The latest season of FOX's House has been focusing on building the new team headed by Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) himself, thus the limelight was stolen from Cameron (Jennifer Morrison), Chase (Jesse Spencer) and Foreman (Omar Epps). It may seem as bad new for fans of the highly rated medical drama, as they will have to wait a little longer before these three characters get back into the focus.
Many are pointing a finger at the WGA strike, as it was the reason why the planned two-part episode was phased out. TV Guide's Michael Ausiello reported that the two-part episode was to reveal advanced storylines regarding House's older characters. Moreover, executive producer Katie Jacobs added that as for Cameron and Chase, the issue isn't when they will come back, but it is in the manner in which they will return to become major players in the series.
"The question is not really when, it's how, insofar as they're now each in their own domain doing really well," Jacobs said in an interview with TV Guide. "But is it bugging Cameron [who is now a Senior attending in the ER] that she's not really in on all of House's business? And how is it for Chase to be head of a department? And when those things become clearer, then I think we'll know what the hospital is going to look like."
Of course, fans are also eager to find out if the new hospital environment will feature the old and new team members collaborating and interacting with each other. However, Jacobs said that she is not so sure at this point if such a union would take place.
"Right now, we're just exploring how Cameron and Chase running different departments either helps or hinders House," she said of the current focus of the show. "And how much they like being away from him and having their own space, or how much they don't like being away from them."
As of now, House has only three new episodes left for the fourth season, all of which have been scheduled to air in the coming year.
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