Piel, I love this show. Started watching it after the second episode. Dr. House is gritty and I love the way he and his team of doctors figure out what is wrong with the patients........this show, along with AI and Lost are my favs this year.....
As far as I can tell, he's had a leg injury and he is hooked on vicodin. (One episode had him trying to quit.) The younger doctors are hand picked by House. He's brilliant and has "carte-blanche". Because of something he did, I can't remember, the hospital administrator makes him put in "x" amount of hours each week at the clinic.......a job he hates and his interaction with the patients there add comic relief..........this show is brilliant.................42