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Season 5 – House

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At fictional Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey, prickly genius Dr. Gregory House tackles health mysteries as would a medical Sherlock Holmes, all the while playing mind games with colleagues that include his best friend, oncologist James Wilson. House, an acerbic infectious disease specialist, solves medical puzzles with the help of a team of young diagnosticians. Flawless instincts and unconventional thinking help earn House great respect, despite his brutal honesty and antisocial tendencies.
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House — Season 5

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Critics Consensus

Five seasons in, Hugh Laurie continues to find new emotional wrinkles to the complicated character that is Doctor House.

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Robin Oliver Sydney Morning Herald 02/28/2018
Most welcome it is. Go to Full Review Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel 09/16/2008
Laurie makes you care about Dr. Gregory House, that nasty, condescending genius -- no easy acting feat. Go to Full Review David Hinckley New York Daily News 09/16/2008
Maybe it's premature to say the best antihero doctor on TV has regained his equilibrium after last season, Go to Full Review CJ Sheu Review Film Review 01/09/2025
“Locked In” (5.19, directed by Attias and written by Friend, Lerner, and Foster again) is told mostly from the perspective of a patient with locked-in syndrome who can only move his eyes, switching to 3rd person only when he loses consciousness. Go to Full Review James Chamberlin IGN Movies 02/06/2019
8.1/10
Despite my issues with certain aspects of this season, House remains one of the ten best shows on television. Go to Full Review Jane Clifton The Post NZ 03/07/2018
House's writers have hit on a formula-tweak to freshen up their grumpy doctor's schtick. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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ZLORP Z @RT56255328 06/12/2025 BEST SEASON EVER, HALLUCINATION ARC IS AMAZING I LOOVE IT See more Sheyla L @RT73723356 05/05/2025 Super sad to see Doctor Kurtz leaving.... Specially the way he died... However...Absolute Must-See! The actors and storyline are absolutely fantastic — I’ll never get tired of them. This is my fifth time watching House, and it just gets better every time! See more Obi-wan K @Gordon_Freeman 04/19/2025 Still classic See more Dmitriy A @DMA1234 05/02/2024 amazing series, perfect! See more Bronco 1 @RT38043677 02/11/2024 Season 5 was done absolute peak of House See more 03/07/2021 This season gets you going emotionally, so many relevant things happening all the time, you get sad, angry, happy, it's a mess; at this point, this show's got everything. Amber's death adds more to the plot than any scene while she was alive. By the end of the season, you can't really wait to start the next one and the show's consistency without ever allowing you any boredom whatsoever is just impressive. See more Read all reviews
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Hugh Laurie

Dr. Gregory House

Lisa Edelstein

Dr. Lisa Cuddy

Omar Epps

Dr. Eric Foreman

Robert Sean Leonard

Dr. James Wilson

Jennifer Morrison

Dr. Allison Cameron

Jesse Spencer

Dr. Robert Chase

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 16, 2008 Dying Changes Everything Still mourning the death of his girlfriend, Wilson resigns from Princeton Plainsboro; House must determine if he is responsible for the death of his best friend's girlfriend; Thirteen struggles to treat a patient objectively. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 23, 2008 Not Cancer House and the team investigate a string of deaths centering around a single organ donor; they rush to save the only two surviving recipients; House auditions new best friends and uses a detective to spy on Wilson. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 30, 2008 Adverse Events House and the team take on the case of a struggling artist with an undiagnosed illness that's distorting his perception and threatening his career; House continues to have a private investigator dig up dirt on everyone on his team. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 14, 2008 Birthmarks After receiving word that his father has passed away, House is coerced into attending the funeral; the team tries to diagnose the illness of a woman who was in China searching for her birth mother. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 21, 2008 Lucky Thirteen Thirteen's date gets ill after a night of partying and House takes on her case; Foreman confronts Thirteen about her self-destructive lifestyle; private investigator Lucas is hot on Wilson's trail. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 28, 2008 Joy The team takes on the case of a sleepwalking patient experiencing unexplained blackouts; House discovers that Cuddy is planning to adopt a baby that is due in two weeks. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 11, 2008 The Itch House and the team treat an agoraphobic who adamantly refuses to leave his home and get treatment at the hospital; Chase and Cameron try to work through some kinks in their relationship; House deals with an itch he can't seem to scratch. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 18, 2008 Emancipation An emancipated minor working as a factory manager falls ill on the job; Foreman takes on a pediatric case that has him questioning whether he can function without House's oversight. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 25, 2008 Last Resort A man willing to kill or die for a diagnosis takes House, Thirteen and a number of patients hostage in Cuddy's office, where House tries to come up with the correct diagnosis. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 2, 2008 Let Them Eat Cake House and the team treat a high-profile fitness trainer who collapses while shooting an infomercial; Thirteen participates in a clinical trial led by Foreman. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 9, 2008 Joy to the World House and the team treat a teenager who collapsed during her high-school Christmas program; Foreman and Thirteen's relationship progresses; Cuddy receives an unexpected gift. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 19, 2009 Painless House and the team try to diagnose a man's 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. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 26, 2009 Big Baby Cuddy gives some of her day-to-day responsibilities to Cameron; the team takes on the case of a teacher who collapsed after spitting up blood during a class. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 2, 2009 The Greater Good While treating a former cancer researcher who gave up her career to pursue her own personal happiness, House and his staff begin to question their own choices; Thirteen begins to show serious reactions to her experimental treatment. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 16, 2009 Unfaithful A priest is admitted to the ER after he sees a bleeding Jesus hovering at his doorstep; House confronts Thirteen and Foreman about their relationship. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 23, 2009 The Softer Side The team treats a teenager who doesn't know that he has genetic mosaicism; Wilson and Cuddy think something is wrong with House when he starts acting nice. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 9, 2009 The Social Contract House and the team treat a patient who speaks his mind uncontrollably; House thinks Taub and Wilson are keeping something from him. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 16, 2009 Here Kitty House sets out to disprove the allegations of a nursing home worker who feigns illness after being visited by the facility's pet cat, which has a reputation for visiting people who are about to die. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 30, 2009 Locked In A man (Mos Def) awakes in a New York hospital after a bicycle accident, unable to move or communicate; injured and in the next bed, Dr. House insists he knows what is affecting the man and has him transferred to Princeton Plainsboro. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 6, 2009 Simple Explanation After caring for her dying husband for several months, a woman collapses; his condition mysteriously improves but hers deteriorates. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 13, 2009 Saviors Cameron asks House to accept the case of an environmental activist who collapsed at a protest with mysterious symptoms. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 27, 2009 House Divided A deaf 14-year-old wrestler suffers from hearing problems during a match, but his mother refuses to okay cochlear implants; House's insomnia proves to be a curse and a blessing. Details Episode 23 Aired May 4, 2009 Under My Skin House and the team treat a ballerina whose lungs collapse during a performance; House is desperate to find a cure for his insomnia. Details Episode 24 Aired May 11, 2009 Both Sides Now House is intrigued by a patient whose left brain and right brain operate independently, creating two distinct personalities. Details

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House — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Greg Yaitanes, Deran Sarafian, David Straiton, Andrew Bernstein
Executive Producer
Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, David Shore, Bryan Singer
Screenwriter
Eli Attie, Doris Egan, Peter Blake, Liz Friedman, Matthew V. Lewis, Pamela Davis, David Hoselton, Russel Friend, David Foster, Lawrence Kaplow, Leonard Dick, Garrett Lerner
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 16, 2008
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