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Maybe Sofia is with Meredith's kids, and Derek is watching all three.

If we ever meet in person, I'll buy you a dinner so you don't have to go it alone ;)

[snipped] I thought the exact same thing, way too young for this. The only thing I hate more than "buddy" is "little man," especially when "little man" is a baby.

From his interview, talking about the Dempsey Center, which doesn't sound shitty or passive aggressive to me at least, he said: "'Anytime I can bring attention to our great cause, I will,' he told the Press Herald. 'It is embarrassing, at times, to have your name up there, because no one individual is responsible for all this. But the reality is, I am visible. Acting [in Grey's Anatomy] has been a blessing for me and has allowed me to do all this. But it's transitional for me right now. I'm looking forward to the next thing, creatively.' He goes on to say that he'll be leaving "very soon" but that he can't say exactly when yet." Maybe if the season is "highjacked" by this news it's because he's a fairly important character to some viewers? Maybe it says a little something about the importance or draw of the other actors/characters? I dunno. I can't imagine a big outcry if Chandra Wilson says she's leaving. He hardly posts on Twitter, mostly I think because he's dyslexic so when he makes a mistake, he's harshly ridiculed for his spelling. He's consistently said wonderful things about Ellen, Sandra, and Chandra. My comment on the others is that their behavior IS to make comments about great performances. That's all :) For someone like me, who at this point watches the show for him and for Ellen, it's a disappointment. For others, not so much. Since I can't stand at least three of the remaining characters, Patrick/Derek leaving is a big deal to me because I won't watch for Callie, Maggie, and Amelia, the three whiners.

Can you point me to one of these passive-aggressive interviews? All I've ever read that he's said is that Grey's changed his life for the better, and that he's grateful for work. It'll be interesting to see what happens if/when he leaves. I'm more inclined to think he's outta there, or has a reduced schedule. I think his performance last night was one of the best on the show from anyone. Shame on his cast mates for not having one kind word to say about it last night on twitter. Shame on Shonda especially. The very reason I'll not watch another Shondaland show is that I think she's a vindictive witch.

Weren't all her friends crashing there at one point and that's why Jo and Alex took so long to do the deed?

So much to love and hate about this episode. My hate first: Dammit, Meredith - you know your husband has had a horrendous day, so what do you do? Go drinking with your buddies while your husband, who is torn up inside, gets to go home with the kids! If only Cristina were there to lay in bed with. I've never said this, or felt it, but right now, you don't deserve Derek. Amelia - or should I call you A-ME ME ME-lia - you've been treating your brother like crap, so get off your high horse. He made it right, you have your job, and you've probably put the nail in the coffin with your nasty attitude. I hated this character every time she was on the show, and the hate continues, for good reason. Arizona, can you not grin and smile when giving news to patients' families? It was creepy. Callie: Who the hell is watching Sofia? Mark is dead, he can't babysit anymore. Jo - go away. The love: Alex Karev, you are such a good friend, and the only support Arizona has right now. Plus, you're a kick-ass surgeon. Carry on. Patrick Dempsey - what a phenomenal performance. Derek is at rock bottom, and he is all alone with no one to support him, and Dempsey played it perfectly. Speculation:

They did so I don't know where the truth lies.

So, if Patrick is leaving "very soon," does that mean Ellen is going with him? Unless they kill Derek, I don't see how to have him leave without totally screwing the character - Derek would not leave Meredith and their children. I also wonder if Ellen is also leaving and Meredith goes with Derek - maybe that's the big cliffhanger, and the reason we have "new" Grey and new neurosurgeon? http://www.pressherald.com/2014/11/12/patrick-dempsey-to-receive-award-humbly-for-his-work-on-cancer-care/ Once Meredith and Derek go, I'm gone :)

I was more stunned at his news, depending upon timing. Don't know if it's a spoiler?

Some Patrick Dempsey news, related to Grey's. http://www.pressherald.com/2014/11/12/patrick-dempsey-to-receive-award-humbly-for-his-work-on-cancer-care/

Too bad Richard didn't answer Maggie, "I didn't tell you because you already have a Dad, like you just said."

