Premise Without Promise

It's nice to have new House, but the season doesn't look too promising.  House and Cuddy are now together.  She was fine as a foil to bounce insults off, but they never set off sparks.  House in a bad relationship would be annoying, and in a happy relationship would be unbearable.

Still, considering what a wrong turn this is, the writing and acting is sharp, and the season's premiere was pretty entertaining.

Oh yeah, it looked like 13 left.  Will she be gone for good (and into a movie career?).  The show can survive without her, but it will be about 90% less hot.