Greys Anatomy
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I am standing up.
I am sitting down.
I amprocessingthe big farewell to Alex Karev.
ISOBEL STEVENS, CUTTER OF LVADS.
But heres the thing.
BecauseJustin Chambers left so abruptly, the team behindGreys Anatomyonly had so much to work with.
Have I ever wished death on a character I love as hard as I was ahead of this episode?
Over 16 seasons, we watched Alex Karev grow up.
One of the best!
He could never just leave his wife and his people.
He knew the pain of being left!
The Alex Karev weve watched for holy hell, almost two decades if were rounding up wouldnt do that.
So, he would have to be killed off.
Except, as we learned tonight, he wasnt killed off.
He did leave his people.
We should get into it, right?
I am processing, but we should get into it.
Because honestly, italmostworks.
Yes, friends!Theirtwo kids.
This is another little bending ofGreyshistory that actually fits really well here.
You guys, all they had was retconning!
When Alex called her, it was like nothing had changed between them.
And then she told him about her kids.Theirkids.
Five-year-old twins named Eli and Alexis.
I mean, the boy shouldve obviously been named George, but sure, FINE.
He barely had one parent growing up, and he was going to be a father to these kids.
But it became about more than just that.
He wanted a life with his kids.
That makes a little less sense.
Let us not kid ourselves.
But those are the basic facts about Alexs fate.
However, he also knows how much he missed out on with Maggie and understands his decision.
Richard thrives on that drama, you guys.
Honestly, I could watch a montage of Bailey yelling at Alex all day long.
It keeps me young.
She asked more of him than anyone else.
She helped him grow up.
Its a miracle that Alex ended up the way he did, and that doesnt always happen.
Bailey and Ben are finally both on the same page about Joey.
So, thats nice.
Meredith gets the best letter out of all them, which isnt surprising.
Cristina reminded Meredith that Derek is not the sun, Meredith is.
Alex tells her shes always been [her] own person.
That she is a freaking force of nature.
Meredith is like, just dont leave me, but also tell me more.
And then there is Jo.
And poor me for having to sympathize with a character I cant stand, you know?
Jos letter truly sucks.
Thats it, that is the only world.
And I guess thats what it comes down to in the end.
love story throughoutGreys Anatomys run.
It is a valiant effort!
I am still processing.
