{{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox television episode | series = [[House (TV series)|House]] | image = | caption = | season = 4 | episode = 15 | director = [[Greg Yaitanes]] | writer = | teleplay = * [[Peter Blake (writer)|Peter Blake]] * [[David Foster (writer)|David Foster]] * Russel Friend * Garrett Lerner | story = [[Doris Egan]] | music = | photographer = | editor = | production = | airdate = {{Start date|2008|5|12}} | length = 44 minutes | guests = * [[Anne Dudek]] as [[List of House characters#Amber Volakis|Dr. Amber Volakis]] * Henry Hayashi as the bus driver * Julie Ariola as Nurse Dickerson * [[Fred Durst]] as the bartender * [[Ivana Miličević|Ivana Milicevic]] as "the answer" | episode_list = List of House episodes | season_article = House season 4 | prev = [[Living the Dream (House)|Living the Dream]] | next = [[Wilson's Heart (House)|Wilson's Heart]] }} "'''House's Head'''" is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' and the eighty-fifth episode overall. It was the first part of the two-part season four finale, the second part being "[[Wilson's Heart (House)|Wilson's Heart]]". Co-written by several ''House'' producers and directed by [[Greg Yaitanes]], "House's Head" premiered on May 12, 2008, on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].
The episode revolves around Dr. [[Gregory House]] ([[Hugh Laurie]]), who, after being involved in a bus accident, vaguely remembers seeing someone who is "going to die". House tries to trace back his steps throughout the episode to find out the identity of this person. A woman ([[Ivana Miličević]]), who claims to be "the answer", guides House through hallucinations about the crash. The episode eventually ends in a [[cliffhanger]].
14.84 million American viewers watched the broadcasting of "House's Head", making ''House'' the ninth most-watched program of the week. The episode was submitted for five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]],<ref name="EMMY08" /> from which two nominations followed.<ref name="Emmynoms08" /> Greg Yaitanes won the Emmy for "Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series", but Hugh Laurie lost the award in the category "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" to [[Bryan Cranston]] of [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.<ref name="08emmywinners">{{cite press release |title=Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 60th Primetime Emmy Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |date=September 21, 2008 |url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/PTE60winners_pressrel.pdf|access-date=October 18, 2008}}</ref>
==Plot== Dr. [[Gregory House]] is getting a lap dance in a strip club when he suddenly realizes he has no memory of the past four hours. When he leaves the club, he sees that the bus he was traveling on has crashed. Back at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, House is diagnosed with a [[concussion]] and [[Post-traumatic amnesia|post-traumatic]] [[retrograde amnesia]] and orders his team to check the bus driver for a possible seizure that precipitated the crash.
While the team investigates the bus driver's condition, House overdoses on Vicodin and starts to hallucinate. He finds himself back on the bus, where he sees a woman who was not on the bus. However, before House can speak to her, Wilson awakens him to do an [[MRI]] on him. When House returns to the bus hallucination, [[Lisa Cuddy|Cuddy]] is with him. As they discuss the bus driver's possible diseases, House realizes they are in his head and tells Cuddy to accompany the discussion with a striptease. The woman from House's earlier hallucination returns and introduces herself as "the answer". She tells House to look at the bus driver's shuffling feet, which House believes to indicate [[Parkinson's disease]]. When the bus driver needs to be [[Intubation|intubated]] due to a possible [[Thrombus|clot]] from a [[pulmonary embolism]], House notices the driver's recent dental work. He reasons that an air bubble being accidentally injected into the patient's bloodstream through the gums would explain all the symptoms. House believes the case to be over, but a dream that night causes him to realize that the bus driver is not the patient he saw suffering from symptoms; the crash merely dislodged the air bubble and caused the driver's problems.
In a renewed attempt to retrieve his memory, House has his team re-enact the bus crash. House overdoses on [[physostigmine]] and his mind flashes back to the bus scene before the accident. "The answer" keeps asking House what her necklace is made from, until he realizes that it's made of [[amber]]. "The answer" transforms into Amber Volakis, and when Wilson and Cuddy manage to [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|resuscitate]] House from his overdose-induced [[cardiac arrest]], he immediately informs Wilson that Amber was on the bus with him, and was injured in the crash.
