Seriously, Are Izzy and George Dead?

In case you missed it or want to see the episode again. In fact, it's a smidge like going back and watching the movie "The Sixth Sense" to see if you can pick up on Denny's cautionary repeated warnings to Izzy "I'm Here For You" which takes on a different melancholy when you know what's to come. Even though I saw this when it originally aired, it still got me broken up when watching it again on You Tube.

The Reason Why Izzy's Dead Boyfriend Returned
After weeks of excruciatingly painful Grey's Anatomy episodes with Izzy and Denny, even though it was nice to see the return of actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Izzy's Dead Boyfriend. We could only take so many weeks of ghost sex. Enough already.

All Was Revealed in the Stairway to Heaven Episode in Season 5 x 13
The episode's title hints at the Grey's Anatomy Izzy and Denny story resolution. The reason Denny has come back to her is not simply to haunt her but to escort her back to heaven. Izzy is pissed. Why didn't her dead boyfriend tell her? She yells back "I Choose Life". Read a commentary from MSNBC.com here.

Denny Is the Grim Reaper Not a Sex Crazed Ghost
So does that mean Katherine Heigl is planning to leave Grey's Anatomy for a movie career? We know in the past she's not been happy with the quality of the writing. But Denny the Dead boyfriend has not left before when Izzy has asked him to so when he walks away, is that the last we've seen of Denny Duquette or does Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes have even more creative tricks up her sleeve to resurrect these characters -- an adopted out twin brother? What do you think about the episode? Did you love it or hate it?

Grey's Anatomy Recap: 5.13 'Stairway to Heaven'
Excellent episode recap of Grey's Anatomy Stairway to Heaven from greysanatomynews.com

All Pictures of Izzy and Denny On This Lens From The Best Grey's Anatomy Guide On The Internet
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I think Denny may really be gone because on the upcoming episode preview there's no photos of Izzy and Denny. Looks like Shonda Rhimes is gearing up for another whopper of an event. Since starting the spin-off series, Private Practice with Addison, while she's returned to Grey's Anatomy, there's never been a crossover of both entire shows.

Grey's Anatomy has been vague about whether it's going to be 2 separate crossover shows with Grey's Anatomy airing first then Private Practice. However the promos are billing it as a 2 hour unprecedented event as if it's one continuous integrated crossover show.