Also Foreman is the logical pick considering his position as Dean and his overall way of doing things, in a post Wilson future he might be able to help House if he needed it
Okay, I haven't watched much of this season because what I've seen was utter garbage, but didn't House treat Foreman WORSE than he did Cuddy when she was dean of the hospital? Like, he focused SO hard to troll and undermine Foreman like when he ordered that garage door thing built in his office, of even in this finale the whole flushing down the tickets thing that destroyed part the hospital including THE THIRD MRI machine in the series, how is this respect for Foreman after he got him his license back and out of prison on parole??
and it shows as well: He's mean in fair weather - but as soon as the sea gets really rough, he's there for those who need him. That's probably the best quality friend you can get.
I could also see House being willing to submit a false positive with the cancer thing to Wilson. Though Wilson may know cancer from a medical standpoint, he can be easily duped. He can convince himself he has 4-6 months to life based on the average expectancy and go with it. After 6 months House would reveal to him he really doesn't have cancer and say something along the lines of "You worry too much, I just convinced you that you have cancer and we had fun for several months!"
house talked about how Wilson's uncle had barin tumor, maybe the girl had tumor also, but NO the girl had another disease while Wilson at the end was having Brain tumor
This is the greatest gift he could give Wilson, to give up the rest of his professional life which he dearly loved (despite his protests to the contrary), because he loved Wilson more and wanted him to live life to the fullest until the end.
@@oolala53 nothing super bad I think it was like 6 months in prison for flooding the toilets and wrecking an MRI machine or something. It was just that Wilson only had 6 months left that fucked it all up
@@WolfgangStengelHouse is addicted to solving medical case. This might get in his determination to accompany Wilson. By faking his death, he make sure that he won't be able to get back to solving case, even if he wants to.
@@sheepuswoolius Maybe. I mean, it is one of the best series I've ever seen, but even that may not justify the borderline cult following it has. But then again, it's still nothing compared to the Trekkie or SW fandoms.
@@Bollibompa in what world is breaking bad underrated lol, you can't talk about shows without someone talking about their oh so religious experience with the show, people talk about it like it was their loans were pardoned or something
@@sheenamustard3866 That would depend on what he wants. Especially in the American justice system a good laywer with a good witness can do some pretty magic ina courtroom. House wanted to be punished for the car thing, but if he truly wanted back into medicin he would find a way. Some years jail might await him still, but afterwards it is just the medical board to get his license. Some of them even may have known Wilson personally. He faked his death to be at the side of his friend, a doctor who went above anything to be there for his cancer patients. Wilson deserved this so it isnt that hard for a person smart like House to emotionally manipulate people to forgive him. Talking of manipulating is maybe a bit harsh, because after all he did it for Wilson and it is basically an honest appeal to their humnaity. Maybe he never gets over his grief and kills himself. He was "mentally" kinda there in the fiery building. He bounced back, but it is unclear if it finaly truly clicked for him. I doubt he would do the dark matter stuff. House might be intrigued by the "ultimate" puzzle, but it is also very likely not to be solved by him/his lifetime and him running into intelectual dead ends wont give him the kicks his junky attitude craves.
My theory for why House revealed the truth to Foreman: Yes, partly because he saw most of himself in him and respected him but also beacuse Foreman witnessed his death. Foreman thought House could have escaped and chose not to and witnessed the whole thing, that's a huge thing to live through, and House knew it's not right to do that to a "friend".
If anything really, House saw himself in Chase. Chase took over the department not just because he had the most time there, but Chase's methods and mentality were almost identical to House. I do agree he left it to give him closure as a friend.
Forman picked up the baton when it fell. He held the position in his absence. Chase was passed the torch. Chase is literally House’s replacement. There’s a whole video of Chase mirroring House over the course of the series including a scene where House explicitly says he’s working to make Chase a better version of himself. That said, I think the “he witnessed the whole thing” is a strong point and likely did play a big factor. Additionally, Forman saved Wilson, by physically restraining him when wanted to rush in and save House. And despite his connection with Chase, I think Forman is the one he respected the most. Which also likely played a role in his decision to reveal his last trick.
@@BerserkCD Foreman had some traits of House but Chase was always more like house and had more of the "well that works, why not" acceptance of House. We know despite the jokes, Chase was never a bootlicker. He geniously found House funny and were cool with him. Look at his unbroken trust in House after the stabbing in the interview with foremands former boss. Their "heart to to heart" after Chase punished House just to get the rest of his back, House respecting the hussle etc. Foreman always had down what was "right" even if risky which got "honed" by working for house with cuddy at the helm. He took actions like the crazy move with the 2 black brothers etc, but if you paid close attention he was never the guy with the crazy solution/idea. That was chase very often. It makes sense that Chase becomes House 2.0 and Foreman becomes Cuddy 2.0. The mad genious and the qualified guy who knows what is right and even if crazy, has the judgment when to trust the mad genious.
Didn't just witness it, Foreman was the one who was going to report house and send him back to jail which everyone assumed is what drove him into a downward spiral ending in his death. He absolutely would have blamed himself on some level. Foreman's also the only character who was with house across the entire show and even filled in when House had to leave. They certainly weren't friends but they were somehow closer than friends. Foreman wasn't just offering platitudes when he said he loved House at the funeral.
It is so incredibly difficult to end a long running TV series in a really satisfactory way. In my opinion very few shows manage it, but House is one of the few that nailed it. Fantastic ending.
In my opinion it craved more, it ended with me wanting to have closure for a couple of things: How did Cuddy proceed in life after the incident, did she cope? Was she finally happy? Thirteen, how long did she live on for? Did House help her euthanize? Did Chase hire back thirteen, what happened to Cameron, did they become friends again? That's only a handfull, I think at the same time the ending was really well put together, but also it left me with an abundance of questions unanswered, and I dont like that. The ending for me was wholesome, yet gutwrenching and in a way teasing.
As rude, obnoxious and sarcastic he was, Dr House had his moments where he could understand the pain and suffering of others...and that's why he is such a complex and enigmatic character.
House is actually a very sentimental man, the issue comes that his life was filled with misery, so that misery of his was coped by his wits and sarcasm
From a writing standpoint he is my favorite type of protagonist - a flawed one. It made the show so incredibly interesting. The writers of house were absolutely fantastic.
