The most precious thing to house is his mind. When he realises that he can’t trust even his own brain (remember, EVERYBODY lies, even your subconscious), he knows he’s gone too far
A combination of his Vicodin addiction, Kurtner's suicide and his guilt about indirectly killing Amber. Mind you, he was hallucinating Amber and Kurtner way before, so there were signs of him not doing well.
That's what it's like to have any addiction. Everything you do is beyond your control because it all leads to one destination and you can't stop it from doing that.
@@DJWolves97 im not sure i dont think it showed the full label but he was addicted to vicodin for the whole show so i just based it off that. since he was hallucinating tho who knows what it was lol
Even in a situation like that, you still have a degree of control. It may not be a whole lot of control depending on the situation you found yourself in, but you still have your mind to help you get through it and get yourself out. Here? You have no control. You are completely and utterly at the whim of your brain. You lose all sense of self, can't tell what is and isn't real, and there's nothing you yourself can do about it. Nothing is more terrifying than that, not even death.
People have more fear being threatened by a knife or sword than they are of a firearm. A firearm will dispatch a person in a millisecond making the transition from the physical to the spiritual relatively seamless. A knife or sword never makes that transition. I don't even believe that about a perfect strike to decapitation would lead to a seamless and painless transition to the spiritual world. Maybe it does, but I never want to find out.
House was experienced enough and smart enough to connect acid reflux as a symptom with advanced pancreatic cancer. Palpation of his abdomen revealed him that there is tumor in late stage which is not treatable . Old man was terminaly ill and most probably will die soon. Once House realized that, he dropped his sarcasm and jokes and told Taub to take care of old man.
It's House's broken and shocked expression of face that made him worry. There were no words needed, he just was ready to hear what is there needed to do to help
So that was the moment that House *realized* that he had "lost his marbles" but in fact he had actually lost them a few episodes earlier when he started to hallucinate Amber in the House Divided episode th-cam.com/video/HU_b6kQN3vk/w-d-xo.html
@@simonmajoros15 It was a lot more devious than lupus, especially the way it manipulated House to give Chase anaphylactic shock is infinitely more dangerous than just lupus
It’s 2021 and still hurts to watch House slowly realizing that everything he did and felt (ask Cuddy’s help, detox from Vicodin, not feel pain on his leg without Vicodin, be willing to make things work with Cuddy) was all an hallucination. And those last words from Amber and Kutner: “So, this is the story you made up about who you are.” “Too bad it isn’t true.” still give me the chills
At that point I didn't know the extend of the hallucination - whether or not the whole series was one big fake-out or not; that really drove it home for me.
I think he is "able to piece together what happens" because HE IS HOUSE. Period. He would be the only human with a high iq enough to understand the malfuncioning of his screwed brain
It's an irrational fear of mine to eventually realize I've been hallucinating entire parts of my life, discovering that my life that I've believed I understood is a complete lie.
I remember I had to do a high school senior presentation 10 year plan thing, a group of random 5 students chosen in a room different rooms different days. (every 12th grader had to do it). (I failed the 1st one one purpose hoping i would have to redo the whole 12th grade ,, one that didn't have this girl i had a crush on for 4 years of high school. And then on the day of my 2nd Senior presentation that night i stayed up all night (there was no reason for this, i wasn't worried about the presentation, there was no good TV shows in that night, a time that i wasn't all too addicted at video games) so i woke up late and when i did, i realized i slept past the alarm clock i set up and i had 15 minutes before my scheduled presentation (before they supposedly would lock the doors for people who are late). , i ran to school ,, looked at my watch and i was late 10 minutes (past when they should've locked it) and there was someone who exited out of that room maybe to go to bathroom or something ,, and when i walked in that student group of me + 4 other people ,,,,, she was there. I'm 26 years old now. She's married. Real? Delusion? Sleep deprivation hallucination at that time? God is real and i'm getting magically ragdolled all over the place? There's 4 other people that I can ask that were there doing their presentation that can prove true or false to what i just said . But what's the point, it does nothing for my well being. Might as well find peace in the absurdity of the memory.
I love the fact that Dr Cuddy immediately recognize that he was having a psychotic break and went from hating him to realizing that none of it was his fault, making her immediately become supportive of House to make sure he's okay.
John Yepthomi, yes! I think he probs reminded House of House’s dad, if his dad maybe had been a bit gentler or had a kinder disposition like this gentleman.
Totally agree. My interpretation is that House actually cares a lot about other people, including he’s patients. But since he is psychologically unbalanced he needs to pretend he is not.
No one is talking about how Cuddy instantly gets worried the moment she realizes something is wrong with house while he’s working out the pieces, despite having just been insanely angry and in tears because of this man, to walking over and cradling his cheek, letting him work it out himself until he finally says “no.. no i’m not okay”
She gets a lot of criticism and she doesn’t always make the right call, but she truly cares about him and wants the best for him above all else, even when he’s awful to her
@@TheJonnySkitzz I kind of get a guilty pleasure from reading "say what you see" comments on a scene when I just watched a show or movie, though occasionally you get a nugget of interesting insight.
lol anyone hating on cuddy is crazy, she's like constantly shown to be going out of her way to help house/wilson despite them almost never doing anything to help her@@peachydarl
Comedy is a very serious matter. You have to reach the audience, grab their cores with something, and then twist them enough to make them accept any comedown with a laugh. That's why best comedians uses histories to get your curiosity, or touch very known aspects of life with opinions.
How much strength would it take to step over your own ego and willingly go to a mental asylum? They've written a superhuman character without superpowers.
Such great acting from Cuddy here. 4:02 and 4:15. First you see the interest on her face, as she tilts her head to see what he's seeing but is confused when there's nothing. Then you see her shift into questioning if he is alright, before she even asks. Then there's 4:40. House drops his vicodin, stares at it horrfied. It disarms Cuddy and she immediately goes to see what's wrong with him. Such a quick range of emotions in a minute or so.
