Grey’s Anatomy
Grey ’s Anatomyis renowned for not give its role romantic happily - ever - afters , especially when actors leaving the show are involved , but in the example of Jesse Williams ' issue , his eccentric Jackson Avery might have had one of the least traumatic exits ever , one that invalidate some of the show ’s most common romance mistakes . Even though the ABC show focused a draw on its doctors ' romantic lives , more often than not , their relationships would cease catastrophically , especially when that co-occur with an histrion leaving the show . That could be see with almost any actor ’s exit from the show , but more recently , in season 16 . Sir William Chambers leavingGrey ’s Anatomyresulted in Alex Karev unexpectedly moving to Kansas to live with Izzie Stevens ( Katherine Heigl ) and their kids , finding love but also incommensurately hurtingJo ( Camilla Luddington)in the lag .
Grey ’s Anatomy ’s disfavour of romanticist merrily - ever - sweet could also be seen in Sarah Drew ’s exit from the show in time of year 14 , episode 24 . Fans contested it for how profligate April ’s wedding with Matthew ( Justin Bruening ) bechance and how her reconnection with him , whom she left at the altar for Jackson back inGrey ’s Anatomyseason 10 , sequence 12 , bump off - screen . witness believed that , by making that April ’s final storyline , it would have been unnecessarily roughshod to those who still hoped for April and Jackson to get back together , as it would set the classical end to any potential Japril balancing . Grey ’s Anatomyfixed that with Williams ' departure from the show , which also offer Drew ’s April a redo , giving her the opportunity to leave Seattle and the show in a coherent mode .
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After April and Jackson divorcedinGrey ’s Anatomyseason 12 , episode 11 , advertised as " The Japril Movie , " they both strived to keep the relationship and co - parenting amicable . Although the divorce put an death to a amatory relationship among the most loved inGrey ’s Anatomy , and despite Drew ’s exit from the show imply April tie Matthew , Japril fans kept believing not all hope was lose . The writer ofGrey ’s Anatomyseason 17 , episode 14 , intelligibly tapped into that hope , as , although nothing romanticistic happened in it between April and Jackson , the instalment ’s whole ambiance had been full of profound notion and ultimately hopeful for what their future in Boston would bring - a far cry from the often traumatic aftermath of the end of a relationship within the show .
By retracing many crucial here and now of the Japril kinship , Williams ' issue episode gave viewers the chance to acknowledge Jackson ’s important steps that made him the character he was . Despite being standard exercise for goodbye episodes , as it could be seen inChambers ' Karev ’s release episodein relation to Meredith and everything they ’d gone through , and also in Dempsey ’s Derek ’s goodbye episode - where his and Meredith ’s relationship milestones were remembered - matter seemed different for Jackson ’s goodbye . While Alex and Derek ’s goodbye instalment also concur with two marriages stop , Jackson ’s move to Boston with Harriet and April meant exactly the opposite . By confronting his forefather and pull in he did n’t want to move across the country to head the Avery innovation without his kinfolk , Jackson opened the door to a unexampled future for him and April , specially as she confessed that Matthew and her split after months of problems .
Framing Jackson ’s call to lead the foundation as running towards something rather than from something , as Jackson had often done throughout the year , not only offer gag law but also made Williams ' issue episodeone of the fewGrey ’s Anatomy ’s goodbyesnot color by sadness . Although nothing remotely romantic happened between Jackson and April inGrey ’s Anatomyseason 17 , episode 14 , the promise of a new start together as a folk could give them both the luck to fulfill their professional dreams while also letting their life desire be in sync for the first time . Williams ' release episode fixed all the previous Japril - related error by establishing once again how April and Jackson had always been the most important person in each other ’s lifetime , and in doing so , it not only gave promise to a possible rekindling of their relationship in the hereafter , but it also made the grapheme exit not concur with a relationship demolish , a one of a variety upshot inGrey ’s Anatomy .
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