What is the future of T.R. Knight on Grey's Anatomy?
According to a reliable source, not even Shonda Rhimes herself knows that answer right now.
Knight's displeasure at his reduced screen time on the show has been well-documented. As a result, rumors have been circulating that George will be written out of the show.
As previously reported, the storyline that takes George away from Seattle Grace will revolve around his departure to the Army. Inspired by Dr. Hunt, the character will head overseas.
Once there, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello confirms, George will be wounded in battle. But will it be a fatal blow? No one knows for sure.
"T.R. doesn’t know whether George lives or dies," said a source close to the show. "And, as a result, he doesn't know whether or not he has to come back next season."
Is that really possible? Legally speaking, yes.
Rhimes has until mid-June to decide whether to let Knight go.
Some believe she'll torture the actor by making it sweat out his fate for as long as possible.
However, an insider scoffs at such a idea.
"At the end of the day, Shonda is going to do what's best for the show," he said. "Everything else is just idle gossip."
You tell us: Should Grey's Anatomy let T.R. Knight go?
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April 13th, 2009 12:51 PM
I miss the old George, the funny, not invisible one.
April 13th, 2009 12:54 PM
I dunno, I just don't care anymore. I think with all shows the way to keep them fresh is to put new life in, to start something new. By desperately clinging on to people that aren't happy there or are off doing other things, it just breeds staleness. While I think he was a good character, I think that the show is maturing and he is still the baby faced intern to me.
Yeah I know, I'll get mauled by George fans, but we can all have an opinion right?
April 13th, 2009 12:55 PM
if they let him stay on they would have to write him an amazing storyline to let the viewers know that they made the right decision by keeping him
April 13th, 2009 1:22 PM
Calzona fan, I agree (just to help temper the effects of the mauling).
April 13th, 2009 1:51 PM
Personally, I think he should stay on. I did like George, up until he slept with Izzie in season 3. Then when he started redeeming himself a tiny bit, he ends up with nothing. But, if that is still the case, I don't blame him for leaving.
The reason I think George should stay is because of Callie, in a really stange sense. She has gone through so much since her first appearance in season 2. In the last episode, she was feeling grief over wishing Izzie was dead for a long time after she found out about her and George, and then she got sick and really could be dying. If something happened to George, I think that would put Callie over the edge, as we know about all the other really crappy things that have happened to her. I guess it could give her more of an interesting storyline, unless the writers just choose to have her not involved and like it will not affect her at all.
April 13th, 2009 1:59 PM
Shonda would be absolutely sabotaging herself and her show if she "got rid" of TR.
George needs to stay!!!
Greys would not be nearly as good w/o him. Evidence of that is in recent epis. The reappearance of George has made the past few episodes much, MUCH better. And central to the magic of the show is all of the Fab 5 interacting w/ each other again, IMO.
Calzona_fan and McCynic... I do not want to "maul" you lol. But, really, have you read or heard any direct statements from TR that he "isn't happy" or wants to leave? So far, we've heard nothing direct from TR himself. All else is rumor and speculation (a lot that has come from unreliable gossip rags). Yes, you too can have your opinions. Droves of George fans we'll have our opinions too. :-)
Fact is, George has many fans. When George had significant storylines and screentime his character was always value add. He is significant and enjoyable to watch. And his relationships with other characters are significant too (Iz, Mer, Bailey, for example).
George has incredible depth.
We need our bright and shiny George. After all, Shonda did say this season would be more optimistic, right? Killing off one or two of the Fab 5 does not help to accomplish that goal.
So I say don't kill off George. And give us more George.
Greys needs George!
April 13th, 2009 2:00 PM
I think George's character is getting awkward, so I don't care if he stays or goes.
April 13th, 2009 2:47 PM
I definitely want George to stay, but if he does I want him to get a REAL storyline. If he is just there to say one line in every episode then I would rather TR just get the chance to move on to better things.
The biggest shame in all of this at least for me, is that George was finally digging himself out of the hole that he was in. He was always one of my favorites but I think that the writers assassinated his character a little bit at the end of S3 and then in S4. He cheated on his wife, failed his exam, and started making excuses for his mistakes. All of that seemed out of character to me and when he finally stands up for himself, passes the exam and takes charge of his life, he gets no screentime. Last season, I finally started liking Izzie again and I would love to see George redeem himself a bit as well and have his friendship with Izzie restored to what it was before.
April 13th, 2009 3:13 PM
Anymore I don't even have an opinion on what these spoilers and supposed "insiders" say. All I know is that I'm going to support T.R. with whatever he does, and if he leaves Grey's then I'm following him out the door. I think he deserves a lot better.
And you know what? I've been shot up with novocain and am quite irritated, so I'm going to say this once...
Since being a George fan, especially when you're a huge Gizzie lover, is such a terrible crime, I'm going to quickly say to anyone that cares to bash me that I could quite frankly care less as to what your ignorant opinions are. I only watch for George because I'm a big T.R. Knight fan, and I love the character. He's gone, I'm gone.
Love Katie/Izzie and Chandra/Bailey, but not enough to stay.
April 13th, 2009 3:16 PM
Calzona, you are absolutely correct.
George is the baby faced intern...he failed his intern exam, got married in Vegas (no offense to those who also got married in Vegas), cheated on Callie, and then we dont even know what exactly happened between him and Iz to make it not work...
I think it all went south when it came out that T.R. is gay and Isaiah discriminated. I guess Shonda must've gotten some orders from above to reduce his screen time due to that. It's called HOMOPHOBIA and if I had noticed it back when it started happening, I would've boycotted the show.
Shame on ABC for being so homophobic. They tried to show that they weren't with Brothers and Sisters. But it doesn't cut it when another show has an actor who gets reduced bc of his orientation. And then sends Hahn away...I didn't like Hahn, but who else here has noticed that they replaced Hahn with a feminine lesbian???