Grey’s Anatomy
InGrey ’s Anatomyseason 17 , rooter were treated to the restoration of Dr. Derek Shepherd ( Patrick Dempsey ) , who was tragically kill off in season 11 — his return to the show , however , was a vast mistake .
Derek Shepherd , know by many of his colleagues as " McDreamy " , was a main cast phallus on the ABC aesculapian play since its inception in 2005 until his deviation . His kinship withDr . Meredith Grey ( Ellen Pompeo)was a focal compass point of the serial publication . Throughout the show , the duet went from dating to married to starting a family of their own . While they had their run and tribulation , just like every major span onGrey ’s Anatomy , it seemed that they were " MFEO " , which means " made for each other " a term that many fans of the show have adopted for their favorite couples who , they assume , will last evermore . However , that ’s not always the cause , as many other seemingly long - lasting couples have been cleave apart by divorce , detachment ( both permanent and irregular ) , and even death of one or both people .
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Derek was killed after being struck by a car inGrey ’s Anatomyseason 11 . He did n’t die at the scene of the fortuity , but later give in to his injuries after being take to a infirmary that lacked the wealth of resources Grey - Sloan Memorial Hospital has . This was finally what led to his dying — Derek developed a head accidental injury that , ironically , could belike have been doctor by Shepherd himself under dissimilar circumstances . His return in the two - part season 17 premiere , " All Tomorrow ’s Parties / The Center Wo n’t bear " , materialise as part of a " dream " sequence that transpired after Meredith collapsed in the infirmary parking lot . This was intended to foreshadow Meredith ’s engagement with an unforeseen illness — the COVID-19 virus . Grey ’s Anatomyseason 17 chose to make the on-going COVID-19 pandemic a major part , and Meredith ’s struggle with COVID is mean to spotlight the battle many Americans and their families face up . However , the notion of Derek being on a beach calling to her is slightly feeling - deaf given the greater deduction , and ultimately , a poor conclusion by the show ’s writers .
AfterDerek ’s tragical destruction , Meredith saw major accomplishments in her career , though equilibrize a body of work life with her family life sans the comportment of her husband was difficult . However , Meredith did finish up thriving in many ways , especially professionally . In a way , it seemed very much like she was out from Derek ’s shadow , which was never knowing , but always an ongoing theme — and sometimes a dot of engagement — for the couple . Meredith , in time , opened herself up to the opening of new sexual love , include fellow operating surgeon Dr. Andrew DeLuca ( Giacomo Gianniotti ) . This , in trueGrey ’s Anatomyfashion , became a love trigon when Meredith catch up with the centre of yet another sawbones at Grey - Sloan , Dr. Cormac Hayes ( Richard Flood ) , a pediatric sawbones .
While Meredith will never forget Derek , it ’s clear byGrey ’s Anatomyseason 17 that she has , at least to the extent anyone is able to find closure in such a circumstance , moved on . This throw Derek ’s reappearance even more suspect , since she ’s have not only one , but two prospective suitors on the other side , not to mention supporter and folk . The construct of seeing lost have a go at it one has been played with before to some extent , such as the storyline whereDr . Isobel " Izzie " Stevens ( Katherine Heigl)had what she believed to be a full - blow human relationship with the ghost of her fiancé , Denny Duquette ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan ) . Izzie seeing and interact with Denny posthumously was meant to foreshadow her getting cancer . If Meredith joins Derek on the beach , that clear means she ’s forsaken everything in her life to be reunite once more with the homo she loves .
Physically , the two are fork by a corking distance and , over the course of multiple episodes , Meredith attempt to get closer , but ca n’t . Derek , predictably , adumbrate that the two of themcanbe together whenever she ’s ready . evidently , as a mother to small children , this is n’t a good idea , nor is it a good whimsy to suggest that Meredith would quit combat just to be with Derek again . Beyond that , while it ’s nice to see returning cast members on darling shows , it drags on for too foresighted and serves as little more than a terrible reminder of Meredith ’s personnel casualty , which may have an even more heavy — and perhaps negatively charged — effect on her in future episode ofGrey ’s Anatomy .
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