After eight seasons, Hugh Laurie is hanging up the cane. While I know that all the characters are fictional and that Princeton Plainsboro doesn’t exist, House was still a pretty big part of my reality. The cast and crew of House have made amazing television over the past eight years and I wish all of them luck in their new projects. I intend to keep close tabs on a few of them to see where they go to next. I was very upset when I heard that FOX was not going to renew House for another season and I’m still pretty upset with FOX because I feel like they forced Hugh Laurie to end the series so FOX could free up the time slot. Why do that to such a successful series, especially when we barely got to know Park and Masters.
At any rate, this post is about my impressions of the finale and not whining about another great showing getting “FOXed”.
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT!!
I would assume by now everyone has seen the final episode of House but I thought it would still be prudent to warn readers that I am going to mention specific plot twists from the finale (which include the three shows leading up to the final episode).
I have been contemplating a lot how I think House was going to end, long before they even announced that it was officially ending. I wondered would House get married and stay married; of course that changed when Lisa Edelstein (Cuddy) left the show and when Dominika moved out. I really thought House and Dominika were the right match, but it was the right move from a story and character perspective.
Finally, I thought he would die. House was self destructive and I thought a drug overdose or a failed attempt at another do-it-yourself surgery would result in his ultimate demise. What I wasn’t expecting was that Wilson would have cancer. I was then certain that the final episode was going to be a heart wrenching good bye to Wilson.
In the end, House did “die”.
I think the writers made the right move by having House fake his death. Perhaps that was House’s plan all along when he started the practical joke that would cause his parole to be revoked. He had to have known that his practical joke would go too far, as they often do. I think having House essentially “give his life” for Wilson is the ultimate selfless sacrifice to escape the hospital, his parole and prison so he and Wilson could spend their last remaining months together. It’s the penultimate platonic bromance. I’m glad they didn’t show Wilson’s death.
I’m glad they didn’t spend a lot of time on the other characters and life without House. I was happy to see Chase come back and take over for House. I always thought he was becoming more and more like House.
All that is left now is for me to adapt to a life without House, its a good thing I have the show on DVD.
Cheers!