House MD

So I love watching House, but have not been too obsessed - I like the medical mysteries and trying to guess the disease (hey, I think I got the Au chelation treatment right on the Tox Boards because of House!). So not being a fan of the new team was a bit annoying but I still watched. I don't follow the spoilers, so Kutner's death was a complete surprise - and for a moment I was afraid the actor (Kal Penn) was really dead, and that was why it was such an abrupt and startling event. But no, just a plot twist, which I hope is carried through a few more episodes to make it worth it. I wonder how we'd have felt if this had happened last year, during the time of the writer's strike and therefore before we kinda liked him. I do think there was some great acting in the episode - but really hope the writers don't drop the ball, and make this something worthwhile.