I had him pegged for suicide about halfway through last season, for some reason, but I still feel this was completely and utterly pointless. And I swear to God, if they only did this to get Cameron back into the spotlight I am going to wash my hands of this show.
The thing that bothers me most is that I really liked Kutner, but I didn't shed a tear. But with Amber, last season? Balling like a baby. I don't know if that means I'm immune to things like that now (unlikely) or if that shows very poor writing on behalf of the show. Meh.
Taub is my favourite newbie, though, so I'm glad it wasn't him. But I wish it had been someone else, too.
See, I could live with the suicide, if only they made me believe that it was a possibility, which they didn't. I would have called it for Taub, but not for Kutner. (Also, I keep myself spoiler-free with House, so I didn't know about the "someone's going to commit suicide" rumors until tonight after the ep aired.
I don't feel like there was a reason for Kutner's suicide--and while I totally get that was probably the response they wanted to elicit as well as the pointlessness of it all, I still think it was extraordinarily piss-poor writing.
I only knew there was going to be "a" suicide, and as soon as I heard that I was like, "Kutner." Which is weird because I'm usually wrong about things like this. I don't know if I like that I totally called it, either.
I've been having issues with "House" since season 3 anyway, but it was getting back to being good for a while, then the whole Cuddy-baby storyline came up and that's just... blah, to me. Now this. I'm seriously not happy with the writing on the show anymore.
I watched all of seasons 1-4 in one go back in December and I have to say I loved the hell out of seasons 1-3 (sans the fucktastic Tritter arc, of course). But I haven't been overly fond of Seasons 4-5. I miss the original Ducklings. I hate having them in the background, and Kutner was the only one of the new group I warmed to.
Sigh. And yeah, I'm not fond of the Cuddy baby arc, and I love kids and kidfic. :/
I had actually finished watching last week's episode thinking 'Why is he so preternaturally pleasant? Something is off there ...' Now I know it was their version of foreshadowing rather than Mary Sue-dom. Can you give any details? I am happy to be spoiled like a spoiled thing as we see eps a week or two after you.
Basically, Kutner doesn't show up for work, so House sends Foreman and 13 out to collect him. They find him at home on the floor, having shot himself through the temple. (All we see are his feet, and later on the bloodstain on the floor
( ... )
Good grief! Now I am left wondering if the writers are PSA-ing, or using it as an extended House-centric metaphor (if it ends with him in Cuddy or Wilson's pants, I can probably live with it, no actual actors were harmed in the making of this story arc :-)
We did get a short PSA after the ep, and to be honest, the whole ep felt more like a PSA than the close of a character's narrative arc to me. Which frustrates me. I'd rather have seen Kutner struggling with his depression than not.
(I am so hoping for the return of Chase if they're going to put us through all this. *g* I want my floppy-haired, blond asshole back, dammit.)
I am completely unimpressed with this season. I didn't watch this ep (because I was at work), but my gf texted me about it and my response (once I got over my KUUUUMAAAAR NOOOOO thing, because I really, really like Kal Penn and I hope he gets more work) was "Did they pretend this was foreshadowed, or did he fall prey to this season's blatantly obvious OMGSOSHOCKING plot points?" Because, come on. Yeah, it's always been about that a little bit, but in an interesting way that doesn't make me feel like they think I'm a goddamn moron. The things they've done to character arc this season are criminal. I almost hate it as much as I hate the writing on Bones. Which is terrible. (Even if I sometimes tune in and enjoy watching it in a trainwreck sort of way because I'm not invested in the characters and mocking is always good fun)
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The thing that bothers me most is that I really liked Kutner, but I didn't shed a tear. But with Amber, last season? Balling like a baby. I don't know if that means I'm immune to things like that now (unlikely) or if that shows very poor writing on behalf of the show. Meh.
Taub is my favourite newbie, though, so I'm glad it wasn't him. But I wish it had been someone else, too.
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I don't feel like there was a reason for Kutner's suicide--and while I totally get that was probably the response they wanted to elicit as well as the pointlessness of it all, I still think it was extraordinarily piss-poor writing.
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I've been having issues with "House" since season 3 anyway, but it was getting back to being good for a while, then the whole Cuddy-baby storyline came up and that's just... blah, to me. Now this. I'm seriously not happy with the writing on the show anymore.
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Sigh. And yeah, I'm not fond of the Cuddy baby arc, and I love kids and kidfic. :/
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And yeah, after having 2 family members kill themselves (with guns) last month I was super o_0.
BUT I TOTALLY AGREE - THIS BETTER MEAN MORE CHASE. Unfortunately from the preview for next time it looks like we get more Cameron first??
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I could live through more Cameron, if I get more Chase. I miss him. Lots. :(
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(I am so hoping for the return of Chase if they're going to put us through all this. *g* I want my floppy-haired, blond asshole back, dammit.)
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