House, M.D.--The Team

House has gone on for eight years, and at the time of this writing, has eight episodes left to air. During that time, there have been many changes, of course, but the one constantly changing aspect has been House's team. The first three seasons, it was Cameron, Foreman, and Chase. At the end of season three, they all were fired or quit. The characters stayed on the show however, in varying capacities. The first half of season four was spent with House doing a "Survivor" like hiring process to find a new team. This resulted in Kutner, Thirteen, and Taub. Foreman also was brought back to the original team. At the end of season five, Kutner commited suicide. In the middle of season six, Cameron finally left the show for good. Chase also then came back to the team. After the season seven premiere, Thirteen left temporarily for most of the season, and after a few episodes of her absence, Masters was brought in for half a season. At the end of season seven, Thirteen left the team for good. In season eight, Adams and Park were then introduced. There have been many small variations that I have not addressed, but this is the jist of it.

I list all of this to say that I have enjoyed every variation of the team. The first three years really made it seem like House would keep the same cast for it's entire run, and the shake-up shocked me. However, the "revolving door" approach the show has since taken has kept the show's vitality up in a way that wouldn't have been possible otherwise. All of the changes in the team have been very interesting to follow, as well. Every different version of the team has contributed to the fact that House, M.D. as a whole is a very interesting and compelling body of work.