‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Fans Are Pissed About How the Show Has Handled Alex Karev’s Exit

Since the show returned from the mid-season hiatus, Karev has been noticeably absent. The shown explained he was "in Iowa" with his mom. But then, he stopped returning Jo's calls and texts, and on last night's episode, Jo admitted she thought Alex had officially left her, and she found out he never actually went to go visit his mom. Bad news for all involved.

Ready to say goodbye. Following the Thursday, February 27, episode of Grey’s Anatomy, ABC aired a promo for the official goodbye episode to Justin Chambers‘  Alex Karev.

Justin Chambers will get an actual goodbye on next week's Grey's Anatomy.  Since it was announced in January that Chambers, who has been a cast member since the show's pilot, was leaving and his final episode aired in November, all we've known is that his character, Alex Karev, has apparently been in Iowa visiting his mother.

Saying goodbye. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) will get a farewell episode of Grey’s Anatomy airing on Thursday, March 5. At the end of the Thursday, February 27, episode, Jo (Camilla Luddington) gets her hopes up when she gets a knock at the door. However, when it’s Link (Chris Carmack) — not Alex — she breaks down.

The time has come to say goodbye to Alex Karev.

The time has come to say goodbye to Alex Karev.

[Warning: The following contains spoilers from Thursday's Grey's Anatomy. Read at your own risk!]

As we continue crying over Justin Chambers no longer being on Grey’s Anatomy, we now know how his character, Alex Karev, will officially be sent off.

By Nellie Andreeva

When the news broke that Justin Chambers, who plays Dr. Alex Karev on Grey's Anatomy, after 16 seasons, the fan base was shook. Alex has been through it all, and he's also helped Meredith through hundreds of episodes worth of stuff, so like... what will the show even be like without him? Aside from the many feelings people had about a lack of Karev, there seemed to be some confusion as to how it would go down. Grey's needs to handle that ASAP.

(CNN) — "Grey's Anatomy" fans are soon going to find out what happened to Dr. Alex Karev, showrunner Krista Vernoff told Variety.

It came as a slight shock, and some heartbreak, when we found out that Justin Chambers would not be returning to play Dr Alex Karev in the long-running series Grey’s Anatomy.

 is marching toward a resolution surrounding Alex Karev's absence.

After finding out that Justin Chambers had already left Grey's Anatomy when the actor posted a statement last month, fans have been anxiously waiting for answers for how his character, Alex Karev, will leave the Grey's Anatomy universe.

We’ve all had to come to terms with the fact that Dr Alex Karev, who is played by Justin Chambers, is leaving Grey’s Anatomy after what feels like a lifetime on the hit medical drama. 

"There's no bloody way The Strokes gig sold out in 20sec. Bollocks"

On January 10, actor Justin Chambers surprised everyone by . “There’s no good time to say goodbye to a show and character that’s defined so much of my life for the past 15 years,” he said at the time.