The last thing fans saw of Felicity was when she was pregnant and about to go into hiding with her and Oliver’s newborn, Mia. Thankfully, they brought her back for the finale, even if it was in sombre circumstances regarding Oliver! The show carried on for two more seasons; however, many fans consider the show actually ends with his departure. Whatever your thoughts on the final two seasons, the finale (with Michael’s return) certainly sent the series off with an emotional goodbye! This wasn’t the last we’d see of Coach though, as the cancellation of Happy Endings saw Damon reprise his role in season three. This stint went on for one and a half seasons, with Damon leaving again, this time opting to not renew his contract. There isn’t a clear reason why Chad left the show in the first place. One fan video claims he said, “They’re not bringing me back next year… because they want to save money”. Whatever the reason for his departure, the relationship with the show’s creators couldn’t have been that bad, or we never would gave gotten his return! Showrunner Julie Plec was always planning on bringing Nina back for the finale, since her departure actually included a return clause! Julie has talked about having Nina back for the ending, stating “I’m thrilled to bring this show to an end the way we always intended — with Nina back to help us say goodbye”. McDreamy only came back in a number of beachside fantasies, but fans were excited to see him nonetheless! In true telenovela style, outrageous things DID happen. Michael returned, having suffered amnesia at the hands of Sin Rostro, just as Jane was expecting Rafael to propose, which threw their whole world upside down, again! In 2021, however, he returned to NYC. The show explained how he’d gone “walkabout” for years, and joined a terrorism task force that brought him back to the city. The reunion didn’t last long though, as Meloni and Stabler were set to star in Law and Order: Organized Crime, the new subsidiary of the Law and Order universe. Content Chief Scott M. Gimple stressed his happiness at having her back, saying “Kim Dickens’ raw talent, strength and brilliance will electrify TWDU once more and we couldn’t be luckier to have her.” Although Kim didn’t return as a regular in the last season, she will be one in the series’ eighth season coming in 2023! Later, for the show’s finale, America/Amy returned in her classic blue vest to try to make sure her friends kept their jobs! Derek Haas explained how they approached Spencer about returning: “Severide’s getting married and there’s no way that Severide can get married without his best friend and his best man at the wedding. So whatever we need to say to get you to come with us, please.” Luckily, he said yes! There’s nothing like a TV wedding finale episode to bring back a former cast member. Daniel reprised his role in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas after three years away from the show. It seems it was an emotional time on set for him and the cast, them having spent so much time together, as he later said “I definitely had glassy eyes at one point. Yeah. I did. It’s meaningful to me.” David last played the Doctor in 2010, and returns over a decade later. On becoming the Doctor again, he said that he was initially worried about getting into the groove once more, however, he ended up finding the process “weirdly straightforward.” It’s safe to say David is looking forward to being the Doctor again, recently sharing that it was “a lovely, lovely thing to get to revisit something that was such a wonderful, happy, significant time in my life.” The writers decided that the only way to have Bobby come back was to make the entire last season redundant i.e. it was all a dream! That’s how they came up with the iconic shower scene. Patrick compared his return to when he came back to Dallas by saying “This is like the Oil Baron’s Ball fight, where everybody [destroys] the room, or everyone ending up in the swimming pool at Southfork.” Even though it had been over a decade, Patrick said things were just the same as when he left! She described her exit as “bittersweet”, but maintained that she was open to returning “as a ghost”. While there never was a ghost of Nic, it wouldn’t be the last time we’d see her on our screens. In the finale of season five, fans got to see Nic again, but only through flashbacks. Although Denise didn’t regret her decision to leave, there were clearly no hard feelings, as she came back in classic sci-fi style playing a different version of herself from an alternate universe… Oh, that ol’ loop hole! Gabby left the show and went back to Puerto Rico to help with hurricane relief efforts, a move that lead to her and Matt (who would also leave and come back) to divorce. She eventually did return to the city, however, for the mid-season finale of season eight. Gabby was raising money for her aid organisation and went to the firehouse to see her former colleagues – CUTE!! Thankfully, Chelsea and Gina returned almost immediately to the show, and have come back several times for individual episodes to let us know what Gina’s up to!
