Grey’s Anatomy‘s Jason George: Will the Spinoff Break Up Ben and Bailey?
Charlie Mason
Editor
When Jason George leaves Grey’s Anatomy to star in the ABC drama’s spinoff about firefighters, the first blaze that Ben has to put out may be at home. Can anyone not picture smoke coming out of Bailey’s ears when her husband announces that he wants to give up medicine to risk his neck as a fireman?
The powers that be “haven’t told me” yet how Ben’s career switch will impact his marriage, the actor revealed to TVLine at Entertainment Weekly’s pre-Emmy bash on Friday. But, since “there will definitely be crossovers between Grey’s and the spinoff show… I think kind of along the lines of what happened with Private Practice and Grey’s,” what he hopes is that “Bailey can come home and fall into bed, and there’s Ben, and they can talk about their day. Or Ben comes home from fighting fires all day and falls into bed, and there’s Bailey.”
If his job change leaves her hot under the collar, that’s fine with George — as long as the couple pulls through in the end. “I’ve come to really love their relationship,” he said. “I’m proud of it. They’re grown-ass people with grown-ass problems who work it out no matter what.”
In fact, the Warrens, hitched since Season 9, are so tight that George can scarcely imagine his character cheating. For that to happen, “it would have to be crazy amounts of arguments,” he suggested, “a lot of space and time… and then Halle Berry has to guest-star. That’s pretty much how it has to go.” (With reporting by Jean Bentley)
“the warrens” errrrrr, no, tvline. no.
Benley!
Getting real tired of Ben anyway. Only problem is that I am planning on watching the new show, so I will probably see more of him. Oh no.
Honestly I don’t get why they need Ben in the spinoff. He’s not a big or charming character that fans love, so he won’t be a good enough reason to give the spin-off a chance…
Well since Ellen said anyone who voted for Trump is not welcome to watch her show then I guess that includes all of Shondaland.Won’t be watching anymore. Bye.
Bye!!!
I’m sure they’re just devasted. But look at how you represent that Trump supporting maturity.
👋👋👋
Shonda is smarter than Ellen and she would never try to alienate her potential audience before the show even airs. And this one could very much flop.
Don’t let the door hit ya…
Ellen never said that. You Trump people and your fake news.
Ellen may not like Trump (neither do I) but she is too smart to say things like that anywhere or post it. That would eliminate some of the Grey’s, PP, and spinoff viewers.
so he really is changing careers… again. i’m sorry but that’s just stupid.
Are we even sure? I thought he would be some kind of liason between the hospital and the fire department, like the Chicago shows do all the time. Then we’d have Seattle PD and Seattle Justice.
I agree. This career change us far fetched and kinda stupid.
Big risk. He was on Shondas other failed show… off the map or whatever it was called. What if this doesn’t last? You risk the staying power of Greys to go to a new pilot….
He’s like a glorified guest star on Grey’s he will be a regular with more screen time here. If it goes south he’ll be back.
Haters gonna hate. I’m probably in the minority here but I absolutely adore them as a TV couple because they really due weather every storm that is thrown at them. They have a really strong foundation.
He’s probably safer as a firefighter than as a doctor at grey sloan memorial though
Seattle Grace Mercy Death
Lizard Spock?
I I do like Ben a lot more in GA with Bailey, somehow they fit well together. Really hope they don’t split them apart.
But in what world would he go from anesthesiologist to surgery resident to firefighter? Ben was already having inferiority issues with Bailey as a resident, wouldn’t it get worse if he quit being a doctor? I’m guessing he’s still an MD in some form on the new show only he’s shown from a different POV than than he wa on GA.
Oh for the love of . . . please tell me there is another reason for Ben to show up on the spinoff. Switching careers? That cannot be it. There’s absolutely no foundation for it. Zero. Zilch. Nada. This has to be a joke, right??
So Ben will start volunteering then will communicate his desire to switch careers again and Bailey will be pissed so he will not and be sad then by the finale she will give him her ok. BAM we have a storyline for season 14.
Could Ben be becoming a paramedic? I know on Chicago Fire they have both firefighters and ambulance in the same fire house. He could fail his boards to become a surgeon and switch to being a paramedic possibly. It makes more sense than taking on a third new career.
Ginger but Ben is already a certified Anaesthesiologist,. so that change wouldn’t make any sense what so ever. Even the surgery switch didn’t make much sense in the first place.
He’s already a doctor, passed boards to become an MD during his first year of residency.
Can we get rid of them both? Bailey used to be a favorite of mine but now she’s an annoying charicature of who she used to be. Can’t stand her
I would like to see Amanda and Ben stay together also. So many couples have ended on this show. They work well together and the show needd a a stabilizing couple.
I enjoy watching Grey’s Anatomy watch the first episode and have been hooked every since.
I don’t know why it has to be a spin-off. Why not give the guy his own show if he wants it, and give him a different name. this will just give Ben and Miranda another thing to have a fight over and it seems all they do is fight and Ben always gives in to her demands.
Bye Ben you won’t be missed
Adios!
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Break them up and bring back the super hot nurse she was dating before him.
Is Ben really going to become a firefighter? Or will he function as a doctor riding with the EMTs? That’s apparently what they are doing with Rob Lowe’s character on Code Black. He went on several rescues last season. I could see Ben doing that and that’s how he would fit in with GA. Yes I know doctors don’t travel with EMTs as a rule but crime scene investigators don’t arrest and interrogate suspects either. It’s TV, they can do what they want to.
Is there Any way they can bring back Derrick Shepard and Mark Sloan? Sure would be nice😂.
I think we’ve all had our fill of GA ghost sex.
Please bring back McSteamy and McDreamy😍
Ben’s great- his storyline is just stupid. Even suspending reality for a minute, he was a board certified anesthesiologist- why would he give up that very high paying job to be a general surgeon? And why does he have to go back to being a first year resident? Now he’s going to drop it all to be a fireman? C’mon- maybe he’s in a doctor role with the fire department. He really was so much better before he became one of the residents.
Bailey will be steaming and her usual headbiting when something wrong only Meredith or Webber could help. Go Ben, flashbacks of dr Warren if he has to help anyone with injuries.
looking forward to a few hot sexy pics
I hope that he is right about Miranda and his new job. They are the only stable couple on the show. Give us viewers SOME hope for at least one happy marriage. Sure, they may have ups and downs, but please don’t break them up. Bailey is a tyrant, but she loves herself so Ben.