Episode List: |
Episode Name | Disc | Side | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | Reaction | IMDB | Personal Rating | Diagnosis | Clinics | Medical Mystery | Solution | Overall Medicine | Soap Opera |
Now What? | 1 | A | 1 | Greg Yaitanes | Doris Egan | House and Cuddy attempt a relationship while the hospital deals with a high neurosurgeon. | The bit at the hospital is fun, and the bit with Huddy is moving. Well done. | 8.3 | 9 | toad eggs | | C- | D | C- | A- |
Selfish | 1 | A | 2 | Daniel Attias | Eli Attie | Della, a seemingly healthy and active 14-year-old, suddenly collapses during a skateboarding exhibition. | A fine episode. It's nice to see Huddy working out how to work together. | 7.2 | 7 | sickle cell trait | Old man's denture cream | B | C- | B- | B+ |
Unwritten | 1 | A | 3 | Greg Yaitanes | John C. Kelley | Alice, the author of a popular children's book series, inexplicably suffers from a seizure moments before an attempt to take her own life. | A fair episode. Not bad. | 8.3 | 7 | syringomyelia | | B+ | B+ | B | B |
Massage Therapy | 1 | A | 4 | David Straiton | Peter Blake | A patient named Margaret McPherson is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro after suffering severe and uncontrollable vomiting. | Keeps you guessing. Not bad. | 8.1 | 8 | schizophrenia | | B | B- | B- | B |
Unplanned Parenthood | 1 | A | 5 | Greg Yaitanes | David Foster | After a newborn experiences inexplicable breathing problems and liver failure, House and the team look at the baby's mother. | Interesting problem, though the ending is not quite what you would like. | 8.3 | 7 | lung cancer | Cuddy's kid eats a dime. | B | B- | C- | B+ |
Office Politics | 2 | A | 1 | Sanford Bookstaver | Seth Hoffman | It's election season, and in the midst of a tight campaign, an incumbent New Jersey senator's campaign manager falls ill with liver failure and temporary paralysis. | Masterson's first episode and there are definitely growing pains. Good episode, though. | 8.4 | 7 | hepatitis C | | D | C- | C- | C- |
A Pox On Our House | 2 | A | 2 | Tucker Gates | Lawrence Kaplow | A 200-year-old medicine jar found on an off-shore shipwreck shatters in a teenage girl's palm. | On the unlikely end of the scale, and the House/Cuddy drama is a bit drawn out. | 8.6 | 7 | rickettsialpox | | A- | F | B- | B |
Small Sacrifices | 2 | A | 3 | Greg Yaitanes | David Hoselton | Science and faith are called into question when a patient is admitted to the hospital following his reenactment of the Crucifixion. | Not a fan of this form of faith, and the House vs. faith arguments have been around for a while. | 8.1 | 7 | Marburg variant multiple sclerosis | | C | B+ | B | B+ |
Larger Than Life | 2 | A | 4 | Miguel Sapochnik | Sara Hess | A man puts his life on the line to save a stranger who fell onto the subway tracks, emerges unscathed but then suddenly collapses. | Interesting case. It's not the most satisfying ending, however. | 8.5 | 7 | varicella | | B | B+ | C | B+ |
Carrot or Stick | 3 | A | 1 | David Straiton | Liz Friedman | A teenage military trainee at a juvenile offender training camp suffers peculiar symptoms after enduring an intense training course. | Interesting case and the bit with House and Rachel is cute. | 8.3 | 8 | variegate porphyria | Guy trashes leg in his own greenhouse. | B+ | A- | B- | A- |
Episode Name | Disc | Side | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | Reaction | IMDB | Personal Rating | Diagnosis | Clinics | Medical Mystery | Solution | Overall Medicine | Soap Opera |
Family Practice | 3 | A | 2 | Miguel Sapochnik | Peter Blake | Cuddy's mother, Arlene, is admitted to Princeton Plansboro after complaining about unusual symptoms. | A special episode that puts Huddy through a real test. | 8.6 | 8 | parahippocampal gyrus | | C- | B+ | B | B |
You Must Remember This | 3 | A | 3 | David Platt | Kath Lingenfelter | A waitress with a perfect memory suffers temporary paralysis. | Kind of an odd final diagnosis. | 8.0 | 7 | McLeod’s Syndrome | | C | C- | D+ | B+ |
