So last night’s Grey’s Anatomy, “How to Save a Life,” sent fans of Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) throwing themselves over a cliff en masse. I bore witness to my wife’s own personal “he’s-going-to-die-no-he-isn’t-yes-he-is-GET-THE-CT-SCAN!-OMG-HE’S-DEAD!” emotional wringer. The Internet, being the Internet, became a gathering place for all stages of grief at once. But, really, knowing that Dempsey wanted out, it shouldn’t have come as that much of a surprise … could it?
Our own Andrea Verschage received this text message from her sister at 5:44am:
Here are some of the best Twitter reactions:
Man, you guys really liked the dude from "Can't Buy Me Love" #GreysAnatomy
— Shawn Reynolds (@ShawnReynolds_) April 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/PopCulturPriest/status/591576877707317249
Am I the only one who woke up still feeling like their heart was ripped out and put into a blender? #GreysAnatomy
— Kashia Moore (@kashiamoore) April 24, 2015
Haven't cried this hard over a series God damn it #GreysAnatomy pic.twitter.com/H9YQgGeRCV
— Lahu (@la_who) April 24, 2015
Sad truth. #GreysAnatomy @shondarhimes pic.twitter.com/rVOGkPWtvs
— theredgirl (@sofybirdie) April 24, 2015
If you are a #GreysAnatomy fan – you know this too well… pic.twitter.com/C4lSsgcRQU
— Steve Roberts (@SteveRobertsTO) April 24, 2015
Fool me once, shame on Rhimes. Fool me fourteen times…. #GreysAnatomy pic.twitter.com/RMLP2nivEN
— Jeff Barrett (@BarrettAll) April 24, 2015
@shondarhimes to all the #GreysAnatomy fans… pic.twitter.com/jS5izeGZcL
— Arizona Robbins (@jcapcornish) April 24, 2015
Pretty much this #GreysAnatomy pic.twitter.com/Gg3OTBFikd
— Kirsty Large (@kirstylarge11) April 24, 2015
Emotional F**kery by @shondarhimes #GreysAnatomy #Greys @GreysABC pic.twitter.com/79YxRZTzPk
— Real Housewives by Reality Wives (@real_housewives) April 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/kimmiexj/status/591441791297187840
https://twitter.com/JosephLeePoole/status/591427600922226688
Ms. Shonda The recent Grey’s Anatomy episode where you decided that after saving heroically 4 people THE next on your production script was to kill Derek.. it was a TOTAL disrespect to the millions of viewers of the show… Thanks God the show will be over in a couple of weeks because it is obvious that your lack of fine writing or taking time to create good episode is COMPLETELY over; and it was showed totally during last week episode .
After all we witnessed on your show;…. do you really think the viewers of GA for ten years deserved a final of this story with the main character killed by a truck ? Grey’s Anatomy was already on the list of TV legendary series; don’t you think it deserved to have a different way for you exposed YOUR point of view or your protest against the medical system or maybe the Hospital system in the Country ?? If you wanted to let the spectators to see how that horrible Hospital with terrible doctors where you decided Derek will pass away was so different to the Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle, showing facts such as : because THE HOSPITAL was not a trauma center didn’t acted accord ally , because the unprofessional team didn’t do the right call to care in Derek serious injuries , because discrimination of a woman doctor by an unprofessional neurologist.. ….who by the way came to emergency hospital call an hour and half late ..!!! why after all to kill the good doctor ???
Came onnnnnn Ms. Rhimes ; you really had an awful day when you ruined the unconditional reputation you earned with the show’ fans and just because you decided to kill in that incoherent way the main character that millions still don’t understand WHY???
I am not ready for another nonsense final episode , so I don’t care if you for the final episode already decided to destroy by fire G Sloam Memorial Hospital with all the others characters in there … .. I personally won’t be an spectator of another non creativity closing moment for your show, my years of Grey’s Anatomy are already ‘finito’