This is one moment even House feels bad. There is no lie, no angle, no selfish gain, just the father wanting his son to live, no matter what the cost. Its one of those moments that breaks even his emotional walls of cynicism and detachment.
"Tell him... I don't know what to tell him." This. Out of all the scenes I've seen of this show, this broke me the most. In most other shows that would have a scene like this, the dad would have some profound message to pass on to his son, something the screenwriters spent a good few hours coming up with to make sure it hits that perfect emotional note. But exactly in him not being able to come up with something, it breaks this feeling that its just a TV show and makes it feel real for a moment.
Frankly, the most honest dialogue I can think of. What can he say; his son's "clumsiness" did factually cause the fire that put the dad into a PVS, and killed his mother. It's NOT your fault would mean his father spent his last moments thinking about what caused the accident. I forgive you would pretty much have the same effect. I love you unconditionally, would probably saddle his kid with an unbelievable weight of guilt. House's "You were right" actually covers the FACTS. The tray WAS too heavy for him. He was just a kid. He is sorry. The "You were Right; you did the right thing." comment covers everything. And it will baffle the kid, shifting his mind from the incredible guilt he may have felt over his father giving up his life for his son. Brilliant House episode. We learn WHY House has to be the guy with the answers that NOBODY else could come up with. Because no matter how he dressed, how he acted, what his station in life is, how messed up his personal life is, people will STOP and LISTEN to what he has to say (medically) because THEY HAVE TO!
Every person needs to hear two things from their father, I love you, and I'm proud of you. And when appropriate, I'm sorry, it wasn't your fault. Whatever applies
@@jasonhernandez8146 the person is playing along with the alibi Wilson set up, that he and "House"(the guy he paid to act like him) were at the casino trying to get that woman to come with them. That they were not in the room when the man overdosed on the pills
@@soonsims yes... He died. While you're technically correct, what Veloz was trying to point out was that if this guy didn't commit suicide for his son, he would've just slip back into his vegetative state until he'd die of old age or if some cure was developed.
He missed most of his son's life and had no real clue what kind of person his son was other than the knowledge that he was a guilt-ridden drunk. He lost his wife and more than a decade of his life trying to fix a mistake his son made, and despite all of that, he was willing to suffer and give up everything to save a person he barely even knows just because he was the kid's father. There have been fathers on this show that wouldn't even give blood to save their son's life, and this made decided to trade his knowing he won't even get the chance to say goodbye. This episode straight fucked me up.
You'd have to be a father to really understand this. If my daughter needed a heart, I'd be ok if doctors cut it out of my chest alive and with no medicine to ease the pain. Just as long as she gets it.
He knew his life was over anyway and even if the drugs kept me awake until his end what’s the point. Giving up his life so his son could have his heart gave his son a chance at a full life. Sacrifice is the most human thing.
ij A what you would give* Applying basic English to your sentence shows you are basically saying “I wouldn’t give anything to have a friend like Wilson”
@@Slemoster Wow, you really enjoy being a smart ass, don't you? I cant really call you out for being wrong because, to be honest, I don't know if you are or aren't wrong. I'm not a native English speaker, although to me it sounds like more like hes saying "I would give anything up to .... for a friend like Wilson, but not anything more than that" and i think that "What wouldn't I give for a friend like Wilson" is also correct and resembles more what he said original but I don't really care about that either way. However, what I can call you out on is being a royal dickhead, this guy was just saying how much he admires Wilson's personality.... on a very emotional episode.... and how he wishes for a friend like Wilson, maybe he only has bad people surrounding him in his life... but no, all of that doesn't mean anything to you, you just had to show everyone how far up your arse your head is. Do you also feel the need to correct your friends every time they make a little grammar mistake while talking to you, listening to them just enough to catch their mistakes but not to actually pay attention to what they are trying to tell you? If so, I'm sure you don't have that many left. Don't take this the wrong way, I'm all for people speaking their native tongue correctly but I'm even more for them being decent human beings. Cheers :)
@@Slemoster no, it means the same thing because, "what I wouldn't give..." is trying to think of something valuable enough to you that you wouldn't give, while "what I would give..." is trying to figure out something valuable enough to give.
@@Slemoster Actually, applying basic common sense and basic English, a synonymous sentence would be "What would I not give up on for a friend like Wilson?". Whilst it is a rhetorical question and inherently tougher to decipher in comparison to your run of the mill "I want a good friend" type of sentence, it is, by all means, correct and in strong correlation with the subject of the video. To conclude my reply, I wish you to have a good life and learn proper English before correcting someone :P
The template: Chase: 'The patient has a headache'. House: 'Did you check his asshole for toothpicks?' Foreman: 'No. Why would we-'. House: 'Just do it.' *Finds toothpick in asshole*
its something i love about houses character he is cold and calculating and sees things in black and while without letting emotions get in the way every year thousands of people suffer painfull and slow deaths because dr's and protestors think its too inhumane to kill someone its inhumane to let them take there own live yet its humane to allow them to suffer in pain and agony so they can enjoy those final few monthes or years of there life thats so precious because they have so much to live for so many things left to expirance there first fall where they cant get up realising they cant get in and out of the tub and need someone to lift them out not making it to the bathroom in time and having to wear a diaper and soil yourself which of course you cant change so now you have to suffer the indignity of being changed combined with the crushing guilt and shame of subjecting someone to having to do that for you the day when you find you cant even stand on your own your left laying in your bed staring at 4 walls nothing to do nothing to think of but the pain people coming to visit you isnt the joy it once was because you see it in there eyes you see the look of sadness the fear in there eyes of loosing you you sense how they treat you different now your not there loved one the way you once was they dont joke with you how they used to for fear of upsetting you they handle you like your made of china scared to even hug you no your dying you know that they know that and it just crushes you but hey its inhumane to let someone fall asleep and stop there heart subjecting them to at most 30 minutes of pain much more humane to extend there suffering its admirable that house cuts through the crap and the feelings and the kind words and gets direct to the point your dying you wont survive your move oh and final thought most countrys allow a person to choose to end there life they just have to refuse medical attention and refuse food and water it takes 8-14 days to die from starvation and dehydration and is the most aggonizing 8 days imaginable and by refusing medical aid they must do this without pain medication house is perhaps the most human person allive
At the end, House could've told the son the truth, that his father didn't say anything. This is one of those moments when you can see how kind House can be but I wonder what made him say that. Maybe he had his own father in mind.
I think what House did was right in two ways, first of all he tells the son a cryptic "you were right, you did the right thing" which given the son doesn't know know what that means is perfect, because he can take it and believe it means whatever he needs to, which will make him feel better. Secondly in some way it kinda was what the father would have said if he could think of it, the father wanted to say something that would make things better and make his son feel better, but he just didn't know what those words might be, so House just helped the father along.
The kid probably lived his life as an guilt ridden empty husk, filling himself up with alcohol, constantly telling himself "I killed my own mother and hospitalized my father, how could I do such a thing.." "You did the right thing" - Dad. In my mind it's kinda fucked up.
I hated his character at the beginning. He basically acted like an ass and basically used House and Wilson. I'll be damned if he didn't fully redeem himself. The end was just heartbreaking. I've never respected a character more on this show than this father
As an 18 year old dad, the moment I heard my baby boy take his first breath in then let his first cry out, I felt something like my soul literally melting inside my chest...i knew at that moment I would defend him with my life or die in his place
I love how if you watch Wilson leave he grabs the cane, slipping it under his jacket. Cane is there one second, gone as he walks by. He already had a plan to create an alibi for House.
My grandmother did that. All her friends were gone and she missed her husband. So she was able to persuade us to leave, told the doctors to do nothing and then pulled all her wires and tubes out...she was a strong little lady.
