A courier unmasked as a former child genius
A customer recognizes his delivery man as James Sidas, the MIT prodigy he saw on TV; James deflects, then his hand stops working.
S6E8 · Ignorance Is Bliss
20 moments · 23 min of essential viewing in a 44-minute episode.
Moments, in order
House's full roster and an awkward ex jab
House gleefully has all his starters back; when Thirteen agrees with Foreman, House needles the former couple about their breakup.
House declares war on Cuddy and Lucas
House tells Wilson he will break up Cuddy and Lucas for everyone's benefit and plans to crash Thanksgiving at Cuddy's sister's.
House cold-calls every Julia Cuddy
While the team fumbles for a new diagnosis after a stroke, House phones a dozen women hunting for Cuddy's sister, then sends the team out.
Foreman reaches out to Chase
Searching the patient's apartment, Foreman invites the newly single Chase to Thanksgiving; Chase snaps that he isn't Kutner.
Volunteer House wins a Thanksgiving invite
House pitches in at the clinic unasked; Cuddy can't tell if he's scheming or has changed, so she invites him to Thanksgiving.
House arrives to an empty Thanksgiving
House shows up at the address to find only a house sitter, who has instructions to offer him a turkey sandwich.
Drunk House at Lucas's door
House breaks into Lucas's place, drinks his wine, and slurs about the 832 chances Cuddy gave him before admitting he loves her.
Cuddy: "There is no us"
Cuddy says Lucas ended things after House's drunk visit, then tells House she is done with him and there will never be an us.
House gloats to Wilson about the breakup
House boasts that his drunk confession of love split up Cuddy and Lucas; Wilson is not impressed and says so.
The genius was dumbing himself down
House reveals James abused cough syrup to lower his IQ and took a daily drink to protect his brain; James says it made life bearable.
Clear-headed James can't love his wife
Sober, James designs plasma devices again, then tells a doctor his wife is 91 points behind him and he can't want her.
House busts the insurance spy
A rude clinic patient with vague symptoms turns out to be an insurance company plant, and House offers her twenty bucks for a good review.
Taub's wife on his return to grunt work
Taub's wife says the issue isn't pay or not being consulted: at 40 he's back doing grunt work for House.
House covers for Chase with Cuddy
Bruised, House claims he tripped over an ottoman and asks Cuddy out between her questions; she says it's no longer fun.
James tells House why he chose to be dumb
House asks James to be his diagnostic computer; James asks if House is lonely, then recalls his suicide attempt and meeting his wife.
Sixteen splenectomies
Remembering the old fall, House orders a contrast scan that finds bits of spleen scattered through James's body.
Chase apologizes for the punch
Chase apologizes for breaking House's nose, explaining it kept people from asking whether he was okay.
House's peace offering, and his decision
Cuddy refuses House's carnival tickets; House tells Wilson they never split up and he'll leave them be.
Cuddy and Lucas's staged breakup
Cuddy tells Lucas House knows she lied about breaking up, but he seems ready to leave them alone.
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