Free advice to ABC: How to write off Nicolette, Balthazar, T.R. and Katie

Right behind the news that T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl are leaving Grey's at season-end (Grey's creator Shonda Rhimes is saying it's not true, but we'll see about that), we've learned that two other gay-fave shows, Brothers & Sisters and Desperate Housewives, will also be losing key castmembers (Balthazar Getty and Nicolette Sheridan) next season.

We know it's tricky to write off foundational characters, so we're offering a few suggestions as to how the shows can kill off write off these roles. (Spoiler: They all involve exploding heads!)

Brothers & Sisters

In a crossover episode with the network's BMOC, Lost, Tommy time-travels back several episodes and uses the Dharma Initiative's experimental dream-jumping technology to spy on the innermost desires of brother Kevin. Tommy's jealousy over his daughter's paternity is what leads him to poke into his brother's subconscious, but when he learns what a post-op Kevin is REALLY dreaming about (namely, making out with Tommy's wife), his newly-implanted Dreamscape chip overloads and his head blows up. (See above.)

Desperate Housewives

Hell hath no fury like a gay househusband scorned! When Lee and Bob's passive-aggression reaches its apex, the sparks fly - literally! Everyone on Wisteria Lane has a secret, and Lee is no exception: He's a cyborg. And when he finally tires of chasing around after Bob and throwing fabulous parties for the straight couples, he lets his husband have it with a few laser blasts from his eyes. Unfortunately, Edie is nearby when it happens and she is too engulfed in the hot flames of rage. Even more unfortunately: No more Tuc Watkins! (Frowny-face.)

Grey's Anatomy

At long last, we learn the cause of Izzie's hallucinations: It looks like someone has been lacing her Head and Shoulders with a highly explosive compound, and the chemicals have been seeping into her brain. But that's not the worst of it: When she and George sneak outside for a smoke, a stray ash lands on her head and the two BFFs go up in flames. The culprit? Joe the Bartender! Why? Well, he's the only gay left and they had to get rid of him somehow...