The only ending the ever did justice was Christina

Jo’s abusive ex husband had a better ending than this!

It's actually impressive how they've managed to UNDO 15 years worth of character development in less than 45 minutes.

So you’re telling me his 1 year relationship with Izzie was more valuable than his 7 year relationship with jo, that he always wondered about Izzie, SERIOUSLY. They should’ve just killed his character instead, ruined one of the best character developments in the show.

only grey’s anatomy can destroy 15 years of character development and legacy in 45 minutes

I hate the fact that they ruined one of the best character evolutions of 15-season television in just one episode

Lexie and Mark's ending and Christina's ending are the only one's I can truly accept. Lexie and Mark's ending was sad but it made sense for both of them to die because they had to end up together and could not end up with other people and Christina left to do what she loves. This was the worst possible ending for Alex. The worst Grey's has done since firing Jessica and Sarah.

Shonda Rhimes destroyed Alex's character in just 5 minutes...literally

So they didn’t kill him They destroyed his character instead

this is so out of alex’s character. yeah i get that maybe he wanted to be with his kids and shit, but alex. this isn’t alex.

Honestly, I feel so bad for Zola. She’s lost both important male figures in her life. First her dad, and then as she starts to overcome that, she lost her Uncle Alex.

Meredith has lost everything and now she’s lost one of her rocks. Jo lost the man she loves. This is not the Alex we’ve watched him become. It’s out of character for him now. Maybe a few seasons ago it wasn’t but now it is

This is so annoying. He wouldn’t leave Joe or Meredith. This is stupid.

I get wanting to be a father to your kids but to leave Jo is not something Alex would do especially not to get back together with Izzie that was the worst possible ending they could’ve given him

I think the writers were upset Justin was leaving and decided to take it out on his character. It's just such a shame they had to ruin their own hard work to spite him.

the fact that jos worst fear was getting abandoned and left by the person she loved, and then alex did exactly that, broke me

They took Alex’s entire character arc and reset it. He would have NEVER left Joe like that. He loved her. What he had with Izzy has been over for years. It would have been better to just kill him off instead. Alex has been my favorite for years and they did him so dirty.

The only thing that could make this better is Christina physically coming back

This was only time Grey's anatomy fans were okay with the death of a character

I wish Jo finds out that she's pregnant with freakin triplets. Did the writers even watch the first 14 seasons of GA?

“This is officially the worst thing I have ever done.” Huh. Looks like a quote from Krista Vernoff about this episode made it into the script.

Why would he just up and leave his wife, Jo because his ex-wife, Izzy has his kids? He should have found a way to co-parent with Izzy with his wife, Jo by his side.

They did jo dirty. She didn’t deserve it. Idc if he had kids. Find a way to be with your kids and honor the commitment you made to jo.

So this man finally marries Jo. Is the happiest he has ever been and then leaves her after one phone call with his emotionally abusive ex who left him with no explanation. All because she decided she still has the right to have his children without his permission and without informing him. You can still be a parent without leaving your wife.

I just keep remembering when jo told alex she wanted to take his last name because she never had the last name of anyone who's ever loved her smh I cant believe this...

This was the absolute WORST way to end Alex Karev. How could you do this to his legacy!!??! We love Alex and who he has become. This ending was absurd, you should have just killed him off. He would have NEVER left Jo like this, or Meredith. You guys BLEW IT! I’ll just try to remember Karev for everything he was before you slaughtered his character.

We went from M.A.G.I.C. to M.A.I.C. to M.A.C. to M.A. and now it’s just M.

I feel bad for Justin Chambers having to see his character die off like this. He must of really pissed off the writers to make them do this.

He divorced the woman he LOVES in a LETTER??!! They had so many options for him leaving. He could’ve left because his mom started showing schizophrenic symptoms again, and he has to be with her. He himself could’ve became schizophrenic, leading Jo to the hard decision of admitting him to a psychiatric facility. He could’ve died on the way to his mothers for God’s sake! I loved Izzex when it started but SHE left HIM, he wouldn’t do the same to Jo, no matter the kids. After everything Jo has been through?? How could he do that to her. He spent 4 seasons getting over Izzy, she left him broken, he spent all his time sleeping around till he met Jo and fell in love again, she fixed him. This isn’t right.

