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I agree. I think Mark's was worse because there was hope that he would recover and at one point it seemed that he would whereas with Lexi it was just a matter of time
It was the one that made me quit. I eventually came back when my bestie started watching on our Netflix account. But it was just too much for a while. Seattle grace mercy death indeed.
DeLuca’s fucked me up. It was supposed to be the season finale (which made sense for GA), but having it take place on episode 7 of a new season caught me off guard.
This is why delucas death didn't affect me so hard. I didn't know it was a crossover. I saw it when i watched station 19. I already knew he was dead. They didn't do it the right way.
When deluca died it was just ridiculous. I wasn’t crying, I was angry af. So deluca for me as well. Henry’s death was also really sad, a better rendition of the Izzy/Denny situation imo. You have good taste
I’m watching for the first time, and I’m only up to season 12 however, I wouldn’t say any death hit me hard, but the one death that made me cry was Derek’s. This surprised me as I didn’t like his character but the fact he had a wife and kids, and how he knew going in to surgery that he was going to die was all incredibly sad.
All the other deaths were sad but I only cried (sobbing) like a baby when Derek died. Also when Callie had the car accident, I cried then too but then I laughed because all the singing was funny.
I’m also on 12! Same thing happened with me with Derek’s death, I’m not a huge fan of his character but it was just sad bc of his family. To be fair I cried every time someone left or died but it definitely also hit pretty hard
Fr i can’t imagine being in that position - knowing that you could live but you’re not going to bc of some arrogant, incompetent mfs and you can’t do shit about it even though you know everything
I watched the show unspoiled years after it came out. I’m surprised Derek is this far down, his death was by far the worst for me. So much so that I haven’t rewatched the show because I’m kind of scared to happen by the episode without noticing and then it will all be upon me all over again. I bawled the first time. It’s Mer and the kids at the hospital, her courage and strength for the kids, Derek knowing he will die, the staff waiting on the neuro guy and him hearing it… it all breaks my heart. It was honestly a hard episode to watch.
I went unspoiled for everything and the only death I cried about was Lexie’s. It was entirely unexpected and just devastating. I loved George and was sad to see him go, but I saw it coming a mile away - they were writing him off one way or another. Reed’s death was unexpected but I had no reason to feel upset about it, especially when it was surrounded by emotional moments with characters I cared more about.
Lexie had a golden personality, had so much promise as a surgeon, and made Meredith a character I enjoyed rather than tolerated. Until she was actively dying, I didn’t even see her death as a possibility. It took me by surprise and was so emotional. I just wept.
Coming from someone who also watched everything unspoiled, I agree that Reed’s definitely wasn’t super upsetting, but it hit me HARD with the shock of how sudden it was, I had to stop and take a minute to process what actually happened. I also think Charles Percy was a really hard one for the opposite reason that it drug on so long with him knowing he was going to die and just laying there.
I definitely felt the shock when it happened, but that episode was just so many gut punches in such quick succession that it’s hard to remember Reed as a stand out. By the time you get to Percy’s death, which was so much more emotional in my opinion, you’ve forgotten all about her.
Old Grey’s deserves credit for a lot, but those first few seasons knew how to do these big crisis episodes. They could pace tragedy *effectively* and I don’t think they ever regained that skill - except for maybe the plane crash.
Percy's death was so sad, not just because of his slow death where he knew it was happening, but also because of Bailey's reaction to it and her breakdown/recovery in those few minutes.
I agree that she’s basically forgotten shortly after until Percy mentions her and then you’re like “oh yeah, that happened.” Then you forget about her again until she’s briefly mentioned once everyone gets out. I think hers had the most shock to it for me just because she was the first death where I realized “oh shit, this is happening!”
Same, honestly, I actually just hit that episode last night on a rewatch ironically enough and remembered how shaken I was when I first saw it, now I’m just like. “That sucks”
I loved Lexie so much and I remember rewatching one episode a few years back where Lexie and Amelia met on Grey's and. god. It made me so inexorably sad. I miss her so much😭 Seasons 6-8 were golden honestly.
lexies always hit me the hardest. she was one of my favs and knowing all of the terrible things that happened to her through what we saw as viewers but also cristina's retelling of the story broke my heart.
george's death just made me mad. it seemed so unnecessary and i was kinda mad they didn't just ship him off to the army and leave him ALONE. it was sad to me because he didn't get a true final goodbye to mer, izzie, or bailey.
omg really? i never knew that. it always just made me so sad, bc he was the first main character killed off and he didn't even get his chance to shine. i'm embarrassed to say i loved george 🙈 pls do not judge me LOL
Nothing to judge! TR was so out off by the whole thing with Isaiah Washington, and felt that George was not given quality story lines, so he was kinda done. He asked to be killed off so that they couldn’t bring him back. Ironic, given what happens much later (not sure how far you’ve gotten).
I think we all loved George at one time or another; the character wasn’t a bad guy overall, just had some v covertly toxic character traits.
yes i've seen everything twice LOL. i was shocked that he came back honestly, knowing everything that went on behind the scenes with him and Isaiah like you said. i wouldn't want to come back after that either 😬 and yeah george as a character i'd say he has some bad traits, and tbh i feel like all of his big bad moments were so out of character like it made no senseeee and i'm so mad
Lexie's death made me sob multiple times during the various rewatches I've done. It also changed the show. There is pre lexie and post. The whole hospital was fractured and I kind of miss the old greys a little from time to time.
Honestly pre and post Lexie Greys is not my favorite. Even season 8 when she stopped appearing so frequently I was like… I kinda don’t want to watch this show anymore :/
Even though I’ve been spoiled for years about Lexie’s death (my family and I stopped watching when the singing episode aired), I literally just watched it for the first time the other day and bawled my eyes out. I knew it was coming but still oh my god I wasn’t ready.
