Shocking News on House! - Spoiler Alert

If you haven't seen the episode yet, read no further.....

OK, I for one was STUNNED at the sudden suicide of Kutner. Maybe I haven't been paying close enough attention to the news about this show, but I swear this one came out of left field for me. And for the rest of the characters on the show apparently.

The episode was heartbreaking in so many ways. Taub reacted exactly as I would have thought, while Thirteen and Foreman took in the news and grieved appropriately. Normally, I'm not a Foreman fan, but when he basically told House to fuck off after House had visibly upset Kutner's parents, I was actually applauding him. Great move Foreman. Great move indeed.

The best line of the night came from Cuddy, as usual. When she went to offer comfort to the team and told House she was "Sorry for his loss" House predictably responded "It's not my loss." Cuddy leveled him with a look and responded "Then I'm sorry you don't think it is."

I love House for his non feeling way of getting to the bottom of a puzzle, but his behavior toward Kutner's death, while I should have expected it, was pretty awful. I mean, he hardly grieved at the loss of his father, but to act that way towards a grieving community is just weird.

Anyway, those are my thoughts. As Entertainment Weekly so eloquently put it, "Suicide IS Painful."

National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1-800-Suicide