Grey’s Anatomy followers have been thrown for a loop on Thursday when the present stated goodbye to Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) by sending him off to go live with his ex-wife, Izzie (Katherine Heigl), and their two children that he did not know they’d.
For OG Gray’s followers, Izzie’s affect on Alex is one thing embedded in our reminiscence, however for many who have lately climbed aboard the Gray’s prepare and are not utterly accustomed to the dysfunctional couple’s historical past, this text is for you. Although, since it has been over 10 seasons since we have seen the 2 collectively, it additionally works as a refresher for Gray’s Anatomy followers who do not bear in mind precisely what went down between the 2 surgeons earlier than Izzie left for good in Season 6. So, let’s get in our time machine and break down precisely what occurred between Alex and Izzie, and possibly it’s going to assist clarify why he can be so drawn to this idyllic life in Kansas.
The Starting
Alex and Izzie began as interns collectively at Gray Sloan (identified again then as Seattle Grace), together with Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina (Sandra Oh), and George (T.R. Knight). That they had a contentious relationship at first, particularly after Alex distributed erotic modeling photographs of Izzie that she had posed for as a way to pay for med faculty. Nonetheless, they finally grew to become shut buddies, which the opposite interns gave her crap for.
They tried relationship within the early seasons, however Alex screwed it up when he cheated on Izzie with a nurse. That induced numerous friction between the 2 and their good friend group. Nonetheless, they managed to get again to a platonic stage when Alex wanted assist finding out for his second spherical of the board exams. They even began sleeping collectively till Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) returned to the hospital and Izzie formally blew Alex off and fell in love with Denny as a substitute.
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The Mind Tumor
Izzie spent a lengthy time mourning Denny after his dying (explaining that might require an entire different put up), however the sparks started to fly for her and Alex once more in Season 5. Nonetheless, on the identical time, Izzie developed an extremely terrifying mind tumor. Alex caught by her aspect, regardless of the very fact she was having visions of Denny that she bought intimately accustomed to, and pushed her to get the assistance she wanted to outlive.
To distract herself from the most cancers therapies and the potential of dying, Izzie targeted on planning Meredith and Derek’s (Patrick Dempsey) wedding ceremony. When the magical day got here, Meredith and Derek wrote their vows on a Publish-it word and gave the dream wedding ceremony to Alex and Izzie as a substitute. Izzie made it down the aisle with the assistance of George and the 2 married in entrance of their household and buddies. Two episodes later, Izzie had the surgical procedure that saved her life.
The Exit
Izzie was fired from Seattle Grace after unintentionally giving a affected person the improper dosage of a drugs, which induced the affected person to overlook out on a much-needed kidney transplant. Although Alex was partly liable for the mix-up, Izzie ended up on the hook for it. She was so indignant that she simply wrote him a letter and left (the irony of this type of breakup will not be misplaced on us, Gray’s followers).
That was basically the tip of their relationship. Although Izzie did return later in Season 6 to attempt to rekindle issues with Alex, he realized he deserved higher than to be jerked round. He turned her down and Izzie was by no means to be seen or heard from once more. That’s, till now.
Kansas
In line with Alex’s letters to Meredith, Bailey (Chandra Wilson), and Jo (Camilla Luddington), he bought again in touch with Izzie across the time of Meredith’s medical board trial. He was going to ask her for an affidavit to assist Meredith preserve her job, however the dialog led to the revelation that Izzie had used hers and Alex’s frozen embryos they’d saved when she had most cancers, and so they had twins — Eli and Alexis. Upon listening to that he had two kids, Alex snuck away to see this household that he by no means knew he had and instantly fell again in love with Izzie.
Afraid that he would not be capable of return to Kansas if he needed to face the folks he was hurting in Seattle, Alex wrote the closest folks in his life a letter to elucidate why he had left them. Izzie was Alex’s first real love, and the primary particular person to really push him to be a greater man. Jo deserves higher than a breakup letter, however the truth that Alex ended up with Izzie feels consistent with the early seasons of the present.
Gray’s Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC.