Is there a way to save it, or is it time to let go?
Grey’s Anatomy fans have always been happy to support the continuation of the show.
Despite the fact that the show is rapidly approaching its 20th anniversary, the audience is not tired of the story and is willing to watch it until it loses its color.
With the news of the 19th season renewal, there was a lot of hope that the show would be able to breathe new life into existing storylines with new interns around.
Now, however, fans are beginning to fear that their favorite show may end sooner than they would like. And the newcomers are not to blame for that.
“At this point, many of the older characters are running on empty on interesting storylines. Owen, Teddy, Jo, Link, Schmidt … they’ve all gotten stale and I think they should be written out and the show should go all in on the interns and give them storylines that really test them both professionally and personally,” Redditor xdoolbuf said, implying that new interns did not even get a chance to shine yet.
Instead, the writers try a little too hard to split the time between them and the older characters, which makes them all lack personality in the end.
This is a fair complaint, considering that the main character of the past, Meredith Grey herself, has left the show. So why shouldn’t the showrunners do the same with the others?
Another problem fans seem to have with the show now is that it tackles too many social issues at once, to the point where the story gets lost behind them.
It doesn’t have much to do with “wokeness,” because Grey’s Anatomy has always been a progressive show, and the audience has had a special appreciation for that.
With season 19, it just feels like there’s not much to talk about, so the writers are trying to fill in the blanks with another social issue.
As another Redditor concluded on the topic, the entire show feels like a PSA now, and there’s nothing worse than having to watch 40 minutes of it weekly.
Hopefully, Grey’s Anatomy will have a chance to redeem itself by focusing more on the intern’s storylines, and a bit less on social justice.
Tune in on ABC on Thursdays to find out for yourself.