Here's Why Meredith Grey Is Really Leaving Grey-Sloan Memorial

Why is Meredith Grey shifting to Boston? Here's the entirety you need to find out about find out about Ellen Pompeo's go out from 'Grey's Anatomy'.

All good issues come to an finish. This is also true in terms of good stuff, it seems that, because the time has in the end come for Ellen Pompeo’s inevitable exit from ABC’s longlived procedural medical drama, Grey’s Anatomy.

Ellen performed the series lead, Meredith Grey, for just about 20 years before she announced that she used to be leaving the show. As one of the vital remaining OG Grey’s Anatomy cast members status, it’s secure to say that the actress had a gorgeous spectacular run.

However, her years-long tenure as part of the main cast at the display came to an finish on Season 19, Episode 7 titled “I’ll Follow the Sun," which marks Meredith’s last day at Grey-Sloan Memorial before she hits the road.

So, why is Meredith Grey moving to Boston?

Over the years, we’ve seen fan-favorite Grey’s Anatomy cast members come and go … and sometimes even come back again.

However, it looks like Meredith is leaving Seattle and never looking back — because let’s face it. Her decision to move to Massachusetts was kind of a no-brainer.

She has some pretty powerful friends out there, including her ex-coworker Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams).

Dr. Avery also left Grey-Sloan after years at the hospital and relocated to the East Coast. There, he’s heading up a team that’s searching for a cure for Alzheimer's, and he asked Meredith to join him.

The job offer was particularly coincidental given Meredith’s mom’s years-long battle with the disease.

Plus, the move to Boston makes more sense for her family. Earlier in Season 19, Meredith took her eldest daughter, Zola, on a trip to find a school that could foster her passion for STEM. Lo and behold, they found one in Boston.

Despite Zola’s doubts early on, she eventually fell in love with the school.

Shonda Rhimes took to Twitter to honor Ellen — and hinted at her return.

“What a wild ride these past 19 seasons have been,” she tweeted. “None of it could have been possible without the incomparable [Ellen Pompeo], the one and only Meredith Grey. This isn’t a goodbye, it’s a see ya later!”

Ellen’s exit from the show comes months after she first announced that she was ready to move on. Following her exit, she’s set to appear in an untitled limited series on Hulu, but she didn’t rule out the possibility of her return.

In fact, she’ll likely make at least one more appearance in Season 19 after she moves to Boston.

"It's nonetheless Grey's, she's nonetheless there in spirit and that's the home that Grey constructed, so she's at all times there," the actress said of Meredith’s exit in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “She just has to step away for a little bit to do a Hulu show. It's a great company to work for and I'm really, really lucky that they've given me the opportunity to do both, and so I had to take it."

Grey’s Anatomy airs Thursdays at Nine p.m. EST on ABC.

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