12 Times We Almost Quit Watching Grey’s Anatomy

Grey’s Anatomy is close to winding down season 11, and boy has it been a wild ride the last decade and counting. Shonda Rhimes, the creator of the show, has put the docs at Seattle Grace-turned Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital through more tragedy in 11 years than anyone should ever have to deal with in their lifetime. Most recently, she killed off neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd, and we’re still reeling from the loss—one fan even went as far as to create a change.org petition to bring the character back. 

While we’ve thought about cancelling our DVR pass when things got ridiculous over the years, we’ve dutifully stuck with our favorite hospital drama from the beginning, through the good times (“Pick me, choose me, love me”) and the very, very bad (ghost sex, anyone?). Here, we’ve ranked the moments that made us consider dropping the show for good.

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12. When the Show Put on a Musical Episode (Season 7)
Was this really necessary?

11. When Izzie and George Hooked up (Season 3)
Izzie and Alex had smoldering chemistry. But Izzie and George? They came across more like brother and sister. Ew. 

 

10. When Meredith and Derek Get Married Via Post-it Note (Season 5)
So many weddings ended in disaster—it would’ve been nice to see this one play out successfully. 

9. When April Left Her Hot Hubby Jackson to Volunteer Overseas (Season 11)
Have you seen this guy?

8. When Arizona Cheated on Callie (Season 9)
They seemed like the happiest and most stable couple on the show—then this happened. 

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7. When Meredith Tried to Drown Herself (Season 3)
We get that Mer was all dark and twisty—but we have our doubts that she’d go as far as to take her own life. 

 

6. When Cristina Left Seattle (Season 10)
No more late-night dance parties with BFF Meredith? No thanks.

 

5. When Alex Dated a Woman Who Had Lost Her Memory (Season 4)
His doomed-from-the-start relationship with Ava/Rebecca/whatshername lasted way too long. 

4. When Izzie Had Sex with a Ghost (Season 5)
We swooned over their relationship when Denny was alive. But when Izzie (who did have a brain tumor, to be fair) had sex with Denny’s ghost? That was just too freakin’ weird. 

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3. When One of Our Favorite Couples Died in a Plane Crash (Season 8 and Season 9)
Couldn’t Shonda have thought of some other non-deadly way to have Lexie and Mark exit the show? And to make matters worse, we had to wait a whole summer after the finale to find out that McSteamy had died.

 

2. When Cristina Didn’t Show up to McDreamy’s Funeral (Season 11)
She should’ve been there to support Meredith, the woman she calls her “person.”

1. When McDreamy Died in a Freak Car Accident (Season 11)
The world would be a better place if this had never happened. 

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