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House Season 5 |
| House Season 5 : |
| In the Season 4 finale after a massive bus accident left House without recollection of the accident he and the team put the pieces of his memory together and discover Wilson’s girlfriend Amber was on the bus with him and was fatally injured. Wilson has to face the shocking realization that House was involved in Amber’s death. As Season 5 opens with his friendship with Wilson shattered House must determine if he’s responsible for Amber’s death and Wilson must decide if House is a destructive force in his life while Cuddy attempts to advance a reconciliation between the two of them. |
| Episode 1 - [Dying Changes Everything] |
| Details : In the aftermath of personal tragedy Wilson resigns from the hospital... and from his friendship with House. Meanwhile Thirteen struggles with her personal medical problems while helping treat an executive assistant with a similar situation to her own. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jamie Rose as Patty Michener | Christine Woods as Lou | Bob Sherer as Patient | Janet Song as Surgeon | David Kagen as CEO | Paul Haitkin as Suit | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Writer : Eli Attie | Director : Deran Sarafian | |
| Air Date : Sep. 16, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Not Cancer] |
| Details : The team deals with an organ donor whose organs prove fatal and the two surviving patients. Meanwhile House hires a private detective to spy on Wilson but hears a few things about himself that he'd rather not. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Felicia Day as Apple | Tim Conlon as Dr. O'Shea | Christine McLain as Emma Reed | Jasmine Alvarez as April Reed | Michael Gaines as Morgan | Eric Kaldor as Frank | Elaine Kagan as Frank's Wife | Denice Sealy as Apple's Nurse | Mark Beltzman as Tibalt Oyylant | Tyler Patton as Neurosurgeon | Melissa Loprire as Girl on Street | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Michael Weston as Lucas Douglas | Director : David Straiton | Writer : Lawrence Kaplow | Writer : David Shore | |
| Air Date : Sep. 23, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Adverse Events] |
| Details : A painter's undiagnosed illness affects his work and House and his team must look at the man's paintings to determine what's wrong with him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Breckin Meyer as Brandon | Marika Dominczyk as Heather | Sarah Knowlton as Susan | Drew Powell as Anthony | Liz Benoit as Surgical Nurse | Deanna Smith as Female Doctor | David Goldman as Short Doctor | Bart Tangredi as Man | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Michael Weston as Lucas Douglas | Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub | Writer : Dustin Paddock | Writer : Carol Green | Director : Andrew Bernstein | |
| Air Date : Sep. 30, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Birthmarks] |
| Details : While en route to his father's funeral House must help the team with a differential diagnosis on a young Chinese girl who has collapsed under mysterious circumstances. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Paulin as Bob | Jack Conley as Sheriff Costello | R. Lee Ermey as John House | Ho-Kwan Tse as Fang Dong Wen | Raymond Ma as Wu Zheng | Esther Kwan as Wu An Lan | Samantha Quan as Nicole | Christine Healy as Janice | Jonathan Palmer as Minister | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Diane Baker as Blythe House | Director : David Platt | Writer : Doris Egan | Writer : David Foster | |
| Air Date : Oct. 14, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Lucky Thirteen] |
| Details : Thirteen brings her one-night stand to the hospital after the woman has a seizure. However the woman admits she slept with Thirteen just so she could get to House and have him diagnose her condition. Meanwhile House continues to pay Lucas to spy on Wilson. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Angela Gots as Spencer | Helena Barrett as Woman With Thirteen | Ali Damji as Paramedic | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Michael Weston as Lucas Douglas | Writer : Sara Hess | Writer : Liz Friedman | Director : Greg Yaitanes | |
| Air Date : Oct. 21, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Joy] |
| Details : An ailing man suffers from blackouts and sleepwalks leading the team to wonder if his sleepwalking is a symptom or how the man is becoming exposed to something else. When the man's daughter grows ill as well the team must provide a diagnosis before both die. Meanwhile Cuddy adopts a newborn but when the birth mother displays a rash she has to make a decision between putting the mother or daughter at risk. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Vanessa Zima as Becca | Salvator Xuereb as Jerry Harmon | Joanna Koulis as Samantha Harmon | Janice Allen as Sadie | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Writer : David Hoselton | Director : Deran Sarafian | |
| Air Date : Oct. 28, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [The Itch] |
