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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Wilson's Heart (2)
    9.1/10(50 votes)

    #1 - Wilson's Heart (2)

    S4:E16

    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:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 21 - Help Me
    9.0/10(40 votes)

    #2 - Help Me

    S6:E21

    Cuddy, House and members of the team join forces with a search-and-rescue team to provide much-needed medical attention at the scene of an emergency.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  3. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Broken
    8.9/10(46 votes)

    #3 - Broken

    S6:E1

    House is detoxing at a mental hospital and being held against his will by his attending physician, so he concocts an escape plan, aided by his roommate and a visitor named Lydia.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - House's Head (1)
    8.7/10(59 votes)

    #4 - House's Head (1)

    S4:E15

    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:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  5. undefined Season 8 Episode 11 - Nobody's Fault
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #5 - Nobody's Fault

    S8:E11

    House and his team are placed under review after a staff member gets hurt.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Euphoria (2)
    8.4/10(41 votes)

    #6 - Euphoria (2)

    S2:E21

    Foreman continues to experience the same progression of symptoms as the police officer. When he realizes he may be facing imminent death, he calls his father who comes to his son's side. As it comes down to a race against time, House believes the solution to the illness is in the police officer's apartment.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 19 - Locked In
    8.4/10(42 votes)

    #7 - Locked In

    S5:E19

    A man awakens in New York after a bicycle accident unable to move or communicate in any way. House, himself injured in a motorcycle mishap, occupies the hospital bed next to Lee and quickly annoys the doctors treating them both by insisting that Lee has “locked-in” syndrome.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  8. undefined Season 7 Episode 22 - After Hours
    8.3/10(39 votes)

    #8 - After Hours

    S7:E22

    When House discovers that the experimental drug he's been using causes fatal tumors, he decides to attempt to excise them himself. However, he can't complete the surgery and ends up needing Cuddy's help. Meanwhile, Thirteen's friend from prison (Amy Landecker), a relapsed drug user, arrives at her apartment needing medical care after being stabbed. With her friend unwilling to go to the hospital, Thirteen enlists Chase's assistance when the friend loses sensation and movement in her arm. Also, Taub receives some unexpected news that could change his life.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  9. undefined Season 8 Episode 21 - Holding On
    8.3/10(36 votes)

    #9 - Holding On

    S8:E21

    The team takes on the case of Derrick, a 19-year-old college student who had a mysterious nose bleed during cheerleading practice, and discovers that his health issues are likely both physiological and psychological. Possibly suffering from schizophrenia, Derrick claims to hear his deceased brother’s voice in his head. Meanwhile, Foreman tries a different approach with House.

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    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  10. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - Skin in the Game
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Skin in the Game

    S7:E2

    Shaun struggles to accommodate the newest member of his surgical team, Charlie, who interferes in a patient’s relationship with his daughter. Elsewhere, Park tackles a tricky brain tumor, and Lea and Morgan adjust to motherhood.

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    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  11. undefined Season 7 Episode 7 - Faith
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Faith

    S7:E7

    Shaun and Jordan's patient is in dire need of a kidney transplant. When they find the perfect donor, they also discover that he believes he is Jesus which could compromise his ability to give consent to the surgery.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - 97 Seconds
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    #12 - 97 Seconds

    S4:E3

    The candidates are now two teams of five women and five men, competing on diagnosing and treating a wheelchair-bound man. Meanwhile House does experiments on himself to test what happens after death, and Foreman, at another hospital, is treating his team in a House-like manner.

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    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  13. undefined Season 6 Episode 16 - Lockdown
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    #13 - Lockdown

    S6:E16

    This episode has five storylines: When the hospital is sent into lock-down mode due to a missing infant, all of the doctors must remain where they are, leaving Foreman and Taub in the file room, Wilson and Thirteen in the cafeteria playing truth or dare, House in a room with a patient, and Chase with his soon-to-be ex-wife, Cameron, as Cuddy tries to help police locate the infant. This episode is one of the show's rare instances when no medical mystery is presented, though House still deals with his "patient of the week".

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    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Meaning
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    #14 - Meaning

    S3:E1

    After recovering from his gunshot wounds, House works feverishly on two cases at the same time: a paralyzed man who drove his wheelchair into a swimming pool and a woman who became paralyzed after a yoga session.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Fetal Position
    7.9/10(38 votes)

    #15 - Fetal Position

    S3:E17

    A famous celebrity photographer suffers from a stroke while being pregnant at her early forties. House and his team have to deal with a great dilemma, save the mother or her unborn child.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Let Them Eat Cake
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #16 - Let Them Eat Cake

    S5:E10

    The team takes on the case of a fitness guru on an all-natural diet who collapsed while filming a video. Meanwhile, Foreman conducts Huntington's Disease drug trials and Thirteen signs on as a subject, Cuddy is forced to move into House's office, and Kutner uses House's name to run an online medical-advice website.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - Moving the Chains
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Moving the Chains

    S6:E12

    House and the team rush to treat an ailing college football star in time for the patient to compete in NFL tryouts. But when the patient experiences an onslaught of varied and unusual symptoms, the team has trouble reaching a consensus on how to effectively treat him in time. Meanwhile, Foreman’s brother Marcus makes a surprise visit to the hospital.

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    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Cane & Able
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #18 - Cane & Able

    S3:E2

    House and the team treat a young boy who claims there is a tracking device in his neck and believes he has been the subject of alien experimentation. Cameron is outraged when she learns Cuddy and Wilson have been lying to House about the diagnosis on his last case.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Skin Deep
    7.7/10(38 votes)

    #19 - Skin Deep

    S2:E13

    House uncovers a startling secret when he treats a teenage supermodel for heroin addiction. Meanwhile, Wilson hopes the increased leg pain in House's leg is an indication his leg nerves are regenerating.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Force of Evil
    7.7/10(76 votes)

    #20 - Force of Evil

    S1:E4

    Tortured by his captor, Kovacs taps into his Envoy training to survive. Ortega springs a surprise on her family for Día de los Muertos.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Acceptance
    7.6/10(47 votes)

    #21 - Acceptance

    S2:E1

    When a Death Row inmate mysteriously and suddenly collapses after hallucinating, House jumps at the chance to take the case for its difficulty and because it's "cool."

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Redux
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Redux

    S2:E6

    Martha's father William comes to town after many years of estrangement due do his disapproval of Jonathan. Meanwhile Clark must deal with a series of old-age deaths at Smallville High, and the new principal puts his foot down.

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    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Rage in Heaven
    7.3/10(67 votes)

    #23 - Rage in Heaven

    S1:E9

    After a devastating rampage, Kovacs and his allies hatch a bold -- and very risky -- scheme to infiltrate Head in the Clouds.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Thanksgiving
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Thanksgiving

    S4:E8

    It's time for Sectionals, and New Directions receives guidance from some of the recent McKinley graduates who volunteer to mentor the glee club during their Thanksgiving breaks. Meanwhile, Rachel and Kurt have a non-traditional holiday dinner in the Big Apple.

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    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Guilty Pleasures
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Guilty Pleasures

    S4:E17

    The New Directions tackle an assignment, meaning the songs as well as groups that everyone is too embarrassed to admit that they love.

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    Writer:Garrett Lerner

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Garrett Lerner Ratings Summary

"Wilson's Heart (2)" is the best rated episode written by Garrett Lerner. It scored 9.1/10 based on 50 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/19/2008 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Help Me".