Melissa George Departs Grey’s Anatomy
January 14, 2009 by Ingrid Diaz
The Chief wasn’t kidding when he said Seattle Grace was having trouble keeping their staff! Melissa George is next to depart, according to Ausiello.
George told Entertainment Weekly that it was her choice to leave the show. She wants to “do something else.” That seems rather abrupt, considering she was intended to appear in 8-11 episodes with perhaps an option to remain for good.
Ain’t happening, alas. And sources behind the scenes seem to imply that it wasn’t all her idea. Seems like Sadie’s storyline had hit a brick wall – or as they like to put it ‘come to an end’. Well, there’s plenty of ways to re-spark a storyline. It mostly seems like maybe they don’t feel like it.
An ABC source says that the character was sort of doomed from the start.
For her part, George has only praises to sing for the show and cast. “I love the show so much. I’ve made some beautiful friends. I love T.R. Knight. I love Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers … I adore Ellen Pompeo. I think she’s a strong, incredible woman. And Katherine Heigl is the most beautiful creature on Earth.”
Well, I, personally, am sad to see her go. I love Melissa George and I thought Sadie was an awesome character.
So how does she depart? We don’t know yet. But she says “it’s really cool what they do.”
I don’t know what that might mean, but I’m hoping it actually is cool.
So what do you think, Grey’s fans? Happy to see her go? Sad? Drop your thoughts in the comments.
Via | EW
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She didn’t fit well with the cast. I never felt that she posed a real threat on Meredith’s and Christina’s friendship. She was so cocky and not really convincing as a medical intern.
I’m a huge grey’s fan and wasn’t a fan of her character either. I see what they were trying to do but they already have established the main characters, it would have been hard to bring a dynamic like that and expect it to become a major storyline. It’s hard enough that ‘they’ (Meredith, George, Alex,Christina, Izzy, etc.) aren’t interns anymore. Of course as the seasons continue they have to bring new interns in, but how are the new interns supposed to play a role when it is already about the old interns. Anyways…I”m just mumbling now!