Medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ will soon wrap up its eighth season, and with the status of several stars’ contracts in question, the finale is set to feature at least one character death and several potential exits for those who will not return next season.

Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Justin Chambers and Patrick Dempsey are among the original stars of the series, which premiered on ABC in March 2005. They all have deals expiring at the end of the 2011-2012 season, and fans have speculated for months over who will be back for a ninth season in the fall. While ABC has yet to formally renew ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ for a ninth season, the series remains one of the network’s strongest programs and a Thursday night anchor, so a renewal is all but a given.

Pompeo portrays main character Meredith Grey, therefore one would assume that the future of the series is dependent on her renewing her contract for another season. Back in September, Pompeo told TV Guide Magazine, regarding her returning next season:

“I would love the opportunity to discuss it. I would never turn up my nose at Grey’s. As long as the stories are honest and truthful … and I feel there is material for us to be passionate about, it still beats a nine-to-five job any day. If I hear from the fans that they want us to keep going, then I would continue because we owe them everything.”

Similarly, Oh, who has won a Golden Globe and SAG award for her portrayal of Cristina Yang, told ‘George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight’, in April, that:

“In my heart of hearts, I’ll tell you this: I love my job. I do. I love my job, and I love the show, and I love that character, and I would love to continue playing her.”

Chambers, who plays Alex Karev, sounded unsure last summer when he told TV Line:

 “I don’t know if I’ll go farther. I don’t know if the show will go farther. When we get to that point, we’ll go from there… We know it’s going to end sooner or later. It’s just about ending well and the audience getting what they want out of it.”

Shonda Rhimes, creator and executive producer, has finalized her plans for the season finale and it has now been revealed that one character will die. The character’s identity is unknown, however, there are suggestions that the departing actor will be one of the cast whose contract does not expire this season. Whatever happens, Grey’s weekly audience of 10 million viewers will be tuning in on May 17th to see how things unfold.

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Grey’s Anatomy is still going strong, one of the few of those ‘hit dramas’ that have managed to retain both their audience share and their excellent plot twists.

After last seasons shocking hospital shooting, the residents of Seattle Mercy West have moved onto to new and exciting dramas. I don’t know how they manage to do any work when they’re thinking about Callie’s impending pregnancy, Meredith’s desire to be pregnant, the Chief’s wife’s deteriorating mental state, Bailey’s new relationships with a very, very pretty male nurse, Lexie and Avery getting all nekkid in every room in the house, Alex crushing on the new hot gynecologist, and the usual endless parade of intense medical dramas.

However this week the hot doctor’s changed their usual modus operendi and burst forth into song.

Well, some of them did. Callie, (played by Sara Ramirez) noticeably along with Dr Owen (Kevin McKid) and Dr Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson).

For back-story for those who have not been up to date with the twists and turns of the overworked, oversexed members of staff at Seattle Mercy West, last week Arizona, Callie’s long-term girlfriend, proposed. And then their car careened into a truck.

Because that’s how this show works. A moment of irrepressible joy. And then boom. Comes the truck.

Callie went flying through the windscreen, while Arizona sat dazed and confused at her side.

Then the strangeness began – as Callie looked up and saw… herself. Looking remarkably well presented, standing above her in full make up and gazing down kindly at her beaten up body.

And that’s when the singing began.

The weird thing was that she was basically singing songs that I mentally labeled ‘Greatest Hits of Grey’s Anatomy’. Chasing Cars, How to Save a Life…. Every other song that’s played a key role in this television series was there.

It was kind of like watching an extremely emotional session of SingStar. When after every song everyone turned and had dramatic arguments with loved ones, or wept openly, or had life changing experiences. And then went right back to the ‘Pop Rock’ edition of SingStar.

I could kind of see what Shonda Rhimes was going for when she wrote this episode. But it just didn’t quite work. It almost worked. Almost. But there was always this little part of me saying ‘What on earth are you doing? Why are you singing pop hits? You’re a doctor! Say some doctorish things and then stop her bleeding out!’

I just ended up feeling that the strangely out of place singing was distracting for an emotional and interesting episode. But I suppose that’s out of the way now, so we don’t have to fear for the inevitable musical episode anymore.

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