I felt so bad for Eugene Schwartz. He was such a bundle of joy, and to just see it taken away in an instant when he finds out he has pancreatic cancer is heartbreaking. Edit: Holy 4k likes lol. Much love for Eugene Schwartz
I was conflicted between believing House was hallucinating, just wrong or poor Eugene. So I did the best thing I could in a situation like this...talk myself into House being wrong and grab a handkerchief while fighting back the tears 😅
It was sad, but the guy made it to at least 86. That's a decade over the national life expectancy. Also, when advanced seniors get cancer, because of their slow metabolism, cancers spread exceptionally slowly... Even aggressive cancers, such as pancreatic.
The amount of immaculate communication that happens between House, Wilson, and Cuddy without any words necessary is the most beautiful piece of film I’ve ever seen
Imagine being Wilson and in comes this monolith of a man, that you've known for years, crumbling like gravel. A person whose character is steeled in titanium and reinforced with a stubbornness no man ever has had before. Now, he's standing before you naked, battered, and bruised. There's no way words -- real or made up -- could possibly describe the feelings that must be coursing through him.
You also have to realize, this isn't the first time Wilson would've seen house broken like that. It has been said before that Wilson was the only reason House was able to get through the divorce with Stacy before the show started. Wilson was so worried about House, BECAUSE he's seen that look before.
I think that was the moment that hit me hardest, for some reason. House’s reaction when he saw Kutner, that split second of terror that he couldn’t play off with a sarcastic remark… man.
Forgive me if I don't remember the episode correctly but here's short breakdown: In this episode House and Cuddy's relationship take a big swing downward and it all started with the flashback scene where House says I quit. The way House remembered it was that they made up and had sex, which is why he thought he had Cuddy's lipstick in his pocket. But while he talks to Cuddy in the present, he sees that it was just hallucinations. What he actually did was go home by himself and take more vicodin, enough to be throwing up in the toilet. As he reaches for his pocket, he opens his hand and sees his pill bottle, and not the lipstick, which confirmed everything.
@Laurie Holdt Right when Kutner died it triggered back Houses guilt over how he was responsible for Amber's death, at the same time he felt responsible for Kutner's death because he was unable to see that he was depressed and suicidal.
@@qrow8547 Well the real reason Kutner was killed off was because his actor Kal Penn was leaving the show for a job at the White House so it is clever how they worked his death into the story
A confession. When I started watching House, I was in my medical school, never understood all the hard diseases he talked about, but I liked it. I was emotionally lost at the beginning of my medical school, never wanted to be a doctor honestly, I was depressed, impatient and rude. House changed me, it ignited me, helped me to gain the energy to stay in the fight. Fast forward 7 years, I completed my medical school, already have 2 post grad qualifications. I will start my training soon in the UK, and taking first part of my medicine speciality qualification in another 15days. I am here, watching these small clips, and I understood, how much was I emotionally attached with this series. We all have our own little stories, but when I look back, House would be my most fav series and these scenes right here, would be some of my most fav moments on Tv. Thanks for Uploading. Thanks a lot.
Same story. Almost done with my med school but I did really want to be a doctor and House M.D. helped me keep my enthusiasm for medicine always alive and my hunger for knowledge on top. Not only this, House as a character has shaped the way how I look and interact with people and my social surroundings. It's changed my perception regarding the tiny us in the whole, diverse universe, just like his own beliefs. It's helped me to become mature and most importantly, it's helped me to not pay attention towards things I thought were very significant in my life and I've learned are not so after all.
This gave me chills. My heart dropped when he took out the lipstick and it turned out to be Vicodin. The sequence that followed was terrorizing and perfectly captured what it means to *actually* be insane. It's scary as hell.
When you realize that the talks with the various characters are hallucinations, you figure out that what the characters say and believe are things that House thinks and believes. And if you listen back with this mindset, you'll totally get his demons, his fears, the walls that he has built to justify being alone and miserable. It's heartbreaking.
This powerful scene not only defined the show, but defined life as well. Addiction is real, the struggles are real, and the stories are real. Its easy to get addicted, harder to recover and stay clean. Well written by all involved and thank you House M.D !
SonicGlitchmaster1 well no shit, but eventually your body starts to become used to the pain medication and eventually you become dependent on it. Maybe not as much as they emphasize in House with how often you take, but still with how reliant you become on it
@@CLNCJD94 lul House's choice was never the drugs. It was whether or not to keep his leg, and despite everyone who cared about him telling him to get rid of the damn leg, he kept it. That's why he needs medication in the first place.
The vulnerability we see in House when he says he isn’t okay and the look on his face when he walks into Wilson’s office... I have no words to describe the talent of Hugh Laurie. I also love the way everything was communicated between House, Cuddy, and Wilson as soon as they were in his office. It was like, Cuddy: We have a problem. Wilson: What’s the problem? House: I’m the problem. Wilson: Oh God, this is a big problem. House: I know, and I’m ready to work on it. Like really work on it. Wilson: Seriously? House: I’m desperate. Wilson: Okay, lets get you some help. Cuddy: Good luck. ... all without speaking.
He finally portrayed the final stages of guilt and loss on his face for once, that's all. We're always so used to the anger and denial house, seeing bargaining depression and acceptance jump back and forth in his eyes is what made it seem so impactful. But yeah it's Hugh, he's been acting for ages now and of course is amazing. But that's all he really did. Express defeat and acceptance juxtaposed.
@@ConsoleDaddy, Dead on target. He had already recognized the truth of what had happened, but seeing Kutner (far more than Amber, I think) was devastating to him (also, look at Kutner's expression). That broke House.
One of the dramatic high points of the series. The acting is just so spot on here, and Hugh Laurie was robbed of an Emmy so many times for this show. So. Many. Times. Also, the world needs more people like Wilson.
This moment is one of the key reasons I recommend people to watch House to this day. This moment (amongst others on the show) is so emotional - you can feel it, it denies the audience's expectation of a happy ever after where House gets Cuddy, it's one of the few times the 'it was all a hallucination/dream' trope is pulled off absolutely perfectly - there was good reason behind it, it was executed perfectly... The writing, the acting from all party's - the directing, it's all pieced together for maximum and impact... and god to this day it still gives me shivers.
Totally. Usually ‘it was a dream’ is so frustrating as a viewer. This is the only Time I can think of where it’s Loske being sucker punched and fulfilling at the same time
This episode is so well written and acted. Using Eugene Schwartz as the trigger for House's unravelling is perfect. He fills the standard comic relief role that clinic patients often do, so when he goes from bozo to deathly afraid it sets off all the dominoes they lined up. Perfect.
