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Unfortunately, a series of House spoilers ruined this week's departure of Jennifer Morrison. Viewers knew it was coming throughout the episode.

But it was still emotional for many long-time fan when the actress walked out the door. Will we ever see Cameron again? Morrison has no idea.

“I think everyone thinks that there’s some sort of answer out there and I have as little information as everyone else," she told TV Guide Magazine. "All I know is that they’re always only a couple of episodes ahead and they haven’t made any grand sweeping decisions."

Meanwhile, Morrison told Entertainment Weekly: “I find the entire situation sort of confusing."

Overall, the actress is handling her dismissal with professionalism. She said:

“[House creator] David Shore has always been very true to writing the characters authentically and taking them on a journey he believes is very true for them. And right now she’s just not at the hospital, so no one really knows what that means until they get to that place in the writing to know what that means.

"I’m just as without information as everyone else. It’s one of those things where I’ve spent six years there and it’s been amazing and I love that character and I love our writers. And whatever’s meant to be will work itself out.”

In honor of the actress and her time on the showm check out the following Cameron photo montage:

I loved you and I loved Chase - and I feel sorry for you both. Because there's no way back for either of you.

With those words, Cameron left the hospital, left her marriage and left House.

Until that speech, delivered perfectly by Jennifer Morrison, the Chase/Cameron marital strife felt a bit forced. Read our recap of "Teamwork" to get caught up and chime in with your thoughts on Cameron's departure.

Everything in the episode happened very quickly, as Cameron forgave her husband; said they had to find new jobs; House recruited Taub and Thirteen; manipulated Chase and Cameron; pined over Cuddy; and, oh, also dealt with a sick porn star patient.

But the pay-off came at the end. Once Chase took full responsiblity for his actions and House revealed that he was aware of the patient's diagnosis all along (but was playing a game to get Taub and Thirteen on board), it all came together.

Something had to finally put Cameron over the edge, following six years of trying to be the voice of morality and reason on the diagnostic team. Every word she said to House at the conclusion of the episode rang true. The series has dealt with House's focus on puzzle solving (over patient care) since day one, but the Dibala incident showed how much of the controversial doctor has rubbed off on Chase, always his most ardent follower.

Due to leaked spoilers, we've known about Morrison's exit for weeks. Therefore, we spent the entire episode unsure if events were set up well enough to explain the departure of an original cast member. It took most of the hour to get there, but when Cameron walked away, it felt earned.

Do you agree? Ponder that question as you review the following quotes from the House cast below:

House: I'll have whatever he's buying.
Dr. Wilson: Two cheeseburgers and two large fries. | permalink

Chase: I'm not running away from what I did because you wanna pretend I never did it. | permalink

Lucas: I'm dating Lisa Cuddy.
Chase: Seriously?
Lucas: Cool, huh? | permalink

Chase: Why are you trying to screw things up?
House: You got the tense wrong. Things are already screwed up. | permalink

House viewers have heard a lot about Foreman's past, but fans are about to actually meet one person from it.

Sources confirm to Michael Ausiello that Orlando Jones has been cast as Foreman’s estranged (and currently imprisoned) brother, Marcus.

The episode with Marcus has already been shot and will air in February. It will find the the siblings reconnecting, on the eve of Marcus’ parole hearing, but only briefly.

A disagreement will ensue and a major development will take place as a result.

On the small screen, Jones has appeared most recently on Pushing Daisies, Rules of Engagement and Ghost Whisperer.

Beauty aside, Thirteen isn't the most popular character on House.

But Olivia Wilde brings this doctor back to the Fox hit tonight, as the actress spoke to TV Guide about the circumstances surrounding her return, as well as her future with Foreman...

On the return of Taub and Thirteen: What you have to remember is House wasn't the one who fired Taub and Thirteen. Taub quit and Thirteen was fired by her own boyfriend. So, it's up to him to find a way to bring them back, but it's not going to be as easy as he thought. This next episode reveals just what it is for the doctors that is so addictive to being on the team.

On the future of Foreteen: I think it's going to be bumpy for a little while. It would be dishonest for us to come back from breaking up with each other and having a smooth ride. They're both very good at bottling things up, so it's not the most communicative relationship. Things often come out in bursts, and I think we see that because they work in a high stress environment. You learn more about their relationship through their diagnostic process than through their actual straight talk.

As always, we'll recap and review this episode soon after it ends, replete with House quotes and photos from the hour.

A porn star of a patient.

A marriage in trouble.

The recruitment of former team members.

