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House Season 8 |
| House Season 8 : |
| Last season House and Cuddy finally decided to take their relationship to the next level but struggled to find a balance between their professional and personal lives and ultimately Cuddy made the very emotional decision to end their relationship. As each of them dealt with the aftermath of the break-up House got married to an immigrant in need of a Green Card. In the series' milestone 150th episode Thirteen was released from prison after euthanizing her brother who was suffering from the late stages of Huntington's Disease the same disease with which she is afflicted. As the season comes to a close when House's attempts to mend his relationship with Cuddy fall short he's compelled to take drastic and possibly irrevocable measures that could forever change the course of their relationship. |
| Episode 1 - [Twenty Vicodin] |
| Details : House is serving out a lengthy prison sentence for his various misdeeds including his trip outside the country in an attempt to escape responsibility. Entirely cut off from his old life House determines his current problems are the result of his inability to deal with people. Feeling he will never be able to practice medicine again he plans instead to go back to university to earn a doctorate in physics - a field that will all but assure his isolation from other human beings. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Thom Barry as Dr. Sykes | Sebastian Sozzi as Nick | Michael Paré as Warden Delaire | Michael Bailey Smith as Sullivan | Jude Ciccolella as Mendelson | Jaleel White as Porter | Michael Massee as Frankie | Nate Mooney as Rollo | Mars Crain as Stomper | Kaleti Williams as Asofa | Michael C. Monroe as Turner | Bianca DeGroat as Nurse Kathy Hostetter | Jeannine Cota as C.O. Hsueh | Pamela Shaddock as Case Worker | Wayne Lopez as C.O. Alvarez | Director : Greg Yaitanes | Writer : Peter Blake | |
| Air Date : Oct. 03, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Transplant] |
| Details : A surprising visitor makes House an offer he can't refuse by giving him the opportunity to help the Princeton Plainsboro team treat a unique patient in order to save the life of an organ recipient being treated by Wilson. Although House finds himself back on familiar ground he quickly realizes that much has changed since he left and he is forced to work on the case with smart yet timid resident Dr. Chi Park. After several inconclusive treatments and with time running out House and Dr. Park are left with one last option to examine the patient's medical history that could compromise House's conditional agreement with the hospital. Meanwhile House makes an effort to reconnect with Wilson despite a cold reception. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Liza Snyder as Vanessa | Heather McComb as Theresa | Charles Rahi Chun as Kwansik Park | Jimmy Stathis as Dr. Pinto | Ralph Garman as Bobby | Bruce McKenzie as Mr. Weathers | Wayne Lopez as C.O. Alvarez | Kamall Shaikh as Technician | Michele Marsh as Betty | Ron Perkins as Ron Simpson | Director : Daniel Attias | Writer : Liz Friedman | Writer : David Foster | |
| Air Date : Oct. 10, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Charity Case] |
| Details : House and Park treat a patient Benjamin who collapsed after making a surprisingly large charity donation and come to suspect that the altruistic behavior is a symptom of a deeper disorder. When the patient offers to donate an organ for another patient the doctors must convince Dr. Adams to help them confirm whether Benjamin is in his right mind or not. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Wentworth Miller as Benjamin Byrd | Ron Perkins as Ron Simpson | Olivia Wilde as Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley | Toni Trucks as Trina | Joanna Strapp as Kate | Niko Baur as Clancy | Jaclyn Jonet as Amy | Writer : David Shore | Writer : Sara Hess | Director : Greg Yaitanes | |
| Air Date : Oct. 17, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Risky Business] |
| Details : A CEO falls mysteriously ill just days before he signs a contract that would relocate his company's entire labor force to China. House attempts to make an underhanded business transaction with his wealthy patient but when the patient's condition worsens the team must work around the clock to save his life. Meanwhile Park prepares for her hearing with the Princeton Plainsboro Disciplinary Committee chaired by Foreman and Adams' outlook on her patient's business venture reveals her deeper feelings about loyalty. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael Nouri as Thad Barton | Alexie Gilmore as Ainsley Barton | Ben Lemon as Dr. Mark Andrews | Jade Carter as Dr. Morgan | Jun Hee Lee as Simon | Director : Sanford Bookstaver | Writer : Seth Hoffman | |
| Air Date : Oct. 31, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [The Confession] |