George's dad was the worst for me. But my dad died when I was young and I have a hard time with dads dying. Just the grief that George's mom felt, and George having to tell them to stop the life support, and then Cristina welcoming George to the Dead Dad Club, oh I sobbed.
When I started watching, I knew that George would die. I knew that Derek would die. I knew that Lexi would die, and I even knew specifically that she died in the plane crash.
I did NOT know that Mark died. Holy shit. Caught me so completely off guard, I was a sobbing mess. I can’t imagine my reactions to the others if I hadn’t been prepared for them.
I didn’t know mark was gonna die until like the day before I watched the plane crash episode bc my mom spoiled it for me. Either way that death still makes me so sad I don’t even like to think about it. Idt I ever sobbed more over a tv show
I'm in a rewatch and just watched the scene where Adele storms into the hospital looking for Richard. Blaming him for being with Ellis. She gets into the galley of his surgery and thinks Meredith is her mom. Richard sings her ....I think it's called "my funny Valentine." That fucking scene GOT ME good
Adele’s death wrecks me like no other. Richard showing up to Baileys wedding and Meredith knowing why and they just hold each other and cry. Idk exactly why but it makes me sob like an idiot every time.
i don’t think any death will hit harder than derek’s for me because he died while helping people, he knew what was happening and how he would die, and his death was totally preventable. it just kind of showed how exceptionally fucked up life is
I know everyone here hates Derek but his death always makes me cry every time I get to that point. The part that gets me is Meredith sitting there with him and trying to wake him up when he’s already brain dead. Ugh.
Lexie- heartbreaking. Because she’d finally told Mark how she felt and it looked like they might actually have a shot.
They gave Mark a decent send off so I didn’t feel as bad about it.
I knew about Derek and George ahead of time so maybe I was just better prepared?
(I started watching Greys way back in the beginning but quit after 3 seasons and only got back into it the past couple of years. Some plot twists/ deaths were talked about…)
1) The little girl who died while her dad was desperately trying to get her into an experimental treatment and Bailey spent the day holding her until she could convince the dad to hold his daughter.
2) Mark and Lexie
3) Henry.
I also hated how they wrote his death because it was basically a copy of how a doctor died on ER. A patient was hit by a train just over the hospital. He was injured to the point of being unrecognizable. They page the doctor for him to assist with the patient, and the patient's pager goes off. That's how they realize the patient is one of their own doctors, and they're unable to save him. George deserved better than a copycat death imo.
Mark. When Derek said “you always had to be first”. I just started bawling. And Callie and Derek never left his side and all the flashbacks with Sofia WRECKED me
What was the worse with marks death was when he wanted Jackson to grab Sofia so he could see her and he died before he could come back with her. Crushed my soul.
i literally have dreams of mark and lexie bc their characters and relationship meant so much to me 😭 but i just got past deluca's death and that hurt just as much because it would've been avoided if ppl didn't write off his concern as just being manic bc of his bipolar disorder
Derek Shepherd, rewatching the show the first time and getting to season 11 was horrible. They make Derek's character really awful but then Derek gets redeemed and meredith and him finally get to a good place only to kill him off the next few episodes...
The little girl whose father kept wanting to take her to Mexico and Bailey was on the bed holding her and she had to lose it with the father to get him to accept that this was the end and he needed to be there. Even thinking about that episode makes me cry.
Derek’s death hit me harder than any other TV death. I have to be in the right mindset to watch those episodes because it absolutely crushes me. Mark and Lexi were also extremely hard but nothing hurts more than Derek. 🤧
Derek. Loved him. Rewatched it recently and was in a depression for like two days. In his final moments the way Meredith calls out to him. The way EP plays it, she’s calling out to *her* Derek. The delivery was so poignant.
The twin baby who dies in Alex’s arms was definitely one of the worst. And April/Jackson’s first baby. Kids in general.
As far as main character goes, I’m not sure. I’m sad they didn’t explore a gay storyline for George, and instead just killed him off. Maybe it was too ahead for the time, which, if it’s even part of the reason, makes it suck even more.
Deluca’s death also appeared quite pointless, but I haven’t watched station 19 beyond the first 3-4 episodes, so…
DeLuca’s death hit me way harder than I was expecting because of how close him and Carina were it made me think what if I lose my baby brother. I sobbed for a good hour after that episode.
Not any main characters, but during the shooting, when Charles dies, it just kills me, too. His last words of telling Bailey she was his favorite doctor just fading out... like I get chills just typing it out because that entire scene is everything. The other death that is always so sad is the elderly doctor couple. When he didn't even get up to say anything and waited for them to make their rounds to let them know her time of death and then he slowly walks out of the hospital 😭 and the other old couple when the husband just keeps saying "Hattie?" Hattie?" While trying to do cpr on her because she filled out the dnr before the surgery. They are minor characters, but their deaths are so well done that it is always tragic to me.
All of the deaths in the shooting episode really messed me up. Charles for sure, and the other intern the guy shot point blank. I was SHOCKED. Or the security guard who was saying please don’t I have a family. That kind of stuff really unsettles me and still makes me want to cry.
Definitely Lexi and as she’s choking out “soulmates” to Mark.
But I haven’t seen mention of Charles! While as a whole I didn’t really care, Bailey yelling about the elevators and Mandy Moore being there so he isn’t alone and scared was just devastating.
Charles’s death hits so hard because it distills death down to an instant. We can be good, bad, worthy, awful, but everything is chance. Even dying alone.
Deluca and Baileys mom gutted me.
The episode(s) we’re extremely well done…but I also had lost a parent to COVID very recently when those episodes released and I was fiercely grieving.
Everything about Baileys mothers storyline when she passed was a reflection of my own with my parent and when she passed in the show…I wish my father had had a peaceful passing.
