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House Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2011 - 2012
The eighth and final season of House (and the first season not to feature Lisa Edelstein in the role of Dr. Cuddy) finds the abrasive doctor (Hugh Laurie) serving in a jail both as an inmate and an invaluable confidant to Dr. Jessica Adams (Odette Annable), the prison doctor. House is made the new Dean of Medicine upon his release and subsequent return to the hospital, though he finds much has changed in the hospital during his absence. House former colleague Thirteen (Olivia Wilde) returns for a final, dramatic appearance. Other additions to the cast include Charlene Yi, a brilliant, though under-confident doctor with whom House develops an unlikely rapport.
Episode 1
Twenty Vicodin
Mon, Oct 3, 2011 60 mins
Season 8 opens a year after House drove his car into Cuddy's house, and he's in jail—trying to diagnose an ill fellow inmate without breaking prison rules, an effort that complicates life for clinic physician Jessica Adams (Odette Annable). Meanwhile, when a prison gang leader threatens House, he must seek the assistance of another inmate (Jaleel White).
Episode 2
Transplant
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 60 mins
House returns to Princeton-Plainsboro—conditionally and to a cool reception from Wilson, who's treating an organ recipient who takes a turn for the worse. Also on the diagnostic team: a bright but shy resident named Chi Park (Charlyne Yi).
Episode 3
Charity Case
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 60 mins
A man (Wentworth Miller) collapses after making a large charitable donation, and House suspects that his altruism might be a signal of a mental disorder. House also recruits former prison doctor Jessica Adams (Odette Annable) for the case. Meanwhile, Adams and Park test each other's views of generosity and gratitude; and Thirteen's guilt conflicts with her pursuit of happiness.
Episode 4
Risky Business
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 60 mins
A CEO (Michael Nouri) falls ill mysteriously just after completing a deal to move his company's jobs to China, an action that provokes a strong reaction from Adams. Meanwhile, Park prepares for her hearing before the hospital's disciplinary committee, chaired by Foreman.
Episode 5
The Confession
Mon, Nov 7, 2011 60 mins
A well-respected man (Jamie Bamber) collapses mysteriously, and while treating him the team discovers that he has been hiding secrets. His admission of them compromises his chances for recovery. Meanwhile, Chase and Taub rejoin the team, and Taub juggles his work life with raising two infant girls with two different mothers.
Episode 6
Parents
Mon, Nov 14, 2011 60 mins
A teen out to follow his late father into show business arrives with partial paralysis, and the team uncovers a family secret while treating him. Meanwhile, another patient (John Scurti) insists he's diabetic; House tries to remove his ankle monitor so he can attend a boxing match in Atlantic City; and Taub is distressed to learn that Rachel wants to move to the West Coast with their infant daughter. Sportscaster Jim Lampley has a cameo as himself.
Episode 7
Dead & Buried
Mon, Nov 21, 2011 60 mins
An angst-ridden 14-year-old girl's condition mysteriously worsens; House gets into trouble after insisting on solving the mystery of why a 4-year-old girl died; and Park tries to get Chase to admit why he has become obsessed with grooming.
Episode 8
Perils of Paranoia
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 60 mins
A prosecutor collapses in court, and the initial team diagnosis of hyperanxiety is called into question when Adams and Park investigate his home. Meanwhile, Wilson suspects that House is hiding something in his home; Park begins to shed her social shell; and Foreman's lack of romantic activity intrigues Taub and Chase.
Episode 9
Better Half
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 60 mins
When an Alzheimer's patient taking part in a drug trial inexplicably begins vomiting violently and throwing temper tantrums, a deep-seated conflict with his dutiful wife begins to manifest itself. Meanwhile, House and Foreman butt heads; and Wilson treats a patient who claims to be in a chaste marriage.
Episode 10
Runaways
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 60 mins
A teen Jane Doe needs a surgery that requires adult consent. House and Adams debate whether to call Social Services, but then her mother shows up. Meanwhile, Taub can't connect with his infant daughters; and House threatens to exploit Foreman's relationship with a married woman.
Episode 11
Nobody's Fault
Mon, Feb 6, 2012 60 mins
Following a violent incident involving a patient, House and the team are placed under review by neurology chief Walter Cofield, a onetime mentor of Foreman's. The doctors must recount the details of the incident to him, and Cofield must weigh the team's unconventional brand of collaboration against their life-saving skills.
Episode 12
Chase
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 60 mins
House connects with a cloistered nun he's treating who's on the verge of taking her final vows. But when her condition worsens and requires risky surgery, it's Chase's judgment that's compromised. Meanwhile, House and Taub try to out-prank each other.
Episode 13
Man of the House
Mon, Feb 20, 2012 60 mins
A hospitalized marriage counselor shows behavior that contradicts his motivational message on gender roles. Meanwhile, House and his green-card Ukrainian "wife" try to show immigration officials that they're a happily married couple. House also decides to name a new team leader.
Episode 14
Love Is Blind
Mon, Feb 27, 2012 60 mins
A young blind man is struck by a mysterious illness just before he was going to ask his girlfriend to marry him. Meanwhile, House's mother turns up with news about a new man in her life.
Episode 15
Blowing the Whistle
Mon, Apr 2, 2012 60 mins
An ailing Army veteran charged with treason for leaking classified information refuses treatment unless he and his brother are given information about their late father, a war veteran. Meanwhile, Adams suspects that House is sick, so she recruits Wilson and the other team members to plan an intervention and investigate the illness.
Episode 16
Gut Check
Mon, Apr 9, 2012 60 mins
A 22-year-old minor-league hockey player collapses 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 situation.
Episode 17
We Need the Eggs
Mon, Apr 16, 2012 60 mins
House and the team take on the case of a man who's bleeding from his eyes. Meanwhile, House's favorite hooker, Emily, is leaving the business to get married, so he teams up with his "wife," Dominika, to sabotage Emily's budding relationship.
Episode 18
Body and Soul
Mon, Apr 23, 2012 60 mins
A boy who dreams he's being choked wakes up but still can't breathe. Meanwhile, Park's intimate dreams involving coworkers cause them to question the significance of their own dreams; and Dominika discovers a secret that could ruin things with House.
Episode 19
The C-Word
Mon, Apr 30, 2012 60 mins
The team takes the case of a 6-year-old girl with a genetic condition, and must work with her specialist mother to treat her. Elsewhere, House and Wilson take a little vacation.
Episode 20
Post Mortem
Mon, May 7, 2012 60 mins
An ailing Princeton-Plainsboro pathologist doesn't trust any of his colleagues to diagnose and treat him, except for House—who's missing. So House's team must make the skeptical patient believe that House is actually directing his case.
Episode 21
Holding On
Mon, May 14, 2012 60 mins
Thirteen returns as the team takes on the case of a college student who suffers a mysterious nosebleed during cheerleading practice. His problems could be both physiological and psychological. Meanwhile, Foreman tries a different approach with House.
Episode 23
Everybody Dies
Mon, May 21, 2012 60 mins
After eight seasons, the series concludes with House treating an ailing drug addict. This leads him to sift through his life, speculate on his future and explore his personal demons.
