Grey’s Anatomy
chesty , rude , and insolent , Alex Karev had been established as a polarizing character on the ABC medical dramaGrey ’s Anatomy , an outlier who did n’t care how many hoi polloi he finish up hurting . Whether taking delight in being a dork to the lovely George O’Malley or humiliating Izzie for having had a modeling calling , Alex was a deeply insecure person for several seasons until he melt and evolved into a enceinte sawbones .
Ashis character get going on a developmentalarc , he step by step started show trait that were admirable , to say the least . Alex was a outstanding acquaintance , a subsister , and cared genuinely for his patients . He also cared for one womanhood , Izzie , his whole life story , which was whole adorable .
Worst: Arrogant & Offensive
Alexwas well - known for his arrogancetowards almost anyone and everyone , irrespective of whether or not they were friendly such as Izzie Stevens . In fact , when he first joined the show , his character was introduced as some kind of foil to the aristocratic George to whom he was nothing but a jerk . He refuse to be reverential in his ways and terminate up offending almost everyone that worked with him .
Best: Cares Deeply
Alex Karev went through a terrible evolutionary electric arc over the years , and , in time , he was shown to care deep for the people he was attached to , whether it was someone he loved or his patients . He cared deeply for Izzie andAva , although his feelings for the latter were misplaced . But , he also deal for his little patients to the extent that he wing all the style back to Seattle to save a infant who ask him , consciously lay his vocation in jeopardy as he was late for his wait on exam .
Worst: Immature & Selfish
When Alex bug out out , he was self - focus on and opinion of no one but himself . He was the last person one would go to for help , and he rubbed everyone up the wrong room with his selfish ways .
Even when Izzie was terminally inauspicious and had just had her surgery , Alex seemed to be more implicated about his own misfortunesrather than the terrible ordeal Izzie was go through . True , his burst , tell Izzie that she was going to be a incumbrance on him , come at a moment of despair , but it did reveal him to be grossly immature .
Best: A Good Friend
Alex , in time , became a grand admirer anda tower of support — at least to Meredith . The latter even considered him her ' person ' after Cristina had leave , and especially after Derek pass away when she needed someone to turn to . Alex , in his own manner , tried to be there for his friends , and , given how he knew next to nothing of friendly relationship or support for a very long fourth dimension , this was a commendable elbow grease .
Worst: Condescending
Alex was condescending , to say the least , whether it was toward the nanny or men who were softer and kind than himself such as George . His condescension extended to the Pediatrics and the Obstetrics departments , which were look at less glamorous or desperate than cardiothoracic , neurosurgery , or even credit card , the last of which he wanted to specialize in because it pay the most .
Best: Has A Fighting Spirit
Alex was revealed to have had a difficult childhood and adolescence , during which he had to look after his siblings and his female parent , who suffer from schizophrenia .
His dad had been hook to drug and abused his female parent before abandon his family entirely . Alex had spent much of his time around foster homesas a teenage son . The fact that he managed to outlast these times and become a brilliant surgeon in his own rightfulness showed that he was n’t one to give up easy and had a fighting disembodied spirit .
Worst: An Inclination For Physical Violence
Unfortunately , for every good trait that Alex had , he had several questionable one , as well . His tendency to become violent was one such trait that landed him in trouble more than once .
For instance , Alex had stick up his dad as a young human race when he became a grappler to make unnecessary his mom from being physically abused . This was a motion of love for his mammy on his part , but this dip of his stayed with him . He punched his pa days later when they met at the bar , and , of course , he beatDeLuca into a pulp on the assumption that he was assault Jo . Although he require to violence only when he wanted to protect someone , these habits definitely seemed to be unhealthful .
Best: Believed In One True Love
Alex Karev believe in one true beloved , and , for him , his one true great love — or soul fellow , as Meredith put it — was Izzie Stevens . Alex implied to the latter that Izzie was his truthful lovewhile cue her that Derek had been hers .
For someone who had gained some ill fame for sleeping around , to at last settle for one woman had seemed impossible at first . However , he did finally when he left Jo to be with Izzie and her Gemini the Twins in lodge to give his shaver the puerility he had never had .
Worst: Impulsive & Erratic
Alex ’s decision to be with Izzie was hail by some fan as the only resolution that made sense for the graphic symbol ’s abrupt departure from the show .
However , it ca n’t be deny that it was an impulsive and erratic determination on his part to only abandon Jo whom he claim to love and had married for an sometime flaming . He did n’t even speak to her typeface to face and lie , saying that he was with his mother , whereas , in reality , he was already at Izzie’s . pronounce bye to Jo and his booster and mentors in a Dear John letterwas too season - one - Alex , and his sudden whim took the part back a few years .
Best: Inherently Good
Alex Karev was inherently good , and it transpired by and by that a lot of his lordliness was the result of a calculated defence mechanics . He was commonly try on to prevent himself from getting hurt , which made him behave rudely to others to keep them at branch ’s length .
The wayhe took the reigns of the Peds departmentwhen Arizona was go through a tremendous trial by ordeal watch time of year eight ’s plane clangour , postponing a dream fellowship situation at Johns Hopkins , evidence that underneath his arrogant outside he was a good man . He also give himself up for having beat DeLuca , which was decent of him .
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