The Best Episodes Written By Peter Blake
Every TV Episode Written by Peter Blake Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Peter Blake Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Peter Blake is "Wilson's Heart (2)", rated 9/10 from 39 user votes. It was "directed by Katie Jacobs". "Wilson's Heart (2)" aired on 5/19/2008 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Who at Peace".
9.0/10 39 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: Peter Blake
9.0/10 6 votes#2 - Who at Peace
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2024
Asher's views on the construct of marriage complicate his future with Jerome. Meanwhile, Asher also briefly revisits his religious past to aid a patient's conversion to Judaism for his fiancée.
Director: Dinh Thai
Writer: Peter Blake
8.9/10 30 votes#3 - Help Me
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/17/2010
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: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Peter Blake
8.8/10 6 votes#4 - Growth Opportunities
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2022
Shaun, Asher and Powell treat a young patient on Halloween with a rare hereditary disease, sending them down an uncharted path. Meanwhile, Glassman and Shaun must overcome their differences to work together to try and find a solution for Lim’s paralysis.
Director: Daniel Dae Kim
Writer: Peter Blake
8.8/10 46 votes#5 - 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: Peter Blake
8.7/10 6 votes#6 - The Good Boy
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2023
On the way to their babymoon, Lea and Shaun get a quick lesson in parenting when they rush to aid an injured dog. Meanwhile, Dr. Danica Powell secretly performs an operation on a friend that could jeopardize her career.
Director: Gary Hawes
Writer: Peter Blake
8.4/10 31 votes#7 - Everybody Dies
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/2012
Facing a 6-month jail term, and the realization that he won't be there for Wilson at the end, House finds himself examining his entire life while contemplating a dismal future without his best friend.
Director: David Shore
Writer: Peter Blake
8.4/10 26 votes#8 - Twenty Vicodin
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2011
House is serving out a lengthy prison sentence for his various misdeeds, including his trip outside the country in an attempt to escape responsibility. Entirely cut off from his old life, House determines his current problems are the result of his inability to deal with people. Feeling he will never be able to practice medicine again, he plans instead to go back to university to earn a doctorate in physics - a field that will all but assure his isolation from other human beings.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Peter Blake
8.3/10 28 votes#9 - Chase
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 2/13/2012
Chase's religious faith bubbles to the surface when he treats a young nun. In addition, he and House reach a fundamental disagreement about the patient that may finally end Chase's reputation as House's "yes man" but also bring's House's methods, reputation and objectivity are given more serious scrutiny.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Peter Blake
8.3/10 10 votes#10 - Vamos (2)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 6/7/2021
Dr. Shaun Murphy must perform a risky surgery on a patient without electricity when the power suddenly goes out. Meanwhile Lim and Dr. Mateo Rendón Osma’s relationship deepens as they overcome difficulties during the surgery.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Peter Blake
8.1/10 8 votes#11 - Teeny Blue Eyes
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/22/2021
When a renowned surgeon comes to St. Bonaventure for treatment, the team’s enthusiasm is quickly overshadowed by the doctor’s behavior. After studying his case, Dr. Shaun Murphy sees a pattern he recognizes. Meanwhile, Shaun and Lea are forced to make a life-changing decision that will alter the course of their relationship.
Director: Rebecca Moline
Writer: Peter Blake
8.1/10 29 votes#12 - The Tyrant
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2009
When a controversial African politician falls ill, he is brought to Princeton Plainsboro for treatment. The team struggles with whether to help a merciless dictator being subpoenaed for crimes against humanity in his country. Meanwhile, Wilson tries to make peace with a feuding neighbor, but House’s prying exacerbates the problem.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Peter Blake
8.1/10 29 votes#13 - Lockdown
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 4/12/2010
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".
Director: Hugh Laurie
Writer: Peter Blake
8.0/10 39 votes#14 - Babies & Bathwater
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2005
House and his team battle to diagnose a pregnant patient's life-threatening illness, prompting her to make the most emotional decision of her life, and Vogler is determined to fire House.
Director: Bill Johnson
Writer: Peter Blake
8.0/10 21 votes#15 - Family Practice
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/2011
Cuddy’s mother, Arlene, is admitted to Princeton Plansboro after complaining about unusual symptoms, but stubborn Arlene insists that House be removed from the case, forcing House to come up with non-conventional means to treat his patient.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Writer: Peter Blake
8.0/10 26 votes#16 - Moving On
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/2011
The team treats a performance artist (Shohreh Aghdashloo) who deliberately made herself ill with the aim of turning the diagnostics department into her new masterpiece, as House must decide which of her symptoms are real, and which are self-inflicted. As the case progresses, House vows to make changes in his life, but remains rooted in old habits. After the case is over, House finally deals with his anger over the breakup and lashes out by driving through Cuddy's dining room and escaping to a beach.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Peter Blake
8.0/10 8 votes#17 - Rationality
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2021
Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team treat a young girl whose father’s personal research complicates their treatment plans. Meanwhile, Dr. Park, Dr. Reznick and Dr. Lim’s patient refuses a life-saving lung transplant despite having a family donor.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Peter Blake
7.8/10 31 votes#18 - Safe
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 4/4/2006
A teenage heart transplant patient is rushed to the hospital when she has an allergic reaction while living in a "clean" room, and House and Wilson work out the kinks of their new living arrangement.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Peter Blake
7.8/10 28 votes#19 - Alone
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2007
With his diagnostic team gone, House tries to diagnose a young woman who survived an office building collapse. With the condition getting worse, Cuddy puts pressure on House to hire a new team, but instead attempts a differential diagnosis with help from the janitor.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Peter Blake
7.6/10 29 votes#20 - Joy to the World
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2008
House and his team deal with a bullied girl who collapses during her school's Christmas program. Meanwhile, Foreman and Thirteen grow closer during the Huntington's disease drug trials, House gives a patient a gift, the staff wonder who gave House a special gift, and Cuddy gets an unexpected gift.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Peter Blake
7.6/10 29 votes#21 - The Mistake
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2005
A patient's death prompts an investigation into whether Chase or House may have been responsible for her death.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Peter Blake
7.6/10 30 votes#22 - Whatever It Takes
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2007
Based on practically no information and no medical history about a mystery patient sent by the CIA, House is using some unorthodox methods to diagnose and treat him. Meanwhile the remaining candidates are questioning Foreman's judgment.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Peter Blake
7.6/10 23 votes#23 - We Need the Eggs
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 4/16/2012
House and the team take on the case of a man who starts tearing blood. Meanwhile, House is interviewing for a new favorite hooker, since his current favorite, Emily, has decided to get married and leave the business. Desperate for Emily "companionship," House teams up with his "wife" Dominika to sabotage Emily's budding relationship.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Peter Blake
7.6/10 19 votes#24 - A Dark Knight: A Day in the Narrows
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2017
With Professor Pyg striking fear throughout Gotham, Gordon and Bullock head into the Narrows to look for clues. Bruce Wayne meets a former friend, Grace, who convinces him to come along for a night out with some old classmates. Meanwhile, Sofia's relationships with Penguin and Gordon continue to evolve.
Director: John Behring
Writer: Peter Blake
7.6/10 24 votes#25 - Massage Therapy
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2010
House and his team make unexpected discoveries about a female patient admitted to the hospital after severe and uncontrollable vomiting; House and Cuddy are forced to face the reservations in their relationship after a visit from a massage therapist.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Peter Blake