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(Original post by pinkpenguin)
I'm tempted by a complete set.. if it's about £50 I'll get it, although it's likely to be a lot more than that. I can see it being £70+..

I already own seasons 1-5 though. So I'd have to offload those before I do anything.

Yeah.

Though a "Collector's Edition" might tempt me enough if it's got some good goodies in it

[007Shella]

(Original post by thetopnotch)

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I thought the ending completed the character of House. The fact that in faking his death he gave up everything that he believed in so he could spend time was his friend was a brilliant way to end the show.

It's still the end of an era and from start to finish its been an amazing show

I COMPLETELY AGREEEEEEEEEEEEE!

HE EVEN DECEIVED THE AUDIENCE

from crying to laughing

[007Shella]

(Original post by kenann)

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a possible interpretation of the ending is that wilson is hallucinating right from the funeral when he gets the text. i have a few reasons to believe this:

- wilson is conveniently the only person to know house is alive
- wilson showed a startling lack of emotion reacting to house's death
- house clearly said to wilson 'i'm dead, wilson'
- the song used at the end was last used on the show when house was hallucinating and amber was eerily singing to him across a misty, neon-lit bar
- the text message would have not been from house if this were true, but rather from somebody else. i'm open for ideas.
- the explanations such as 'house switched the records' and 'house walked out the back' are extremely far fetched. these are the reasons wilson is using to put himself into denial, the only reasons he can hold onto.
- and finally, the ending song. two reasons they chose this for this possibile interpretation: wilson is hallucinating, and they're showing that by drawing a parallel between wilson's hallucination and house's hallucination. the second reason is the meaning embedded in the song 'enjoy yourself, it's greater than you think'. wilson has always been against denial, but perhaps it's greater than he thinks.

I can't believe your interpretation hasn't received a thumbs up

I think your last interpretation could be true.. the thought did occur to me about Wilson Hallucinating and what not
But I choose to believe in the later.... because .. well HOUSE CANNOT.... you know what

[Kallisto]

It must be an ending in which House causes a disaster like the end of season 7. Otherwise I have no idea.

[S-man10]

How about we all stop thinking too much about this, and with the show ending, end all 'arguments', please?

[like a boss]

Well, I stopped watching house at the start of season 7, and I just saw the series finale tonight. Obviously there are alot of things I won't know about, because I have missed almost two entire seasons. I know he breaks up with Cuddy and goes to prison, but can someone outline what happens during the latter half of season 7 and throughout season 8?

What happens to Thirteen?
When and why does House start vicodine again?
What happens to Cuddy?
Why is wilson dying?
And why is he in a burning building?

[uxa595]

(Original post by like a boss)
Well, I stopped watching house at the start of season 7, and I just saw the series finale tonight. Obviously there are alot of things I won't know about, because I have missed almost two entire seasons. I know he breaks up with Cuddy and goes to prison, but can someone outline what happens during the latter half of season 7 and throughout season 8?

What happens to Thirteen?
He fires her so she can live her life well before she dies due to some illness

When and why does House start vicodine again?
He stopped?

What happens to Cuddy?
Bitches be gone.

Why is wilson dying?
Cancer

And why is he in a burning building?

You watched the episode right?

[Hype en Ecosse]

(Original post by like a boss)
What happens to Thirteen?

She's still got Huntington's and is counting down the days 'til she dies. House promised he'd kill her when her disease got bad. She's no longer working as a doctor and is spending the rest of her life doing whatever the **** she wants.

What happens to Cuddy?

House drives his car through her living room in the season 7 finale, she leaves PPTH as a result of this.

Why is wilson dying?

He has cancer.

And why is he in a burning building?

This is explained in the episode. He went there to do heroin with his patient, how the building caught fire is never explained though.

[DaveSmith99]

I have one question, how did house get out of the back of the house so quickly, when Wilson and Foreman and the audience saw him at the front door just before it exploded?

[JoeLatics]

Ending was perfect!

Annoyed me that they never wrapped up the 'who is House's dad' arc they had going before the Spring Break :-/

[like a boss]

(Original post by Hype en Ecosse)
This is explained in the episode. He went there to do heroin with his patient, how the building caught fire is never explained though.

