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Season two premiered on September 13, 2005<ref name="houseseason2">{{cite web|publisher=film.com|title=House Season 2 guide|url=http://www.film.com/tv/house/season-2-2005/15038388|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> and ended on May 23, 2006.<ref name="houseseason2" /> During the season, House tries to cope with his feelings for his ex-girlfriend Stacy Warner, who, after House diagnosed her husband with [[Acute intermittent porphyria]], has taken a job in the legal department of the PPTH.<ref name="WPost">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/07/AR2005110701123.html|title=Sela Ward Brings Heart to 'House'|work=Washington Post|author=Byrne, Bridget|date=2005-11-07|accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref> Throughout each episode House diagnoses a patient; in the season finale "No Reason", House gets shot by the husband of a woman he once treated.<ref name="no reason">{{cite episode|title=No Reason|episodelink=No Reason (House)|series=House|credits=Writ: Kaplow, Lawrence|serieslink=House (TV series)|network=FOX|airdate=2006-05-23|season=2|number=24}}</ref> |
Season two of [[House (TV series)|House]] premiered on September 13, 2005<ref name="houseseason2">{{cite web|publisher=film.com|title=House Season 2 guide|url=http://www.film.com/tv/house/season-2-2005/15038388|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> and ended on May 23, 2006.<ref name="houseseason2" /> During the season, House tries to cope with his feelings for his ex-girlfriend Stacy Warner, who, after House diagnosed her husband with [[Acute intermittent porphyria]], has taken a job in the legal department of the PPTH.<ref name="WPost">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/07/AR2005110701123.html|title=Sela Ward Brings Heart to 'House'|work=Washington Post|author=Byrne, Bridget|date=2005-11-07|accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref> Throughout each episode House diagnoses a patient; in the season finale "No Reason", House gets shot by the husband of a woman he once treated.<ref name="no reason">{{cite episode|title=No Reason|episodelink=No Reason (House)|series=House|credits=Writ: Kaplow, Lawrence|serieslink=House (TV series)|network=FOX|airdate=2006-05-23|season=2|number=24}}</ref> |
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Sela Ward's chemistry with Laurie in the final two episodes of season one was strong enough to have her character return in seven episodes of the second season.<ref name="MercuryNewsStacy">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2005/08/30/tv_tonight_hous/|title=TV Tonight: ''House'' with Sela Ward|author=McCollum, Charlie|date=2005-08-30|publisher=''[[San Jose Mercury News]]''|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> The season gained high nielsen ratings, "No Reason" was watched by 25.47 viewers, the show's biggest audience ever at that point.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/31/AR2006053102175.html|title=Fox Crushes the Competition|work=Washington Post|author=Demoraes, Lisa|date=2006-06-01|page=C07|accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref> Season two averaged 17.3 million viewers an episode, outperforming season one by 30%.<ref name="season2ratings">{{cite web|title=Season 2 ratings|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date=2006-05-26|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref> Its amount of viewers made it the 10th most-watched show of the 2005–2006 television season.<ref name="season2ratings" /> |
Sela Ward's chemistry with Laurie in the final two episodes of season one was strong enough to have her character return in seven episodes of the second season.<ref name="MercuryNewsStacy">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2005/08/30/tv_tonight_hous/|title=TV Tonight: ''House'' with Sela Ward|author=McCollum, Charlie|date=2005-08-30|publisher=''[[San Jose Mercury News]]''|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> The season gained high nielsen ratings, "No Reason" was watched by 25.47 viewers, the show's biggest audience ever at that point.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/31/AR2006053102175.html|title=Fox Crushes the Competition|work=Washington Post|author=Demoraes, Lisa|date=2006-06-01|page=C07|accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref> Season two averaged 17.3 million viewers an episode, outperforming season one by 30%.<ref name="season2ratings">{{cite web|title=Season 2 ratings|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date=2006-05-26|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref> Its amount of viewers made it the 10th most-watched show of the 2005–2006 television season.<ref name="season2ratings" /> |
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Revision as of 08:59, 20 July 2009
