House finally started after the Angels beat the Yankees in the eleventh inning. I thought it would never end! But yay for the Yankees getting their butt kicked!

House begins with an epic chase where the cops can’t catch the crook because of his monkey-like abilities. One of the cops lands in the hospital after attempting to jump between the roofs of two buildings. Apparently he has a death wish. Or, technically, he thinks he is going to die anyway so he is ok to take the risk.

The cop is seen in the ER by Cameron and he explains that his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all died of non-genetic heart failure just after they turned 40 years old. Since it is his birthday in a week and he will be 40, he assumes he will be dropping dead even though no doctors have found any conditions with his heart.

Cameron offers House’s (Hugh Laurie) services saying if anyone can find a problem, then House can. Well, that’s why we watch the show, right?

So, House cannot find anything wrong with the patient’s heart and sends him home. Four hours later, he is found dead in his laundry room. Foreman (Omar Epps) orders the autopsy and when House and Foreman are doing the autopsy, the patient wakes up. The ensuing screams from House and Foreman are one of the best bits on House ever.

Meanwhile, House thinks he is hallucinating again and hearing voices. He even goes so far as to quit once again. It turns out that the whispering is Wilson talking to Amber before he goes to bed at night.

House finally discovers that the patient has an aneurysm that will eventually stop his heart just like it did his father’s, grandfather’s, and great-grandfather’s. Thanks to this discovery, the ensuing brain surgery saves the patient’s life and the life of his son who also receives the same brain surgery.

Once again, House saves the patient and all without his medical license. Aside from the autopsy scene, House was pretty generic. But even generic House is good House!