Grey’s Anatomy
sports fan have always had a dear - hate kinship with Derek Shepherd onGrey ’s Anatomy . An excellent neurosurgeon and a devoted doc , Derek had save multiple lives before his untimely death , but that did n’t make him double-dyed . McDreamy was a flawed individual , and there were times when sports fan were greatly annoyed with things he did or said .
However , Derek was an inherently good man despite his flaws , and there were still other things that he did , whether they were small gesture or major decisions , that were sweet and humane . Derek might not be everyone ’s favorit , e but he unquestionably had his consequence , both good and bad .
Annoying: Throwing Meredith’s Roommates Out
When Derek was move in with Meredith , he expected that Meredith ’s friends who had been partake in the household with her until then would merely move out . This might not be the most teasing thing Derek Shepherd did on the show , but for fan of the original interns , this was unwarranted .
While he might have been justified in imagine that he would have some privacy in his newfangled lifetime with Meredith , he was n’t really entitled to ask Izzie and Alex to leave . They had been living there and bear rent for some time . They were thus somehow more entitled to subsist there than Derek , who was a hotshot brain surgeon worth zillion of one dollar bill and could easily afford his own place . Izzie and Alex , on the other manus , could n’t .
Sweetest: Adopting Zola
Derek and Zola hold fast from the first here and now they met , and devotee were as charm as McDreamy was when he held the little girl in his arms . He was treat her for spina bifida , and know almost straight off that he wanted to adopt her .
adopt Zola was one of the most adorable andnicest thing Derek ever did onGrey ’s Anatomy . Actor Patrick Dempsey ’s chemistry with little Zola was arrant , and today the girl is the only one of Meredith ’s kids who call back her father , and apparently even writes letters to him .
Annoying: Being The Quintessential Jerk
fan and Meredith were dealt a major blow when it was reveal at the end of season 1 that Derek was no prince charming after all , and was marital to an attractive obstetrician , Addison Montgomery Shepherd .
Derek is an excellent doctor , but there were several multiplication through the yr when his deportment take aback buff , and his inability to tell Meredith about his matrimonial status was the first such second . He might have want to leave the past behind , but that did not entitle him to pursue a cleaning lady without inform her that he was married . Later still , when Meredith was head over heels in love and delivered her iconic argumentation , " piece me , opt me , sleep together me , " Derek prefer his married woman instead after having professed his feelings to Meredith every day .
Sweetest: Elevator Love Letter
Derek purpose to Meredith in the same elevator that had played Amor for them so many times . Grey ’s Anatomyfans know that the elevator toy a key role in some of the best , most memorable scenesin the show ’s chronicle .
The proposal was n’t the quintessentially romantic one that was expected for this couple , but there was something sweet and thoughtful about the mode Derek rig up the elevator with all the medical cases they had worked on together , including that of Katie Bryce , who was Meredith ’s first patient . For fans of MerDer , it could n’t get any better .
Annoying: Being Mean To Amelia
Derek could be egotistical and patronising , particularly when it came to his youngest babe , Amelia Shepherd . The first metre she appear at Seattle Grace - Mercy West , Derek resist to know her campaign to perform a difficult surgery on a patient with a brain tumor . He seemed to doubt her abilities as a neurosurgeon and could n’t see that she was seek to redefine herself as something more than an junkie .
Derek ’s interactions with Amelia prove him to be a flawed , narcissistic mortal , and they annoyed fans who could n’t understand why McDreamy would treat his little sister , who had already been through legion dreadful tragedy , the room he did .
Sweetest: Helping Maggie Gain Meredith’s Goodwill
Derek was very sweet in the way he tried to help oneself Maggie pull in Meredith ’s trustingness and good will . He see that Meredith would not be comfortable knowing that a half - sister had on the spur of the moment pop up out of nowhere . After all , Meredith was n’t the most genial of people and even in the past tense , she had given piteous Lexie Grey a hard time for simply want to be friends with her .
Maggie Pierce was n’t the most likable of characters either when she first appear . In fact , she is one of those characters whoGrey ’s Anatomyfans hat first and screw later . But Derek acquire it upon himself to ease the interaction between the two half - sisters , even inviting Maggie to his house to cave in the ice between her and Meredith , as well as make things easier between Maggie and her biological father , Richard .
Annoying: Going Back On His Promise To Meredith
Derek had promised Meredith he ’d stay at home and search after their two kids while she focused on her career and enquiry . Fans will recall that a lot of season 10 is about Meredith ’s inquiry , her difference of opinion with Cristina and then with her own husband .
Of naturally , Derek did refuse the occupation at the White House at first , but he eventually apply in . While it is clearly hard to refuse something that the President of the United States require done , his determination to be involved in the White House nous - map task think of that he had to breach the hope he had made to Meredith to stay in the background for a while so that she could take front leg .
Sweetest: Giving His Wedding To Alex And Izzie
Derek leave his wedding party venue to Alex and Izzie do fans adore him just a bit more . Derek was an inherently good gentleman’s gentleman and when Bailey suggest , off - screen , that he permit Izzie have her perfect hymeneals in the church that he had book for Meredith and himself , he agreed .
Meredith and Derek were both a shade sarcastic when it came to the traditional white marriage , but Izzie who was always portrayed as more sentimental than Meredith believe in the sweetheart of such weddings . It thus made sense that she fuck off the marriage of her dreams aright before she would go in for her brain operating theater . This was one of the most imposing gesture on Derek ’s part on the show .
Annoying: His Antics With The Engagement Ring
Meredith was not the easy of girlfriends given how she shy tilt from commitments . But she did n’t deserve the way Derek treated her when she tried to bring him back from his laggard ; he had taken up refuge there to deal with his Great Depression after a patient role had died as a resultant role of his erroneousness .
Taking his frustration out on Meredith , he took a baseball game bat and quetch the engagement mob that he had sire for her aside into the eatage in the fleck where he would later make his dream menage . As someone who had had been through the ordeal of discovering that the man she loved was married , and then had been through several ups and down in the human relationship already , Meredith deserved better . Grey ’s Anatomyfans thought that this was arguably one of the most shocking things Derekdid to Meredith on the show .
Sweetest: Staying With Mark Until The End
Derek and Mark were as close as Brother but their friendship had bump off the rocks for a while when Mark betrayed his best friend ’s combine by sleeping with his married woman . However , after Addison ’s departure from Seattle , Derek seemed to have got preceding his grievances .
When Mark was put on life support after the shameful plane crash of the time of year 8 close , Derek stayed by his acquaintance ’s side until the very end . Mark had left instructions that he was to be taken off life support if he did n’t regain consciousness after a month , and when indeed he did n’t , his co-worker were honor and protocol bound to espouse his instructions . Derek sat with his best friend until he breathed his last , all differences forgotten , and that was fresh indeed .
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