Grey’s Anatomy Season 16 Returning Character Theories
9 Characters We Wish Grey's Anatomy Would Bring Back in Season 16
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After an emotional roller coaster of a season that saw devout doc April Kepner (Sarah Drew) lose her faith, gain it back, nearly die, and stealthily reunite with — and subsequently marry! — her ex-fiancé, she decided at the end of season 14 to quit her job and go serve the homeless population of Seattle, marking her exit from the show. The decision to leave wasn't Drew's decision, but rather a creative call made by the writing team, and Drew has gone on the record as saying that while it "would be hard" to return to the world of Grey's, that she'd consider it under the right circumstances.
Of all the cast members who have left the show, April might be the one that makes the most sense to bring back, considering that she still lives in Seattle, is still co-parenting her daughter Harriet with her ex-husband Jackson (Jesse Williams), and that her departure didn't really make all that much sense in the first place. Any number of events could bring April back to Grey-Sloan, from a medical emergency affecting her or a member of her family, to a storyline involving Jackson or Harriet that affects April as well, to one of the many recent job openings now at Grey-Sloan that April is more than qualified to fill.