House's season opener 'Broken' impressed me in ways that I could not even begin to imagine. The direction and cinematography were so controlled and smooth, the editing and music made it feel like a Motion Picture. Hugh Laurie gives an incredible performance. We all know that he is amazing in this show, but with this episode, he gives his best performance ever. The sad thing is that just a day before this episode premiered, Hugh Laurie, for the 4th time, lost the Emmy for Leading Actor in a Drama. He gives a truly remarkable performance here, and I truly hope this episode helps him win it for good next year. The rest of the cast were all fantastic. Incredible performances given by all, it is hard to name just one person. The scene with the boombox given to the mute woman was so touching and amazingly done. The love scene between House and Lydia was so well shot and directed, and written as well. The dialogue in this episode, and the writing of everything was so special. I had never seen an episode this incredible before. I do not mean as in what happened, I just mean the fluency of it all. It was so subtle and touching, the writing and directing were spot on of a real feature film. Not one flaw in this episode, and I have to say, I think this is the best episode of this whole series, and should garner attention everywhere. Episodes like this make me happy for the show, and to know that there is still rare TV like this, and the only other show to be this amazingly done would have to be Mad Men. Great job House!
Review of Broken
