House's New Ducklings Dish the Dirt

By Kristin Dos Santos Jan 30, 2008 7:00 PMTags
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A new era has begun on House!

The games are over, and House's new pet doctors are officially on the team. After last night's incredible ep—watched by 44 million eyeballs! (that's 22 million people, give or take)—we wanted to find out what's next for the newbies, so we chatted up Kal Penn (Dr. Lawrence Kutner), Peter Jacobson (Dr. Chris Taub) and Olivia Wilde (the mysterious 13).

They're all awesome and as funny as their TV boss, so read on to find out about the staff coup, the possibilities of romance and, most important of all, Kumar's answer to the most critical question of our time: What would NPH do?

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Head to Head:  I asked Jacobson about why or how Taub is so willing to take on the great and terrible Dr. Gregory House. He tells me: "I think the age thing has a lot to do with why Taub has no problem standing up to House. Actually, speaking of standing up, you know, I've noticed my bald spot in every shot. Can't help it, I'm like a foot shorter than the whole cast. But Taub's older, he's been around. He had a whole practice of his own, and he's an established doctor. All that stuff works toward him really having his own sort of special rapport with House as an experienced doctor."

Spoilers!  The new kids were all perfectly tight-lipped about what's coming down the pike for the show, but I did get one little tease out of Jacobson: "There's nothing I can tell you, well, except the fact that I depose House and become the head of the department. I can't think of anything other than that." Princeton-Plainsboro coup d'état? Awesome.

The Quest for the White Castle:  Okay, so Kal, last question: What would NPH do? "Oh, what wouldn't NPH do?"

Well put, my friend. Now comment below with your thoughts on House's new ducklings and last night's ep.

—Additional reporting by Jennifer Godwin