I started watching House while S5 was going on, so I binged S1-S5 and then watched the S6 premiere when it was first live on Fox.

I remember thinking that S6-S8 were not as good as S1-S5 at the time I first watched all those seasons. 

I still get really bummed that Cuddy broke up with House, and the whole prison subplot bugs me a little bit for reasons I can't fully explain. 

That said, on my current rewatch, I can't help but feel I slept on S6-S8 way too hard on my first time through. I'm currently halfway through S8, and I'm finding S8 to be particularly enjoyable for a lot of various funny details. 

\>!Things like House & Foreman going to the boxing match together or Wilson getting caught in a net cartoon style while searching for a gun that House has, and then House pretending it's fake when he later reveals to the audience that it's not. And the whole construction thing with the martinis.!<

Although I'm not there yet, I've always enjoyed the ending and I think every season has a really strong opener too. 

\>!Personally I really enjoy Park & Adams, and Chase & Taub really shine as well. And Foreman as Dean of Medicine just works for me somehow (RIP Cuddy but narratively it kinda makes sense even though I know it was a contract renegotiation/pay issue).!<

I've noticed this can happen for me when I start watching shows during a given season and then feeling like the new stuff isn't as good as the old stuff. I'm happy to say that upon further review, I was totally wrong about House, it was high quality throughout, a fantastic show from beginning to end. 

Has anyone else had a similar experience on a rewatch?

Finally, for whatever it's worth, I'm really grateful to have this show to watch right now, it's one of my "comfort shows" that I like to watch when I'm going through a bit of a rough patch. It's not a particularly happy show as such, but it can be very cathartic and it has just enough quirky & funny parts that it always makes me smile and has the power to "take the edge off", so to speak. 

Especially the bits in the clinic!

I was wrong, S6-S8 are great