Izzie wasn’t there for him but jo was they lifted each other up. Alex deserves better and so did jo. I feel like they just go lazy and didn’t care since he chose to leave

Honestly it would’ve been better if they had Alex’s character die than him leave Jo like this

You know he could have ask Jo to come to Kansas to meet his kids, and Izzie and him could co-parent while he's still with Jo that would have been a better ending.

This is actually awful. The worst possible ending for Alex. absolute garbage.

They did poorly on this. He would NEVER leave Jo like that.

He literally left the exact same way Izzie did and it made everyone hate her, now he's doing the exact same thing to Jo?? He would NEVER

Izzie broke him in so many ways, his family at the hospital helped pick those up. Alex, and Jo were so similar they were both broken in some way. The Alex I knew would NEVER do this. How could Shonda give him this ending. Alex loved Jo, they got through everything. In some way I kind of envied the love that they had in the show. Alex would have been the type of father to parent the twins, and love Jo. Alex not only broke his ( Ex ) wife's heart, but he broke the people who got him through the toughest times, and who he helped get through tragedies. Izzie once again breaking my heart, it's like Shonda wants to drive away viewers.

This was the ending we wanted 10 years ago. Not now. All that character development for him to go back to Izzy off screen? Seriously?

This is honestly the worst ending they could have given the character. I usually hate when characters are killed off but it would have been a better ending.

“There’s really no good way to say goodbye” ALLOW ME TO LIST THEM-

I had stopped watching Grey's after season 12 and I saw this randomly "Alex Karev is a father of two with Izzie Stevens" Kill me right now

I don’t like how they had Alex do this. I almost would have preferred if he had died. The Alex we know wouldn’t have done that. He loves jo so much and was crushed when izzie just up and left, so Alex would never have done that

Letting everyone know, Shonda Rhimes didn't kill off Alex. That was the showrunner Krista V, who did this and the Teddy, Owen, A, Link baby Daddy drama. I miss Shonda and her writing. Alex wouldn't have runaway to be with fricking Izzie of ALL PEOPLE!

To me this just didn’t make sense for Alex, I felt like he truly loved Jo and it just seemed out of character for him to leave to be with Izzy and the children.

Gentle reminder that Shonda Rhymes was the head writer from Season 1-7. Krista Vernoff became head writer and executive producer from season 7 until now. Shonda wrote the golden years ❤️

Even if he found out Izzie had his kids, it would have made sense if he chose to co parent. He himself told Izzie that he deserves someone who doesn't abandon him like she did. And now he just leaves Jo!? Mann this just got super messy!

This is on the same level of horrendous character endings as April marrying Matthew. Greys is ruined.

I'm rewatching this episode for the first time since it aired and I had to come on YT because watching it alone is so aggravating bruh. All that development chucked away in 1 episode is crazy

“You change careers like sweaters” 😂oh my god I laughed so hard

He would never do this. Not like this anyways. This was such lazy writing.

Congratulations. This might be the worst character assassination since Game of Thrones. What might make it worse is that this show had real writers, a writers room, and a company that isn't run like an old boys club. So how?

