grey fictional character medical drama television series grey anatomy airs abc united_states character created series producer portrayed actress eighth seasons introduced surgical intern season serving half sister transferred fictional mother sudden death eventually named surgical resident character originally contracted appear multi episode story arc received star billing fourth season character focal storyline involved romantic relationship plastic surgeon sustained life threatening injuries aviation accident eighth season finale ultimately ended death character death resulted mixed critical feedback reason given departure desire spend time family characterized having issues saying feels moderately received critics cast receive screen actors guild award nomination outstanding performance ensemble drama series storylines background daughter second wife grew younger sister childhood kept unaware older half sister born wife mentioned admitted susan informing meredith student subsequent point learns meredith existence graduates medical school accepted surgical mass general hospital following mother sudden death complications stemming instead seattle closer father taking year meredith begin residency season night begins meets joe bar initial meeting meredith pair makes leaves arrival hospital meets knight quickly realizes identity promises george secret repeating failing intern exam pair strike friendship assigned intern dubbed doesn time learn eager know half sister meredith receives hostile response introduces later frequent attempts bond meredith similarly rebuffed begins brief sexual relationship discovers descended alcoholism following susan death meredith looking finally decides stop pursuing relationship meredith bonds patient present exposed blows causing suffer massive blood loss manages stop bleeding distraught nick later dies feeling sympathy invites join meredith drinking dancing causing sisters relationship begin following morning meredith goes way breakfast eats despite eggs resulting having treated hospital george agree afford dilapidated apartment attempts improve stealing decorations hospital begins develop romantic feelings george discovers failed intern exam point encouraging try convince chief deserves second chance season continues harness romantic feelings george oblivious fact doesn way helping george study taking surgery feels betrayed george doesn request passing exam finally realizing doesn feel way gives feelings george pair friendship begins later begins mark pair begin unlikely romantic relationship forced secret meredith warn mark away discovers fellow secretly performing simple procedures begins taking joins society seeking daring procedure suggests removing appendix agrees quickly finds depth resulting meredith having intervene save life probation finds distraught day events allows attic meredith house mark comes clean relationship resulting men getting fist fight pair continue feud resulting beginning stress eat eventually reconcile delighted meredith asks wedding eventually ceremony alex cancer stricken stevens mark decides purchase house invites declines concerned fast relationship progressing season feels guilt following george death having abandoned friendship failed romantic feelings mark eventually agrees new apartment admitted hospital liver failure stemming alcoholism found suitable candidate meredith steps liver help spare grief losing father mark receive shock girl named shows claiming mark daughter soon confirmed announces pregnancy mark quickly agrees let baby consulting resulting ending relationship engages night stand alex feels guilty following day confesses mark furious officially ending relationship despite secretly suppressing feelings mark alex resume casual relationship takes surgery patient named informs husband success moments later suffers stroke falls coma deemed unlikely wake signed form forced turn machine keeping alive despite begging stop failing attempt sue hospital grief stricken clark later returns hospital gun seeking revenge witnessing clark shoot nurse dead mark shields pair attempt save critically wounded alex seeking supplies heads hospital comes face face clark attempts shoot saved team member wounds clark moment allowing escape mark proceed save alex life showdown richard eventually commits suicide having killed people wounding seven causing meredith suffer season feels responsible shooting unable cope guilt eventually suffering breakdown admitted hospital psychiatric facility hours meredith remaining alex hand sympathetic breaks realizing continued feelings mark resume relationship brief happiness ruined discovers breakup mark best friend ends relationship eager win mark recruits protégé try bring favour plan jackson develop romantic feelings resulting starting relationship mark furious tries win shortly involved car accident consoles mark episode explains mark continues pursue despite belief aren suited agrees let giving jackson blessing season initially happy relationship jackson distraught learns mark begun relationship woman named julia charity match jealousy gets better resulting throwing ball julia sensing love mark jackson calls relationship begins working service increasingly proficient helping set hopeless cases high risk patients run options surgery called away emergency leaving meredith carry procedure instructed merely reduce patient brain meredith allows remove completely sisters celebrate successful surgery patient wakes devastated discover patient suffered severe brain damage losing ability speak alex jackson meredith house inviting join meredith settling baby begins feel increasingly lonely isolated left valentine day decides try salvage relationship mark courage visit apartment finds mark studying jackson loses nerve instead claiming visiting set play date mark julia discussing having baby warns miss chance resulting love shell shocked mark merely thanks later confesses feels way unsure things days later named team sent separate twins mark meredith flying destination doctors plane crashes wilderness crushed debris plane manages alert mark help pair try vain free realises suffering unlikely survive tries find meredith mark takes hand love telling meant future mark injuries dies moments meredith arrives remaining doctors left woods waiting rescue mark refusing let hand season onwards remaining rescued woods days later body returned seattle weeks later time woods telling fought wild animals away body weeks crash meredith comes young girl presenting injuries identical works save girls life experience eventually causing come terms sister death despite making home woods mark later died injuries sustained crash survivors plane crash pool compensation money purchase hospital agree hospital grey memorial hospital tribute mark development casting creation appeared episodes season meredith half sister following washington departure portrayed reported executives planning adding new cast members officially upgraded series regular july fourth season casting grey anatomy creator said met lot young actresses stood quality felt right real felt like meredith sister depth interesting september requested extended summer hiatus order spend time family granted actress returned mid october character died eighth season finale revealed decided die love love character important member grey family easy decision decision came lot thoughtful discussion ultimately decided right time character journey end far concerned remain family wait work future following death character released statement saying characterization character called reliable grey anatomy executives early appearances learned photographic memory applied surgical career led nicknamed character described innocent young intern trades character said vulnerable person healthy background knows good relationships point season coming opposition trying adjust buddytv commented early characterization including sexual relationship similarities established meredith series writer commented struggling hardcore don know far kind struggle run family okay fine run family different meredith ways way exactly alike meredith want succeed want strong want feel normal want struggle genuine struggle hardcore doesn come naturally fake entertained relationships time grey anatomy early appearances maintained friendship developing romantic feelings offered insight love friends good friends friend met school gym hit right away right away airs pure honesty george good friends friendship evolving greater hoping kind girl girl likes guy good guy george good guy use going challenges meredith losing mother trying things afloat kind girl hope gets deserves love kisses significant relationship following death said reception received mixed feedback role grey people impressed criticized way character initially approached sister calling rude entertainment weekly critical early appearances referring awkward armstrong later noted sparkling friendship development won character transition season positively reviewed keen trades writing presence confidence increased bit season actress fantastic job making progression feel seamless series tension big grey aka meredith clear sailing season steals best current characters series strongly criticized ign called awful wrote says harm idiot shot drowned exploded character relationship received ign writing honest relationship helped characters infinitely interesting mature served primary vocalist song beneath song grey anatomy music event received praising performance character listed hottest female doctors 14th screen actors guild awards rest cast grey anatomy received nomination outstanding performance ensemble drama series
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