I was a little worried that Kutner's death was going to go all "Dallas" or "St. Elsewhere" and we'd find out at the end of the episode that it was a dream sequence or some such nonsense.

Game Changer
I agree with Zack that killing Kutner took balls. This is really the first time that anything on House had any sort of finality. House quits, Foreman quits, Wilson quits, the team leaves, etc, etc, but even when someone storms off or whatever, you know they're going to be back, pretty much in the same…

Whither Port Prosperity?
This episode really allows viewers to contemplate an issue that Americans haven't really had to consider in nearly a century, namely, the issue of ceded lands. Conflicts over issues like Port Prosperity are so prevalent in Europe and the Middle East, Africa, et al, but America, not having…

Not to get all "Cat's In The Cradle"…
But that scene where Sam's undead dad was setting up the badminton net made me want to call my own dad. It passed.

Ballet as metaphor
I think this episode did better than the previous two in underscoring the fragility of Silas' monarchy. When Jack was afraid about charges in the pilot, I thought, "Who cares? His father's the frickin' king!" But Thompson, who I thought had a great scene explaining this to Michelle, reveals how the…