'Grey's Anatomy' Season 19: Who is the last OG surgical intern of the 2005 batch to leave the show?
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: It is an end of an era as Ellen Pompeo has decided to discontinue playing the iconic titular character, Meredith Grey of 'Grey's Anatomy.' All fans are heartbroken as they saw Ellen Pompeo's Meredith Grey's character development and how she started from just being a surgical intern which was considered to be at the lowest of the food chain in the hospital to becoming the Chief of General Surgery department, and finally become the Chief of Surgery in the hospital.
Since its beginning, the show has been described by media outlets as a television "phenomenon" or a "juggernaut", owing to its longevity and dominant ratings. It is considered to have had a significant effect on our famous pop culture and has received numerous awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama and a total of 38 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including two for Outstanding Drama Series.
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Last year during an interview with Drew Barrymore, Pompeo disclosed, "I’m 53. My brain is like scrambled eggs," the actress explained. "I gotta do something new or I’m literally gonna turn into like, you can’t do the New York Times crossword puzzle every single day. I mean, 19 years, that’s more than people keep their kids in their house like people keep their kids in their house until they’re 18 and then they send them off to college. So this is like me like going away to college."
Who is the last OG surgical intern to leave the show?
When the medical drama TV series started in 2005, it followed the life of Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), who was starting her acceptance into the surgical residency program at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. During her time as an intern, Grey works alongside fellow physicians Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), and lastly, the fan favorites George O'Malley (T. R. Knight), who each struggle to balance their personal lives with hectic schedules and stressful residency requirements.
During the first 6 seasons, O'Malley, and Stevens all depart the series. Just after four years in season 10, Sandra Oh's Cristina Yang says goodbye to her co-workers she has come to know and love including Owen, Derek, and Meredith. After six years of Yang's departure, Justin Chambers' Alex Karev ultimately leaves Jo for Izzie and moves to Kansas to be with her and their children in Season 16. Finally, in Season 19, Ellen Pompeo's Meredith Grey chose to bid goodbye to her beloved hospital.
Pompeo's farewell episode as a series regular airs on February 23 when 'Grey's Anatomy' returns for the second half of its nineteenth season.