| Details : A man well-respected in his community suddenly collapses and in the process of diagnosing his symptoms the team discovers that the patient has been hiding dark and dishonest secrets about his personal and professional life. But when the patient openly confesses his wrongdoings to his family and community he compromises his chances of receiving the proper medical treatment. Meanwhile House will stop at nothing to manipulate Taub into taking a DNA test to prove he is the father of his two six-month-old daughters. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jamie Bamber as Bob Harris | Heather Stephens as Denise Harris | Natalie Dye as Sally Harris | Blake Bertrand as David Harris | Carlie Casey as Cindy | E.E. Bell as Mayor Collins | Vincent Angelo as Manny | Ed Zajac as Client | Erika L. Holmes as Prostitute | Director : Kate Woods | Writer : John C. Kelley | |
| Air Date : Nov. 07, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Parents] |
| Details : A teenage boy attempting to follow in his late father’s footsteps as an entertainer is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro with partial paralysis. As the team searches for a bone marrow match they uncover a disturbing family secret. Meanwhile House looks for creative ways to remove his ankle monitor so that he can attend a boxing match in Atlantic City and he treats a patient who is convinced he is suffering from diabetes. Also Taub faces a tough decision when his ex-wife Rachel tells him that she wants to move across the country with their infant daughter. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub | Harrison Thomas as Ben Parker | Lisa Lackey as Janey Parker | John Scurti as Monroe | Kathe Mazur as Sandy | Kovar McClure as Ron Parker | Jim Lampley as Jim Lampley | Mark Atteberry as Phil | Jim Gleason as Mitchell Gordon | Jack Harding as Vince | Donnabella Mortel as Meredith | Trevor Larcom as Young Boy | Tim Chiou as Dad | Henry Clarke as Dad | Zena Grey as Ruby | Writer : Eli Attie | Director : Greg Yaitanes | |
| Air Date : Nov. 14, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Dead And Buried] |
| Details : The team learns that their 14-year-old patient is suffering from more than teen angst when her physical symptoms worsen. Despite Foreman’s firm opposition House becomes obsessed with solving a peculiar case of a deceased four-year-old patient which gets him into serious trouble. Meanwhile Park tries to get Chase (Jesse Spencer) to admit the reason behind his recent obsession with grooming. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Madison Davenport as Iris | Channon Roe as Emory | Julie McNiven as Mickey Darro | Robert Pine as Mickey's Father | Sarah Aldrich as Faye | David Wells as Milton | Leslie Fleming-Mitchell as Lena | Michael Linstroth as Dixon | Jeff Doba as Gene | Neil Schwary as Dan | Writer : David Hoselton | Writer : David Shore | |
| Air Date : Nov. 21, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Perils Of Paranoia] |
| Details : A prosecutor suffers from what he believes to be cardiac arrest during an interrogation at the witness stand. The team's preliminary diagnosis is hyper-anxiety but when Adams and Park investigate the patient's home and find a hidden arsenal of firearms they uncover a more alarming and deep-seated psychological disorder. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Vincent Spano as Tommy | Amanda Foreman as Olivia | Blake Anderson as Ethan | Yan Feldman as Mike | Michael McLafferty as William Anderson | Rachel Sterling as Mariel Wilkerson | Inger Tudor as Judge Foley | Tracy Vilar as Nurse Regina | Yaya DaCosta as Anita | Liz Benoit as Nurse Anne | Director : David Straiton | Writer : Thomas L. Moran | |
| Air Date : Nov. 28, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Better Half] |
| Details : House and his team treat an Alzheimer's patient who vomits blood and flies into violent rages. Meanwhile when Wilson tells House about a patient who has never had sex with her husband of 10 years claiming A-sexuality House makes a wager with him that there has to be an underlying cause. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Brian Skala as Randy | Ivo Nandi as Andres Tavares | Melanie Lynskey as Natalie Tavares | Corri English as Kayla | Roma Chugani as Dr. Banerjee | Ryan Alosio as Joseph | Ian Gregory as Mr. Laffont | Tracy Vilar as Nurse Regina | Mario Cortez as Uniformed Man | Angel Oquendo as EMT Coumont | Director : Greg Yaitanes | |
| Air Date : Jan. 23, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Runaways] |
| Details : When a runaway teen requires hospitalization Adams butts heads with House when she insists they contact Social Services. Meanwhile Taub has trouble forming a personal connection with his baby daughters and Foreman's relationship with a married woman comes out. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bridgit Mendler as Callie Rogers | Darlene Vogel as Ellen Rogers | Zylan Brooks as Adele Brown | Yaya DaCosta as Anita | Kai Lennox as George | Brad Carter as Sheldon | Mark Hengst as Fake Dad | Director : Sanford Bookstaver | |
