'Grey's Anatomy' Fans Are Looking for Answers After Show Shuts Down Production Due to Coronavirus
03/12/2020 11:51 pm EDT
Many fans found the production shut down ironic. After all, the series is about medical doctors and is set in a hospital.
Other fans suggested the show should have been halted earlier, particularly after how Justin Chambers' departure was handled. Chambers starred as Dr. Alex Karev, who left the hospital to live with Katherine Heigl's Izzie Stevens, a character who has not been on the show in a decade.
Some fans understood this was coming, but it still hurt. The delay could mean ABC is forced to air repeats in slots where new episodes were once supposed to air.
The coronavirus could be the basis for an episode, one person suggested. Of course, as a show with 16 years of history, Grey's Anatomy has done viral infections in the past.
Writer Robin Thede was left to wonder how there could be hope for anyone if not even Grey Sloan Memorial can handle the coronavirus. Notably, the show is set in Seattle, a city that became the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S. All libraries and schools were closed, as were all community centers, on Thursday.
Some suggested the show should have ended back when Patrick Dempsey left. Dempsey starred as Dr. Derek Shepherd, also known as "McDreamy," during the show's first 11 seasons. He made his final appearance in the 2015 episode "You're My Home."
Another fan suggested that Alex, a fictional character, could have stopped the coronavirus from infecting Grey's Anatomy, a fictional show. Another suggested that getting the Alex-Izzie storyline solved might have had something to do with the coronavirus halting production.
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