Post by venice2007 on Apr 28, 2015 14:53:30 GMT -5
Oh man watching old episodes today. Derek!
"Pick me, choose me, love me!" After all they went thru all for him to be killed. I'm still pissed shondra didn't just have him leave or something else. Grrrrr
Post by runforrest on Apr 28, 2015 22:49:10 GMT -5
Maybe he's not really dead and all of it was just a dream or Meredith's imagination while she is driving to the hospital to see him after the accident? Or it could be like the shower scene in Dallas when Bobby Ewing wasn't really dead.
Post by dianecourt on Apr 28, 2015 23:03:38 GMT -5
I don't know that I really care, but when PD negotiated that 2 year extension, he had a ton of "outs" - like he was only available to film so many episodes, could only do certain press, etc. It was probably a pretty sweet deal for the highest-paid actor on the show.
I imagine they started the year and tried to accommodate all of those provisions and realized story line wise, it just wasn't working. Derek off in DC was fine because it kept the fairy tale going, but it wasn't compelling tv. And Shonda seems to like pushing things. She decided, and I can't believe the network agreed, that enough was enough.
I get why PD is playing the coy "surprised" card. He wanted to keep getting that paycheck, for minimal work.
Note: I am not privy to the details of his employment contract, but the concessions have been widely reported, albeit without specifics.