It’s part of the reason why assisted suicide is so controversial. There are states where if your illness is deemed terminal by 3 different doctors you are allowed to be prescribed some drugs that will end your life in a peaceful manner by those doctors, that way you go out on your own terms. It is what my uncle did.
The father is so selfless. It made me tear up a little. He is what every parent should strive to be. I would gladly give up my life so my children can live.
Selfless? He wouldnt feel anything in 24 hours, doesnt really matter. He'd be selfless if he was actually healthy and living and then dying for his son. Now he's pretty much dead anyways
It is a lot easier to give your life for your child in the spur of a moment than having the moments to contemplate teh idea. Many others would take the selfish route
Nearly cried when house said he would have wanted to hear his dad said that he was right, he did the right thing. Such a relatable character even if your not in pain/ on drugs
That's a reasonable understanding you have. When I was a kid, my dad got sick on a friday and died the next night...out of the blue. I couldn't be there bc I was too young. Besides, he was intubated and could not speak. I'm not sure there are words for that time or moment, from him to me. But I wonder.
House's wanting his dad to tell him he did the right thing (but still never hearing those words) pretty much sums up the whole show and his character. He struggles mightily the find the right answers, and will do pretty much anything if he believes it's the right thing, even if others don't agree. He yearns for that approval but has had to learn the hard lesson of living without it. His off-putting manner, what seems gruff and cold, is of course the mechanism he uses to live with that painful dichotomy.
best dad. he knows that hell just be a vegetable after his 24 hours are up and decides to save his sons life instead of living on as a veggie. BEST DAD.
I might not understand the ethics or the rules in America But couldn't he just wrote a will to transplant his heart to his son once he goes back into the coma? Even if it meant taking his life Why did it have to be through suicide
@@sleepynoodles6425 Patient has to be dead for the will to be active. Hospitals can't kill people, even if they ask them to so the only way was suicide
@@sleepynoodles6425 well he was going to go into coma again, not die. He would have needed to essentially sign an agreement to be euthanized rather than supported in coma. And euthanasia isn't legal in the US. If he had to be on life support, he could likely have signed an agreement to not be put on life support/a DNR (do not resuscitate), but he was in good health despite the coma, so didn't need life support so that wasn't an option either.
4:40 What i really like about this scene is not only Wilson knows exactly what he's going to do, but he takes his cane immediately going along with it playing his part without any sort of planning between them. They know and care about each other that well that he independently works on both of their alibis without a second thought.
Everyone in life needs a friend like Wilson. When I first watched the series, Wilson seemed like a background character for a little bit, but he became one of, if not favorite supporting actor of this series. No matter how hard house pushed the friendship line, Wilson never gave in and stuck around, even after some of the craziest things house had ever done to him. This will sound cheesy, but if everyone had a friend like him, a lot of people may be better off.
I wouldn't blame him if he left House. Everyone has their breaking point and Wilson is not willing to break his ethical code. He may be an accomplice, but will never step on House's shoes. It's too much for him. Almost everytime when something big happen, their friendship is tested, but at some point, it breaks... and repairing that is almost impossible.
At first I was like what the hell is Wilson doing calling some random "House". When he walked over and paid him, it hit me. Wilson is a ride till the end type of friend. This is a heavy episode. It showed the true colours of the friendship and trust between House and Wilson.
God, Wilson is an amazing friend. House sent him away to protect him, and all the while Wilson is cleverly creating an alibi for House to also protect him in return.
@@LLD-yl4wi Most people hang themselves by standing on a stool with a rope around their neck and then stepping off the stool. I think it was him stepping off. When you see him rolling through the hospital on a bed a few seconds later you can see the rope marks around his neck.
"He thinks that he killed his mother and turned his father into a vegetable. I'd have had a few shots myself." So House does have a limit to how much he's not willing to care.
He's never not actually cared. He keeps himself half a hospital and a floor away from his patients because otherwise he starts caring so much he helps coma patients kill themselves to save their sons.
speaking of i think that was the only time i was like yep pop that vicodin man you just talked a guy into killing himself how do you sleep after that even with the justification?
@@alofritzmaul3818 ; it meant that Wilson had already done enough... Risked enough... He didn't want Wilson to be in trouble if this went sideways and in normal life and circumstance, it probably would have. We gotta just keep telling ourselves... it's just a tv show.
Two of the best pieces of TOTALLY different types of acting: Wilson and his discomfort with doing something as "Shady" as propositioning that woman, and House- the guy who is ordinarily so logical and indifferent about patients, seeing them only as a disease or ailment being so effected on a personal level by this particular man. What a great series!
I like how he told him the message that he wanted his Father to give to him. It allows the son to have something to think about. To connect his own meaning to those words. It allows himself to give some closure to the relationship in whatever way he wants to connect those words to their own situation.
@@ReganMarcelis he grabbed the cane because he wanted to have an alibi for him and house and the witness would remember a tall white man with a cane and Wilson on the casino floor and not pay attention to houses face which is really a guy Wilson paid off to pretend to be him. See 6:45 for the embarrassing but intentional flirting with a married woman.
I noticed it, but was wondering why. I even went back a few seconds to make sure I saw him take it. I was also wondering why he called the guy House, but when it slipped him the money it all clicked into place. Wilson can now produce one or more witnesses that would say House was in the casino with him at the time of the guy's death.
It says a lot about Wilson's character and his relationship with House that he didn't even need to be asked, or to know what he was giving House an alibi for (though I'm sure he suspected).
You guys cut out the best part, when the old man asked him a question about his career, he saw that House didn't like patients/people in general and he asked him why did he choose medicine instead of other scientific domains, his answer was clearly the best part of this moment.
Well it's gonna be way less powerful than House's voice but here comes : " When I was 14, my father was stationned in Japan. I went rock-climbing with this kid from school, he fell and got injured and i had to bring him to the hospital. And we came in through the wrong entrance and passed this guy in the hall... He was a janitor. My friend came down with an infection and the doctors didn't know what to do... So they brought in... the janitor. He was a doctor... and a buraku. One of Japan's untouchables. His ancestors had been slaughterers, gravediggers... And this guy, he knew that he wasn't accepted by the staff, didn't even try. He didn't dress well, he didn't pretend to be one of them. The people around that place, they didn't think he had anything they wanted, except when they needed him. Because he was right. Which meant that nothing else mattered. They had to listen to him. "
Phoenix Wright What do you think that reveals about him? I think it has something to do with more than just why he always wants to be right, like or is that it? he wants to be right so that people will need him no matter how much he doesn’t fit in?
Bmanritchie, in my opinion, I think house is an optimistic pessimist. In that he sees and recognizes all the sadness, evil and heartbreaking things that take place in the world but he still tries to use what he knows to help people even if it makes him appear as an amoral jackass to those around him.
Jamie Anderson - My viewpoint acknowledges his character: House often picks the most pragmatic option where he takes the option w/ the least number casualties, no matter HOW such means are met. Thus, he meets the utilitarian philosophy of ethics.
It's a beautiful sentiment in the end; how far a parent would go to save their child. To die for their child. That's a whole different level of love that many don't understand.
I appreciate the scene with Wilson in the casino... acting rather bizarre and talking to some random dude as if he's House, revealing that it was a clever creation of an alibi after the fact.
