House MD s7

Setting: 2010, Princeton, New Jersey

Important places:

Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, non-profit entity, essentially run as a charity with no shareholders. It's a teaching hospital, which means it's affiliated with a university medical school and is responsible for training medical students, interns, residents, and fellows. While being a fairly modern hospital with wide open plan areas, it's clear that it has been expanded and upgraded over time by the appearance of several older areas. The hospital includes a free clinic where members of the public can come for free treatment. All doctors employed at the hospital must serve in the clinic for a certain amount of hours (generally two) every week. The hospital's equipment is state-of-the-art, and it's so well equipped that almost all of its testing can be done within the hospital and does not have to be sent out to an outside laboratory.

Basement: Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging): MRI & CT scan, Records Office, Morgue, Sleep Lab, Forensic Medicine, Emergency Room First Floor: Main Lobby, Cafeteria, Clinic, Pharmacy, Foreman's Office, Urgent Care, Lecture Halls, Conference Room Second Floor, Pediatrics, Ultrasound, Pulmonary Laboratory, OB/GYN, Nursery, Patient Rooms, Administration, Intensive, Care Unit, Surgery, Pathology Laboratory, Chapel, Blood Bank, Eye Lab Third Floor, Psych Ward (East Wing), Patient Rooms, Senior Services, Same Day Admission Unit, Maternity Ward Pediatrics (Pediatrics ICU and Pediatrics OR), Mammography, Rheumatology Fourth Floor, Nephrology Anesthesia Office, Cardiology, Diagnostics (House's Office & Diagnostic Conference Room) Rm: 4191, Oncology (Wilson's Office)

Gregory House Age - 51 Job - Head of Diagnostic Medicine Looks - Crumpled dress shirts worn unbuttoned over rumpled, graphic T-shirts. Dark, tailored wool coats and blazers, paired with worn-in blue jeans and sneakers. Very short brown hair and steel blue eyes

For the first time, House actively tries to be a supportive, compromising partner. He goes out of his way to make things work with Cuddy, even managing his infamous jealousy and neuroses when navigating her personal life. Despite his efforts in love, his core philosophy of "everybody lies" and misanthropy remains. He still views human nature and his colleagues through a highly analytical, often distrustful lens. When the relationship with Cuddy faces mounting pressure, he regresses to his childish coping mechanisms. He pulls reckless pranks, lies to get his way, and pushes boundaries to test people's loyalty. Under severe emotional stress and fear of loss, he tragically relapses, returning to his Vicodin addiction to numb his chronic pain and emotional instability.

Lisa Cuddy Age - 42 Job - Dean of Medicine Looks - form-fitting professional wear, featuring tailored pencil skirts, fitted blazers, and plunging tops

While traditionally level-headed and in control, her relationship with House leaves her perpetually stressed. She constantly doubts whether his newfound stability will last. She proves she is unwilling to compromise her hospital or her personal safety, eventually breaking up with him when she discovers he relapsed on Vicodin. She genuinely tries to build a blended family with House and her adopted daughter, Rachel, showing a softer, deeply domestic side to her usually shark-like administrative persona. When the relationship completely collapses, Cuddy prioritizes her own self-worth and ultimately decides to quit her job as Dean of Medicine rather than continue enduring House’s volatile behavior.

James Wilson Age - 44 Job - Head of the Oncology Department Looks - a more mature and slightly shaggier hairstyle that sweeps backward, softer face fullness, and the beginning stages of graying hair around his temples. He has dark brown eyes

Having stepped back from constantly acting as House’s moral crutch, he tries to help both House and Lisa Cuddy navigate their romantic relationship. Wilson begins to set stricter boundaries. He is exhausted by House's perpetual immaturity and manipulation, becoming visibly fed up with being the "doormat" of the friendship. His decision to move in with his first wife, Sam, reveals his deep-seated desire to fix broken people and his own hidden loneliness. He even contemplates starting a family, showing a longing for traditional stability. Though he often gets sucked into the toxic dynamic, by the midpoint of Season 7, he definitively ends his relationship with Sam based on House's advice, proving he is trying to take control of his own life's direction.

Robert Chase Age - 35 Job - Diagnostic physician and intensive care specialist Looks - short brown hair, styled trim with subtle texturing on top. Sharp button-down shirts, dark ties, and fitted trousers, usually layered under his signature charcoal jackets or white lab coat.

He copes with the fallout of his divorce by becoming more cynical, single, and emotionally closed off. He relies less on needing approval from others and starts thinking more like Gregory House, showing flashes of diagnostic brilliance and ruthlessness. Having processed his guilt over Dibala's death in previous seasons, he settles comfortably into his role as a skilled surgeon and diagnostician. He embraces a carefree, unattached lifestyle outside of work, frequently engaging in one-night stands and detaching himself from romantic commitments.

Eric Foreman Age - 39 Job - Neurologist and Assistant Department Head of Diagnostic Medicine Looks - wearing sharp, tailored suits paired with dress shirts and ties underneath his crisp white lab coat. Maintains a very polished, professional, and serious look

Foreman views himself as superior to his peers and acts as House’s main enforcer. He approaches medicine and life with cold logic, prioritizing career advancement and reputation above all else. Despite his robotic and distant exterior, he shows rare moments of loyalty, such as letting his coworker Chris Taub move into his spare room. While he hates admitting it, his methods and rebellious streaks grow increasingly similar to House's own playbook.

Chris Taub Age - 44 Job - plastic surgeon-turned-diagnostician Looks - shorter man with a prominent nose, thinning dark hair, and expressive, often weary features. White lab coat with structured button-down shirts and ties

He remains one of the most confrontational and sharp-tongued members of the diagnostic team, often mirroring Gregory House's bleak worldview. His recurring struggles with fidelity and commitment peak in season 7 when he divorces his wife Rachel, moves in with Eric Foreman, and ends up in a messy situation where both his ex-wife and a young CNA become pregnant. Despite his personal flaws, Taub often acts as a grounded voice of reason in the clinic, displaying sharp diagnostic resourcefulness even as his personal life spirals out of control.

Remy 'Thirteen Hadley Age - 30 Job - fellow in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine Looks - Tailored blazers (often in grey, beige, or white) worn over dark or jewel-toned knit tops, paired with dark slim-cut pants. Natural, subtle makeup with loose, wavy brunette hair.

She pushes people away and avoids asking for help. She prefers dealing with her pain alone rather than letting her coworkers get too close. While she guards herself from others, she shares a unique, blunt honesty with Gregory House. House is the one who uncovers her prison secret and meets her on the day she gets out. The reality of her Huntington's disease weighs heavily on her. She displays a quiet fatigue, yet she maintains her sharp intellect and deep compassion for patient. Thirteen tells her team she is going to Rome for an experimental Huntington's trial. Instead, she secretly serves time in prison to help a friend, showing how far she goes to keep her private life hidden.