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Kristin at E! Online gives us some inside scoop on what to expect to happen with the various relationships on House in season 6. There’s a bit of Huddy & Hameron info from Lisa Edelstein, some Foreman scoopage from Omar Epps and some teaser info about who will take over the diagnostic team in House’s absence…Cuddy perhaps?

Martin in Hackensack, N.J.: Any word on who will be in charge while House is in the mental institution?

Executive producer David Shore tells us, “We are going to have some fun with who is going to be running the diagnostics department. We’re not bringing in anyone new right now, so it’s going to be somebody you know.”

Andy in Long Beach, Calif.: What’s the Huddy scoop for the next season of House?

We asked Lisa Edelstein if she’d be visiting House in the mental hospital, to which she replied, “I hope so, unless he doesn’t want to see her.” When it comes down to it, she is rooting for Huddy to be together, but not in the way you’d expect. Says Edelstein, “I love that storyline, but not together together. I just like the torture of it all.” And for you Hameron fans, Lisa sets the record straight on if she wants to see House with Cameron? “No! Are you kidding?”

Aaron in Rancho Bernardo, Calif.: Any good news for fans of Foreteen on House?

Not likely. As Omar Epps explains, trouble at work may equal trouble for Foreteen. Says Epps, “Knowing the rhythm of our show, [their relationship] is going to progress into a brick wall.” [Source: E! Online]

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According to Robert Sean Leonard, who plays Wilson on House, probably not. The show’s creator, David Shore says that season 6 will deal a lot with House’s “recovery” and what happens at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital as result.

Here’s the spoiler from Michael Ausiello:

Question: Will House recover from whatever it is that landed him in the psycho ward? –Catherine

Ausiello: You mean will he stop being crazy? “No,” says Robert Sean Leonard. “It would be like Quincy suddenly getting nice and loving examining dead bodies. There are certain things that are just givens about the show, and one is the general makeup of House’s attitude and personality. He may stop hallucinating but he’d never stop being sarcastic.” Adds series creator David Shore: “It depends on how we define better. That is the question. How sick is he? Does House want to get better? Can he get better? And how much better? And how much will the team be told and how will the dynamic shift with House away? Those are the questions we are going to deal with in the first bunch of episodes, and perhaps even the whole season to a certain extent.” [Source: EW]

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Apparently, there will be changes in the Princeton-Plainsboro dynamics caused by House’s time in the hospital. It looks like things will be different after House gets back. Oh, I expect grouchiness about this…

And if you’ve been wondering about the Chase/Cameron wedding, it may not play that heavily into the day-to-day at the hospital at all. Here are some spoilers from Michael Ausiello at EW that explain it all:

Question: Any House scoop, other than the prolongation of Huddy after House leaves the loony bin? Translation: Why should non-Huddy fans tune in to House next season? –Luke

Ausiello: Because the Princeton Plainsboro that House left in the season finale will not be the same one he returns to next fall. And admit it, you’re dying to know how it’ll be different. “How [the hospital] works when he comes back will be different,” teases exec producer Katie Jacobs. “A doctor can’t check into a mental institution and just walk back into his job like nothing happened. We will not start forsaking reality. This [story] will have consequences.”

Question: How much of Cameron and Chase’s home life will we see next season on House? –Diane

Ausiello: Not much, according to Katie Jacobs. “I don’t know that we will show any more of their private lives than we have anyone else’s. The hospital stuff is first and foremost for us and everything we show furthers those story lines. I don’t think lovey-dovey, at-home relations is what people watch our show for.”

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There’s a very comprehensive play-by-play account of the evening’s House discussion at the Paley Center last night at The Futon Critic, so I won’t re-write the entire thing. I do encourage you to go read the entire account. It’s wonderful.

I do want to share a couple of my favorite quotes from the evening, though. This first one is Hugh Laurie’s trademark wit:

When asked about House’s trip to the loony bin at the end of this season. “It’s all drawn heavily on my personal life,” Hugh quips.

