How would you feel if you found out Dr.McDreamy wasn't doing surgery anymore at Seattle Grace-MercyWest? Well the buying question is now turning into a hot topic for the water cooler as the second half of season 8 of Grey's Anatomy kick started this week.
At the end of this year, Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey's contracts will be up which leaves fans at the edge of their seats. Will they renew? What happens to the show if they don't? In a interview last year, Pompeo, who plays the ever complex dark and twisty Meredith Grey, said if they ask her to come back she would do it for the fans. Meanwhile in a interview with a French Magazine, her co-star Dempsey said a lot of things will be needed to take into consideration.
In its eighth season, Grey's Anatomy has had story lines that had pushed boundaries and even tested how far the show can go without their main stars. Last year in what had been a failed attempt at a transition, the show did a musical episode which failed to earn high ratings and earned bad press from critics. Still Grey's Anatomy is one of ABC's highest scripted drama on television and manages to win the key demo. Is that enough for fans to come back next season if the stars are gone?
In a interview with TVLine's Michael Auisello, showrunner Shonda Rhimes, says she already has her season finale all planed out regardless of the contract decisions. “I have figured out how the season is going to end, which was the most complex puzzle I’ve had to put together — ever,” Rhimes tells TVLine. ”We have all these moveable pieces of who’s coming back and who’s not, and finally I just decided to focus on what was going to be best creatively for the show and figure out a way to make it work REGARDLESS of what is happening [off screen].”
For sure the show will be coming back for a ninth season, hopefully with both stars back. How they negotiate we will find out in the coming months.
Will you continue to watch?
Grey's Anatomy airs Thursdays 9/8c on ABC
great blog Christina!!!!
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