Ahem. :) Actually, I did not ask you why you liked the show if it was so repetitive. I said, "I think I have an answer to your question" regarding why they had this annoying character on.

Every show is formatted to some extent (except maybe the old Sinatra show which was a drama one time, a variety show the next, or just music...which probably caused problems in maintaining audience since they never knew what to expect). Lawyer, doctor, and police shows will be more rigid in their format than say, a situation comedy.

I was pointing out that House is the most rigidly structured show I've ever seen and that audiences will notice it. Viewers won't be tuning in for the plot. Unless they're going to tune in to find out obscure medical tidbits, they'll likely be turning in for the characters. Hence, I stated "they sure better start introducing other conflicts and do more with the characters if they want to keep viewers." Being TV people the show runners know this. So I suggested the reason they've got this character on for five episodes is to stir up the regular characters. "Conflict" they like to call it (though I think the mantra "You must have conflict!" is usually elevated too high as a principle (or rather, they tend to go for obvious ideas of conflict rather than subtler ones)).

There's little reason for me to ask why you watch it when I'm too busy watching it myself. New episode next week!
 

Whoop! "Published" too soon. Anonymous in this case should have been "Rodney"