SPOILER ALERT!!

Here’s a quote from David Shore about the beginning of season 6:

When asked why the season premiere will pick up shortly after the finale wrapped instead of the usual three month or so gap: “We don’t want to shake things up for the sake of shaking things up,” David says. “We just want to keep exploring this character… we’re just seeing where his life progresses and where it goes. And the end of last year obviously we did something that felt natural and real to me but is very extreme and we want to be as true to that as we can and follow up on that. So we are doing, Katie’s going to be directing a two-hour season premiere, which is basically a movie which basically follows House through that institution. And it takes place over a much longer period of time than we’re used to. And [it's about] his life in there, his search for getting better.”

And this quote is for the Huddy fans. To me, it’s hard to imagine House & Cuddy not having that chemistry, but here’s what David Shore said about it:

When asked about when the Cuddy/House ball started rolling: “Very early on,” David says. “No matter what we wrote, the two of them had this odd sexual tension. And that’s been something we’ve been nurturing and trying to explore from day one.” As for their imaginary hook-up: “I think it was significant even though it turned out not to be real. It was very significant - we got an insight into House’s subconscious.”

There’s also some of what was said to the press at The Press Association. My favorite quote from this aricle is from Lisa Edelstein:

“He’s a sexy man, he’s eight feet tall, his eyes are like ice blue, he’s extremely intelligent, really talented, what’s not sexy about Hugh Laurie?!”

I agree with her completely! Now I absolutely can’t wait for Season 6 to begin!!!

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Hurray! The spoilers and news about season 6 of House have started to emerge. It’s so exciting!

For example, take a look at this man in the picture. Does he look like someone House would be pals with to you? He’ll be playing a fellow mental patient on TV when House starts back in season 6.

According to Michael Ausiello at EW, Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (right) has been cast as House’s roommate in the mental hospital for the first couple of season 6 episodes.

Miranda, best known for writing and starring in the Broadway musical In The Heights, will appear in at least two episodes beginning with the show’s sixth season premiere this fall.

There’s also word on the street that the House casting folks are looking to cast a number of others with “interesting” looks to play patients in the Psych hospital too. So if you know any actors that fit that bill, be sure to tell them about it.

This is a clue that House will still be in the hospital for at least a couple of episodes…. Very interesting news!

Episode 5.24: Both Sides Now
Air Date: May 11, 2009

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Tonight’s episode of House is going to be amazing. We’ll get to find out what happens to House now that he’s gone through the world’s fastest detox and slept with Cuddy. We’ve been told that thee’s something shocking about to happen and I can’t wait to find out what it is.

Will House be checked into the looney bin? Will House & Cuddy continue their affair? Will Cameron & Chase actually tie the knot? What other shockers could the writers be building us up to…?

I guess we only have a few more hours until we find out. But while we wait, here are all the spoilers we’ve been given for the episode.

[Photos][Hugh Laurie Talks About S5 and the Finale][Olivia Wilde, Jesse Spencer, Jennifer Morrison Talk About S5 & Finale][Omar Epps, Lisa Edelstein, Peter Jacobson Talk About S5 & Finale][Spoiler Video Clips]

Spoiler - Season Finale:

House and the team are intrigued by Scott (guest star Ashton Holmes), a man whose left brain and right brain operate independently, leaving him with two distinct personalities and no control over some of his actions. As the two sides of Scott’s brain struggle for dominance, his warring personalities make it increasingly difficult for the team to figure out what is causing the unique problem. The team is forced to use some unusual methods to get him to cooperate with their necessary testing. Meanwhile, when House refuses to make an appearance in the clinic, Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) takes an unconventional approach to force House to make up the time with a particular patient (guest star Carl Reiner). [Source: FOX]

Press Release - Season Finale:
HOUSE TAKES ON A CASE OF MIND OVER MATTER AS A PATIENT’S RIGHT AND LEFT BRAIN STRUGGLE FOR DOMINANCE ON THE SEASON FINALE OF “HOUSE” MONDAY, MAY 11, ON FOX