From the looks of it, Derek's not the only one whose proverbial rocks got off ;)

Max is so far out of the range of kids I work with who have Asperger's that I stifle the need to throw things at my television. Good lord. We're dealing with a pre-teen at work now (granted, he has autism), who is becoming out of control as his hormones are creeping into his sweet little body - getting aggressive, more frustrated, etc. I usually tell parents of kids on the spectrum, "One day he's going to be 16 years old and 160 pounds, so you need to get the behavior under control while you can still pick him up to discipline him." The most amusing part of the episode was Amber holding on to her belly, lest her baby fall out of her - what? Vagina? Belly button? Cracked me up, especially since someone mentioned it on another thread last week. If I were Drew, I'd dump Grandpa and Girlfriend. "Who cares that you're paying good money for your schooling and you have important exams? For God's sake, Drew, blow it off - G-pa might croak tomorrow! Go shooting! You'll have no good memories of him if you DON'T DO THIS!" I always root for Joel and Julia, my favorite two and the least bizarre of all the family members, and I'm really glad boyfriend left before Joel got there. It would have broken my heart if he went back to declare his love to Julia, only to have her open the door with post-sex hair. And what's with her hair still looking like crap one season later?

[snipped] Yeah, well Patrick Dempsey said on Kimmel that now that they were on at 8 p.m. (7 central!), there would be "no thrusting" in the sex scenes. Sorry, Patrick, I noticed a tiny little bit of thrusting :) Nice throwback to prom sex, where Meredith was similarly, um, situated.

Okay, the shower scene? Please show that in its entirety on the DVD, 'k Shonda? Good lord, they still have it. Maggie continues to be annoying and ridiculous. I didn't miss Amelia at all, guess I'll get more than my fill of her next week.

I, like everyone else, have no idea what the deal is with JM & AP, but I do know that during the ER years, I had the opportunity to meet with someone rather high up who worked on "ER" and he said, "Julianna is a bit of a princess." So, maybe the rumors are true.

I lived in Munster, Indiana, and you'd go from Illinois to Indiana and back without a sign on back roads. Having said that, I don't know of a road that meanders across the state line.

I don't think it's hilarious, I think it's freaking smart. It's no less believable than fans forcing Shonda to put them together. http://mcdreamy-merder.skyrock.com/tags/j4lzpbjr13X-Ellen-Pompeo.html Also: Patrick recently shared about the developments between his character and Ellen‘s character with USA Today. “I think this is probably the first season where I’m really happy with the direction the character’s going,” he says. “We couldn’t get past the ‘Are they together? Are they not?’ for so long. In episodic TV, that’s sometimes the cross you bear. I couldn’t find any other way to look longingly at Meredith [Ellen Pompeo],” he says. “It’s nice to be moving forward. It was fun initially — like for the first few years. Then we kind of got stuck in that and I think everybody got frustrated.” http://www.justjared.com/2010/01/18/ellen-pompeo-patrick-dempsey-go-greys/

Patrick Dempsey - “Ellen Pompeo and I had a dinner together with Tony Phelan recently to discuss how our characters might evolve because we didn’t want them to slip into being a one-noted, where they were always breaking up and getting back together."

I don't think the fans "bullied" Shonda, I think it was the network chiming in, plus requests from PD & EP, who were done with it, too.

This episode was such torture for me. When the therapist talked about the fact that Arizona and Callie have a child, I thought she was going to suggest "nest in place" where the child stays in the home, but the parents each take a turn leaving during the time of separation. Can you imagine the harm done to the child living in a house where their mom and mom ignore each other? Ridiculous. Of course, Sofia may be in the parking lot abyss with Erica Hahn, since I'm not sure when we saw her last. And the black hole that is CallME. Me, me, me. I'm so sick of her, of her whining and complaining, of her neediness. Go have sex with Owen, have your mutually desired baby, and enjoy yourself, but please, do it off my tv screen.

I felt badly for Addison right until we found out that she lived with Mark and never told Derek, and she was pregnant with Mark's baby which Derek never knew. Then, I thought, "Screw you, Addison." She also admitted she slept with Mark to hurt Derek. Sorry, Addison gets no pass from me.

Only two of her three half sisters became doctors, unlike Derek's family, where all FIVE of them are doctors ;)

I think you're right about the "anvil," because he characterized it as, "...hateful, hopeless jealousy." Sounds about right.