I don't have one friend that would fake their own death to spend my last 5 months with me. As abrasive as House was. His heart was bigger than anyone's.
10:33 I like how it all starts with Wilson manipulating House to take the case and it is established in the first 10 mins that House hates clinic duty but will do loads of it for Wilson. It truly isn't about what they say but it's about what they do.
The only critique I can give to this ending is that they didn't use "You can't always get what you want" as the background music for the final minutes of the show. The show started with that song and it should have ended with that song.
Well, I can certainly see how "You can't always get what you want" and "Enjoy yourself while you're still in the pink" are thematically linked. A large part of the reason why we can't always get what we want is that we're going to die someday. So we better enjoy life while it lasts. The last song could have even been intended as an indirect callback to the Stones song.
@@oana9501 true, but a man who faked his death would be facing, in this case, parole violation, arson, theft, desecration of a corpse, (potentially) fraud, and murder charges, lol
House says "I'm dead, Wilson" then he fades away. Wilson looks around confused, then looks in his pocket to find a bottle of Vicodin, which he takes a handful of and walks away, roll credits.
I think that the weight of what House did is immense. He literally "died" for his friend. He can never live a normal life again. Because without Wilson he doesn't want to. "I'm dead. What do you want to do for the next 5 months." After all the bullshit, House gave Wilson his undivided attention, and care for him until the end.
The only ONE complain I will always have with the finale is that we don't see Cuddy. She just was such big and relevant part of the show that it is a shame they couldn't get Lisa Edelstein to appear in the very last episode even for a moment. Other than that, the finale was poetic
@@vladimirarangogiraldo828 She would say "I forgive you; I love you". Or perhaps better yet, she shows through her actions that she loves and forgives him, perhaps placing a flower next to a photo of them together in happier times.
@@vladimirarangogiraldo828 I feel like even if she wouldn't come to the funeral, she would appear as an hallucination. It's a bit absurd that she doesn't when Amber, Kutner and even Stacy do
The age comparison in itself is so obvious LOL First episode of the first season and final episode of the final season, you can absolutely see the growth, the maturity and the experience written all over their faces, in every wrinkle, every facial features, every strand of hair and in their mannerism. This what makes this series so amazing; as you watch, you grow up along with all the characters and experience all their ups and downs throughout the seasons.
I hate to break this to you(well I don't actually), but House was a fictional series. The characters were fictional. They didn't die, because they were never alive in the first place.
@@irbennettpretty sure we all know that. That wasn't the point of the original post. Every story that shows character growth is great, and even better when you get to see it over a span of several years. The characters are relatable and entertaining and feel like they are a part of you.
Can't say for sure how I feel about the ending, but I can say that it seems rather poetic that he did it for Wilson in the end as he did in the beginning
Yep, and how such a selfish man did the most selfless thing ever in the end. He sacrificed his career, was unable to contact those he loved, and probably gave up Vicodin (how could he get a prescription after that?) just to spend 5 months with his friend.
I used to have arguments with mates about the finale: They would say “He admitted He’s dead” and I would say “Hyperbole”. House is literally the modern Sherlock, just as complicated and messed up but also equally a genius. House & Wilson kicked on until Wilson passed from cancer. But at least House wasn’t ruining anyone elses life as a result of Him being present anymore - which is something of a reoccurring issue throughout the series that typically, he’s too late to realise the fault made.
Sherlock Holmes finally defeated Moriarty by faking his own death. House MD is supposed to be Sherlock Holmes. That's where they got the inspiration for the series. Most cases on the show are real life cases doctors submitted papers for after the fact. They're public domain you can find most of them if you look hard enough. They're obviously very dramatized though.
Robin Tunney holding a special place in history as Dr. Gregory House's first onscreen patient, kicking off one helluva run for the folks at Princeton Plainsboro.
In the entire show, Wilson kept giving everything for Greg, his marriages, his career, he gave excuses about having a pathological need to help the need. But at the end, House showed his loyalty and love to Wilson. His entire life and purpose for 5 months. 5 months, for an entire life. That's love.
I like to think that after Wilson's death House faked some papers in some foreign country and became a nice doctor, helpful to others and pilar of his community, but still upholding his unwavering ethics and commitment to ultimate good and truth
Warren Zevon recorded the vocal for “Keep Me in your Heart for a While” when somebody on his team noticed he was having what would be his last decent day. They arranged to get the equipment to his living room. A very good choice for an ending.
It’s been 12 years since it’s ended. I doubt one will ever happen, if it hasn’t happened by now. lol. They intended to leave it as it was, which I like the idea of. But an epilogue would be nice
Eh the medical side didn’t make a lot of sense. I don’t know any infectious disease mds who are forced to work as general practitioners in a clinic because they made their boss mad. It also does not make sense that house would avoid doing work. Mds are paid based on seeing patients. If he is not seeing any he is getting paid $0.
@@CodenameCat-go4xn you can’t survive without making money. If your seeing less than one patient a week your making less money than a kid with a part time job at McDonald’s
@@Diabolos1007 "When the time comes, I will kill you". Mercy killing. And of course being officially dead, no-one is going to suspect him. Would make a wonderful epilogue scene.
Funny story, could be one of the most miraculous thing I witnessed. It was one day I just finished watching The Mentalist, my then favorite show. Wanted a new thing to watch, and randomly clicked on this interesting medical show. Lo and behold, the first episode opened with Robin Tunney, who played Lisbon in The Mentalist. Thought I was crazy and went even crazier when I realized I did in fact pressed play on an entirely new series and not a new episode of The Mentalist. I’ve never received a clearer message. Never have I felt something was so perfectly made for me other than that moment. I knew then I’d love the show and here I am six years later still loving it, maybe even more as I’ve grown. Watching the first clip made me so emotional, it brings me back to that feeling when I first discovered it. That disbelief of seeing someone you’re so familiar with in something completely new. Then comes the adoration with all the new characters and this new life you’re told. House will forever be that show for me, coincidentally, like my home. Everybody lies but this one comes from the heart, kudos to the House MD team for keeping the story alive 🥂
Wilson was a lot more like House than he would have liked to admit. He was good at putting up a front because he had to as an oncologist, but you can tell that he had only slightly more tolerance for BS than House did.
