House (and I can't believe who died)

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This is about the episode of House last night (4/6/09). I searched for a discussion about it and found none, but if someone already covered it, I apologize if this is a copycat. And if you have not seen the episode yet, and have it on your DVR or tivo, please don't read any further, lest it spoil the show for you. I'll get down to what shocked me. Kal Penn's character, Kutner, committed suicide. Yeah, if we had had to guess who would die, and if we knew it would be by suicide, no one would have guessed Kutner. Now the actor wanted to leave, so it was not like they wanted to kill him off. But once the writers knew he was leaving, they thought this would open up a deep chasm for all the characters on House to deal with. Kal Penn is taking a pay cut for sure, because he is going to be working indirectly with the Obama administration. A liason of sorts (not in the White House). While I'm not an Obama fan, I admire someone who quits a well paying job (he says he loved being on the show, and is not done acting for good) to work in a field they believe in. I know he was leaving, but if he hadn't been leaving and it was just a story driven plot, I'd much rather have Taub be killed off. What did you guys think of the show? Any other thoughts?