Deluca…that was tough because of his heart and the way it all happened. He wanted to live. His time on the beach with Meredith cut deep because of what it meant to see Deluca with his mother.
Ok gonna go cry now.
Neither Reed's nor Percy's deaths really bothered me because I don't think I really knew them long enough. I was annoyed and shocked when Heather Brooks died because I really like Tina Majorino and I thought her character was the only one who showed true potential.
Mark and Lexie tied for number one spot.
I know everyone says “nobody thought Mark was gonna die” but who thought Lexie was ?? That whole episode was so shocking… And the way Mer is on the ground sobbing and gasping is heartbreaking. The scene where they’re all sitting down while Mark holds her hand will be engraved will my memory forever.
Marks death is sudden, i like they give us time to prepare, then they give us hope, THEN they say it’s the “spur” or whatever bs, and that was the first red flag… for me the saddest thing about Marks death is that he didn’t get to say bye to Sofia.
Now Derek’s death. Derek’s death will forever anger me. Firstly, he dies sooo soon after the plane crash… we never expect to see main characters dying as often as 2 season spams in the late seasons, so i really was not expecting for all that. the fact he died from not having a CT (and BURR HOLES) is so annoying because any avid watcher of the shows has heard those terms at least 185923 times. top 3 deaths.
On previous rewatches Derek. Even though I didn’t really like his character at that point just the whole story line gets me.
I think if I did a rewatch now though it would be when April/Jackson lose Samuel. Now that I have a baby I can’t watch baby deaths without crying.
I don't think if anyone will agree with me but Derek's Death was the saddest for me. He was my favourite character and I genuinely broke down when he died.
Equally between George, Lexie and Derek.
George was very well loved and respected by his superiors and his peers. Despite the constant bullying from Alex, he rose above it. He had his chaotic moments or moments that annoyed me but that’s that. Yes, I cried my eyes out when he died and during his funeral. One of my favourite moments is when Bailey and Webber, even years after his death remembers him and shows how they felt about him.
Lexie suddenly became a rising resident to just a background character prior to her death. She didn’t deserve the way she died. She irked me at first but she really grew on me. Yes, she was childish at times but she had good intentions and had a pure heart. Meredith’s reaction to her death really got to me and when she was talking to Riggs about her truly showed how she cared and loved Lexie.
Derek, he died after saving live of the crash victims. His death was tragic and possibly unavoidable but when he died. The aftermath of his death and the reactions from his colleagues really showed how he was valued and loved by everyone.
Side Character wise there was a couple that came into together from a hike, they were elderly and I think he was a retired doctor. She dies and he just walks away in this red coat all alone and I don't know why but that absolutely broke me. I cried so hard. Couldn't tell you the episode it's just that image of the man leaving in the red coat that breaks me.
Of course the major characters’ deaths were super hard, but I’m gonna lost super minor characters:
First is Mary, the one who was gone be operated the day of the shooting. She didn’t die if the shooting, but died after her surgery. They never found out the cause. She just never woke up after the surgery.
Second that springs to mind is the lady in Derek and Meredith’s brain tumour trial. They convinced her that she had made up the live of her life. She died thinking that he didn’t love her because he wasn’t real. He just happened to be late because the plane was delayed. It is heart wrenching!
Derek. Not because I particularly loved him but because his kids lost their dad and I know what that feels like. Also when George’s dad does and he joined the ‘Dead Dad Club’.
I think Lexi hit me hardest, just because it was so sudden and there was nothing anyone could do. Also learning what happened after she died while they were still stuck there from Cristina really fucked with me.
A lot of the patients hit me hard. But character deaths…. I think Henry, Derek, oh man I know he’s not dead but when Richard got his copper poisoning I was in so much distress. Lexies death was really boring and didn’t really make me cry this go around. I’m gonna count Meredith’s miscarriage as a death. That was sad.
I think George’s hit hard, because Iwas expecting if anyone would die in that finale, it would be Izzie, and George was going off to the army. It was a hard episode anyway to lose one of the OG cast, but that twist was so unexpected.
I loved Lexie. I really think there was more of her story to tell. It felt so unfinished, both her personal life, her relationship with Meredith, getting back with Mark, and especially knowing she would have become a phenomenal doctor. She felt like such an ingrained part of people’s lives and I felt her loss on the show. Her presence was smart, leading with kindness and good intentions, and maybe a bit more innocent and pure hearted, and open to be vulnerable.
Henry was hard, because he and Teddy were planning their future together. It seemed so cruel that their happiness together was so brief.
Derek was hard and a bit shocking. I didn’t see them writing him off so this was more surprising than George (or even Lexie who we say dying the entire episode). At the same time, I do agree that he couldn’t just move to DC or be offscreen for any reason. And in a way, it did elevate Meredith’s story.
Deluca was a favorite and it hurt when he died, especially since you had to watch the station 19 crossover. It was worse because he was right, that woman WAS a child trafficker. I liked his relationship with Sam. Even though I’m not a fan of Maggie and his relationship, I think it did show a pattern with Maggie’s relationships. Deluca was also poised to be a great doctor and it felt like he and Meredith weren’t over romantically, but glad they said goodbye on the coma Beach dream.
Lexie. Her and Mark talking about their future and how they would get married and have kids even though they both knew she was dying…it paints a vivid picture of what would have happened. It’s a very emotional and painful scene to watch.
Probably Lexi. I knew about a lot of the deaths in the series because I only watched recently (and remember them being big news back when the episode aired), but I wasn’t expecting hers.
Also for me personally, Henry’s was devastating because I wanted to enjoy Scott Foley more.
The death I hated the most was Mark's, he's one of my favorites.