| Air Date : Jan. 30, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Nobody's Fault] |
| Details : House and his team are placed under review after a staff member gets hurt. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jeffrey Wright as Dr. Walter Cofield | Audrey Marie Anderson as Emily Koppelman | David Anders as Bill Koppelman | Deborah Lacey as Lorraine | Cheyenne Haynes as Jordan | Mariah I. Wilson as Madison | Angel Oquendo as EMT Coumont | Liz Benoit as Nurse Anne | Writer : Garrett Lerner | Writer : Russel Friend | Director : Greg Yaitanes | Writer : David Foster | |
| Air Date : Feb. 06, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [Chase] |
| Details : Chase's religious faith bubbles to the surface when he treats a young nun. In addition he and House reach a fundamental disagreement about the patient that may finally end Chase's reputation as House's yes man but also bring's House's methods reputation and objectivity are given more serious scrutiny. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Julie Mond as Moira Parker | Valeri Ross as Sister Joan | Kandis Erickson as Leisha | Jessica Luza as Cindy | Terrence Beasor as Elderly Man | Liz Benoit as Nurse Anne | Director : Matt Shakman | Writer : Eli Attie | Writer : Peter Blake | |
| Air Date : Feb. 13, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Man Of The House] |
| Details : House's green-card wife Dominika will return in order to prove to the proper authorities that she and House are actually married. This in turn will lead to a crash course in which both will learn a little something about love and marriage. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Karolina Wydra as Dominika House | Jake Weber as Joe Reese | Rena Sofer as Marlene Reese | José Zúñiga as Nate Weinmann | John Gloria as Calvin Ayres | Duane R. Shepard Sr. as Hastings | Denny Siegel as Diane | Joseph Falasca as Phil | Mykee Selkin as Staff Member | Director : Colin Bucksey | Writer : Sara Hess | Writer : Liz Friedman | |
| Air Date : Feb. 20, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [Love Is Blind] |
| Details : Love Is Blind is the fourteenth episode of the season eight of House and the 169th overall. The episode debuted in Canada on Global on February 27 2012 and aired three weeks later in the United States on Fox on March 19 2012. The unusual three-week delay was a byproduct of the 2012 Daytona 500 rain delay of 30 hours. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Will Westwood | Karolina Wydra as Dominika House | Billy Connolly as Thomas Bell | Margo Harshman as Melissa | Ryan Driscoll as Stacy | Diane Baker as Blythe House | Writer : John C. Kelley | Director : Tim Southam | |
| Air Date : Mar. 19, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Blowing The Whistle] |
| Details : The team treats an Army veteran charged with treason after he leaked classified information. But the patient's life is put at risk when he refuses treatment unless he and his brother are given information about their late father a war veteran which raises questions about loyalty to one's family and country. Meanwhile Adams suspects House may be sick so she recruits Wilson and the other team members to plan an intervention and investigate his illness. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sharif Atkins as Hayes | Albert Owens as Major Mathewson | Arlen Escarpeta as Brant | Lindsay Zappala as Gloria | Steve Nevil as Mel | Adam Cagley as Jason | Sayeed Shahidi as Evan | Dava Krause as Daria | Tom Riordan | Writer : Seth Hoffman | |
| Air Date : Apr. 02, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [Gut Check] |
| Details : House and the team take on the case of a 22-year-old minor league hockey player who collapsed while coughing up blood after a fight on the ice. Meanwhile House drops a bomb on Wilson and Chase offers to help Park change her living arrangement. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Greg Finley as Bobby Hatcher | Will Shadley as Duncan Falconer | Saachiko as Popo | Christian Lalonde as Szabo | Stephanie Whitfield as Waitress | Joseph Patrick Kelly as Linesman | Writer : David Hoselton | |
| Air Date : Apr. 09, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [We Need The Eggs] |
| Details : House and the team take on the case of a man who starts tearing blood. Meanwhile House is interviewing for a new favorite hooker since his current favorite Emily has decided to get married and leave the business. Desperate for Emily companionship House teams up with his wife Dominika to sabotage Emily's budding relationship. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Karolina Wydra as Dominika House | Kevin Christy as Henry | Amy Davidson as Molly | Patrick Stump as Micah | Noelle Bellinghausen as Emily | Alexis Raben as Wendy | Nik Isbelle as Amy | George Sharperson as Harris | Elizabeth J. Carlisle as Butterscotch | Malana Lea as Fawn | Elle Carpenter as Cindy | Beckie King as Debbie | Eddie Pepitone as Operator | Director : David Straiton | Writer : Sara Hess | Writer : Peter Blake | |