They showed me how Alex fell in love with Jo, and how it had absolutely nothing to do with Izzie. He fell in love with Jo’s strength, her wit and her caring heart. They showed me him being himself with her, allowing himself to be silly and have fun, be it making animal noises or fake crying to get into hotel rooms. They showed me that the thought of never seeing Alex again upset Jo deeply when they were just friends to each other back then. They showed me him realizing that he loved her before he had even kissed her. That this time it wasn’t about sex or just attraction. That he fell in love with Jo because of Jo. They showed me her standing by his side through it all, even when he pushed her away because of his dad. They showed me how much she cared about him and how much he meant to her. They showed me that he imagined a future with her just a couple months into their relationship. That he wanted to be with her forever. They showed me that Alex and Jo overcame so many obstacles over the years and yet never gave up on each other. That even while they were broken up he didn’t want to date anyone else and she only hooked up with a random intern to forget about him, which she never could. They showed me that they both had struggled with love since their childhoods. That Alex felt like none of the girls understood his messy upbringing properly. That Jo felt like she was too messed up to be truly happy with someone. Until they found each other and it felt like finding home. They showed me that Alex made Jo love and trust again after escaping her abuser. That she could give a man her whole heart despite what had happened to her. They showed me that Alex was so important to Jo that she wanted to take his last name. That being a Karev was something she was proud of, despite what some people once would have said. They showed me that Alex loved Jo so much he never stopped fighting for her even when she was so depressed she pushed him away. They showed me that despite his fear of his loved ones “going crazy” he loved Jo so much that her depression didn’t scare him off. They showed me Jolex choosing each other over and over again over the years even when walking away from each other would have been easier. They showed me that Alex didn’t need to fear being abandoned anymore because the woman he fell in love with proved him over and over again that she would never leave him. And then they took it all away in a single episode. They spat on Jolex’s beautiful love story. And they made it look so easy. As if those 8 years meant nothing. As if everything I watched over these years was a lie. And it still hurts. I don’t know when it will stop. But I know one thing for sure and that is that Jo is the love of Alex’s life. I’m not going to let one episode of shitty writing take that away from me because the writers thought it would be meaningful to give two original characters an ending together, no matter how little sense it makes. grey's anatomy alex karev jo wilson jolex jo karev alex x jojo x alex 130 notes Mar 25th, 2020 MORE YOU MIGHT LIKE How am I supposed to accept that two characters who were as compatible as Alex and Jo will end up with other people now? When I looked at Jolex, I genuinely thought “these two will still have the same loving and bantering relationship when they’re 80 and surrounded by their children and grandchildren.” There are fictional couples you like for a certain time because they’re exciting but you know deep down their relationship would never last in the long run. With Jolex, I thought they would because they felt like soulmates who understood each other on a level nobody else did. They always knew each other’s fears and insecurities so well and tried their hardest to protect each other. It felt like there was nothing they wouldn’t do for one another. I can’t even imagine how her next love interest would be able to relate to Jo in ways Alex could. And no matter how picture-perfect the show tried to paint Alex’s ending, I don’t think he’s with his soulmate or one true love right now. If he learned one thing from meeting and falling in love with Jo, it should have been that he and Izzie weren’t meant to be. And the scene where he pictures this life for her told me Alex had realized exactly that. That he found the right person for himself and was finally in a place where he could wish the same happiness for Izzie without any ill feelings. In my opinion, that’s what that scene was supposed to show us and not him still pining for her. If that were the case, he wouldn’t have talked to Jo out of all people about it, and she wouldn’t have encouraged him to reach out to his ex if she had felt like he still had romantic feelings for her. It really hurts to see two people who seemed to be made for each other not end up together. And it hurts even more that it was done in a way that made no sense when you look at their relationship or the type of people they were. grey's anatomy alex karev jo wilson jolex jo karev alex x jojo x alex 43 notes “Izzie and I felt unfinished” They made Alex say that although there were two episodes in season 6 where Izzie came back and they actually shared a conversation. In the last episode he even had time to think about it and decide for himself that he wanted her to leave and not come back because he felt he deserved better. He never saw her again afterwards, and I’m sure there were times he felt they should have talked it out more and he should’ve maybe given them a second chance (before he fell in love with Jo, because nobody can tell me he ever wished he was still with Izzie while he was dating Jo and they weren’t broken up. There were no indications for that whatsoever). But if Izzie and him were left unfinished, then what are he and Jo now? He never even had one last conversation with Jo. He never called her or gave her the opportunity to talk to him because he knew he wouldn’t be able to do what he did if he heard her voice or saw her face. He left her while still being deeply in love with her. If Alex and Izzie were unfinished, then Jo and Alex are now ten times more unfinished. Alex wasn’t in love with Izzie anymore while he was with Jo - it had been years since she left -, but now that he’s with Izzie again, he’s still in love with Jo. Something tells me even those kids won’t make him forget who he left behind. And I don’t think he’ll be able to get over Jo so easily. If the writers insist that something inside him always wondered what Izzie and him could’ve been, then I have no doubt he’ll always wonder from now on how his future with Jo would’ve looked like. And that’s why I find it hilarious to end Jo & Alex so abruptly by saying Izzie & Alex were left unfinished, because Izzie and Alex at least had one last talk. Jo and Alex never had that. Alex is currently hiding in Kansas from Jo and his love for her. I’d love to know what he would do if one day he saw her or talked to her again. grey's anatomy alex karev jo wilson jolex jo karev alex x jojo x alex why am i even taking anything that episode did seriouslythe writers proved they lack the ability to write their characters realisticallyi wouldn't be surprised if they pretend alex already forgot jo's namebecause they apparently can't stay true to their characters one biti just thought about the unfinished part and how that now applies to jolex more than it ever did to izzie and himoh well 7 notes

I feel like Justin Chambers pissed Shonda off by leaving so she was like “I’m gonna destroy your character” which she also done to Izzie because of Katherine.