@@bernebelmont1857 Bruh if I was dying, I rather eat and enjoy a good meal before I pass on, but as DeCastro said, he asked that to run away from his son dying
This show was an absolute masterpiece and it's so disappointing when people miss some of the biggest parts. They intentionally showed the sandwich not being eaten FOR A REASON. The sandwich was EVEN IN THE CENTER OF THE SHOT, for like a whole 2 seconds so obviously they were trying to MAKE YOU REALIZE HE DIDN'T EAT THE SANDWICH. When you realize that they forced you to notice the sandwich, you then think critically as to why. I quickly realized that at the start of this episode, when this patient was woken up and being told the news. If you watch and analyze when Cuddy tells him that his son could be dying too. He AVOIDS eye contact with CUDDY by closing his eye and clenching his jaw (almost like he's trying to deal with the bad news but can't so he ignores them) then immediately jumps to HOUSES eyes bringing up a topic that OBVIOUSLY has nothing to do with the importance of his DYING SON. The directors were trying to call to attention the lack of understanding we all have of HOW PEOPLE DEAL WITH TRAUMA. This mans reaction, along with MANY MANY other men, was to have an escape, AKA (the bar, the pub, etc.) The whole point was that, while when he first woke up he REALLY DID want a steak, after he got hit the the HORRIBLE NEWS of (kid dying, and he's only going to be alive for a day anyways) he had no time to deal with that trauma, so his immediate reaction was to escape to a safe place where he can deal with those feelings. That brings us to where they end up, with the exact kind of Sandwich he wanted and probably could've eaten since he was still more than likely starving, but he didn't. You know why? It's because the REAL issue was finally coming to light, now that he felt he was in a place comfortable enough to let it show. Also just like the Father is okay with enduring pain for his son, his father is probably also okay with forcing himself to starve (by not eating a sandwich he would probably love to it) it shows a strong sense of moral priority, where the father understands the importance of his sons death, and is valuing that over the momentary pleasure of satiating his hunger. That shows because when he could be eating a perfectly good sandwich, he chooses not to and instead opens up about how much he loves his family. Literally the directors did an incredible job with this episode and it might be on of the best episodes of House to date. Stinks though, because in a cinematography sense, this was one of the MOST BLATANT puzzles they INTENTIONALLY tried to force us all to solve. Apparently some people just like to watch House in the background and not really analyze it, which is hilariously contradictory.
"I'd want him to say... 'You were right. You did the right thing.'" This line never fails to break me - it's what I've always wanted to hear from my father.
The kid's going straight from now on. He's got his dad's heart ; he's gonna take care of it . When I saw him smile, I knew he wasn't going to need the booze anymore . .
This was an amazing episodebut the one that really got me was when they told Amber that when the bypass was turned off she would be gone. She and Wilson did a great job in that final scene. I Bawled like a baby! And thinking of the realization of the end was overwhelming.
there's so many moments you just feel your heart drop, the biggest for me is when you hear the chair fall, because you know exactly what's just happened, and they spend a suitable amount of time in the scene afterwards in complete silence, to let you appreciate the moment
8:10 as the father is wheeled past, if you pause it, you can just make out the redness in his neck showing he died of strangulation. Barely half a second you can actually see it, but it's there. Details details details...
Don't really know why, but this scene stuck with me for years after watching it. The thought of House and Wilson just sitting out in the hall, waiting, knowing a man in the room is killing himself to save his son. For some reason or another it just stayed imprinted in my brain for years.
They mentioned it in the first clip, yea. Some vague shit about him moving around because of the type of vegetative state he was in. A throw away line, but it "explained" it.
In real life, there are machines used to help prevent muscle atrophy, called sequential compression devices (SCD's). Used in patient that are bed bound and help the muscles to simulate walking, thus preventing atrophy
Nothing out of the ordinary here. What father wouldn’t give his life for his son? And then you have a doctor/person who deals in realities rather than emotion, helping facilitate the decent thing. This is not a sad ten minutes. It’s a teaching moment on decency.
“You did the right thing” is actually a great message. His father gave his heart to his son, the right thing to do is not to waste this gift. So he “will” do the right thing to earn the praise he already received. He will live a better life
I love the indignation in his voice at 0:51 when Wilson accuses him of blaming his son: "You don't blame a kid for an accident!" I've known parents who have suffered less and who still can't appreciate that simple truth.
The way they wrote the script is incredible. They make the medical field and medicine so human in such a raw form that it makes u sit and wonder how truly lucky we all are
Every season has it's own patients whom House can identifies byfar the most, usuall they are broken af, like he oc. But this guy....his has the least amount of time and House give him nothing but respect. Look at that smile on House face. He has 100% respect from his side. One of my fav episodes/patient.
Something everyone apparently underappreciate is when the father asks "Is my turn to ask a question, right?" House tries to drop the heavy atmosphere around them with a classical sarcastic/witty House joke accompanied with a soft smile. House tried to lighten the mood just for him after saying that he wouldn't get a chance to see his son again. In this episode as well as many many other eps, it shows that House knows that doing the right thing require breaking a few rules.
"except he isn't near death, he's saying 'kill me and cut out my heart.'" It bums me out that an express permission is the reason for denial.. It's also a bit of a shame Cuddy had the nerve to be all disapproving at the end. If anything she should feel worse imo. Trying to deny the guy control over his own life, and in failing to do so denied his possibility of a peaceful ending.
As doctors, we do NOT end the lives of fully conscious living people, pure and simple. Not for anything, even a life-saving heart transplant. In fact, medical ethics instantly considers alive, fully conscious people who ask that their lives be taken on the spot for whatever reason, as medically incompetent. Realise that the father should not have been awake in the first place. Yes, it's a TV show, but one that portrays a lot of realism in medicine, so you can't ask for too much.
@@musical_lolu4811 "As doctors, we do NOT end the lives of fully conscious living people, pure and simple. Not for anything, even a life-saving heart transplant." This is demonstrably false. Active euthanasia exists and is legal in multiple jurisdictions around the world. One of the most universal requirements for these laws is for the patient requesting it to be fully conscious and mentally competent. Which brings us to the next quote. "In fact, medical ethics instantly considers alive, fully conscious people who ask that their lives be taken on the spot for whatever reason, as medically incompetent." What? No... That's not how any legal sense of incompetence works. (And if someone is dumb enough to just walk up to a doctor and request to be killed on the spot, they likely would've already been declared incompetent, as that's an impressive level of stupidity.) Actually requesting death for legitimate reasons does NOT make someone incompetent. Suggesting it does is not only baseless and absurd, but it's inconsistent with the euthanasia laws previously mentioned. If requesting death makes someone incompetent, those laws are irrelevant and no one would be granted access.
She probably figured out exactly what House and Wilson did, instantly got nervous about any loose ends/legal trouble, and maybe even a bit scared of the ramifications.
@@Edited6 "Euthanasia exists and is legal in multiple jurisdictions around the world," in multiple ones, but not everywhere. It may be illegal where the first commenter lives, in which case he is also right. I'm not a doctor, but I know that there is a big divide of opinions on euthanasia, and that is shown in this clip as well.
@@persey7241 "it might be illegal where the first commenter lives, in which case he is also right." The first commenter attempted to speak for all doctors, not all doctors of a certain nationality. I'm aware it's a complicated and controversial subject, and that's exactly why the first commenter's sweeping statements are wrong.
Two of my favorite moments: John Larroquette's outburst (which is heartbreaking because he's such a fun character) and "how many organs do you want from the guy?"
"He's my kid." Really the only thing that needed to be said. Earlier in this episode Wilson was the one who argued that the love a parent has for their child is unconditional, whereas House believes that everything is conditional. But whether it's unconditional or not that love is real, and whatever condition might or might not be attached to it doesn't stop a father from sacrificing his own life for the sake of his son's. A parent who wishes to do that doesn't have to justify themselves: it's their child, and that's all the reason they'll ever need.
I love what they do with the show, and I know the medicine isn't the real point, but I'm pretty sure hospitals categorically refuse organs from family suicides.
@Sophia Degand It's a 'we don't negotiate with terrorists' sort of thing. If you let 1 mother save her daughter by suicide, you're risking a whole hospital's worth of heroic sacrifices.
