Asked about the fate of the stranded Grey's characters, Rhimes told TV Guide: "Just because you saw people alive at the end of the finale doesn't mean they're going to be alive when the season starts up." 

Rhimes previously confessed on Twitter that the finale, which also featured the departure of Teddy (Kim Raver) from Seattle Grace, had been "incredibly hard to write". "I did not enjoy it," she claimed. "It made me sick and it made me sad. "[Lexie's death] was a decision that Chyler and I came to together. We had a lot of thoughtful discussion about it and ultimately we both decided this was the right time for her character's journey to end." Grey's Anatomy cast member Jesse Williams also acknowledged that it "was kind of depressing" to say goodbye to Leigh and Raver.

沪江娱乐快讯：由凯乐•利（Chyler Leigh）饰演的莱西（Lexie）在第八季最后的空难中受伤去世。而和她同机的梅瑞狄斯（Meredith）、德里克（Derek）、克里斯蒂娜（Cristina）、马克（Mark）、亚利桑那（Arizona）仍然滞留在荒野中。

当被问到上述角色的命运时，莱姆斯告诉TV Guide：“他们在上季最后的时候还活着，可这并不意味着他们在新季开始的时候仍会活着。”莱姆斯曾在推特上坦言，在上季的最后，泰迪（Teddy）离开西雅图圣恩医院的情节“非常难写”。“我不喜欢写这样的情节，”她说。“那让我感到难受和伤心。”“莱西的死是我和凯乐一起决定的。我们经过充分的讨论，最终都认为这是莱西退场的最佳时间。”《实习医生格蕾》的演员杰西•威廉姆斯（Jesse Williams）也承认道，跟利和瑞弗说再见“有点儿令人沮丧”。