But the death I felt the most was Andrew's death. His death happened very close to my dad's death, so it was a mix of emotions, and it made me feel a lot.
i spoiled the whole show for myself but lexie's death literally made me sob so hard like, that was evil. i get that her going away didn't make since with her character and her evolution but god. also cristina saying that they were animals fighting over her body was terrible
Mark, Lexie and Derek were the hardest for me. Probably bcs it sort of signified the end of an era, Grey’s best seasons and storylines. After that everything was just meh.
Deluca’s death was also shocking. I didn’t expect his storyline to end so abruptly and without giving him a proper growth.
During my first watch I was like 15 so I really liked Derek and I SOBBED when he died. It was just so frustrating that he died because of poor decision making
A really strange one, but Percy (during the active shooter episode). I cried all hard at his death, the way it played out, his fear, Miranda screaming. It was crazy emotional. Next for me would be Mark.
I’m only on Season 7 (first watch through)but I have been spoiled for years on who dies. I haven’t been completely wrecked yet but I’m cautiously watching because I know what’s coming.
George and Samuel. George because he was the first character death to have a reaction from me. And Samuel because the acting around that was amazing. I know lots of people say Lexi but I never related to her as a character so it didn't hit me hard.
I think Derek's would have been the hardest for me if I didn't know it was coming. I was late to the series and heard about it before I started watching. All of the others were spoil-free and I think it was Lexie and Mark for me. Especially Lexie.
lexie, not only was she crushed by a plane, but then ate by wolves, and then the scene on the plane where mark wakes up and sees her body i wanted to SOB
I don’t know which death “broke me,” per say, but Brooks was sad because she shouldn’t have been there in the first place, and she had such potential like Lexie.
Idk what hit hardest, but the award for funniest goes to either Derek or Lexie. Derek because Patrick Dempsey wanted to go drive racecars & Shonda said “lol Bet.” And Lexie bc of the *completely unnecessary* “eaten by wolves” detail. Feral honestly lmao.
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I agree. I think Mark's was worse because there was hope that he would recover and at one point it seemed that he would whereas with Lexi it was just a matter of time
Marks was 100% the worst. It was just depressing, especially because he had a kid, it just makes it sm sadder. But both were awful.
It was the one that made me quit. I eventually came back when my bestie started watching on our Netflix account. But it was just too much for a while. Seattle grace mercy death indeed.
They kept him alive for a week. I honestly thought he'd make it
Me too
I thought it was 30 days but it breaks my heart every time I watch it so it’s been awhile since I’ve seen it.
They were out in the wilderness for a week
Probably going to be the minority, but I bawled my eyes out when DeLuca died. And also Henry.
Henry was rough
I know. I’m doing a rewatch and I just started season 8 and I AM NOT READY 😭
Me too. They just met in the elevator and oh man.
DeLuca’s hurt because no one believed him and everyone thought he was having An episode only for him to be right all along.
I also felt like he had a bulsl - eye on him, before he was killed of I kept thinking something bad was going to happen to him!
DeLuca’s fucked me up. It was supposed to be the season finale (which made sense for GA), but having it take place on episode 7 of a new season caught me off guard.
This is why delucas death didn't affect me so hard. I didn't know it was a crossover. I saw it when i watched station 19. I already knew he was dead. They didn't do it the right way.
I thought of deluca too. Maybe because I watched his death most recently but it was just so messed up. He deserved to get better
Oh I'm in a rewatch and just watched the Henry scene. I forgot how teddy kept asking yang to repeat the whole procedure verbally. Ugh. So stressful.
Yeah, I stop watching because DeLuca die
Good decision tbh
Especially if you watch the Station 19 and GA episodes one after the other
When deluca died it was just ridiculous. I wasn’t crying, I was angry af. So deluca for me as well. Henry’s death was also really sad, a better rendition of the Izzy/Denny situation imo. You have good taste
Lexie 😭
I’m watching for the first time, and I’m only up to season 12 however, I wouldn’t say any death hit me hard, but the one death that made me cry was Derek’s. This surprised me as I didn’t like his character but the fact he had a wife and kids, and how he knew going in to surgery that he was going to die was all incredibly sad.
All the other deaths were sad but I only cried (sobbing) like a baby when Derek died. Also when Callie had the car accident, I cried then too but then I laughed because all the singing was funny.
Yeah the singing was hilarious, especially Owens’s singing 😂
I’m also on 12! Same thing happened with me with Derek’s death, I’m not a huge fan of his character but it was just sad bc of his family. To be fair I cried every time someone left or died but it definitely also hit pretty hard
Fr i can’t imagine being in that position - knowing that you could live but you’re not going to bc of some arrogant, incompetent mfs and you can’t do shit about it even though you know everything
I watched the show unspoiled years after it came out. I’m surprised Derek is this far down, his death was by far the worst for me. So much so that I haven’t rewatched the show because I’m kind of scared to happen by the episode without noticing and then it will all be upon me all over again. I bawled the first time. It’s Mer and the kids at the hospital, her courage and strength for the kids, Derek knowing he will die, the staff waiting on the neuro guy and him hearing it… it all breaks my heart. It was honestly a hard episode to watch.
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I'm so sorry for your loss, friend. ❤️
I went unspoiled for everything and the only death I cried about was Lexie’s. It was entirely unexpected and just devastating. I loved George and was sad to see him go, but I saw it coming a mile away - they were writing him off one way or another. Reed’s death was unexpected but I had no reason to feel upset about it, especially when it was surrounded by emotional moments with characters I cared more about. Lexie had a golden personality, had so much promise as a surgeon, and made Meredith a character I enjoyed rather than tolerated. Until she was actively dying, I didn’t even see her death as a possibility. It took me by surprise and was so emotional. I just wept.