| House Season 2 | |
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| Season 2 | |
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| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 13, 2005 – May 23, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
Season two of House premiered on September 13, 2005[1] and ended on May 23, 2006.[1] During the season, House tries to cope with his feelings for his ex-girlfriend Stacy Warner, who, after House diagnosed her husband with Acute intermittent porphyria, has taken a job in the legal department of the PPTH.[2] Throughout each episode House diagnoses a patient; in the season finale "No Reason", House gets shot by the husband of a woman he once treated.[3]
Sela Ward's chemistry with Laurie in the final two episodes of season one was strong enough to have her character return in seven episodes of the second season.[4] The season gained high nielsen ratings, "No Reason" was watched by 25.47 viewers, the show's biggest audience ever at that point.[5] Season two averaged 17.3 million viewers an episode, outperforming season one by 30%.[6] Its amount of viewers made it the 10th most-watched show of the 2005–2006 television season.[6]
Crew
Cast
Reception
Episodes
| Episode # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | Final diagnosis | |
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| 23 (2-01) | "Acceptance" | Dan Attias | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | September 13, 2005 |
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House is brought in for a consult on a Death Row inmate (guest star LL Cool J) with mysterious symptoms. Cameron feels the hospital's resources are better used elsewhere for a young cancer patient. House and Stacy try to establish a good work relationship, especially after he lies to her to secure the transfer of the inmate to the hospital. | ||||||
| 24 (2-02) | "Autopsy" | Deran Sarafian | Lawrence Kaplow | September 20, 2005 | Thrombosis | |
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A nine-year-old cancer patient is brought before House after she experiences hallucinations. House figures out a way to help her, but it will involve serious risk. They discover she has a tumor on her heart, but when it turns out to be benign, the team decides a clot may be navigating her body. | ||||||
| 25 (2-03) | "Humpty Dumpty" | Dan Attias | Matt Witten | September 27, 2005 | Endocarditis due to psittacosis | |
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Cuddy feels responsible when her handyman falls off her roof then exhibits weird symptoms. House's team amputates the handyman's hand to prevent the spread of infection, but when the other hand starts showing similar signs, they must seek out the source before it kills the patient. | ||||||
| 26 (2-04) | "TB or Not TB" | Peter O'Fallon | David Foster | November 1, 2005 | Nesidioblastoma and tuberculosis | |
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A famous doctor (guest star Ron Livingston) falls ill when working in Africa, and is sent to House for treatment. Tensions mount when House refuses to believe he has tuberculosis, but everyone else believes so. | ||||||
| 27 (2-05) | "Daddy's Boy" | Greg Yaitanes | Thomas L. Moran | November 8, 2005 | Cavernous angioma and radiation poisoning | |
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A student who just graduated from Princeton experiences severe spasms at a graduation party. Meanwhile, House's parents drop by but he is reluctant to see them, igniting curiosity among the hospital staff. | ||||||
| 28 (2-06) | "Spin" | Fred Gerber | Sara Hess | November 15, 2005 | Air embolism, pure red cell aplasia, thymoma, and myasthenia gravis | |
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A famous cyclist is brought to Princeton-Plainsboro after collapsing during a race. He is surprisingly honest about several illegal medications and techniques he applies to himself, but his sickness is not caused by any of these. | ||||||
| 29 (2-07) | "Hunting" | Gloria Muzio | Liz Friedman | November 22, 2005 | Echinococcosis | |
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House is confronted by Kalvin, a flamboyant homosexual man who demands treatment when other doctors diagnose him with AIDS, something he admits he does have. House begins making moves on Stacy using sensitive information on her relationship with Mark. | ||||||
| 30 (2-08) | "The Mistake" | David Semel | Peter Blake | November 29, 2005 | Behcet's disease, then hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma from a liver transplant | |
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A lawsuit is brought against Chase and House for the death of a mother who comes in with stomach pain. A disciplinary committee convenes to determine whether either of them is at fault. | ||||||
