I just caught the pilot episode of mystery drama airing on FOX.
It’s about an unorthodox yet brilliant doctor who works on bizarre cases that only he can properly diagnose and solve.
He’s in charge of a team of somewhat optimistic but by-the-book doctors who are shocked by his methods that include breaking into a patient’s home to learn more about them. This doctor is also quick to rebel against the hospital’s female administrator with whom he shares a past (and maybe) some sexual tension, and will most likely be crossing paths with a black member of the staff who has ties to some big pharmaceutical companies that provide him with a lot of funding.
While we don’t know much about his past, we do learn this doctor’s last real relationship was with an oncologist (who might have been a best friend or close confidante).
I wish I could say I’ve discovered House for the very first time, and that I am way, way behind in my TV viewing. Unfortunately, this description is for a new show called Mental that mimics House on so many levels but fails miserably. It feels like you’ve stumbled into an imperfect parallel universe.
No thanks. I’m staying on the House side of this warped event horizon.
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