| Details : The team must treat an agoraphobic who refuses to leave his house and have to work around Cuddy who is less than thrilled at having hospital equipment relocated. Meanwhile House is plagued by an itch and Cameron and Chase have relationship issues. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Todd Louiso as Stewart Nozick | Marcus Eley as Larry Ruseckas | Diarra Kilpatrick as Sally | Frank Noel as Hal | Kelly Michaels as Guy | Jack J. Bennett as Fireman | Yoyao Hsueh as EMT | Jim Vickers as EMT | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub | Director : Greg Yaitanes | Writer : Peter Blake | |
| Air Date : Nov. 11, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Emancipation] |
| Details : While Foreman takes on a pediatric case on his own the rest of the team deals with a 16-year-old factory manager and emancipated minor who collapses at work. When Foreman's patient takes a turn for the worse he's forced to question whether he can deal with the situation on his own or if he needs House's help. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nathan Gamble as Evan | Liza Colón-Zayas as Maria | Emily Rios as Sophia | Alexandra Lydon as Melinda | Kyle Red Silverstein as Jona | Bob McCracken as Doug | Al Coronel as Ray | Yolanda Rubio-Soto as Sophia's Mom | Jose Chavez as Sophia's Dad | Chrissie Fit as Girl | Dawn Frances as Nurse | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Director : James Hayman | Writer : Leonard Dick | Writer : Pam Davis | |
| Air Date : Nov. 18, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Last Resort] |
| Details : A man seeking the right diagnosis for his illness is willing to take on the hospital and the SWAT team to get it. He takes thirteen and several patients from the waiting room and puts them in Cuddy's office. To put an end to the crisis they must come up with the right diagnosis treat the wounded and hold off a SWAT team. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Zeljko Ivanek as Jason | Jack Guzman as Security Guard | Wood Harris as Bowman | Evan Jones as Bill | Natasha Gregson Wagner as Sandra | Sarah Thompson as Nikki | Evan Peters as Oliver | Marcus Chait as Mitch | Alex Sol as Larry | Tracy Vilar as Nurse Regina | Writer : Matthew V. Lewis | Writer : Eli Attie | Director : Katie Jacobs | |
| Air Date : Nov. 25, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Let Them Eat Cake] |
| Details : The team takes on the case of a fitness guru on an all-natural diet who collapsed while filming a video. Meanwhile Foreman conducts Huntington's Disease drug trials and Thirteen signs on as a subject Cuddy is forced to move into House's office and Kutner uses House's name to run an online medical-advice website. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Samantha Shelton as Emmy | Becky Baeling as Deedee | Lori Petty as Janice Burke | Brad Grunberg as Irv | Danielle Petty as Anne Hadley | Christopher Stapleton as John Hadley | Julia Putnam as 9 Year Old Thirteen | David Lengel as Video Director | Nicole Cannon as Nurse Helen | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Writer : Garrett Lerner | Writer : Russel Friend | Director : Deran Sarafian | |
| Air Date : Dec. 02, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Joy To The World] |
| Details : House and his team deal with a bullied girl who collapses during her school's Christmas program. Meanwhile Foreman and Thirteen grow closer during the Huntington's disease drug trials House gives a patient a gift the staff wonder who gave House a special gift and Cuddy gets an unexpected gift. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Taylor Dooley as Rachelle | Meaghan Jette Martin as Sarah | Elizabeth Tulloch as Whitney | Lori Petty as Janice Burke | Sherilyn Fenn as Mrs. Soellner | B.K. Cannon as Natalie | Michael Leydon Campbell as Mr. Soellner | John Forest as Geoff | Alix Korey as Anna | Ben Shields as Jonathan | Christopher DeMaci as Squatter | Marissa Ingrasci as Woman | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Director : David Straiton | Writer : Peter Blake | |
| Air Date : Dec. 09, 2008 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [Painless] |
| Details : House and the team try to diagnose a man living with severe chronic pain; Thirteen and Foreman explore their complicated relationship; Cuddy discovers that caring for her baby leaves her with little time to run the hospital. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sarah Danielle Madison as Lynne | Alex Fernandez as Fernando | Lori Petty as Janice Burke | Martin Henderson as Jeff | Jake Cherry as Zach | Anthony Montgomery as James Carlton | James Ingersoll as Chris Carrick | Aisha Kabia as Nurse Rita | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Director : Andrew Bernstein | Writer : Eli Attie | Writer : Thomas L. Moran | |
| Air Date : Jan. 19, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Big Baby] |
| Details : Cuddy decides to spend more time at home to take care of her newly adopted baby and passes some of her day-to-day responsibilities off to Cameron including supervising House. Cameron is forced to play House’s games and becomes involved in a power struggle as he and the team take on the case of a Special Education teacher who collapsed after spitting up blood in the middle of class. As House tests Cameron’s tolerance for his extreme measures the patient continues to fall ill and House insists the teacher’s seemingly inherent goodness is actually a pathology. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Erika Flores as Sarah | Andy Scott Harris as Johnny | Saige Ryan Campbell as Jessica | Tammy Dahlstrom as Tammy | Samantha Stewart as Nanny | Sam Gregory as Screaming Kid | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Writer : Lawrence Kaplow | Director : Deran Sarafian | Writer : David Foster | |
