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In her unauthorized book, Lynette Rice explores the stories behind some of the ABC drama's biggest moments, including — in this exclusive excerpt — the factors that led to McDreamy's shocking death.

In How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy, author Lynette Rice recounts the ABC medical drama’s eventful 16-year history, revealing new details behind some of the show’s biggest departures. Included in the unauthorized, 320-page oral history (St. Martin’s Press, Sept. 21, $29.99) is a chapter that offers new insight into leading man Patrick Dempsey’s shocking exit in season 11 of the Shonda Rhimes-created drama. In the chapter, Rice speaks with Dempsey’s co-stars and exec producers who were present during filming of his final days on Grey’s Anatomy, and reveals claims of “HR issues” that contributed to the death of his alter-ego, Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd.

“There were HR issues. It wasn’t sexual in any way. He sort of was terrorizing the set. Some cast members had all sorts of PTSD with him,” recalls exec producer James D. Parriott, who was brought back to the series to oversee Dempsey’s exit.

In more than 80 interviews with current and former cast- and crewmembers, Rice, an editor-at-large at Entertainment Weekly, also explores the show’s early days, recounts the thinking behind some of its more polarizing storylines and offers exclusive details about the show’s behind-the-scenes culture.

“After 17 seasons, fans still can’t get enough of Grey’s Anatomy,” Rice tells THR. But what went down behind the scenes was just as dramatic as what viewers saw every Thursday. I’m excited for fans to read what I learned about those early days, along with what it was like to work for Shonda Rhimes, and why the drama was so freakin’ headline-prone.”

Below, The Hollywood Reporter shares an excerpt — the full eighth chapter — from How to Save a Life, and tune in Friday to TV’s Top 5 for an interview with Rice about her book and the other big reveals she uncovered in her reporting for it.

(Reps for ABC, ABC Signature, Shondaland, and Dempsey declined comment on the reveals in Rice’s book.)

“He’s Very Dreamy, but He’s Not the Sun,” Or, How Grey’s Anatomy Loved — Then Learned to Live Without — Patrick Dempsey Ellen Pompeo may have played the titular role, but for many fans over many years, Patrick Dempsey was the real draw to Grey’s Anatomy. Some of it had to do with his celebrity: Dempsey was the most famous member of the original cast at the time of the pilot and brought with him quite a cult following from his 1987 movie Can’t Buy Me Love. But a lot of it was due to the way Rhimes wrote her McDreamy and how Dempsey depicted him. James D. Parriott I would say, “The guy would never say that,” and Shonda would say, “He’s McDreamy. He’s the perfect man. He would say that.” I’d say, “Okay. It’s your show.” Eric Buchman Shonda had a very clear idea of how important it was to keep Derek as this almost idealized love interest, not just for Meredith but for the audience. Naturally, the writers—especially writers who had been working on one-hour dramas for a while—were like, “Well, maybe have McDreamy make a big mistake in surgery and kill somebody. Or he develops an addiction of some kind. What is his deep, dark secret?” Shonda was very insistent: that’s not the character we do that with. Even when you find out he’s married, that was done in a very sympathetic way that kept him being a hero. He was wronged by his spouse and in spite of it all he was still gonna give his marriage a second chance. Stacy McKee Shonda was protective of McDreamy, but it was really with an eye toward being protective of Meredith. I don’t think the two were separate from one another. I don’t think she wanted to put something out there that maybe on the surface might seem a little frivolous. At its core, there was something really substantial that she wanted to say. She wanted to be very specific about the type of relationship values that she put out there. Tony Phelan I was in editing with Shonda once, and it was the scene where Meredith and Derek had broken up. He comes over and she’s like, “I can’t remember the last time we kissed.” And he says, “I remember. You were wearing this and you smelled of this …”

Joan Rater “Your shampoo smelled like flowers, you had that sweater on …” He described their last kiss. Tony Phelan Typically in editing you start on Derek, then you cut to Meredith for a reaction, and then you’ll go back to him. I noticed that we weren’t ever cutting back to Meredith. I asked why. Shonda said, “Because the woman in Iowa who’s watching this show wants to believe that Patrick is talking to her, and if you cut back to Meredith, it pushes them out of it.” In those special moments, we would just lock into Derek and let him do his thing. Joan Rater And he was a master at it. Patrick Dempsey He’s the ideal man, and that’s what Shonda constructed. There’s a projection [of him] onto me when you come in contact with fans, certainly with the younger and older fans. There is a certain amount of expectation. There is a responsibility to it. It made me grow, too. There were good qualities [of his] that you work on to obtain. Off camera, Dempsey was equally as charismatic to his fellow actors, crew members, and anyone who would come to visit the set. Lauren Stamile I was going in to meet him, and I remember I had this little cardigan sweater on and I took it off before I got into the room. Dempsey is one of those people—it’s almost like there’s a light shining around his body, and you feel like you’re the only person in the room. I got so hot and I remember saying, “Gosh, I would take off my sweater if I had one on because I’m so hot, but I took it off.” I was just babbling. He said, “You look nice,” and I said, “You look nicer.” I felt so awkward and he was so gracious and lovely. I was having a nervous breakdown. It’s like this “it” factor. I was like, God, whatever he has, I wish I had. I think it was very obvious how nervous I was, and he went out of his way to make sure he introduced me to everybody and made sure I felt comfortable, which he certainly didn’t have to do. But he did. Joan Rater He knew I had a giant crush on him, and he loved it. And when we’d go to table reads—I was an actress at one point in my life—they would always give me Meredith if Ellen wasn’t there. And I’d be getting my chicken tenders at craft services before the table read and he’d come up behind me and say, “Are you reading Meredith?” in my ear, like, so sexy. I’d be like, Oh my God. I mean, I could barely … I could not look at him. Tina Majorino I worked with Patrick a ton. I love him so much. We had a really great time working together. I think he’s such a great actor and he really made me laugh a lot. I feel like we had a good dynamic in scenes together, and it was always fun to play opposite him. Yes, he’s that charismatic in real life. Yes, his hair is that awesome. Yes, he is dreamy up close.

Chandra Wilson Patrick Dempsey will forever be known as Grey’s Anatomy’s McDreamy. Derek Shepherd is a permanent part of television history.

Norman Leavitt He is a big, personable guy.

Jeannine Renshaw We all love Patrick. Patrick is a sweetheart. If I saw him on the street, I’d give him a hug. I love the guy.

Mark Wilding I’ve always had a soft spot for Patrick. He really does try to do the right thing. Brooke Smith, who played Dr. Erica Hahn, remembers how Dempsey defended her when the decision was made to fire her from the show in 2008. Brooke Smith I remember calling him and saying, “Oh my God, they said they can’t write for me anymore, so I guess I’m leaving.” And he was like, “What are you talking about? You’re the only one they’re writing for.” Which at that time, it kind of did feel that way. But I guess someone didn’t like that. They gave me a statement [to release, about her departure] and I never said it. Patrick said that he actually took it out of his jacket on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and read the statement. He won’t let me forget it. He was like, “I defended you, see?” And it was true.

By season eleven, however, fans saw a disturbing break in MerDer’s once unbreakable bond. Six episodes had gone by without a peep from Derek, who was supposedly in Washington, D.C., where he had apparently made out with a research fellow. Fans began threatening to bolt if their hero didn’t return soon to Seattle. “I have never missed one episode,” wrote a fan on Dempsey’s Facebook page. “But I swear if [Rhimes] kills you off I’m done.” But there was a critical reason for Derek’s strange absence: behind the scenes, there was talk of Dempsey’s diva-like fits and tension between him and Pompeo. To help manage the explosive situation, executive producer James D. Parriott was brought back in to serve as a veritable Dempsey whisperer.

Patrick Dempsey [That] was the first year that I haven’t been in every episode. I [was] in every episode since the pilot— close to 250 episodes. That [was a] huge run. James D. Parriott Shonda needed an OG to come in as sort of a showrunner for fourteen episodes. There were HR issues. It wasn’t sexual in any way. He sort of was terrorizing the set. Some cast members had all sorts of PTSD with him. He had this hold on the set where he knew he could stop production and scare people. The network and studio came down and we had sessions with them. I think he was just done with the show. He didn’t like the inconvenience of coming in every day and working. He and Shonda were at each other’s throats.

Jeannine Renshaw There were times where Ellen was frustrated with Patrick and she would get angry that he wasn’t working as much. She was very big on having things be fair. She just didn’t like that Patrick would complain that “I’m here too late” or “I’ve been here too long” when she had twice as many scenes in the episode as he did. When I brought it up to Patrick, I would say, “Look around you. These people have been here since six thirty a.m.” He would go, “Oh, yeah.” He would get it. It’s just that actors tend to see things from their own perspective. He’s like a kid. He’s so high energy and would go, “What’s happening next?” He literally goes out of his skin, sitting and waiting. He wants to be out driving his race car or doing something fun. He’s the kid in class who wants to go to recess.

Patrick Dempsey It’s ten months, fifteen hours a day. You never know your schedule, so your kid asks you, “What are you doing on Monday?” And you go, “I don’t know,” because I don’t know my schedule. Doing that for eleven years is challenging. But you have to be grateful, because you’re well compensated, so you can’t really complain because you don’t really have a right. You don’t have control over your schedule. So, you have to just be flexible.