When the cancer overtook him, both he and Wilson knew that Wilson would help him end his life peacefully. One of the reasons he valued Wilson's friendship. Although, House never wanted a patient to give up, over time he knew the decision was in the hands of the patient, and there were times when the end is the end.
Not entirely true: there was a child with a terminal illness: while blunt he laid out the prospect of pain to no good end and offered a way out of the pain in a rather caring manner. And of course there was his promise to thirteen
Forgot the name of the episode. House was badgering a woman who wanted to keep her curves but had a tumor. She believed that men wouldn't love her body anymore if she got the surgery, and House talked her into getting the surgery by saying something she could go to websites and find men who love scars... Something like that. A very good episode.
This is one of the few shows that left at the right time while still going high. It finished on a high with didn't that made sense and everybody's arc realized.
I watched every one of his episodes this in its entirety with the exception of the end. I was so angry how they allowed him to descend so badly into his addiction and what he went through . When I saw that his building blew up and he was inside that was it I was done.. I never watched the true ending. I was crying so badly. I was so disappointed they killed him off. This was one of my favorite shows. Thank you for putting this together.. now, I can rewatch it again and not cry. Thank you.
Another keen eye here noticed. Wilsons driving a taurus sho at @ 16:02. 300ish horsepower awd twin turbo v6. And during the earlier parts of the show he had v8 powered volvo s80 and houses honda cbr 1000rr 😅.
There was so much grey episodes starting around ambers death, Kutners suicide, House hallucinating in the 4-5 episodes leading up to him going to rehab, a few episodes toward the end of season 6, and episodes after Cuddy leaves him, and then basically most of season 8 is gray
@@Grand_Master_Skywalker they are referring to the difference in color tone between the pilot/first episode - one is near black and white but with orange highlights all over the place, the rest of the series has a more even color pallet, but they are all reduced down.
And in the end, after all that show where everyone knew House and who he was, in the end his friendship with Wilson was more important than anything. His career, his apartment, his leg pain, his vicodin, his whole life. House prided himself on his logic and rationality. To him, this was a rational decision, and given how much everyone, including his friends, seemed to annoy and enrage him, in the end he proved that people actually are the most important elements of his life. When the choice is between your life and your friend's last five months, you go with your friend's last five months. It brings full circle the whole show's central premise that despite it all, despite seeming to hate them and thinking they were the worst part of his job and day, people matter to House. They were always his foremost concern.
Really cool thing I noticed watching back the clips. The song that plays in the final episode, the enjoy yourself song, had played seasons earlier The earliest I could find was when House is in the bar and realizes he is still hallucinating Amber, and then Amber starts singing on the stage. Amber is singing Enjoy Yourself
House treated his first onscreen patient because of Wilson, then he "dies" because of Wilson again. At the Wilson was House's motivation to have some humanity. It's sad that they didn't even bring Lisa Edelstein for the funeral scene
Yeah, TV doctors are pretty amazing...versus real life "Everybody, take this experimental jab that hasn't been adequately tested, and don't question anything".
You know, as much as I absolutely loved the first 5 seasons, I never ended up finishing the series. Season 7 was so terrible, then the start of 8 seemed like more of the same, so I stopped watching. Never knew how it ended until just now, watching this. Wish we could have gotten the finale just a couple seasons sooner. I remember watching a special features commentary on the show. They were celebrating the 100th episode which, coincidentally, was in the back half of season 5. I forget who it was, but one of the people involved in the show said that it was an important milestone, as it makes syndication so much easier. It really feels like they let it slide afterwards IMO. I will forever be thankful to House for getting me through a hard time: the passing of my grandfather. He and I were close, and I often modelled my life after him. One week of his passing, I watched the season 5 finale, and was introduced to the song As Tears Go By. Really hit me, listening to that. I would go for daily walks in the evening for months, listening to that song, and thinking of my grandfather. I don't even know what the song was meant to be about, but to me it was about loss and the passing of time. Sounds like a sad thing to do every evening, but for me it was cathartic.
I have a grown engineer son, who is autistic and much like House. He even looks like House. He married a special ed teacher who “gets” him. This brave lovely woman made him more human and taught him empathy and love. Watching House used to make me chuckle because I could often see my son in his outsmarting everyone around him antics. Mr. Laurie surely deserved an Emmy…the whole crew did.
This is one of my favorite shows of all time.... My mom got me to start watching it and on of my last good memories with her was watching the last season together not long before she died.
House is going to lose his friend...His friend is going to die. There's no 'getting what you need' in any of this. When the World is Running Down by the Police would have been equally appropriate.
@@minrityreprt6302 I think they do get what they need. Five months alone with each other with no holds barred, finally honest and open, everything laid out on the table and the world as their oyster. I think for those two, that's a pretty alright ending.
I don't think people get that the end of House MD is a happy ending. The most selfish, egotistical, miserable character who hates everything and everyone sacrificed his life and career to spend a few months with his best friend. Now that's a character arc.
OK - The Warren Zevon at the end rips my soul out! [If you don't know, Warren knew he was dying and stopped and wrote an album or his most heartfelt works before leaving the planet]
Started watching this show at the same time I started playing Doom Eternal, and watched the last episode at the same time I finished Doom Eternal (the DLC part 2). The best experience of my life. Watching a 10/10 show at the same time as playing a 10/10 game. My dopamine receptors have never recovered after that.
It's crazy how the actors aged... Like look at Wilson, House, Chase, Cameron in the Pilot. They look so young and fresh. However, in the last episode they look like they went through a lot.
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Still love that he let Foremen know he was alive. I think he respected Foremen the most which is why he was the most hard on him.
Yup. I tear up every time I see this episode.
Also Foreman is the logical pick considering his position as Dean and his overall way of doing things, in a post Wilson future he might be able to help House if he needed it
I don't get it... How did he manage to do that?
