Everybody Dies (House)

"**Everybody Dies**"
"Everybody Dies"
House episode
	Show star Hugh Laurie, who played House
Episode no.	Season 8; Episode 22
Directed by	David Shore
Written by	David Shore, Peter Blake & Eli Attie
Featured music	"Keep Me in Your Heart" by Warren Zevon; "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" by Louis Prima;
Original air date	May 21, 2012
Running time	44 minutes
Guest appearances
	Olivia Wilde as Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley; James LeGros as Oliver; Karolina Wydra as Dominika Petrova; Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub; Zena Grey as Ruby; Patrick Price as Nurse Jeffrey Sparkman; Diane Baker as Blythe House; Andre Braugher as Dr. Darryl Nolan; Anne Dudek as Dr. Amber Volakis; Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron; Kal Penn as Dr. Lawrence Kutner; Amber Tamblyn as Dr. Martha M. Masters; Sela Ward as Stacy Warner;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Holding On"	Next →; —
	House season 8
	List of episodes

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"Everybody Dies" is the series finale of the American medical drama television series House. It is the 22nd episode of the eighth season and the 177th overall episode of the series.^[1] It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 21, 2012. While treating a drug-addicted patient, House is forced to examine his life and future. The title references the series' first episode and House's mantra "Everybody Lies".^[2]

The series finale aired immediately following "Swan Song", a two-hour retrospective episode.^[3] The episode featured cameos from multiple characters from previous seasons, including Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, Allison Cameron, Martha Masters, Dominika Petrova, and Stacy Warner, as well as Lawrence Kutner and Amber Volakis, who both died in previous seasons but appeared as hallucinations. The episode was watched by 8.72 million U.S. viewers and received mixed critical reception, with the likes of E! Online and Entertainment Weekly praising its writing and acting and The A.V. Club being more critical of its plot and writing.^[4]

^ Ausiello, Michael (April 19, 2012). "House Series Finale Shocker: 'Everybody Dies'". TV Line. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
^ "'House' finale bittersweet: 'Everybody Dies'". Reuters. May 10, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
^ "Show A–Z – house on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
^ "Who Dies In The 'House' Finale?". HuffPost. May 22, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

[TitleFinale-1] Ausiello, Michael (April 19, 2012). "House Series Finale Shocker: 'Everybody Dies'". TV Line. Retrieved April 19, 2012.

[2] "'House' finale bittersweet: 'Everybody Dies'". Reuters. May 10, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

[fc-3] "Show A–Z – house on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 25, 2012.

[4] "Who Dies In The 'House' Finale?". HuffPost. May 22, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

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