Have u ever see the
House M.D DVD?
If you haven't seen Monday's "
House DVD," do yourself a favor and stop reading.
I am a little stunned at what happened. Not, of course, with the patients of the week. But the show killed off Lawrence Kutner. Worse, they had him commit suicide.
It's a little shocking both because it comes as something from out of the blue both inside the fictional world of "
House M.D DVD?," and in the real world of actors and producers.
Usually when there's a casting change, word leaks out well in advance. I don't remember seeing anything about Kal Penn leaving "
House." I wonder how things stayed so mum, and if there were real-world factors that led to Penn's departure.
But in terms of the character, suicide doesn't make a ton of sense. In the often cynical world of "
House," Kutner was the upbeat, silver-lining guy. We haven't yet gotten the reason why he committed suicide, so maybe the writers will be able to wring some logic from it.
As someone who has had
friends attempt and commit suicide, I appreciate the inclusion of the hotline number. If the show gives even one person considering suicide pause, it will have done itself proud.