Okay, I haven't watched much of this season because what I've seen was utter garbage, but didn't House treat Foreman WORSE than he did Cuddy when she was dean of the hospital? Like, he focused SO hard to troll and undermine Foreman like when he ordered that garage door thing built in his office, of even in this finale the whole flushing down the tickets thing that destroyed part the hospital including THE THIRD MRI machine in the series, how is this respect for Foreman after he got him his license back and out of prison on parole??
B@@theinversion-wr after he left, house left his card under formans chair after his funeral
"How do you want to spend your last 5 months?" That phrase there shows exactly how good of a friend House was.
Yep, tanked his own career and life for his best friend's last five months to be the best possible. THAT is a friend.
he has no life without Wilson so it doesn't matter what happens after h does House knows life won't be the same
The point of the episode was that house did change despite the motif throughout the entire show of nobody changes
and it shows as well: He's mean in fair weather - but as soon as the sea gets really rough, he's there for those who need him.
That's probably the best quality friend you can get.
I could also see House being willing to submit a false positive with the cancer thing to Wilson. Though Wilson may know cancer from a medical standpoint, he can be easily duped. He can convince himself he has 4-6 months to life based on the average expectancy and go with it. After 6 months House would reveal to him he really doesn't have cancer and say something along the lines of "You worry too much, I just convinced you that you have cancer and we had fun for several months!"
I love how House faked his own death to get out of Clinic Duty.
Thats actually a pretty House thing to do
What a hero
@johndoe70770 that is asinine
No Cuddy, he could pretty much do anything.
But its not lupus
3:32
"Brain tumor, she's gonna die, boring."
19:36
"Cancer's boring"
I love this show and I never even connected that! Thank you!!
Oooo good catch. Never noticed. That’s good writing
so the series ends the same way as MacGyver? I call rip off.
Like the first and last conversations on Seinfeld being about the top shirt button. Great catch!
house talked about how Wilson's uncle had barin tumor, maybe the girl had tumor also, but NO the girl had another disease while Wilson at the end was having Brain tumor
This is the greatest gift he could give Wilson, to give up the rest of his professional life which he dearly loved (despite his protests to the contrary), because he loved Wilson more and wanted him to live life to the fullest until the end.
Wasn’t house actually in a lot of other trouble that would’ve given him reason to fake his death besides Wilson having terminal cancer?
@@oolala53 nothing super bad I think it was like 6 months in prison for flooding the toilets and wrecking an MRI machine or something. It was just that Wilson only had 6 months left that fucked it all up
Couldn't he just have taken a sabbatical tough?
@@WolfgangStengelHouse is addicted to solving medical case. This might get in his determination to accompany Wilson. By faking his death, he make sure that he won't be able to get back to solving case, even if he wants to.
@@WolfgangStengelhe broke his parole so he would’ve had to go bad to prison for 6 months, when Wilson was told he only has 5 months
It's still hard to believe that Hugh Laurie never won an Emmy for House. He was nominated almost every season (except maybe 2?) for lead actor.
Not that hard to believe if you consider he was competing against Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad most years.
@@Navajonkee Breaking bad is so overrated
@@sheepuswoolius Maybe. I mean, it is one of the best series I've ever seen, but even that may not justify the borderline cult following it has. But then again, it's still nothing compared to the Trekkie or SW fandoms.
@@sheepuswoolius
You mean underrated?
@@Bollibompa in what world is breaking bad underrated lol, you can't talk about shows without someone talking about their oh so religious experience with the show, people talk about it like it was their loans were pardoned or something
Perfect ending with House and Wilson riding off together.
In the end they were all each other had, women and careers and trials came and went but in the end they were always there for each other
So want to know what happens to the character post Wilson
@@sheenamustard3866 I guess he'd be researching on dark matter? lol
Ya good show. Sad ending for Wilson
@@sheenamustard3866 That would depend on what he wants. Especially in the American justice system a good laywer with a good witness can do some pretty magic ina courtroom. House wanted to be punished for the car thing, but if he truly wanted back into medicin he would find a way. Some years jail might await him still, but afterwards it is just the medical board to get his license. Some of them even may have known Wilson personally. He faked his death to be at the side of his friend, a doctor who went above anything to be there for his cancer patients. Wilson deserved this so it isnt that hard for a person smart like House to emotionally manipulate people to forgive him. Talking of manipulating is maybe a bit harsh, because after all he did it for Wilson and it is basically an honest appeal to their humnaity.
Maybe he never gets over his grief and kills himself. He was "mentally" kinda there in the fiery building. He bounced back, but it is unclear if it finaly truly clicked for him.
I doubt he would do the dark matter stuff. House might be intrigued by the "ultimate" puzzle, but it is also very likely not to be solved by him/his lifetime and him running into intelectual dead ends wont give him the kicks his junky attitude craves.
My theory for why House revealed the truth to Foreman: Yes, partly because he saw most of himself in him and respected him but also beacuse Foreman witnessed his death. Foreman thought House could have escaped and chose not to and witnessed the whole thing, that's a huge thing to live through, and House knew it's not right to do that to a "friend".
If anything really, House saw himself in Chase. Chase took over the department not just because he had the most time there, but Chase's methods and mentality were almost identical to House. I do agree he left it to give him closure as a friend.
Foreman inherited House's position first.
Forman picked up the baton when it fell. He held the position in his absence.
Chase was passed the torch. Chase is literally House’s replacement. There’s a whole video of Chase mirroring House over the course of the series including a scene where House explicitly says he’s working to make Chase a better version of himself.
That said, I think the “he witnessed the whole thing” is a strong point and likely did play a big factor. Additionally, Forman saved Wilson, by physically restraining him when wanted to rush in and save House.
And despite his connection with Chase, I think Forman is the one he respected the most. Which also likely played a role in his decision to reveal his last trick.
@@BerserkCD Foreman had some traits of House but Chase was always more like house and had more of the "well that works, why not" acceptance of House. We know despite the jokes, Chase was never a bootlicker. He geniously found House funny and were cool with him.
Look at his unbroken trust in House after the stabbing in the interview with foremands former boss. Their "heart to to heart" after Chase punished House just to get the rest of his back, House respecting the hussle etc.