Coming from someone who also watched everything unspoiled, I agree that Reed’s definitely wasn’t super upsetting, but it hit me HARD with the shock of how sudden it was, I had to stop and take a minute to process what actually happened. I also think Charles Percy was a really hard one for the opposite reason that it drug on so long with him knowing he was going to die and just laying there.
I definitely felt the shock when it happened, but that episode was just so many gut punches in such quick succession that it’s hard to remember Reed as a stand out. By the time you get to Percy’s death, which was so much more emotional in my opinion, you’ve forgotten all about her. Old Grey’s deserves credit for a lot, but those first few seasons knew how to do these big crisis episodes. They could pace tragedy *effectively* and I don’t think they ever regained that skill - except for maybe the plane crash.
Percy's death was so sad, not just because of his slow death where he knew it was happening, but also because of Bailey's reaction to it and her breakdown/recovery in those few minutes.
I agree that she’s basically forgotten shortly after until Percy mentions her and then you’re like “oh yeah, that happened.” Then you forget about her again until she’s briefly mentioned once everyone gets out. I think hers had the most shock to it for me just because she was the first death where I realized “oh shit, this is happening!”
I honestly forgot about Reed. Wasn’t a memorable character
Same, honestly, I actually just hit that episode last night on a rewatch ironically enough and remembered how shaken I was when I first saw it, now I’m just like. “That sucks”
I didn’t know Lexi was gonna die until a few episodes before because I got it spoiled but I can still say it hit me rlly hard.
I loved Lexie so much and I remember rewatching one episode a few years back where Lexie and Amelia met on Grey's and. god. It made me so inexorably sad. I miss her so much😭 Seasons 6-8 were golden honestly.
lexies always hit me the hardest. she was one of my favs and knowing all of the terrible things that happened to her through what we saw as viewers but also cristina's retelling of the story broke my heart. george's death just made me mad. it seemed so unnecessary and i was kinda mad they didn't just ship him off to the army and leave him ALONE. it was sad to me because he didn't get a true final goodbye to mer, izzie, or bailey.
Yes agree 100%. I loved Lexi sm it made me so sad. And I hated that they killed off George.
Tbf, TR Knight asked them to kill him off; Shonda did want an open ended ending for George
omg really? i never knew that. it always just made me so sad, bc he was the first main character killed off and he didn't even get his chance to shine. i'm embarrassed to say i loved george 🙈 pls do not judge me LOL
Nothing to judge! TR was so out off by the whole thing with Isaiah Washington, and felt that George was not given quality story lines, so he was kinda done. He asked to be killed off so that they couldn’t bring him back. Ironic, given what happens much later (not sure how far you’ve gotten). I think we all loved George at one time or another; the character wasn’t a bad guy overall, just had some v covertly toxic character traits.
yes i've seen everything twice LOL. i was shocked that he came back honestly, knowing everything that went on behind the scenes with him and Isaiah like you said. i wouldn't want to come back after that either 😬 and yeah george as a character i'd say he has some bad traits, and tbh i feel like all of his big bad moments were so out of character like it made no senseeee and i'm so mad
Apparently, TR and Ellen have remained close and she convinced him to come back as part of the beach Covid sequence
Lexie's death made me sob multiple times during the various rewatches I've done. It also changed the show. There is pre lexie and post. The whole hospital was fractured and I kind of miss the old greys a little from time to time.
Honestly pre and post Lexie Greys is not my favorite. Even season 8 when she stopped appearing so frequently I was like… I kinda don’t want to watch this show anymore :/
I agree I actually stop my rewatches at the end of season 8.
Even though I’ve been spoiled for years about Lexie’s death (my family and I stopped watching when the singing episode aired), I literally just watched it for the first time the other day and bawled my eyes out. I knew it was coming but still oh my god I wasn’t ready.
George's dad was the worst for me. But my dad died when I was young and I have a hard time with dads dying. Just the grief that George's mom felt, and George having to tell them to stop the life support, and then Cristina welcoming George to the Dead Dad Club, oh I sobbed.
How caught up with the show are you?
The little boy (Eric Sterling) shot by an officer on his own property and tbh when Jackson and April lost Samuel 💔😭
Mark on ER lol!!! George for sure
YES 😭 I cry so hard every time I watch the Mark episodes of ER - Hawaii and then again when they read the letter in the hospital
Mark on ER ALWAYS gets me.
007!!! 😭😭
meredith's scream when she realizes it's george GUTS me
That was heart breaking
When I started watching, I knew that George would die. I knew that Derek would die. I knew that Lexi would die, and I even knew specifically that she died in the plane crash. I did NOT know that Mark died. Holy shit. Caught me so completely off guard, I was a sobbing mess. I can’t imagine my reactions to the others if I hadn’t been prepared for them.
I didn’t know mark was gonna die until like the day before I watched the plane crash episode bc my mom spoiled it for me. Either way that death still makes me so sad I don’t even like to think about it. Idt I ever sobbed more over a tv show
Sameeee. another one for me was Adele. i know she wasn’t in the show that much, but her storyline was just so depressing
I'm in a rewatch and just watched the scene where Adele storms into the hospital looking for Richard. Blaming him for being with Ellis. She gets into the galley of his surgery and thinks Meredith is her mom. Richard sings her ....I think it's called "my funny Valentine." That fucking scene GOT ME good
THAT SCENE IS SO AWFULLY SAD
Adele was hard not just bc of her dying but bc I felt so bad for Richard.
Adele’s death wrecks me like no other. Richard showing up to Baileys wedding and Meredith knowing why and they just hold each other and cry. Idk exactly why but it makes me sob like an idiot every time.
George by far. I loved him.
i don’t think any death will hit harder than derek’s for me because he died while helping people, he knew what was happening and how he would die, and his death was totally preventable. it just kind of showed how exceptionally fucked up life is
I know everyone here hates Derek but his death always makes me cry every time I get to that point. The part that gets me is Meredith sitting there with him and trying to wake him up when he’s already brain dead. Ugh.
