New spoilers from Shonda. :-(

[angelamermaid.livejournal.com]

:sigh. Guess who is returning?

Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes shared some explosive secrets about the season finale and the changes in Season 8, following in the wake of the much acclaimed musical episode.

“We had to do something really special in the season finale, we wanted to send more love letters to our fans, and of course we wanted to top last season,” the overworked writer/producer/showrunner of fifteen shows said. “So we decided to listen to what our fans were Tweeting at us 24/7, and bring back their favorites.”

In a move that is guaranteed to create controversy, actors Isaiah Washington, Katherine Heigl, and T.R. Knight will return, for what Rhimes promises is a “new and mature look at relationships.”

“Everything will be in a state of flux,” she previews. “The fans need to strap in and prepare themselves for some explosive events.”

When asked to explain the return of Knight, whose character was literally thrown under a bus two years ago, Rhimes simply shrugged off this reporter’s concerns. “Look, we did Dead Denny and I’m not aware of any negative backlash. But this will be new, and different. In an addition to reuniting with his beloved Izzie, Dead George is going to develop a crush on April, in what will be a very touching and innovative storyline. We discovered that people think that Stark is creepy, so we wanted to show our fans that we cherish their opinions and decided to go in a different way.”

  


Rhimes acknowledged that Cristina/Owen fans tend to “get a little heated” whenever they hear the word “triangle”, but she promises that the return of Preston Burke will bring “new and adult layers” to Grey’s Anatomy.

“Of course we’re not going to pair Burke with Cristina again,” she said. “This time, the object of his affection is going to be Owen. Instead of Owen struggling to choose between Cristina and Teddy, he will find himself torn between the woman he married, and the man that his woman almost married. Meanwhile, Cristina comforts a grieving Beth after her father dies, and they find themselves drawn to each other but it’s totally not like Arizona/Callie/Mark, it’s going to be new. It’s going to be Cristina/Owen/Burke/Beth, and I think Crowburth will be the best thing that ever happened on this show. ”

Rhimes promises that Mark/Lexie fans will also have something to look forward to. “We’re going to have them break up every other episode,” she enthused. “We want to see how many times we can build them up and tear them apart until the fans give up and stop tweeting me, for Chrissake. And of course Meredith and Derek will never have a big wedding with the fluffy dress, or a biological child of their own, or a hot and steamy sex scene, because that would make the fans too happy. Can’t have that.”

And Rhimes scoffs at the idea that the returning characters will cause an already bloated cast to burst at the seams. "Like there is such a thing as too many actors!"

When reached about the new plot details, Kevin McKidd could only shake his head and mutter "Deep, new, mature storyline, yadda yadda yadda."

Happy April Fool's Day! :-D

Comments

[stitchesofgold.livejournal.com]

I wish T.R. could come back. :(

[angelamermaid.livejournal.com]

Aw.

[stitchesofgold.livejournal.com]

He was my favorite character. I know him too, so it sucked that he left.

[silver-wright.livejournal.com]

This is great! You totally had me going until I read the part about there being no backlash from Dead Denny. Thanks for a nice start to April Fool's Day.

[angelamermaid.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! You're welcome!

[looking4shadows.livejournal.com]

That exact same line was when I figured it out, too! :) Liiiiiiittle slow on the uptake today. Thanks, you guys!

[fromiftowhen.livejournal.com]

The sad thing is, I was like, "Oh, Shonda, seriously?" and was fully believing it until about twenty seconds in when I remembered what day it is. (I so dislike April Fool's Day.)

[xo-angel-xox.livejournal.com]

I totally fell for it the whole way through! Silly me! *slaps self*

[shli1117.livejournal.com]

Oh my god. That was fuckin' awesome. I bow to you. ::bowing to the prank master::

[messes.livejournal.com]

omg

[beatricej.livejournal.com]

hahahaha THANK GOD it was a joke :D :D God, you had me terrified. For a few minutes I was sooooo sad haha
good one, you fooled me!

[isabels.livejournal.com]

count me in as one who bought the whole thing :D
Duh, maybe it's because I'm still a bit sleepy. But on the other hand, it's actually quite telling that I would put none of this past Shonda, eh?

[cristinaowenfan.livejournal.com]

Omg. I said on twitter it was a fools joke lol that's a bloody good one well done you :))))

[xtaline.livejournal.com]

LMAO! You had me going until this:

"Look, we did Dead Denny and I’m not aware of any negative backlash."

[lovemesomeowen.livejournal.com]

ACK!

Count me amongst those who were freaking out when I saw the Burke photo. Thought hell had frozen over for a moment. Then I scrolled down and saw the photos of KH and TRK and went back and actually read the text. Psych!

Hee. Too funny. Well done! You are soooooooo bad...

But, yeah, I'm not a big fan of April Fool's Day either. My seven-year-old is digging it, though. ;-)

;-)

[hope-w.livejournal.com]

I fell for it too - - my heartbeat has only just returned to normal.

Angela - you have a mean streak. Has anyone ever told you that?

Going to re-watch the slo-mo "Running on Sunshine" C/O clip now - - it may not slow my heart rate down, but it will have other benefits!

[agnes-kenya.livejournal.com]

Same here...
I saw IW's photo and I was like: Seriously?

then I read the following about TR Knight and heigl, and then I was : NO WAY, it's a joke...and I thought hard... and yes, it's April 1st!

Nice one!

[agnes-kenya.livejournal.com]

Hilarious, btw!

[allu30.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, this is hysterical! I was reading and was like WTF Shonda!!!
And then when I read the Beth part, I burst in an huge laugh and become suspiscious, you almost had me!!!
Best breakfast reading ever!!!

You rock!!!

[kellybell79.livejournal.com]

OMG, this is the funniest thing I've read in awhile. I'm at work playing with my iPod on lunch and I think people are staring at me laugh.

I don't think Shonda is ever truly aware of the backlash. It's totally in her blind spot.

Crowburth : Awesome name for my worst nightmare. :)

The quote from Kevin at the end... Poor guy. I think the stuff that I'm sure Shonda makes him say, is going to drive him to this exact quote one of these days.

[skysamuelle.livejournal.com]

OMG, I had totally buyed whole the thing. At first i was glad but then the quadrangle left me terrified... ahah, i read everything else in whole a state of shock.

But i recognize it, it was such a good April's fool.

Bravo.

[sanaesira.livejournal.com]

George coming back from the dead gave me pause but we all have seen worse in tv shows so why not ?
To be honest you had me til the Owen/Burke and Cristina/Beth part.
And then I remembered it was April 1st. And I was laughing, reading the end of your post.
Good one. :D

[tangokaren.livejournal.com]

Genius. Like the others, you really had me going (and feeling kinda sick) -- in fact, I wasn't putting anything past Shonda until about the Burke falls for Owen part - "between the woman he married and the man his woman almost married" -- dying laughing.

But so painfully true about how KMK, team player that he is, is sent out to do PR and is forced to put a good face on dreadful SLs. (Maybe that's why the original actors clearly have stopped agreeing to do it.)

[katleehow.livejournal.com]

LMAO! You had me going too! I got this sick feeling in my stomach and cursing Shonda that we couldn't enjoy our new C/O scene without finding out about this. Then I thought you know April and George would make a cute couple. Finally got a clue at the Owen-Cristina-Beth-Burke stuff.

At least it is comforting to know that I'm not the only "adorable when you are slow" one!

Thanks for April Fool's Day fun! :)