Foreman always had down what was "right" even if risky which got "honed" by working for house with cuddy at the helm. He took actions like the crazy move with the 2 black brothers etc, but if you paid close attention he was never the guy with the crazy solution/idea. That was chase very often.
It makes sense that Chase becomes House 2.0 and Foreman becomes Cuddy 2.0. The mad genious and the qualified guy who knows what is right and even if crazy, has the judgment when to trust the mad genious.
Didn't just witness it, Foreman was the one who was going to report house and send him back to jail which everyone assumed is what drove him into a downward spiral ending in his death. He absolutely would have blamed himself on some level. Foreman's also the only character who was with house across the entire show and even filled in when House had to leave. They certainly weren't friends but they were somehow closer than friends. Foreman wasn't just offering platitudes when he said he loved House at the funeral.
So the admin woke up and chose to make us all cry today
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A cry never hurts anyone.
When Wilson sees House in the burning building and instinctively runs towards him. Greatest love story of all time if you think about it.
Agreed. He truly loved House
They were so gay for each other it makes my queer little heart sob
Yes 🥺❤️
Best adaptation of Sherlock Holmes ever.
Best friendship ever*
House gave a Wilson a strange gift, or maybe it was a curse. He let him live through seeing his friend die, a day he thought he would never see.
He'll get his payback when Wilson dies
an interesting point though, wilson probably never thought he'd live to see that.
technically two times, since Wilson saw him die in the explosion...
@@jair_fsl That was their point lol
@@gregorybarnard5593A person like him won't
It is so incredibly difficult to end a long running TV series in a really satisfactory way. In my opinion very few shows manage it, but House is one of the few that nailed it. Fantastic ending.
So is "After life"
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M.A.S.H. was another one that had a great ending.
In my opinion it craved more, it ended with me wanting to have closure for a couple of things:
How did Cuddy proceed in life after the incident, did she cope? Was she finally happy?
Thirteen, how long did she live on for? Did House help her euthanize?
Did Chase hire back thirteen, what happened to Cameron, did they become friends again?
That's only a handfull, I think at the same time the ending was really well put together, but also it left me with an abundance of questions
unanswered, and I dont like that. The ending for me was wholesome, yet gutwrenching and in a way teasing.
The Good Place ending is GOAT
Chase taking over in the end was incredibly fitting, he was always the best.
The best just because Kutner died
No, more like Chase was willing to take risks like House did.
Foreman was always the logical safe guy.
@@MALITH666breakthroughs are made when risks are taken. Sometimes the best doctors know when to and when not to take a risk
@@MALITH666chase is house foreman is cuddy
@@ju1cyjon3s31I’d argue that cameron is Wilson aswell
As rude, obnoxious and sarcastic he was, Dr House had his moments where he could understand the pain and suffering of others...and that's why he is such a complex and enigmatic character.
MAYBE that i what made his a great diagnostician, he wasn't impaired by the emotions.
Indeed. It’s amazing the way he was written. I’m sure Hugh added some of his own complexity to it
Season 3 ep 12. "One day, one room"
He showed comparison, and let his guard down a little.
House is actually a very sentimental man, the issue comes that his life was filled with misery, so that misery of his was coped by his wits and sarcasm
From a writing standpoint he is my favorite type of protagonist - a flawed one. It made the show so incredibly interesting. The writers of house were absolutely fantastic.
I don't have one friend that would fake their own death to spend my last 5 months with me. As abrasive as House was. His heart was bigger than anyone's.
Well said...
Yeah, but House didn't have anything more valuable than Wilson, so in essence he has nothing to lose.
@@jeanjennings5712 you could argue his career was valuable. He loved it
Knew that from the very beginning
But why did he need to fake it, why not just take sabbatical or resign? (I don't really know the show)
I like how the photo on House's ID was from Hugh's audition for the role.
I like that his first case was because Wilson requested it.
I also like how it started with Wilson and ends with Wilson
If I remember correctly, she's not even his cousin! He lied!
@zlizgirl everybody lies
@@PrOdRgZnice
5:47 The start of "Everybody lies"
5:53 "Treating illnesses is why we became doctors. Treating patients is what makes most doctor miserable."
Some of history's greatest identities loved the public, but just couldn't stand the people.
@@Matt123aAh, Yes, literally any celebrity save for *very* few outliers.
10:33 I like how it all starts with Wilson manipulating House to take the case and it is established in the first 10 mins that House hates clinic duty but will do loads of it for Wilson. It truly isn't about what they say but it's about what they do.
The only critique I can give to this ending is that they didn't use "You can't always get what you want" as the background music for the final minutes of the show. The show started with that song and it should have ended with that song.
it ends with the same song Amber (his hallucination) sang in season 5
That is exactly what I always felt
Well, I can certainly see how "You can't always get what you want" and "Enjoy yourself while you're still in the pink" are thematically linked. A large part of the reason why we can't always get what we want is that we're going to die someday. So we better enjoy life while it lasts. The last song could have even been intended as an indirect callback to the Stones song.
Warren Zevon’s song?!? It was perfect.
This song was better
My headcanon will always be that he helped 13 as well when her time came
He did promise her
and an already dead man cannot be convicted, right?
@@oana9501 true, but a man who faked his death would be facing, in this case, parole violation, arson, theft, desecration of a corpse, (potentially) fraud, and murder charges, lol
Yep mine too. That he reached out to her and let her know he was alive and that his promise still stood.
Maybe he helped her even before her time came
so obsessed w this show recently😭 they'll never make another like this.
Could never write a Gen Xer like House after the Great Awokening took over in 2014.
Read an article saying that suits used the same formula and is as successful as House
They won't be allowed to make a show like this again 😅
@@seanwieland9763great minds think alike
@nvapisces7011 not as good at all.
House says "I'm dead, Wilson" then he fades away. Wilson looks around confused, then looks in his pocket to find a bottle of Vicodin, which he takes a handful of and walks away, roll credits.
The show definitely would have ended this way if it had worse writers
@@ZENITH_System_3 *better writers
Worse for sure
Corny fanfic writing lol
nooooo :(
Loved how House let Foreman know he was alive but no one else on his team. It shows how much respect he had for Foreman
fact that he knew Wilson would snap at the funeral.
