514: The Greater Good

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"The Greater Good"

House Episode Number: 14

House Season: 5

Original Air Date: Monday, February 2, 2009

Writer: Sara Hess

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter

Special Guest(s): Judith Scott as Dana Miller; Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub; David Purdham as Chef Anthony; Bobbin Bergstrom as Nurse

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In the 100th episode, 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.

100th Episode Information (Source: FOX)

Over the course of five seasons, House has proven no bar is too low and has shocked those around him with the lengths he will go in order to prove he's right from faking brain cancer to score drugs ("Half Wit") to pulling a hair out of his father's corpse to test the DNA ("Birthmarks") to kidnapping his favorite soap star because he's convinced the actor has an illness he doesn't yet realize ("Living the Dream").

Many notable guest stars have appeared on the show over the last 100 episodes including Academy Award winners Mira Sorvino and Joel Grey; Emmy Award winners Sela Ward, Cynthia Nixon, John Larroquette, eljko Ivanek and Charles S. Dutton; recording artists/actors Dave Matthews, LL Cool J, Brandy and Fred Durst; as well as David Morse, who received an Emmy Award nomination for his role on HOUSE. Other notable appearances include Ron Livingston, Anne Dudek, Carmen Electra, Julie Warner, Greg Grunberg, Chi McBride, Samantha Mathis, Lori Petty, Michael Michele, Jason Lewis, Kurtwood Smith, PRISON BREAK star Dominic Purcell and John Cho, who stars with HOUSE series regular Kal Penn in the "Harold and Kumar" films.

viola here's the grand finale "diagnosis" with a very obscure conclusion...how is the patient now better? Is she going to live? This episode fell short in it's conclusion...back up the bus...how did they help her?

thank you for shedding light on endometriosis and all the horrible associated grief, was the intention of the writers to bring some light on a not so understood increased incidence in people with endometriosis?

the 100th episode is parallel to my own situation!! Very surreal to watch in it's extreme...I would love to know how this particular storyline came to the attention of the writers...anyone???

HOUSE EPISODE'S MEDICAL MYSTERY: PATIENT OF THE WEEK (POTW)

Location of incident:
Name / occupation / age / sex of POTW:
POTW symptom(s):	Bleeding out off eyes, ears, nose, liver, lungs.
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House team's rule violation(s) / ethical breaches:
House's "Aha!" moment:
POTW final diagnosis:	Catamenial Pneumothorax/Endometriosis
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BEST EPISODE MOMENTS

HOUSE MD QUOTES

blame it on "Aunt Flow" (reference to Cuddys' menstrual cycle)

HOUSE EPISODE TRIVIA

HOUSE EPISODE PICTURES & VIDEOS

100th Episode Hugh Laurie & Jennifer Morrison Interview	100th Episode Celebration Cake Cutting!!!
100th Episode Omar Epps & Peter Jacobson Interview	100th Episode Lisa Edelstein & Olivia Wilde Interview
100th Episode David Shore & Katie Jacobs Interview

House MD 5x14 Preview #1 [HQ] - preview of House S5E14, aired over closing credits of S5E13 ("Big Baby").

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Feb 6 2009, 9:17 PM EST by ktlx

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psychotichope

got any spoilers to the episode?

Feb 1 2009, 6:09 AM EST by emorfili

Thread started: Jan 21 2009, 6:00 PM EST Watch

hhmm... i wonder why Taub's wife, Rachel, is going to be in this episode....