@@claiminglight I get it.... but at the same time that doesn't seem like the hospital's right to decide? If a mother wants to give her life to save her child's we support that in any other context, in fact we expect it. It's very very murky waters ethics wise, but I'm generally a supporter of letting anyone over 30 decide their own life or death. I guess on the other side though.... it opens the door to things like coercion, blackmail, abuse, etc. so maybe given the hellscape that is america's medical system I do understand why they would do that
This show had the rare talent of doing funny/jokes/humor with actually really dark/depressing/deep and it actually working. Not coming off forced or cheap at all
When he said that he doesn't know what to tell him ,Well i believe "action speaks louder than words" . Is action shows how much he loves and care for his son . No words needed
When 10 mins of clip has way too many good written/acting parts. Every conversation ends and we feel relief only to be put on by emotional turmoil again. Father son. Wilson house. House father. House Cuddy. As a viewer I feel for all the angles of the relationship and their concerns. A show that grows with you and you find something even if you are re watching it
He took his life to save, his son. He was okay with pain, because he was disappointed in himself. He was honest to till the end. What a man, I'm speechless.
I like how everyone knows that House doesn't care about getting in trouble. But the second he tells them something along those lines of "I don't want to push this until it breaks." They KNOW he's about to do something, that if they see, they know they have to report. So they respect him, and give him privacy.
House made Wilson more comfortable with involving himself in conflict and Wilson made House more comfortable with letting go of conflict.... well eventually lmao
If I could hear something from my dad... I wish it would be, "I'm sorry I couldn't see the things you went through without me. I'm sorry I prioritised work more than family. I'll miss you"
Joseph Taylor im sure your daddy misses u honey sometimes parents work longhours thinking they can provide better for u and giving u all your wants and needs thats why they stick to working long hours .it doesnt mean he doesn't love u any less infact it means he loves u more to have provided for u and given up the 1 thing that ment more to him in theprocess memories that he will never get back of u and spending time with u but im sure he loves u and misses u
This is one moment even House feels bad. There is no lie, no angle, no selfish gain, just the father wanting his son to live, no matter what the cost. Its one of those moments that breaks even his emotional walls of cynicism and detachment.
There isn't anything a good father wouldn't do for his children. It's how we're wired.
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@@srmj71 right
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@@srmj71 and a brother family means everything
"Tell him... I don't know what to tell him."
This. Out of all the scenes I've seen of this show, this broke me the most. In most other shows that would have a scene like this, the dad would have some profound message to pass on to his son, something the screenwriters spent a good few hours coming up with to make sure it hits that perfect emotional note. But exactly in him not being able to come up with something, it breaks this feeling that its just a TV show and makes it feel real for a moment.
Actually he could just have said "tell him it wasnt his fault, i never blamed him"
Frankly, the most honest dialogue I can think of. What can he say; his son's "clumsiness" did factually cause the fire that put the dad into a PVS, and killed his mother. It's NOT your fault would mean his father spent his last moments thinking about what caused the accident. I forgive you would pretty much have the same effect. I love you unconditionally, would probably saddle his kid with an unbelievable weight of guilt. House's "You were right" actually covers the FACTS. The tray WAS too heavy for him. He was just a kid. He is sorry. The "You were Right; you did the right thing." comment covers everything. And it will baffle the kid, shifting his mind from the incredible guilt he may have felt over his father giving up his life for his son. Brilliant House episode. We learn WHY House has to be the guy with the answers that NOBODY else could come up with. Because no matter how he dressed, how he acted, what his station in life is, how messed up his personal life is, people will STOP and LISTEN to what he has to say (medically) because THEY HAVE TO!
Well i believe "action speaks louder than words" . Is action shows how much he loves and care for his son . Even when he has nothing to say
Every person needs to hear two things from their father, I love you, and I'm proud of you. And when appropriate, I'm sorry, it wasn't your fault. Whatever applies
All I could think was, “TELL HIM YOU LOVE HIM AND YOU DON’T BLAME HIM!”
When he said “Wilson… get out” I wanted to cry when Wilson said no. It hurt so much because he knew exactly what house was about to do
House didn't do anything. He was downstairs trying to get Wilson sunk.
@@jpaxonreyes umm… what…
@@jasonhernandez8146 - House and Wilson don't know what you are talking about, I'm sure.
@@jasonhernandez8146 the person is playing along with the alibi Wilson set up, that he and "House"(the guy he paid to act like him) were at the casino trying to get that woman to come with them. That they were not in the room when the man overdosed on the pills
@@jasonhernandez8146 house and wilson had alibis ;) they have no idea of the incident
I feel like if this guy wasn't doomed to go back into coma, he and House could have been good friends.
He didn't go back into come, he died.
@@soonsims yes... He died. While you're technically correct, what Veloz was trying to point out was that if this guy didn't commit suicide for his son, he would've just slip back into his vegetative state until he'd die of old age or if some cure was developed.
He would have been part of the pokergame every Thursday night with wilson lol
They were friends. House's best friends next to Wilson are the coma patients
Yeah that's sad that when people wake up from comas they're probably going to die
I don't know about everybody else, but it broke my heart when he said "I'm okay with pain".
Me too.... I started crying. The things we are willing to go through for the ones we love can be a true sign of our humanity.
He missed most of his son's life and had no real clue what kind of person his son was other than the knowledge that he was a guilt-ridden drunk. He lost his wife and more than a decade of his life trying to fix a mistake his son made, and despite all of that, he was willing to suffer and give up everything to save a person he barely even knows just because he was the kid's father. There have been fathers on this show that wouldn't even give blood to save their son's life, and this made decided to trade his knowing he won't even get the chance to say goodbye. This episode straight fucked me up.
I got tears when he yelled "I failed to keep my family safe! I failed to save my wife! Now I have to watch my son as he-..."
You'd have to be a father to really understand this. If my daughter needed a heart, I'd be ok if doctors cut it out of my chest alive and with no medicine to ease the pain. Just as long as she gets it.
He knew his life was over anyway and even if the drugs kept me awake until his end what’s the point.
Giving up his life so his son could have his heart gave his son a chance at a full life.
Sacrifice is the most human thing.
What I wouldn't give for a friend like Wilson.....hes the best
ij A what you would give*
Applying basic English to your sentence shows you are basically saying “I wouldn’t give anything to have a friend like Wilson”
@@Slemoster Wow, you really enjoy being a smart ass, don't you? I cant really call you out for being wrong because, to be honest, I don't know if you are or aren't wrong. I'm not a native English speaker, although to me it sounds like more like hes saying "I would give anything up to .... for a friend like Wilson, but not anything more than that" and i think that "What wouldn't I give for a friend like Wilson" is also correct and resembles more what he said original but I don't really care about that either way. However, what I can call you out on is being a royal dickhead, this guy was just saying how much he admires Wilson's personality.... on a very emotional episode.... and how he wishes for a friend like Wilson, maybe he only has bad people surrounding him in his life... but no, all of that doesn't mean anything to you, you just had to show everyone how far up your arse your head is. Do you also feel the need to correct your friends every time they make a little grammar mistake while talking to you, listening to them just enough to catch their mistakes but not to actually pay attention to what they are trying to tell you? If so, I'm sure you don't have that many left.
Don't take this the wrong way, I'm all for people speaking their native tongue correctly but I'm even more for them being decent human beings. Cheers :)
@@rauldragu9447 bro yes, to everything, yes
@@Slemoster no, it means the same thing because, "what I wouldn't give..." is trying to think of something valuable enough to you that you wouldn't give, while "what I would give..." is trying to figure out something valuable enough to give.