Longtime Crew Member Poor Patrick. I’m not defending his schtick. I like him, but he was the Lone Ranger. All of these actresses were getting all this power. All the rogue actresses would go running to Shonda and say, “Hey, Patrick’s doing this. Patrick’s late for work. He’s a nightmare.” He was just shut out in the cold. His behavior wasn’t the greatest, but he had nowhere to go. He was so miserable. He had no one to talk to. When Sandra left, I remember him telling me, “I should’ve left then, but I stayed on because they showed me all this money. They just were dumping money on me.”

Patrick Dempsey It [was] hard to say no to that kind of money. How do you say no to that? It’s remarkable to be a working actor, and then on top of that to be on a show that’s visible. And then on top of that to be on a phenomenal show that’s known around the world, and play a character who is beloved around the world. It’s very heady. It [was] a lot to process, and not wanting to let that go, because you never know whether you will work again and have success again.

Jeannine Renshaw A lot of the complaining … I think Shonda finally witnessed it herself, and that was the final straw. Shonda had to say to the network, “If he doesn’t go, I go.” Nobody wanted him to leave, because he was the show. Him and Ellen. Patrick is a sweetheart. It messes you up, this business.

James D. Parriott I vaguely recall something like that, but I can’t be sure. It would have happened right toward the end, because I know they were negotiating and negotiating, trying to figure out what to do. We had three different scenarios that we actually had to break because we didn’t know until I think about three days before he came back to set which one we were going to go with. We didn’t know if he was going to be able to negotiate his way out of it. We had a whole story line where we were going to keep him in Washington, D.C., so we could separate him from the rest of the show. He would not have to work with Ellen again. Then we had the one where he comes back, doesn’t die, and we figure out what Derek’s relationship with Meredith would be. Then there was the one we did. It was kind of crazy. We didn’t know if he was going to be able to negotiate his way out of it. It was ultimately decided that just bringing him back was going to be too hard on the other actors. The studio just said it was going to be more trouble than it was worth and decided to move on.

Stacy McKee I don’t think there was any way to exit him without him dying. He and Meredith were such an incredibly bonded couple at that point. It would be completely out of character if he left his kids. There was no exit that would honor that character other than if he were to die. Patrick Dempsey I don’t remember the date [I got the news]. It was not in the fall. Maybe February or March. It was just a natural progression. And the way everything was unfolding in a very organic way, it was like, “Okay! This is obviously the right time.” Things happened very quickly. We were like, “Oh, this is where it’s going to go.”

So that was that: McDreamy would die in episode twenty-one of season eleven, even though Dempsey was in year one of his recently signed two-year contract extension. Rhimes wrote a script that was befitting of her lead’s heroic persona: she began “How to Save a Life” by having Derek witness a car crash and helping the injured. Once it appeared everyone was out of harm’s way, Derek continues on his road trip but is suddenly broadsided by a truck.

Rob Hardy (Director) The paramedics leave. He’s there by himself. He’s having a moment. The nice music is playing, and all of a sudden, bang. It comes out of nowhere, which, you know, is how accidents happen. So as opposed to watching it as a viewer, we saw the accident happen through Derek’s perspective. Derek ends up at Dillard Medical Center, a hospital far from Grey Sloan and the talented doctors who work there. His eyes are open, but his brain is severely damaged. No one hears his plea for a CT scan; he can’t speak. To help keep the episode a secret, the scenes were shot in an abandoned hospital in Hawthorne, California, about twenty-two miles from the show’s home studio in Los Feliz.

Mimi Melgaard It was really hard on all of us because it was so secretive and we had so many different locations. We shot at this closed-down hospital that was absolutely creepy haunted. All the scenes there were so sad anyway, and in this yucky-feeling haunted hospital? It was really weird. His whole last episode was really tough. Patrick Dempsey It was like any other day. It was just another workday. There was still too much going on. You’re in the midst of it—you’re not really processing it. Rob Hardy Here’s a guy who’s immobile. Now you’re inside of his head. We were trying to make that feel scary from the perspective of a person who’s used to being in control, from a person who usually has the power of life and death in his own hands. But now he doesn’t have the ability to speak on his own behalf.

Samantha Sloyan When I went to audition, I didn’t recognize any of these doctors’ names. I assumed they were just dummy sides so people wouldn’t ruin the story line or anything like that. All we knew is that we were dealing with a man who’s been in a car accident. I had no idea that it was going to be Derek. I just figured I was going to be a guest doctor and that whoever this person was who was injured, was going to be just a character on the show. Once it became clear what we were working on, I was like, Oh, my gosh. I can’t believe this is the episode I’m on.

Mike McColl (Dr. Paul Castello) I signed an NDA before they would release the script to me. I was reading it in my house, and I was like, “Oh, my God.” I didn’t tell anyone, including my agents. I just said, “This is a really great booking. It’s a great role on Grey’s.” And they didn’t know anything until it aired.

Savannah Paige Rae (Winnie) The first scene I shot was actually the sentimental scene when I’m saying, “It’s a beautiful day to save lives, right?” I’m in the hospital room with Derek and talking to him. Even though I never watched the show, I recognized the value of the episode I was in and just really took it to heart. It was so special that I got to be a part of it.

Rob Hardy [Patrick] had a lot of emotions during the whole shoot, which evolved. I think when we first started, he was very calm and cool … the same Patrick that I remembered when I worked on the show a year or so before. With each passing day, he was a lot more emotional. A lot more was on his mind, and that would show itself in different ways. The finality of the episode and for his character was setting in. You’ve become a global icon on this show and then in five, four, three, two, a day … it’s over.

James D. Parriott Patrick was very cooperative and good.

Mike McColl When I met Patrick, he’s lying on a stretcher and we’re rushing him into the ER. I just introduced myself, shook his hand, and was like, “Man, I cannot tell you what an honor it is to be the guy to take you down.” He loved it. He could not have been nicer to me and was funny through the whole shoot. He was on the table in front of me there when I cut his chest open and all that stuff. He gave me a hug at the end. It was a real privilege to be a part of TV history in that way.

Samantha Sloyan I remember him being incredibly kind. They had his neck in a brace, and he’s strapped down to the board, so there wasn’t a ton of chatting. I remember him being really kind, but it was clearly intense for him.

Stacy McKee It was such a beautiful piece of storytelling. I knew this event was going to be a really sad, horrible event for Meredith, but I also knew it was going to be the beginning of such an incredible chapter for Meredith.

Dempsey completed his final hours of shooting on a rainy night. There was no goodbye party, no goodbye cake. Maybe that’s because some cast members were left out of the loop. James Pickens, Jr., told ABC News that the cast “didn’t know a whole lot. It was kind of on the fly. So whatever information we got, we pretty much got it kind of right before it happened.”

Caterina Scorsone (Dr. Amelia Shepherd) I didn’t get to say goodbye to Patrick when he left. I do think that helped, because I’ve been using the character of Derek in my internal landscape since Private Practice. Derek was the stability in Amelia’s life. He became a father figure after they watched robbers shoot their father. When he was suddenly gone from the show, we didn’t have that closure, so I got to play it out. She’s about to use drugs again before Owen confronts her in a way that she finally talks about her feelings about losing Derek. She doesn’t end up using.

James D. Parriott The day he left, that was my last day. There was a certain sadness to it, but I think he was relieved. I mean, I think it took a toll on him, too.

Rob Hardy I didn’t see other actors showing up and saying, “Hey, it’s the last day! Wanted to come and wish you well.” I didn’t get that. It was more the Patrick show. We were in the Patrick world, and then Ellen came, and there was definitely a lot of emotion that both of them had individually … not necessarily together. It was more so her being there on the day that he died. He had his own way of being with that, and the same thing with her. It was like two people who grew up together and … here we are. They had their own way of reflecting.

Patrick Dempsey I very quietly left. It was beautiful. It was raining, which was really touching. I got in my Panamera, got in rush-hour traffic, and two hours later I was home. Big news like this doesn’t stay quiet for long. Both Michael Ausiello—who left EW in 2010 to launch the news site TVLine—and Lesley Goldberg of The Hollywood Reporter learned two weeks prior to Dempsey’s final episode that he would be leaving the show. No reporter worth their salt wants to sit on a scoop—least of all one as huge as this—but Ausiello and Goldberg didn’t want to spoil the outcome for fans, so they agreed to hold the story until after the episode aired. I eventually found out, too, but in the nuttiest way imaginable: I was standing on the set of CSI: Cyber, watching Patricia Arquette talk about some droll techno-criminal. Unfortunately, the publicist also cc’d Dempsey’s manager and ABC publicist while trying to give me a major story, so I couldn’t immediately report the scoop. But I did use the information to successfully negotiate the one and only exit interview with Dempsey. Two weeks before his final episode, I met him and his publicist at Feed Body & Soul in Venice, California, for a story that would hit newsstands on April 24. He seemed a little shell-shocked and at one point choked up, but at the time he said nothing about how his on-set behavior may have contributed to his ouster. My editor, Henry Goldblatt, wanted to put him on the cover of Entertainment Weekly, but he couldn’t guarantee to ABC that no one would see it before the episode aired. Good thing we didn’t: some subscribers got the issue on the morning of Dempsey’s final episode— and one actually tweeted the story. Our PR department tried to get the tweets removed, but the cat was out of the bag: some fans found out early that McDreamy was about to be McHistory. Outlets like Variety reported how the story got out early, while our PR department released this statement: “We are surprised that an EW subscriber may have received their issue a day earlier than planned. We always try our best to bring readers exclusive news first. We would like to apologize to fans of the show that learned the news ahead of time.” Dempsey’s final episode was watched by 8.83 million viewers—the show’s largest audience since the premiere that season. Variety even pontificated whether the ratings boost was due to my exclusive with Dempsey.

