Grey’s Anatomy
Ever since Meredith Grey ( Ellen Pompeo ) meet Derek Shepherd in the pilot ofGrey ’s Anatomy , rooter have been equal part obsess and broken with the aesculapian television drama . With time of year 16 premiere this fall , it seems like every likely duo has fall in love ( and afterwards broken up ) , every doctor has made mistakes , and every possible plotline has already occur . But the Shonda Rhimes - created show is still democratic , and even if people swear they ’re not watching anymore , a novel episode pulls them back in .
Since the serial has been on the air since 2005 , it ’s only coherent that there are some sequence that do n’t brook up very well . Here are 10 storylines fromGrey ’s Anatomythat have age badly .
10. Alex Hits DeLuca
Sure , this plot line is n’t even all that old … and yet it ’s one that makes fans cringe to this day . In time of year 13 , Alex ( Justin Chambers ) thinks that Jo ( Camilla Luddington ) and DeLuca ( Giacomo Gianniotti ) are together and so in a tantrum of completely jealous furor , he hits DeLuca .
This was an incredibly low point for Alex and an even lower point for the show . It went in a counsel that devotee did n’t desire to see because up until that level , Alex had been undergo a pot of theatrical role ontogenesis . He run low from a grumpy guy who no one wish watching to someone with a lot of morals and principles and compassionateness . All of a sudden , he put his life history and life at risk . Even the biggestGrey ’s Anatomyfans probably do n’t want to re - follow this storyline .
9. George’s Confusing Death
Everyone loves George ( T.R. Knight ) . He ’s kind , lovely , and a expert friend to Meredith . It ’s grievous when he dies in the fifth time of year finale " Now or Never . "
But this storyline has maturate poorly because instead of giving George a right , move , and emotional send - off , which would have been a fitting testimonial to such a pop eccentric , his death was just evidently confusing . After a bus topology stroke , a man comes into the infirmary and no one eff who he is . Since he takes Meredith ’s deal and writes down " 007 " she realizes that it must be George since that was her cognomen for him . The problem ? No one live if this is dependable , so there ’s a lot of cockamamy back and forth .
8. Amelia And Owen’s Wedding
Grey ’s Anatomyis a show with a lot of romance … but fans are n’t on board with every single pair . In fact , there are many that do n’t seem to work at all , and Amelia ( Caterina Scorsone ) and Owen ( Kevin McKidd ) are a confusing couple , that ’s for sure .
When they have their nuptials daytime in the season 12 instalment " Family Affair , " it does n’t sense quite proper , so it ’s dependable to say that this is another storyline that has n’t aged well . Since they go through a lot of problems shortly after , it seems strange that they would even be together in the first place .
7. Meredith Learning About Derek Being Married To Addison
Everyone loves a risque beloved triangle or a couple who ca n’t seem to halt sell with obstacles . But while that kind of dramatic event is TV gold , an earlyGrey ’s Anatomystoryline about Meredith , Derek , and Addison ( Kate Walsh ) has aged jolly severely .
In the season one finale " Who ’s Zoomin ' Who ? " Meredith finds out that Derek is married . Addison is painted as a total villain but anyone who has watched theGrey’sspin - offPrivate Practiceknows that she ’s actually a brilliant , interesting , compassionate persona who has a lot going on in her personal life . Addison is n’t given the credit that she deserves during this storyline and really shines when she gets her own show .
6. April’s Weird Storyline
In the thirteenth and 14th seasons , April ( Sarah Drew ) get pretty depressed . But instead of the show talking about depression in a reverential way , she just mopes around , gets exceedingly raging , and is mean to everyone .
This is another plot line that has aged badly because it ’s hard to see why it was necessary . It seems like the writer were n’t sure what to do with the character , especially since she ends up leaving the show after season 14 .
5. Mark’s Injury
Some fans might miss Mark ( Eric Dane ) and others might have find him way too smug . Either way , he had a season five storyline that has mature poorly and seems so awkward .
Mark was quite the ladies ' humanity and in the instalment " staircase to Heaven , " he and Lexie ( Chyler Leigh ) are getting engaged in an on - call room ( as the doctors always do on this show ) and Mark ends up getting injured , um , down there . SometimesGrey ’s Anatomygoes off the rails with really silly storylines , and this was in that category for sure . It ’s not funny or necessary .
4. Callie And George’s Marriage
Did any buff desire to see Callie ( Sara Ramirez ) and George draw the greyback ? Most likely not because they do n’t seem to make common sense as a duad . Honestly , it seems like every character has a crush on George in the other days ofGrey ’s Anatomy , and that made this plot line experience disorganised .
Looking back , this felt like a rushed plot of ground decision , and no one was surprised when it did n’t last .
3. April’s Virginity
A stack of covert time onGrey ’s Anatomywas spend discussing how April was a virgin . She felt like a loser because of it and she was often the bottom of the joke . This is another storyline that does n’t take for up well today because it seems odd that everyone would deal so much about it .
It ’s also ill at ease because April add up from a very spiritual background , so it palpate like the other characters were n’t express that any respect . And when April and Jackson ( Jesse Williams ) have their first fourth dimension together , she does n’t pass her Board test . It does n’t feel like something that would actually happen to such an challenging individual .
2. The Way That Derek Dies
If you ’re go away to bolt down off McDreamy , why botch it so disadvantageously ? Fans ofGrey ’s Anatomystill are n’t sure why this character ’s death was so ill cover .
When Derek gets into a automobile shipwreck in the time of year 11 installment " How to Save a Life , " it should have been a beautiful episode that made buff get passing emotional . But tell sayonara to Derek felt kind of lackluster and disappointing as we determine a Dr. name Penny ( Samantha Sloyan ) totally bonk up when try out to keep Derek awake . This plot line has unquestionably senesce poorly .
1. When Izzie And Denny Are Together Again
fan ofGrey ’s Anatomyknew that this plot line would decidedly be on this list . The worst of all plotlines happened in time of year five . Yup , we ’re talking about when Izzie ( Katherine Heigl ) is actually internal with Denny ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan ) … while he was already dead . This is often called " the ghost sex plot line " and fans still ca n’t get over how sick this was .
Needless to say , this is a storyline that has not only aged poorly , but it did n’t land very well when it actually aired . It was hard to conceive and still impart fans shaking their heads today .
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