House M.D. (TV Series) House's Head (2008) User Reviews

These episodes keep getting better...

[blackavar-bunnie · 10/10 · 15 May 2008]

A month ago when the episode wherein a doctor trapped in the antarctic must perform medical practices on herself and her partner, everybody--including myself--seemed to think that that was the best House episode ever. Now, just two episodes later, I find the same thing coming from my mouth.

This episode is absolutely incredible. It's enthralling and weird, and really defies the usual House formula of "Faint or seize, credits, convince House to take case, diagnosis one, screw up, diagnosis two, screw up, random dialogue, five minute long expression of realization, diagnosis three, success, credits." Let me just say that the last few episodes of this season have managed to create more positive feelings towards Amber, and that for a few seconds on the screen, House shows a little more desperation to save someone than we have ever seen. It's an incredible episode. If you haven't watched it, you need to.

Its all inside the head

[sam_avb · 10/10 · 13 September 2014]

They could have easily made this a 1 and half hour movie. House head 1 is excellent. Yes the starting scene would stimulate your brain and heart for sure. But that is not all. You get to know what House is thinking. You really have to watch this closely for clues. It was all there right in the beginning and then in the middle. The last 15 minutes were brilliant. Direction was awesome. Acting was top-notch. It was intense, little funny but more of a thriller story. You will be completely hooked and intrigued by every small detail you see. House series just keeps getting better and better. House is brilliant actor. This TV series is so addictive. One of the best episodes so far. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Don't skip this one at all. Watch it with lot of concentration.

Amazing

[deemo31 · 10/10 · 28 December 2008]

Sometimes House episodes can be predictable. You know. A bunch of idiots trying to figure out what's wrong. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don't. But this episode is trippier than a Grateful Dead concert in 1968. The last scene, when House figures out who the mysterious woman is, may be the most compelling ten seconds of television I've ever seen. The accident is more realistic than I would like to remember. The consequences of the accident and the fate of the mysterious woman will haunt the show until its final episode.

House will never be the same. But it will continue to get better. As if that's possible.

House is always fantastic, but this episode raised the bar!

[Maddio_2011 · 10/10 · 12 May 2008]

***Very minor spoilers, nothing to worry about I promise*** The episode starts with a sexy lap dance, but then goes deep into a psychological nightmare. It is hard to talk about this episode without giving things away, but what I can say is that this episode alone is why House stands as the best Medical Drama on television today. No soap opera moments like Grey's Anatomy, just riveting suspense and superbly acted drama. There is also some really funny moments. This show is always fantastic and very funny, but this episode stands as one of the most engaging hours of television in a very long time. This episode contains one of the most realistic vehicle accidents I have ever seen put on screen. Absolutely jaw dropping! Drop what you are doing and watch it now!

Literal chills

[sehyezelic · 10/10 · 2 February 2020]

I'm binge watching the show after some years, and this episode gives me the chills still, even though I knew what would happen. I remember the first time I saw it, that goosebumps and sense of doom. Amazing work on this episode.

A masterful piece of work in every way possible

[ofbodin-966-485520 · 10/10 · 8 April 2017]

My assumption after watching this episode was that it had to be the best rated episode of House. Turns out it really was. I understand very well why this is the best-rated episode of House there is. The build-up, the puzzle pieces coming together and the incredible climax... All of it made this the best episode I've ever seen in any series throughout my life.

Best House episode till this point!.

[mascota_96 · 10/10 · 2 March 2015]

OK, so, I don't really know about you guys, but the episodes I prefer the most are the ones where you get to know House's mind, what's he really thinking, what's he really feeling.

This episode is just pure gold, and it's gonna have you at the edge of your sit. This time (as the tile of the episode says) you are inside of House's head, you're gonna experience what is he thinking, how's he thinking it, and you need to be ready for it, because everything is a clue.

By the end, you're just gonna be in shock, you're gonna be shaking and thinking: "What just happened?".

Mind blowing!!!.

If For No Other Reason... to Watch the Crash Sequence...