| 31 (2-09) | "Deception" | Deran Sarafian | Michael R. Perry | December 13, 2005 | Clostridium perfringens and Munchausen syndrome | |
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Anica (guest star Cynthia Nixon), is at a OTB parlor where House observes her have a seizure. She is admitted to the hospital but Cameron wants her to be discharged when they discover she has Munchausen syndrome, however, House believes she has an underlying condition. | ||||||
| 32 (2-10) | "Failure to Communicate" | Jace Alexander | Doris Egan | January 10, 2006 | Cerebral malaria | |
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Whilst House and Stacy are in Baltimore, a famed journalist (guest star Michael O'Keefe) collapses in his magazine company's office. While he acts nonchalantly after getting up, it becomes clear from his word-salad-inflected speech that he is suffering from aphasia. | ||||||
| 33 (2-11) | "Need to Know" | David Semel | Pamela Davis | February 7, 2006 | Ritalin use and hepatocellular adenoma | |
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Cameron worries about the potential results of her HIV test and House basks in the afterglow of his kiss with Stacy, but Wilson tells him to keep a level head about things. House must dig through the life and lies of a busy housewife to find the true reason why she is showing signs of physical and mental degeneration. | ||||||
| 34 (2-12) | "Distractions" | Dan Attias | Lawrence Kaplow | February 14, 2006 | Serotonin syndrome | |
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The team struggles to diagnose a teen suffering from spasms when severe burns following an accident make most of their usual diagnostic tests impossible. Meanwhile, House exacts revenge on a doctor who turned him in for cheating in medical school. | ||||||
| 35 (2-13) | "Skin Deep" | Jim Hayman | Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner & David Shore (teleplay) Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner (story) | February 20, 2006 | Androgen insensitivity syndrome and testicular cancer | |
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House treats a teenage supermodel who gets into a catfight on the catwalk and then passes out. When her tox-screen shows heroin, she is treated for addiction; unfortunately, her symptoms continue after she is weaned off the drugs. Meanwhile, House fights off increasingly bad leg pain. | ||||||
| 36 (2-14) | "Sex Kills" | David Semel | Matt Witten | March 7, 2006 |
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House treats a man who unknowingly has a seizure and is in need of a new heart. When the transplant committee votes "no," House tries to get one from a dead woman whose organs have also been rejected by the committee. | ||||||
| 37 (2-15) | "Clueless" | Deran Sarafian | Thomas L. Moran | March 28, 2006 | Gold sodium thiomalate poisoning | |
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When a man cannot breathe during sexual role playing with his wife, House questions the motives behind their marriage; Wilson's presence in his house begins to take a toll on him. | ||||||
| 38 (2-16) | "Safe" | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Peter Blake | April 4, 2006 | Tick paralysis | |
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Melinda (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg), a troubled teenager who is immuno-compromised as a result of medications she must take after a heart transplant, has a severe allergic reaction and goes into shock when her boyfriend visits her. Meanwhile, House and Wilson continue to work out the problems in their new living arrangement. | ||||||
| 39 (2-17) | "All In" | Fred Gerber | David Foster | April 11, 2006 | Erdheim-Chester disease | |
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The hospital is hosting an oncology benefit poker tournament when a six year-old boy is brought in exhibiting symptoms identical to those of a patient House had twelve years ago. House is convinced the boy's case is identical and he can predict the course of the young patient's illness, which ended in the first patient's death. | ||||||
| 40 (2-18) | "Sleeping Dogs Lie" | Greg Yaitanes | Sara Hess | April 18, 2006 | Bubonic plague | |
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A young woman's health becomes a question of ethics when she is unable to sleep for ten days. It is not until House discovers she will need a liver transplant that he also uncovers some vital information about her and her partner Max. Meanwhile, Cameron accuses Foreman of plagiarism when an article he authors appears remarkably similar to one of hers. | ||||||
| 41 (2-19) | "House vs. God" | John F. Showalter | Doris Egan | April 25, 2006 | Tuberous sclerosis and herpes encephalitis | |
