"Man of the House" is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season of ''

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on February 20, 2012. The episode marks the return of Dominika Petrova to the series for a mini-arc, and guest stars José Zúñiga as the immigration official.

Plot

House treats a marriage expert who collapses during a seminar. However, as the patient gets worse, so do his feelings about the institution he's an expert on. House's attention is focused on his own "marriage" when his green-card wife Dominika returns in order to prove to the immigration authorities that she and House are in a "bona fide" marriage. Faced with jail for House and deportation for Dominika, this turns into a crash course in which both will learn a little something about love and marriage while they learn about each other. House also decides to formally appoint one of his fellows as the team leader. Final diagnosis: Silent thyroiditis secondary to polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type III.

Reception

''The Onions AV Club gave this episode a B− rating, while Lisa Palmer of TV Fanatic gave it a 3.0/5.0 rating.Palmer L
"House Review: Stand By Your Woman"
TVFanatic.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.

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Medical review of "Man of the House"
{{House (TV series) House season 8 episodes 2012 American television episodes Works about immigration to the United States Television episodes written by Sara Hess