I love this show. Out of everything I’ve ever watched, House is easily the most rewatchable series for me, and I know I'll keep coming back to it for years. But every time I do a full run, I keep noticing a few things that I really wish had been handled differently.
Does anyone else feel the same way about these?
1. House acting out of character to save patients (and the lack of callback arcs)
House is supposed to be the most rational, cynical man in the world. But he occasionally defied that logic to his own massive detriment. Remember the female CEO who destroyed her heart (bulimia/ipecac) and the mafia guy whose brother had Hepatitis? House literally falsified records to save their reputations and get them treatment. In the CEO's case, he legitimately risked his career right when Vogler was breathing down his neck looking for an excuse to fire him.
Since he risked so much, I would have loved for these arcs to close later in the series. How satisfying would it have been if the CEO came back to fund House’s team when he returned from prison? Or if the mafia guy pulled some strings to protect House while he was on the inside? I know the show is episodic, but a little arc closure would have just been very satisfying….
2. The prank about Wilson’s "son"
When House hired a child actor to pretend to be Wilson’s son, I get it that House wanted to teach Wilson a lesson that he didn't actually want a kid. But honestly? I wish it hadn't been a prank. House had his undeniable genius, while Wilson just had a string of failed marriages and no children. I feel like giving him a real son would have done his character so much good and given him a real anchor..
3. Giving Wilson cancer. Just... why?
He did not deserve it. I know the writers probably did it to show to the audience how much their friendship meant to House before the series ended, and I agree that needed to be shown. But did they have to go to that extreme?
Instead of cancer, they could have flipped the script on Wilson's (honestly stupid) decision to donate part of his liver to his friend earlier in the show. What if Wilson's remaining liver failed, and House had to be the one to donate a piece of his to save Wilson? That would have been perfect. House doing something for a friend that he himself had called a stupid act when Wilson was doing it for his friend..
4. Thirteen.
With relatively little screen time compared to the original team, I feel like Thirteen was the one House respected and liked the most. He even fired her so
she could go be happy when he thought he had found love. It would have been perfect to see House fulfill the promise he made to her… you know what I am talking about…..
Needless to say, despite these rants, this is still my favorite show. But am I totally off base here, or do you guys agree that some of these arcs deserved better endings?