Following the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy, and the gossip that dominated the series all year long, the buzz was that either T.R. Knight or Katherine Heigl, or both, would be leaving the show at the conclusion of the drama’s fifth year.
Well, it now appears that T.R.’s George O’Malley will move on into the light after his tragic bus accident, while Katherine’s Izzie Stevens will beat brain cancer.
Knight is leaving the show for good, according to EW. Meanwhile, E! News reports that Heigl “will be back,” though neither ABC or the star have commented.
BEST FRIENDS in real life and on TV, T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl have long been the center of Grey’s Anatomy gossip. Looks like one’s going and one’s coming back.
Season Five’s finale left Grey’s Anatomy viewers wondering if Izzie, with cancer, would awake after flatlining, while George struggled to survive a bus crash.
The impression you got was that Izzie was ready to return to her life, while George was fine passing on. Looks like this turned out to be the correct conclusion.
Jessica Capshaw, who plays cute lesbian surgeon Arizona, has been signed as a full-time series regular for the upcoming sixth season, premiering in September.