IT would’ve been better if he was just killed off, like this isn’t ALEX, so out of character and horrible

I bet Jo would have moved for him so he could be in his Children’s lives. She should have been written out with him.

“You change careers like sweaters”. Gets me every time. 😂 1:49

In less than 5 minutes they managed to destroy Alex’s whole character development, his relationship with Jo, the progress he’d done over 4 years to get over Izzy and Zola’s only important father figure after Derek. In a LETTER no less. Good job Shonda Rhimes.

I said it once and I’ll say it forever: grey’s should’ve ended at season 10 with cristina’s departure (or if they ended it then she wouldn’t have had to have left). the show fell apart without its central relationship (Meredith and Cristina) and Sandra Oh was the best actor on the show. Derek would’ve still been alive and April, Arizona, Callie, etc would’ve still all been there. The show used to be great- and now unfortunately will go down in history as the number one example of greed and not knowing when to leave the party. *sigh* this show will forever have a special place in my heart, but it needs to end. this episode was lazy and Alex would NEVER do this. the Alex from 10 years ago, maybe, but not now.

I don't even watch this show anymore and I feel betrayed. Grey's ended with season 10 for me anything after that never happened.

so messed up. izzie never called you! she doesn’t want you alex.

I guess Izzie was Alex’s first love, and you never really get over your first love 😬😬

This is so out of character. They should have made him take care of his mother or something...

"You change careers like sweaters"😂😂 SPITTING FACTS LIKE THE QUEEN SHE IS ❤️❤️❤️

He came into our lives as a Jerk and throughout the years he became an amazing man. Now thanx to the lack of inspiration of Shonda’s staff he’s leaving us as a Jerk again. Poor Jo 😢 😢

Link: “Your My Hero” Jo: “Mine too” Let the tears Roll

This doesn’t make sense poor ending for him. Bad job writers

He would have never done this. He would be crazy mad at Izzie, yelling at her, fighting for the kids and finally coming to an agreement with her. But he'd never abandon Jo, she took his name, she understood him like no one else... Why did you have to destroy him like this? Why?!

They could have had this same ending of where Alex and Jo broke up because he wanted to stay with his kids (and Izzie) where we never needed to see Alex except for maybe one scene where Alex talks to Jo into coming with him to see Izzie and the kids - and then maybe he makes the choice to stay for an extra month to get to know them and Jo comes home, and then at the end of the month - Jo and Alex get into a fight where she wants Seattle, and he wants to stay with his kids - and then they try a long distance marriage but it doesn't work out and get divorced by the end of the season. And it wouldn't have undone all the work they did by him just leaving Jo out of the blue for his kids and Izzie.

To this day I still don’t think Greys has ever fully recovered from this moment

Grey's anatomy need to end soon..cause they don't know what they're doing with this longtime serie is time to and end no more tangle the original beautiful history! This is not right to all the fan we been watch since the beggining!!

The was a TERRIBLE way to end Alex’s character. I was crying this whole episode

i'm not gonna lie i cried the whole entire episode when alex was reading the letters like i just couldn't

Alex never stopped loving Izzie. Thats what i believe. I believe Izzie never stopped loving Alex either.

S11E06 Alex to Jo: "You got me, I swear to God. I'm not going anywhere except home, with you." Well... guess meanwhile you marry the girl, get a new house with her, and a few years later you just go back to a previous relationship that was a mess and like... many lives ago. It makes sense... I just want to pretend this bs didn't happen. There's no fairytales in real life. We can't expect it on GA either now!! Izzy and Burke left out of blue and still had a return for a better farewell... Yang, Torres, Arizona, April Addison, Stephanie, Ross, Nathan, Murphy, Sam... had a good reason to leave the hospital or Seattle. All others died and that sucked any way. But Karev? With all his grow from the "devil spawn" era, just disappears after helping Meredith and just send lame letters with bad excuses? No matter if he "has kids" or if they didn't like the actor Justin for any reason, you don't end a story like this. No sense, just unnecessary drama.

My reaction watching this: "are you f* kidding me?" Guess it's goodbye Grey's anatomy, it was a nice and painful ride and one last thing - ALEX KAREV WOULD NEVER.

