Allegory wrote:
There were rumors of House jumping the shark last season. I was surprised when in contrast the series kept getting better and better. The season opener was also very good, but the second episode was a dip. If House has jumped the shark, it was hanging in the air for a long time. Has it finally landed or is this just a dive to recover speed?
Setting up plot for later on. Series premiere always has to be huge and awesome, otherwise people ***** and moan.
If you take time in the second episode to introduce plot elements for the season, then people will keep watching to see how things turn out, even if it's a slower episode.
It's the same thing in Entourage; ep1: tie up **** from last season, ep2: introduce **** for new season, ep3: start awesome ****.
Hugh Laurie also said on Jay Leno that he won't quit House any time soon, so yeah.