I thought the episode was pretty average up until the last 15 minutes, but I was really looked during the last part. When she said "What is my necklace" I said "Amber" but I had totally forgotten her name, and had been just using House's nickname for her for so long that it slipped. Despite knowing the victem was a girl name Amber it finally clued in when she was sitting there..
. Great moment though when that vehicle came barreling into them, fantastic final to the episode.
Hack&Lube, despite being dramatic and depressed, is right about House being formulaic. It really is. But Hugh Laurie brings it every episode, and his play off his co-workers, especially Wilson has me watching week in and week out. Yes the show gets "Fox'd up" every now and then, but it's still usually entertaining and leave me laughing.