Wilson had always been taking care of House. He was such a good friend, good partner. House did a great job when he left everything, so he could spend the last five months of his friend's life with Wilson. He kinda returned the favor. They both deserved each other. ❤️
MrTonyBarzini I disagree, they both were asses to each other in several occasions but that was part of their friendship, they explore that at the end of the episode "the social contract" and they say they're glad they don't have to walk on eggshells around each other
This clip just makes me want to go up and hug Mr Schwartz. He seemed like such a nice, kind, older gentleman and he was just given world stopping news and was so distraught. I haven't ever watched House all the way through, which I intend to remedy very soon, and I don't remember having ever watched this particular episode. Could anyone tell me if they ever resolve Mr Schwartz's story?
I had the same reaction to walking in on my friend trying to kill himself the feeling makes you wanna hug them it’s empathy that can save someone’s life
This scene has much more gravitas after watching House from the beginning. For him to simply use the words 'No, I'm not OK' is huge. He would never say that.
When I first watched this scene and Amber leaned into frame and whispered in House's ear it felt like someone slapped me in the face. Then Kutner appeared and it felt like a punch in the gut.
7:55 it's subtle and I'm not sure if it's me, but it seems Wilson nearly breaks down when he sees house leaving. He knew the pain house would endure, and my guess is that he hoped he would come out a better man despite it.
Definitely. You can see disappointment in his face but also uncertainty. He's thinking "i dont know if he'll be okay, and I can't help him anymore. He's on his own from now inside there". Great acting
As you go through a mental breakdown, your brain tries to reconfigure itself in a way that causes your subconsciousness to bleed into your consciousness. Any repressed issues you haven't fully explored and closed in reality, become a fantasy, like a oasis in a desert, you see what you want to see, in lieu of reality, which goes bye bye. House had far too much on his plate, thus his plate shattered once the events triggered his mind to become fractured. Like steam valves, you have to address the pressure in your mind and soul. If you do not release the metaphorical steam valves, you know what happens once they explode. Your perception on reality becomes a living dream, and in House's case, a nightmare come to reality.
@@bakabiru2519 Metaphors are similar to parables. They give a artificial construct to allow people to form their own individual thought processes. I only gave them the option to explore House's mental instability in a way they can understand without complex psychological dissection. That would fly over 90% of the sites users.
One of the best episodes on TV: of any show, ever! Not just the fact that House had been hallucinating the whole time - but also the main patient of the episode. His brain was two different people because of bad deodorant!!!!! Ridiculously skilled script writer.
The sad part is, Vicodin, and many other drugs, cause people to lose their grip on reality- especially if they also have mental health issues. Hugh's portrayal of a man going over the edge is pure genius.
House's breakdown has been a long time coming from the start. It took Amber's death and mostly Kutner's suicide to trigger it. The acting from all is extremely powerful.
When he overclocked his brain to find Amber was when it started to go _completely_ sideways. And he only did that because Kutner ended himself _unexpectedly._
This was an amazing ending to season 5. The past 4 episodes of him having severe symptoms of addiction and then his withdrawal leading to a light at the end of the tunnel at the beginning of this episode. Only to be crumbled by that plot twist. You can see why it won so many awards.
I was shocked when House lost his mind and started to hallucinate. I mean it's psychotic of how many times House has actually lost it. Though, I guess if this hadn't happened; we wouldn't have met Alvie.
Not just that, but Lin-Manuel Miranda wouldn't have been cast as him and the odds of us knowing that ball of sunshine would have decreased dramatically
8:24 this moment gets me every time and I always replay it several times. Wilson just smiling a bit and probably thinking "my best friend is finally getting the help he needs, I'm proud of him".
I agree. I wish I could watch this show without recollection of anything so I could get the feels legit all over again. This show, and then I also wish Kyle XY didn't get cancelled. Both shows absolutely amazing.
The unspoken nuance at 7:06 when Cuddy and House walk into Wilson's office is brilliant. Cuddy's resignation, Wilson's shrug with his face and pen. House shell-shocked and broken on the brink of tears. And Wilson's own grief at seeing his friend fallen, tears coming to his own eyes. Absolutely superb.
The most precious thing to house is his mind. When he realises that he can’t trust even his own brain (remember, EVERYBODY lies, even your subconscious), he knows he’s gone too far
A combination of his Vicodin addiction, Kurtner's suicide and his guilt about indirectly killing Amber.
Mind you, he was hallucinating Amber and Kurtner way before, so there were signs of him not doing well.
@@Destroyer2150
Wait,who are they
@@notwerkinginthishouse8634 the two speaking in the hallutination
Both part of his medical team for a while, Amber beeing his best friends GF as well
That's what it's like to have any addiction. Everything you do is beyond your control because it all leads to one destination and you can't stop it from doing that.
Everyone lies, except Wilson
The scary part isn't realising he hallucinated.
The scary part is not knowing how long he has been.
Yeah I have watched this one so many times
The scary part isnt not knowing how long he has been
scary part is that he is not well to be a doctor.
Exactly
@@sadboy-xx6ghif that’s so, how is he so knowledgeable?
@@giovanigeorgis3848 I mean, he has the knowledge, but at this point of the show, he is not a good doctor
House realising that the lipstick wasn't lipstick but Vicodin is the scariest moment in the entire show.
That’s oxycodone, not Vicodin
@@DJWolves97 pretty sure its hydrocodone, aka vicodin
@@Scotty-vs4lf According the description, you're right, I thought the label said oxycodone, maybe I was hallucinating!
@@DJWolves97 im not sure i dont think it showed the full label but he was addicted to vicodin for the whole show so i just based it off that. since he was hallucinating tho who knows what it was lol
@@Scotty-vs4lf It shows oxycodone in one of the slides and thats part of why he was losing his mind he was taking too many oxys
This guy had a gun pointed at him. Twice.
And yet this is the episode where he is scared shitless. And Hugh Laurie acted it beautifully.
Because he fear losing control
And he has been shot
Even in a situation like that, you still have a degree of control. It may not be a whole lot of control depending on the situation you found yourself in, but you still have your mind to help you get through it and get yourself out.
