From start to finish, the best of many great episodes, perhaps one of the very best in TV history. Difficult to watch and an emotional rollercoaster, especially the amputation scene, it's one that has stayed with me over the years. Great acting by Hugh & Lisa. In a way, I wish they ended the show after this. I think it would have been the perfect 'happy' ending.
The show peaked here, it should've ended here. Breaking up with House when he had trouble fixing himself was cruel. He was vulnerable, and she just tossed him away. I wished they never did season 7.
I completely agree. After all they went through, and eventually ended up together, they should have been end game. The writers should have written it that way, whether the actress was leaving the show or not. She knew he was screwed up. Was unfair for her to toss him after one mistake. That’s stupid writing.
@@millisagingerich1248At that point no. Its fine if it was in S1 or 2, maybe even 3. But for the final season, no. Edelstein WAS Cuddy, there was no recasting her at that point. They shouldve just paid her fairly like she asked.
This is how House should have ended. Perfect ending and perfect character's development from being a jerk in 1 to 4 season, being assaulted by guilt feelings because of Amber and Kutner death in season 5 and finally being a normal and a lovely man in season 6 because of Cuddy. Season 7 and 8 are so pointless.
I honestly like all seasons, and season 8 is actually very interesting especially in the beginning and towards the end. I don't like how they ended house and cuddy, I don't have a problem with them ending it but I have a problem with how they did it.
This was a great example of a series where the writers all wanted to end it after season 6 and the executives wanted to keep it going beyond the point where quality content could be made. You'll notice that entirely different writers were involved in seasons 7 and 8. When it comes to the final episode, the way it was meant to end was thus: There's a crane collapse (9/11-style disaster) and House goes in. We find out that House had been in NYC on 9/11 and it is the first and last reference to 9/11 in the series (somehow never came up anywhere in the series.) There was a lot of discussion of secondary collapse in the actual episode. The original script called for House to be killed in the secondary collapse (which actually happened in the episode.) In the original version, he convinces Hannah to amputate just prior to the collapse and he insists that she crawl out ahead of him. This choice causes House to be crushed but enables Hannah to live. Cuddy is driven to guilt House's death and breaks up with Lucas. Hannah discovers she is pregnant and declares that she intends to name her son Greg in House's honor. Cuddy decides to close the PPTH diagnostics department as there is no one able or willing to attempt to step into House's shoes and the episode ends with an acoustic version of The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony. A janitor is seen scraping the letters off of his office door and is shown walking down a long hallway with his mop and bucket and when the janitor rounds the corner and disappears from view, it cuts to a special version of the credits which run over the still of the empty, dimmed hallway rather than a black background and the acoustic version of Bittersweet Symphony continues to play over the credits rather than the usual outro music. The special credits include important actors who played roles in the earlier seasons such as Sela Ward, Chi McBride, etc. followed by the usual 'special thanks' stuff. How I wish it could have ended respectably. 'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, that's life Trying to make ends meet You're a slave to money, then you die I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down You know the one that takes you to the places Where all the veins meet, yeah
She wanted to leave due to pay disputes so they had to change their story up to let her go instead of paying her more. Sadly the writers were backed into a corner
Actually cuddy threw it away because he relapsed, specifically so he could be there for her. Not an excuse really but because he clearly doesnt handle emotional stress well at all its an understandable reason. But he was shattered when she left him.
@@acerpro101 He relapsed only because he couldn’t handle the pain. But he would of went back to rehab if she told him to do so 100 percent. Cuddy is the only person house would change for
Matt012763 since when changing is a bad thing? I don’t like them together but house did try to become better during the times he was with her, until it also became toxic.
Weirdo. God forbid someone doesn't want you to be a miserable drug addict and wants to make a happy life with you, with the only requirement be that you actually act like a reasonable adult.
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"How do I know I'm not hallucinating?" was such a great line because EVERYONE who was watching this at the time was thinking that same thing.
"Cause I am the most screwed up person in the world"
Hugh Laurie just took it to another level with the delivery of this line.Wow
From start to finish, the best of many great episodes, perhaps one of the very best in TV history. Difficult to watch and an emotional rollercoaster, especially the amputation scene, it's one that has stayed with me over the years. Great acting by Hugh & Lisa. In a way, I wish they ended the show after this. I think it would have been the perfect 'happy' ending.
The show peaked here, it should've ended here. Breaking up with House when he had trouble fixing himself was cruel. He was vulnerable, and she just tossed him away. I wished they never did season 7.
That was due to the problems on actress' part. Hadn't she quit, who knows how it would've turned out.
I completely agree. After all they went through, and eventually ended up together, they should have been end game. The writers should have written it that way, whether the actress was leaving the show or not. She knew he was screwed up. Was unfair for her to toss him after one mistake. That’s stupid writing.
They could’ve recast her
@@millisagingerich1248At that point no. Its fine if it was in S1 or 2, maybe even 3. But for the final season, no. Edelstein WAS Cuddy, there was no recasting her at that point. They shouldve just paid her fairly like she asked.
