Kiss.  Fall to Pieces is too slow for me.

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I had a problem with this episode for various reasons.  First, as previously mentioned, there was no sign at all that Kutner was suicidal.  Yeah, I know in real life most people who commit suicide exhibit no signs either, but this is a tv show and they should have at least given the viewers some clues.

Second, Kutner is the smartest guy on the current team when it comes to diagnosing stuff.  He notices things that the other three doctors miss, in that regard he is like House Jr.  With him gone, I'm not sure who takes that role in the show.  Taub is an OK doctor.  I find Thirteen extremely annoying and somewhat incompetent.  Foreman is probably the biggest disappointment of all since he has been with House the longest, yet during the last year he has  become an extremely incompetent doctor, capped off by this season's "I switched Thirteen's meds during a test trial" that nearly caused her to die.  I guess they can always use Cameron or Chase as House has confided in them during this season.

Third, the writers rarely wrote storylines about Kutner and yet he gets to die in this fashion?  Seriously, if they had written even one decent storyline about him I would be less irked about this episode.  This year a whole bunch of episodes devoted to a mediocre actress (Olivia Wilde) and her struggles with lesbianism, Huntingtons disease and dating a fellow doctor.  What about the other characters?

Fourth, this was just a downer of an episode.  I know the topic was dark and grim.  But they extremely subdued and like they were walking in quicksand or something.   They also wasted a guest star appearance by Meat Loaf as the patient of the week.  Is it just me or does House seem a bit more distant this year?