Here? You have no control. You are completely and utterly at the whim of your brain. You lose all sense of self, can't tell what is and isn't real, and there's nothing you yourself can do about it. Nothing is more terrifying than that, not even death.
People have more fear being threatened by a knife or sword than they are of a firearm.
A firearm will dispatch a person in a millisecond making the transition from the physical to the spiritual relatively seamless.
A knife or sword never makes that transition. I don't even believe that about a perfect strike to decapitation would lead to a seamless and painless transition to the spiritual world.
Maybe it does, but I never want to find out.
A gunshot wound if from a person something he isn’t that shocked from. His brain is slipping from drugs it’s the only thing he has
Old man: slightly adjusts belt
House: You have cancer
Cancer is less important than squawking
@@matthewmcewen9274 what!?
@@lPlanetarizado Did you watch the video?
House was experienced enough and smart enough to connect acid reflux as a symptom with advanced pancreatic cancer. Palpation of his abdomen revealed him that there is tumor in late stage which is not treatable . Old man was terminaly ill and most probably will die soon. Once House realized that, he dropped his sarcasm and jokes and told Taub to take care of old man.
Matthew McEwen After all it was the squawking that bothered his wife
I love how nothing is said but as soon as House walks into Wilson's office...Wilson immediately knows something is very wrong
House is overpowering with confidence... can't imagine what Wilson thought when a broken man entered his office
It's House's broken and shocked expression of face that made him worry. There were no words needed, he just was ready to hear what is there needed to do to help
I mean, anyone with half a brain and two drops of empathy could tell that.
The acting was unbelievable
A broken man with unusually glassy eyes.
Man is literally going mental but still has so much pure skill he makes a genius diagnosis in the middle of his descent.
house has multiple synaptic pathways. so do we but his are better. ironically, that led to the psychotic break.
in my mostly ignorant opinion
7heHomelessKingJames that’s just not a true statement, so don’t go around saying it mate.
@7heHomelessKingJames so basically, if you lose your mind by being trapped in life's endless questions, what does that make you?
@7heHomelessKingJames ah yes, i also remember when Einstein lost his mind. Such a shame
apt observation
Well the moment and the way Amber appeared on screen scared the Lupus out of me.
So that was the moment that House *realized* that he had "lost his marbles" but in fact he had actually lost them a few episodes earlier when he started to hallucinate Amber in the House Divided episode th-cam.com/video/HU_b6kQN3vk/w-d-xo.html
It gave ME Amyloidosis! 🙁
Of course it did. Cause' it's never Lupus.
@@simonmajoros15 It was a lot more devious than lupus, especially the way it manipulated House to give Chase anaphylactic shock is infinitely more dangerous than just lupus
A new cure!
It’s 2021 and still hurts to watch House slowly realizing that everything he did and felt (ask Cuddy’s help, detox from Vicodin, not feel pain on his leg without Vicodin, be willing to make things work with Cuddy) was all an hallucination.
And those last words from Amber and Kutner:
“So, this is the story you made up about who you are.” “Too bad it isn’t true.”
still give me the chills
At that point I didn't know the extend of the hallucination - whether or not the whole series was one big fake-out or not; that really drove it home for me.
I concur bro
@@derianvandalsen i think it was after kutners death
The way amber just slides in close to his head with the camera up close was art
Massive chills
What gets me is that he's able to piece together what happens, even when his brain is telling him something completely different.
I think he is "able to piece together what happens" because HE IS HOUSE. Period. He would be the only human with a high iq enough to understand the malfuncioning of his screwed brain
@@thebadthinker2 no
@@SafetyKitten no??? That's not even an answer. Elaborate or STFU
@@thebadthinker2 I guess that's true, cuz I don't think that other person could realize that
@@thebadthinker2 who are you to tell me to elaborate or stfu
It's an irrational fear of mine to eventually realize I've been hallucinating entire parts of my life, discovering that my life that I've believed I understood is a complete lie.
Look for delusions
I worked on a dementia floor for a while. Used to fear realizing I was a patient. I feel ya boo
Same, man. Same.. its scary.
don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
I remember I had to do a high school senior presentation 10 year plan thing, a group of random 5 students chosen in a room different rooms different days. (every 12th grader had to do it). (I failed the 1st one one purpose hoping i would have to redo the whole 12th grade ,, one that didn't have this girl i had a crush on for 4 years of high school. And then on the day of my 2nd Senior presentation that night i stayed up all night (there was no reason for this, i wasn't worried about the presentation, there was no good TV shows in that night, a time that i wasn't all too addicted at video games) so i woke up late and when i did, i realized i slept past the alarm clock i set up and i had 15 minutes before my scheduled presentation (before they supposedly would lock the doors for people who are late). , i ran to school ,, looked at my watch and i was late 10 minutes (past when they should've locked it) and there was someone who exited out of that room maybe to go to bathroom or something ,, and when i walked in that student group of me + 4 other people ,,,,, she was there.
I'm 26 years old now. She's married. Real? Delusion? Sleep deprivation hallucination at that time? God is real and i'm getting magically ragdolled all over the place? There's 4 other people that I can ask that were there doing their presentation that can prove true or false to what i just said . But what's the point, it does nothing for my well being. Might as well find peace in the absurdity of the memory.
After how harsh and cruel House was to Cuddy, when she realizes something is really wrong with House, she immediately gets worried about him.
Good characters have depth lol, this show definitely defines it.
She’s known him for years. If he’s worried about himself, for real, she knows not to make light of it.
Who ever plays cuddy does such a great job
@@tonymonxana992Lisa Edelstein plays Cuddy, she’s amazing.
Because she's a good human being unlike house
Remember everyone, the actor that plays house started out in comedy.
So did Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk. As Vince Gilligan said, comedians are best fit for drama
They say comedy comes from tragedy so...
He's also British and has a very posh British accent
Dated Emma Thompson...
Worked with Stephen Fry...
Plays a pretty mean guitar...
@@MrUndersolo And Piano. And sings like a motherlover.
I still can't believe he plays as stuart little's dad
Wat 😲
i had to check after seeing this comment now im in shock that i never noticed
Yeah
@@ry4nx bruh I found out just recently too.
