Season 3

This season has more interesting cases than the first two seasons. However, none of the episodes this season really compare to that amazing finale from last season. That's not really a knock, it's not an expectation you should go in with. I really liked the storyline with Tritter and I love the way the season ends up. I think it sets up an interesting, but risky prospect for Season 4.

It's good. Just not as good as the first two. It has some of the best and most interesting cases, but the overall plot and characters aren't has interesting, especially the antagonists.

Still a great show, but this third season lacks the magic of the first two. The main thing that drags it down is that the character House has changed in a subtle but impactful way — and not a good way. In the first two seasons, while he was a jerk on the outside, there was always a feeling that he still cared about people. In this season, that caring is gone and he is just a jerk all around.

This did not reach the heights of season 2 in pretty much any way, sadly.

Here's the thing, my enjoyment of the show is directly tied to how much I believe House cares about the people in his life. Yes, he won't show it. He will even try to actively hide it. But deep down, I want to believe that he does care. S2 was good for this. S3, not so much. They pretty much spent the whole season actively undoing the notion that he cares about anyone. It leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth.

Also, I'm really not sold on Cameron's turn around on having a relationship with Chase right at the very end there. She seemed pretty clear that she wasn't interested in being in a relationship with him, and had plenty of opportunities to reconsider that position before now. Was it because Chase, who had just been fired, is now wounded and therefore now someone she can save? I would have liked more explanation for this apparent change of heart and sudden resignation from her job.