The ep had good parts...
I must say that I, and the 10 or so other people I was watching with, cannot stand Sara Ramirez's character. I hope she stays very minimal.
I am tired of always defending Meredith. George is not some sad 12 yr old boy...he's an adult. It is terrible what happened but this can't be all blamed on Meredith.
She is a great character because she is real and flawed. I think if any of us lived her life, we wouldn't be terribly liked by the tv audience either.
The creator wrote this about her after the Superbowl Pt 1 & 2:
"The last thing I want to say about this episode has to do with Meredith. Because all she really wants is some kind of reason to live. I’ve heard a lot of talk about Meredith being whiny but the truth is, she’s got a mom with Alzheimer’s, no other family to speak of, and the man she loves is married. She’s pretty freaking lonely, people. She’s got a right to get her whine on. So, when she falters, when she doesn’t want to pull her hand out of Mr. Carlson, it’s partly because she’s got nothing to hang on to. As she says in the first episode, she needs a reason to go on, she needs some hope. Which is why she has to picture Derek to get through it. And at the end, when he shows up at her house (and he shows up just to see for himself that she is alive), she has to ask. She has to ask him about their last kiss because if she’s ever going to get out of that bed again and keep going, she needs a reason. She needs to know there’s someone out there for her. She needs some hope."
This is why I like her. If you've ever experienced something like Meredith's problems, you understand how it seems like everything you do is wrong and all you want is a little stability and sanity.
"My friends have made the story of my life."
-Helen Keller
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