Puff Ball53 he also played Jasper in the live action 101 Dalmatians movie and the guy who played Horace is Ron Weasley's dad actor mark williams.
I love the fact that Dr Cuddy immediately recognize that he was having a psychotic break and went from hating him to realizing that none of it was his fault, making her immediately become supportive of House to make sure he's okay.
Take this man to radiology , pancreatic scan AND STAY WITH HIM. The last words meant he felt for other people despite what his been to be known for.
showed he cared about the poor dude
It also showed he felt bad about blowing the guy off earlier.
Carl Reiner. Great guy.
That was a true act of kindness on House's part.....considering that the old man was likely just given a death sentence.
John Yepthomi, yes! I think he probs reminded House of House’s dad, if his dad maybe had been a bit gentler or had a kinder disposition like this gentleman.
Totally agree. My interpretation is that House actually cares a lot about other people, including he’s patients. But since he is psychologically unbalanced he needs to pretend he is not.
Horror movies today aren't scary.
This is scary.
Yes.
It's a nightmare living,having someone in your family with psychiatric illness.it is trully devastating.
Benjamin McLean this is fucking horrifying
same reason shutter island is genuinely terrifying.
This makes my brain hurt
No one is talking about how Cuddy instantly gets worried the moment she realizes something is wrong with house while he’s working out the pieces, despite having just been insanely angry and in tears because of this man, to walking over and cradling his cheek, letting him work it out himself until he finally says “no.. no i’m not okay”
She gets a lot of criticism and she doesn’t always make the right call, but she truly cares about him and wants the best for him above all else, even when he’s awful to her
Finally thank you
nobody is talking about how you're just summing up the whole video in a short paragraph and talking about how nobody's talking about it. lol
@@TheJonnySkitzz I kind of get a guilty pleasure from reading "say what you see" comments on a scene when I just watched a show or movie, though occasionally you get a nugget of interesting insight.
lol anyone hating on cuddy is crazy, she's like constantly shown to be going out of her way to help house/wilson despite them almost never doing anything to help her@@peachydarl
Wilson is a great friend he could tell immediately something was wrong with house
It because for once in his life, house looks genuinely rattled
it was pretty obvious
Not just wrong. Wilson could tell immediately something was very very seriously wrong.
To be fair even if a stranger walked around a corner and looked at me like that I'd immediately know something was wrong lol.
He could have parked the car closer, though... (wink)
This really was one of the highest moments of the entire show.
Clever. Verrrry clever. Well punned, sir.
This show is so fucking underrated it was 3 years ago i saw the finale and i cannot get over its over yet
Of the entire movie/tv industry....
And the LOWEST moment for House.
The next episode which was a feature film length was incredible.
Bryan Cranston and Hugh Laurie
Started as Comedians
.
Ended up being the best actors in Drama History.
You might want to dial your enthusiasm back a little.
@@southfloridaarcheryguy114 No I won't 😋
@@southfloridaarcheryguy114 I would put Hugh in the same tier as James Gandolfini, but personally I find Brian Cranston pretty overrated.
Robin Williams and Tom Hanks started out as comedians also
Comedy is a very serious matter. You have to reach the audience, grab their cores with something, and then twist them enough to make them accept any comedown with a laugh.
That's why best comedians uses histories to get your curiosity, or touch very known aspects of life with opinions.
The scene where he says "No, I'm not ok" is pure damn art. Both the camerawork and acting is impeccable.
How much strength would it take to step over your own ego and willingly go to a mental asylum?
They've written a superhuman character without superpowers.
Such great acting from Cuddy here. 4:02 and 4:15. First you see the interest on her face, as she tilts her head to see what he's seeing but is confused when there's nothing. Then you see her shift into questioning if he is alright, before she even asks. Then there's 4:40. House drops his vicodin, stares at it horrfied. It disarms Cuddy and she immediately goes to see what's wrong with him.
Such a quick range of emotions in a minute or so.
One of the craziest episodes in the entire show. How it was all an hallucination was mind blowing 🤯
wait what was a hallucination
@@Joe-rx4ih
House hallucinated that he slept with Cuddy. It was a side effect of his Vicodin addiction.
Wait so they were never together or just never slept together
Or all of it was a hallucination like him bring a doctor too?
Kevin Aldana he was hallucinating her helping him and sleeping with him in this episode
I felt so bad for Eugene Schwartz. He was such a bundle of joy, and to just see it taken away in an instant when he finds out he has pancreatic cancer is heartbreaking.
Edit: Holy 4k likes lol. Much love for Eugene Schwartz
The fact that he was played by the late, great, Carl Reiner makes it hurt just that little bit more.
@@Slayen Man was a living legend.
I was conflicted between believing House was hallucinating, just wrong or poor Eugene. So I did the best thing I could in a situation like this...talk myself into House being wrong and grab a handkerchief while fighting back the tears 😅
So he retired after that ?
It was sad, but the guy made it to at least 86. That's a decade over the national life expectancy. Also, when advanced seniors get cancer, because of their slow metabolism, cancers spread exceptionally slowly... Even aggressive cancers, such as pancreatic.
The amount of immaculate communication that happens between House, Wilson, and Cuddy without any words necessary is the most beautiful piece of film I’ve ever seen
Thats what happens between true friends. They develop a sort of telepathy. They can understand what you mean with just a look.
Imagine being Wilson and in comes this monolith of a man, that you've known for years, crumbling like gravel. A person whose character is steeled in titanium and reinforced with a stubbornness no man ever has had before. Now, he's standing before you naked, battered, and bruised. There's no way words -- real or made up -- could possibly describe the feelings that must be coursing through him.
The fact this comment is from machinegun makes it so much better
You also have to realize, this isn't the first time Wilson would've seen house broken like that. It has been said before that Wilson was the only reason House was able to get through the divorce with Stacy before the show started. Wilson was so worried about House, BECAUSE he's seen that look before.
If you truly have a best friend like Wilson and house were then you would understand
Exactly. I understood exactly how Wilson felt seeing House in his current state. It hurt
Slash fiction?
