Plus, what really happened with Katherine Heigl’s exit.
Now,Grey’sshowrunner Krista Vernoff is telling theLos Angeles Timeshow it all came together.
“Because there was some complexity around him leaving the show.”
Credit: Krista Vernoff/ABC
But Pompeo assured her that they’d gone on a hike recently and she thought he’d come back.
In the script, I had it as Ellis Grey.
And she goes, ‘Mom?’
We read it at the table that way.
It was top secret."
Ultimately, they pulled it off by shooting at a private beach.
“It was so moving and healing,” Vernoff says.
“This show has been on for 17 seasons.
There’s been some drama around some exits.
There’s always sort of two sides to every story.
What it felt like was a homecoming.”
And it isn’t over.
Vernoff also revealed that Derek’s return was “not just a cameo.”
Rather, he is set to appear three more times.
“Just wasn’t coming.
Wasn’t going to do it.”
Sources close to Heigl tell EW, “This account isn’t true.
For more, read the entireLos Angeles Timesstory here.
