According to Entertainment Weekly, producers of House have begun preliminary talks with Anne Dudek to return to the show.

The actress portrayed Wilson's girlfriend, Amber (aka "Cutthroat Bitch").

Yes, she's deceased - but, no, House higher-ups swear they will not be following the pathetic, critically-lambasted lead of Grey's Anatomy. Don't expect Wilson to spoon, or even outwardly speak to, his late love.

"It would never be a dead ghost sex love triangle thing like on [Grey's Anatomy]," said series creator David Shore.

Executive Producer Katie Jacobs concurred, chiming in with:

"That is a situation where we cannot just do whatever and expect the fans to accept it. I think that would make a large [number] of people switch off their TVs. I think if we tried that, heads would roll.

"But," Jacobs added, "if we could figure out a way to bring her back that is not a ghost sex plot, we'd be thrilled to do it and have her back."

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