@@Slemoster Actually, applying basic common sense and basic English, a synonymous sentence would be "What would I not give up on for a friend like Wilson?". Whilst it is a rhetorical question and inherently tougher to decipher in comparison to your run of the mill "I want a good friend" type of sentence, it is, by all means, correct and in strong correlation with the subject of the video. To conclude my reply, I wish you to have a good life and learn proper English before correcting someone :P
Every episode is basically the same template but every episode is so unique.
It’s almost as if this is a show
MrZsc only a good show, though, can use the same template can make every episode unique
@@momgirlcop1 Exactly, the medical drama really only serves to explore Houses mind and morality, it was always about him
The template:
Chase: 'The patient has a headache'.
House: 'Did you check his asshole for toothpicks?'
Foreman: 'No. Why would we-'.
House: 'Just do it.'
*Finds toothpick in asshole*
@@its_just_roberto Brilliant comment
this show did flirt so hard with the moral gray zone it´s unbelieveable
Alegost1 That’s not flirting, that’s outright frenching it in public.
i this is one of the most moral humane acts
It's both.
its something i love about houses character he is cold and calculating and sees things in black and while without letting emotions get in the way
every year thousands of people suffer painfull and slow deaths because dr's and protestors think its too inhumane to kill someone
its inhumane to let them take there own live
yet its humane to allow them to suffer in pain and agony so they can enjoy those final few monthes or years of there life thats so precious
because they have so much to live for so many things left to expirance
there first fall where they cant get up
realising they cant get in and out of the tub and need someone to lift them out
not making it to the bathroom in time and having to wear a diaper and soil yourself which of course you cant change so now you have to suffer the indignity of being changed
combined with the crushing guilt and shame of subjecting someone to having to do that for you
the day when you find you cant even stand on your own your left laying in your bed staring at 4 walls nothing to do nothing to think of but the pain
people coming to visit you isnt the joy it once was because you see it in there eyes you see the look of sadness the fear in there eyes of loosing you you sense how they treat you different now your not there loved one the way you once was
they dont joke with you how they used to for fear of upsetting you
they handle you like your made of china scared to even hug you
no your dying you know that they know that and it just crushes you
but hey its inhumane to let someone fall asleep and stop there heart subjecting them to at most 30 minutes of pain
much more humane to extend there suffering
its admirable that house cuts through the crap and the feelings and the kind words and gets direct to the point
your dying
you wont survive
your move
oh and final thought most countrys allow a person to choose to end there life
they just have to refuse medical attention and refuse food and water
it takes 8-14 days to die from starvation and dehydration and is the most aggonizing 8 days imaginable and by refusing medical aid they must do this without pain medication
house is perhaps the most human person allive
Thanks man. That was actually really poetic. If you don't mind, I think I'm going to hold on to it.
At the end, House could've told the son the truth, that his father didn't say anything. This is one of those moments when you can see how kind House can be but I wonder what made him say that. Maybe he had his own father in mind.
I think what House did was right in two ways, first of all he tells the son a cryptic "you were right, you did the right thing" which given the son doesn't know know what that means is perfect, because he can take it and believe it means whatever he needs to, which will make him feel better. Secondly in some way it kinda was what the father would have said if he could think of it, the father wanted to say something that would make things better and make his son feel better, but he just didn't know what those words might be, so House just helped the father along.
The best way to reply would've been either "Just... tell him I love him" or, even better, "He gave you his heart. I think that WAS the message."
I think the heart donation says I love u pretty well. But House did the right thing.
The kid probably lived his life as an guilt ridden empty husk, filling himself up with alcohol, constantly telling himself "I killed my own mother and hospitalized my father, how could I do such a thing.."
"You did the right thing" - Dad.
In my mind it's kinda fucked up.
@@Enjoyingthetrance Yeah in context it seems a bit off. He probably should have told him what his dad said about it not being his fault.
Bottom line is that the message really did not matter. What mattered was that there *_was_* a message.
"Your mother's death was part of God's plan"
@@jacobshirley3457 holy fucking christ...
@@azonicrider32 can i get a yikes
@@ss-jv1ci yikes
No, it's not. It's just that having a message is better than having nothing at all.
A father's true love for his son. Damn.
Any good parent would gladly give their life to save their child.
I hated his character at the beginning. He basically acted like an ass and basically used House and Wilson. I'll be damned if he didn't fully redeem himself. The end was just heartbreaking. I've never respected a character more on this show than this father
As an 18 year old dad, the moment I heard my baby boy take his first breath in then let his first cry out, I felt something like my soul literally melting inside my chest...i knew at that moment I would defend him with my life or die in his place
@@Darjaboo yes my dad is the same. I'm his youngest child so he's more protective of me and I in turn I'm very close to my dad.
I think in my moment of panic. I won't cry for my mom.
“I’m okay with pain.” Jesus Christ man, incredibly tragic.
Two legendary comedians from two very different countries showing just what they can do dramatically, hell of a thing to see.
First saw him on The Young Ones, “ university challenge “
Well said!
"you lied to the cops enough for me"
Damn Wilson is the best
I love the look on Cuddy's face when she hears House say, "I'll think of something eles," she knows but doesn't want to know.
And the look she gives at the end to me it says "i am so glad i don't have to live with this heavy decision like House does"
@@catslino5037yep. She and Wilson both know House too well to know he isn't above helping a patient commit suicide to save their child.
I love how if you watch Wilson leave he grabs the cane, slipping it under his jacket. Cane is there one second, gone as he walks by. He already had a plan to create an alibi for House.
Had to watch a few times but you're right 😊
Well spotted! ❤
It was almost sweet, what House did in this episode. Wilson even helped him with his alibi.
Good stuff
Doctors help people die pretty often, I think. We just don't get to hear about it much because it is (wrongly) against the law in a lot of places.
@@georgerogers2120 EMTs do, too. Often they pretend to do CPR when they know it won't do any good & the person will be a vegetable.
wilson writes a paper on euthanasia in another episode
My grandmother did that. All her friends were gone and she missed her husband. So she was able to persuade us to leave, told the doctors to do nothing and then pulled all her wires and tubes out...she was a strong little lady.
It’s part of the reason why assisted suicide is so controversial. There are states where if your illness is deemed terminal by 3 different doctors you are allowed to be prescribed some drugs that will end your life in a peaceful manner by those doctors, that way you go out on your own terms. It is what my uncle did.
The father is so selfless. It made me tear up a little. He is what every parent should strive to be. I would gladly give up my life so my children can live.
Selfless? He wouldnt feel anything in 24 hours, doesnt really matter. He'd be selfless if he was actually healthy and living and then dying for his son. Now he's pretty much dead anyways
@@vaevictis1697 na he even knew his suicide was gonna be slow and painful and made his decision almost lightning quick. Selfless for sure
@@vaevictis1697 tf
most fathers love their children, despite what some in media would try and promote.
It is a lot easier to give your life for your child in the spur of a moment than having the moments to contemplate teh idea. Many others would take the selfish route
I'll be honest I nearly cried when he said "He's my kid." Honestly just a beautifully delivered line with great music and direction
Nearly cried when house said he would have wanted to hear his dad said that he was right, he did the right thing. Such a relatable character even if your not in pain/ on drugs
That's a reasonable understanding you have. When I was a kid, my dad got sick on a friday and died the next night...out of the blue. I couldn't be there bc I was too young. Besides, he was intubated and could not speak. I'm not sure there are words for that time or moment, from him to me. But I wonder.
House's wanting his dad to tell him he did the right thing (but still never hearing those words) pretty much sums up the whole show and his character. He struggles mightily the find the right answers, and will do pretty much anything if he believes it's the right thing, even if others don't agree. He yearns for that approval but has had to learn the hard lesson of living without it. His off-putting manner, what seems gruff and cold, is of course the mechanism he uses to live with that painful dichotomy.
best dad. he knows that hell just be a vegetable after his 24 hours are up and decides to save his sons life instead of living on as a veggie. BEST DAD.
