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House · Season 5

House season 5 episode 23: Under My Skin

Aired 4 May 200944 minRated TV-14

8.5TMDB · 45 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Under My Skin”

House and the team take on the case of a ballerina whose lungs collapse in the middle of a performance. When the treatment causes her skin to fall off, the dancer faces not only the prospect of never dancing again but also of dying an agonizing death. The team must use their imaginations to carefully choreograph ways to test and treat her delicate body without killing her. Meanwhile, House continues to suffer from what he thinks is insomnia, and he is willing to go to desperate measures to cure it.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 23 of 24 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 22 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by David Straiton, written by Pam Davis and Lawrence Kaplow.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.5 out of 10 (45 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
David Straiton
Writers
Pam DavisLawrence Kaplow
Guest stars
Anne Dudek as Amber VolakisJamie Tisdale as PenelopeCharles Gevoian as MauryJoey Gaynor as LenShelli Boone as MollyScott Dawson as Ballet MasterPamela Shafer as Company ManagerBobbin Bergstrom as Nurse

Credits: TMDB.

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