Why is cuddy leaving house

In spite of this, the pair formed a strong attraction, and fans shipped the couple as "Huddy," though it would be a long path to their inevitable romance. Obstacles included Cuddy engaged to someone else, and House moving on from his addiction to painkillers.

After the events of House MD season 7, Cuddy and Lisa Edelstein left the show for good — and the narrative included a brutal breakup with House. It's revealed she has a benign tumor, but when she realizes House resorted to taking pain medication in order to support her, she breaks up with him. Naturally, he takes this poorly and in the finale, he drives his car through her dining room. House MD season 8 opening episode reveals House was sent to prison for this act, and Cuddy resigned from her position and moved on.

In a way, it was entirely predictable a "Huddy" romance was doomed to failure, but Cuddy's abrupt departure from House MD's final season felt like a glaring omission.

The character didn't return for the finale either, despite pretty much every other major cast member making a cameo. It definitely pushes the envelope quite a bit. The problem is in order to affect any kind of change for a character like that you have to go to extreme places, [but] maybe it was too extreme for the audience. Was it out of line in terms of the creative path?

It makes sense on just a purely creative level. But in terms of it being on a network television show, I think it went too far for a lot of people. I have a lot on my plate. She has a history with Will. She really enjoys the gamble and the game of law. I know that we gambled together. What's that?

You expect your medical professionals to drive respectable vehicles and compose themselves with an air of dignity? Here comes Dr. House, driving his motorcycle through the operating room and blasting "Hot For Teacher" while he slams a Four Loko and kisses your mom. That House didn't give a good gosh darn about the rules, no sir. That was always Dr. Lisa Cuddy's Lisa Edelstein job.

Pragmatic, stern, but possessed of an understanding that legal and ethical violations are the skullduggery one must expect when hiring a brilliant but troubled ragamuffin, she was the glue that held the hospital together.