| Air Date : Jan. 26, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [The Greater Good] |
| Details : House and the team take on the case of a woman who collapsed in the middle of a cooking class and they soon learn she is a highly-renowned cancer researcher who recently gave up her entire career in order to pursue her own personal happiness. Though the team struggles to understand how the woman could give up saving lives for the sake of her own contentment each grapple with the pursuit of happiness (or lack thereof) in their own lives. As the patient’s condition continues to worsen so does Thirteen’s as she begins to suffer serious and life-threatening reactions to the experimental Huntington’s Disease clinical trial. Meanwhile Cuddy attempts to make House’s life miserable for him in retaliation for his part in her own unhappiness. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Julia Campbell as Melanie | Dominic Scott Kay as Jackson Smith | Judith Scott as Dana Miller | David Purdham as Chef Anthony | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub | Writer : Sara Hess | Director : Lesli Linka Glatter | |
| Air Date : Feb. 02, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Unfaithful] |
| Details : When a priest who runs a homeless shelter sees a bleeding Jesus hovering at his doorstep he is admitted to the ER. House takes on the case as a distraction for the team while he confronts Foreman and Thirteen about their relationship. The team soon learns the priest had been involved in a molestation scandal that caused him to lose his faith. However just as they are about to dismiss his case the patient’s condition takes a drastic turn for the worse and House grapples with his past and his belief |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jimmi Simpson as Daniel Bresson | Jake Thomas as Ryan | Janet Haley as Eileen | Terrance Ellis as Daryl | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Writer : David Hoselton | Director : Greg Yaitanes | |
| Air Date : Feb. 16, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [The Softer Side] |
| Details : A patient with both male and female DNA has the team stumped. Meanwhile House starts acting nicely raising Cuddy's and Wilson's suspicions that something is terribly wrong. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Julia Campbell as Melanie | Dominic Scott Kay as Jackson Smith | Nick Puga as Ian | Ben Reed as Joseph | Nicole Cannon as Nurse Helen | Fred Kronenberg as Doctor | Meagan Gordon as Young Woman | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Writer : Liz Friedman | Director : Greg Yaitanes | Director : Deran Sarafian | |
| Air Date : Feb. 23, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [The Social Contract] |
| Details : House and the team take on the case of Nick a book editor who loses his inhibitions. The team realizes Nick has frontal lobe disinhibition which causes him to speak his mind having no control over what he says and making him just like House. Meanwhile House suspects Wilson and Taub are keeping something from him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Susan Egan as Audrey Greenwald | Darcy Rose Byrnes as Marika Greenwald | Jay Karnes | Devon Michaels as Timothy Moore | Jodi Harris as Elaine | Cyrus Deboo as Dr. Kapur | Sheri Foster as Cashier | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Director : Andrew Bernstein | Writer : Doris Egan | |
| Air Date : Mar. 09, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [Here Kitty] |
| Details : Morgan works in a nursing home with a pet cat who only sleeps next to people if they are about to die - and does so with alarmingly accuracy. When it seems the cat has predicted her own death Morgan convinced she is about to die fakes a seizure in order to get to House to have him diagnose her before it’s too late. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Judy Greer as Morgan West | Christopher Moynihan as Neil Zane | Bob Ross as Connor Allen | Charlie Carter as Billy | Lorene Noh as Business Woman | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Director : Juan J. Campanella | Writer : Peter Blake | |
| Air Date : Mar. 16, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [Locked In] |
| Details : A man awakens in New York after a bicycle accident unable to move or communicate in any way. House himself injured in a motorcycle mishap occupies the hospital bed next to Lee and quickly annoys the doctors treating them both by insisting that Lee has “locked-in” syndrome. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Yasiin Bey as Lee | John Kapelos as Dr. Kurtz | Faune A. Chambers as Molly | Skye Barrett as Jolie | Scotty Noyd Jr. as Drake | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Director : Daniel Attias | Writer : Garrett Lerner | Writer : Russel Friend | Writer : David Foster | |
| Air Date : Mar. 30, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [Simple Explanation] |
