Sweet, nerdy, awkward George is the gentlest of the five original interns and is pretty much the heart of the group. At first, we're tricked into thinking that his exit is going to be one that leaves the door open for a return when he signs up to become an Army doctor like Owen near the end of season five. Later, the doctors are treating a "John Doe" who got dragged by a bus after pushing a woman out of the way. "John Doe" can't speak, but he manages to trace a message into Meredith's hand: "007," George's first-year nickname. His friends try to save him, but it's too late, and George's soul encounters Izzie's on an "elevator" between life and death as they both code at the same time. While Izzie survives, George does not, and it's a gut punch for sure.