| Air Date : Apr. 16, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [Body And Soul] |
| Details : House and the team take on the case of a young boy who has violent dreams of being choked and then wakes up but still can't take in air. Meanwhile Park is having intimate dreams involving co-workers which causes the team to question whether or not there's significance to what each of them dreams. Dominika discovers House has been keeping a secret from her and Wilson drops a bombshell on him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Karolina Wydra as Dominika House | Samantha Cutaran as Lida | Riley Lennon Nice as Lue | George Cheung as Xang | Ginette Rhodes as Nurse Rebecca | Peyton McDavitt as ICU Nurse | Shannon McKinnon as Missy | Writer : Dustin Paddock | Writer : David Shore | |
| Air Date : Apr. 23, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [The C-Word] |
| Details : When House and Wilson disappear off the grid for several days without explanation the team is left to deal with a complicated case of a 6-year old with numerous problems and complications including an overbearing mother who also happens to be her physician. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jessica Collins as Dr. Elizabeth Lawson | Chris McKenna as Simon Lawson | Rachel Eggleston as Emily Lawson | Art Chudabala as Dr. Michael A. Kondo | Gabriel Suttle as John Taylor | Adriana Karras as Bailee | Director : Hugh Laurie | Writer : John C. Kelley | |
| Air Date : Apr. 30, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [Post Mortem] |
| Details : Over the years during the course of performing autopsies at Princeton-Plainsboro Dr. Peter Treiber has often identified mistakes made by physicians that caused the patient's death. These observations have left him questioning the skills of nearly all the doctors on staff... all that is except House. When he falls ill he demands that only House make medical decisions concerning his care. Unfortunately House and Wilson have taken off on an impromptu road trip without telling anyone leaving the team to fend alone and lie to their patient to make him believe that House is the guy calling all the shots. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jamie Elman as Dr. Peter Treiber | Peter Weller as Dr. Penza | Carole Gutierrez as Helen | Jennifer Christopher as Molly | Carol Herman as Ina | Jeremy Scott Glenn as Orderly | Writer : David Hoselton | Director : Peter Weller | |
| Air Date : May. 07, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [Holding On] |
| Details : The team takes on the case of Derrick a 19-year-old college student who had a mysterious nose bleed during cheerleading practice and discovers that his health issues are likely both physiological and psychological. Possibly suffering from schizophrenia Derrick claims to hear his deceased brother’s voice in his head. Meanwhile Foreman tries a different approach with House. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Joshua Rush as Ryan (uncredited) | Olivia Wilde as Remy Thirteen Hadley | Skylar Astin as Derrick | Enzo Cilenti as Matt Johnson | Moira Squier as Jen | Natalie Dreyfuss as Courtney | Jacob Zachar as Mikey | Derek Mio as Floyd | Lindsay Dennis as Cheerleader | David Danino as Janitor | Brayden Brooks as 6 Year Old Christopher | Michael Christian Alexander as Man | Pat McNeely as Woman | India King as Cancer Patient (uncredited) | Writer : Garrett Lerner | Writer : Russel Friend | Writer : David Foster | |
| Air Date : May. 14, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [Everybody Dies] |
| Details : Facing a 6-month jail term and the realization that he won't be there for Wilson at the end House finds himself examining his entire life while contemplating a dismal future without his best friend. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Karolina Wydra as Dominika House | Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis | Jennifer Morrison as Allison Cameron | Olivia Wilde as Remy Thirteen Hadley | Sela Ward as Stacy Warner | Amber Tamblyn as Martha M. Masters | Kal Penn as Lawrence Kutner | Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub | James Le Gros as Oliver | Diane Baker as Blythe House | Andre Braugher as Dr. Darryl Nolan | Zena Grey as Ruby | Jaclyn Jonet as Amy | Patrick O'Connor as Dr. Frankel | Patrick Quinlan as Patient | Jorga Caye as Pub Patron | Director : David Shore | Writer : David Shore | Writer : Eli Attie | Writer : Peter Blake | |
| Air Date : May. 21, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |