This is the end. Aptly entitled "Everybody Dies", death is the central theme to this episode. In it we see House trapped in a building that is ablaze and facing all of his inner demons. He must come to grips with all of his maxims, of which we are all familiar; "Everybody lies", and "People never change". Weighing heaviest on House's mind is the fact that his best friend, Wilson, has been diagnosed with cancer and has only around 5 months left to live. Can House survive without his anchor, or will it be his ultimate destruction? House is also facing a return to jail for parole violations and knows that that is where he will be when Wilson dies. Be it by design or not, House uses the fire to fake his own death and embraces the fact that he wants to change. There is a very touching funeral scene where many of the past stars come back to speak kind words about the hard man that shaped many of their lives. Then we get the final scene, House and Wilson riding off together. More on this in a bit.
This was a very solid send off to what is my favorite TV character of all time. House spoke to me on a real level and I related to him more than anyone real in my life, ever. As sad as I was to see this show end, I was more than satisfied with how they ended it. Throughout its run, the show had some amazing episodes and some not so amazing, but they were all great, this was just the most amazing of all those episodes. I remember watching it when it first aired and I was riveted to my TV.
Now, back to House and Wilson riding off into the sunset together. Perhaps, just perhaps this was the writers being coy, as we all know they can be on this show. Perhaps in an effort to provide us all with a semi happy ending, they engaged in some trickery. It is my thought that instead of us seeing House and Wilson ride off to spend the last months of Wilson's life together, we saw them after Wilson had already passed, at the beginning of their eternity together because House really did die in the fire. I could be wrong, but I think this a more eloquent and fitting end to the show that I held so dear.
This was a very solid send off to what is my favorite TV character of all time. House spoke to me on a real level and I related to him more than anyone real in my life, ever. As sad as I was to see this show end, I was more than satisfied with how they ended it. Throughout its run, the show had some amazing episodes and some not so amazing, but they were all great, this was just the most amazing of all those episodes. I remember watching it when it first aired and I was riveted to my TV.
Now, back to House and Wilson riding off into the sunset together. Perhaps, just perhaps this was the writers being coy, as we all know they can be on this show. Perhaps in an effort to provide us all with a semi happy ending, they engaged in some trickery. It is my thought that instead of us seeing House and Wilson ride off to spend the last months of Wilson's life together, we saw them after Wilson had already passed, at the beginning of their eternity together because House really did die in the fire. I could be wrong, but I think this a more eloquent and fitting end to the show that I held so dear.