@@vinnyjohn-dn7jk proof how much he cares about him
I think that the weight of what House did is immense. He literally "died" for his friend. He can never live a normal life again. Because without Wilson he doesn't want to.
"I'm dead. What do you want to do for the next 5 months."
After all the bullshit, House gave Wilson his undivided attention, and care for him until the end.
Man not a lot of shows know how to close off their legacy’s, but house’s totally got it right
Wilson looks awesome on his final look... The jacket, sunglass, hair... everything!
Even the mustache.😊
Yeah dude pulls off the scruffy look.
The facial hear was AMAZING! One of my best memories from Wilson in this show, as far as appearance.
The only ONE complain I will always have with the finale is that we don't see Cuddy. She just was such big and relevant part of the show that it is a shame they couldn't get Lisa Edelstein to appear in the very last episode even for a moment. Other than that, the finale was poetic
What she would say?
They ended up very bad...
@@vladimirarangogiraldo828 She would say "I forgive you; I love you". Or perhaps better yet, she shows through her actions that she loves and forgives him, perhaps placing a flower next to a photo of them together in happier times.
@@vladimirarangogiraldo828 I feel like even if she wouldn't come to the funeral, she would appear as an hallucination. It's a bit absurd that she doesn't when Amber, Kutner and even Stacy do
@@vladimirarangogiraldo828she could be a hallucination House had
I will always cherish the show. Hugh Laurie killed it with the role for the 8 years.
The age comparison in itself is so obvious LOL First episode of the first season and final episode of the final season, you can absolutely see the growth, the maturity and the experience written all over their faces, in every wrinkle, every facial features, every strand of hair and in their mannerism. This what makes this series so amazing; as you watch, you grow up along with all the characters and experience all their ups and downs throughout the seasons.
I hate to break this to you(well I don't actually), but House was a fictional series. The characters were fictional. They didn't die, because they were never alive in the first place.
@@irbennettpretty sure we all know that. That wasn't the point of the original post. Every story that shows character growth is great, and even better when you get to see it over a span of several years. The characters are relatable and entertaining and feel like they are a part of you.
Can't say for sure how I feel about the ending, but I can say that it seems rather poetic that he did it for Wilson in the end as he did in the beginning
Yep, and how such a selfish man did the most selfless thing ever in the end. He sacrificed his career, was unable to contact those he loved, and probably gave up Vicodin (how could he get a prescription after that?) just to spend 5 months with his friend.
@@Maria-jq3zvhe has a whole stash of Vicodin, probably enough for the rest of his life.
@@CodenameCat-go4xn Not really. In the episode where Wilson had chemo, he didn’t have a stash of Vicodin and gave Wilson the last of his.
@@Maria-jq3zv eh who knows, house does a lot of things he shouldn’t do, he probably has a dealer somewhere lol.
I think house killed himself after Wilson died.
I used to have arguments with mates about the finale:
They would say “He admitted He’s dead” and I would say “Hyperbole”.
House is literally the modern Sherlock, just as complicated and messed up but also equally a genius.
House & Wilson kicked on until Wilson passed from cancer.
But at least House wasn’t ruining anyone elses life as a result of Him being present anymore - which is something of a reoccurring issue throughout the series that typically, he’s too late to realise the fault made.
Sherlock Holmes finally defeated Moriarty by faking his own death. House MD is supposed to be Sherlock Holmes. That's where they got the inspiration for the series. Most cases on the show are real life cases doctors submitted papers for after the fact. They're public domain you can find most of them if you look hard enough. They're obviously very dramatized though.
All that needs to be said is: What was House's apartment number? 221B.
@@vgbondarevBaker Street?
Whose life he ruined again?
The music at the end is just too telling. That's the same music that played every time House hallucinated Amber. Too obvious to ignore.
Robin Tunney holding a special place in history as Dr. Gregory House's first onscreen patient, kicking off one helluva run for the folks at Princeton Plainsboro.
Teresa Lisbon from The Mentalist!
@@veroniquelebeau2692And protagonist from The Craft!
Are you talking about Wilson’s cousin?
@veroniquelebeau2692 One if my favorite shows. ❤
Once I stopped watching mentalist the next series i started was house
In the entire show, Wilson kept giving everything for Greg, his marriages, his career, he gave excuses about having a pathological need to help the need.
But at the end, House showed his loyalty and love to Wilson. His entire life and purpose for 5 months.
5 months, for an entire life. That's love.
I like to think that after Wilson's death House faked some papers in some foreign country and became a nice doctor, helpful to others and pilar of his community, but still upholding his unwavering ethics and commitment to ultimate good and truth
I think he becomes a janitor at a hospital, giving tips to doctors when they can't figure out a case, like the guy who inspired him to become a doctor
How about uk. He has a nice British accent:p
I think he stole Wilson's identity and 'changed his specialty' from oncology to diagnostics
I like to think he killed himself alongside Wilson
he adopted a rat
"Basically whatever's in your head lights up like a Christmas tree"
"You may feel a little light-headed" 😂
it actually makes you feel like you need to pee
Warren Zevon recorded the vocal for “Keep Me in your Heart for a While” when somebody on his team noticed he was having what would be his last decent day. They arranged to get the equipment to his living room. A very good choice for an ending.
everyone needs a friendship like House and Wilson's.
Honestly can see a spinoff of house outside the hospital still saving poeple with much less equipment.
nooo, leave it to imagination ^^
It’s been 12 years since it’s ended. I doubt one will ever happen, if it hasn’t happened by now. lol. They intended to leave it as it was, which I like the idea of. But an epilogue would be nice
Would love a spin-off where he becomes a veterinarian. It could teach viewers about common health issues to watch for in pets.
House as a mob doctor
Chase M.D.
I worked on this show and I remember the last episode and knowing that it was the last. It was a very emotional period after 8 seasons! 😞
To whoever gave us these beautiful 20 minutes of pure art, thank you very much! ❤
In season 7 cuddy tells House that he always chooses himself over everybody else and in the next season House sacrifices his whole life for Wilson.
Brilliant series, I've never been so depressed in such a glorious way.