Lesley Goldberg (The Hollywood Reporter) I’m used to working with networks to hold news as part of their efforts to guard against plot spoilers. But the way Patrick Dempsey’s exit was handled involved a layer of paranoia and secrecy that has been unlike anything I’ve seen in my reporting career. News that he was leaving, and his character being killed off, would have been a major story considering how big the show is domestically and internationally. However, it also would have meant spoiling the episode and, more important, damaging key relationships I’ve worked hard to build. At some point, publishing the news of Dempsey’s exit before the episode aired became an ethical question of what was more important—a big story and its subsequent traffic, which would have come no matter what, or the relationships and trust that it took years to craft. Ultimately, I still published early because EW subscribers received the issue with Lynette’s Dempsey interview before the episode aired.

Mike McColl The morning after Derek’s last episode aired, my daughter sent me a link that was on YouTube or Facebook or something. I actually pulled it up to look at it, and it was a Grey’s Anatomy showbiz cheat sheet. It asked the question “Who is the attending doctor who killed Derek ‘McDreamy’ Shepherd?” It included a photo that I posted from the set. I had on a bloody rubber glove and was in my scrubs and mask. I never obviously would have posted this before it aired. I posted it well after the episode aired, and I [captioned it] “McDeadly.” This writer said something like, “Kill McDeadly.” Maybe that’s why the producer didn’t choose a big-name actor to be the one who killed our beloved McDreamy! I want to be ultrasensitive to these hard-core fans because it means so much to them, and I certainly didn’t mean in that case to make light of it. It’s just, I’m an actor, and I recognize it for what it is. Is everybody clear on the fact that this is just pretend and Patrick knew he was going to be leaving the show? It was just like, “God. He’s okay. He really is okay.”

Peter Horton Derek was going to be there forever with Meredith because you went through a whole journey with them. That was incredibly fulfilling. So even if he’s not there, he’s there. I don’t think any of us really worried about that going away because by then you were so invested in it. The show can last as it has for years.

Patrick Dempsey Lots of people [miss him]. “It’s good to see you alive” is the comment I get. I’m like, “Yes, I’m very much alive in reruns.” People were really invested in that relationship. I knew it would be heavy. Very happy to have moved on with a different chapter in my life.

Samantha Sloyan The montage just killed me, when Meredith says, “It’s okay, you can go.” God, I’m getting choked up just thinking about it. The chemistry they have as a pair and the way they were able to build that and sustain it! So many of these relationships are, like, “Will they, won’t they,” and then it wears thin. They sustained it for the duration of their relationship on the show, and it’s just, I think, a testament to what those two created. It was just unbelievable.

Pompeo addressed Dempsey’s departure with a tweet that focused solely on his character, not on how she spent eleven years working side by side with him: “There are so many people out there who have suffered tremendous loss and tragedy. Husbands and wives of soldiers, victims of senseless violence, and parents who have lost children. People who get up every day and do what feels like is the impossible. So it is for these people and in the spirit of resilance [sic] I am honored and excited to tell the story of how Meredith goes on in the face of what feels like the impossible.” Meanwhile, fans futilely created a Change.org petition to reinstate McDempsey, while other, more desperate ones simply tweeted “We Hate You” to Rhimes.

Shonda Rhimes Derek Shepherd is and will always be an incredibly important character—for Meredith, for me, and for the fans. I absolutely never imagined saying goodbye to our McDreamy. Patrick Dempsey’s performance shaped Derek in a way that I know we both hope became a meaningful example— happy, sad, romantic, painful, and always true—of what young women should demand from modern love. His loss will be felt by all.

Talk about the mother (father?) of all postscripts: In November of 2020 Dempsey reprised his role as McDreamy in the season opener—but only in Meredith’s dreams. Stricken with COVID-19, an unconscious Meredith “imagined” reuniting with her husband on the beach. After talking exclusively to Deadline and saying how it was “really a very healing process, and really rewarding,” Dempsey would return for more beach-based episodes that would ultimately stand out as the best moments of season seventeen. “It was a second chance thing,” one ABC executive told me at the time. “Shonda likes a comeback. Also, they wanted him in their last season.”

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a very incoherent post on my thoughts on last night’s episode:

her entry moment where she selfquoted herself is quite literally the most addison thing. now, i bet some people were like ‘how the fuck would addison realistically remember that line enough to reference it?’ well the answer’s easy. addison has anxiety. when she first saw merder in 1x09, she definitely rehearsed that line a million times and we do have a moment where she’s just ... looking at them before walking over. she’s nervous and honestly, it makes so much sense that she’d be nervous to go back to grey-sloan since it was rennamed

ganycanon confirmed - addison has a sweet tooth. when she asked jo for her coffee black and extra sweet i rolled my eyes and went ‘you fucking dor i love you so much’

her dynamic with schmidt is exactly how i pictured it. the way how she picked him out to be her resident to scrub in. the way how she was like ‘is that a question?’ the way how she asked him if he was alright in the OR exactly how i pictured their whole dynamic.

i think it was so funny that her and wilson didn’t really even get a chance to actually speak this episode because sooner or later they’ll be find out ,,,, they both banged the same man ... awkward

i just love how everything i’ve been saying for years was confirmed canon. from her reverence and respect of meredith to her being actually so, so, so loving to the merder kids. i haven’t felt this validated in YEARS by this show so it was a breath of fresh air.

addison being more radical than she was let to be on private practice is something that was so important to me. she has so much empathy and patience for the people, for the world of course she would defend the residents and understand them. i’m so proud of her. so, so, so proud.

i just loved how i wrote so many of these scenes out through RP and what not but to actually SEE it portrayed on screen? it hit so good. it hit so different and my god, the addimelia reunion made me bawl my eyes out

also uh, that threesome comment? addison why you remember that huh??? did you actually THINK about that threesome with merder?? HMMM??? sounds a lil fruity to me

HER INTERACTING WITH THE MERDER KIDS HAD ME IN MY FEELS. the way how she LOOKED at bailey and saw derek. the way how she just has so much love and i’m just so so so proud of merddison for coming so far.

i love the fact that at first they were almost driven apart because of derek. they couldn’t be friends because of derek. they couldn’t bond because of derek. then now, to them being brought together because of their shared LOVE for derek and at some point being derek’s wife? UGH that full circle is so GOOOD

anyways i’m looking forward to next week so much i cry

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thedefinitionofendgame · 3 years

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baseball takes your mind off things

Slexie, Merder and Cristowen one-shot | Rated T | Canon-compliant with 6x03

A/N: The baseball scene at the end of 6.03 after Lexie doesn’t get fired with the hospital cuts (and neither did Meredith or Cristina). Will go down as one of my favourite “couples” scenes on grey’s and I literally don’t know why. Maybe because everyone looks so happy, and both Derek and Meredith are cool with Mark and Lexie being together. All is well, aka the calm before the storm that is the Mercy West merger.

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Written and cover by @thedefinitionofendgame (aka me)

It was just six doctors off-duty-three medical students, three well-known surgeons-all just messing around with baseballs and beer bottles in their hands. For the surgeons, it was another night of fun with their girls and the boys. For the medical students, it was a way to take the edge off as they had all just survived the first round of merger cuts. Meredith wasn’t surprised all three of the women had made it; they were all more than capable. Cristina especially, although sometimes her actions were a little questionable. Lexie, as Meredith’s younger sister, had a legacy to live up to but she also was becoming a very talented surgeon. Mark never hesitated to tell her that.

Meredith was still trying to figure Mark Sloan out. Sure, he was a player and slept around a lot prior to getting together with Lexie Grey. It was one of the reasons why Meredith was very against Derek’s best friend and Lexie at first. She was the one who told Derek to tell Mark to keep “little Mark” in his pants when it came to Lexie. That was her first mistake, because all it seemed to do was make Mark want Lexie; a guy clearly likes the challenge of fooling around with someone he can’t have. Although they weren’t just fooling around; Lexie loved Mark and Mark loved Lexie. Lexie had assured Meredith he wasn’t taking advantage of her and that they were going to be together, blessing or not. Meredith didn’t want to lose her sister that she had only recently found out she had, so she caved. Now here she was, with her sister, her best friend, her husband, his best friend, and then Owen. Meredith supposed everyone had a connection to her somehow, except for Owen Hunt. Sure, he was her best friend’s boyfriend but they weren’t super close. Anyways, that wasn’t the point.

The point was that Meredith, Cristina and Lexie had all made the first round of cuts. Cristina had to go and put a damper on their good news by stating it was the first round of more to come. Nevertheless, Meredith was happy for all of them. The men had decided that a game of baseball was in order, not so much a game as a chance to blow off some steam. Originally, Cristina was going to stay at the hospital, and Meredith with her. Then Owen came along with beers and announced that baseball was necessary, rounding up Meredith and Derek. They found Mark comforting Lexie in the foyer; Meredith’s first thought was that she had been cut when she saw the tears on Lexie’s cheeks. But they were actually tears of joy, and Mark was doing his boyfriend-ly job by soothing her regardless of it being a victory or loss.

Okay, maybe former-womanizer Mark Sloan could be a good guy. Guess he just had to find the right girl.

Meredith snapped back to focus to cheer Cristina on, after she managed to hit the baseball flying at her face. Lexie wanted a turn next, so she handed her beer off to Mark, slapped one of the helmets on her head and headed to take a crack at it. Derek, who was playing back catcher, caught Meredith’s eye and winked; he really did love his complicated-but-loving wife.

