S5 · E23
Under My Skin
What Happened Last Episode
• A deaf teenager collapsed after hearing phantom explosions during wrestling.
• Seth lost vision in one eye, ruling out Exploding Head Syndrome.
• The team clashed over cochlear implants his mother refused.
• House faced a decision about giving Seth the ability to hear.
• House's worsening insomnia caused hallucinations but sharpened his diagnostic instincts.
Key Characters
Gregory House
Reveals hallucinations to Cuddy and undergoes detox with her help.
James Wilson
Reconnects with House by kidnapping him to attend his father's funeral together.
Eric Foreman
Takes charge of the patient case as the team reels from Kutner's death.
Robert Chase
Pushes Cameron on their relationship and she agrees to move in together.
Lisa Cuddy
Helps House through Vicodin detox and sleeps with him.
Allison Cameron
Postpones vacation with Chase to lead House's case on an environmental activist.
Chris Taub
Discovers Kutner's body and grapples with intense guilt over missing warning signs.
Thirteen
Deeply shaken by Kutner's death, confronting her own mortality and grief.
Lawrence Kutner
Found dead in his apartment from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Nurse
Provides nursing support at Princeton-Plainsboro during the team's new cases.