House spoiler making the rounds

[tzikeh]

My reaction under the cut.



It's pretty well confirmed that one of the main cast dies before the end of this season. More and more, the word is that it's a suicide. We're told it's "not who you'd expect," and "you'll never see it coming," and "the actor/actress did not want to leave; it was a creative decision."

The "final two", as it were, in spoilertown, are Kutner or Wilson.

We know from interviews with Hugh Laurie that his character undergoes traumatic, life-changing events in the final episodes of the series, on the level of complete mental/emotional breakdown. And we know that he once again has a vision of Amber.

I love Kutner. I think he's a terrific, if underused, character. I'd be sad to see him go. But if Wilson offs himself, that TiVo season pass will be gone in a New York minute, and my personal canon stops at the end of last week's episode.

Comments

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Dude, my mom watches religiously and loves House, but she named one her cats after Wilson. She already lost Gil Grissom this year. She loses another favorite character and I don't look forward to the phone calls I'm going to get.

[iamsab.livejournal.com]

Wilson is a really good bet. I hadn't heard this spoiler, however.

Contract-wise, it's been five years, everyone's up for renewal so it's possible they proposed to not renew RSL's contract; that could have been a surprise for him but a choice he chose to make.

Alternately, they could more easily lose Kal Penn, less of an established actor and someone who could go back to movies really easily. PLUS his is a newer contract, probably was a 2 yr, so again he'd be up for renewal and wouldn't get it.

But what if it's Cuddy? Either Cuddy or Wilson would WRECK HOUSE (the person... also perhaps the show) and send him into a self-destructive spiral that would be awesome to watch, no?

Anyway, I love RSL, but I'd rather see Wilson go than Kutner because of the effect it would have on HOUSE. I mean, if there's even going to be a season 6. I heard they were renewed, but if not, all bets are off and I would love, LOVE to see House himself eat a bullet.

[suaine.livejournal.com]

Dude, if it's a suicide then "you'll never see it coming" is kind of TOTALLY BAD CHARACTERIZATION.

How did we arrive at the final two anyway? Because I can see Cuddy offing herself over a life-changing event + stress related depression. Wilson is just too fucking functional and interested for someone who's depressed enough to kill himself. That level of functionality is usually only achieved again once the decision for suicide has been made and the suicidee is making specific plans and working to hide it from their environment.

Er. Also, Kutner is about as likely to off himself as anyone, but unless there's a cataclysmic event in his future, I just don't see it.

[cereta.livejournal.com]

Huh. I wonder if that's what wulfgyr was referring to the other night. He mentioned there's rumors about a suicide on some major show.

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

Interesting that no one is speculating that it might be Foreman.

[mayhap]

But, but ... Wilson = Watson, and Watson can't die. He simply can't.

Maybe House commits suicide, and then he turns out to have been faking.

[falzalot.livejournal.com]

They can't kill Wilson! It's wrong!! And I don't even watch the show!!

Though for true TV-related angst, you should see my mom now that they are ending Guiding Light. It's like the end of the world.

[serrico.livejournal.com]

Yeaaaaah, I heard those spoilers a week or so ago and immediately completed the emotional-detaching process I've been going through with this show throughout this whole season. If it *does* turn out to be Wilson, I'll probably still watch ('cause I wanna see if my own personal theory about Chase being heir to Wilson's relationship with House turns out to be *at all* true *g*), but I won't be doing too much in the way of caring.