Meredith and him, well they’re love story hadn’t been a smooth one. It started with a one-night stand that ended up being taken to work of all places. Turns out Seattle wasn’t as large as they thought. But Derek wouldn’t change all the bumps in the road, including his ex-wife coming back into his life and then leaving almost as fast, to go back and not meet Meredith. She was his endgame, his ride-or-die and his forever. Post-it or not, they would always be married and love each other until the ends of the Earth.

It was the love he felt for Meredith, that made him reconcile things with Mark. Mark Sloan had had the tendency to make jackass moves all his life; sleeping with Addison being one of many. But specifically going against Derek’s only ask that he didn’t date Lexie, well that had been a bit far. They had fought it out like teenage boys, despite the fact they were grown men, and with the girls’ help had then talked it out. Mark had assured him that Lexie wasn’t another fling that he’d get rid of in a couple weeks. She was the real-deal. And even though Derek doubted it at first, there was no denying that Mark Sloan loved Little Grey. It took Mark a lot to ever say the word “love” about a girl, for the long term. Confessing his relationship status to Derek had been tough, but it only made Derek realize how much Mark actually cared for Lexie; he was willing to lose his best friend over the girl he loved.

Derek liked Meredith’s “sisters” both the blood-related and the symbolic one. Cristina Yang was all shades of talented, and while she wasn’t all smiley like Lexie, she knew how to perform surgery like a boss. She and Meredith had been there for each other through a lot, and Meredith needed good friends like Cristina. She needed her “person”; someone who would be there through the thick and thin. Best friends don’t come along often, and Derek of all people knew that in regards to Mark. His and Mark’s friendship hadn’t been smooth-sailing, but deep down they cared for each other. He was the brother Derek never had, because God or someone else had cursed him with sisters.

Crouching behind the batter, who at the moment was Lexie Grey, Derek turned his attention to the baseball winding up inside the machine. Owen Hunt had been speaking all kinds of smartness when he told Cristina she needed to focus on what was in front of her, in that very moment. The ex-army trauma surgeon did know what he was talking about and while he didn’t always make the best choices, he sure knew how to give a short but sweet peptalk. Derek smacked his hand into the glove and waited, ready for whatever life threw at him.

They took shot after shot, of both alcohol (well more like sips) and baseball. It was a wild night, as the three couples laughed and had fun just being. No cares were in their minds anymore; even Cristina had stopped fretting about the next round of cuts. Meredith had Derek’s jackets wrapped around her shoulders, while Lexie snuck drinks of Mark’s beer, and Owen helped Cristina work on her swing stance. It was peaceful and though Cristina didn’t like to admit it, her boyfriend’s idea was a good one.

It felt good to clear her head, to take her mind off the rush at the hospital. Nothing could ever feel as good as the rush of surgery but hitting a baseball swung mighty close. At least in this moment right now. She might feel differently if she woke up the next morning with a sore arm from taking hits all evening. Although Owen had already whispered in her ear about promising to massage her back if her muscles were tight. It was an opportunity Cristina was prepared to take full advantage of.

She and Owen were something else. Not fierce, but good. Comfortable. They were good together and they knew what the other wanted, at least they both thought they did. Sure, they would never get married on a post-it note like Meredith and Derek had, although who could really match with Meredith and Derek? They were utterly perfect and utterly in love. It was a miracle they were here tonight, actually, and not Christening more surfaces in the house. “Newlyweds” had been their excuse, according to Lexie. Little Grey was here tonight having a blast and the beer in her system made her a little more rowdy than normal. Cristina couldn’t help but enjoy this new side of Lexie.

Mark was also enjoying it, watching his girl jump up and down when she hit the ball square on the bat, making a nice crack sound and sending the little white sphere tumbling through the air. He wouldn’t help but stare at her ass too, because damn did Little Grey have a nice ass. She had a nice everything, but of her physical features her ass was his favourite. Mark shook his head as Derek stepped up to plate next; he did not want to think of his best friend’s ass at all.

It was Owen who was the most observing throughout the night. He watched his girlfriend loosen up and start to feel more like her regular self. Cristina was normally uptight but she had been very uptight recently. A night of hitting a ball around was clearly doing some good, and it was good to see Mark and Derek getting along as though nothing had happened between them. Owen didn’t know much about the fistfight that went down, besides the fact that Derek had thrown the first punch, but whatever it was hadn’t managed to tear the two guys apart. If the cost was being the third wheel amongst the bros for them to get along, then Owen was happy to pay the price.

At last everyone started to lose energy, and the baseball night drew to a close. Lexie took off her sweaty helmet and threw it into the back of Mark’s vehicle. She said goodbye to her sister and her husband with hugs; Cristina and Owen got a wave as they headed for the opposite side of the parking lot. Mark drove away with a smile on his face and Lexie’s fingers interlaced with his.

They didn’t speak, but Lexie knew what he was feeling. They were happy, they had their jobs and they loved each other. That was all that mattered; it was all that ever mattered. Tonight had been a whirlwind, though Lexie loved it. She loved her life, she loved the man sitting beside her, and she loved her newfound sister. Life was good.

So good, in fact, that she didn’t even think about the Mercy West merger that was about to take place.

Not one thought.

#grey's anatomy #grey's anatomy fanfic #meredith grey #lexie grey #cristina yang #owen hunt #mark sloan #derek shepherd #meredith x derek #lexie x mark #cristina x owen #slexie fanfic #cristowen fanfic #merder fanfic #the definition of endgame

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geekkatsblog · 4 years

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Grey's Anatomy Review 17x3

A truly emotional episode, also Where the heck was Dr Perez, I missed you come back.

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(Meredith Grey)

The belle of the ball for this episode, Meredith. Hasn't she been through enough? They were plenty of other doctors who haven't been tortured yet. But then again without her getting Covid we probably wouldn't have been treated to the Derek scene and possible cameos from other beloved characters. I loved every bit of the scenes on the beach even though I found myself wishing she would pass out some more so I could get even more Derek scenes, I mean you can't blame me they even played the MerDer song, but at the same time I was glad she couldn't get to him stay out of his arms Mer, you can't die no matter how much I want to witness a merder hug or kiss. It hurt my heart to see how broken everyone was, especially for Webber and Bailey who have both had to see her on the verge of death and pull her back from the brink of death way too many times. Ellis is adorable I hope she has many more scenes to come in future episodes and how cute is her nickname Ellie Belly. And she definitely did the right thing giving Webber her POA, he knows when to let go but will still fight like hell if he knows there's a chance of you living.

The scene with McWidow and her was adorable as well, my shipping levels for the two of them have gone up some more as well, but I did think it was too soon for him to be offering to be her POA if he wasn't just joking because I'll admit I wasn't sure if he was serious or not but after knowing her for such a short while not to mention his feelings that are beyond the friendly level for her, he would have done the extraordinary measures that Meredith wouldn't really want to try to save her. He's already invested.

The scenes with her and Richard were so wholesome he was the father she never had. He has loved and supported her from the beginning, their relationship is strong and one built on trust and hes right we do need Meredith Grey. The scene with Bailey was cute as well how she came to talk about changing her POA but switched to talking about her super risky surgery while practically on the verge of tears instead when she saw the previous conversation was making Meredith nervous.

Then there's Amelia and Maggie who have also been sitting on the edge of their seats praying for her to be alright. Wish I'd seen more scenes with the three sisters interacting a bit but the ones we did get were heartfelt and heartwarming.

On an unrelated note when she was trying to get to Derek but face planted into the sand instead was hilarious girl fell like a starfish.

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Tom Koracick

Not gonna lie for a good chunk of this episode I was started to dislike Tom. I love his character for some weird reason but at times his less than flattering attitude gets irritating, but then I realized that he has to be going through some stuff right now between the whole Teddy and Owen and him situation, the $100000 in booties incident and then he was fired from his job as chief of all chiefs. It's been a rough time for him and while that definitely does not excuse what he did to the new doctors it did make me a little more sympathetic to his rude attitude especially when he confessed to Richard that he didn't think he was a good teacher. And then the ultimate kick when you're down he received the news that he had Covid from literally the worst person they could have sent at that time.

Now don't get me wrong Koracick is a douche and all but he definitely is not going to get the same care that Meredith is getting, but Owen just told him to head home and stay there I know he's A symptomatic and all but even they can develop lung damage from Covid and he has no one there who really cares for him like that and will more than likely have to recover on his own without someone there to check up on him and he definitely doesn't have the same drive to live. Why can't he also have a hospital bed. Keep the same energy for everyone you're all on the same team at this point. When will everyone finally accept him into the club, this isn't the first time someone in that hospital has cheated.

Moving on to other things, I'm so excited to hear him say that he has to get over Teddy because he really does, especially because in the end Teddy is probably going to choose Owen, it's always Owen, but I'm not crossing my fingers about him staying away from her this time, because I've heard him say it before and now with him having Covid I think Teddy is going to be that one person who will visit him so she's not staying away from him anytime soon.

Might just be me but I'm sensing something might happen between him and the doctor that told him off earlier. Idk that's usually how most relationships on Grey's starts with the doctor offending the new comer but IDK.

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Owen

Is currently ignoring Teddy as he should be. She's just trying to talk to him as though nothing happened. The way he delivered that news to Koracick though could have been done better. I know he hates Tom right now but he could be a little more sympathetic he literally just told the man he has a life threatening disease and just said it like I know you have a flu that can kill you but go home and stay away from people, as though he has a common cold or a simple flu. This is someone who is a doctor who works with you saving lives in a pandemic and sure you don't have to like him but you do have to be on his team. Owen has cheated twice and yes this time it happened to him and yes he has a right to be pissed but have some compassion man.