[plannerlady · 10/10 · 8 June 2008]

***CONNTAINS Spoilers***

I've already mentioned in a comment for "Wilson's Heart" that these last two episodes of House are likely the best ever (and that's saying something for a normally critical person). So, when I say that this particular episode is mind blowing, it's really an unusual moment for me, as well. The bus crash sequence alone is so mind boggling that I have watched it repeatedly just to try and figure out how the heck they achieved it - and am still wondering. I even showed just that portion to a non-House fan I live with, and she was so riveted by the sequence that she had to watch the next episode before she could let it go. So phenomenal, especially as she's more critical of TV shows than I am!

So, all this to say, if you haven't given House a chance up until this point, these two episodes (House's Head and Wilson's Heart) are two good places to start, except that I could have done without the "raunch factor" of the stripper scenes, but that's just the need to reflect what House's mind is *really* like. It's not a pretty place in there!

Thanks for letting me share, and here's to many more seasons of this exceptional show.

The best House episode yet!

[lordofmovies2005 · 9/10 · 13 May 2008]

So i was thinking how can they do it and pull it off with glorious fashion with us wanting to see the 5th season.

(Believe me i really can't wait to see season 5)

They pulled it off. Not only just this episode but they keep you guessing ...and they left more for you to figure out in the next episode! That makes it just awesome.

I talked with a lot of my friends that love House and they just put it in one word "Wow." I would have to agree.

I can't wait for the grand finale. I Hope you enjoy this one as much as i did.

Finest Episode!

[saumilmehta · 10/10 · 12 January 2020]

Superbly written. House is epic in this episode. The way it is shot is like a high budget movie.

The most awesome episode of Season 4

[ameen-in · 10/10 · 30 September 2009]

I am a great fan of House, but I had grown into it, most(NOT all, some are effin' awesome) episodes were with the regular introductions of patients, the brainstorming and all, it all seemed like it was just one disease after another with a little story sprinkled over it.

I really didn't think I would be blown away by this episode, but then I was. Right from House's lap-dance to the end, it was one freakin' awesome episode. Loved the music, loved the story arcs, and the crash part was just facking brilliant. And the score, Gawd, never have I ever wanted to listened to something as much as this. This is perfection, at its best. This episode shows how House really beats himself to help a loved one of a friend.

The crash scene is proof enough to show that television can produce stuff that can really rival some recent crappy movies ! House M.D., has really changed my perception of TV shows.

HOUSE M.D., PERIOD !

Clearly the best episode of the whole season.

[m-47826 · 7/10 · 3 May 2022]

The show needed this revamp in season 4. The search for a new team made things, cases even, exciting again. Some of the contestants were better than others, but House's old students joining in on several occasions, was rewatching. However once this new format and dynamic settled in, this is where I began to lose interest again. Even the episodes with special guests, didn't caught my attention as much as they did previously. This episode on the other hand, was risky and original. Even the melodramatic aspect (as way of competing with other medical dramas, spectacular finales) looked genuine, and made me care for that Amber character, whose death was obviously the fourth year finale's endgame. The hallucinations scenes were brought up smoothly, and unexpectedly enough to keep you guessing. Best House M. D. season finale.

I guess I just don't see it

[aspectacleofmyself · 3/10 · 27 October 2018]

I found this episode to be overly makwish, obvious and melodramatic. It's cluttered up with "clever" directing and suffers worst of all of the season 4 episodes from our inability to care if any of House's new cohort lives dies or even bothers to turn up for work the next day. It's just trite and plays too hard for the lowest common denominator, away from what we know about the show and the tropes we build up around it.

Best episode

[iandre-83510 · 10/10 · 7 December 2020]

I've watched this series 4 times and it always amazes me

MASTERPIECE

[markubesnik · 10/10 · 9 December 2021]

Incredible, wonderful and one of the best episode in any tv shows I've ever seen . Is a combination of everything and the feeling you'll get watching this episode is just amazing. The chills, the mystery, it's just in another level . No wonder it does have so high rating.

