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Devotions grow stronger with time.
News of Chamberss exit came on January 10 andsent viewers into a tailspin.
The scene was a tearjerker when it aired, but now it plays with a painfully irony.
He is without a doubt theGreyscharacter who has grown the most.
It doesnt help that the cast turnover onGreysis storied, to say the least.
Knight, who played George OMalley.
Knight himself departed soon after.
And yet the series sawa ratings resurgence after his death.
The reason is simple: Audiences had already put in over a decade with Meredith.
They cared about her, and now she was a widow.
Just as they had to adjust to his absence, they had to know how she would, too.
They cited creative reasons, andfans signed petitions.
The shows most artful exit was Ohs.
It was a good-bye that honored what the character had meant to the show for a decade.
With Cristina gone, though, there was a void.
Meredith didnt have a best friend anymore.
Into that void stepped Alex Karev.
He became Merediths person the monikerGreysgives to the kind of best friend who is truly ride or die.
Now it seems audiences might not get a good-bye for Alex Karev.
He might just disappear, the reasons behind his exit still unclear to the general public.
For the writers, it presents an unenviable creative task.
At its best,Greysis a remarkable viewing experience.
Seeing them come back from these things is a reminder that we all can.
That approach has an edge to it, though.
Tip a narrative about survival too far in one direction and it becomes one about nihilism.
Greyshas always risen from its own ashes, and it may just well surprise us again.
At this point it will probably outlive us all.
But the disappearance of Alex Karevis more than just another casualty for the pile.