Lexie- heartbreaking. Because she’d finally told Mark how she felt and it looked like they might actually have a shot. They gave Mark a decent send off so I didn’t feel as bad about it. I knew about Derek and George ahead of time so maybe I was just better prepared? (I started watching Greys way back in the beginning but quit after 3 seasons and only got back into it the past couple of years. Some plot twists/ deaths were talked about…)
1) The little girl who died while her dad was desperately trying to get her into an experimental treatment and Bailey spent the day holding her until she could convince the dad to hold his daughter. 2) Mark and Lexie 3) Henry.
Adele was rough for me
Agree
George. It was such a shock, and the way he went out was so gruesome and violent.
"0...0...7... OH GOD!" Shit broke my heart and I wasn't even a huge fan of George💔
I wasn't a huge fan of his, either, I'm still not. But Meredith's realization of just who the John Doe was was absolutely horrifying.
When Callie saw the birthmark and doubled over, yeah... That was hard to watch honestly
That episode was like traumatizing. Me and my mom watched it together and SOBBED
I also hated how they wrote his death because it was basically a copy of how a doctor died on ER. A patient was hit by a train just over the hospital. He was injured to the point of being unrecognizable. They page the doctor for him to assist with the patient, and the patient's pager goes off. That's how they realize the patient is one of their own doctors, and they're unable to save him. George deserved better than a copycat death imo.
Derek, Mark, Lexie, Denny, and Henry. And Doc.
DOC HAD ME BAWLING
Mark. When Derek said “you always had to be first”. I just started bawling. And Callie and Derek never left his side and all the flashbacks with Sofia WRECKED me
What was the worse with marks death was when he wanted Jackson to grab Sofia so he could see her and he died before he could come back with her. Crushed my soul.
Right?!? 😭😭😭
i literally have dreams of mark and lexie bc their characters and relationship meant so much to me 😭 but i just got past deluca's death and that hurt just as much because it would've been avoided if ppl didn't write off his concern as just being manic bc of his bipolar disorder
I don't even want to talk about the person I became after watching Mark and Lexie die. I bawled for literal hours😭🙏
Me too. Hours.
Derek Shepherd, rewatching the show the first time and getting to season 11 was horrible. They make Derek's character really awful but then Derek gets redeemed and meredith and him finally get to a good place only to kill him off the next few episodes...
The little girl whose father kept wanting to take her to Mexico and Bailey was on the bed holding her and she had to lose it with the father to get him to accept that this was the end and he needed to be there. Even thinking about that episode makes me cry.
That episode crushed me. I was watching it on the train and sobbing. Everyone was staring. It was awful
Denny. I know his storyline is hated here but I love it and love his character. Izzie laying with his body and Chasing Cars playing always gets me.
Derek’s death hit me harder than any other TV death. I have to be in the right mindset to watch those episodes because it absolutely crushes me. Mark and Lexi were also extremely hard but nothing hurts more than Derek. 🤧
Derek. Loved him. Rewatched it recently and was in a depression for like two days. In his final moments the way Meredith calls out to him. The way EP plays it, she’s calling out to *her* Derek. The delivery was so poignant.
I just recently got up to that episode and it broke my heart. I almost don’t wanna continue and just rewatch the old ones.
DeLuca. He deserved so much more 😭😭😭😭😭
Derek, and the show never felt the same after it
Derek! I cried like a baby. I’ve never watched those episodes again.
Mcdreamy and Mcsteamy
Bonnie from either season one or two. She was so sweet and had to come to terms with her death a few minutes before it happened.
The twin baby who dies in Alex’s arms was definitely one of the worst. And April/Jackson’s first baby. Kids in general. As far as main character goes, I’m not sure. I’m sad they didn’t explore a gay storyline for George, and instead just killed him off. Maybe it was too ahead for the time, which, if it’s even part of the reason, makes it suck even more. Deluca’s death also appeared quite pointless, but I haven’t watched station 19 beyond the first 3-4 episodes, so…
God the baby thing with April and Jackson was devastating.
DeLuca’s death hit me way harder than I was expecting because of how close him and Carina were it made me think what if I lose my baby brother. I sobbed for a good hour after that episode.
Tossup between Mark, Derek, and Lexie. Like they were all such enjoyable characters to watch.
Not any main characters, but during the shooting, when Charles dies, it just kills me, too. His last words of telling Bailey she was his favorite doctor just fading out... like I get chills just typing it out because that entire scene is everything. The other death that is always so sad is the elderly doctor couple. When he didn't even get up to say anything and waited for them to make their rounds to let them know her time of death and then he slowly walks out of the hospital 😭 and the other old couple when the husband just keeps saying "Hattie?" Hattie?" While trying to do cpr on her because she filled out the dnr before the surgery. They are minor characters, but their deaths are so well done that it is always tragic to me.
All of the deaths in the shooting episode really messed me up. Charles for sure, and the other intern the guy shot point blank. I was SHOCKED. Or the security guard who was saying please don’t I have a family. That kind of stuff really unsettles me and still makes me want to cry.
Definitely Lexi and as she’s choking out “soulmates” to Mark. But I haven’t seen mention of Charles! While as a whole I didn’t really care, Bailey yelling about the elevators and Mandy Moore being there so he isn’t alone and scared was just devastating.
Charles’s death hits so hard because it distills death down to an instant. We can be good, bad, worthy, awful, but everything is chance. Even dying alone.
😭😭😭😭 yeah I am crying again
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Charles was awful because there was just nothing that could be done.
Derek. Then George & Denny.
The George episode was so shocking. I hate it sm.
Probably Derek’s but I’ve cried at all of them.