Carl Reiner (“Ocean’s Thirteen”) Guest-Stars

House and the team are intrigued by Scott, a man whose left brain and right brain operate independently, leaving him with two distinct personalities and no control over some of his actions. As the two sides of Scott’s brain struggle for dominance, his warring personalities make it increasingly difficult for the team to figure out what is causing the unique problem. The team is forced to use some unusual methods to get him to cooperate with their necessary testing. Meanwhile, when House refuses to make an appearance in the clinic, Cuddy takes an unconventional approach to force House to make up the time with a particular patient (guest star Reiner) in the “Both Sides Now” episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 11 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-524) (TV-14 D, L)

Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House; Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy; Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman; Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson; Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron; Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase; Peter Jacobson as Dr. Chris Taub; Kal Penn as Dr. Lawrence Kutner; Olivia Wilde as Thirteen

Guest Cast: Carl Reiner as Eugene Schwartz; Anne Dudek as Amber; Ashton Holmes as Scott; Maria Thayer as Annie; Scott Conley as Warren; Sheila Daley as Paula; Richard Sabine as John; Jason Boegh as Leo; William Woff as Minister; Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub; Adam Trahan as Private Stripper; Bobbin Bergstrom as Nurse [Source: FOX]

Episode 5.24: Both Sides Now
Air Date: May 11, 2009

Here are some preview clips that FOX has released for tomorrow night’s season 5 finale of House. Last week, after a ton of buildup, the hookup scene between House & Cuddy lasted all of about 10 seconds. *sigh* It is prime time after all…

In this first clip, we see that Cuddy seems freaked out by the occurrence and she’s trying to put House back at arms’ length. (It may be interesting to find out how long House will let that last.)

Of course, House can’t wait to tell his BFF about his romantic interlude with Cuddy. Wilson’s reaction is priceless:
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Episode 5.24: Both Sides Now
Air Date: May 11, 2009

Here are the spoiler photos for the season 5 finale episode of House. When I look at these photos, I have to wonder what will be the aftermath of the Huddy hookup…but there’s no hint here. But we do get to see that the clinic Patient of the Week (POTW) will be played by Carl Reiner. Reiner is an amazing actor and whatever this situation is about, we have been told it will be revealing for House.

We also see here that the main POTW will be a man with a brain whose two halves operate separately. It’s such an unsual thing that it will be interesting to see how they treat it. I know in the season 3 episode with Dave Matthews, they performed an operation to remove half of his brain in order to help him be better. I wonder if something just as radical will be called for here. It looks like another great episode! But I have to admit that I’m sad that season 5 will be coming to an end….

Cameron (Jennifer Morrison, L) and Chase (Jesse Spencer, R) share an emotional moment in the HOUSE season finale episode “Both Sides Now” airing Monday, May 11 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
[Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Michael Yarish/FOX]

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Episode 5.23: Under My Skin
Air Date: May 4, 2009

Here are some more spoiler clips for Monday’s episode of House. In this first one, it’s clear that House is not doing so well, in fact he looks pretty rough. Watch what happens when Foreman comes to tell him that he needs to come to work to help with a new patient:

This is a very interesting clip. In it, House asks Wilson to sit in on the differentials with him and second guess everything he does because of his lack of sleep. Wilson, of course, needs more information about his friend:
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Episode 5.23: Under My Skin
Air Date: May 4, 2009

Huddy fans, this is the spoiler clip you have been waiting for! FOX released this clip and not only does it prepare us for Monday night’s episode of House, but it sets the whole Huddy mood. (For those of you, new to this site, “Huddy” is the combination of House & Cuddy…)

This clip shows us many of the Huddy scenes building up to the consummation of their relationship, which can only be assumed from this clip, will be happening on Monday’s episode, Under My Skin. Enjoy: