This episode was so well done, at least in my opinion. It was mad cool being inside the patient's head, and he was so quippy despite everything going. What a legend.

Putting you inside the pacient's head while he was trapped was such an amazing decision because makes you feel the nightmare he is living. When he saw his finger moving and thought "I did it" I almost cried.

Oh, the joys of the nervous system. The man is completely disabled aside from eye motion and blinking, and yet his pain receptors work perfectly fine and he can feel every millimeter of that catheter. Because anatomy.

This episode spiked my anxiety something fierce. This is such a nightmare scenario, being alive, unable to control your body and everyone around you thinking you're dead.

The guy saying “please shut up” was just too good. 😂😂😂

This is why you ALWAYS talk to the patient, before, during and after any procedure. ALWAYS presume they can hear and understand everything. I knew a girl who was in a coma for 10 years. Her nurses never talked to her. They would just suddenly grab her tracheostomy (tube in a hole in the neck) and start moving it without talking to her first. She remembered all of this. When she finally "woke up" she was able to react when the nurses did this, although she couldn't talk so she BIT THE NURSES NOSE. I am a student nurse now but have been a carer for years. ALWAYS TALK THROUGH EVERYTHING WITH THE PATIENT NO MATTER WHAT STATE THEY ARE IN.

Locked-In syndrome looks like a nightmare, but through-out this clip, the hope build up is pretty cool, also seeing that technology so he could communicate was neat.

I love how they changed from the patients POV to the regular episode format so as the audience we don't know if hes still alive or not after the brain surgery

And that doctor who wanted to rip his heart out without testing for lock in syndrome should lose his license. As a doctor your suppose to test for EVERYTHING before saying "he is brain dead and he has a good heart for donation." That doctor had his priorities all mixed up.

God I remember after my stroke waking up and being unable to talk. I thought I was, I was trying to, but the nurses tucking me in and starting to do my vitals didn't hear me. I was petrified the entire time that this episode is what was gonna happen to me. Thankfully, I just needed a few days to speak again

I grade locked in syndrome as one of THE worst things to experience. I've never experienced it my self, but I've read the stories, seen videos of people who recovered and those who didn't. It's must be absolutely terrifying being locked in your own body like that, fully aware, but can't do nothing.

This episode was quite unique from the other in the series cuz it showed a different angle and a different perspective

Mos Def is a great actor. He really should be in more shows and movies.

I like how the team was happy to let the poor man know what they were doing and what it was going to achieve even though he couldn't respond. When I see that in real life it always warms me, so many who wake up remember not being treated like a corpse.

Love how my guy is kinda chill throughout this living nightmare of a situation 2:25 “oh that’s very thoughtful of you” lmaaooo

Tech is so cool - the communication with a diagnosed brain dead patient between his doctors was so well done!!!

Honestly massive props to the actor here. It is shockingly difficult to play dead like that

Audition for this patient's part: "OK, can you just lie there and do nothing? No, no, no. No emotion, no movement. Nothing. ... Yeah, that's more like it. Do it again--but more so. ... That's it! You're brilliant! You're perfect for the part. You're hired. See you on set Monday morning."

I hope that they talk to the other doctor so he can know that House was right, hopefully stops that mess from happening too many times

That "Welcome back" followed with the "I did it" warmed my heart

This episode is so weird. If you see it for the first time it gives you anxiety. But if you see it a second time it's so comforting.

To think he was gonna be thrown into an organ bin by an impatient heartless moron. I can't imagine what it would be like for people who actually do end up like this to be sitting there as their doctor plans organ donation. Makes me feel afraid of that possibly happening to me as well. At least he got to use the force... well pseudo force. Using just his brain to move the pointer on the screen would be cool.

I had a cousin who "lived" with "locked in syndrome" for decades. All she could control was her eyelids. But her MIND was all there. Eventually everyone learned to communicate with her yes and no eye blinks. The possibility that conscious people with no discernible brain activity are not dead, but conscious is very real.

As much of a nightmare as it would be to be in this guy's situation, I kinda love this patient. "Please, shut up." "That must be what that insecure doctor saw." "Oh, that's...very thoughtful of you..." I think he might be my favorite patient from the show.

This has gotta be my most favorite episode of all of House. They took a massive risk going from the patients POV and it really payed off

I have a friend who became brain dead after a bad car accident. Took all of the force to his drivers door and instantly turned off his brain activity. So sad to imagine he could've went through something like this, although this is a show, it shows the reality of it... miss you Brian

Irl the butcher doctor would have sliced the patient, and no one would have even found out 😭

I remember having sleep paralysis once where I woke up but couldn't move for almost 10 minutes and it was the scariest thing ever. Couldn't imagine being in that state.

Bad Dr: I completely disagree with Dr. House Patient (to himself): "please shut up" 😂

God, the "I did it" part really makes you feel hopeful for the patient.

I like the third person pov, it makes the episode more comedic like when screaming "Nonono!!!" and at the same time knowing what the patient was thinking. In contrast to other episodes, when it was simply just he says she says it says, and never much focus on the patient.

This was one of my 2 all time favorite episodes. Mos Def did an excellent job even though he had very little movement (well, almost none, I suppose).

The plot of this episode would have fit perfectly into some black mirror scenario. Especially the closing lines are perfect!

wow a lot of that was really depressing but the end with him seeing his own lifted finger made me so happy I was about to cry, never saw this show before but man it has some really good writing. Very emotional and the perspective made you feel really connected with the character.

Just imagine how many people with locked in syndrome had to go through being on life support for years, feeling, seeing and hearing everything before being taken off of life support. One of the worst ways to die.

Loved when he thought "jesus, the last thing i ate is gonna be the last thing i ate?" SUPERB writing! Put things into perspective. Enjoying daily things because you don't know when its the last time you'll do them

If it wasn’t for a doctor like House being in a hospital bed next to a patient with locked in syndrome - an absolutely IMPOSSIBLE SCENARIO - this guy would have had his organs donated. I have anxiety. We need real Dr. Houses roaming the streets protecting us from everything at all times.

I'm glad House found him before those hacks could slice him open. The ending where he starts to regain movement is so uplifting and really made me smile.

This reminds me so much of the movie/ book "Butterfly and Diving Bell". Being locked in in your own body is a nightmare scenario...

I want to see the expression on the doctor who was going to harvest his organs

This episode is scary accurate to how many doctors diagnose people who have traumatic head injuries or those slow to come out of a coma..I work in an ICU step down and some of our patients come to us so broken..with a myriad of health complications Who may have been labeled a lost cause somewhere else! Our team is dedicated, ethicality trained and work our butts off to give endless opportunities for improvement! We all celebrate milestones with the patients and families 💞

The patient will surely thank house after this.. house is literally his saviour from being an organ farm

Ok this is my new favorite clip. I want to see this episode in full. “We’re going to put you out before we drill the hole.” “Oh… well that’s very thoughtful of you.”

The funniest part of House is how doctors are always at bedside, inserting foleys, drawing blood.

i almost cried, made me so happy to see him finally making it

2:09 is the real nightmare scenario. God bless this man for going through that pain

Kudos to the person who is keeping this channel alive to this day, that person is the MVP edit: yee guys i didnt notice that i wrote chanel instead of channel sorry for causing confusion lmao

The first Doctor is the reason why my mother refused to let us sign up to be transplant donors when it was first brought in, she believed if an accident happened that Doctors wouldn’t bother trying to save patients in order to provide transplants. Her friends son had brain damage after an accident, the Doctors told his parents that he would be in a vegetative state and it was best to let him die. They fought for him but ended up being convinced to turn life support off, he had other plans, kept breathing, heart beating and eventually woke from his coma. Had to relearn a lot of things and is now married with kids, working too. The main noticeable thing is he slurs words when he’s tired.

What's truly scary 😨 Is that this has happened A Dr dismiss patient's brain isn't really dead" only to rush to use the body's Organs because the hospital gets paid a fortune for all organs an tissue used....

This episode got me more than any other. Locked In has to be one of the scariest conditions

when his finger moved... I yellrd "Yeah... MOS DEF!!". This dude is amazing on many levels.

The scariest thing imaginable. To be trapped in you own body like a prison.

Hands down the best episode of House

I do enjoy how this one was edited, satisfying ending

Thanks for uploading all of the medical/patient scenes from this episode, beginning to end.

One of my favorite shows all time, House is a legend...

I love how differently this episode was filmed. They tried something different to give the audience the experience of the person who was being treated and I love how it turned out. It’s super heartwarming. You can’t help but smile at every little milestone he makes.

Kutner was House’s true successor. Even with the way he died.

I’ve never felt more relieved to hear House’s voice at the start

I can imagine this feeling is very much like attempting to move your ears. You put all your brain power into moving them and can feel the muscles that are supposed to move but in the end nothing happens. Though I don’t know what it’d feel like to have this happen to my entire body

😳this makes me wonder how many patients died for real because of doctors who were so eager for body parts to actually check for locked in syndrome . This is not the first time I have heard of this.

This happened to a real guy named Martin Pistorius and he wrote a book about it called Ghost Boy. He was stuck in his body for years and even endured abuse before they realized he was actually conscious but with no way to communicate it or move muscles. So grateful to God for the little things that we often take for granted like breathing, moving, the activity of limbs, all with a conscious mind 🙏🏾

Such a good episode. Nice change of pace. I sure do hope the next episode is just as light hearted

I like the blink scene because it takes him multiple trys until he realizes that he wants to blink but he cant. Its how i would imagine it to be if u are in this state. U have the reflex to do it and because its so natural u dont realize at first that u cant do it anymore. Grade A acting

Be careful of open wounds during floods.

your dying of a paper cut bit got me crying didn't expect him to be so blunt 10/10 doctor

That, “I did it.” Gave me chills.

honestly miss this show so much... best medical drama!!!! Euphoria will always be my favorite, but all of them were so good its hard to narrow it down with episodes like this to pick a favorite from.

This is a terrifying nightmare in so many levels and hopefully it doesn't happen to people.

A few years back, I smoked right before I watched this episode for the first time. Figured I'd get a lil toasty, sit back, watch some House... Long story short, I haven't smoked since.

Mos Def is so good that he can lie there immobile and still give us a great character.

I'm so glad that there are professionals that understand that even patients in a coma are able to hear or perceive things, even if it's at a very rudimentary level. Locked in syndrome sounds like the scariest thing

Mos Def is so good in this episode

I sometimes get nightmares where I'm laying on my bed paralyzed. These moments only last a couple of minutes until I wake up. I don't know how patients with Locked In Syndrome handle it to be honest

Literally one of the best episodes of any TV show

I love this show sm. Glad they understand this person and didn't give up on him.

Great series and great acting in particular!

Hell I miss this show so much, I might rewatch the whole thing AGAIN

I love the experimental episodes like this!

This must be terrifying. Being trapped within your own body unable to move.

by far one of my favourite episodes from house. it is such a unique idea, putting the viewer in the mind of someone with locked-in syndrome

mosdef did a great job. with this episode. this show is so good

The "I did it" at the end always chokes me up ugh

Lovely, educational and touching ❤ nailed it guys... 👌🏻👍🏻

God I don't remember this episode although I was just a kid when I saw House on TV (and the perks of cable tv and not being able to watch the weekly episode so you had to go on with never seeing it) This was amazing and I can't believe I will go into the house rabbit hole twice this year as any other year See you in more episodes

whoever was given a raise should be keeping this channel alive

Beautiful episode!

My man didn't lost hope in a single moment.

We need a VR game based on this! The concept of not being able to do anything, but respond in your head, look around, blink, it would be very interesting to see something like that! Please reply if there is one already!

Ya gotta love Mos Def. He killed it.

The first doctor was so desperate for a heart transplant, he was willing to risk killing someone totally alive with no room for discussion.

This was the first episode of House I came across and have been hooked ever since

The fact the first doctor insulted House's intelligence probably made him more determined to prove him wrong.

this has got to be by far one of my worst nightmares

Fantastic that they didn't chop this one. I remembered this episode fondly, so I watched, expecting the dreaded cut off. Happily surprised.

