Grey's Anatomy Spoilers: T.R. Knight Exit Not Official
Reports of George O'Malley's demise have circulated since the season finale of Grey's Anatomy May 14, and seemed all but official after a report that circulated last week. However, nothing is official just yet ... we think. This from E!'s spoiler Q&A today ...
Q: What will happen on Grey's Anatomy next season? Are George and Izzie goners?
A: E! Online's Marc Malkin has an inside source who says that T.R. Knight will not be returning to Grey's Anatomy due to issues with executive producer Shonda Rhimes. Sources tell TVGuide.com, "That story is utterly false. Nothing at all has changed in T.R.'s status."
Shonda Rhimes has also gone on record debunking new rumors that an entirely different actor would play George thanks to plastic surgery. However, we all know how Shonda toed the lines of truth last season and stops at nothing to keep the audience guessing.
Guess we'll have to keep on ... guessing.
Original cast member T.R. Knight has been a Grey's Anatomy fixture since George's early, longer-haired days. His future has been the subject of great speculation for months now.
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June 18th, 2009 4:22 AM
i rilli dont want to see george die...i love george and izzie and the show wudnt be the same witout them ...
they would completely ruin it ...
they cant remove an original cast member and expect the fans to be ok with it !
June 12th, 2009 1:23 PM
I LOVE YOU PATRICK DEMPSEY.GREY'S ANATOMY 4EVER
June 8th, 2009 12:33 PM
BRING BURKE BACK ON THE SHOW! I miss burke and christina together!
June 4th, 2009 5:00 PM
I love George. I always have. I love the Gizzie couple too. I loved many couples, but never as much as I love those two.
So if George dies, I want Izzie to die with him.
I stil, rather both live, especially George.
I want him so much to have that happy ending.
George brings everything to the show IMO.
He makes me laugh. He makes me care, and he makes everyone a little better.
He's also the most adorable person on the planet, and seeing him always makes me want to smile.
June 4th, 2009 4:19 PM
No way will I ever accept another George than TR. That would be such a slap in the face to him. He is so amazingly talented and Shonda didn't use him, but she would use a new guy?
TR needs to stay, and George can't die.
We all love George. He brings so much to the show. I also thought George and Izzie were the best couple Grey ever had.
I'm not watching if we lose TR.
Rank: Guest Star
June 4th, 2009 2:40 AM
You know a while back they were looking for a mixed race actor? Maybe thats George but with darker skin from the injuries...
June 4th, 2009 12:26 AM
Yeah I'm a Gizzie fan but I know many people who aren't Gizzie fans who really love George.
I know Alex and Izzie fans who adore George and want him to stay.
Would I love Gizzie back together? Heck yeah. But I love George more than I love Gizzie.
I love George alone, with Izzie, or with someone else. I don't care. As long as I can see him.
I don't watch Grey for romances. I watch it for the friendships, including the GI one, and I watch it for the characters.
George makes me smile. It is as simple as that.
Every single time I see that cute face, I just feel better.
I haven't found one character who can make me feel this way in more than 30 years of TV watching.
That makes George very useful to me and very special.
June 3rd, 2009 10:48 PM
Wow Sarah, you took the words right out of my mouth. That's exactly how I feel about George.
I'll add, to quote one great article I read, George is the living heartbeat of Grey.
We need him.
Rank: Extra
June 3rd, 2009 8:11 PM
well said sarah!
June 3rd, 2009 7:17 PM
Alex could never ever take George's place. The guy talked about smothering Izzie.
In fact Shonda has tried very hard to fill the George's void with Alex, Lexie and Cristina and it doesn't work.
Their sweetness always seems fake. With george, it always feels genuine and he's got this brightness to him nobody has. I do like Alex, but I like Alex for being Alex. He's not George and never should be. It works for george. I like Alex for the fact he has a bad side and a good heart. He might be a good person, but he's not the sweet and funny characetr and never will be.
Lexie and Arizona, when they try to be sweet, only seem like hyper kids who took too much candies. They irritate me.
McDreamy is boring to me too.
George isn't. He always cracks me up, and I'm always interested in whatever he does. His scenes are my favorites.
I love George and Izzie as both best friends and as a couple. You thinking they are better as friends is your opinion, not mine. It certainly not share