I remember watching it the first time.. I think I was equally as much shocked as House
The same. I was terrified seeing Amber
Man I was terrified that House is not with Cuddy and everything was nothing but him imaginary history :(
Yeah. The moment I saw Amber I got goosebumps and I knew that something was wrong.
That is what a great actor can do for the viewers
I felt at the midpoint of this season the show was stalling a bit. But then the final few episodes and this happened. Bam.
I remember watching this when it first aired. Seeing Amber was bad enough. But seeing Kutner made it much, _much_ more terrifying.
Polymathically, Exactly so. Made even more so by the expression Kutner reflects to him. Utterly devastating.
I think that was the moment that hit me hardest, for some reason. House’s reaction when he saw Kutner, that split second of terror that he couldn’t play off with a sarcastic remark… man.
@@bigdaddycool6930even if he could brush off Amber, Kutner was just too much 😢😢
Why was Kutner the terrifying part?
Seeing a white woman - okayish
Seeing an indian man - terrifying
Less racism, please. 😔
Great camerawork. The shakiness, the sudden cuts, the changes in color...
And the sound design, the sound that plays when he twists the lipstick is bone chilling!
inner space
@Laurie Holdt Just trying to find footing, to make sure that it was real this time.
And the composition/framing of Kutner. Spooky
Forgive me if I don't remember the episode correctly but here's short breakdown:
In this episode House and Cuddy's relationship take a big swing downward and it all started with the flashback scene where House says I quit. The way House remembered it was that they made up and had sex, which is why he thought he had Cuddy's lipstick in his pocket. But while he talks to Cuddy in the present, he sees that it was just hallucinations. What he actually did was go home by himself and take more vicodin, enough to be throwing up in the toilet. As he reaches for his pocket, he opens his hand and sees his pill bottle, and not the lipstick, which confirmed everything.
danggggg
So him and cuddy where never dating he made it all up?
Thanks for clearing it up
@@Sophiej230 in this episode.
@@richardroberson2564 oh ok thnx
Notice how the shaky cam gets more and more intense until House comes to his realization? Great cinematic storytelling.
It's amazing to think all of this was caused by Kutner's death.
@Laurie Holdt Right when Kutner died it triggered back Houses guilt over how he was responsible for Amber's death, at the same time he felt responsible for Kutner's death because he was unable to see that he was depressed and suicidal.
@Bauer007 That is true, Kutner's death was still the finishing blow.
I think they used kutners death to show that house was losing it, as he couldnt even detect obvious signs to suicide
@@qrow8547 Well the real reason Kutner was killed off was because his actor Kal Penn was leaving the show for a job at the White House so it is clever how they worked his death into the story
@Bauer007 Oh yes, but the show started losing it's touch after season 5 and season 7 is where it was at it's worst at least for me.
A confession. When I started watching House, I was in my medical school, never understood all the hard diseases he talked about, but I liked it. I was emotionally lost at the beginning of my medical school, never wanted to be a doctor honestly, I was depressed, impatient and rude. House changed me, it ignited me, helped me to gain the energy to stay in the fight. Fast forward 7 years, I completed my medical school, already have 2 post grad qualifications. I will start my training soon in the UK, and taking first part of my medicine speciality qualification in another 15days. I am here, watching these small clips, and I understood, how much was I emotionally attached with this series. We all have our own little stories, but when I look back, House would be my most fav series and these scenes right here, would be some of my most fav moments on Tv.
Thanks for Uploading. Thanks a lot.
Lupustastic story! House md is in my favorites too
Good luck!! ❤️
I wish you great success and happiness, friend.
Awesome job mate! Keep going and remember the hardest step to take is the next one! Keep moving forward
Same story. Almost done with my med school but I did really want to be a doctor and House M.D. helped me keep my enthusiasm for medicine always alive and my hunger for knowledge on top. Not only this, House as a character has shaped the way how I look and interact with people and my social surroundings. It's changed my perception regarding the tiny us in the whole, diverse universe, just like his own beliefs. It's helped me to become mature and most importantly, it's helped me to not pay attention towards things I thought were very significant in my life and I've learned are not so after all.
This gave me chills. My heart dropped when he took out the lipstick and it turned out to be Vicodin. The sequence that followed was terrorizing and perfectly captured what it means to *actually* be insane. It's scary as hell.
When you realize that the talks with the various characters are hallucinations, you figure out that what the characters say and believe are things that House thinks and believes. And if you listen back with this mindset, you'll totally get his demons, his fears, the walls that he has built to justify being alone and miserable. It's heartbreaking.
This powerful scene not only defined the show, but defined life as well. Addiction is real, the struggles are real, and the stories are real. Its easy to get addicted, harder to recover and stay clean. Well written by all involved and thank you House M.D !
“BuT aDdIcTiOn Is A cHoIcE!!!!” Not when you’re forced to be on highly addictive pain meds in order to cope with a bad leg
CLNCJD94 That’s usually why you’re told to take pills in moderation instead of every ten minutes like House does, but sure.
SonicGlitchmaster1 well no shit, but eventually your body starts to become used to the pain medication and eventually you become dependent on it. Maybe not as much as they emphasize in House with how often you take, but still with how reliant you become on it
@@CLNCJD94 lul House's choice was never the drugs. It was whether or not to keep his leg, and despite everyone who cared about him telling him to get rid of the damn leg, he kept it. That's why he needs medication in the first place.
erryone fixated on the drugs
you're watching house ffs, keep looking
The look on House's face when he walks into Wilson's office.
Without House saying a word, Wilson knew something was very, VERY wrong.
The vulnerability we see in House when he says he isn’t okay and the look on his face when he walks into Wilson’s office... I have no words to describe the talent of Hugh Laurie. I also love the way everything was communicated between House, Cuddy, and Wilson as soon as they were in his office.
It was like,
Cuddy: We have a problem.
Wilson: What’s the problem?
House: I’m the problem.
Wilson: Oh God, this is a big problem.
House: I know, and I’m ready to work on it. Like really work on it.
Wilson: Seriously?
House: I’m desperate.
Wilson: Okay, lets get you some help.
Cuddy: Good luck.
... all without speaking.
Exactly
Im a 26yrs old man, never cried when watching a series or a movie but this scene broke me.