Two Stories | 3 | A | 4 | Greg Yaitanes | Thomas L. Moran | House participates in a school's Career Day and breaks a few rules by sharing explicit medical stories. | The medicine is light in this episode, but the way the story is told is pretty fun. | 9.0 | 9 | inhaled food | A woman and her vibrator | D | D- | D- | C+ |
Recession Proof | 3 | A | 5 | S.J. Clarkson | John C. Kelley | A patient is admitted after breaking out in a severe rash triggered by caustic chemical exposure at his blue-collar job. | Not the greatest episode, but I like the part at the end where House tells Cuddy that she makes him a worse doctor, but that he can live with that. | 7.8 | 7 | Muckle-Wells Syndrome | | A- | D | C- | C |
Bombshells | 4 | A | 1 | Greg Yaitanes | Sara Hess Liz Friedman | Tension reaches new heights when Cuddy faces sobering news that propels her to reevaluate her priorities. | The medicine's not strong, but the various dream sequences make this one fun to watch. | 8.6 | 9 | benign oncocytoma | | B- | C- | C- | B+ |
Out of the Chute | 4 | A | 2 | Sanford Bookstaver | Lawrence Kaplow Thomas L. Moran | A young professional champion bull rider is admitted for treatment after being attacked by a bull. | House get's pretty crazy, and there are a couple moments that can really freak you out the first time. Not bad. | 8.8 | 8 | Bartonella infection | | B | C- | F | B |
Fall From Grace | 4 | A | 3 | Tucker Gates | John C. Kelley | A young homeless man who is a former drug addict is found in a park showing signs of olfactory impairment and horrific scars and burn marks on his chest. | Solid, though not my favorite episode. House's marriage is quite out of the blue. And the final reveal regarding Danny is quite an eye opener. | 8.4 | 7 | Adult Refsum Disease | | A | D- | C | C- |
The Dig | 4 | A | 4 | Matt Shakman | David Hoselton Sara Hess | The team treats a patient with a secret home life. Thirteen is released from prison. House enlists Thirteen to participate in a spud gun competition. | The case isn't as interesting as the return of Thirteen and where she's been. | 8.9 | 9 | Ehlers-Danlos syndrome | | C | A- | B | A |
Last Temptation | 5 | A | 1 | Tim Southam | Liz Friedman David Foster | Masters faces a career crossroads on her last day as a medical student and struggles with the choice. Meanwhile a young woman falls ill while sailing. | The medical case takes a back seat to Masters' personal choice for her career. And it's good to see Thirteen on the team again. The chicken thing is fun. | 8.6 | 8 | lymphoid sarcoma | | C- | D | D | A |
Changes | 5 | A | 2 | David Straiton | Eli Attie | Arlene Cuddy returns and House and Cuddy's jobs are in danger when Arlene tries to sue the hospital and a lotto winner seeks out the former love of his life. | This one's a bit frustrating on the House/Cuddy level, but it's nice to see Megan Follows again. | 8.1 | 7 | teratoma | | C | C- | C | B |
Episode Name | Disc | Side | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | Reaction | IMDB | Personal Rating | Diagnosis | Clinics | Medical Mystery | Solution | Overall Medicine | Soap Opera |
The Fix | 5 | A | 3 | Greg Yaitanes | David Shore Thomas L. Moran | When House and Wilson bet on a boxing match and disagree over the outcome, Wilson gives him exactly one day to pay up or prove him wrong. | Not a big fan of the use of the 'poisoned by the lover' storyline again, but the episode is okay. | 7.9 | 7 | Spanish Fly poisoning // glomus tumor | | C | B- | D | C |
After Hours | 5 | A | 4 | Miguel Sapochnik | Garrett Lerner Russel Friend Seth Hoffman | Thirteen's ex-con friend, Darrien, arrives at Thirteen's apartment unannounced and in need of urgent medical attention. | Another 'very special episode' episode, and man does it get painful to watch. | 8.9 | 8 | Entamoeba | | A- | C- | C- | A |
Moving On | 5 | A | 5 | Greg Yaitanes | Peter Blake Kath Lingenfelter | Afsoun Hamidi, a famous performance artist, is admitted, but which symptoms are real and which are part of her performance? | A very dramatic ending to a rather interesting season. How do you top that as a finale? | 8.3 | 8 | Wegener’s granulomatosis | | B- | C | C- | B |