==Production== [[Image:Lisa Edelstein recadré (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Actress Lisa Edelstein, who plays [[Dr. Lisa Cuddy]], did a striptease in the episode, commenting, "You do it for your own enjoyment".]]
"House's Head" was the fourth ''House'' episode directed by [[Greg Yaitanes]]. It was written by [[Peter Blake (writer)|Peter Blake]], David Foster, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner and [[Doris Egan]]. Executive producer [[Katie Jacobs]] said that the season finale was "a little bit different" than the episodes preceding it.<ref name="TVG2" /> "House's Head" was supposed to air after [[Super Bowl XLII]] but due to the [[2007-2008 WGA Strike]] the episode was derailed,<ref name="LAT" /><ref name="CT" /> and the ''House'' season 4 episode "[[Frozen (House)|Frozen]]" was aired instead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/house/house-postsuper-bowl-episode-f-16318.aspx|title=House: Post-Super Bowl Episode "Frozen" Recap|publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|first=John|last=Kubicek|date=February 4, 2008|access-date=October 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329013704/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/house/house-postsuper-bowl-episode-f-16318.aspx|archive-date=March 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The T-shirt House wears in the episodes, which shows a skeleton drinking coffee, and says "Coffin Break", was created by a designer named Taavo.<ref name="EW1" />
When [[Lisa Edelstein]] (Dr. Cuddy) heard she had to do a strip scene in the episode, she called actress [[Sheila Kelley (American actress)|Sheila Kelley]], wife of [[Richard Schiff]] (with whom Edelstein had worked previously on ''[[The West Wing]]'' and ''[[Relativity (TV series)|Relativity]]'').<ref name="Z2i2" /> Kelley had worked on the film [[Dancing at the Blue Iguana]] and Edelstein sought her advice on choreographing the striptease.<ref name="Z2i2" /><ref name="ET">{{cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/05/61544/index.html |title=Houses Stripper Fantasy Finale |author=Staff |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |publisher=[[CBS|CBS Studios Inc.]] |date=May 12, 2008 |access-date=December 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206084944/http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/05/61544/index.html |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On the episode itself, Edelstein commented: "It is very interesting what happens in the first half of the finale in terms of learning about how House sees people and getting the world from his point of view entirely".<ref name="Z2i2">{{cite news|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2008/05/interview-lisa.html |title=Interview: Lisa Edelstein Does a 'House' Call |date=May 11, 2008 |author=Fienberg, Daniel |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |access-date=October 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816194624/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2008/05/interview-lisa.html |archive-date=August 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="ET" /> Before the filming of the scene started, Edelstein showed the dance to Hugh Laurie, who, according to Edelstein, was "incredibly supportive, like a cheerleader".<ref name="E!">{{cite news|url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b13534_lisa_edelstein_plays_house_huddy_lap.html|title=Lisa Edelstein Plays House, Huddy and Lap Dances|author1=Dos Santos, Kristin|author-link=Kristin Dos Santos|author2=Reesman, Bryan|date=June 12, 2008|publisher=[[E!]]|access-date=October 21, 2008}}</ref> Edelstein commented that after the scene was filmed she, "felt beautiful, and it ended up being a really lovely experience".<ref name="E!" />
The whole bus-crash sequence was storyboarded.<ref name="DVDF"/> Greg Yaitanes described stunt-coordinator Jim Vickers as "crucial" for the filming of this sequence.<ref name="TVG2">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Houses-Bus-Accident-10486.aspx|title=See How House's Bus Accident Was Created|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|author=Dinunno, Gina|date=May 19, 2008|access-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> The bus crash scene was filmed in a studio using a big spinning wheel (which [[Anne Dudek]] referred to as a "gadget").<ref name="DVDF" /> This gadget was mainly the back of the bus, and could be turned 360 degrees to increase the authenticity of the scene.<ref name="TVG2" /> For the rest of the bus, a [[greenscreen]] was used that surrounded the complete outside of the bus.<ref name="TVG2" /> The shots involving Anne Dudek were filmed at another time, using light effects and people simulating a bus crash experience in the otherwise motionless gadget.<ref name="DVDF">{{cite video|people=[[Anne Dudek|Dudek, Anne]]; [[Greg Yaitanes|Yaitanes, Greg]]; & Vickers, Jim|title=[[House (TV series)|House, Season 4]], Anatomy of a Scene: The Bus Crash|medium=DVD|publisher=Universal|date=August 19, 2008}}</ref>