My favourite show of all time! Everything about it was perfect especially the cast. So happy House and Wilson got their ‘happily ever after’
Eh the medical side didn’t make a lot of sense. I don’t know any infectious disease mds who are forced to work as general practitioners in a clinic because they made their boss mad. It also does not make sense that house would avoid doing work. Mds are paid based on seeing patients. If he is not seeing any he is getting paid $0.
@@blankname6629house prolly doesn’t care about the money lol
@@CodenameCat-go4xn you can’t survive without making money. If your seeing less than one patient a week your making less money than a kid with a part time job at McDonald’s
@@blankname6629 idk ask house
@@blankname6629technically yes you can, money isn’t a need, it’s a want.
Incredible writing and acting. Hugh Laurie absolutely more than earned an Emmy.
I believe, even after all of this, that House would still keep his promise to Thirteen.
What promise?
@@Diabolos1007 To kill her when her desease (huntington) gets worst
@@Diabolos1007 the promise where he'd be there to "kill" her when her Huntington's gets bad.
@@Diabolos1007 To help her pass when it was time.
@@Diabolos1007 "When the time comes, I will kill you". Mercy killing. And of course being officially dead, no-one is going to suspect him. Would make a wonderful epilogue scene.
8:40 the patient mistakes Chase for House is a nice foreshadowing of chase taking over house's department.
They release this as soon as I finished the entire series of House MD. What a coincidence
Same
same
Funny story, could be one of the most miraculous thing I witnessed.
It was one day I just finished watching The Mentalist, my then favorite show. Wanted a new thing to watch, and randomly clicked on this interesting medical show. Lo and behold, the first episode opened with Robin Tunney, who played Lisbon in The Mentalist. Thought I was crazy and went even crazier when I realized I did in fact pressed play on an entirely new series and not a new episode of The Mentalist. I’ve never received a clearer message.
Never have I felt something was so perfectly made for me other than that moment. I knew then I’d love the show and here I am six years later still loving it, maybe even more as I’ve grown. Watching the first clip made me so emotional, it brings me back to that feeling when I first discovered it. That disbelief of seeing someone you’re so familiar with in something completely new. Then comes the adoration with all the new characters and this new life you’re told.
House will forever be that show for me, coincidentally, like my home. Everybody lies but this one comes from the heart, kudos to the House MD team for keeping the story alive 🥂
Wilson was a lot more like House than he would have liked to admit. He was good at putting up a front because he had to as an oncologist, but you can tell that he had only slightly more tolerance for BS than House did.
those last 10 minutes will stay with me love the bond of House & Wilson
Th look on Foreman's face when he realizes House trolled him one final time 😂
I love it... the show first introduce House when he is with Wilson..
and ending the show with House and Wilson
19:35 Hugh Laurie puts his helmet on the same way he does in Black Adder Goes Forth.
When the cancer overtook him, both he and Wilson knew that Wilson would help him end his life peacefully. One of the reasons he valued Wilson's friendship. Although, House never wanted a patient to give up, over time he knew the decision was in the hands of the patient, and there were times when the end is the end.
Not entirely true: there was a child with a terminal illness: while blunt he laid out the prospect of pain to no good end and offered a way out of the pain in a rather caring manner. And of course there was his promise to thirteen
@@89Keith Yes, that is what I was saying, Keith. :)
Forgot the name of the episode. House was badgering a woman who wanted to keep her curves but had a tumor. She believed that men wouldn't love her body anymore if she got the surgery, and House talked her into getting the surgery by saying something she could go to websites and find men who love scars... Something like that. A very good episode.
@@89Keithwhat promise?
@Diabolos1007 he promised to euthanise Thirteen when her condition deteriorated
This is one of the few shows that left at the right time while still going high. It finished on a high with didn't that made sense and everybody's arc realized.
I respect any show that knows exactly what it’s about in the first ten minutes. And they carried that to the finale, too. 11/10.
I've binged House maybe 4 times now. The blatant chroma key/green screen on the scene where House is sitting on the stairs REALLY gets me every time.
I watched every one of his episodes this in its entirety with the exception of the end. I was so angry how they allowed him to descend so badly into his addiction and what he went through . When I saw that his building blew up and he was inside that was it I was done.. I never watched the true ending. I was crying so badly. I was so disappointed they killed him off. This was one of my favorite shows. Thank you for putting this together.. now, I can rewatch it again and not cry. Thank you.
I Just Noticed Hugh Laurie Was Still Perfecting That American Accent In Season 1 Lol
Before he perfected it, he said more words with a lisp
Yea on my recent second watch through of the series, it’s really noticeable.
Got change for a DOLLUH
@@jamielynnhamlin-hammoudeh7220for me no difference 😂English is English. Too hard to understand 😂
He was the hardest on Foreman because he respected him the most and saw how much potential he had
The reason for all the zebra talk at the start was because the original title of the show was "chasing zebras".
0:01 Volvo 240 grabbed cameraman´s attention.
You and the camera operator of this series have an eye for quality vehicles
Awful car 😂
Another keen eye here noticed. Wilsons driving a taurus sho at @ 16:02. 300ish horsepower awd twin turbo v6. And during the earlier parts of the show he had v8 powered volvo s80 and houses honda cbr 1000rr 😅.
Sooo Orange..... and then soooo grey
and then the end scene is all golden ;v;
There was so much grey episodes starting around ambers death, Kutners suicide, House hallucinating in the 4-5 episodes leading up to him going to rehab, a few episodes toward the end of season 6, and episodes after Cuddy leaves him, and then basically most of season 8 is gray
@@Grand_Master_Skywalker they are referring to the difference in color tone between the pilot/first episode - one is near black and white but with orange highlights all over the place, the rest of the series has a more even color pallet, but they are all reduced down.
@@xBINARYGODx i know that. What’d you think my comment was about.
basically mcdonalds building evolution
The relationship between House and Willson is priceless. Every characters are beautiful.
House lived with Wilson in a unit with the address of 221B. How fitting is that?
@johnstreet797 I went and checked on the room number😄 Every scene of this awesome series has hidden meaning.
