Grey's Anatomy's farewell to Alex Karev still stings - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-17-2020, 03:21 PM

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"For a while, I had to sit on why this episode irked me (and many others) so much," says Stacey Nguyen of the March 5 farewell to Justin Chambers' character. "Ultimately, the goodbye feels overly neat, simulating emotional closure without providing any real comfort at all. Throughout the episode, Alex narrates the letters, but he doesn't sound like an anguished man who's ditching his closest friends whom he's known for nearly two decades. The whole ordeal feels crafted and contrived, as we get warm close-ups of his children throughout the narration. The show plays on past nostalgia as we see a flashback montage to Ingrid Michaelson's 'Turn to Stone,' his and Izzie's wedding song. We're supposed to feel like Alex made the right decision because Izzie is his true love, probably."

Chocolate Moose · 03-18-2020, 09:33 AM

I thought it was fine. But I didn't think the actor - certainly not the character - was anything special anyway.

TMC · 04-17-2020, 12:23 AM

Grey's Anatomy boss: Why Jo quickly bounced back from Alex Karev's shocking betrayal

Showrunner Krista Vernoff didn't want to put Camilla Luddington's character through any more pain. “I didn’t want to put <i>anyone through it,” Vernoff tells TVLine. “(Camilla) had so beautifully gone through many months of very dark storytelling, and I didn’t want any of us to watch Jo go into a hole again.”

03-17-2020, 03:21 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,743	Grey's Anatomy's farewell to Alex Karev still stings https://www.popsugar.com/entertainme...s-bad-47299219 "For a while, I had to sit on why this episode irked me (and many others) so much," says Stacey Nguyen of the March 5 farewell to Justin Chambers' character. "Ultimately, the goodbye feels overly neat, simulating emotional closure without providing any real comfort at all. Throughout the episode, Alex narrates the letters, but he doesn't sound like an anguished man who's ditching his closest friends whom he's known for nearly two decades. The whole ordeal feels crafted and contrived, as we get warm close-ups of his children throughout the narration. The show plays on past nostalgia as we see a flashback montage to Ingrid Michaelson's 'Turn to Stone,' his and Izzie's wedding song. We're supposed to feel like Alex made the right decision because Izzie is his true love, probably."

03-18-2020, 09:33 AM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,901	I thought it was fine. But I didn't think the actor - certainly not the character - was anything special anyway.
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04-17-2020, 12:23 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,743	Grey's Anatomy boss: Why Jo quickly bounced back from Alex Karev's shocking betrayal Showrunner Krista Vernoff didn't want to put Camilla Luddington's character through any more pain. “I didn’t want to put <i>anyone through it,” Vernoff tells TVLine. “(Camilla) had so beautifully gone through many months of very dark storytelling, and I didn’t want any of us to watch Jo go into a hole again.”