Deluca
Deluca and Baileys mom gutted me. The episode(s) we’re extremely well done…but I also had lost a parent to COVID very recently when those episodes released and I was fiercely grieving. Everything about Baileys mothers storyline when she passed was a reflection of my own with my parent and when she passed in the show…I wish my father had had a peaceful passing. Deluca…that was tough because of his heart and the way it all happened. He wanted to live. His time on the beach with Meredith cut deep because of what it meant to see Deluca with his mother. Ok gonna go cry now.
I haven’t gotten up to when baileys mom dies yet but my mom just watched it and literally called me sobbing. I heart it’s really sad
Mark for sure. He was such an amazing dad and sofia wont remember it 😢
Neither Reed's nor Percy's deaths really bothered me because I don't think I really knew them long enough. I was annoyed and shocked when Heather Brooks died because I really like Tina Majorino and I thought her character was the only one who showed true potential.
Derek.
Mark and Lexi I cry every time that season eight finale hits without fucking fail. I’ve seen it three times, and I burst into tears every time.
George!!!! Lexi and DeLuca are close seconds!
When Teddy asked Cristina to say Henry is dead, that’s it, I am completely devastated
Mark and Lexie tied for number one spot. I know everyone says “nobody thought Mark was gonna die” but who thought Lexie was ?? That whole episode was so shocking… And the way Mer is on the ground sobbing and gasping is heartbreaking. The scene where they’re all sitting down while Mark holds her hand will be engraved will my memory forever. Marks death is sudden, i like they give us time to prepare, then they give us hope, THEN they say it’s the “spur” or whatever bs, and that was the first red flag… for me the saddest thing about Marks death is that he didn’t get to say bye to Sofia. Now Derek’s death. Derek’s death will forever anger me. Firstly, he dies sooo soon after the plane crash… we never expect to see main characters dying as often as 2 season spams in the late seasons, so i really was not expecting for all that. the fact he died from not having a CT (and BURR HOLES) is so annoying because any avid watcher of the shows has heard those terms at least 185923 times. top 3 deaths.
Derek’s death was horrible and the guy who died in the shooting when Bailey was trying to make the elevators work. That’s just a little too real
I cried for Derrick 😫
Derek
On previous rewatches Derek. Even though I didn’t really like his character at that point just the whole story line gets me. I think if I did a rewatch now though it would be when April/Jackson lose Samuel. Now that I have a baby I can’t watch baby deaths without crying.
Derek.
the old couple when the old guy was giving cpr to his dnr wife
the old couple when the old guy was giving cpr to his dnr wife
I don't think if anyone will agree with me but Derek's Death was the saddest for me. He was my favourite character and I genuinely broke down when he died.
Equally between George, Lexie and Derek. George was very well loved and respected by his superiors and his peers. Despite the constant bullying from Alex, he rose above it. He had his chaotic moments or moments that annoyed me but that’s that. Yes, I cried my eyes out when he died and during his funeral. One of my favourite moments is when Bailey and Webber, even years after his death remembers him and shows how they felt about him. Lexie suddenly became a rising resident to just a background character prior to her death. She didn’t deserve the way she died. She irked me at first but she really grew on me. Yes, she was childish at times but she had good intentions and had a pure heart. Meredith’s reaction to her death really got to me and when she was talking to Riggs about her truly showed how she cared and loved Lexie. Derek, he died after saving live of the crash victims. His death was tragic and possibly unavoidable but when he died. The aftermath of his death and the reactions from his colleagues really showed how he was valued and loved by everyone.
Side Character wise there was a couple that came into together from a hike, they were elderly and I think he was a retired doctor. She dies and he just walks away in this red coat all alone and I don't know why but that absolutely broke me. I cried so hard. Couldn't tell you the episode it's just that image of the man leaving in the red coat that breaks me.
Of course the major characters’ deaths were super hard, but I’m gonna lost super minor characters: First is Mary, the one who was gone be operated the day of the shooting. She didn’t die if the shooting, but died after her surgery. They never found out the cause. She just never woke up after the surgery. Second that springs to mind is the lady in Derek and Meredith’s brain tumour trial. They convinced her that she had made up the live of her life. She died thinking that he didn’t love her because he wasn’t real. He just happened to be late because the plane was delayed. It is heart wrenching!
First time watching it was Derek’s, second time it was Deluca’s 😭
Derek. Not because I particularly loved him but because his kids lost their dad and I know what that feels like. Also when George’s dad does and he joined the ‘Dead Dad Club’.
George.
I think Lexi hit me hardest, just because it was so sudden and there was nothing anyone could do. Also learning what happened after she died while they were still stuck there from Cristina really fucked with me.
George, I saw it on the eyes when he came in. Was brutal.
i had to take a break from the show when lexie died. i knew it was coming bc i love reading the wikis to know whats coming but i loved her
A lot of the patients hit me hard. But character deaths…. I think Henry, Derek, oh man I know he’s not dead but when Richard got his copper poisoning I was in so much distress. Lexies death was really boring and didn’t really make me cry this go around. I’m gonna count Meredith’s miscarriage as a death. That was sad.
The plane crash was the worst because it took out Lexie and eventually Mark,it was a lot all at once!!