==Reception== ===Ratings=== The episode premiered in the US on May 12, 2008, on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].<ref name="BTV2">{{cite news|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/house/part-1-of-house-season-finale-19294.aspx|title=Part 1 of 'House' Season Finale Airs Tonight|author=Santagio, Rosario|publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|date=May 12, 2008|access-date=October 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329013736/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/house/part-1-of-house-season-finale-19294.aspx|archive-date=March 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The episode was viewed within five hours of broadcast by 14.84 million viewers, and had a 5.8/14 share of the 18-49 demographic.<ref name="TVBN night" /> It was the second most-watched program of the night, beaten only by ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref name="TVBN night">{{cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/13/nielsen-ratings-may-12-foxs-house-most-watched-among-youth/3747|title=Nielsen Ratings May 12: FOX's 'House' Most Watched Among Youth|author=Seidman, Robert|date=May 13, 2008|publisher=TV by the Numbers|access-date=October 17, 2008|archive-date=May 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514210959/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/13/nielsen-ratings-may-12-foxs-house-most-watched-among-youth/3747|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the week from May 11, 2008, to May 18, 2008 "House's Head" was the ninth most-watched program.<ref name="ABCm">{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=May 6, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02|title= Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=July 7, 2008}}</ref><ref name="TVBN week">{{cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/20/american-idol-dancing-with-the-stars-and-csi-lead-weekly-nielsen-ratings/3846 |title=American Idol, Dancing with the Stars and CSI Lead Weekly Nielsen Ratings |author=Seidman, Robert |date=May 20, 2008 |publisher=TV by the Numbers |access-date=October 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116061832/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/20/american-idol-dancing-with-the-stars-and-csi-lead-weekly-nielsen-ratings/3846 |archive-date=January 16, 2009 }}</ref> The show was watched by 15.02 million viewers on Live + SD television.<ref name="TVBN week" /> In Australia, the episode aired May 12, 2008, on [[Network Ten]],<ref name="Nten" /> where it was watched by 1,432,000 viewers, making it the night's second most watched program.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare/archives/2008/05/the_who_we_are_2.html |title=The Who We Are Update: Nine back on top |last=Dale |first=David |date=May 16, 2008 |newspaper=[[The Sun-Herald]] |access-date=May 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322082442/http://blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare/archives/2008/05/the_who_we_are_2.html |archive-date=March 22, 2012 }}</ref> It ranked fourth most-watched show in the 18-49 demographic.<ref name="Nten">{{cite news|url=http://www.tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/The%20Early%20News%2019%20May%202008.pdf|title=The Early News|publisher=[[Network Ten|Network Ten Corporate]]|date=May 19, 2008|access-date=October 20, 2008}}</ref> In Canada, the episode was broadcast on Global Total, also on May 12.<ref name="BMM" /> It was watched by 2.296 million viewers, making it the week's fourth most watched program, behind ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' and ''[[American Idol]]'' (Tuesday and Wednesday).<ref name="BMM">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbm.ca/en/nat05122008.pdf |publisher=[[BBM Canada|Bureau of Broadcasting Measurement Canada]] |date=May 12, 2008 |title=Top Programs–Total Canada (English) |access-date=October 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319223347/http://www.bbm.ca/en/nat05122008.pdf |archive-date=March 19, 2009 }}</ref> 1.7 million viewers watched the episode's first broadcast on United Kingdom's [[Channel 5 (UK)|Five]] on June 26, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.five.tv/programmes/drama/house/episodeguide/ |title=Episode 15: House's Head |publisher=[[Channel 5 (UK)|Five]] |access-date=October 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513133217/http://www.five.tv/programmes/drama/house/episodeguide/ |archive-date=May 13, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/27/tvratings.television?gusrc=rss&feed=media|title=TV Ratings: Spain's Euro 2008 victory over Russia watched by 7 million|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=June 27, 2008|author=Holmwood, Leigh|access-date=October 20, 2008}}</ref>