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Teddy

Needs to stay away from Tom she only really attempted to talk to him after Owen gave her the cold shoulder, and she surely can't expect him to forget everything that happened so quickly and move on as though none of it ever happened. And like I said earlier she should let go of Tom and let him move on because at this point we all know she's going to pick Owen, it's always been Owen. I know I said at one point she should be with Tom but right now that feeling is gone I really don't think they're right for each other as much as I did before. And lastly I need her to figure herself out because she's treating the real MVP here and if she let's Anything happen to Meredith Grey after she survived the unimaginable she's going to have the whole hospital on her back and I will be mentally killing her as well because no boo not my Meredith.

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Richard Webber

Is now Meredith's POA and as I said earlier I couldn't agree more, hes the best person for the job. And I'm so happy for him being the chief of chiefs he seems genuinely happy again and I'm also happy that Koracick handed the job of training the doctors to him again because the man's right. Training the doctors is a gift and Richard surely has that gift. Enjoyed seeing him bring the doctors into the operating theater and giving the speech, it's been a while.

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Jo Wilson

Has really been having the work piled on her recently between Meredith having Covid and the mess of the pandemic itself she's been buried in work, and I'm so proud of her finally looking like a true grown attending in my eyes and she's doing great. The way she's been looking at babies of lately is adorable, I'm wondering which line they're intending to take her down with her new found love of babies. She doesn't have that much of a plot at the moment which is a good thing because at the moment having a plot includes having a positive Covid test.

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Bailey

Is seeing her last remaining duckling near death and is torn up about it. She sounded near tears when she was talking to her about the POA issue. She doesn't really have that much of a plot either which is especially good in her case because the Plot includes Covid and she actually has a preexisting heart problem so it would be very unlikely that it would work out in her favor. Watching her pride at seeing Richard doing his press conference was nice even though at first it seemed like she was a little upset about him being her boss again but she'll get over it.

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Deluca

Was seen way too little with Meredith in this episode they even gave Mcwidow time with her Deluca was only there for work which I found ridiculous, yes he had that one scene where he was grilling Teddy but that's not enough. That love triangle between him Mcwidow and Meredith is being formed as we speak. On another note I'm so glad to see him back to work again and healthy again and he's an attending I might have missed it but does he have a specialty because I've been trying to pinpoint it and I can't is it cardio? I guess I'll figure it out eventually.

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Maggie

Is understandably panicking she can't be Meredith's doctor because not only is she her sister but she is way too involved. When she asked Teddy of she was alright enough to work Meredith's case broke me. The pain in her voice and face, she feels so much and has been crying the whole episode, Thank God for Winston, he's been an anchor for her. I can't wait until they're able to be with each other physically instead of just talking on the screen. I wish them the best of luck.

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Jackson

Carrying on the work and teachings of Mark Sloan, and just existing really no plot at the moment as it has been for a while, and we weren't even blessed with Harriet this time but there was Ellis so I'll allow it.

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Link

Being a good boyfriend and father as usual. Hes so sweet, thoughtful and caring.

He also does not have a plot other than being a kickass partner and father and he better not have a plot any time soon either.

Amelia

Currently is just being a great mother and aunt with jo other plots which I am also happy for because it means neither of my babies are in the Covid plot circle so far, they're safe for now. Amelia seems so happy. I'm glad for her hope her joy can continue but knowing Grey's it probably isn't going to last for too much longer.

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vczxcxx · 4 years

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Just a rant/(my) opinion

Ok I just want to get it out of my system. I did a rewatch of Grey’s anatomy. I did not know how I got through grey’s couple years ago. My aged brain could not take the drama and the emotional Roller coaster that the show kept on throwing at us. Also, there are no one functional relationship in there well expect Mer and Derek( and I love them so much then and still now) but after I did my rewatch I fell in love with Derek and Addison(?). Somehow few years later of resenting their relationship in the beginning I somehow love them more than merder(?).

I also found a pattern with shonda’s show( might be her writers(?)) with scandal etc and of course grey’s she likes to romanticise affairs/ cheating(?).

Back to Derek and Addison

I wished that they talked more in the show. I know it’s been nonexistent in their universe well because Derek’s dead( sorry spoilers) but in this rewatch he’s not. And I wished that Derek tried more.. I mean he did in season 2 but he’s basically emotionally cheating on her and then literally(sorry spoilers again). Well, they both to blamed for their marriage; I mean Addison did gave him a way out but he insisted on trying again but he didn’t(?) even put in the effort?? Like I said they both to blamed for their marriage... I mean Derek was absent in their marriage for the last couple of years so she resort to someone. I mean he should have known Addison had issues especially with the way she was brought up. Side note: Derek do have a type huh? Both women he fell in love with have mummy issues😅😂. They should have also fire that therapist they had in season 2( he just look so disinterested)

I do not believe that Derek did not look at her the same way he looked at Addison( ref: when mark and Addison had that talk during the episode where Meredith drowned). You know why? Because if you stay with someone since med school, internship, residency and fellowship, you bound to be deeply in love with someone right and have the same way Derek was looking at Meredith right ? Hell, Derek even wrote a freaking song for her about love at first sight and falling irrevocably in love with someone and believeing in forever. I bet they were nauseatingly cute that their close friends gagged, I mean they know the song word by word(as indicated in the PPx Grey’s crossover). It’s just so bazaar that the show just mostly wiped out their history(?)and props to Patrick and Kate playing their scene so well, and their chemistry is also on par with Ellen and Patrick themselves.( now I wished that they have a spin-off in pre-divorse and happy Addek but then again Patrick and Kate won’t be able to work together) please collab together for a movie or whatever. I would love to see them on screen together again.

Of course, it’s call Grey’s anatomy but if I am the showrunner(I’m not) I would wanted them to properly work it out and hopefully stay together. and I thank god for Addek fic writers cause they do them more justice than whatever the writers did that time.

Oh well, it’s been how many years, I just need get it out of my system. For now I just want Patrick Dempsey and Kate Walsh to work together.

#addison montgomery #derek shepherd #addek #my opinion #katewalsh #patrickdempsey

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aboutgreysanatomy · 5 years

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s16e08 Review! Spoiler Alert!

Hey guys! Sorry for being late. I’m not gonna do a whole review, but I’m gonna wirte some thoughts about last week’s episode!

It was the HISTORIC 350th episode! Wow! 350 episodes and still continues!

For me it was an episode full of nostalgia! We saw many flashbacks from old Grey’s, many references to old characters and it was very very emotional!

So, in this episode we watch the hearing about Meredith’s license. All the doctors of Grey Sloan are there to support Meredith.

Bailey was a robot, Schmitt screw all, Webber took the whole responsibility about Alzheimer’s trial.

On the panel was Dr. Paul Costello, the one who refused to get to Derek a CT and killed him.

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Great Scene!

We also saw for the first time after all these years, Patricia Murphy, the assistant of Richard Webber, when he was Chief. She admitted that Webber put Meredith at the programm. Wow! She wasn’t supposed to be at Seattle Grace as an intern.

Alex walks in the hearing and says that a massive group of Meredith patients are there to speak about her. This group includes the Paramedic Meredith saved when she was a resident, there is Katie Bryce- the first patient on Meredith first day as a doctor...

At Grey Sloan, Amelia took Paul Costello for a CT and he is having a brain surgery. He dies and Karma is a bitch!

Bach to the hotel, Alex reads a beautiful statement that Cristina sent from Switzarland. “She is a light in a broken system, She is the sun and she is unstoppable!”

We learn that also Callie, Arizona, April and Addison Montgomery wrote letters. And now I’m pretty sure that Addison is returning to the show!

Bailey at the end stands by Meredith.

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Finally Meredith gets to keep her license, takes her job at Grey Sloan back and has a serious conversation with Andrew. He understands that Meredith will never feel the way she feels about Derek. She respects Derek as a doctor and as her love of her life. She will never feel like that about Deluca, and we all know it. After these seasons full of Merder, there will not be someone who can fill the gab Derek left. I guess Merluca has a break and they don’t break up at all. Only some days apart from each other.

Some thoughts:

I don’t like Jackson and Maggie together. I didn’t understand why we should watch again their scenes in this episode. Noone thought that they will be together again!

I think that Jackson as a character will not have a good end...

Special reference to Addison! She will return to show! I;m sure and I wait for this!

Teddy and Amelia get closer.

Why did the residents react like this at Shmitt? Very heartbreaking scene.

I think Merluca comes to an end. Merder was so strong!

This was one of the greatest episodes from all seasons!

What are your thoughts? Please write below!

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pixiedustandbluebutterflies · 4 years

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OTP Tag

Stole this from @jujubiest! Picking 10 was harder than I expected??? Mostly because I’m super picky about what I consider an OTP vs. a ship I like.

Pick 10 of your otps from different fandoms without reading the questions and then answer them. Then tag 10 other people to do the same.

destiel (supernatural)

dramione (harry potter)

doctor/rose (doctor who)

rick/evie (the mummy)

merder (grey’s anatomy)

silverhardt (grimm)

jupiter/caine (jupiter ascending)

rachel/trent (the hollows)

scully/mulder (the x files)

angel/buffy

Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 6?

Season 1 episode 1. They were perfect for each other FROM THE START and the fact that they were robbed of a happy ending together is PEAK injustice.

Have you ever read a fic about 2?