The thought of being trapped in ur own body losing all motor functions is just frightening!!😮 Brilliantly shot and acted episode!!!

I love watching House wipe the floor with that absolute fool of an emergency room doctor.

For those who are wondering. This is a scene from the nineteenth episode of the fifth season of House. The name of the episode is Locked In. It aired on March 30, 2009. Large portions of the episode are shown from the perspective of the patient, who retains consciousness but lacks the ability to move. House is injured in a motorcycle accident in Middletown, New York, and finds himself in bed next to a patient (Mos Def) suffering from locked-in syndrome after a bicycling accident. His attending doctor diagnoses brain death, and suggests transplanting his heart into another patient. House notices the patient following the doctors with his eyes, and is immediately interested in taking up his case. Thirteen suggests a well-placed tumor, so the team does an MRI. House sees a lesion on the scan. However, the patient's attending thinks the patient has an infection and has him on antibiotics. House tells the patient if he has cancer, the antibiotics could kill him. However, they could almost kill him, in which case it would confirm that the patient doesn't have an infection. Just then, the patient seizes. Communicating through blinking, the patient requests transfer to Princeton Plainsboro. The team plans to do a brain biopsy on the new patient, but he loses his eyelid movement in the operation, and with that, his only way to communicate with the doctors. Dr. Taub suggests they should use a brain-computer interface for communication with the patient. It takes the patient a while, but he finally manages to shift the arrow up, showing he's still mentally present. Communicating via yes or no (up for yes and down for no) on the computer, the team takes the patient's history. He claims he did not visit St. Louis, contradicting his wife. Because he is unable to explain himself, his wife concludes that he has had an affair. Further investigation reveals that the patient has stayed at a friend's home, in order to maintain the facade of a successful business. Unbeknownst to his wife, he was moonlighting as a janitor, where he was exposed to cadmium, leading the team to believe that he has heavy metal poisoning. Thirteen notices that he has a tear in the epithelial cells in his eye, and a fluorescein stain reveals ulcerative keratitis. Cameron suggests the team does a lumbar puncture, noting that polys (polymorphonuclear leukocytes) would mean it's varicella, and lymphs, Behçet's. During the lumbar puncture however, the patient crashes. They bring him back, but his foot starts to itch, which he manages to communicate to the team after several questions. This indicates liver failure. Thirteen suggests that the dying liver released toxins which led to locked-in syndrome. Foreman suggests that the liver, kidney and eye point towards sclerosing cholangitis. House orders a biopsy to confirm. As the team gets ready to perform the biopsy, Kutner notices a rash on Thirteen's wrist, where some of the patient's urine had spilled. He deduces that it is a rash due to leptospirosis, which was transferred from rats, living in the basement where the patient had stayed. Sure enough, the patient has a paper cut on his index finger. The treatment is started, and Kutner manages to get the patient to lift a finger. The patient gradually regains control of his body, and thanks House, who has gone to the patient's room to retrieve a recorder which he's been using to listen in on his team from under the patient's pillow. Meanwhile, Wilson gets curious as to why House was in Middletown. At the end of the episode, Wilson finds out that House was there to see a psychiatrist, and confronts him on the issue. House reluctantly acknowledges Wilson's accusation, but says he is not going to continue any further sessions. The episode ends with Wilson predicting House will end up alone, and showing that House's vision blurs in a similar fashion to the "locked-in" patient as he looks towards Wilson. Foreman also tells the patient that he bought his first girlfriend a silver necklace and she never wore it, so he never bought his girlfriends jewelry again, until he met Thirteen. He bought her a bracelet, but again, she doesn't appear to be wearing it. Later during the liver biopsy, Kutner asks Thirteen why she's not wearing her bracelet. Foreman says he didn't realize she was wearing it at all, and Thirteen questions why Kutner noticed but not Foreman. Kutner then notices Thirteen's rash, which he attributes to the patient's urine which could have entered through a scratch from the bracelet. 🙂🙂🙂🙂

One of the best episodes

I don’t think I’ve ever been more anxious watching this episode. But how they put you into the view of the patient is amazing, and honestly this makes it one of my favourite episodes of this show