Review of Watson

Hey, is there a doctor in this House?
If Rosencrantz and Guildenstern got admitted, would they still be dead?
The House MD comparisons are obvious:
Genius doctor with crippling injuries? Check!
Former lover now in a position of authority over our medical hero? Check!
Arguing policy with same said lover as a form of sexual tension? Check!
Hero doctor leads a group of young, genius medical fellows, each with their own agendas and backstory? Check!
The conceit of Watson is this: John Watson, companion and chronicler of Sherlock Holmes, is the sole survivor of Holmes' final battle with Moriarty. Recovered from a traumatic brain injury, Watson now leads a Holmes-funded specialty clinic at the fictional University of Pittsburgh Hospital (UHOP), headed by his ex-wife, Mary Morstan.
The episodes are standard medical-related boiler plate issue. Only one episode, The Man With The Alien Hand, involved an actual crime and introduced us to the Holmesian character, Inspector Lestrade, which leads me to my "Rosencrantz" callback: Holmes' former lover and con artist, Irene Adler, drops by, hinting at the possibility that Holmes survived. Shadowy characters, all being blackmailed by an evil incarnate we're led to believe is Moriarty, bedevil Watson and Co., leading to a season-ending cliffhanger. As we move into Season 2 this fall, we are left to wonder if this show will develop it's own identity or, as said in Macbeth: “Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
Exeunt