This is one of the most amazing deaths on television: 10 years later, fans have not yet recovered!

Series column shock

The Grey Anatomy Society has not spare for years. Many flagship characters have really left a series – whose record duration continues to impress – in a more or less cruel way. Among the most sincere deaths, we can bring Danny Duaket, George O’Malley, verse of Gray or Mark Sloan. This is undoubtedly one of the most shocking to Derek Shepherd.

The character performed by Patrick Demps for eleven seasons was one of the pillars of the program. He was not only a major male role, but his love story with Meredith Grace (Ellen Pompeo) was suspended and melts the hearts of millions of viewers. Suffice it to say that separation from it was a risky bet for production.

Recall that the one who nicknamed Dr. Mamli died in a road accident in the 21st episode of the 11 season of the season, during which his pair is with Meredit. Released to the death of the brain, he is finally disconnected in the presence of his wife.

Shonda Rhimes explains

The shepherd’s departure was the subject of confrontation, as they were told behind the scenes that the show creator Patrick Demps and Shonda Rims were not in good shape. The actor’s contract is still in force until the end of 12 seasons, he was suspected of seeing that he had left the series earlier.

But Demps explained that his departure had nothing to do with these rumors, but he was on his own initiative and that he had been thinking about it for some time. In fact, the actor wanted to spend more time on the family.

Despite this, as our counterparts ScreenFormer executive producers James d. Pariot and Ginnin Renschavi later identified in their book How to Save Life: The Internal History of Grace’s AnatomyThat there was really tension between Demps and Rims.

In 2023, the latter returned to this shocking deathInterview :: “Derek shepherd cannot leave Meredith Gray. He cannot leave and give up his wife and children because it will make him forever.

Whether or not his departure was volunteered, or that he had forced Shonda Rims to exit, Patrick Demps is probably not dissatisfied as he will return to several episodes during the 17 seasons.

Since then, the actor has seen the truth in the mini -series credits in the case of Harry Quert, according to Joel Dicker’s bestseller, Ferrari Michael Mann, a horror film for gratitude and recently Dexter: The Origins, Prequel of the Killer.

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