The Greater Good

House and the team take on the case of a woman who collapsed in the middle of a cooking class, and they soon learn she is a highly-renowned cancer researcher who recently gave up her entire career in order to pursue her own personal happiness. Though the team struggles to understand how the woman could give up saving lives for the sake of her own contentment, each grapple with the pursuit of happiness (or lack thereof) in their own lives. As the patient’s condition continues to worsen, so does Thirteen’s as she begins to suffer serious and life-threatening reactions to the experimental Huntington’s Disease clinical trial. Meanwhile, Cuddy attempts to make House’s life miserable for him in retaliation for his part in her own unhappiness.

Writing:
  • David Shore

Stars:
Release Date: 2004-11-16
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
TMDb: 8.6/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 44

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Dying Changes Everything
Episode 1 - Dying Changes Everything
Not Cancer
Episode 2 - Not Cancer
Adverse Events
Episode 3 - Adverse Events
Birthmarks
Episode 4 - Birthmarks
Lucky Thirteen
Episode 5 - Lucky Thirteen
Joy
Episode 6 - Joy
The Itch
Episode 7 - The Itch
Emancipation
Episode 8 - Emancipation
Last Resort
Episode 9 - Last Resort
Let Them Eat Cake
Episode 10 - Let Them Eat Cake
Joy to the World
Episode 11 - Joy to the World
Painless
Episode 12 - Painless
Big Baby
Episode 13 - Big Baby
The Greater Good
Episode 14 - The Greater Good
Unfaithful
Episode 15 - Unfaithful
The Softer Side
Episode 16 - The Softer Side
The Social Contract
Episode 17 - The Social Contract
Here Kitty
Episode 18 - Here Kitty
Locked In
Episode 19 - Locked In
Simple Explanation
Episode 20 - Simple Explanation
Saviors
Episode 21 - Saviors
House Divided
Episode 22 - House Divided
Under My Skin
Episode 23 - Under My Skin
Both Sides Now
Episode 24 - Both Sides Now