The best episodes of House Season 3
Season 3 only — ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
House has recovered from multiple gunshot wounds and is back at work, taking on two cases simultaneously: Richard, paralyzed after brain cancer surgery eight years ago, who drove himself on his motorized wheelchair headfirst into a swimming pool; and Caren, a young woman paralyzed from the neck down after a yoga session.
- 02
A famous, 42-year-old, pregnant photographer, Emma Sloan, is brought to the hospital after suffering a stroke in the middle of a high-profile photo shoot with Tyson Ritter. Although Emma's condition initially stabilizes, her health takes a turn for the worse when her kidneys inexplicably fail.
- 03
House takes the case of Adam, a 10-year-old severely autistic boy who screams loudly for no apparent reason, at least not a reason his three previous doctors could diagnose. The team wonders why House is taking the case - the boy's not sick; his symptoms seem to be a product of his autism.
- 04
House's ego has taken quite a blow because he failed to diagnose his last case, and it's affecting him physically. He is obviously in pain again, although he continues to deny it. House's new case is 7-year-old Clancy, a product of in-vitro fertilization, who's been admitted to the hospital with rectal bleeding and proclamations of being tortured by aliens.
- 05
The ketamine has worn off and House is back to using his cane and doesn't want to talk about it. His new patient is Ezra Powell, a renowned pioneer in the field of medical research, who collapsed in his lab.
- 06
Kyle comes to the hospital regularly to visit his father, Gabe, who has been in a coma for 10 years. Noticing something "off" about Kyle, House conducts a mini-experiment that leaves the boy unconscious. When symptoms point to a possible genetic condition, House and his team must glean a family history from Kyle's only living relative - his comatose father.
- 07
House and the team take on the case of Alice, a young girl with pancreatitis. Since her divorced parents can't agree on how to proceed with her treatment and won't let House bully them into making a decision, House's only option is to take them to court and let a judge rule on the matter.
- 08
Obnoxious 16-year-old chess prodigy Nate is admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro suffering from intense head pain that came on after he attacked his opponent during a speed chess tournament.
- 09
Cuban couple Esteban and his sick wife, Marina Hernandez, are pulled from the ocean during a dangerous rescue en route to the U.S. on a mission to reach Dr. House. Her detailed medical records from Cuba were lost during the rescue, so the team runs a series of tests to determine the extent of her heart condition. But when she gets worse, House wonders if someone on his staff made a mistake. Meanwhile, Foreman prepares to leave, and his departure shakes up the entire team with House firing Chase and Cameron resigning.
- 10
It's Christmas at Princeton-Plainsboro and Wilson has a present for House - he and Detective Tritter have struck a deal and House has three days to accept it. Meanwhile House's new patient is a little person with an interesting puzzle to solve.
- 11
Patrick Obyedkov, a 35-year-old musical savant, is in the middle of playing a piano concert when he suffers a painful involuntary muscle contraction in his left hand. After Patrick is admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital with a rare movement disorder, his case attracts the attention of Dr. House.
- 12
When 6-year-old Lucy collapses at daycare, the team is mystified when, far too young, she starts developing symptoms of puberty. Tensions between Chase and Cameron lead House to intentionally assign them to the same tasks, including investigating the young girl's home.
- 13
House takes on the case of 20-year-old female patient Tracy Dawson, who is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital with breathing difficulties and unexplained intense abdominal pain after she and her husband, Jeremy, are victims of a robbery. Meanwhile, House and clinic patient Michael Tritter have a touchy altercation, leaving Tritter appalled and furious at the way House treated him.
- 14
At the clinic, House encounters patient Eve, who has tested positive for an STD and admits she's very recently been raped. Knowing he can't do anything more for Eve medically, House refers her to a psychiatrist, but she refuses to talk to the doctor and will only be treated by House.
- 15
House is bewildered yet intrigued when he meets his newest patient, John Kelley, an ex-Marine who had saved House's life in a very realistic dream the night before.
- 16
On the plane home from a conference in Singapore, House and Cuddy encounter a potentially deadly infection when a man beside House becomes violently ill. Back at Princeton-Plainsboro, Wilson leads the team when they encounter Fran, a middle-aged woman who collapses at her home and soon goes into seizures.
- 17
A 600-pound man, George Hagel, is admitted to the hospital after he is found in his apartment in a coma. While they conduct the necessary tests, the team runs into several obstacles due to the sheer mass of the patient.
- 18
House's newest patient is 18-year-old Jack, brought to the hospital after experiencing a heart attack and massive vomiting. Barely an adult himself, Jack has been the parent to his younger brother and sister since their parents died. Meanwhile, in an attempt to extract a confession, Tritter makes it almost impossible for Wilson to practice medicine.
- 19
House is forced to respond in court to the criminal charges against him regarding illegal possession of narcotics, and the judge sets a date for a preliminary hearing. Meanwhile, the case of Derek Hoyt, a firefighter suffering from extreme body temperatures and disorientation, leads the team to believe their patient is suffering from an extreme hormone imbalance.
- 20
16-year-old Stevie Lipa is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital with a serious respiratory condition and internal bleeding. Oddities of his case land him under House and the team's care, but at the moment, House is irritated to learn that new hospital researcher Dr. Julie Whitmer has been assigned his handicapped parking spot by the hospital entrance.
- 21
It's Valentine's Day at Princeton-Plainsboro and the ER is short-staffed due to a snowstorm. House encounters Foreman's latest patient, Hannah, who has sustained injuries from a car accident with her mother, Abby. House notices that despite her best efforts to act injured, Hannah is not feeling a bit of pain.
- 22
Addie, a 19-year-old college student, is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro after coughing up a mouthful of blood during karate class. Before treating the patient, Foreman unapologetically informs the rest of the team that he is resigning, but will not say why.
- 23
The team takes on the case of Lupe, a young female scam artist who passes out while working a card-playing scheme on the streets.
- 24
Wilson prepares his 14-year-old leukemia patient, Nick, for a last-resort bone marrow transplant from his younger brother, Matty. With Nick's immune system completely wiped out from chemotherapy, Wilson is extremely cautious about keeping him healthy before the transplant. However, when Matty sneezes during a pre-op visit to his brother, Wilson knows that Matty is not healthy enough to donate.
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