This is how House should have ended. Perfect ending and perfect character's development from being a jerk in 1 to 4 season, being assaulted by guilt feelings because of Amber and Kutner death in season 5 and finally being a normal and a lovely man in season 6 because of Cuddy. Season 7 and 8 are so pointless.
I don't know I loved their relationship in Season 7, I agree the later half & pretty much the entirety of Season 8 sucked ass otherwise
Just stop watching it after the mariachi episode in season 7 boom happy ending. The rest is pretty meh..
I honestly like all seasons, and season 8 is actually very interesting especially in the beginning and towards the end. I don't like how they ended house and cuddy, I don't have a problem with them ending it but I have a problem with how they did it.
@@Stuart267 yah , cuz they wanna give Lisa a paycut while keeping his the same and the writers ran out of idea after they got together.
It's called "jumping the shark." 7 & 8 were for second homes in the Hamptons.
This whole episode was wild
Tear jerker alert. They so belong together. But no one's deep down wish ever comes true.
Ds sold the bag
This is just incredible! I love this finale
Me too
Juan José Fernández Romero one of the very few seasons finales with a happy ending along with Human Error and to a certain extent Honeymoon
Me too ahhh❤️
How does this man looking so ill look so sexy and so desirable Is beyond me.
This is the Ended of House M.D.
This is how the show should have ended.
This was a great example of a series where the writers all wanted to end it after season 6 and the executives wanted to keep it going beyond the point where quality content could be made. You'll notice that entirely different writers were involved in seasons 7 and 8.
When it comes to the final episode, the way it was meant to end was thus:
There's a crane collapse (9/11-style disaster) and House goes in. We find out that House had been in NYC on 9/11 and it is the first and last reference to 9/11 in the series (somehow never came up anywhere in the series.) There was a lot of discussion of secondary collapse in the actual episode. The original script called for House to be killed in the secondary collapse (which actually happened in the episode.) In the original version, he convinces Hannah to amputate just prior to the collapse and he insists that she crawl out ahead of him. This choice causes House to be crushed but enables Hannah to live.
Cuddy is driven to guilt House's death and breaks up with Lucas. Hannah discovers she is pregnant and declares that she intends to name her son Greg in House's honor. Cuddy decides to close the PPTH diagnostics department as there is no one able or willing to attempt to step into House's shoes and the episode ends with an acoustic version of The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony. A janitor is seen scraping the letters off of his office door and is shown walking down a long hallway with his mop and bucket and when the janitor rounds the corner and disappears from view, it cuts to a special version of the credits which run over the still of the empty, dimmed hallway rather than a black background and the acoustic version of Bittersweet Symphony continues to play over the credits rather than the usual outro music. The special credits include important actors who played roles in the earlier seasons such as Sela Ward, Chi McBride, etc. followed by the usual 'special thanks' stuff. How I wish it could have ended respectably.
'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, that's life
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money, then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
Where all the veins meet, yeah
And later they gave up on each other because she saw him killin Broadway's canons with a song later used for Evangelion's AMV...
LMFAOOOO
"I wish i didn't" made this a short story
Damn i really hate that they didn't stay together in the end I just don't understand the writer's decision on that
She wanted to leave due to pay disputes so they had to change their story up to let her go instead of paying her more. Sadly the writers were backed into a corner
LOL at the subtitles
If only.
It's a love-hate relationship
What’s the name of the song?
Finally
Seems like everyone was holding a candle for these two, as I was. Tragic, they never got together. 😢😭
shoulda ended here, but wilson and house bro road trip cant say i hated it
All a hallucination???? Are you kidding me! I
So pod!
what's the music ?
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Aase's Death
Should have ended here.
H. Soy la persona más dañada del mundo.
C. Lo sé... te amo, desearía no hacerlo, pero no puedo evitarlo.
🧡🙌🏻
she could have cured House ..if he would have let her ....but he threw it away ..bad move
Wasnt houses fault really. Her actress wanted more money so they fired her
Actually cuddy threw it away because he relapsed, specifically so he could be there for her. Not an excuse really but because he clearly doesnt handle emotional stress well at all its an understandable reason. But he was shattered when she left him.
@@acerpro101 He relapsed only because he couldn’t handle the pain. But he would of went back to rehab if she told him to do so 100 percent. Cuddy is the only person house would change for
@@mohamadmahmoud6926 I'd argue Wilson could've persuaded him as well. Those two were the only people house ever willingly let get close to him
@@monkeysrcrazy1not true. She didn’t want more money, she didn’t want a pay cut which is what they were doing
Worse mistake ya coulda have made House. Getting into a relationship with that controlling woman who was trying to force you to change.
Matt012763 since when changing is a bad thing? I don’t like them together but house did try to become better during the times he was with her, until it also became toxic.
How can you watch this scene and think Cuddy wants him to change? She's stated the EXACT OPPOSITE THING.
@@MANJYOMETHUNDER111 It was ALL an hallucination anyway, the entire closing minutes. Cuddy wasn't really there
@@Stuart267 Noup....In season 5 it was hallucination because his addiction to Vicodin
Weirdo. God forbid someone doesn't want you to be a miserable drug addict and wants to make a happy life with you, with the only requirement be that you actually act like a reasonable adult.