===Critical reaction=== [[Image:Omar Epps.jpg|thumb|upright|"House's Head" and "[[Wilson's Heart (House)|Wilson's Heart]]" are Omar Epps' favorite ''House'' episodes.<ref name="DVDC" />]] Overall, "House's Head" was very well received by critics.<ref name="LAT" /><ref name="EW1" /> Sara Morrison, from [[Television Without Pity]], called the moment that House gets back his memory "the best ten minutes of television you might ever see".<ref name="TWoP">{{cite news|url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/house/houses_head.php |title=Busted |date=May 19, 2008 |author=Morrison, Sara |publisher=[[Television Without Pity]] |access-date=October 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013111950/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/house/houses_head.php |archive-date=October 13, 2008 }}</ref> She was also pleased with the hypnotism scene, because it gave Chase "something to do". Morrison graded the episode with an A+.<ref name="TWoP" /> Michelle Romero, of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', said that she can watch "House's Head" twice and get as much out of the second viewing as the first.<ref name="EW1">{{cite magazine|first=Michelle|last=Romero|date=May 13, 2008|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20199656,00.html|title='House': Head Case|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 17, 2008|archive-date=April 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421211550/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20199656,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[TV Guide]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Gina Dinunno stated: "It's everything I imagined: brilliant, snarky, confusing; even dirty! They did an amazing job at leaving us with the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers as we wait to see what will happen to Amber".<ref name="TVG1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tvguide.com/episode-recaps/House/Houses-Head-6830.aspx |title=House's Head |author=Dinunno, Gina |date=May 13, 2008 |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=October 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014022324/http://www.tvguide.com/episode-recaps/House/Houses-Head-6830.aspx |archive-date=October 14, 2008 }}</ref> [[Alan Sepinwall]], from ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', compared the episode to the ''House'' season two finale "[[No Reason (House)|No Reason]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.nj.com/alltv/2008/05/all_tv_amanda_from_mtvs_the_pa.html|title=All TV: Amanda from MTV's 'The Paper' speaks, 'House' review|newspaper=[[The Star Ledger]]|author=Sepinwall, Alan|date=May 12, 2008|access-date=October 20, 2008}}</ref> He, however, also said that the episode had "several issues", mainly the hints towards "the answer" being Amber. On this, Sepinwall commented "''House'' is, at heart, a mystery, and when the show telegraphs the solution, it isn't half as entertaining".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2008/05/house-houses-head-fly-in-ointment.html|title=House, "House's Head": Fly in the ointment|author=Sepinwall, Alan|newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]]|date=May 12, 2008|access-date=October 20, 2008}}</ref>
James Chamberlin, of ''[[IGN]]'', said that he hoped the second part of the season finale could live up to the first half.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/873/873496p1.html|title=House: "House's Head" Review|author=Chamberlin, James|website=[[IGN]]|date=May 13, 2008|access-date=May 13, 2008}}</ref> He also said that the scenes revolving around "the answer" reminded him of ''[[The Matrix]]''. Chamberlin graded the episode with a 9.5 on a ten scale.<ref name="IGN" /> Barbara Barnett, of Blog Critics, praised both [[Hugh Laurie]]'s and [[Lisa Edelstein]]'s acting performances.<ref name="BC" /> She also said that, although there were many "memorable moments" in the episode, the scene in which the bus crashed was "intense", "tension-filled" and "heart-stopping".<ref name="BC">{{cite news|url=http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/15/0708284.php |title=TV Review: House, MD - "House's Head" |date=May 15, 2008 |publisher=Blog Critics |author=Barnett, Barbara |access-date=October 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015021358/http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/15/0708284.php |archive-date=October 15, 2008 }}</ref> Maureen Ryan of ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''The Watcher'' stated that, although she did predict the twist about midway through the episode, there were "so many other enjoyable elements" that it didn't bother her.<ref name="CT">{{cite news|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/05/house-call-dr-c.html|title='House' call: Dr. Cuddy did ''what''?|date=May 12, 2008|publisher=The Watcher, [[Chicago Tribune]]|author=Ryan, Maureen|access-date=October 18, 2008|archive-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501024223/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/05/house-call-dr-c.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jennifer Godwin of ''[[E!]]'' said the episode was "easily one of ''House''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s best finales ever".<ref>{{cite news|title=House Boss David Shore: Everybody Lies, Everybody Dies, Everybody...|url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b13489_house_boss_david_shore_everybody_lies.html|author=Godwin, Jennifer|publisher=[[E!]]|date=May 21, 2008|access-date=October 21, 2008}}</ref> Also, several critics were surprised by [[Fred Durst]]'s brief cameo as the bartender in House's flashback.<ref name="CT" /><ref name="EW1" /><ref name="TWoP" />