Bahahahaha. Yes. It’s my go-to fanfic pairing.

Has a picture of 4 ever been your screensaver/profile pic/tumblr?

No, but I do love them so much.

If 7 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?

Devastation.

Why is 1 so important?

Destiel is the ULTIMATE OTP, ok? Like... they check all of the boxes. In both canon and fandom. I’ve never seen two characters who are more destined for each other.

Which one has the strongest bond?

Destiel literally has a profound bond. It’s canon. You can rip it from my cold, dead hands.

How many times have you read/watched 10′s fandom?

All the way through 3 times. And I love them.

Which ship has lasted the longest?

As in which ship have I shipped for the longest? I shipped Rick/Evie from The Mummy (1999) before I knew what shipping was.

Which has physically existed the longest? MSR baby! Mulder/Scully forever. (They’ve also been together in canon the longest AND YES I SAID IN CANON).

How many times, if ever, has 6 broken up?

Technically one time? But their tragic relationship broke my heart like.... 1000x?

If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive: 2 or 8?

8. Definitely 8. Trent and Rachel probably caused the zombie apocalypse to begin with so they’d feel responsible for fixing it.

Did 7 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?

Um not really, no. But they don’t like...really get together until the very end of the movie. Though, I’m sure they end up having to sneak around a lot for various reasons after the credits roll.

Is 4 still together?

Hellz yeah!

Is 10 canon?

.Yes.... but they didn’t stay canon.

If all 10 ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?

Oh god a lot of these couples could survive the hunger games...It’d come down to Dramione (who have both already fought to the death in a war so like... what else is new?), Destiel (their lives are literally the hunger games already....), Buffy/Angel (a vampire and a slayer? very formidable), or Rachel/Trent (a demon witch and a ruthless elf, also formidable). But I’d have to say ultimately Destiel. Like I said, that’s already pretty much their lives.

Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5?

Literally like every season lol. Meredith and Derek were ALWAYS being threatened by something.

Do you spend hours a day going through 3′s tumblr tag?

Yes. Yes, I do.

If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the ten ships to break forever or else she’d break them all up, which ship would you SINK

I hate to say it but probably Buffy/Angel. Mostly because they are only together one season and the reasons they can’t get back together in canon are pretty solid. But it’s still bullshit.

Just going to tag @lizteph @steadfastpotato @panalegs27 @vablatsky and of course, anyone else who wants to join in the fun! Tag me if you do it so we can be friends!

#answer game #otp nation #fandom life #Queue's too short for bad coffee

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darling-stay-with-me · 5 years

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If you're still answering asks: tell us why Merluca is or at least could be better than Merder! I think it's funny that Deluca and Derek are both very cocky - Mer definitely has a type :)

Always here for answering asks!! I have a feeling that I am going to write an essay here so bear with me. Edit: this is long im sorry

We shall start with the positives of Merder. Meredith was a very broken, closed off person at the beginning of the series. She couldn’t see her self in a long term serious relationship. Her mother tried to kill herself in front of her, had Alzheimer's, constantly told Meredith that she was nothing, that she was ordinary. Father not in the picture and when he did come into the picture it turned to shit with his wife dying and him blaming Meredith. She was a fucking mess. She was dark and twisty. Derek was able to break through these walls and get through to Meredith and get her into a place where she could see herself in an actual relationship. Got her to see some light and be truly happy.

One of the purest scenes I think is Meredith telling Derek that she is pregnant with Bailey. It is just so heartwarming after everything they had gone through particularly at the beginning of that season post-plane crash.

Not many couples could survive their girlfriend almost die from drowning, watching their husband getting shot and almost dying, miscarriage, getting into a major plane crash where they lost a sister and a best friend.

HOWEVER, there were a lot of negative times when it came to Merder. Derek was very self-absorbed in a lot of ways. His work was always more important than Meredith’s career. From the time that he didn’t put Meredith’s name on research that SHE came up with to the time Meredith was forced to switch specialities because Derek couldn’t teach her because of the fact she fucked up HIS experiment and research to the time Derek promised he would take a step back from his career for a year so Meredith could progress with her career but instead decided to take a job in a different state leaving Meredith alone to look after THEIR family and also work.

Or that time he convinced Meredith to adopt Zola and they succeeded but at the same time everything came out about the experiment how Meredith screwed it up. So Derek couldn’t be with Meredith, wouldn't even talk to her so Meredith had to take care of Zola all by herself.

His cocky self absorbed behaviour really pissed me off. I hated how he treated Amelia when she first came on. He really thought he was the best neurosurgeon on the planet and if anyone came close to being better than him he would take them down aka his sister. And honestly, if Meredith continued in Neuro she would have been 10000 times better than Derek.

Merluca, on the other hand, is very different.

For a start off Meredith is in a WAY better place than what she was with Derek in the beginning. Andrew hasn’t had to work as hard as what Derek had to break down those walls. Meredith has been closed off to Andrew but not in the same way as Derek.

Meredith knows how strong of a woman she is, how amazing she is as a surgeon, how fucking smart she is. She has all this self-confidence that she didn’t have at the beginning of the series.

The main difference I see with Derek and Andrew is that Andrew has no issues with Meredith being above him in work or working with her in general. He has no issues with Meredith being the boss. Whereas Derek always kind of had issues with Meredith at work.

He brings out this light and laughter that we haven’t seen in Meredith in real long time. There has been no serious drama between her and Andrew compared to the beginning of Meredith and Derek. All their disagreements have been resolved in a very adult manner with an honest conversation which has lead to a resolution. We haven't had episodes on end where they haven't been talking.

To be fair Merluca are still very early in their relationship. But so far it has been really good and pure. I have loved seeing Meredith giggling and smiling again. She deserves all the happiness in the world and that is truly what I support in this show.

#Merluca #merder #this is very long #my god I have a lot of thoughts #had to cut a lot out #Anonymous #ask

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What was Shonda's greatest sin against her own fans: killing off McDreamy before Patrick's contract even ended or killing off Lexie and Mark right after each other? And do you think that she killed off Derek because she was annoyed with Patrick and wanted to retaliate against him? (I believe she admitted she did that to her one of her actors but didn't say which one).

Shonda took irretrievable pieces of my soul with all three of those deaths, tbh, and I’ll never recover from any of them. Ever !!!!!! I’ll be on my death bed, and with my last breath, you’ll hear the words “how could you, Shonda; how could you” deflating with my raised middle fingers because not even dying will cleanse me of this resentment I feel, the grand injustice!

Like, she’s wounded me fatally–more than GRRM who kills off his protagonists left and right and leaves me sobbing. Merder and Slexie were (and are) my top OTPs from this show, and while it’s been years now, there’s a part of me that STILL CANNOT BELIEVE it happened. WHY WHY WHYYYY. I don’t understand why it was necessary?? Contracts? Money? The actors wanting to do other things? Not being able to juggle all the storylines? (Which seems like a major cop out but whatevs.) What was it, because I’d love to know!

Merder, in particular, was the beating romantic heart of the entire show from its inception I don’t care if any of y’all disagree with me so I feel bitter as hell. Absolutely robbed. And Slexie…the only thing that gives me any sort of consolation with them at all is the fact that they’re together (even though that means they’re together, dead). But they deserved so much more! I wanted to see them happy, married, with kids…they were so close to having everything! Then there’s Meredith who’s left alone with the knowledge/gaping hole that her soulmate is gone, that she and Derek were “supposed to have a lifetime,” but it was cut short drastically tragically instead. No matter how you slice it, it’s the absolute worst.

Basically it all suuuuucks and I just want to sit here and pout about this forever. 😭

I’m almost 100% positive Patrick Dempsey was killed off because of some kind of behind-the-scenes drama, though. There were so many pointed remarks before and after his exit that I feel like that’s the only explanation. I think it was either Shonda or Ellen Pompeo who said something along the lines of “the only way your character gets killed off is if you do something horrible/cause a lot of crap/are a diva” before Sarah Drew and Jessica Capshaw left, right? That always came across to me like a pointing-at-Dempsey-finger haha.

#frazzledsoul #replies #the loveliest of lovely people #ashlee bree talks grey's anatomy

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Note to Self (to read when I’m down)

So, which is it gonna be, self? Ugh, damn it, I always love the episodes and all this negativity online ruins them for me 😅😅😅 Gotta work on being so easily affected!

Anyhow, now that this half season has officially ended, I decided to white this ‘little’ positive note to myself to cheer me up. If you want to read it too, you’re more than welcome!

Warning: This is just what I would personally want somebody that could read my mind to tell me, you might not agree with some things I say and that’s totally fine. Peace.

Okay, self.

So you cope with the Jaggie situation just fine on normal days, that’s a fact right? You absolutely hate it, of course you do. Who ruins Japril for a couple with zero chemistry who popped up out of nowhere? Who turns Maggie into a black version of April simply so she can match Jackson when she was such a strong, brilliant character before? Of course you cannon believe this is actually happening to you favorite couple, the ones who helped you pull through your favorite person’s passing last year, your big exams, your parents’ stupid fights. They were your home, and now they’re getting ruined and you are incredibly mad and sad and devastated over that. But they still remain your OTP, they are still very much alive in your heart and your mind in the fanfiction world, and sometimes that’s just enough for you. Sometimes it’s not, and you wish with all that you have in you that this is just a phase and they will eventually fall back together after they take some time to miss and appreciate each other. But in general, you are copying. You have accepted that Jaggie is happening. You wish it would just happen already and yet you get goosebumps at the single thought of them kissing, but you have learned to live with it.

