Body & Soul (House)

Last updated
"Body & Soul"
House episode
Episode no.Season 8
Episode 18
Directed by Stefan Schwartz
Written byDustin Paddock
Original air dateApril 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)
Guest appearances
Episode chronology
 Previous
"We Need the Eggs"
Next 
"The C-Word"
House season 8
List of episodes

"Body & Soul" is the eighteenth episode of the eighth season of House and the 173rd overall. It aired on April 23, 2012 on FOX.

Contents

Plot

The team treats a young Hmong-American boy in respiratory distress who is having dreams of a night hag, which makes House think it could lead to a case of SUNDS. His grandfather (George Cheung) is convinced he has been possessed by an evil spirit. House, after hiding from Dominika the fact that she has received her green card and is free to leave him, has to confront his feelings for her and the sudden increased intimacy of their relationship. However, it appears that Dominika may have been keeping things from House as well. Park and Chase start having erotic dreams about each other and those spill out into the dynamic among the team members. Wilson reveals that he has cancer, which leaves House stunned.

Reception

The A.V. Club gave this episode a C rating, [1] while Lisa Palmer of TV Fanatic gave it a 4.0/5.0 rating. [2]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leonard Betts</span> 12th episode of the 4th season of The X-Files

"Leonard Betts" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on January 26, 1997. It was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz, directed by Kim Manners, and featured a guest appearance by Paul McCrane as Leonard Betts/Albert Tanner. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. Aired following Super Bowl XXXI, "Leonard Betts" became Fox's debut Super Bowl lead-out program since the network acquired NFL broadcast rights in 1994.

"Stew-Roids" is the 13th episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series Family Guy. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 26, 2009. The episode features Stewie after he is attacked at an outdoor party by Joe's infant daughter, Susie. While training Stewie, Peter injects him with performance-enhancing drugs, and Stewie becomes incredibly muscular. Meanwhile, Chris becomes the fake boyfriend of popular student Connie D'Amico. He begins to like her, and the two begin a serious relationship, leading him to become popular. His newfound popularity goes to his head, however, causing him to become mean and self-centered towards everyone around him.

This Is Not Happening (<i>The X-Files</i>) 14th episode of the 8th season of The X-Files

"This Is Not Happening" is the fourteenth episode of the eighth season and the 175th episode overall of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States on February 25, 2001, on the Fox Network, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom. It was written by executive producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Kim Manners, and forms part of the series' overarching mythology. The episode received a Nielsen household rating of 9.7 and was watched by 16.9 million viewers, making it the highest-rated episode of the season. "This Is Not Happening" was received positively by television critics.

"Bombshells" is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama series House. It aired on Fox on March 7, 2011.

"Fall from Grace" is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It aired on Fox on March 21, 2011.

"The Confession" is the fifth episode of the eighth season of the American television medical drama series House and the 160th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox on November 7, 2011. This episode marks Chase and Taub's official return to House's team.

"Nobody's Fault" is the eleventh episode of the eighth season of House and the 166th overall. It aired on Fox on February 6, 2012. This marked director Greg Yaitanes' 30th and final directorial effort on House.

"Chase" is the twelfth episode of the season eight of House and the 167th overall. It aired on Fox on February 13, 2012. The format of this episode is similar to "5 to 9" and "Wilson".

"Man of the House" is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season of House and the 168th overall. It aired on Fox on February 20, 2012. The episode marks the return of Dominika Petrova to the series for a mini-arc, and guest stars José Zúñiga as the immigration official.

"Love Is Blind" is the fourteenth episode of the season eight of House and the 169th overall. The episode debuted in Canada on Global on February 27, 2012, but was not aired in the United States on Fox until three weeks later, on March 19, 2012, as a result of the Daytona 500 rain delay of 30 hours that led the event to be broadcast at 7 PM February 27.

"Blowing the Whistle" is the fifteenth episode of the eighth season of House and the 170th overall. It aired on April 2, 2012, on FOX.

"Gut Check" is the sixteenth episode of the eighth season of House and the 171st overall. It aired on April 9, 2012 on FOX.

Everybody Dies (<i>House</i>) Final episode of House, M.D.

"Everybody Dies" is the series finale of the American medical drama television series House. It is the 22nd episode of the eighth season and the 177th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 21, 2012. While treating a drug-addicted patient, House is forced to examine his life and future. The title references the series' first episode and House's mantra "Everybody Lies".

"We Need the Eggs" is the seventeenth episode of the eighth season of House and the 172nd overall. It aired on April 16, 2012, on FOX.

"Post Mortem" is the twentieth episode of the eighth season of House and the 175th overall. It aired on May 7, 2012 on FOX.

"Holding On" is the twenty-first episode of the eighth season of House and the 176th overall. It aired on May 14, 2012 on FOX.

"The C-Word" is the nineteenth episode of the eighth season of House and the 174th overall. It aired on April 30, 2012 on FOX.

"Glee, Actually" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the seventy-sixth episode overall as well as the show's third Christmas-themed episode. Written by Matthew Hodgson and directed by Adam Shankman, it aired on Fox in the United States on December 13, 2012.

"Anomaly XB-6783746" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the Fox science-fiction/drama television series Fringe, and the show's 97th episode overall.

"Save the Clam" is the 20th episode of the eleventh season and the 207th overall episode of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It aired on Fox in the United States on May 5, 2013, and is written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Brian Iles. The episode's plot revolves around Peter and his friends trying to save Quahog’s local bar, The Drunken Clam, from being closed down after the owner Horace is killed in a freak accident during a ball game.

References

  1. Handlen Z. "Body & Soul". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  2. Palmer L. "House Review: Who Has Cancer?!?". TVFanatic.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.