My heart is breaking for Jo. After being constantly reassured by Alex he wasn’t going anywhere he made her worst fear come true 😢

"You change careers like sweaters" She got you with that one Ben🤣

DON’T BLAME SHONDA. Shonda Rhimes has not written for Grey’s in years. Krista Vernoff is the showrunner.

I know she’s a fictional character, but I literally hurt so much for Jo. That would be so painful and unfair. Really wish that they had just killed off the character :(

Jo found the receipt for the embryos years ago so that laid the groundwork for how Alex got written out

This is so implausible like seriously how can he leave his wife like this, what, suddenly he stopped loving her I understand if he moved there but to leave her just like that doesn't follow the character's arc

15 seasons where we saw Alex grow and become a better man only to be ruined by this storyline. Alex loved Jo, he would not have done this to her. Shonda and the writers of Grey really blew this one.

I’m just going to assume that Izzie kidnapped him and killed him and she sent those letters so that no one would suspect that she hid the body under her porch. This is my ending!

Rhimes hated Catherine Heigl thats why she wrote her off the show and was pissed at the actor who played Alex so to add insult she paired them off as revenge. A big middle finger to both actors.

i’m literally crying on the toilet right now i cannot😭

The worst part of all of this is I feel so bad for Jo, that is truly heartbreaking!! I even said to myself before this episode aired, there is no way in hell he would just leave her like that, he wouldn’t do that, but he did! I am so beyond pissed off at this ending, that’s crazy and ludicrous to have him return to Izzie, the same Izzie who abandoned him in the first place, and the fact that he is not pissed at her for having his children and not telling him about it, any rational human being would be angry about that, it’s his kids, he missed when they were born and the first five years of their lives because of her, this show seriously needs to end already, I’m getting so sick and tired of this horrible writing that makes no sense, I call BS on this!

Literally would of rather have Alex has schizophrenia then go to Izze.

Anyone thinking about Derek the whole time Meredith is with zola

My heart breaks for Jo, Alex was always one of my favorite characters and I’m gonna miss him so much, i hate that the writers made him leave Mer and Jo :(

"you're my hero" "Mine too" Man after everything Jo has gone through, she really deserves to be just as fiercely loved as she does

I feel like this was Shonda’s revenge for the actor walking away from the show...

Unfair end for Karev. When you have grew a character as gentle and beautiful as Alex Karev you can not have this ending.

I watched the whole episode yesterday and I was in tears. mad and sad at the same time. how did they ruin alex’s character in 45 minutes? I just don’t understand. alex would never go back to Izzy. jo was the love of his life. I just don’t understand. I’m upset. I really thought we were getting a good goodbye but instead we got this. no.

I’m so mad that they did this to Alex. After everything he went through and all the character development that happened they just made him do that. I would have rather him died then leave the way he did. Alex would never do that ever! I can’t believe they ruined his character like that

I HATE THIS ENDING... he wasn’t suppose to end up with izzie.... he and jo are perfect for each other

Narrator Meredith: “There’s no good way of saying goodbye” Me: Well said, but more like there’s no better way of destroying a character.

this quality is too good it feels like a reality show

I didn’t want to say goodbye to Dr Burke, George, Izzy, Lexi, Mark, Cristina, Derek, Calzona, and I definitely didn’t want to say goodbye to Alex..... No one will ever fill his shoes..... Love you Justin and wish you all the best going forward with future acting gigs and adventures with your family❤️

Izzie has not been there for him in years, he would not have left Jo just like that..after everything he had been through to get her

I swear to god if we don’t see a reunion soon

I think that this shows that no matter how much negativity/toxic something can be, if you’re blinded by love you won’t see it. Izzie not only brought out good and love in Alex, but she also brought out the worst in him. And sometimes the people you love will do that to you and you let them because you love them. You can have a million years with the wrong person and 1 year with the right person. Not saying what he did was fair or was okay. He hurt a lot of people but, given Alex’s past, no matter how selfish he may have been on the outside, he was very selfless on the inside. And I think that instead of making everyone else happy, he followed his heart, even though it was seen as disrespect and betrayal. Alex needed to do this, whether or not it was good for him, he truly believed he needed to do it. I also think that if his feelings were compromised, it wasn’t fair to anyone to stay because then he would be leading her on and in the end, if you don’t say something, it hurts more.