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Season 6, Episode 8

Ignorance Is Bliss

7.9/ 10November 23, 200944 min

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.

Directed by
Greg Yaitanes
Written by
David Hoselton

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