EPISODE

9. Larger Than Life

When a man puts his life on the line to save a stranger who fell onto the subway tracks, he emerges from the dramatic scene miraculously unscathed but then suddenly collapses. Meanwhile, House tries to avoid Cuddy's birthday dinner with her opinionated mother, Arlene, and Taub draws unexpected attention when his face graces billboards advertising the hospital.

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When a bassist ( Matthew Lillard ) passes out after saving a woman in a subway station, the team must treat him amidst his newfound celebrity, while he begins to realize he may be a better man than he believed. Meanwhile, House must survive a dinner with Cuddy's mother ( Candice Bergen ), and Taub comes to terms with his marriage after he is featured in an ad for the hospital. Final Diagnosis: Chickenpox Absent: Olivia Wilde as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley

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