Yeah because he was turning into vegan... I MEAN VEGETABLE. It was a good idea.
I might not understand the ethics or the rules in America
But couldn't he just wrote a will to transplant his heart to his son once he goes back into the coma? Even if it meant taking his life
Why did it have to be through suicide
@@sleepynoodles6425 Patient has to be dead for the will to be active. Hospitals can't kill people, even if they ask them to so the only way was suicide
@@colcid4071 ah that makes sense
Thanks for the explanation
@@sleepynoodles6425 well he was going to go into coma again, not die. He would have needed to essentially sign an agreement to be euthanized rather than supported in coma. And euthanasia isn't legal in the US. If he had to be on life support, he could likely have signed an agreement to not be put on life support/a DNR (do not resuscitate), but he was in good health despite the coma, so didn't need life support so that wasn't an option either.
4:40 What i really like about this scene is not only Wilson knows exactly what he's going to do, but he takes his cane immediately going along with it playing his part without any sort of planning between them. They know and care about each other that well that he independently works on both of their alibis without a second thought.
Everyone in life needs a friend like Wilson. When I first watched the series, Wilson seemed like a background character for a little bit, but he became one of, if not favorite supporting actor of this series.
No matter how hard house pushed the friendship line, Wilson never gave in and stuck around, even after some of the craziest things house had ever done to him.
This will sound cheesy, but if everyone had a friend like him, a lot of people may be better off.
I wouldn't blame him if he left House. Everyone has their breaking point and Wilson is not willing to break his ethical code. He may be an accomplice, but will never step on House's shoes. It's too much for him.
Almost everytime when something big happen, their friendship is tested, but at some point, it breaks... and repairing that is almost impossible.
There's actually a theory I heard that the show isn't about House at all - Wilson is the main character, it's just told from House's point of view.
OR - if everyone tried to BE a friend like Wilson
And friends like Wilson need to move on from friends like House.
I also liked him as a volleyball.
John Larroquette is such an underrated actor.
You got that right!
Theo Lamp who ?
@@okietc1889 the dad
After Night Court, its weird to see him be so selfless. =P
@@ryanjones_rheios or Richie Rich
At first I was like what the hell is Wilson doing calling some random "House". When he walked over and paid him, it hit me. Wilson is a ride till the end type of friend. This is a heavy episode. It showed the true colours of the friendship and trust between House and Wilson.
"Wilson is a ride till the end type of friend."
That sentence hits a little harder, when you watch the final episode.
God, Wilson is an amazing friend. House sent him away to protect him, and all the while Wilson is cleverly creating an alibi for House to also protect him in return.
Greatest dad in the world award goes to the man who literally committed suicide to save his son.
Like Jesus
@@lavillablanca if that helps you, sure.
@@lavillablanca We’re talking about reality, not fairytales.
@@orion9977 what's the difference?
@@orion9977 did you just watch a youtube video showing a TV show and called it "reality"?
Made the ultimate sacrifice to save his son and only 2 people will ever know about it. What a man.
only 2? I'd say at least 4 people know.
Kutty absolutely knew.
Well, Cuddy, Wilson, House and the son know. So four actually.
7:51 when you hear the thud really hurt my heart. Bad
Jamie Walton Jr.
Was it a gun shot
@@LLD-yl4wi Most people hang themselves by standing on a stool with a rope around their neck and then stepping off the stool. I think it was him stepping off. When you see him rolling through the hospital on a bed a few seconds later you can see the rope marks around his neck.
@@forbsey276 He didn't hang himself he took pills
@@scotteishalucas9624 he took the aspirin to protect his heart. He hung himself.
@@scotteishalucas9624 You and the three people who liked your comment are incorrect.
"He thinks that he killed his mother and turned his father into a vegetable. I'd have had a few shots myself."
So House does have a limit to how much he's not willing to care.
He's never not actually cared. He keeps himself half a hospital and a floor away from his patients because otherwise he starts caring so much he helps coma patients kill themselves to save their sons.
@@wolffang489 Or risks a woman's life so that she can keep her leg.
speaking of i think that was the only time i was like yep pop that vicodin man you just talked a guy into killing himself how do you sleep after that even with the justification?
House loved his mother so
he initially does not care but when he gets involved....he lets his feelings loose..
How John Larroquette doesn't have an entire wall of Emmy's is a mystery, he's an incredible actor!
He really is amazing.
John Larroquette is one of the very few that could cruise with with the rapid, high-headed dialogue that House runs.
@duke: agreed. Although a comedy, some of the stuff he did in Night Court was amazing.
Imagine a scene, with these two, and James Spader.
Thing I love about House, he's 110% dedicate to saving lives, no matter what. As Objective as can be, will do everything and anything to save lives.
'Maybe I don't wanna push this til it breaks'
There's a lot of good moments in this scene and episode but that line right there...
What did this mean ? I heard it but couldn’t put it together!
@@alofritzmaul3818 ; it meant that Wilson had already done enough... Risked enough... He didn't want Wilson to be in trouble if this went sideways and in normal life and circumstance, it probably would have. We gotta just keep telling ourselves... it's just a tv show.
4:35 John Larroquette saying "please leave, It's ok, I want to do this" with a single glance of his eyes. Great actor, great direction.
2:10 - House just calls a random phone in the lobby and Foreman happens to pick up on the first ring.
True, but to be fair, it is late, most of the staff would be away. And he knows Foreman is in a specific wing of the hospital.
@@JimmySteller no one would want to sit and wait for 2 minutes as House dials the hospital repeatedly until Forman answers
Foreman stops suddenly "my house senses are tingling, what's the most inconvenient phone?"
It wasn't random. It was in the script.
Two of the best pieces of TOTALLY different types of acting:
Wilson and his discomfort with doing something as "Shady" as propositioning that woman,
and
House- the guy who is ordinarily so logical and indifferent about patients, seeing them only as a disease or ailment being so effected on a personal level by this particular man.
What a great series!
I like how he told him the message that he wanted his Father to give to him. It allows the son to have something to think about. To connect his own meaning to those words. It allows himself to give some closure to the relationship in whatever way he wants to connect those words to their own situation.
Didn't even notice Wilson grab the cane when he left the first time I watched.
Right, me either just shows the Wilson side how he was indeed like House allot but the passive aggressive version Hence they were best friends........
@@ReganMarcelis he grabbed the cane because he wanted to have an alibi for him and house and the witness would remember a tall white man with a cane and Wilson on the casino floor and not pay attention to houses face which is really a guy Wilson paid off to pretend to be him. See 6:45 for the embarrassing but intentional flirting with a married woman.
I noticed it, but was wondering why. I even went back a few seconds to make sure I saw him take it. I was also wondering why he called the guy House, but when it slipped him the money it all clicked into place. Wilson can now produce one or more witnesses that would say House was in the casino with him at the time of the guy's death.
@@VelarOW a married woman who did, indeed, like to swing.
It says a lot about Wilson's character and his relationship with House that he didn't even need to be asked, or to know what he was giving House an alibi for (though I'm sure he suspected).
6:29 That one of the only genuine smiles from House you see in the show outside of some of his moments with Wilson...
You guys cut out the best part, when the old man asked him a question about his career, he saw that House didn't like patients/people in general and he asked him why did he choose medicine instead of other scientific domains, his answer was clearly the best part of this moment.
Phoenix Wright what was his answer?
Savitar yeah, now I too am curious.