He finally portrayed the final stages of guilt and loss on his face for once, that's all. We're always so used to the anger and denial house, seeing bargaining depression and acceptance jump back and forth in his eyes is what made it seem so impactful.
But yeah it's Hugh, he's been acting for ages now and of course is amazing. But that's all he really did. Express defeat and acceptance juxtaposed.
Can we get a video called "House's Balls" where it's a compilation of him and others throwing his ball around?
Thanks
Lmao, yes
It's on pornhub
@@nathancurrie1522 WTF
please
@@jonenemo148 lmaooo Issa joke
This entire segment is absolute TV perfection. The visuals, the creepy ambiance, the shakey close-ups, everything is incredibly well done.
The look on his face when he sees Kutner...chills
@@BoloBouncer Yes. House was still smart enough to hit the stop button and tell Cuddy. He saw where the train was heading when he saw him.
True, seeing kutner was like looking at the reaper.. he just represented death and thats a really scary thought. Gives me chills..
@@ConsoleDaddy, Dead on target. He had already recognized the truth of what had happened, but seeing Kutner (far more than Amber, I think) was devastating to him (also, look at Kutner's expression). That broke House.
One of the dramatic high points of the series. The acting is just so spot on here, and Hugh Laurie was robbed of an Emmy so many times for this show. So. Many. Times. Also, the world needs more people like Wilson.
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I love how Wilson gets up so quick knowing his friend needs help
The look on House’s face as he struggles to look Wilson in the eyes is some of the most impressive acting I’ve ever seen.
This moment is one of the key reasons I recommend people to watch House to this day. This moment (amongst others on the show) is so emotional - you can feel it, it denies the audience's expectation of a happy ever after where House gets Cuddy, it's one of the few times the 'it was all a hallucination/dream' trope is pulled off absolutely perfectly - there was good reason behind it, it was executed perfectly...
The writing, the acting from all party's - the directing, it's all pieced together for maximum and impact... and god to this day it still gives me shivers.
This was great but House’s Head/Wilson’s Heart was better.
graveeking what episode was this?
100% agree with you. I felt it so hard.
dikke doei Both Sides Now 24x05
Totally. Usually ‘it was a dream’ is so frustrating as a viewer. This is the only
Time I can think of where it’s Loske being sucker punched and fulfilling at the same time
This episode is so well written and acted. Using Eugene Schwartz as the trigger for House's unravelling is perfect. He fills the standard comic relief role that clinic patients often do, so when he goes from bozo to deathly afraid it sets off all the dominoes they lined up. Perfect.
This episode was so good that the series could actually end with it.
It would be a pretty sad ending though.
BrokenGod Ent. True but still epic
@@BrokenGodEnt it would've been a way happier one, house finally realizes he has a problem and gets the help he needs
What episode/season is this? how many were released after this? :|
꧁Basically a Ghost꧂ it’s the season 5 finale, they’re all 8.
02:06 You can see how much House actually cares for his patients right here is one of the most telling
The expression on his face at the end is like a scared lost child, it was heartbreaking to watch.
Wilson had always been taking care of House. He was such a good friend, good partner. House did a great job when he left everything, so he could spend the last five months of his friend's life with Wilson. He kinda returned the favor. They both deserved each other. ❤️
Wilson wasn’t always a good friend. He’s been shitty on more than one occasion.
wait, so is this the end? please dont tell me this is it
@@viennasavage9110 no this is season 5. There's like 3 more seasons
@@TrondHelm oh thank god
MrTonyBarzini I disagree, they both were asses to each other in several occasions but that was part of their friendship, they explore that at the end of the episode "the social contract" and they say they're glad they don't have to walk on eggshells around each other
This clip just makes me want to go up and hug Mr Schwartz. He seemed like such a nice, kind, older gentleman and he was just given world stopping news and was so distraught. I haven't ever watched House all the way through, which I intend to remedy very soon, and I don't remember having ever watched this particular episode. Could anyone tell me if they ever resolve Mr Schwartz's story?
Same 😔
Sorry dude. That's as far as his story goes. RIP
@@SeanWoodsonsNutritionist But it did give Carl Reiner some work at the end of his life, and showed him as a fine actor, still on top of the job.
@@eloisepoe To be fair, this wasn't too terribly long after he worked on the Ocean's Trilogy. RIP to one of the greats!
i love mr schwartz
Best portrayal of Sherlock's opium addiction I've ever seen
Was looking for this comment
Elementary actually ended Season 5 exactly like this
sherlock had a cocaine addiction.
@@jaykay5580 yeah this is correct. Sherlock was addicted to uppers. He considered opium and its effects on the human mind to be criminal.
WOAH I FORGOT HOUSE IS BASED OFF SHERLOCK HOLMES ISNT HE? Man your comment just reblew my mind
One of the best episodes of all time. The music emphasizes the hallucinations perfectly. And Kutner seals the deal.
“…Too bad it isn’t true.” Like a punch to the gut.
What's the music called? Can't find it in season 5 ost
Wilson's reaction, then understanding just by looking at houses face...
Its pretty obvious, for the first time in the series House looks genuinely terrified.
Moved me beyond words. Entire dialogue was without words. Everyone needs a friend like Wilson.
I had the same reaction to walking in on my friend trying to kill himself the feeling makes you wanna hug them it’s empathy that can save someone’s life
Wilson: no insult? Cuddy is here....... He's finally gone too far.
I think everybody already knows what's coming. He's been on hydrocodone for how many years now? The symptom should be obvious.
To see Eugene Schwartz get told about the Cancer is so heartbreaking. He was so pleasant and like a breath of fresh air in a cruel world.
Wilson's realization, beginning at 7:18, still sends chills through me.
It's so telling that Amber and Kutner show up at the moment he realizes it. It seems he never let them go
Their deaths are just two of many demons he'd been keeping at bay. They were the first in a parade of demons that finally made it to the surface.
This scene has much more gravitas after watching House from the beginning. For him to simply use the words 'No, I'm not OK' is huge. He would never say that.
Wilson, the true definition of a real friend.
When he discovers the lipstick was actually Vicodin. Shock waves through my brain.
The way Wilson instantly knew something was wrong with House when he walked in was heartbreaking
When I first watched this scene and Amber leaned into frame and whispered in House's ear it felt like someone slapped me in the face. Then Kutner appeared and it felt like a punch in the gut.
