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The Best Episodes Written By Doris Egan

Every TV Episode Written by Doris Egan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Doris Egan Ratings Summary

"Wilson's Heart (2)" is the best rated episode written by Doris Egan. It scored 8.952/10 based on 42 votes. It was directed by Katie Jacobs. It aired on 5/19/2008 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "House's Head (1)".

  • Wilson's Heart (2)
    9.0/1042 votes

    #1 - Wilson's Heart (2)

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 5/19/2008

    In the aftermath of the bus accident, House struggles with his head injuries and short-term memory loss, and must deal with a concerned Wilson who believes his friend's health may be in danger.

    Director: Katie Jacobs

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • House's Head (1)
    8.8/1049 votes

    #2 - House's Head (1)

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 5/12/2008

    A bus accident leaves House with serious head trauma and partial amnesia. He comes to believe that a patient on the bus had a life-threatening disease and struggles to recall who it was, and what they had.

    Director: Greg Yaitanes

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Both Sides Now
    8.6/1034 votes

    #3 - Both Sides Now

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/2009

    House and the team are intrigued by Scott, a man whose left brain and right brain operate independently, leaving him with two distinct personalities and no control over some of his actions. As the two sides of Scott’s brain struggle for dominance, his warring personalities make it increasingly difficult for the team to figure out what is causing the unique problem. The team is forced to use some unusual methods to get him to cooperate with their necessary testing. Meanwhile, when House refuses to make an appearance in the clinic, Cuddy takes an unconventional approach to force House to make up the time with a particular patient.

    Director: Greg Yaitanes

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Baggage
    8.6/1028 votes

    #4 - Baggage

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/2010

    During a session with Dr. Nolan, House recounts the case of a woman who arrives at the Princeton Plainsboro emergency room with an unexplained illness and no recollection of who she is. While trying to solve the mystery of the woman's illness, House must also help her piece together her identity.

    Director: David Straiton

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Fatal Edition (2)
    8.5/102 votes

    #5 - Fatal Edition (2)

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1999

    When Gary's own investigation leads him to one of Scanlon's informants, he learns that at the time of Scanlon's death, the reporter was about to break a story on a murder-for-hire ring. With the help of Sun Times photographer Miguel Diaz, Gary obtains a printout of Scanlon's notes for his story that identifies six murders that were made to look like accidents. Meanwhile, Detective Brigatti uncovers some evidence of her own, which proves Gary's innocence and implicates someone with whom she works closely in the department. When Brigatti is subsequently taken hostage and about to be murdered, Gary must save her before the real killer sets him up a second time.

    Director: Gary Nelson

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Performance Anxiety
    8.5/102 votes

    #6 - Performance Anxiety

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/11/2000

    The former recipient of the New York paper decides to relinquish his duties by turning over the next day's news to his friend Clams, but the paper suddenly stops coming after Clams meets with a mysterious man asking questions about his satisfaction with his special subscription. When Gary is involved in a similar meeting, Clams warns him that he too could lose his paper if he makes any wrong decisions. Desperate to get his own paper back, Clams steals Gary's edition so he can convince the powers-that-be to give him another chance. But even as he tries to make amends, Clams continues to abuse the paper and winds up putting the life of a down on-his-luck computer genius in jeopardy. When Gary reads that Clams and the computer wiz will perish in a dangerous explosion, he must race to save their lives before it's too late.

    Director: Gary Nelson

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Hug
    8.2/1012 votes

    #7 - Hug

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/2002

    A guy in charge of a rival fertilizer firm to LuthorCorp's talks an EPA investigator into commiting suicide, then arrives in Metropolis. He is intent on buying up the Kent farm and using the land to build a rival company to Lex's. After shaking hands with the man, Jonathan Kent inexplicably agrees to sell. Lex offers to have his lawyers help. Meanwhile, Clark befriends a local recluse. It turns out that the recluse and Lex's rival were both salesmen who were caught in a car accident and exposed to kryptonite. They both gained the same power of "persuasion" on anyone they touched, as the recluse graphically demonstrates to Clark by having Chloe kiss him! Lex's rival finally manages to shake hands with Lex, and convince him to try and gun down Clark. Clark manages to knock out Lex and the recluse takes out his former partner, "convincing" him to shoot himself. The recluse decides to go back into the world, but not before telling Clark that he shouldn't hide from his powers either.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Two Pair
    8.2/104 votes

    #8 - Two Pair

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2004

    Tru faces a new dilemma when her day fails to restart after a body asks for help. Fearful that her gift has deserted her, Tru is shocked later that day when a different body's plea forces the day to restart. Now, she must race against the clock to save two people on the same day in different parts of the city. Jack reveals a bit about his sinister intentions.

    Director: Rick Rosenthal

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Grace
    8.2/104 votes

    #9 - Grace

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/2005

    When a psychiatrist is gunned down, Tru tries to identify the killer… but Jacks meddling implicates her in the murder.