So why is it that you get depressed every Friday?

You watch the episodes. And the awesome thing is that even though last year you were so boooooooored because there were almost no Japril scenes and the show without them was just MEH, this year you find yourself squealing in excitement at the single sight of the Seattle shots at the beginning. Does that mean you are falling back in love with Grey’s Anatomy as a whole? Probably. It’s taken a 180 degree turn from last year to your eyes, and it’s somehow exciting again. You’re not just watching for Japril anymore, admit it. Because there is not Japril, and still here you are. You laugh out loud with the new interns, you live for those hilarious lines of Bailey’s, you really loved what they did with the Nathan/Megan storyline and you actually teared up at that last scene with the beach and the sunset. You come to like Meredith again -remember those times she was your favorite character back in the early seasons and you only breathed for MerDer? It’s a nostalgic feeling that comes over you when you think about how different your life was back then when you began watching. But back to the point, the show is so interesting to you again and that thrills you to no end. You had to pause the episode for five whole minutes to calm your breathing when Jo’s husband popped up a mere hour ago! You freaking love season 14 girl. Stop denying because you’re probably the only one. And don’t feel guilty for it, for god’s sake.

Then again, you get what everyone has been saying about April not having a stoyline, which is really sad come think of it. And Sarah Drew is such a precious human and such an incredible actress and she is REAL and she deserves better than to play a side-character. Yet she seems pretty happy at all those selfies and it looks like she’s having a blast with Kelly, but for sure that might as well be just for show. You don’t know what’s going on behind the camera’s, only they do. What you know, however, is that she clearly loves acting and feels blessed for being on Grey’s Anatomy, so who are you to decide if she should move on or not? She is a strong woman, more than perfectly capable to make that decision for herself, and you know that she could book herself a hundred movies in a split second with that talent and dedication of hers. If she feels like she is being wasted, wouldn’t she pack her things and go? And yet there she goes in every opportunity given, expressing how grateful she is for being part of something as big as Grey’s, how she loves the show and the people she works with and how she feels so lucky that she is able to provide for her family doing something that she loves. Why would she fake that, Truli? Of all the interview for the 300th, how many actors showed such genuine gratitude? She is happy working on Grey’s. And that secretly gives you such relief it almost hurts, because it means April is here to stay, and you couldn’t be happier about that.

Still, would you want April to have more scenes? DAMN RIGHT YOU WOULD. You miss your girl so much, you miss her being in things, having a story of her own. But then again that’s how you feel every season. No matter how much screen time she gets, it’s obviously never enough cause you only get one episode a week and barely two minutes of April! However, the truth is that the few scenes she has gotten so far this season you have found brilliant. Starting at the only Japril scene of the season, you were amazed by how much she has truly grown, how well she handled the situation with maturity and openness and honesty. You are so proud of your girl. And then she has been interacting with so many people this season, including Owen and Arizona and Alex and Meredith and Maggie and Bailey and Richard and Amelia and the interns and that just makes you so happy because for so long she seemed like she had no people to turn to, while now she has a whole village. And that cafeteria scene at the Amelia/tumor episode was you undoing, just like good old times! Then when she was shot -Holy crap! She had dodged it for eight seasons! :P And when she prayed for Amelia even though they weren’t that close, and then thanked God, with her baby girl in her arms. Ugh, the feels! So April <3 And then that flash-mob mention... how she stammered “that’s not the point” was just plain B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T. Oh, and this last episode you know she got all the good stuff. That “awkwaaaard” line was so well delivered you were laughing for an hour, and the “Stone age” and newspaper parts just killed you. And despite many, you loved how she took a couple of episodes to adjust to the new normal back when she first moved out, to find her way again, to be a bit sad. It was so April. And for fuck’s sake, being emotional doesn’t make you weak. On the contrary, it makes you freaking human. Being able to experience emotions strongly is not a flaw, it’s a gift. It shows mental maturity, and if anything overcoming stuff is making the person go through an entire emotional roller coaster, which in the long run helps them grow and makes them come out stronger and wiser. Let people have emotions.

But you also wish your boy had more screen time, with scenes you could actually watch. Because now most of them are with Maggie, who you can’t say you ever really liked but you just can’t stand her now, and you know that’s not fair to the character but it was inevitable. And you try. You try not to hate on her, you try to be nice because that’s what you were taught. To only spread love, not hate, to see the positive side of things. You credit your grandma for that, too. But man, it’s so damn harddd! And you sure as hell love Kelly and you feel so sorry and mad that they did this to her and her character, because she deserves better than to be hated by en entire fandom. Nobody deserves that, nobody. Remember back when April had a crush on Derek and EVERY SINGLE MERDER FAN hated on Sarah with all their might? How does that make you feel? Hm. Infuriated, mostly. With a very strong urge to run up to your girl and hide her in your arms and protect her from this cruel fandom who thinks it’s okay to hate on real, actual people with real, actual feelings just because someone decided the fictional character they get paid to portray should have a little, fictional crush on another fictional character. That is not okay. And it makes you wonder what kind of shallow, superficial and immature people still go on with it.

Jackson is also getting a lot of hate, and you absolutely hate that. Because despite many other’s that are absolutely in love with April like you are, you are just as absolutely in love with Jackson as well. You have two favorite characters. Jackson and April. Those names are linked together, and you can’t imagine one of them without the other. And just like you hated when April got all that hate back in 12a, you hate how Jackson is getting it now. Do you think he’s different? Yes. He’s definitely less warm and emotional than he used to be. And he’s acting a bit recklessly and immaturely lately, spending money, making rushed decisions... Do you think that makes him an asshole? No. No, you don’t. Because you recognize people have flaws, you recognize people have their moments of immaturity and that they sometimes make mistakes. That only makes them h u m a n. And this short of stuff happen in real life. Sometimes we look at someone and can’t recognize them. It sure has happened to me a couple of times, and I have been the unrecognizable one a couple of others. It’s just how life is sometimes. But Jackson, truly, has done nothing wrong. Not being with April doesn’t make him an asshole. Being with April and thinking about someone else does, and not once has he come close to doing that. He made his stance clear from day one, he didn’t stop April from moving out because he felt like they could never work, or because the idea of Maggie was planted to his head, or for whatever other reason. That doesn’t make him an asshole, not to your eyes at least. That simply makes him honest when it comes to his intentions, and it protected April from getting further hurt as well. Hating his grandpa doesn’t make him an asshole to you, the man was unbelievable! He viewed him as a five-year-old child, ignored his authority, disrespected his choices for his own life and career, compared him to his father -which he KNEW was a soft spot for him and his worst ever nightmare- and was overall an absolute asshole. You hated him too, more than words can express, and you cried in joy when he complained himself to death, don’t deny it!

And also, being interested in someone new, as much as you despise it, doesn’t make Jackson an asshole to you. He is single. April is single. April is obviously already back on tinder and “so ready to be dating”, and you don’t see how Jackson is faulted for wanting the same thing. If anything, you wanted him to start something knew, just for the sake of realizing how there was nobody that could make him feel the way April did, that affected him and made him a better person like she used to. On the other hand the last thing you wanted was for him to be in a relationship with someone he looked good with, so the lack of chemistry between Jesse and Kelly is a gift from heaven to your eyes. Do you like the fact that they’re step-siblings? No, you fucking hate it. Do you think it’s a deal breaker. Ugh, that’s another no. First of all because they didn’t grow up as siblings, and have only gotten relatively closer since her mom died a few months ago. You could have seen them as siblings, but that bond was never really explored -whereas even though Owen and April are not related, their relationship was evolved in such a sibling-like way through the years that you practically view him as her older brother. And besides, you’d be a fucking hypocrite if you said that the fact that their parents got married is a deal breaker for you, since you know that that fact didn’t stop you from having as your first ever OTP a pair of 17-year-old step-siblings (who actually lived under the same roof for at least three years) and you almost cheered yourself to death when they got married at the end of the series. Yes, you know I’m talking about the Greek comic series “Ευτυχισμένοι Μαζί” (Eytyxismenoi Mazi/Together Forever) you freaking dumbass, don’t play innocent on me. You loved that show growing up, and you loved Markos and Eva together, step-siblings aside. And you found their parents’ reactions when they found out absolutely hilarious. You will not find Catherine and Richard’s reactions hilarious, however, no matter which they are, since you don’t find the entire storyline okay at all. Still, you are hoping with all that you have in you that the embarrassingly obvious luck of chemistry between the actors, along with the fact that practically every Grey’s Anatomy fan not only doesn’t ship them but hates them together, will result in the eventual dropping of this ridiculous storyline, which would NEVER have happened, by the way, after what happened in Montana. If Montana had never happened you might be better at believing it, but after Montana you just find it plain ridiculous.

Overall, you don’t think Jackson is an asshole. He is your boy. He is your baby. you love him more than words can say. And so if he wants to try and buy himself happiness, you are happy to watch him. You’d buy all shorts of useless crap if you had money too, and a yacht... man, hell yes! Although the first thing you’d do is buy a farm, we all know that. And if he wants to explore his options in the romantic department, why the hell not? It kills you inside, of course it fucking does! , but he is not with April, he is trying to move on and be happy, and if your baby finds that again, you will be happy too. All you want them is to be together, but if they can both be happy apart, then you can live with that. You can live with them cherishing their time together and simply being friends raising a baby -if we ever get to see a scene with them again. Grrr!- as long as they are happy. After all, you have your perfect version of Japril all shaped in your head where they got back together after Montana and are living happily ever after, in a house with hardwood floors, a washing machine and one of those milk-frothier things, with their little miracle of a beautiful daughter and a puppy. Because, come on, what’s a family without a dog?

