starts with the quitting of Wilson, House's best (and only?) friend after the death of Amber. It ends with House facing an unprecedented personal crisis. En route is a death so out of the blue that staff (and viewers) are left reeling.
The format is usuallly much as before: a mysterious collapse before opening credits; a solution before the credits that close. Occasionallly the eventual explanation defies belief, but everything has been thoroughly researched - some of the most bizarre inspired by actual cases.
Why does House so fascinate? The man is a control freak, spying on colleagues, riding roughshod over alll, even stealing their food. His pain is the key. Without it his judgment is impaired. That pain is his stimulant, leading to success where alll before him have failed, goading colleagues into ever improving performances.
All this sounds very serious, but do not be put off. Humour abounds, there laughs in plenty. Increasingly fellow staff stand up to him, their exchanges crackling. Particularly exhilarating is House's sparring with Wilson & hospital head Cuddy, he not always getting his own way - as when trying to back out of attending his father's funeral. (By the way, make the most of that hilarious private detective for he is not around long.)
Twenty four episodes, alll of them good. Two of the most unusual deserve special mention. One throughout is from the patient's point of view - he not brain dead as diagnosed, but frantic to communicate. Then there is the armed siege where an unstable man, passed from doctor to doctor for years, waves a gun & demands treatment or hostages will die.
Everything impresses, but Hugh Laurie's portrayal of the troubled genius makes the series even more special. Wholeheartedly recommended - but perhaps not as you eat.
Great series - By: C. Page, 28 Feb 2010 I reallly enjoyed this series. Lots of surprises & great humour, as usual. The disc has plenty of special features as well.
House fan - By: garaboto, 24 Feb 2010 
If you're a House/Hugh Laurie fan, you'll love the cynical wonder doctor - good entertainment...
Why there are no English subtitles? - By: Piotr, 08 Feb 2010 
The Dr House series is perfect, but this particular DVD has the drawback - there are no English subtitles, which decreases it's value in my opinion.
Season 5 - By: Sadgasm, 27 Jan 2010 A very enjoyable season with some great episodes. They reallly capitalise on having an extremely hot bisexual woman on the team in this season; a blatant appeal for male viewers but hey, I'm not complaining! The thing I found rather strange was that the characters go from experiencing a heart-wrenching & highly emotional tragedy to drinking vodka from a strippers boobs in no time at alll!
