Cuddy, the fanfavorite hospital administrator on foxs house, lisa edelstein was cast as the lead of bravos girlfriends guide to divorce. He and his team of medical doctors try to cure complex and rare diseases from very ill ordinary people in the united states of america. May 24, 2012 it makes sense to me that cuddy wouldnt come back though. Then season 6 was all about house changing, trying to become a man that cuddy could be with. Lisa edelstein will not return to house for series finale. May 17, 2010 house episode 21 season 6 finale house cuddy is house back on vicodin or is house and cuddy actually together. No reason is the 2nd season finale of house which first aired on may 23, 2006. Why did actress lisa edelstein lisa cuddy leave house. Lisa cuddygreg house 416 greg house james wilson 64 allison cameronrobert.
In a shocking surprise to his coworkers, house comes through the ordeal with a slightly new perspective on his treatme. Cuddy was the dean of medicine of the fictional princetonplainsboro teaching hospital in new jersey. If there was no season 8, i think that would have been an ending that wrapped up the show quite. One of houses biggest problems is that it doesnt know how to handle its lead character. Leading up to the fifth season, house has shepherded an elite team of young experts who help him unravel diagnostic mysteries, and he has a good friend and confidant in dr. Lisa edelstein doesnt regret missing out on the house finale. May 02, 2012 as the hit series house draws to an end, the daily made a house call to the set to speak with the cast. The first hour, titled swan song, consisted of a retrospective of the series eight seasons, 177 episodes, with lots of behindthescenes interviews. I understand the fans point of view, but the relationship between cuddy and lucas offers cuddy some really important things. It seemed to me that house s hallucination of cameron in the fire might have originally been written for cuddy, but since edelstein didnt want to do it they were able to get jennifer morrison back at the last minute. House creator david shore told at the start of season 8 that he had mulled the idea of edelstein returning for a proper cuddy sendoff, but it was too soon to do so. House was one of the best tv shows that i have watched.
So most likely, cuddy chose to leave the hospital out of frustration and sorrow. It aired on fox in the united states on may 21, 2012. After a former patient shoots house, house awakens to find the shooter in the next bed. Since the house season 7 finale has already been filmed, and edelstein referenced that shes going to be leaving behind a character, it looks as if lisa cuddy is safe from televisions.
After bombshells where cuddy was rushed to the hospital, the huddy relationship ended since lisa realized hous. She is a specialist in endocrinology, but when in charge, she had a very limited medical practice due to her administrative duties. Cuddy quit her job after the events of season sevens finale moving on. House boss david shore answers burning finale qs, addresses cuddy, foreman, kutner mysteries by michael ausiello may 22 2012, 10. A fitting end to a wonderful series, dont you think. Its a particularly saturnine series, a return to the vicodinpopping house of old, but even then you can sense the void cuddy has left on him, which perhaps fuels the desperation powerfully enhanced by the late storyline which is imposssible to leave you feeling chronically melancholic by the finale, whatever road you choose to follow. No matter how much she may have loved him at one time, she probably just wanted to move on and forget him after that. With the ending of house, a lot of cast members returned to their roles in order to give some sort of closure either to their story or even just as more character development to house. Apr 21, 2012 robert sean leonard has a strong opinion on the topic of dr. She wasnt in the finale because clearly lisa edelstein had a falling out with producers over pay for season 8. First was the character arc that lisa cuddy, edelsteins character underwent throughout season 7.
Of course, we knew a while ago lisa edelstein wouldnt appear in the finale. House on living room couch watching tv cuddy asleep in bed cuddy walks in wearing one of house s shirts. Cuddy, house and members of the team join forces with a searchandrescue team to provide muchneeded medical attention at the scene of an emergency. Lisa edelstein looks back fondly on her years as a star of house without having any regrets about missing the series finale. With the house series finale coming up on may 21st, fans are wondering if lisa edelstein will return to the show and slip back. Lisa edelstein quits house season 8 updated screen rant. Shore promised us the finale would be introspective for house, and he was totally right. Speaking of cuddy, lisa edelstein is one of the few former stars not slated to return for tonights finale a point of outcry among some fans who want complete closure on the gregory house. Its an au, but it sticks so close to canon you wont tell the difference.
Depending upon with whom you talk, this is either a blessing or a curse for foxs once top rated drama. About this season quality i have to say that is good, because its house, but season before was better, especially finale. With hugh laurie, lisa edelstein, omar epps, robert sean leonard. Houses robert sean leonard on cuddy missing from series. Back in february, david shore confirmed that house and cuddy would eventually hook up. May 21, 2012 house shuttered itself on monday night. I mean, he drove a car through her house while she and her daughter were inside. An awesome series with an awesome ending no copyright infringement intended. May 22, 2012 by rebecca martin 0 shares advertisement longrunning medical drama house came. It felt like an ending worthy of houses character, doing something incredibly stupid and then walking off without a care in the world. Robert sean leonard has a strong opinion on the topic of dr.
Updated the sixth season of house major spoilers ahead ended on monday night with some pretty terrific wish fulfillment. The finale took us on a trip down memory lane, with most of the departed cast returning in one way or another. House boss david shore answers burning finale qs, addresses cuddy, foreman, kutner mysteries. Lisa edelstein on girlfriends guide to divorces coming.
