14 DAY TRIAL // The sixth season of the highly acclaimed medical drama “House M.D.” kicked off this Monday to incredibly good ratings, with an estimated 16.5 million people tuning in for the two-hour special. Despite the good start, Michael Ausiello of The Ausiello Files says fans will soon be disappointed by the turn of events, as Jennifer Morrison has just filmed her last episode for the show.
Cameron will thus become the first original member of House’s team to walk, with her final episode to air sometime in November. As of now, not much is known on the sudden departure, especially since, not long ago, producers were assuring fans they would get to see the Cameron-Chase duo working with House again, just like they used to earlier in the show. An official announcement from Fox is still pending, though, but Ausiello vouches the report is almost one-hundred-percent accurate.
“Sources confirm to me exclusively that Jennifer Morrison is leaving House. Neither Fox nor Morrison’s reps would comment, but I’m told the actress did not quit; her exit was a creative decision on the part of producers. Morrison – the first of the show’s original cast members to depart – shot her last scene earlier this week and her final episode will air in November. Suspicions about Morrison’s House future were raised last week when she was MIA at the show’s premiere screening in Hollywood.” Ausiello writes.
Still, even if Cameron leaves, Chase remains with the team, while producers have also been extremely careful about how they integrate Morrison’s departure not to burn all the bridges. What this means is that Cameron might return later in the show, although the same inside sources are telling Ausiello it won’t happen in the current season. It’s easy to imagine, then, that this piece of news did not fall well with Cameron fans, including Ausiello himself, a longtime fan of the original team on the show.
“Unlike Kal Penn’s dearly-departed Kutner, Cameron will not be killed off. Morrison’s on-screen husband, Jesse Spencer (Chase), is not leaving the show. (Do the math and you can probably figure out how she’ll be written out.) Producers are leaving the door open for Morrison to make a guest appearance later in the season. The last point will prove little comfort to Cameron fans, especially since this was the season Morrison’s nearly three-year stint on the backburner was supposed to end.” Ausiello further says of Cameron’s departure.