Amazing

[xredgarnetx · 8/10 · 13 May 2008]

I never go above an 8, but I sure felt like it for this first of a two-part story that wraps up the show's fourth season. House finds himself suffering from a slight case of amnesia. He's also bleeding from a head wound. Turns out he was drunk and had to take the bus home, but the bus gets hit by a truck. As a wobbily House and his crew tend to the injured, he finds he has a partial memory of something severe having happened during the crash. Under hypnosis, he relives bits and pieces of the crash. He then decides to take more drastic measures, and this is when the suspense kicks into high gear. Along the way, House confesses feelings for Amber, which sort of amuses Wilson. And us. We also get to see Cuddy stripped down to a pair of sheer, French-cut panties, performing a private pole dance for House. Cuddy and House also lock lips. God, I have waited so long for this. Anyhow, the bus crash itself is incredible, filmed in the style of the airplane crash in FEARLESS, one of Jeff Bridges' best films. That, and some tricky photography as House relives the events leading up to the crash, are the highlights of the episode. A must-see, but definitely keep the little ones away. The gore quotient is off the scale.

Obviously Holmes

[anthonylawrence-11254 · 10/10 · 6 April 2022]

Not my favorite episode but it still deserves a 10. This episode more than ever feels like a modern, medical Sherlock Holmes. A genius taking insane risks to solve a mystery, putting his life at risk, using the most unconventional methods possible, just to satisfy his obsession. Also drugs, but honestly Drugs weren't a focal point in Sherlock Holmes like everyone suggests. Beyond just recreating, and alluding this episode is extremely original, being just accurate enough to the real world to sell the story. It hits that sweet point between painstakingly and annoyingly accurate to completely removed from reality. (If you want reality, buy a window instead of a TV.)

House's Head, Wilson's Heart Best of the Best

[salvdali_83 · 8/10 · 31 May 2021]

These two Episodes of one story, were my favorite of all the House episodes which series I have watched many times. The story is extremely creative, interesting, engaging, the acting was excellent (except House's seizure).

Amber was a very interesting character, and I was pleased when she reappeared in House's mind in future episodes.

Astounding

[kellielulu · 10/10 · 29 June 2022]

Not one scene or one word is wasted. A highlight episode of the series. Much of it literally takes place in House's head but there is a real mystery to solve and provides an unexpected twist or two along the way. Not surprisingly House saves a life along the way.

Suggest, don't tell

[mylkione · 10/10 · 1 January 2022]

The power of suspense lies in suggestion. People seem to misunderstand House, constantly moralizing in stolid sanctimony. It's a nice TV show! As drama, the collaborative action in the episode unfolds as a stage play. It also shows that each member of the team not only reflect parts of House's personality, but also those he locks away. Excellent tele-drama. Some if the best acting in the series.

Fantastic storyline, feels a little dated.

[sspencer-813-220025 · 9/10 · 15 February 2022]

This episode has everything you expect from the best episode in a very good tv series. Noncontional story telling. Surrealism. Consequences. Use of abstract concepts to dig into characters depths more than is otherwise possible and letting characters discover more about themselves. Much like the alternate timelines episodes of community and Malcom in the middle, or half the good episodes in Rick and Morty or futurama, this episode takes a risk by mostly abandoning a sense of realism that has mostly pervaded the series (not that the other shows were nearly as realist). We've seen house's hallucinations before so they aren't jarring but this time they aren't just a minefield of misdirects meant to make the audience feel like it's losing it's mind along side the character. It uses abstract concepts to remind us what it's like to desperately try to remember something. It's that real feeling that grounds the show even if the plot is surreal.

The one thing that stops this from being a perfect 10 for me is Cuddy's strip tease. Of course it's part of House's day dream and it's within character but it's just weird to see this on mainstream television now that we are post #MeToo. House's humor and constant harassment at the time was suppose to sit on the line of acceptable and be an example of his wit of knowing where the line is. I'm sure if his character persisted to this day he would modify his behavior considering he is actually very socially smart. Anyways, even though Cuddy is a very sexualized character throughout the show, that strip tease I feel does go a bit too far and kind of just feels like begging for ratings on an episode that doesn't need it. It slightly degrades Cuddy's character which I feel is interesting enough without showing half naked. It doesn't detract from the episode though, it more just seals it's place in time where this was acceptable. As a young guy watching it who is definitely quite attracted to cuddy and all the other stunning female cast, I just felt more uncomfortable watching it than turned on. I'll just say I'd rather watch a game of thrones sex scene with my parents than this scene and game of thrones is TV MA.