Over the course ofHouse’s eight seasons and 177 episodes, plenty of memorable scenes and moments exist, butnone are as shocking as one devastating reveal in one episode that premiered in 2008.The Fox medical drama TV series, created by David Shore, revolves aroundHugh Laurie’s character, Dr. Gregory House. The protagonist is a genius (and cynical curmudgeon) who leads a team of doctors in the diagnostic medicine department at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. Together, they take on strange and unusual medical cases without official diagnoses every episode and attempt to solve them.
Housereceived 13 Emmy nominations throughout its eight-year run, including four Outstanding Drama Series nods and six Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series nominations for Hugh Laurie. The show ultimately won two Emmys — Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for “Three Stories” by David Shore and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for Greg Yaitanes' work on “House’s Head.”
Someepisodes ofHousesomewhat stray from the norm, but they all typically feature some kind of mystery. The show’s investigative format allows the writers to continuously surprise the audience, whether with reveals concerning the patients or the main/supporting characters themselves. However,one ofHouse’s most shocking and unforgettable moments arises during the two-part season 4 finale,and it’s a scene that haunts me to this day, 17 years after the episode’s premiere.
The Shocking Twist Is Revealed In The Best (Saddest) Way
Houseseason 4, episode 15, “House’s Head,” begins withHouse realizing he was in a bus crash that resulted in a concussion and post-traumatic retrograde amnesia.Essentially, House loses his memory of everything that happened from just before the accident to the few hours after it. So, he spends the hour trying to put the pieces back together. The one thing that Hugh Laurie’s character can remember is seeing someone on the bus who he knows will die. By the end ofthe stressfulHouseepisode, House and the audience are shocked to learn that Dr. Amber Volakis is that person.
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Hugh Laurie starred as Dr. Gregory House throughout all eight seasons of Fox’s medical drama House, and one of his best moments was in season 1.
House hallucinates a woman, played by Ivana Milicevic, who he knows wasn’t in the accident. However, she’s the key to all the answers. In House’s imagination, she gives him clues regarding the dying person’s identity and continuously asks him what her necklace is made of. House dismisses her query at first, but then he horrifyingly realizes why she is quizzing him about her jewelry.Her necklace is fashioned from amber, and House’s memories come flooding back.Amber is the person he was with on the bus, and she is the one who is dying in the two-partHouseseason 4 finale.
No Other Moment In House Ever Beat The Shock Of The Bus Scene Reveal
The Scene Is More Shocking Than Any Other Moment In House
Whilewatching the remarkableHouseepisode, not many would guess that Amber is the one House is trying to find. Consequently, the reveal at the hour’s end is more jaw-dropping than any other moment in the Fox medical drama TV show. The two-partHouseseason 4 finale finallyunveiling the answer via the amber necklace is also spine-chilling and ingenious on the writers' behalf.
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Amber, one of the doctors in House’s fellowship program and Dr. James Wilson’s girlfriend, wasn’tthe most beloved character inHouseby any means. Nevertheless, the season 4 episode revealing that she was the one in the bus crash is wholly surprising and devastating all the same, especially because she ultimately dies.Housegoes on to produce many other unforgettable scenes and episodes after season 4. However,nothing could ever come close to the effect the Amber twist has on the audience.
Nothing Comes Close To House’s 2-Part Season 4 Finale
Many shows reach their peaks in their first seasons, but that wasn’t the case for Hugh Laurie’s series. Some ofHouse’s best episodescome after season 1, and the two-part season 4 finale (“House’s Head” and “Wilson’s Heart”) arguably sits at the top of the list. The two episodes are tied for the medical drama’s highestIMDbscore (9.7/10), after all.“House’s Head” (which won an Emmy) and “Wilson’s Heart” are simply two of the most well-made episodes in network TV history,and anyone who has watched these hours ofHousewill never be able to forget them.
