House: He may not be kind, but he was great

Season 8 finale promotional image.

After being cancelled mid-season, House writer set out to write a proper ending to the series. After 8 seasons of House and his medical team, everything is now tied up in a  nice bow. House was one of those shows that intrigued you as well as make you wonder about how Dr. House got away with being a jackass. In a way, the show about the story and adventures that Gregory House embarked on. Well figuratively anyways.

The central character House is what makes the show worth watching. The character House is loosely based on Sherlock Holmes. Like Holmes, House only truly cares about getting to the truth and his mind is thinking logically rather than emotionally. But House isn't a character without flaws as he doesn't really care about people, is a drug addict and likes to live on the edge. House's lifestyle tends to get him in trouble more then once throughout the series. The one thing that keeps House on track is his friend Wilson, who just happens to be House's only friend. In a way, House and Wilson's friendship becomes at times a storyline in itself or a driving factor.

Besides House, there is his medical team that helps him solve cases. House's team helps House figure out what is killing their patient as well as being open season for House to pick on. In season 1 - 3, we met Dr. Chase, Dr. Cameron and Dr. Foreman. After the events of Season 3, House was forced to get a new team in Dr. Hadley, Dr. Taub, and Dr. Kuther. In season 5, the team faced tragedy when Kuther committed suicide. In season 6, Dr. Chase soon rejoined the team along side Dr. Hadley, Dr. Taub, and Dr. Foreman. In season 7, due to Dr. Hadley's disappearance, Dr. Masters temporarily joins the team. In season 8, Dr. Adams and Dr. Park join the team. The team is not just for show, for each all have their own storyline and flaws that play out in the show. Although they do tend to break out in random topics while doing tests or scanning patients.

Over the seasons, House has dealt with many different story lines. With the exception of Season 1 and 7, it has had every season great finales that drew the audience in. The best one by far was the finale of Season 4 when House was trying to figure out what was killing Wilson's girlfriend. With each season, House manages to draw the audience even more in the world of House. Out of all the season though, season 7 was the weakest of them all. With the exception of the episode Bombshells, season 7 dealt with the House/Cuddy relationship and near the end started to become silly. Although season 8 managed to redeem House. In between all the medical stuff, as a viewer I found it weird when the doctors seemed to think that breaking out in conversation while doing an test was appropriate. The same thing would always happen; they would talk and something happens to the patient.

The series finale of House was something. Like the creator David Shore said, it was an ending truly deserving of House. In Everybody Dies, it focuses on House himself and his view on life in addition to everything that has led up to this point. It also showcased former team members and friends of House (with the exception of Cuddy). Without giving too much away, the episode ends with House doing one selfless act. Although I must ask, what is it with tv shows and their characters faking their deaths? Sherlock is the one that made it cool and I think we all can agree it was the best. Either way, the episode ends with everyone on their own path.

To put is simply, House was a medical drama with a Sherlock Holmes twist. House knew how to draw in its audiences with a combination of humor, drama and mystery. House is not recommended for the light hearted as it tends to make sexual, racial and inappropriate jokes. Meaning it is no family show. Despite some of its stories plot let downs, House up to season 6 drew you in into the world of Gregory House. Although around season 7, I did lose some love for the season and by the time it had finished the season I didn't care too much about House. As I stated above, Season 8 renewed and reminded me how great House used to be. I'll forever remember the pranks House pulled on Wilson and his general antics.

Promo below of the general feeling of House in the early days.
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