Anyone still watch Grey's Anatomy??

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

This whole thing is super fishy. There's no way they would have purposefully had one of the 4 remaining original characters go without a proper send off episode unless there was a huge falling out between him and the creative team.

Either he's refusing to come back or they're refusing to let him back, even just for an episode to finish things off. They have given characters with much less tenure more satisfying endings.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

I guess we’ll find out what happened to Alex on the next episode. It looks like this will be one of the catalysts for a couples shuffle. Jo will end up with Link. Amelia will end up back with Owen since the baby is probably his. Teddy is flipping back to Tom. Meredith is heading for the new guy (forgot his name). It’s all a big mess. I do like that Bailey took in the foster kid.

 

[runwad]

I guess we’ll find out what happened to Alex on the next episode. It looks like this will be one of the catalysts for a couples shuffle. Jo will end up with Link. Amelia will end up back with Owen since the baby is probably his. Teddy is flipping back to Tom. Meredith is heading for the new guy (forgot his name). It’s all a big mess. I do like that Bailey took in the foster kid.

So predictable! I guess I'm ready for it to be over. I keep watching because I've been watching since Day 1. I'll forget about it for a few months then catch back up on demand.

 

[CynBeth]

I am very glad they did not kill him off but that was a surprise. I feel so bad for Jo and everyone.

 

[msjprincess]

I am very glad they did not kill him off but that was a surprise. I feel so bad for Jo and everyone.

My 15yo daughter was hysterical and actually would have preferred they kill him off. She was not happy with the outcome, which is actually what I predicted was going to happen.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

I just can't even... I am so very very disappointed. And sad. But mostly MAD.

Spoiler

How in the....Why? Why, why, why? SHE NEVER TOLD HIM. AT LEAST SIX YEARS (including pregnancy time, and her decision to use the eggs).

Izzie did not change. She is still acting like she has zero accountability to anyone; that she can do whatever she wants, with no consequences. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Mizzoufan]

I hated the ending. It seems so out if character for him to just to run away. I would rather him just to either be killed off.

 

[msjprincess]

I just can't even... I am so very very disappointed. And sad. But mostly MAD.

My daughter was furious. She swears she's done with the show. I don't know if I believe that though. She's obsessed they Grey's Anatomy and watches the entire series over and over again on Netflix.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

My daughter was furious. She swears she's done with the show. I don't know if I believe that though. She's obsessed they Grey's Anatomy and watches the entire series over and over again on Netflix.

Do we share a daughter? haha DD#2 has watched the series at least 5 times. SoIL#2 says he can tell when she is having a rough week when she starts binge watching it.

 

[msjprincess]

Do we share a daughter? haha DD#2 has watched the series at least 5 times. SoIL#2 says he can tell when she is having a rough week when she starts binge watching it.

It's ridiculous. She gets caught up and immediately goes back to season 1. LOL.

 

[Eeyore daily]

I’m in the camp of reasoning that Alex’s departure was stupid and out of character. I first thought he killed himself since he sent letters. That would’ve been more heartbreaking then the what he did do.

Not sure how this ending “doesn’t hurt Jo” since this could probably have been the worst outcome.

 

[tcufrog]

I found the editing to be weird. Since they couldn't bring back Izzie they showed a whole bunch of horses? I never was a fan of Jo but it's awful the way they've screwed with the character. I wonder if the writers hate the character.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

I found the editing to be weird. Since they couldn't bring back Izzie they showed a whole bunch of horses? I never was a fan of Jo but it's awful the way they've screwed with the character. I wonder if the writers hate the character.

Yeah, it was clearly patched together to make do with what they had, which was neither of the main characters from that story line.

I found the whole episode to be thoroughly disappointing. When Alex was pleading with Jo in his letter to understand because they both had such rough childhoods, that felt like the writers pleading with the audience that this is a believable story line. For my money, they didn't sell it.

 

[tcufrog]

Their hands were tied. From what I heard, he left them with not enough notice to wrap up his storyline properly.

 

[wenrob]

I think they did the flash backs to remind us what a jerk he was back in the day. Today’s Alex wouldn’t have done that. He grew up, it’s hard to buy he reverted on a dime like that. That said I’ve always known in my gut that’s how he’d end up if the show ever ended (will it? EVER?) or he left.

