Everything you guys are saying seems a bit off to me, you're saying that House shouldn't have drama and stuff and was "doing it right" back in seasons 1-3 when it was just about the medical mysteries...
But back when it was Chase/Foreman/Cameron, all anybody ever did was complain that there was never any development. It was completely mystery of the week and no matter what happened, it returned to the status quo the next episode. And everybody complained about it.
Tbh, I think firing Chase marked a shift in the series that ultimately improved it.
I would say that House himself returns to his own "status quo" too much which is dumb but overall the show is better for shifting away from just the medical dramas.
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The batman villians all seem to be one big joke that batman refuses to laugh at - SantaRPG