Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes previously explained that the decision for Alex to call out Izzie's name and not Lexie's (Chyler Leigh) was an attempt to "find a way to deal with how much Alex is missing Izzie."

"Justin Chambers is one of the most amazing men and certainly a spectacular actor," she said. "I feel oddly attached to him and the character and my character being together. It just seems what's supposed to be, but you can't have it all."

In slightly more distressing news, Ellen Pompeo tells Extra that he will "probably" not renew once her contract expires after season 8. Her character Meredith I'm-having-a-miscarriage-I-need-Lidocaine Grey is the show's titular role.

"I think the world has had a lot of Meredith Grey," Pompeo says.

As for Rhimes, she said the season 6 finale was just "the beginning of the baby story" for Meredith and Derek (Patrick Dempsey). She does concede, however, that Reed and Charles weren't the real casualties on the crazy episode.

"The real death of the episode is the miscarriage," Rhimes closes.

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