Episode
House: The C-Word
Overview
When House and Wilson disappear off the grid for several days, without explanation, the team is left to deal with a difficult case concerning a 6-year old with numerous problems and complications, including an overbearing mother who also happens to be her physician.
Details
- Series
- House
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2012-04-30
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The C-Word is Episode 19 in Season 8 of House. It aired on 2012-04-30. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 18: Body and Soul
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.
Episode 20: Post Mortem
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.
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Episode 21: Holding On
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Episode 16: Gut Check
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Episode 22: Everybody Dies
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Episode 15: Blowing the Whistle
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Episode 14: Love Is Blind
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Episode 13: Man of the House
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Episode 12: Chase
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Episode 11: Nobody's Fault
House and his team are placed under review after a staff member gets hurt.
Episode 10: Runaways
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