Actress Katherine Heigl has been such a thorn in the side of Grey's Anatomy lately -- most recently, by taking herself out of the running for an Emmy because she felt the writers hadn't given her the "material" to warrant such an honor -- that it wouldn't be surprising if the show's producers had begun plotting to get rid of her. And now, according to EOnline.com, that's exactly what creator Shonda Rhimes may be considering.
"It's not good there," the site quotes a source as saying. "Shonda is pissed. They're thinking of killing her off. They want Izzie dead."
Of course, it's not impossible that Heigl wants that too. Since her breakout role in Knocked Up, she's certainly ready for a film career -- although it remains to be seen whether the future will find her becoming the next Julia Roberts, or making endless sequels to 27 Dresses for the Lifetime channel.
But the really interesting question is this: If they do kill off Dr. Isobel Stevens, how should it happen? The history of TV is full of good demises -- whether falling down an elevator shaft, being crushed by a helicopter, or just disappearing without a trace, like Richie Cunningham's older brother. Naturally, we've got some suggestions. (These are free of charge, Shonda -- though we'll take a story editor credit if you have one lying around.)
1. The guy who lost out on his heart transplant when she stole one for her boyfriend Denny comes back with a scalpel, chanting "An eye for an eye."
2. She jumps out of a moving car to keep from hearing Meredith whine about McDreamy one more time.
3. She has a threesome with Callie and Erica Hahn, then expires from exhaustion.
4. She's George's first victim after stress and failure inevitably turn him into an axe murderer.
5. She takes an accidental drug overdose and has no idea what to do about it, because while dealing with all her personal issues she completely forgot to study medicine.
6. The same thing happens to her as happened to Dr. Greene on E.R. (By the way, what did happen to Dr. Greene on E.R.? For that matter, what ever happened to Anthony Edwards?)
7. She gets a dramatic, drawn-out three-episode death scene like Jimmy Smits on NYPD Blue, then really regrets offending the Emmy people.
8. She's karate-chopped in half by Isaiah Washington, who's still in character from The Bionic Woman.
9. She catches the flu while visiting Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey, where House tries to cure her by inducing complete organ failure.
10. She's sent off to that Santa Monica clinic from Private Practice. (Okay, that might be a fate worse than death.)
Can you give Izzie a better sendoff? Let us know.
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Previously:
Katherine Heigl Is Sick of Grey's Anatomy
Katherine Heigl Drops Out of the Emmy Race?
