▁agreed ▁to ▁repr ise ▁the ▁role ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁basis ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Tod d ▁remained ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁until ▁Lang ley ' s ▁contract ▁was ▁terminated ▁following ▁personal ▁issues . ▁The ▁character ▁made ▁his ▁final ▁on - screen ▁appearance ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁Family ▁The ▁Gr im sh aws ▁are ▁often ▁port rayed ▁as ▁arg uing ▁riv als ▁in ▁their ▁scenes . ▁ ▁Tod d ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Jason ▁Gr im sh aw ▁( R yan ▁Thomas ) ▁are ▁port rayed ▁as ▁" b ick ering ▁brothers ". ▁Jason ▁is ▁often ▁che ek y ▁to ▁their ▁mother , ▁E ile en ▁Gr im sh aw ▁( S ue ▁Cle aver ). ▁Thomas ▁told ▁a ▁rep orter ▁from ▁So ap life ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Lang ley ▁were ▁best ▁friends ▁off - screen . ▁ ▁Early ▁relationships ▁Tod d ▁begins ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Cand ice ▁St owe ▁( N ik ki ▁Sand erson ), ▁before ▁roman cing ▁Sarah - Lou ise ▁Pl att ▁( T ina ▁O ' B rien ). ▁She ▁later ▁ends ▁their ▁relationship ▁because ▁she ▁wants ▁to ▁date ▁A idan ▁" A de " ▁Crit ch ley ▁( De an ▁As ht on ). ▁Lang ley ▁and ▁O ' B rien ▁were ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁and ▁she ▁told ▁Frances ▁T ray nor ▁from ▁the ▁Daily ▁Record ▁that ▁acting ▁out ▁their ▁break - up ▁was ▁not ▁strange . ▁Tod d ▁then ▁res umes ▁his ▁previous ▁relationship