Why Eric Dane Thinks He Was “Fired” From Grey’s Anatomy

One of the biggest tears on this list, at the end of season five, George had just decided to enlist as a trauma surgeon in the military and was about to do so when he saved a woman from being hit by a bus, only to be hit himself. He was in such bad shape when he arrived at the hospital that no one recognized him until he used his finger to write his nickname, 007, in Meredith’s hand. They were unable to save him and he tragically passed away.

After several tumultuous seasons behind the scenes (including Isaiah Washington using the f-word while allegedly referring to him), Knight struggled with some of George’s storylines and the fact that George had barely appeared at the start of season five, and asked to be released from his contract.

Knight returned to Shondaland in 2017 for an arc on The catchand also appeared on The Good Wife, 22.11.63And Geniusamong other series. In 2019, he appeared on The bravest knight and in 2020 he appeared in the HBO Max series The stewardess with Kaley Cuoco. He also returned to Grey’s for an episode to meet Meredith during her COVID-19 coma.