The scene in which Lisa Cuddy did a pole dance was very positively received by critics,<ref name="BTV1">{{cite news|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/house/part-2-of-house-season-finale-19517.aspx|title=Part 2 of 'House' Season Finale Airs Tonight|author=Santiago, Rosario|date=May 19, 2008|publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|access-date=October 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329013700/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/house/part-2-of-house-season-finale-19517.aspx|archive-date=March 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Z2i">{{cite news|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight/2008/05/house-crashing.html |title='House' Crashing realities |author=Paff, Jessica |date=May 12, 2008 |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |access-date=October 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105222935/http://blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight/2008/05/house-crashing.html |archive-date=January 5, 2009 }}</ref> Mary McNarma, of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', stated that these scenes "in three minutes earned back the price of [[TiVo]]".<ref name="LAT">{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/05/now-thats-a-bit.html|title='House': What goes on inside that good doctor's head?|author=McNarma, Mary|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 13, 2008|access-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> James Chamberlin of IGN stated that he never expected Edelstein to do a striptease, although he had hoped it.<ref name="IGN" /> In season four DVD commentary, [[Jesse Spencer]], [[Lisa Edelstein]], [[Anne Dudek]], [[Jennifer Morrison]] and [[Omar Epps]] all stated that "House's Head" and "[[Wilson's Heart (House)|Wilson's Heart]]" are their favorite ''House'' episodes.<ref name="DVDC">{{cite video|people=[[Hugh Laurie|Laurie, Hugh]]; [[David Shore|Shore, David]]; [[Lisa Edelstein|Edelstein, Lisa]]; [[Jesse Spencer|Spencer, Jesse]], [[Jennifer Morrison]], [[Anne Dudek]] & [[Omar Epps|Epps, Omar]]|title=[[House (TV series)|House, Season 4]], My Favorite Episode So Far...|medium=DVD|publisher=Universal|date=August 19, 2008}}</ref>
===Awards=== Cast members [[Lisa Edelstein]], [[Jesse Spencer]] and [[Hugh Laurie]] submitted the episode for [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] on their behalf. In the categories [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] (Edelstein), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] (Spencer) and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] (Laurie).<ref name="EMMY08">{{cite news|title=2008 Emmy Awards Campaigns & Episode Submissions (Part 1) |date=March 25, 2008 |url=http://goldderbyforums.latimes.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1106078764/m/340102161 |publisher=The Envelope Forum, [[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=October 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008112622/http://goldderbyforums.latimes.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1106078764/m/340102161 |archive-date=October 8, 2008 }}</ref> [[Peter Blake (writer)|Peter Blake]], [[David Foster (writer)|David Foster]], Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner and [[Doris Egan]], the writers of the episode, submitted the episode on their behalf for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]].<ref name="EMMY08" /> The episode was also given up for consideration in the category [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]] on behalf of director [[Greg Yaitanes]].<ref name="EMMY08" /> Hugh Laurie and Greg Yaitanes' submissions both came through as nominations.<ref name="Emmynoms08">''[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]'', (June 17, 2008) "[http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php Complete 2008 Nominations List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718145548/http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php |date=2008-07-18 }}". Retrieved on 2008-10-18.</ref> Yaitanes won the award, but Laurie lost the award to [[Bryan Cranston]] for his performance in [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.<ref name="08emmywinners" />
==See also== *''[[Fantastic Voyage]]'', the subject of a joke by Dr. Taub
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == {{Wikiquote|House_(TV_series)/Season_4#House.27s_Head_.284.15.29|House's Head}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120719044433/http://www.fox.com/house/recaps/season-4/episode-15.htm "House's Head"] at [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] * {{IMDb episode|1216108|House's Head}}
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