'Grey's Anatomy' Promises Alex/Izzie Closure

'Grey's Anatomy' Promises Alex/Izzie Closure

Few can forget the moment in last May's killer Grey's Anatomy finale when Alex--fighting for his life after being shot in the chest by that crazed gunman--screams for his MIA ex, Izzie, and not his current lover, Lexie. The takeaway message was obvious: Despite Katherine Heigl's abrupt departure last spring, her character's arc--specifically her love story with Alex--is far from over.

Grey's boss Shonda Rhimes tells me that finding closure for Alex is one of her top priorities as she heads into season 7. "We're talking about it [in the writers' room] obsessively and trying to figure it out," she says. "We're approaching it pretty carefully.

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