The "Grey's Anatomy" episode is finally running on German free TV, in which the fate of Justin Chambers alias Dr. Alex Karev is revealed.
Actor Justin Chambers (50) has left the popular doctor series "Grey's Anatomy". His departure was announced in January and was completely unexpected for the fans. For a long time it was unclear in the series why his character Dr. Alex Karev does not return to the Gray-Sloan Memorial Hospital. In the 16th episode of the 16th season, which bears the title "Farewell Letters" in this country, his departure is cleared up. The episode runs on Wednesday (October 21) at 8:15 p.m. on ProSieben. The reason Alex left is definitely a surprise.
That is why Dr. Alex Karev Seattle
It's an emotional farewell for Dr. Alex Karev. With the numerous flashbacks of his incisive scenes from the previous 16 seasons, there is a reunion with many old friends. Justin Chambers didn't shoot any new scenes for the episode. Instead, his voice can be heard as a voiceover, because his series character has sent letters to Seattle: to his best friend, Dr. Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo, 50), to Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson, 51), to Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr., 65) and Dr. Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington, 36), his wife.
The absolute surprise: Alex Karev is back with Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, who was played by actress Katherine Heigl (41) from seasons one to six. The two now live on a farm in Kansas and have twins, a boy and a girl named Eli and Alexis, who are now five years old. Izzie, who was once suffering from cancer, used fertilized egg cells that the ex-couple had frozen long ago. The children and the family home can also be seen.
The revival of their old romance began when Alex contacted Izzie to help Meredith not lose her medical license. The doctor makes it clear that if it were only about the two women, Izzie and Jo, he would choose his wife. He loves both of them, but he wants to offer the twins the family he never had. With her letter, Jo receives the divorce papers and the information that Alex has written everything over to her, including his shares in the hospital. His emotional farewell words to all four get under your skin.
Fans split – Ellen Pompeo defends the farewell sequence
"Grey's Anatomy" showrunner Krista Vernoff (46) said in a statement after the broadcast of Chambers' farewell episode in the USA that it was "almost impossible" to say goodbye to Alex Karev. The team loved the character and the "nuanced rendering" of Justin Chambers. "We will miss him terribly. And we will always be grateful for his influence on our show, on our hearts, on our fans, on the world."
The US fans saw the end of the series with Dr. Alex Karev doesn't look good. There was vehement resistance in the network, which ranged between shock and anger. Many fans called the Enlightenment "terrible" and complained that it had ruined the whole development of the series character. Some even stated that they would have preferred serial death. The scriptwriters would have failed – so the tenor of the fans.
Ellen Pompeo, on the other hand, called it "the best farewell" for Alex Karev on Instagram. She described his return to the beginning as "an homage to those incredible early years and the wonderful cast". These would have "created such a strong foundation that the show still carries. So let's not be sad".