Well it's gonna be way less powerful than House's voice but here comes : " When I was 14, my father was stationned in Japan. I went rock-climbing with this kid from school, he fell and got injured and i had to bring him to the hospital. And we came in through the wrong entrance and passed this guy in the hall... He was a janitor. My friend came down with an infection and the doctors didn't know what to do... So they brought in... the janitor. He was a doctor... and a buraku. One of Japan's untouchables. His ancestors had been slaughterers, gravediggers... And this guy, he knew that he wasn't accepted by the staff, didn't even try. He didn't dress well, he didn't pretend to be one of them. The people around that place, they didn't think he had anything they wanted, except when they needed him. Because he was right. Which meant that nothing else mattered. They had to listen to him. "
Phoenix Wright
What do you think that reveals about him? I think it has something to do with more than just why he always wants to be right, like or is that it? he wants to be right so that people will need him no matter how much he doesn’t fit in?
retro_V H S holy shit
I love the voice crack at 6:23, means that Hugh was really feeling the emotion and weight of this scene.
This was a great episode! The father gave his life to save his son! House did it his own way not caring about the method just the greater good!
An utilitarian philosophy has it's flaws, but luckily this is one such show that more often than not reveals a decent means to an end approach.
Bmanritchie, in my opinion, I think house is an optimistic pessimist. In that he sees and recognizes all the sadness, evil and heartbreaking things that take place in the world but he still tries to use what he knows to help people even if it makes him appear as an amoral jackass to those around him.
Jamie Anderson - My viewpoint acknowledges his character:
House often picks the most pragmatic option where he takes the option w/ the least number casualties, no matter HOW such means are met.
Thus, he meets the utilitarian philosophy of ethics.
Like Jesus…
It's a beautiful sentiment in the end; how far a parent would go to save their child. To die for their child. That's a whole different level of love that many don't understand.
I appreciate the scene with Wilson in the casino... acting rather bizarre and talking to some random dude as if he's House, revealing that it was a clever creation of an alibi after the fact.
This has to be the best Medical show EVER to be made wish netflix would put House MD i’d rewatch All seasons Again
Its on Prime, Get a months free subscription then binge away
Is it a medical,show? Or is it about human nature under life or death circumstances?
what gets me is that he never. eats. the. sandwich.
It's infuriating
That one film/tv trope to the worst degree cause hes literally about to die and his last request was that sandwhich
*It was never about the sandwich. It was an excuse to run away from seeing his son dying at the time.*
@@bernebelmont1857 Bruh if I was dying, I rather eat and enjoy a good meal before I pass on, but as DeCastro said, he asked that to run away from his son dying
true but also he can do both
This show was an absolute masterpiece and it's so disappointing when people miss some of the biggest parts. They intentionally showed the sandwich not being eaten FOR A REASON. The sandwich was EVEN IN THE CENTER OF THE SHOT, for like a whole 2 seconds so obviously they were trying to MAKE YOU REALIZE HE DIDN'T EAT THE SANDWICH. When you realize that they forced you to notice the sandwich, you then think critically as to why. I quickly realized that at the start of this episode, when this patient was woken up and being told the news. If you watch and analyze when Cuddy tells him that his son could be dying too. He AVOIDS eye contact with CUDDY by closing his eye and clenching his jaw (almost like he's trying to deal with the bad news but can't so he ignores them) then immediately jumps to HOUSES eyes bringing up a topic that OBVIOUSLY has nothing to do with the importance of his DYING SON. The directors were trying to call to attention the lack of understanding we all have of HOW PEOPLE DEAL WITH TRAUMA. This mans reaction, along with MANY MANY other men, was to have an escape, AKA (the bar, the pub, etc.) The whole point was that, while when he first woke up he REALLY DID want a steak, after he got hit the the HORRIBLE NEWS of (kid dying, and he's only going to be alive for a day anyways) he had no time to deal with that trauma, so his immediate reaction was to escape to a safe place where he can deal with those feelings. That brings us to where they end up, with the exact kind of Sandwich he wanted and probably could've eaten since he was still more than likely starving, but he didn't. You know why? It's because the REAL issue was finally coming to light, now that he felt he was in a place comfortable enough to let it show. Also just like the Father is okay with enduring pain for his son, his father is probably also okay with forcing himself to starve (by not eating a sandwich he would probably love to it) it shows a strong sense of moral priority, where the father understands the importance of his sons death, and is valuing that over the momentary pleasure of satiating his hunger. That shows because when he could be eating a perfectly good sandwich, he chooses not to and instead opens up about how much he loves his family. Literally the directors did an incredible job with this episode and it might be on of the best episodes of House to date. Stinks though, because in a cinematography sense, this was one of the MOST BLATANT puzzles they INTENTIONALLY tried to force us all to solve. Apparently some people just like to watch House in the background and not really analyze it, which is hilariously contradictory.
I had to double check when Wilson picked up the cane. Got to love that Wilson had a plan to create an alibi.
John Larroquette is a treasure to American television.
Between just Night Court and his work in Boston Legal he 's one of the greatest 😊
House was in genuine awe of that man.
"I'd want him to say... 'You were right. You did the right thing.'" This line never fails to break me - it's what I've always wanted to hear from my father.
The kid's going straight from now on. He's got his dad's heart ; he's gonna take care of it . When I saw him smile, I knew he wasn't going to need the booze anymore . .
This was an amazing episodebut the one that really got me was when they told Amber that when the bypass was turned off she would be gone. She and Wilson did a great job in that final scene. I Bawled like a baby! And thinking of the realization of the end was overwhelming.
"you were right. You did the right thing."
there's so many moments you just feel your heart drop, the biggest for me is when you hear the chair fall, because you know exactly what's just happened, and they spend a suitable amount of time in the scene afterwards in complete silence, to let you appreciate the moment
7:50 That is a sound those two will never forget.
8:10 as the father is wheeled past, if you pause it, you can just make out the redness in his neck showing he died of strangulation. Barely half a second you can actually see it, but it's there. Details details details...
Don't really know why, but this scene stuck with me for years after watching it. The thought of House and Wilson just sitting out in the hall, waiting, knowing a man in the room is killing himself to save his son. For some reason or another it just stayed imprinted in my brain for years.
John Larroquette was so good in this episode. They did an amazing job casting that show.
Wakes up after 10yrs and no signs of muscle atrophy .
Shhhhhhhhhh...
_It's a TV show_
Lol
it's explained in a different clip. house gave him some drugs to wake him up while explaining.
They mentioned it in the first clip, yea. Some vague shit about him moving around because of the type of vegetative state he was in. A throw away line, but it "explained" it.
In real life, there are machines used to help prevent muscle atrophy, called sequential compression devices (SCD's). Used in patient that are bed bound and help the muscles to simulate walking, thus preventing atrophy
Easily the best episode in my opinion. The dive into who House is and his history is just enough and delivered perfectly
Top 5 House episode for me. This and the road trip to House's father memorial encapsulate their bromance very well.
This show had the balls to let’s it’s character be chaotic good, and it didn’t even ridicule them for it
Nothing out of the ordinary here. What father wouldn’t give his life for his son? And then you have a doctor/person who deals in realities rather than emotion, helping facilitate the decent thing. This is not a sad ten minutes. It’s a teaching moment on decency.
That father was extremely brave, it really moved me
You lack a heart.
One of the greatest characters ever written for TV...
... and Laroquette was is a tremendous talent.
Wilson has definitely run the "get an alibi for House" play before lol that was way too smooth to be his first rodeo.
“You did the right thing” is actually a great message. His father gave his heart to his son, the right thing to do is not to waste this gift. So he “will” do the right thing to earn the praise he already received. He will live a better life
I love the indignation in his voice at 0:51 when Wilson accuses him of blaming his son: "You don't blame a kid for an accident!" I've known parents who have suffered less and who still can't appreciate that simple truth.
Every one needs a Wilson in life.