I didn’t even like George or Mcdreamy much but their deaths devastated me
I think George’s hit hard, because Iwas expecting if anyone would die in that finale, it would be Izzie, and George was going off to the army. It was a hard episode anyway to lose one of the OG cast, but that twist was so unexpected. I loved Lexie. I really think there was more of her story to tell. It felt so unfinished, both her personal life, her relationship with Meredith, getting back with Mark, and especially knowing she would have become a phenomenal doctor. She felt like such an ingrained part of people’s lives and I felt her loss on the show. Her presence was smart, leading with kindness and good intentions, and maybe a bit more innocent and pure hearted, and open to be vulnerable. Henry was hard, because he and Teddy were planning their future together. It seemed so cruel that their happiness together was so brief. Derek was hard and a bit shocking. I didn’t see them writing him off so this was more surprising than George (or even Lexie who we say dying the entire episode). At the same time, I do agree that he couldn’t just move to DC or be offscreen for any reason. And in a way, it did elevate Meredith’s story. Deluca was a favorite and it hurt when he died, especially since you had to watch the station 19 crossover. It was worse because he was right, that woman WAS a child trafficker. I liked his relationship with Sam. Even though I’m not a fan of Maggie and his relationship, I think it did show a pattern with Maggie’s relationships. Deluca was also poised to be a great doctor and it felt like he and Meredith weren’t over romantically, but glad they said goodbye on the coma Beach dream.
Lexi
mark, lexi and george. still cry everytime
DeLuca because we had to go through it on GA and the aftermath on station 19
Lexie. Her and Mark talking about their future and how they would get married and have kids even though they both knew she was dying…it paints a vivid picture of what would have happened. It’s a very emotional and painful scene to watch.
Probably Lexi. I knew about a lot of the deaths in the series because I only watched recently (and remember them being big news back when the episode aired), but I wasn’t expecting hers. Also for me personally, Henry’s was devastating because I wanted to enjoy Scott Foley more.
Henry, it was 3 in the morning when I watched it and I sobbed. Mark’s death, it took me over an hour and a half to complete that episode
Lexie and Deluca
The death I hated the most was Mark's, he's one of my favorites. But the death I felt the most was Andrew's death. His death happened very close to my dad's death, so it was a mix of emotions, and it made me feel a lot.
Mark
i spoiled the whole show for myself but lexie's death literally made me sob so hard like, that was evil. i get that her going away didn't make since with her character and her evolution but god. also cristina saying that they were animals fighting over her body was terrible
Mark, Lexie and Derek were the hardest for me. Probably bcs it sort of signified the end of an era, Grey’s best seasons and storylines. After that everything was just meh. Deluca’s death was also shocking. I didn’t expect his storyline to end so abruptly and without giving him a proper growth.
completely agree. mark and lexi (specifically lexi) devastated me. it was never the same for me
I was also going to say Mark and Lexi. It felt so unnecessary, I wish they just could've gotten written off.
During my first watch I was like 15 so I really liked Derek and I SOBBED when he died. It was just so frustrating that he died because of poor decision making
Lexie, Mark, Derek, and Wallace
George, Mark&Lexi, Denny 💔
I love Derek. But I bawled over George and Denny. I would have to say George’s was the toughest for me and least expected.
Lexie, Mark, & Derek. Derek’s especially because it’s the beginning of the end of the show fr.
Weirdly, for me it was Deluca. Because it was so sudden and happened when he was finally in a better place
imo george’s dad was the worst for me (i’m a major daddy’s girl) but also george’s death!!!
George’s dad was really hard. And then when George died I couldn’t stop thinking about his family. Actually soul crushibg
i will never forgive what they did to george 😭 still a lil bitter about it
A really strange one, but Percy (during the active shooter episode). I cried all hard at his death, the way it played out, his fear, Miranda screaming. It was crazy emotional. Next for me would be Mark.
Mark and Lexi absolutely broke me
I’m only on Season 7 (first watch through)but I have been spoiled for years on who dies. I haven’t been completely wrecked yet but I’m cautiously watching because I know what’s coming.
Have fun with the plane crash!
I’m already mentally prepared.
Percy's death gets me every single time based solely on Bailey's reaction.
George and Samuel. George because he was the first character death to have a reaction from me. And Samuel because the acting around that was amazing. I know lots of people say Lexi but I never related to her as a character so it didn't hit me hard.
Omg mark n Lexie die 😭 that’s crazy I knew I’d ruin some shit downloading Reddit
I’m sorry that’s why I put the spoiler tag😭
I did it to myself x
I did the same thing when I started watching, got everything spoiled
Mark and Lexi. By far. George too. Even though he wasn’t my favourite character, the shock of finding out he was John Doe blew my mind.
definitely george and deluca
George
I think Derek's would have been the hardest for me if I didn't know it was coming. I was late to the series and heard about it before I started watching. All of the others were spoil-free and I think it was Lexie and Mark for me. Especially Lexie.
Deluca was the only one that made me cry. When they were all watching that video playback. Shit got me real good.
lexie, not only was she crushed by a plane, but then ate by wolves, and then the scene on the plane where mark wakes up and sees her body i wanted to SOB
George. I’m still not over it. And to find out why they wrote him off irl. It’s a damn shame
Henry
I literally have never been the same after watching Kyle Chandler's character blow up in the hallway.
O’Malley
DeLuca! I absolutely don’t care about Lexie. I was just mad that „she took Mark with her“.
They all suck. Unpopular take though...I cried when Dr. Thomas died. I loved the relationship between him and Cristina. Plus, he's Feeney.
I don’t know which death “broke me,” per say, but Brooks was sad because she shouldn’t have been there in the first place, and she had such potential like Lexie.
Idk what hit hardest, but the award for funniest goes to either Derek or Lexie. Derek because Patrick Dempsey wanted to go drive racecars & Shonda said “lol Bet.” And Lexie bc of the *completely unnecessary* “eaten by wolves” detail. Feral honestly lmao.
NO THE EATEN BU WOLVES THING MADE ME SO SAD
It was HORRIBLE 😂 like I had to pause it I was laughing so hard. Like what did Chyler Leigh **DO??** She really upgraded with *Supergirl* lol.
Percy. The only one that makes me sob idk why
Unfollowing this group as I’m in season 3 and just ruined the future by reading this
The post says spoilers what did you expect?
Didn’t read that lol don’t be a karen laugh and say lol or something
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