, ▁to ▁whose ▁medical ▁wo es ▁Jack ▁t ended , ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁think ▁that ▁R ous seau ' s ▁team ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁an ▁ill ness . ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁Hur ley ' s ▁golf ▁course ▁came ▁from ▁script ▁coordin ator ▁Br ent ▁F let cher ; ▁it ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁mini ature ▁golf ▁course ▁he ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁offices ▁for ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁Angel . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁" Sol it ary " ▁first ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 1 7 . 6 4 ▁million ▁American ▁view ers ▁watched ▁the ▁episode ▁on ▁ABC , ▁a ▁decrease ▁from ▁ 1 8 . 4 4 ▁million ▁view ers ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁episode , ▁" Conf idence ▁Man ". ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁episode , ▁Chris ▁Car ab ott ▁of ▁I GN ▁commented ▁that ▁R ous seau ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁em otion ally ▁frag ile ▁than ▁in ▁later ▁seasons , ▁and ▁was ▁like ▁a ▁" lo ose ▁can non ". ▁Car ab ott ▁found ▁that ▁as ▁the ▁series ▁progress ed ▁and ▁the ▁mystery ▁around ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁less ened , ▁R ous seau ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁same ▁impact ▁she ▁made ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁appearance . ▁My les ▁Mc N utt ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁comm ended ▁Mira ▁F url an ' s ▁performance , ▁writing , ▁"[ R ous seau ▁is ]