Patrick Dempsey & Shonda Rhimes Weigh In on Dr. Shepherd?s ?Grey?s Anatomy? Exit

There?s mass mourning in the ?Grey?s Anatomy? fan club today, as last night?s episode (April 23) saw the demise of series regular Dr. Derek Shepherd.

Patrick Dempsey explained, ?It just sort of evolved. It?s just kind of happened. It really was something that was kind of surprising that unfolded, and it just naturally came to be. Which was pretty good. I like the way it has all played out. Things happened very quickly, where we were like, ?Oh this is where it?s going to go.? It just sort of unfolded in a very organic way. I don?t remember the date. It was not in the fall. Maybe February or March. It happened very quickly.

And series creator Shonda Rhimes added, ?Derek Shepherd is and will always be an incredibly important character?for Meredith, for me and for the fans. I absolutely never imagined saying goodbye to our ?McDreamy.? Patrick Dempsey?s performance shaped Derek in a way that I know we both hope became a meaningful example?happy, sad, romantic, painful and always true?of what young women should demand from modern love. His loss will be felt by all. Now, Meredith and the entire Grey?s Anatomy family are about to enter uncharted territory as we head into this new chapter of her life. The possibilities for what may come are endless. As Ellis Grey would say: the carousel never stops turning.?

Source: http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/greys-anatomy/patrick-dempsey-shonda-rhimes-weigh-dr-shepherd%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cgrey%E2%80%99s-anatomy%E2%80%9D-exit-1652015

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