That seems like a pretty big piece of information to leave out. I spent the whole hour wondering why the building was on fire in the first place.

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(Original post by kenann)

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the ID badge is the only obstacle for this explanation IMO. wilson didn't know about the table so he couldn't have done it, and house didn't have much of a reason to put it there before he went after the heroin addict.

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I love your theory so much! As for the ID badge, House was planning to kill himself so he had no need for it. Instead of turning it in to Foreman who would undoubtedly try to talk him out of leaving, he simply put it there, where Foreman wouldn't notice it for long enough to get away with the patient, and went.

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Overall, I have to say I really enjoyed this episode. It never really had the big impact I was expecting they'd go for, but as I keep thinking about the episode again and again, I think keep noticing more subtle points and I have to say I think they did a very good job. As Foreman and Wilson arrived and House was at the window, the look on House's face when he saw he couldn't get out! Great acting there by Hugh Laurie, probably the most emotional part of the episode for me. But I loved the Holmesian escape (whether that was Wilson hallucinating or not, I haven't decided xD). There have been better episodes and season finales (seasons 4, 5 and 6 especially I thought), but I think this was a fitting end to an amazing show.

[kenann]

^thanks

some absolutely beautiful quotes from the episode:

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Wilson: There's only one person you can count on.
House: I thought there were two.

This is said twice, and creates an interesting parallel:
House: He's happy.
Amber: He's dead.

Cameron: [You're a coward]
House: You're right, but I can change.

Wilson: When the cancer gets really bad...
House: Cancer's boring.

[Idle]

Brilliant ending to a brilliant series, genuinely sad that it is gone.

[pinkpenguin]

(Original post by icy elemental)

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I love your theory so much! As for the ID badge, House was planning to kill himself so he had no need for it. Instead of turning it in to Foreman who would undoubtedly try to talk him out of leaving, he simply put it there, where Foreman wouldn't notice it for long enough to get away with the patient, and went.

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Not sure that House was really truly intending to go and kill himself. The patient had offered to take the fall for him, so he wasn't intending to OD. I think they were just going for some escapism, that turned out unlucky for the patient. He only decided to kill himself half way through the episode.

As for the fire, David Shore has said it was implied that the patient dropped his cigarette leading to the fire. Bit sloppy - they could have filmed that milisecond to help us out

[Hype en Ecosse]

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Not sure that House was really truly intending to go and kill himself. The patient had offered to take the fall for him, so he wasn't intending to OD. I think they were just going for some escapism, that turned out unlucky for the patient. He only decided to kill himself half way through the episode.

As for the fire, David Shore has said it was implied that the patient dropped his cigarette leading to the fire. Bit sloppy - they could have filmed that milisecond to help us out

I think we can stop posting in spoilers now, as per the rules. It's way past since the episode aired in the UK.

The patient offered to take the fall because he thought he was dying, House told him he wasn't dying, so the option of him taking the fall was no longer there.

The fire makes so much sense considering the burns on his neck and body, now.

[Tpos]

It's sad to see this thread dead

I need to watch the ending again to see if I notice anything different.

And I need to re-watch it all! Esp the first few series which were the best!

[Kallisto]

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It's sad to see this thread dead
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I guess there are not members anymore who are interest in this series, especially it will be end very soon. That is only my assumption.

(Original post by Tpos)
(...) And I need to re-watch it all! Esp the first few series which were the best!

The best episodes were from season one to season three in my opinion.

[pop101]

The finale was kind of ruined IMO. Rather than having the 1 hour special to re-cap all of the highlights through seasons 1-8, they should have added an extra 1/2hour to the finale itself.

That way, rather than cramming every past character (whilst leaving one of the most important ones out + most of them saying a line in the last 5 mins of the show) it would have flowed more smoothly.

I've been reading the above comments, but I always assumed that House left his ID card (after he was seen faking his death) with Foreman finding it and realizing that House was still alive.

But apart from the negatives, seasons 1-3 should redeem the final episodes, and keep House as one of the best, if not the best Medical shows of all time.

[Demon_AS]

Hmmm, maybe now that the show is over, we should do a few polls. Best episode, best character, worst character etc.

What do you all think?