 

[wenrob]

It's ridiculous. She gets caught up and immediately goes back to season 1. LOL.

Ha! My DD does the same.

 

[KristiMc]

I’m in the minority but I liked how they did it. I was afraid they were going to kill him off. I hate that he left Jo, but he never got over Izzy and once he found the kids he couldn’t not be a dad.

 

[Wendy31]

The whole time I was watching, I kept telling myself, “This really was the best they could do because of the way the actor left.“

You could see from the flashbacks they chose how they were trying to piece together the narrative of Izzy eventually using the eggs.

I was ready for a sob-fest. When they all got the letters, I initially thought they were suicide letters.

I LOVED Alex - even when he was jerky in the beginning.

And, now, I can’t decide if I would rather have had him die than leave everyone to go be with Izzy.

It makes me hate Izzy even more because of what she did... for 5 years just never tell Alex he had kids? And she never would have if Alex hadn’t called her. (And, I know the writers had to go w/ the storyline, but, still, it didn’t end up leaving me w/ any love for Izzy.)

They had to write Izzy having kids; otherwise, Alex never would have left - so that part rings true for me. What doesn’t ring true for me is that he would have written those long letters to everyone. Even as much as the writers were trying to convince everyone of his reasons for writing letters instead of facing everyone in person, I still don’t quite see it.

I kinda laughed when, during his letter to Jo, he wrote something like “I still love you. I don’t know how to end this. So good-bye.”

Because, yes, that’s really how it all happened.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I’m in the minority but I liked how they did it. I was afraid they were going to kill him off. I hate that he left Jo, but he never got over Izzy and once he found the kids he couldn’t not be a dad.

I agree. I think the fact that chose his kids means he has grown up!

Jo is the only one I feel really awful for, but I think she's finally going to end up with Linc, which I don't think will be a bad thing in the end. (And I think she's going to make a great board member, too!)

I'm sure leaving her was gut-wrenching for Alex. - He was going to hurt someone he loved no matter what! But when it's a choice between hurting someone else or hurting your kids, I understand who he had the stronger instinct to protect.

As for the others, I get that they'll miss him. But moving away from a job and work friends for the good of your family is a completely logical decision in my mind. If Meredith and Webber and whoever else choose to "forgive" him, they can certainly stay in touch - it's not that hard in today's world.

It's Izzy I'm the maddest at (in fact, so mad I'd blocked out that she survived the cancer and left him in the first place - when the letter said "I'm with Izzy" I thought "wait, but the spoiler said he didn't die, why is this a suicide note?" )

But honestly, in the grand scheme of life and plot lines - if Izzy had never left, and Alex had never gotten together with Jo, where would Jo be now? I think everyone is going to be OK in the end.

 

[wenrob]

I agree. I think the fact that chose his kids means he has grown up!

Jo is the only one I feel really awful for, but I think she's finally going to end up with Linc, which I don't think will be a bad thing in the end. (And I think she's going to make a great board member, too!)

I'm sure leaving her was gut-wrenching for Alex. - He was going to hurt someone he loved no matter what! But when it's a choice between hurting someone else or hurting your kids, I understand who he had the stronger instinct to protect.

As for the others, I get that they'll miss him. But moving away from a job and work friends for the good of your family is a completely logical decision in my mind. If Meredith and Webber and whoever else choose to "forgive" him, they can certainly stay in touch - it's not that hard in today's world.

It's Izzy I'm the maddest at (in fact, so mad I'd blocked out that she survived the cancer and left him in the first place - when the letter said "I'm with Izzy" I thought "wait, but the spoiler said he didn't die, why is this a suicide note?" )

But honestly, in the grand scheme of life and plot lines - if Izzy had never left, and Alex had never gotten together with Jo, where would Jo be now? I think everyone is going to be OK in the end.

Eh, you can be with and support your kids and not abandon your wife. He made the decision for everyone without their input. That’s a decidedly non-grown up thing to do. Of course that’s looking at it through real life eyes and not the world of Grey’s.

I’ve always despised Izzy so zero warm fuzzies for me but like I said above I knew ultimately that’s where Alex would land.