1.05 Damned If You Do
From tv.com: A nun whose hands are red, swollen and cracked is sent to House. The nun believes it is stigmata, but House suspects an allergic reaction. He gives her some pills, which cause her to become unable to breathe. As her condition worsens, her fellow sisters pray for her while House and his team work to discover the cause of her illness while House has to wonder if he misadministered the illness.

This was the first episode of the show I saw and a wonderful introduction to everything about it. It's easy to follow and the characters are actually written well to their purposes.

aww, Juliet was a nun before she got on the Lost island ;) This episode has one of my favorite H/W moments ever in it and for that I will always love it. Yes the conversation at the clinic desk between H and W and the very end when they are eating together. It makes me happy just thinking about it.

Yes, one of my favorite episodes ever! the conversation at the clinic desk between H and W and the very end when they are eating together Besides these, there is the opening scene with them and Cuddy. I love that scene, they are so playful and funny! Those were the days...

It's definitely one of those episodes that is story-driven as opposed to relationship or action.

Yeah, this is one of the episodes that made me fall in love with House. I can watch it again and again. House as detective is when he loses himself in the case and he is so thoroughly himself when he is on the scent: it's great stuff. One tiny bit I love is the foreshadowing that they do in many episodes. You likely miss those bits the first time around but on second (and subsequent) viewings,they jump out at you. In this one, it's when House goes to see the Mother Superior and there's an establishing shot where you see the giant copper pots and pans hanging above House and the nun. It's beautifully composed and a big clue as well. Then when he tastes the tea, well the game's afoot... Agree with sasmom about the Silent Night as played by HL: it's so beautifully and unsentimentally played, my very favorite version. Good times...