Lucky Thirteen

Season 5, Episode 5, Aired
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Thirteen brings her one-night stand to the hospital after the woman has a seizure. However, the woman admits she slept with Thirteen so she could get to House and have him diagnose her condition. Meanwhile, House continues to pay Lucas to spy on Wilson.
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  • LESBIANS!!! FINALLY!!

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    By DraDrizzy, Jan 22, 2012 Report Abuse
    Are there dudes saying this episode is bad??? is that why its comment got so many thumbs down???hahahahah. episode was great. this whole series is great. House rocks, season 4 rocks, and lesbian episodes can never get bad ratings. ha-ha-ha-ha literally.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Oct 03, 2010 Report Abuse
    Well first I would like to say yay for Cuddy. All of the plots sort of tied together, and in the end, Cuddy is ready and willing to adopt a baby with the help from Wilson of course. Wilson and House playing games on each other I felt like it was a new beginning or chapter in their friendship. (i.e. Finally no more Amber drama) I usually am not a huge fan of Thirteen, but this episode that was focused on her, I really enjoyed. Sort of picked up where last season left off. Huntington's. Her continuing to spiral out of control in the end even after everything she went through in this episode sort of disappointed me. Oh well. Perfect 10.moreless

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  • Down we goo.... down the crapper.

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    By JBentham, Aug 13, 2010 Report Abuse
    Yeah, don't get me wrong. I LOVE House. I love Wilson. I love Cuddy. I love Foreman. I like Chase. I love Cameron. I love the patients. I love the nurses. I love House's cane. You get the point right?

    But the new team? LOL, I hate them. And 13 is the worst of all.

    13, or as I previously called her, Wannabe-Cameron got YET ANOTHER centric episode, and ruined it... yet again.

    I guess the writers thought it's a good way to gain audience by throwing in some lesbian scenes. True. Olivia Wilde is sexy. And there's nothing wrong with her. But her character... she made lesbian scenes feel BORING!

    I

    JUST

    DONT

    CARE

    !!!

    I dont care about her. She should've died AGES ago. No, better. She shouldn't have JOINED the show in the first place.

    The writers need to bring back the show to its original state, because the fans and the viewers are obviously starting to lose interest.

    Apart from 13 - everything else was fine. Loved House/Wilson, and the ending with Cuddy, but I just dont think those factors justify the crapfest the rest of the episode was.moreless

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  • 13 or 31, she's not 2 bad

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    By detorio, Oct 01, 2009 Report Abuse
    Not a bad episode at all this one. 13 is not a bad character for the series, shes mysterious, shes pretty fine, shes got Huntington's, she swings both ways and shes a replacement for Cameron either way you look at it. And up to this episode I still hadn't made a decision if I liked her or not. So when House fired her, I was like "oh okay, didn't see that one coming...kinda wish she stuck around cos, well im used to her." The episodes plot itself wasn't mind blowing but it was decent in what it wanted to achieve, IMO being to make the viewer see a different side of 13, to accept her, if the viewer hadn't already.

    OK enough about her, good to see the other cast members act marvelously again as always. The ENDING tripped me out though, with the whole House being mute and not even congratulating Cuddy on her good news. I mean, cmon really? HOPEFULLY will be explained in upcoming episodes hey its interesting indeedy. :)moreless

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  • Thirteen self destructs...

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    By DonStants2, Jul 21, 2009 Report Abuse
    Although good in places, this was one of the weaker episodes so far of Season 5.

    Althought I am not a Thirteen hater, I do prefer Cameron and her dilemnas that Thirteen's. Nevertheless, it was interesting seeing her previously composed character self destruct and House fire her (albeit temporarily). It seemed House was trying to teach her to bond with her patient- I love House's teaching methods.

    The idea of the girlfriend was also good, and it added a new dimension, but I have to agree with other viewers that this was a ploy to boost ratings- a disappointing side I haven't seen them use so before.

    House and Wilson are back, and House hires the P.I temporarily to try and find out what hes hiding. Although I found his character interesting, he seems pointless now- he lost a lot of interest now Wilson's back, and seems a flat character! Where was his fancying of Cuddy, for example? It seems like the writers gave up on the idea.

    Overall, however, it was a good episode- just a bit of a drop from the previous couple.moreless

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    • House said he found a brown recluse spider in Thirteen's bathroom. However, brown recluses are not native to the east coast of the U.S. Edit

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    • Original International Air Dates: Australia: October 22, 2008 on TEN Latin America: December 11, 2008 on Universal Channel The Netherlands: February 5, 2009 on SBS 6 Germany: March 31, 2009 on RTL Denmark: April 25, 2009 on Kanal 4 Poland: September 16, 2009 on TVP2 Slovakia: September 30, 2009 on STV1 Czech Republic: October 5, 2009 on TV Nova Sweden: October 27, 2009 on TV4 Edit
    • Music: Could We Survive (Joseph Arthur), Dark Road (Annie Lennox), Cheap And Cheerful (The Kills) Edit

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    • House: You're in a downward spiral of destruction. Thirteen: I can stop. House: You're gonna keep spiraling, screwing around, keep slashing away at every person who tries to help until no one tries to help anymore. Until you hit bottom. Until you're dead. But, until then, I can use you. Edit
    • House: (about Wilson) He is the one who needs to be saved... Lucas: From you or the ho? House: The ho is just using him for his money. Wait, it was a bad example. Edit
    • Thirteen: I get it. I was wrong. Can we move on? House: You are just upset. Because all time she was with you, she was thinking about my huge, throbbing... diagnostic skills. Edit

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    • House: This is some kind of weird "if you built it they will come" moment. This is a reference to a phrase out of 1989 film Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner. The movie is about a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield. Then he brings his dream team to play on the field thus fulfilling his lifelong dream. Edit
    • Taub: Sorry to interrupt your meeting… Mannix. Referencing the TV detective portrayed by Mike Connors for eight seasons starting in 1967. The series was one of the most violent TV detective series of the era, featuring Connors as hard-boiled two-fisted detective Joe Mannix. Edit
    • House: It was either this or put on Brian's Song. Referencing the 1971 ABC TV movie starring James Caan and Billy Dee Williams as Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers. The true-life story tells of how the two Chicago Bears football players bonded despite the competition for the same position and their racial differences, and how they deal with Piccolo dying of cancer. Edit

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