Cancer sucks!!! They ride off into the sunset!!! Thank you House!!! My mum & I cried!!!
he said cancer is boring
Excellent show. I hope everyone involved in it is suitably proud as they should be
And in the end, after all that show where everyone knew House and who he was, in the end his friendship with Wilson was more important than anything. His career, his apartment, his leg pain, his vicodin, his whole life. House prided himself on his logic and rationality. To him, this was a rational decision, and given how much everyone, including his friends, seemed to annoy and enrage him, in the end he proved that people actually are the most important elements of his life. When the choice is between your life and your friend's last five months, you go with your friend's last five months.
It brings full circle the whole show's central premise that despite it all, despite seeming to hate them and thinking they were the worst part of his job and day, people matter to House. They were always his foremost concern.
Watch the show again, this time pay attention.
Wilson pulls House's phone out of his pocket.....
The perfect ending to one of the best series of all time. My favorite, the one that marked my life. Thank you for making me cry 🥹🥹
Pretty amazing summation of eight seasons in two ten-minute clips.
Really cool thing I noticed watching back the clips.
The song that plays in the final episode, the enjoy yourself song, had played seasons earlier
The earliest I could find was when House is in the bar and realizes he is still hallucinating Amber, and then Amber starts singing on the stage. Amber is singing Enjoy Yourself
0:00 How it started
10:38 How it's going
didnt know stuart little's dad was a doctor
😂
And the dog napper in 101 dalmatians
One of the most perfect show endings. So well done.
"He was willing to kill me" a very house compliment to give him.
House treated his first onscreen patient because of Wilson, then he "dies" because of Wilson again. At the Wilson was House's motivation to have some humanity. It's sad that they didn't even bring Lisa Edelstein for the funeral scene
Imma go out the same way House did. He was such a fascinating person. Clever and so kind in a very, very strange way.
Yeah, TV doctors are pretty amazing...versus real life "Everybody, take this experimental jab that hasn't been adequately tested, and don't question anything".
@@1966johnnywaynebro what. AntiVax looking ah
@@1966johnnywaynehouse would find you hilarious, in a bad way
Kind? House? Okayyyy
21:09. Foreman figures out House isn't dead...
You know, as much as I absolutely loved the first 5 seasons, I never ended up finishing the series. Season 7 was so terrible, then the start of 8 seemed like more of the same, so I stopped watching. Never knew how it ended until just now, watching this. Wish we could have gotten the finale just a couple seasons sooner.
I remember watching a special features commentary on the show. They were celebrating the 100th episode which, coincidentally, was in the back half of season 5. I forget who it was, but one of the people involved in the show said that it was an important milestone, as it makes syndication so much easier. It really feels like they let it slide afterwards IMO.
I will forever be thankful to House for getting me through a hard time: the passing of my grandfather. He and I were close, and I often modelled my life after him. One week of his passing, I watched the season 5 finale, and was introduced to the song As Tears Go By. Really hit me, listening to that. I would go for daily walks in the evening for months, listening to that song, and thinking of my grandfather. I don't even know what the song was meant to be about, but to me it was about loss and the passing of time. Sounds like a sad thing to do every evening, but for me it was cathartic.
I have a grown engineer son, who is autistic and much like House. He even looks like House. He married a special ed teacher who “gets” him. This brave lovely woman made him more human and taught him empathy and love. Watching House used to make me chuckle because I could often see my son in his outsmarting everyone around him antics. Mr. Laurie surely deserved an Emmy…the whole crew did.
hugh is an amazing actor, singer (yes he sings), musician and comedian.
the guy is awesome.
I cried with House, but this song ... Enjoy Yourself
This is one of my favorite shows of all time.... My mom got me to start watching it and on of my last good memories with her was watching the last season together not long before she died.
19:03 It was in that moment, Foreman knew that House was still alive.
ill never forgive them for not using "you cant always get what you want" in the end
House is going to lose his friend...His friend is going to die. There's no 'getting what you need' in any of this. When the World is Running Down by the Police would have been equally appropriate.
I’ll never forgive them for using that song in the first place
I think this song was a better fit for the end of series, but I see what you mean
@@minrityreprt6302 I think they do get what they need. Five months alone with each other with no holds barred, finally honest and open, everything laid out on the table and the world as their oyster. I think for those two, that's a pretty alright ending.
I don't think people get that the end of House MD is a happy ending. The most selfish, egotistical, miserable character who hates everything and everyone sacrificed his life and career to spend a few months with his best friend. Now that's a character arc.
OK - The Warren Zevon at the end rips my soul out! [If you don't know, Warren knew he was dying and stopped and wrote an album or his most heartfelt works before leaving the planet]
This show is a masterpiece and i plan to watch it. Its amazing
Everyone told me House offs himself after Wilson passes. Is that true?
@@X7Excalibur he fakes his passing to escape going to jail again and to spend time with Wilson before he passes
Give it to me
@@X7Excalibur No one will ever know its up to your interpretation on what happens after
@williamcortelyou9072 you just watched the very end of the show, when exactly would that have happened? Lol
This is such an insane thing to post in 2024. Thank you House MD UA-cam
the colours in the first episode are so beautiful, idk if it would've worked for a whole series but i love how it looks sm 😭
My SOUL LOVES THIS SHOW NOT JUST MY BODY
I get it now. The whole story is about the unbreakable love between House and Wilson. This is how it begins and how it ends. Salute
Started watching this show at the same time I started playing Doom Eternal, and watched the last episode at the same time I finished Doom Eternal (the DLC part 2). The best experience of my life. Watching a 10/10 show at the same time as playing a 10/10 game. My dopamine receptors have never recovered after that.
15:22 anyone notice captain holt in the background 😂❤
RIP
He was the head of the mental ward House was put in at the end of S5
Perfect. And so were the closing songs. R.I.P Warren Zevon.
It's crazy how the actors aged... Like look at Wilson, House, Chase, Cameron in the Pilot. They look so young and fresh. However, in the last episode they look like they went through a lot.
I always forget just how orange the first episode was
It's not lupus, it's jaundice
@@oz_jones lol
i love that style
That and the music wasn’t right
Idk maybe it was shot in Mexico...
Best series ever, I cry everytime I watch the final scene.
I'm forever waiting for him to appear before 13 again.
He did promise to help her when the time came. I expect he'll be there.
Only when her condition starts to kick in