Gray’s Anatomy Boss Reveals Aborted Storylines Following Early Season 16 Finale

Spoilers

Gray’s Anatomy’s 16th season is over … an entire 4 episodes early. 

As beforehand reported, the hit ABC drama produced 21 of 25 episodes for the season following the coronavirus induced shutdown. 

Naturally, that meant some storylines weren’t accomplished. 

Mer Dressed Down - Tall  - Grey's Anatomy Season 16 Episode 4

Chatting with Deadline, Gray’s showrunner Krista Vernoff has addressed some storylines that viewers didn’t get to see on account of the impromptu finale. 

Followers would have been given a storyline that delved deeper into why Teddy cheated on Owen, in addition to a storyline that may have revisited the human trafficking case that obtained DeLuca suspended. 

“We had an episode developing the place we have been in a position to higher articulate and higher perceive what’s prompting Teddy’s behaviour, and we do not get to air it,” the showrunner informed the outlet.

“Who is aware of, possibly it may change between now and after we’ll really shoot it for season 17, however I really feel for Kim Raver.”

Her Other Love - Tall  - Grey's Anatomy Season 16 Episode 20

“The quantity of standing is excessive, and we have left her in an odd place. It is compelling… Why, when she was lastly getting her pleased ending, did she sabotage [the relationship]? I feel it is [a] super-rich space, personally.”

Followers have been unimpressed with Teddy’s choices all through Grey’s Anatomy Season 16, and understandably so. 

Followers have been led to imagine that her getting along with Owen was her pleased ending, and it might harken again to her earlier relationships. 

As for the DeLuca, he was in a manic state greater than as soon as all through the season, and whereas he was proper in regards to the human trafficking, no person believed him. 

“The opposite story that I used to be actually disillusioned that we could not full… we did a narrative the place there was a sufferer of human trafficking like two episodes in the past, and DeLuca recognised it however he was in such a mentally compromised, manic state that no person listened to him and the lady left,” Vernoff unhappy. 

DeLuca Hits a Low - Tall

“We had an episode the place she comes again, and I’m actually unhappy that we won’t air that episode this season as a result of it felt vital to supply that type of hope to people who find themselves residing that have.”

“I should still full that story subsequent season.”

It was lately revealed that an explosion on the hospital would have paved the way in which for one more massive dying had the sequence been in a position to full manufacturing. 

It is nonetheless unclear whether or not that storyline shall be picked up on Gray’s Anatomy Season 17, which could be the ultimate season. 

DeLuca's Decline - Tall  - Grey's Anatomy Season 16 Episode 18

Would you like these storylines to be folded into subsequent season?

Hit the feedback beneath. 

Keep in mind you possibly can watch Grey’s Anatomy online proper right here by way of TV Fanatic. 

Paul Dailly is the Affiliate Editor for TV Fanatic. Comply with him on Twitter.