'House' Season 5 Premiere Review

House dared to reinvent itself in its fourth season, but not all fans were happy with the changes made to the series. Some longtime viewers felt betrayed and upset when old favorites like Cameron and Chase were pushed aside in favor of new characters. While I wish that Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer were given more to do last year, I thought season 4 of House was fantastic. Giving House different personalities to play off of brought an interesting new dynamic to the series, and the tragedy that wrapped up the season took the emotional stakes of the show to a whole new level.

In tonight's fifth season premiere, the series dives into the relationship between House and Wilson, whose bromance is on the rocks after Amber's death.LeslieShadow2 said: I actually felt worse for House than I did for Wilson, and he lost her girlfriend two month earlier!!! I a... see all » EstebanTadeo2 said: I have not seen yet, but of course it will be one of my favorites medical tv dramas. great for Laurie!!!!! see all » HouseJunkie said: AMAZING! see all »

The title of tonight's episode is "Dying Changes Everything," which perfectly sums up the way House and Wilson's relationship has deteriorated since Amber died. Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) has taken some time off since last season's finale, and when he returns he tells House that he's resigning from his position at Princeton-Plainsboro. House, of course, thinks that Wilson is being irrational and ridiculous, allowing his grief to influence his decisions. He insists that "pain fades," but Wilson has made up his mind. "Nobody at this hospital even liked Amber," he reminds Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) when she begs him to reconsider.

House is so intent on changing Wilson's mind that he completely loses interest in the patient of the week. A woman comes in hallucinating ants all over her body, and it's up to the new team to get to the bottom of the mystery. While struggling to figure out what's wrong with her, Thirteen (Olivia Wilde) has to deal with her Huntington's diagnosis, which House announces to the rest of the team without a second thought. The idea of staring death in the face isn't something she's equipped to deal with, but she learns a thing or two from the patient about how to deal with mortality.