    Director: Dan Lerner

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Hourglass
    8.1/1013 votes

    #10 - Hourglass

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2001

    An old man uses green meteor rock to reverse the aging process, then gain vengeance on the children of the jury that put him away decades earlier. Meanwhile, another woman at the same old folks' home has prophetic abilities and she sees the futures of both Clark and Lex.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • The Social Contract
    8.1/1028 votes

    #11 - The Social Contract

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2009

    House and the team take on the case of Nick, a book editor who loses his inhibitions. The team realizes Nick has frontal lobe disinhibition, which causes him to speak his mind having no control over what he says and making him just like House. Meanwhile, House suspects Wilson and Taub are keeping something from him.

    Director: Andrew Bernstein

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Rendition
    8.0/106 votes

    #12 - Rendition

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/21/2011

    As the Torchwood team is reunited, Jack realizes he's the most vulnerable man on Earth. A flight to the United States turns into a desperate battle for survival.

    Director: Billy Gierhart

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Sex and Death
    8.0/1012 votes

    #13 - Sex and Death

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2020

    A terminal cancer patient is determined to live the last few months of his life without inhibition; Dr. Reznik must confront her relationship with her mother when she comes in for a third opinion from Dr. Glassman.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Birthmarks
    7.9/1032 votes

    #14 - Birthmarks

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2008

    While en route to his father's funeral, House must help the team with a differential diagnosis on a young Chinese girl who has collapsed under mysterious circumstances.

    Director: David Platt

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • The Uncertainty Principle
    7.9/109 votes

    #15 - The Uncertainty Principle

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/18/2021

    Dr. Morgan Reznick discovers her patient’s wealth and obsession with extending his life is a dangerous mix that could end up costing more than he can afford.

    Director: Gary Hawes

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Son of Coma Guy
    7.8/1035 votes

    #16 - Son of Coma Guy

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2006

    House decides to awaken a comatose patient so he can question the man regarding the family history of his son, who may have a genetic condition and the father is the only living relative. Meanwhile, Wilson confronts House about the stolen prescription pad as Tritter approaches Cameron, Chase, and Foreman in an attempt to divide the team and reveal their loyalties.

    Director: Daniel Attias

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Take My Hand
    7.8/1013 votes

    #17 - Take My Hand

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2019

    As a conspiracy theorist questions Dr. Neil Melendez’s diagnosis, Dr. Claire Brown treats a woman whose inability to feel pain is threatening both her marriage and her life. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Aaron Glassman each face crises in their romantic relationships.

    Director: Tara Nicole Weyr

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • The Right Stuff
    7.8/1031 votes

    #18 - The Right Stuff

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2007

    House is secretly trying to treat a fighter pilot who is a candidate for NASA's astronaut training program. Her diagnosis will be the test to choose which ones of the 40 applicants are going to take the empty spots in his team.

    Director: Deran Sarafian

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Kissed
    7.7/107 votes

    #19 - Kissed

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2013

    A Portuguese prince offers much-needed aid to Scotland if Mary accepts his marriage proposal and break things off with Francis. Elsewhere, Francis' feelings for Mary lead him to put Bash in a risky situation.

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • V.
    7.7/1023 votes

    #20 - V.

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2014

    Bonny confesses. Rackham makes a life-altering decision. Richard forces Eleanor's hand. A chess match is organized for Flint and the Walrus crew.

    Director: Marc Munden

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Known Unknowns
    7.7/1026 votes

    #21 - Known Unknowns

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2009

    After a wild night out, a teenage girl is brought to Princeton Plainsborough with severely swollen appendages. The team must work to diagnose the young girl, who is less than honest about what happened the night she fell ill. As her condition worsens, she becomes unable to distinguish fact from fiction. Meanwhile, Cuddy, Wilson and House spend a weekend away from the hospital to attend a medical conference, but things don’t go as planned when House’s private investigator, Lucas returns.

    Director: Greg Yaitanes

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Now What?
    7.6/1032 votes

    #22 - Now What?

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2010

    House and Cuddy are exploring the ramifications of those feelings and attempting to make a real relationship work. Meanwhile, due to a colleague's illness, Princeton Plainsboro is left without a neurosurgeon on site, threatening the hospital's accreditation as a Level 1 Trauma Center. As the team attempts treatment to get their sick colleague back to work, they discover there is more to the illness than they originally suspected and turn to House for direction. Instead, House remains elusive, leaving the team on its own.

    Director: Greg Yaitanes

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Letting Go
    7.6/109 votes

    #23 - Letting Go

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 5/17/2021

    Dr. Claire Brown and the team must face hard truths about what lines they are willing to cross when one of Claire's idols becomes her patient.

    Director: James Genn

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Failure to Communicate
    7.5/1032 votes

    #24 - Failure to Communicate

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/2006

    A journalist's head injury results in unintelligible speech, leaving House and his team at a loss; and the heat is turned up between House and Stacy when they're out of town.

    Director: Jace Alexander

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • House vs. God
    7.5/1029 votes

    #25 - House vs. God

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2006

    House treats a 15 year old faith healer, while Wilson feels left out when he finds out House has a weekly poker game.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Doris Egan