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House season 6 episode 8: Ignorance Is Bliss

Aired 23 November 200944 minRated TV-14

7.9TMDB · 41 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Ignorance Is Bliss”

On the eve of Thanksgiving, House and the team take on the case of James Sidas, an exceptionally brilliant physicist and author who traded his successful career for a job as a courier. For the ailing patient, intelligence is a miserable burden that has prompted depression and addiction, and this, coupled with a myriad of strange symptoms, nearly stumps the team. Meanwhile the doctors at Princeton Plainsboro wrestle with strained personal relationships.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 8 of 21 of season 6, so watch episodes 1 to 7 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Greg Yaitanes, written by David Hoselton.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.9 out of 10 (41 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Greg Yaitanes
Writer
David Hoselton
Guest stars
Vicki Davis as Dara SidasLarry Cedar as Ed BeringerAndrea Gabriel as RonnieEsteban Powell as James SidasCheryl Carter as DianaMichael Weston as Lucas DouglasDava Krause as CashierPatrick Price as Nurse Jeffrey Sparkman

Credits: TMDB.

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