Grey’s Anatomy has been around longer than kids who are starting high school in 2019. The show is a juggernaut and might never end, considering Ellen Pompeo has no plans in starring in anything else and makes a hefty sum in the millions as part of her yearly salary. The show, in its heyday, commanded the TV landscape and handed out a spin-off to one of its popular characters, Addison Montgomery. This shaped into a full show of its own and saw Addison leave Seattle Grace in favor of moving to Los Angeles in her show called Private Practice.

It was a success in its own right; running from 2007 to 2013, completing six years on-air. The show only ended because Kate Walsh felt she had given enough to the character starting from the first season of Grey’s Anatomy in 2005. This was justified too because there was hardly anything left for us to see in the happenings of Addison’s life. Private Practice didn’t have half a rich depth of a cast as Grey’s Anatomy does, so it was only a matter of time before it ended.

After the show’s end, Amelia Shepherd crossed over to Grey’s Anatomy and began a full-time tenure there. This opens up the possibility of other characters from Private Practice crossing over to the main show and continuing their stories. We’ve singled out those who would be best suited for the crossover and those who really should stay retired.

Here are 10 Private Practice Characters That Can Crossover To Grey's Anatomy (And 10 That Shouldn't).

Should: Jake Reilly

Addison’s final love interest on the show turned out to be the one who became her husband. She went through a lot of men during the tenure of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, and Jake ended up being the one.

Jake can still appear on Grey’s Anatomy, though. Should the show decide to go this route, we can have a very interesting story with Addison. It’s entirely plausible to show him bringing Addison to the hospital, and losing her there. In order to have a change of scenery, Jake can decide to take up a position at Grey Sloan Memorial.

Shouldn't: Addison Montgomery

There’s no point in bringing Addison back to Grey’s Anatomy. She had as much as she could in Seattle and rightfully left the show to do her own thing. Private Practice centered exclusively on her exploits in Los Angeles, with Addison having some superb storylines to go through.

If she were to return to Grey’s Anatomy, the only plausible scenario would be for her to have separated from her husband, which would just be a U-turn that wouldn’t do her journey justice. It’s better to leave her where she is rather than having her go through more sadness that doesn’t end up anywhere.

Should: Sam Bennett

Maybe it’s us crushing on Taysince Diggs, but we could have more of him on our TV screens. His looks aside, Taye’s character Sam always had uneven storylines on Private Practice. At one point he was just Addison’s friend, only to become her lover; then going back to his original wife.

On Grey’s Anatomy, we could have Sam go through an actual storyline tailor-made for his character. There are several ways he could be introduced; they could have him be recently separated, or for him and Naomi choosing to leave their previous life in favor of a new one in Seattle.

Shouldn't: Violet Turner

Of all the characters from Private Practice, Violet has the most potential to start over in Grey’s Anatomy; however, that’s not what we want from her. She lost her husband Pete before the show ended and was last looking after her young son. Private Practice’s finale saw her writing a book that was aptly titled after series – this is why we believe Violet’s story doesn’t need a full conclusion.

The idea that she’s found contentment with immortalizing her stories through her own sounds better than finding out what she’s up to. We can happily believe she may have found love again and is now raising her son with no sorrows.

Should: Naomi Bennett

For whatever reason, Naomi exited the show in Season 4, only to return in Season 6 with her previous storyline completely disregarded. After separating with Sam initially, she then remarried him in the series finale.

But all this was too convenient and we get the feeling this was done to give their story a quick happy ending. On Grey’s Anatomy, Naomi and Sam’s marital struggles could be expanded upon, or simply have Naomi living the single life in Seattle instead. It would be interesting either way as to how she copes with the change of scenery.

Shouldn't: Bizzy Forbes

Of course, with Bizzy being gone and all she can’t appear on Grey’s Anatomy during the current chronology, but if another character we’ve chosen (who you can find lower down in this list) should happen to crossover here, then Bizzy might be seen in flashbacks.

However, Addison’s mother already had a weird storyline where she was revealed to be gay for two decades without telling her daughter…for some reason. She took her life when her wife ed away and she saw no reason to live anymore. Because of how she went, there’s no reason to give extra layers to her character by having her show up in any flashbacks.

Should: Sheldon Wallace

The door can easily be open for Sheldon to crossover to Grey’s Anatomy. When we last saw him, his significant other Miranda was in her last days and Sheldon quit his job to spend them with her.

It’s easy to write Miranda out by having her away while Sheldon can take up a job in Seattle to be close to his friend Amelia. There’s a lot of potential here to give him a love interest who doesn’t either choose someone else over him or away. Grey’s Anatomy can give Sheldon that happy ending he needs.

Shouldn't: Charlotte King

The most brutal storyline thrust onto someone on Private Practice was Charlotte. She was taken advantage of by one of her patients, after which the woman was left severely traumatized. She had facial and mental scars for a significant portion of her tenure and it took a long time for these to heal.

Charlotte signed off by having triplets with her husband and it doesn’t seem fair to thrust her into more hardships. For her the worst has come and gone; it would be a disservice to make her go through further tragedies.

Should: Henry Montgomery

This would make a lot of sense should they go with the earlier mentioned Addison’s ing away storyline. By now Henry should be a little bit older and thus won’t be a liability for show writers to include.

We could have him struggling to cope with the loss of his mother while adjusting to having Jake as his single father. There’s nice potential here to have a father-son story where Jake’s new love interest will find it difficult to win Henry’s affection. The child’s own grief at losing his mother could be an interesting take to explore.

Shouldn't: Cooper Freedman

Like Charlotte, Cooper can’t really go any place else in the storyline. He had a rocky relationship with his now-wife. Their problems always seemed to end with Charlotte getting together with another man while Cooper sulked around over what happened.

Now with three children of their own, and another son he had with someone else, Cooper’s story should remain finished as we saw it in the series finale. There’s nothing for him to find on Grey’s Anatomy; he’s not the kind of character you can picture being with anyone on the show.