Next week's episode of House deals with numerous storylines at once, as House officially returns to lead the diagnostic department at the hospital. Check out the official promo for "Teamwork" below:

As always, TV Fanatic will recap and review the episode, posting the latest House quotes from it on our site.

Until then, click on the still below for an early look at scenes from the installment:

We're not even gonna touch on the Case of the Week from this episode.

We're glad the young patient will be okay and everything, but "Known Unknowns" was really all about an ever-maturing House. Follow the preceding link for a recap of the episode.

Granted, a mature House still drugs his best friend and gives a controversial speech under a false identity. But that's what makes this show and this character so fascinating.

He took an unorthodox approach, but every word House delivered to Wilson following these acts was spot-on. Moreover, House took such drastic measures for purely benevolent purposes. He truly wanted to save Wilson's career.

Would the old House ever have acted with an ulterior motive?

We have mixed feelings about the return of Lucas, though. Michael Weston was outstanding in this role when we last saw him.

But the obnoxious private eye seemed neutered this week, didn't he? It was an awkward situation, as everyone agreed, but we hope that soon changes. It would be a waste to bring this character back and then do away with his gleefully manipulative side.

What did you think of the installment?

A few House quotes we appreciated from the episode:

Dr. Wilson: That was my paper. You don't ask what I want, you ignore my wishes, you drug me.
House: I'm waiting for you to name something new to our relationship. | permalink

Dr. Wilson: Yes, you can sit her running up my hotel bill, or you can go get the woman of your dreams.
House: I didn't know Angela Merkel was attending the conference. | permalink

Wilson: We can't even argue on my schedule. | permalink

Lucas: Hey House.
House: Hey Lucas.
Lucas: This is awkward.
House: A bit. That will probably go away if I left. | permalink

While Hugh Laurie (deservedly) receives all the acting accolades on House, Jesse Spencer has proven to be a valuable supporting cast member this season.

His character's storyline arc - which started with taking the life of President Diabla and continues over the next couple weeks when Cameron leaves Chase - has put Spencer squarely in the spotlight. He's handled it well.

Following a World Series-mandated hiatus, House returns with a new episode tonight - and Spencer spoke to TV Guide about what fans can expect from it and subsequent installment...

What's to come? The big stuff hasn't really happened yet. Where the story line is going, the s--t's about to hit the fan. It's the reason that Chase will stay in the hospital and the reason that Cameron will leave. Chase feels he has to stay and face the music — whatever that is... he feels like he has to stay and play that out in the hospital.

What leads to the break up? Chase defends the notion that he made this decision rationally and that it had nothing to do with House. She offers for her and Chase to leave and go somewhere. He accepts it and then realizes that he really can't go anywhere because it's just going to follow him everywhere he goes.  That leads them to go their separate ways.

The new team: We sort of have a new team again because now basically Chase joins [it]. It's a slightly new dynamic with him on the team. He asks to come back on the team because he feels like it's the only way he's going to be able to face his demons and what he's done. He comes back on the team so it will be Chase, Foreman, Thirteen and Taub.

Visit our House spoilers section for more insight into what's to come, including a fight between characters!

As House fans know by now, the countdown to Jennifer Morrison's exit from the series is on.

The actress will make her final appearance as Cameron on November 16.

A week later, according to a House source that spoke to Michael Ausiello, Chase reacts to the departure of his wife... by punching out House!

“Chase is very clearly off his game and struggling with the loss of Cameron," the insider said.

What prompts the throwdown? House unfavorably compares Chase to his wife, causing the accented doctor to blow his top and deck the boss.

Hey, it could be worse for House: Chase could give him the wrong medicine and kill him. Viewers know much he enjoys doing that!

An old friend resurfaces on the November 9 episode of House.

But will he remain a friend of House's after our favorite doctor discovers what this guy is up to and, most importantly, who he's up to it with?

Mysterious, poorly-worded questions aside, though, the installment is titled "Known Unknowns." As always, we'll recap it in full soon after it ends, posing the latest House quotes and a detailed review of what went down.

For now, check out the official Fox promo below, followed by a trio of images from "Known Unknowns."

While Jennifer Morrison's Cameron is definitely on her way out, two other House regulars will soon be returning to the show.

E! News is reporting that Taub and Thirteen will rejoin the team on the season's eighth episode, which airs next month.

The installment in question features a porn star case that House takes advantage of to seduce the pair of doctors back into Princeton Plainsboro.

Meanwhile, House is off next week, but will return on November 2 with an episode that centers around a medical conference.

During this hour, look for House to discover that Cuddy is dating Lucas (a returning Michael Weston), his former private eye. Let's hope it's not enough to send the evolving doctor back into the loony bin.