Plus, tell us: Were you satisfied with the final episode of ‘House’?
After eight seasons of misdiagnoses and drama, everyone wanted to know how Fox’s House would choose to end its run. Fans got their answer May 21, as the series finale found the troubled Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) ‘reuniting’ with former colleagues — including Once Upon A Time star Jennifer Morrison reprising her role as Dr. Cameron — and facing an uncertain future alongside Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), his best frenemy forever.
OK, here’s where the spoilers really start.
In a nutshell, the final episode involved House being trapped in a burning building, imagining people from various stages of his life appearing before him to give him advice. A funeral was then held for him after his body was discovered in the rubble. His friends and colleagues (sadly, Lisa Edelstein did not reprise her role as Cuddy) had mostly nice things to say during the service, except for Wilson. He called House an ass, then was interrupted by a text from — wait for it — House! It turns out he was very much alive, and merely swapped his dental records for a corpse in the building.
After a brief montage showing where House’s pals ended up — Chase (Jesse Spencer) took over House’s job, Cameron had a baby, etc. — the viewers were brought back to House and Wilson. Riding side-by-side on motorcycles, the two ‘friends’ ride off into the world together.
I’m not quite sure how I feel about the ending. A part of me thinks it would have been more fitting for House to actually die, and I’m sure that was strongly considered before eventually being vetoed. Regardless, I’m glad we got to see so many characters we’ve lost over the years, especially Cameron.
So what did you think of the House finale? Were you hoping for a different ending? Are you disappointed Cuddy didn’t return? Leave your reviews and reflections in the comments section below.
— Andy Swift
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Ali
Posted at 10:33 AM on October 17, 2012
House DID die. It was Wilson who was having the hallucination. Think about it. House didn’t have his cane when waiting for Wilson. House texted Wilson on his own phone. If Wilson had the phone, what did house use? If House was a long way away (we saw Wilson getting out of his car having driven there) how did he manage to text at the exact moment Wilson was speaking. Why was everyone suddenly there when the body was taken out of the building? We saw Wilson rushing towards the building as it exploded. Everything after the explosion was Wilson’s vision in the same way that before it was House’s.