Season Finale = Someone Dies

Last night, was the House season finale and while some of it was predictable, it was still sad. For example, by the end of the show, James Wilson’s girlfriend, Amber Volakis (who is played by Anne Dudek) died. However, she died after House (played by Hugh Laurie) diagnosed her with amantadine poisoning. Amantadine is a normal drug that people take to fight the flu, so do not panic if you ever have to take it. Rather, because of a bus accident that caused Amber’s kidneys to fail, her system was unable to filter out the amantadine which in turn caused it to bond with her body’s proteins. Thereby, preventing dialysis from removing it from her system. I only say that this is predictable because in the end, now House and James Wilson (played by Robert Sean Leonard) are at odds, because she was only on that bus because House was too drunk to drive home. The relationship between them has been a roller coaster of emotions, so what better what to end a season then to leave it on the rocky side?

However, the show did not stop there. “Thirteen,” who is played by Olivia Wilde, had a family history of Huntington’s Disease. After a season full of poking and prodding by House, Thirteen finally decides to get tested for the disease that has no cure. In essence, Huntington’s Disease is a genetic disease, which causes the brain to degenerate, eventually leading to dementia, and for which there is no cure. Because of the ongoing chemistry between House and Thirteen, maybe next season would be about House’s efforts to find a cure to Huntington’s?

If you haven’t seen House, I highly encourage you to check out the episodes. I think Laurie is an amazing actor and the writing for the show is stellar. I just wish that one of these days, there would be a season finale that “feels good” and it is not the series finale.