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House wants to call a 15-year-old faith healer's bluff, but when the boy is admitted into the hospital he seemingly causes a cancer patient's condition to go into remission. After being diagnosed, the boy refuses brain surgery, but when his condition worsens, House and his staff have to make a decision. | ||||||
| 42 (2-20) | "Euphoria, Part 1" | Deran Sarafian | Matthew V. Lewis | May 2, 2006 | Secondary legionellosis but no final diagnosis | |
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House is trying to cure a crooked cop who acts turbulent and laughs uncontrollably, but he and his team are unable to determine the cause. When Foreman starts showing similar symptoms, the situation gets far worse than anybody expected. | ||||||
| 43 (2-21) | "Euphoria, Part 2" | Deran Sarafian | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner & David Shore | May 3, 2006 | Induced legionellosis and primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to infection by Naegleria fowleri | |
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With the police officer dead and fearing for his life, Foreman contacts his father who rushes to his son's side. Meanwhile, House and the rest of the team are still trying to do everything they can to help Foreman. | ||||||
| 44 (2-22) | "Forever" | Daniel Sackheim | Liz Friedman | May 9, 2006 | Pellagra, coeliac disease and MALT lymphoma | |
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On his way out the door, a man vomits and decides to stay home from work, only to find his wife in the bathtub having a seizure and their newborn infant drowning. | ||||||
| 45 (2-23) | "Who's Your Daddy?" | Martha Mitchell | John Mankiewicz & Lawrence Kaplow (teleplay) Charles M. Duncan & John Mankiewicz (story) | May 16, 2006 | Haemochromatosis and zygomycosis | |
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A 16 year-old Hurricane Katrina victim suffering from horrifying hallucinations is brought to House by a former bandmate who recently discovered the girl is his daughter. Although House fears his friend is being scammed, he takes the case. As he works his way through the girl's lies in order to diagnose and treat her, he is forced to tell a few lies of his own. | ||||||
| 46 (2-24) | "No Reason" | David Shore | David Shore (teleplay) Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story) | May 23, 2006 | No diagnosis (hallucination by House) | |
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When House and his team are working on the diagnosis of a man with a swollen tongue, the husband of a former patient walks into House's office and shoots him. House continues to treat his patient from his ICU bed with the shooter (guest star Elias Koteas), who is shot by hospital security and handcuffed to his bed, as his roommate. When the after effects of the shooting begin to impact House, he starts to question his own ability to diagnose properly. As his patient's body deteriorates, House struggles through self-doubt and must trust his team to find a way to solve the case. | ||||||
DVD Releases
References
- General
- Challen, Paul (2007). The House that Hugh Laurie Built. ECW Press. pp. 101–334. ISBN 155022803X.
- "House Recaps". FOX Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- Specific
- ^ a b "House Season 2 guide". film.com. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ Byrne, Bridget (2005-11-07). "Sela Ward Brings Heart to 'House'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ Writ: Kaplow, Lawrence (2006-05-23). "No Reason". House. Season 2. Episode 24. FOX.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ McCollum, Charlie (2005-08-30). "TV Tonight: House with Sela Ward". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Demoraes, Lisa (2006-06-01). "Fox Crushes the Competition". Washington Post. p. C07. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ a b "Season 2 ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. 2006-05-26. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- Further reading
- Holtz, Andrew (2007). House, M.D.La ciencia médica. Oknos Biomedical. ISBN 84-935809-0-2.
- Jacoby, Henry (2008-12-03). House and Philosophy: Everybody Lies. Wiley. ISBN 0470316608.
- Wilson, Leah (2007-11-01). House Unauthorized: Vasculitis, Clinic Duty, and Bad Bedside Manner. Benbella Books. ISBN 1933771232.
- Benson, Kristina (2008-08-21). House MD: House MD Season Two Unofficial Guide: The Unofficial Guide to House MD Season 2. Equity Press. ISBN 1603320652.
External links
- "House Official Site". FOX. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- "House recaps". Television Without Pity. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- "House episodes information". Film.com. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- "List of House Episodes". TVGuide. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
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