James Earl Jones' house character is one of his most underrated roles and changed the trajectory of the entire show

Although doctors were usually the stars of the HomeIn Season 6 Episode 4, “The Tyrant,” James Earl Jones plays a unique character who stole the episode and changed the course of the entire show. Home It had many actors making appearances, and Jones played a character who was completely against type. Jones' character was President Dibala of an unnamed African country, which Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) calls “one of the most repressive dictators in the world.”

Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer) and Cameron are happily married, and although they are still part of the cast of Homethey no longer work directly for House, but are asked to help with Dibala's case. This causes Chase and Cameron a lot of ethical stress because Dibala is accused of suppressing an ethnic rebellion through genocide and initially Cameron finds treating him reprehensible, but Chase finds it “interesting.” Because Jones brings so much to what could be a one-dimensional villain, his role sets off a chain of events that leads to a breakdown in Chase and Cameron's marriage.

Why James Earl Jones' President Dibala Is One of His Most Underrated Roles

Jones uses every second of screen time to make Dibala a threat

President Dibala is undoubtedly one of Jones' most underrated roles, a variation on the type of character Jones typically plays. He often portrays imposing characters who appear threatening but who are ultimately good, but in HomeJones brings a facade that barely masks Dibala's true sinister nature. The natural gravitas that Jones gives to Dibala makes it understandable why Chase was persuaded by Dibala's dulcet tones with a smooth African lilt.

Maybe because Jones was only in one episode of Home over the course of the show, his role of Dibala is largely forgotten. Jones has a rich and famous filmography, and it's hard to match a small cameo role with James Earl Jones's best films. His role as Dibala is also underrated because it came at an interesting stage in his career where he was mainly acting on television, in shows like Sesame Street, Two and a half menand The Big Bang Theory. Although he was only in one episode of HomeJones makes the most of every second of screen time as Dibala.

Even though he plays a physically weakened and bedridden man, Dibala still projects immense strength. Dibala is frighteningly menacing as he grabs Cameron's arm and calmly tells her to “act [her] beliefs”And kill him. Jones conveys so much menace as he avoids Chase's questions, not admitting details but making it clear he's willing”to do whatever it takes“to save his country. Although Jones doesn't have much screen time as Dibala in Homethe character certainly left an impression on the show.

Jones' house character sets in motion the events that lead to Chase and Cameron's breakup

Cameron becomes the first original House team member to leave the show

After struggling to find the morally correct solution, Chase decides to exchange another vial of blood for Dibala's, causing the team to arrive at the wrong diagnosis and, subsequently, Dibala's death. When Chase confesses to Cameron the show's moral compassion, she blames House's influence on Chase more than Chase himself. Actually, that's not what Chase did, but the fact that Chase doesn't regret killing Dibala is what Cameron can't forgive. Cameron sees House as evil and Chase doesn't, and it took a case as polarizing as Dibala's for that to become a breaking point.

Cameron leaves Home in season 6, divorcing Chase and becoming the first member of the original team to leave the show. Without a case as ethically complicated as Dibala's, Chase and Cameron might not have split up, Cameron might not have gotten out of the hospital, and Chase might not have returned to House's team. Although Cameron needs physical distance from House, his departure puts Chase on the path to becoming the next House. Jones' underrated performance as Dibala grounds the drama unfolding around him in Home.