The way they wrote the script is incredible. They make the medical field and medicine so human in such a raw form that it makes u sit and wonder how truly lucky we all are
Every season has it's own patients whom House can identifies byfar the most, usuall they are broken af, like he oc.
But this guy....his has the least amount of time and House give him nothing but respect.
Look at that smile on House face. He has 100% respect from his side.
One of my fav episodes/patient.
Me watching this show as a kid, “House is crazy for doing this thing and that thing.”
Me watching this show as an adult, “Well.........”
Everyone needs a friend like Wilson.
Something everyone apparently underappreciate is when the father asks "Is my turn to ask a question, right?" House tries to drop the heavy atmosphere around them with a classical sarcastic/witty House joke accompanied with a soft smile.
House tried to lighten the mood just for him after saying that he wouldn't get a chance to see his son again.
In this episode as well as many many other eps, it shows that House knows that doing the right thing require breaking a few rules.
John Laroquette was hilarious on Night Court. Was great to see him do drama.
If I had one good friend like Wilson, I’d never break that friendship.
7:30 He's trying to create an alibi!! haa haa!!!
The "Why did you steal My pad" scene from this episode remains one of the highlights of the entire show (for me atleast).
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Hahaha forgot about this one, thanks for the reminder, forgot how many iconic scenes there were in this series
Absolutely :)
What a great story line this was. Can't recall seeing a better sequence on any show.
"except he isn't near death, he's saying 'kill me and cut out my heart.'"
It bums me out that an express permission is the reason for denial..
It's also a bit of a shame Cuddy had the nerve to be all disapproving at the end.
If anything she should feel worse imo. Trying to deny the guy control over his own life, and in failing to do so denied his possibility of a peaceful ending.
As doctors, we do NOT end the lives of fully conscious living people, pure and simple. Not for anything, even a life-saving heart transplant. In fact, medical ethics instantly considers alive, fully conscious people who ask that their lives be taken on the spot for whatever reason, as medically incompetent. Realise that the father should not have been awake in the first place. Yes, it's a TV show, but one that portrays a lot of realism in medicine, so you can't ask for too much.
@@musical_lolu4811 "As doctors, we do NOT end the lives of fully conscious living people, pure and simple. Not for anything, even a life-saving heart transplant."
This is demonstrably false. Active euthanasia exists and is legal in multiple jurisdictions around the world.
One of the most universal requirements for these laws is for the patient requesting it to be fully conscious and mentally competent.
Which brings us to the next quote.
"In fact, medical ethics instantly considers alive, fully conscious
people who ask that their lives be taken on the spot for whatever
reason, as medically incompetent."
What? No... That's not how any legal sense of incompetence works.
(And if someone is dumb enough to just walk up to a doctor and request to be killed on the spot, they likely would've already been declared incompetent, as that's an impressive level of stupidity.)
Actually requesting death for legitimate reasons does NOT make someone incompetent. Suggesting it does is not only baseless and absurd, but it's inconsistent with the euthanasia laws previously mentioned. If requesting death makes someone incompetent, those laws are irrelevant and no one would be granted access.
She probably figured out exactly what House and Wilson did, instantly got nervous about any loose ends/legal trouble, and maybe even a bit scared of the ramifications.
@@Edited6 "Euthanasia exists and is legal in multiple jurisdictions around the world," in multiple ones, but not everywhere. It may be illegal where the first commenter lives, in which case he is also right. I'm not a doctor, but I know that there is a big divide of opinions on euthanasia, and that is shown in this clip as well.
@@persey7241 "it might be illegal where the first commenter lives, in which case he is also right."
The first commenter attempted to speak for all doctors, not all doctors of a certain nationality.
I'm aware it's a complicated and controversial subject, and that's exactly why the first commenter's sweeping statements are wrong.
What a an amazing episode! The way House takes his pills to numb his mental pain is theatrical!
Two of my favorite moments: John Larroquette's outburst (which is heartbreaking because he's such a fun character) and "how many organs do you want from the guy?"
i've been watching too much the mentalist, when he was telling how his wife died i kept thinking "arson he killed her" 😹😹😹😹
They did lighten the mood a little with Wilson's "Do you like to swing?" The idea of Wilson being into that hahaha
I don't think there is any other TV show which comes even remotely close to capturing human emotions in such a concise style as House M.D.
The background music during these kind of moments on House is always perfect
"He's my kid." Really the only thing that needed to be said. Earlier in this episode Wilson was the one who argued that the love a parent has for their child is unconditional, whereas House believes that everything is conditional.
But whether it's unconditional or not that love is real, and whatever condition might or might not be attached to it doesn't stop a father from sacrificing his own life for the sake of his son's. A parent who wishes to do that doesn't have to justify themselves: it's their child, and that's all the reason they'll ever need.
Wilson is the best friend a person could have
Is this a Cast Away joke with the volleyball? Lol
I love what they do with the show, and I know the medicine isn't the real point, but I'm pretty sure hospitals categorically refuse organs from family suicides.
@Sophia Degand It's a 'we don't negotiate with terrorists' sort of thing. If you let 1 mother save her daughter by suicide, you're risking a whole hospital's worth of heroic sacrifices.
@@claiminglight I get it.... but at the same time that doesn't seem like the hospital's right to decide? If a mother wants to give her life to save her child's we support that in any other context, in fact we expect it. It's very very murky waters ethics wise, but I'm generally a supporter of letting anyone over 30 decide their own life or death. I guess on the other side though.... it opens the door to things like coercion, blackmail, abuse, etc. so maybe given the hellscape that is america's medical system I do understand why they would do that
This show had the rare talent of doing funny/jokes/humor with actually really dark/depressing/deep and it actually working. Not coming off forced or cheap at all
When he said that he doesn't know what to tell him ,Well i believe "action speaks louder than words" . Is action shows how much he loves and care for his son . No words needed
yeahbut its not about whats bigger or better its about knowing this is your last chance to say something, what do you say
When 10 mins of clip has way too many good written/acting parts.
Every conversation ends and we feel relief only to be put on by emotional turmoil again.
Father son.
Wilson house.
House father.
House Cuddy.
As a viewer I feel for all the angles of the relationship and their concerns. A show that grows with you and you find something even if you are re watching it
My eyes are sweating.
Nameless and Shameless It always is.
eyes are sweating, knees weak, arms are heavy, mom's spaghetti
He took his life to save, his son. He was okay with pain, because he was disappointed in himself. He was honest to till the end. What a man, I'm speechless.
John Larroquette, awesome actor. Loved him since his more comedic character as a Lawyer on Night Court.
I like how everyone knows that House doesn't care about getting in trouble. But the second he tells them something along those lines of "I don't want to push this until it breaks." They KNOW he's about to do something, that if they see, they know they have to report.
So they respect him, and give him privacy.
When he told Wilson to get out I already knew what was going to happen. This episode was heavy.
Love the ambient piano music on this show
House made Wilson more comfortable with involving himself in conflict and Wilson made House more comfortable with letting go of conflict.... well eventually lmao
If I could hear something from my dad... I wish it would be, "I'm sorry I couldn't see the things you went through without me. I'm sorry I prioritised work more than family. I'll miss you"
Joseph Taylor im sure your daddy misses u honey sometimes parents work longhours thinking they can provide better for u and giving u all your wants and needs thats why they stick to working long hours .it doesnt mean he doesn't love u any less infact it means he loves u more to have provided for u and given up the 1 thing that ment more to him in theprocess memories that he will never get back of u and spending time with u but im sure he loves u and misses u
im sure your daddy is disappointed that your looking for sympathy in the comments of youtube videos.
James Dale im sure u are just a a.... enough said
Joseph Taylor dont pay attention to rude comments about that guys reply he has daddy issues ..hes a a..
alisha Dawn I’m a a what?