The writing on this show genuinely was surpassing it's own time and the time coming after
7:55 it's subtle and I'm not sure if it's me, but it seems Wilson nearly breaks down when he sees house leaving. He knew the pain house would endure, and my guess is that he hoped he would come out a better man despite it.
Definitely. You can see disappointment in his face but also uncertainty. He's thinking "i dont know if he'll be okay, and I can't help him anymore. He's on his own from now inside there". Great acting
I never watched House but this made me cry. That's how good these actors are.
We M watch it!!! It is an amazing series
As you go through a mental breakdown, your brain tries to reconfigure itself in a way that causes your subconsciousness to bleed into your consciousness. Any repressed issues you haven't fully explored and closed in reality, become a fantasy, like a oasis in a desert, you see what you want to see, in lieu of reality, which goes bye bye. House had far too much on his plate, thus his plate shattered once the events triggered his mind to become fractured.
Like steam valves, you have to address the pressure in your mind and soul. If you do not release the metaphorical steam valves, you know what happens once they explode.
Your perception on reality becomes a living dream, and in House's case, a nightmare come to reality.
it's way more literal than that, even within established science, but those are... serviceable metaphors.
@@bakabiru2519 Metaphors are similar to parables. They give a artificial construct to allow people to form their own individual thought processes. I only gave them the option to explore House's mental instability in a way they can understand without complex psychological dissection. That would fly over 90% of the sites users.
Hygrave Eh, by doing that you only made yourself seem more vague.
@@popot4627 I wouldn't call this vague. It's pretty clear, just not completely direct.
7:18 I just love how Wilson stands up knowing how serious the situation is
One of the best episodes on TV: of any show, ever!
Not just the fact that House had been hallucinating the whole time - but also the main patient of the episode. His brain was two different people because of bad deodorant!!!!!
Ridiculously skilled script writer.
Script writer to beat ALL script writers. Actors to beat ALL actors. House and Wilson!
"No, I'm not ok"
Bravest words any person has ever said.
One of my favorite season finales on any show. Bravo
A very underrated moment is Wilson standing straight up when he sees House, a true friendship moment.
Phenomenal acting when he realizes he's going crazy and without even saying anything. His expression says it all
Without any words you see here how broken House can get and how willing Wilson is to help his best friend
The sad part is, Vicodin, and many other drugs, cause people to lose their grip on reality- especially if they also have mental health issues. Hugh's portrayal of a man going over the edge is pure genius.
whoever directed this episode was amazing
*House has left the game*
Ow, shit, that brought back some Achievement Hunter memories.
Next episode
*House has left his hobby and became a professional gamer*
As Sherlock said"game is never over" house is direct adaptation of Sherlock Holmes
House *IS* the game.
The struggle and the realization House had in this scene...I can only imagine how scared someone can be about getting help for their addiction.
7:17 his eyes in that moment can hurt your heart more than the sharpest knife
The idea that you could literally be hallucinating your entire life and genuinely believe something that isn't real..that's terrifying...
This, to me, is still one of the best TV show episodes ever made. The music, the ambience, the acting. Just true art.
Someone find this man's marbles and return them to him, please!
I love that Wilson could see that something was badly wrong just from House's demeanour.
This isn't not only one of the most powerful scenes in house but one of the most powerful scenes in TV history I believe
Or the surgery on my own leg
Every man who knows what he’s doing is 200% depressed and his fondest memories comes from his daydreaming
Realizing the truth in that is the hardest part of it
picture my dad. gotta recapture the child-like joy that is in the present moment right?
I don't believe TV history has series like this. This is Legend
House's breakdown has been a long time coming from the start. It took Amber's death and mostly Kutner's suicide to trigger it. The acting from all is extremely powerful.
When he overclocked his brain to find Amber was when it started to go _completely_ sideways.
And he only did that because Kutner ended himself _unexpectedly._
I think it was mostly amber he sees her most and first
They played the whole thing extremely well the twist, the illusion and the conclusion all flows together.
“All geniuses are childish at heart and have a natural sense of humour.”
Akhil Nigam
no
Brilliant quote
7:30 This is the closest i've seen house to cry, cause something about the eyes says a lot.
I think when he failed to see the diagnostic from first try in the old Guy, the doubt of him about not beeing himself had already started
This is my favorite scene across the whole show. Such a powerful shock when he realizes it's all in his head
This was an amazing ending to season 5. The past 4 episodes of him having severe symptoms of addiction and then his withdrawal leading to a light at the end of the tunnel at the beginning of this episode. Only to be crumbled by that plot twist. You can see why it won so many awards.
Definitely one of the most disturbing scenes of the show. Gives me literal chills every time.
I was shocked when House lost his mind and started to hallucinate. I mean it's psychotic of how many times House has actually lost it. Though, I guess if this hadn't happened; we wouldn't have met Alvie.
Not just that, but Lin-Manuel Miranda wouldn't have been cast as him and the odds of us knowing that ball of sunshine would have decreased dramatically
@@brentage5000, yep he wouldn't have guest stared. I mean, he is an awesome actor and a perfect role for Alvie.
You seem to be using the word "psychotic" wrong... I wonder if you think it means something different from what it actually means?
8:24 this moment gets me every time and I always replay it several times.
Wilson just smiling a bit and probably thinking "my best friend is finally getting the help he needs, I'm proud of him".
This moment was so sad I'm so glad that this show had such great actors
Good actors not the best writing.
man, what i would give to watch this episode for the first time again. hell, this whole show again
I agree. I wish I could watch this show without recollection of anything so I could get the feels legit all over again. This show, and then I also wish Kyle XY didn't get cancelled. Both shows absolutely amazing.
I'm watching it on Amazon prime from the beginning because I missed episodes/series. It's so nice to finally c it all the way through.
The unspoken nuance at 7:06 when Cuddy and House walk into Wilson's office is brilliant. Cuddy's resignation, Wilson's shrug with his face and pen. House shell-shocked and broken on the brink of tears. And Wilson's own grief at seeing his friend fallen, tears coming to his own eyes. Absolutely superb.
7:07 This part is incredible, so much emotion without saying any words