One of the biggest upsets to ever happen in the 16 seasons of "Grey's Anatomy" was when Justin Chambers who's played Alex Karev for the last 15 years, told fans that it was time for him to leave the show to pursue other things. It took us a WHILE to fall in love with his character, but now with him gone, it's just not really the same, especially since we have no idea what they're doing with his character - until now.
Bustle reports: showrunner, Krista Vernoff, spoke to Variety and said: "It was a very careful threading of a needle, where we are giving a little bit of information and pain to Jo," she explained in a recent interview with the trade publication, referencing Alex's wife. "We're, episode by episode, illuminating the story of where Alex is. And it takes us quite a few more episodes to get there and to give the audience clarity. She added "wanted to be careful" with wrapping Alex's storyline, given that "Jo went through so much pain and so much grief just last season. And so it's a bit of a mystery [what's going on with Alex], so that we don't watch Jo in the same place that we watched her in last season," explained Vernoff. "We did it as carefully as we could. But it takes a while to get there."