Grabbing His Cane

This arc may be that House is going to have to prepare for the very real possibility of life without Wilson. Yes, I think this is going to be the whole end of the series. House is going to have to come to terms that eventually he will be completely alone. Wilson will die (in the future) and he can not save him. When Wilson left there was always the very real possibility that House could (and did) coax him back. As long as Wilson is alive there is a chance he will come back and be House's best friend, his protector, his anchor. But DEATH can not be beaten, it can be held back, slowed down, but someday Wilson will be gone. I think the lesson House will learn is that Wilson will always be with him in some form. We all have to take the love given us and keep it inside. House has always scoffed at this, at the afterlife in some form, but really it's the love we are given and he has been given Wilson's love and friendship for as long as he can remember and hopefully it will be enough to keep him going. I think Wilson will ask him to remember him, to not do anything drastic, to make his (House's) life count and not throw it away in some fashion. It is the last gift Wilson can give him, the last protective charm he can place upon House's heart.