Well looks like Monday nights are working out nicely for Dr. House, and he's popping pain medication as often as ever. The show starts off with a little case of attempted carbon monoxide poisoning, but the problem is deeper than that. Chronic pain all over the body, along with depression causes the patient to attempt suicide. However, when House and his team of experts get on the case, the patient takes a turn for the worse as usual. It wouldn't be an episode of House if the patient was cured ten minutes into the show. After a few failed attempts to figure out what the diagnosis was, House discovers the patient blew air into his IV attempting to kill himself once again, all while his wife and son learn that their husband and father doesn't want to live. Not the Father of Year, but there seems to be some other motive behind this man's madness.

Meanwhile, a little hope comes midway through the episode when Dr. Cuddy's foster parent inspection goes very well, despite the surprise visit. Immediately following this good news, comes a surprise from the suicidal patient's son. The boy tries and fails to distract the doctors while his father attempts to down a bottle of rubbing alcohol. House somehow immediately knows what is happening, and stops the patient.

House then comes up with the seemingly absurd idea of taking the patient off the drugs, thinking they are the cause of his pain. Dr. Foreman believes that House is crazy, but that doesn't stop him. This doesn't work, but now the patient's wife is hoping for husband's death as well. It looks like there is no hope at this point, and it is so close to the end of the episode! What will House do now?!

As House is bribing the plumber to lie on his insurance claim at home (typical House), he has an epiphany. He figures out that the patient has Epilepsy, a very treatable disease. Now, everyone is all smiles in the hospital; a happy ending. Dr. Cameron even gets a job offer from Dr. Cuddy! Looks like House is getting a new babysitter.

This premiere has its fair share of twists, typical of House, and the bickering of the doctor and his team lends some comic relief to the otherwise serious episode.

-Vanessa