You hate the canon Japril/Jaggie storyline right now. You hate it, yet you have learned to accept it. Or rather, to ignore it’s happening. You watch the episodes and really enjoy them, and then when a Jaggie scene happens you just watch it as an average viewer and roll your eyes and even chuckle at how somebody ever believed they could pass this as something actually ship-able. You laugh. You roll your eyes. You cope.

And then you go online, and you fall apart. You watch all these posts and rambles about how horrible the show is and how everyone is to be hated, and how the actors and us the loyal Japril shippers deserve better (which is the one part you partly agree with), and all these do is depress you and make feel guilty, guilty! , for falling back in love with the show that has been your home even since you were thirteen. And why should you feel like that, Truli? Nobody is asking you to apologize for liking the show. Nobody. But even if they were, why the fuck would you even pay attention to them? You don’t have to apologize for still liking the show, as everyone else doesn’t have to apologize for not liking it, and it’s terribly wrong of you to blame them if reading about it makes you feel bad.

People have the right to have their own opinions. People have the right to express them. If someone hates the show, they are free to say it out loud. And if someone loves it, they are free to express that too. Nobody has to apologize to anyone about the way they see things. But we all have to respect that our opinions might differ. That we are individuals with different characters, different upbringings, different beliefs, we are different people that have different views and nothing in the world will change that or ever should.

So I see two options for you, Truli. One is you can just give up on tumblr. If it’s screwing you up, if it keeps making you depressed, it’s not worth it, girl. You can’t ruin your life and your happiness over some fictional show. It’s not even that important. You know what’s important? Whether you will pass your driving exams this Monday. Whether your parents will make up or get a divorce instead. Whether you will study again to try to get into vet school or become a community doctor instead. Whether you will get your dog fixed or breed her. When you’re going to have another sleepover with you cousins. If you’re going to get that rabbit you want or not. Those are the important things you should be worrying about, not the storyline of a fictional show you can’t control anyway. And since you can recognize all that by simply watching the show but forget all about them the second you visit tumblr, maybe you should just give up on it and only deal with the show once a week when new episodes come out and whenever you feel like writing a fanfic about Japril.

The other option I see for you is that you grow the fuck up and realize the majority of the fandom feels only horrible about what is happening and won’t stop or should stop expressing it. You can accept that and learn how to not let it affect you. It can be easy if you just freaking try instead of complain about how negative everything is to yourself all the time. You can make an effort. You can do it, if only you try.

So, which is it gonna be, self? If you chose to go with the first option, that’s fine. It’s the healthier one, if anything. If you chose to go with the second one, that’s also fine - it requires some extra self-control but I think you can pull it off, and it will make you happier in the long run.

This is a choice you will have to make every time you get put down. Every time you feel like quitting the show and Japril, because you know that this isn’t what you really want. Every time you lose hope. Every time those happen you will come back to this post and read it -the WHOLE THING, no cheating, smartass- and you will be called to make this decision again.

And every time you choose to stay, is a time you will come out of this stronger.

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Season 13 Episode 22: Leave It Inside

Songs of the Episode:

Running Man by Ollie Gabriel

U + Me (Love Lesson) by Mary J Blige

The One That You Want by Madi Diaz

Synopsis:

The Episode opens with Mer cleaning her room at three o’clock in the morning: She takes the tumor drawing off the wall. That’s right, she took the tumor drawing off the wall. Yes the same tumor that both her and Derek worked on together. She’s trying to move on and she’s taking baby steps (sorry MerDer fans!). But I will say I’m happy for her that she’s trying to open her heart again.

It’s resident review season and they are starting to make recommendations specialties and possible departures. They describe Warren as safe (saying he needs to take more risks), Jo as strong in ortho with a head for neuro (she has plenty of options), and Edwards as a strong candidate for neuro (the specialty she really wants).

Deluca asks Stephanie if she knows if Karev and Jo are together. She tells her she isn’t sure… Real quick aside here: as Jo’s best friend, HOW ON EARTH DO YOU NOT KNOW IF KAREV AND JO ARE TOGETHER? Please explain this to me?… Anyway, she realizes that he likes Jo, but tell him to let that go.

An adorable little boy shows up to the ER. He took a train all by himself because he has constant headaches and wants to get examined. Unfortunately without parental consent they cannot check the child. But all bets are off when he begins seizing. They step in to help and order scans. It turns out he has a brain tumor and needs an operation to remove it. The tumor must be removed in order to survive. At this point his parents show up to the hospital and are caught up to speed. They decide not to consent because they don’t believe in medical intervention. Furious, Stephanie helps discharge the patient while being extremely sassy and judgy toward the parents. Eliza is appalled with Edwards with the way she spoke to parents and reprimands her. Alex then finds out that patient is discharged without his knowledge and flips out on both Edwards and Eliza. Eliza is a jerk about it by bringing up his legal issues and saying that he shouldn’t jeopardize himself given his recent record. (Low blow Eliza!) A few hours later the little boy returns to the emergency room looking for Dr. Karev. Stephanie finds him and guides him to Karev, but finds out that he has gone blind from the tumor. Alex and Steph realize that the only way to save him is to lie on his charts and say that he had a seizure. This makes his case emergent and an excuse to operate. They use the Minnick method to spite her (where the attending writes the orders for the resident). They take him to surgery and remove the tumor without Amelia’s knowledge. The father threatens to have both of their licenses revoked, their jobs taken, and jail time. Mother stays quiet and is relieved that her son is now healed. Karev said he’d go to jail for this one. Minnick is extremely angry at both Karev and Steph. Stephanie tells her off. She talks to the father about how he only had one job and that was to do everything in his power to protect his child. He recants that it’s God’s job. As he walks away, Steph throws her tablet at the father. Karev talks with the mother and realizes she was the one who dropped him to the hospital.

Minnick goes to Webber and Bailey about Stephane’s behavior. They both brush it off and are reluctant to give any disciplinary actions. She believes Steph is going through resident burnout. Stephanie walks in and apologizes for what she did. But they decide to revoke her privileges and force her to go to counseling.

April, Maggie, and Mer are working with another patient across the hospital. Holly has a large cardiac tumor, and decides that she's gonna spend the rest of her life having sex with as many people as she wants. NBD. She was at the house of man in which she was having a one night stand with and when she tried to find a bathroom she ended up finding the front door by falling down a flight of stairs. She has splenic bleed and will need surgery. Maggie takes a look at her scans and believes she can remove the tumor. Having gotten her hopes up too many times with the thought her tumor could be removed, she declines the offer. But Maggie keeps pushing. Holly explains that she’s been through this before and that every doctor is the same. (they think they can fix it, she consents, they get stuck and can’t, and she has to comfort them by telling them that they tried their best). Mer is able to convince her by telling her that “the scary thing isn’t dying, it’s surviving and learning to live again.” Reluctant, she agrees to the surgery. They operate and realize the cancer has spread beyond the point of repair. They are forced to close and give their sincerest apologies. She then completes the cycle by comforting them. (Mer realizes that they have put her through it again and feels bad).

Warren is working with Jackson on a case and they must make a decision to amputate a patient’s arm or try to salvage it. Webber asks Warren his opinion and he picks the safer option in to amputate. He also see’s him later on working the pit rather than in an OR. Webber finally confronts him and tells him that he is a surgeon and should start acting like one. With a new burst of confidence, he tells Stephanie that he’s coming for her top spot. She tells him that she’s been suspended, and that maybe with this time he’ll be able to catch up to her.

Amelia and Maggie realize Mer is trying to move on. Maggie finally decides to try to make Riggs and Mer work, and decides to stay at the hospital instead of go home so that Mer can go on a date with him. But Mer cancels her date after she finds the famous post-it note. Amelia and Maggie are curious as to why she canceled. Maggie and April go out after realizing that they just want to live their life a little more loosely after working with Holly. Mer decides to go out with Riggs, and actually holds his hand. She’s moving forward!

Arizona and Eliza are really getting serious. Arizona explains how much she likes Eliza in an elevator scene. On their way home, Eliza says vents about Karev, Bailey, and Richard, Arizona tells her to shut up because she doesn't want to hear her speak ill about her friends. Arizona and Eliza finally sleep together after the many canceled dates and pop-up surgeries.

Deluca finally gets the courage to tell Jo how he feels, but before he can even get the words out, Jo stops him in his tracks. She loves having him as a friend, but 1. she’s definitely not ready for that and 2. he has to know that her heart is still with Alex.

The episode ends with Alex calling for a private investigator. He needs to find someone…

A few additional thoughts:

ALEX IS DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR JO’S HUSBAND! I wonder what this means. Is he going to bring divorce papers and make him sign them? Is he going to beat him up? Is he going to talk with him? Is he gonna try to reason with him? What about the repercussion? Could this put her in more danger? Will he tell her? SO MANY QUESTIONS? One thing is for sure, whatever he does it’s for Jo. Whether or not the consequences are good? That’s unknown. So he still loves her and he’s trying to help her. I have hope for them, I just hope nothing bad happens. But let’s face it, something bad is definitely going to come of this.

Mer is moving forward! I’m so proud of her. She deserves to be happy and I wish the best for her. But it’s going to take time, and that’s okay.

#grey's anatomy #grey's abc #tv show #music #songs #review #season 13 episode 22 #the one that you want #madi diaz #mary j blige #you and me #love lesson #running man #ollie gabriel #leave it inside

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