| Details : Charlotte an older woman who has spent the last six months taking care of her dying husband Eddie is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro after collapsing from respiratory failure. The couple becomes a double mystery for the team when Eddie begins to improve as Charlotte’s condition worsens. The previously unthinkable becomes real when it seems that Charlotte will die before Eddie and the team will be forced to make a difficult decision. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Jo Deschanel as Julia | Ed Brigadier as Richard | Colleen Camp as Charlotte | Meat Loaf as Eddie | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Bob Rusch as Phil | Hart Boykin as Arthur | Debbie Campbell as Katherine | Taylor Hardick as Rosabel | Roger Narayan as Pundit | Liz Benoit as Nurse Anne | Writer : Leonard Dick | Director : Greg Yaitanes | |
| Air Date : Apr. 06, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [Saviors] |
| Details : Cameron postpones her vacation with Chase in order to ask House to accept the case of an environmental radical who collapsed at a protest with unexplainable symptoms. Although suspicious of her motives House agrees. Since she pushed him to take the case so emphatically House forces Cameron to take the lead and run many of the tests on the patient. Meanwhile House is unsure of Wilson’s new healthy diet. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lindsey McKeon as Franni | Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis | Parisa Fakhri as Susan | Bruno Oliver as Paul | Jill Remez as Sandy | Grinnell Morris as Mine Employee | Paul Benz as Mine Employee | James McAndrew as State Trooper | Cory Blevins as State Trooper | Tim Rock as Doug | Director : Matthew Penn | Writer : Eli Attie | |
| Air Date : Apr. 13, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [House Divided] |
| Details : The team takes on the case of a deaf 14-year-old named Seth who collapsed after he started “hearing” explosions while competing in a wrestling match. When the team tries to test him for seizures Seth loses vision in one eye complicating House’s bunk theory of “Exploding Head Syndrome.” As his condition worsens the team has an ethical disagreement about the patient and his mother’s adamant decision to forego cochlear implants to supplement his hearing. When the prospect of giving Seth the ability to hear for the first time in his life arises House and the team are faced with a resounding decision. Meanwhile House’s lack of sleep starts to play tricks on his mind but he finds his insomnia may be a gift instead of a burden |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Clare Carey as Ellie Miller | Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis | Ryan Lane as Seth Miller | Treshelle Edmond as Laura | Becky O'Donohue as Karamel | Jorge Borrelli as Deaf Coach | Andray Johnson as Referee | Jamie Sorrentini as Stripper | Noah Schuffman as Immigration Officer | Italia Ricci as Immigration Officer | Writer : Matthew V. Lewis | Writer : Liz Friedman | Director : Greg Yaitanes | |
| Air Date : Apr. 27, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 23 - [Under My Skin] |
| Details : House and the team take on the case of a ballerina whose lungs collapse in the middle of a performance. When the treatment causes her skin to fall off the dancer faces not only the prospect of never dancing again but also of dying an agonizing death. The team must use their imaginations to carefully choreograph ways to test and treat her delicate body without killing her. Meanwhile House continues to suffer from what he thinks is insomnia and he is willing to go to desperate measures to cure it. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alex Schemmer as Jeremy | Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis | Jamie Tisdale as Penelope | Charles Gevoian as Maury | Joey Gaynor as Len | Shelli Boone as Molly | Scott Dawson as Ballet Master | Pamela Shafer as Company Manager | Director : David Straiton | Writer : Lawrence Kaplow | Writer : Pam Davis | |
| Air Date : May. 04, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 24 - [Both Sides Now] |
| Details : House and the team are intrigued by Scott a man whose left brain and right brain operate independently leaving him with two distinct personalities and no control over some of his actions. As the two sides of Scott’s brain struggle for dominance his warring personalities make it increasingly difficult for the team to figure out what is causing the unique problem. The team is forced to use some unusual methods to get him to cooperate with their necessary testing. Meanwhile when House refuses to make an appearance in the clinic Cuddy takes an unconventional approach to force House to make up the time with a particular patient. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Carl Reiner as Eugene Schwartz | Ashton Holmes as Scott | Maria Thayer as Annie | Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Scott Conley as Warren | Sheila Daley as Paula | Richard Sabine as John | Jason Boegh as Leo | William Woff as Minister | Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub | Director : Greg Yaitanes | Writer : Doris Egan | |
| Air Date : May. 11, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |