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House Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2010 - 2011
The seventh season of House finds Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) and Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) attempting the impossible: making a relationship work between the two of them, and seeing that it doesn't affect treating or diagnosing the patients in their care. Martha M. Masters (Amber Tamblyn), a brilliant medical student, joins House's team per Cuddy's insistence, and is immediately presented with a complicated case involving a political campaign manager. When Cuddy herself lands in the hospital, House is forced to confront himself about falling short when Cuddy needs him to be supportive.
Episode 1
Now What
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 60 mins
Season 7 premiere: House and Cuddy explore their feelings toward each other amid a crisis at the hospital: the threatened loss of its Level 1 status as a trauma centre because the only available neurosurgeon is sick. The diagnosis of the doctor's illness is difficult, but House doesn't offer to help. Meanwhile, Thirteen has a request for House.
Episode 2
Selfish
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 60 mins
A 14-year-old with a terminally ill brother collapses during a skateboarding competition. Meanwhile, House and Cuddy confront the workplace ramifications of their relationship; and in the clinic, House must deal with an elderly man and his son.
Episode 3
Unwritten
Mon, Oct 4, 2010 60 mins
A suicidal children's author has a seizure just before trying to kill herself, and House, who's a fan, thinks that the key to both her physical and psychological conditions lies in her latest book. Meanwhile, House and Cuddy go on a double date with Wilson and his girlfriend, Sam.
Episode 4
Massage Therapy
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 60 mins
A patient who can't stop vomiting is also hiding secrets. Meanwhile, House turns a cold shoulder to Chase's new hire, and House and Cuddy must look anew at their relationship following a visit from House's massage therapist.
Episode 5
Unplanned Parenthood
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 60 mins
The mother of a new-born with breathing difficulties and liver failure must make a very difficult decision that could affect her own health as well as her baby's. Meanwhile, Cuddy tells House to hire a woman for his team, and he delegates the task to Foreman and Taub. Cuddy also asks House to babysit her daughter, Rachel, and he and Wilson learn a parenting lesson in the process.
Episode 6
Office Politics
Mon, Nov 8, 2010 60 mins
At Cuddy's insistence, House finally hires a female member of the team, a third-year medical student who, it turns out, has a tie to Taub. Meanwhile, a senator's campaign manager suddenly falls ill, and the team must look to the candidate for clues about his condition. They also must get Cuddy's approval for their course of treatment.
Episode 7
A Pox on Our House
Mon, Nov 15, 2010 60 mins
A girl is suspected of having smallpox after a 200-year-old medicine jar found in a shipwreck shatters in her hand, so a CDC doctor locks down the hospital. Martha Masters questions his motive for doing so. She also questions the diagnosis. Meanwhile, Wilson and Sam examine their relationship after they comfort a 6-year-old cancer patient.
Episode 8
Small Sacrifices
Mon, Nov 22, 2010 60 mins
A man falls ill after re-enacting the Crucifixion; Taub questions his wife about her relationship with a member of an infidelity support group; Wilson's relationship with Sam takes a sudden turn after they attend a co-worker's wedding.
Episode 9
Larger Than Life
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 60 mins
A hero collapses moments after risking his life to save a stranger who fell onto subway tracks. Meanwhile, House tries to avoid Cuddy's birthday dinner because her opinionated mother will be there; and Masters helps Taub realise that he must take action on his crumbling marriage.
Episode 10
Carrot or Stick
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 60 mins
The team tries to link symptoms of a teenager at a military-style juvenile-offender camp and his drill sergeant; House secretly helps Cuddy's daughter get into a prestigious preschool; an embarrassing photo of Chase turns up on a social-networking site.
Episode 11
Family Practice
Mon, Feb 7, 2011 60 mins
When Cuddy's mother is admitted to the hospital, she won't let House treat her. But the team does anyway, and discovers secrets she and her other daughter kept from Cuddy. And the case's ethical issues bother Masters more than usual. Meanwhile, Taub takes a part-time job as a medical investigator for Rachel's brother, a lawyer.
Episode 12
You Must Remember This
Mon, Feb 14, 2011 60 mins
A waitress with an extraordinary memory suffers a paralysis, and her recovery is complicated by an anything-but-forgotten grudge she holds against her older sister. Meanwhile, House discovers Wilson's secret new companion when he tries to help him return to the dating scene; and Foreman helps Taub prepare for a medical exam.
Episode 13
Two Stories
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 60 mins
House participates in a school career day---and breaks rules by sharing explicit medical stories. Later, two fifth graders assess House's relationship troubles with Cuddy, and try to help him understand the role that his selfish antics play in them.
Episode 14
Recession Proof
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 60 mins
A man who had lied to his wife about losing his lucrative real-estate position is hospitalised with a severe rash caused by chemical exposure at his blue-collar job. The case's complications lead to an existential crisis for House, and that complicates things with Cuddy, who needs his support at a charity event. Meanwhile, Chase and Masters teach each other a lesson in how to forge relationships.
Episode 15
Bombshells
Mon, Mar 7, 2011 60 mins
A bombshell that hits Cuddy causes her to rethink her priorities, distracting House as the team tries to diagnose a troubled teen whose mysterious scars point to emotional as well as physical woes. Cuddy's mental state is encapsulated in dream sequences.
Episode 16
Out of the Chute
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 60 mins
A bullfighter is admitted after being attacked by a bull, and Masters develops a crush on him as his condition inexplicably worsens, with miniseizures that can't be explained. Meanwhile, House is away from the hospital, tending to other issues.
Episode 17
Fall From Grace
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 60 mins
A young homeless man with a history of drug abuse (and a secret) arrives at the hospital with bad burns and scars on his chest. Meanwhile, Cuddy tells Wilson that she feels guilty about breaking up with House.
Episode 18
The Dig
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 60 mins
Thirteen reappears. It seems that she has just been released from prison, and House wants to know why she landed there. He seeks answers as they team up in a spud-gun competition. Meanwhile, the team treats a science teacher with a respiratory illness who turns out to be a hoarder; and Taub dips his toe into the dating pool.
Episode 19
Last Temptation
Mon, Apr 18, 2011 60 mins
Thirteen re-joins the team, but Masters, who's completing medical school, might leave it to prepare for a surgical career. But first the team must diagnose a 16-year-old girl who collapses just before she's scheduled to begin sailing around the world.
Episode 20
Changes
Mon, May 2, 2011 60 mins
Cuddy's mother considers filing a malpractice suit against the hospital, which could put her daughter's and House's medical licenses in jeopardy. Meanwhile, luck runs out for a lottery winner.
Episode 21
The Fix
Mon, May 9, 2011 60 mins
House attempts to resuscitate the career of a washed-up boxer following a disputed wager with Wilson. Meanwhile, the team suspects that House might have another kind of drug problem.
Episode 22
After Hours
Mon, May 16, 2011 60 mins
Thirteen has a friend in need: an ex-con with an urgent medical problem that can't be treated at the hospital because it's drug-related. So they turn to Chase in desperation. Meanwhile, House deals with devastating information; and Taub comes to terms with an unexpected development.
Episode 23
Moving On
Mon, May 23, 2011 60 mins
Season 7 finale: A hospitalised performance artist might have made herself sick---to make a film about her illness. Meanwhile, House does something odd (even for him), which could alter his relationships with Wilson and Cuddy for good.