The two characters kissed in the shows sixth season finale and creator david shore has since. Aceshowbiz house left an impression that he was trying to kill cuddy in the season 7 finale of house m. Remy thirteen hadley also left the show after the third episode in order to further her film career, although she returned at the end of the series. It makes sense to me that cuddy wouldnt come back though. The series follows the life of antisocial, pain killer addict, witty and arrogant medical doctor gregory house hugh laurie with only half a muscle in his right leg. Creator david shore did not know about edelsteins departure when the season ended, and thus the show ended cuddy s entire arc with house driving into cuddy s home. The season finale following their breakup featured house ramming his car into cuddy s home. The series finale aired immediately following a retrospective episode, swan song, a twohour special.
It was the only season not to feature lisa edelstein as dr. Please bring cuddy back and make more episode the world needs this. In the season 2 finale, house suffered multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by a former patients husband determined to carry out retribution for house s treatment of his wifes case. Tonight, fox aired the series finale of their medical series, house. He also finds that hes been given an experimental treatment that has eliminated his leg pain, but may have also affected his mind.
Cuddy would have fit in nicely with the halucinated people. Watch no reason season 2, episode 24 of house or get episode details on. Michael bucknergetty images for vanity fair news why wasnt cuddy in the house series finale. Lisa edelstein is not returning for house series finale. It would have felt wrong somehow if house had just died after deciding to live. Et on fox series finale the special twohour series finale event kicks off with a onehour retrospective special that will look back at the series and feature interviews with the stars and producers, special original content and other surprises. House tv series check out the latest news, scheduling and show information.
I must agree great way to end it but cuddy should have taken part in the ceremony and i believe house should have died in the finale so that its for sure over it would of been a more dramatic and. It is the 22nd episode of the eighth season and the 177th overall episode of the series. House series finale burning questions cuddy, foreman. May 17, 2011 lisa edelstein quits house season 8 updated princetonplainsboro is going to be in the need of a new dean of medicine, as lisa edelstein has decided not to return to house for what may be its eighth and final season. Eric foreman, explained, the shows end is more of a. Doing some general scanning and research, i keep coming across the same thing of. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. One of house s biggest problems is that it doesnt know how to handle its lead character. Meanwhile, the team tries to treat a patient whose test results keep coming up negative even as. If house and cuddy were inevitably going to get togetherand it was pretty obvious they werebetter to have that out in the open than to torment us with the idea until the series finale. It has some food twists and turns and there were a few genuinely good episodes. As of mondays finale, house is officially dead and buried the show, not the title grump and, in its wake, were left with eight years of memories and a dozen burning questions.
After other scientifically improbable and horrific accidents throughout the day, house discovers that whats going on around him isnt real, that hes hallucinating. I loved season 8 but the ending didnt really give justice to the house that we witnessed throughout the series. May 22, 2012 as of mondays finale, house is officially dead and buried the show, not the title grump and, in its wake, were left with eight years of memories and a dozen burning questions. The animosity turned to a head when in the season finale, moving on, house crashed a car into cuddy s house out of spite for the breakup. House, many felt the series took an odd turn culminating in the much controversial season seven finale with house. Why did lisa edelstein not return for the final season of. It felt slightly odd that all these important people came to house in the fire and cuddy wasnt one of them. She resigned from fox for a role on cbs the good wife. On february 8, 2012, in a joint statement issued by fox and executive producers david shore, katie jacobs, and hugh laurie, it was revealed that the season would be the last for house. Lisa cuddy has played a huge role in the fox series house over the years and since her exit from the show, the series has just never felt the same. Gregory house has officially gone crazy, and fans are about to dive down the rabbit hole with him when house returns on monday 87c, fox the twohour season 6 premiere finds house. Its just too crazy that she left the series not long after the house and cuddy break up and thta limited the posibilties of reset which turned out in one of the biggest dissapointmens of the fans but im glad i stayed for the end because season 8nwas pretty good once house got the money to create his department again. Lisa edelstein reveals that the house cuddy dynamic will change in the new season of house.
A familiar face will return for the house series finale. I marked it as huddy, but really it has huddy, wilson and sam, and cuddy and wilson. And i dont see anything so special in cuddy and house being together, grow up people. With this announcement it appears that edelsteins disappointment may be in reference to the budget cuts required to produce house season 8. Mar 18, 2018 after the climactic season seven finale of house, lisa edelstein announced she would not return to her role as cuddy. Why did lisa edelstein not return for the final season of house. Theres some volatile chemistry between house and dr. Lisa edelstein doesnt regret missing the house finale. Doctors house and cuddy, who have been tugging at each others hearts since the series began, finally got on the road to something real. Cuddy takes the edge off and fantasizes about house. Five months after the series finale please dont read if you havent watched it yet,dont want to be responsible for spoiling it wilson lost his battle, and everyone is trying to cope with the loss, including cuddy.
Behind the plot twists of the house season finale the new. Hugh lauries contract on house expired once the eighth season was over, and laurie confirmed that once house was over, he would be moving on to strictly film roles. She is a specialist in endocrinology, but when in charge, she had a very limited medical practice due to her administrative. After hearing of house s death, cuddy goes looking for the baby she abandoned in ann arbor in 1988. The actress famously left her role as houses love dr lisa cuddy after a sevenyear run on the show in 2011, opting not to reprise the role for 2012s series ender. Tvline spoke to hugh laurie and robert sean leonard on the set of house and asked them both what their thoughts were on cuddys character coming back for the series finale.
Actress lisa edelstein is not returning for the medical dramas series finale. House fans wont be happy about this latest news from tv line. Scoop on house and the mysterious c word episode during a visit to. The eighth and final season of house was ordered on may 10, 2011. With the house series finale coming up on may 21 st, fans are wondering if lisa edelstein will return to the show and slip back into the role of cuddy to help tie things up. She was the dean of medicine and chief hospital administrator of princetonplainsboro teaching hospital from season 1 to season 7.
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