One of the lowest points for all the Grey’s residents.
Using Grey’s Anatomy as a guide to building a strong relationship would be as bad an idea as using it as a medical study. What the show was relatively good at, however, was presenting morally complex situations to teach viewers empathy for people who don’t always do what’s right.
Unfortunately, this mindset also led to the mistreatment of the character who was actually trying to do a good thing and ended up dead because of it.
You’d agree that it’s much better to believe someone who’s trying to spread awareness about human trafficking and be wrong, than not to believe them and be wrong. However, Grey’s Anatomy characters, stubborn as they were, refused to believe Andrew DeLuca and his numerous cries for help.
Unfortunately, he ended up getting stabbed, which turned out to be one of the worst and most unjust deaths in the show’s 19 seasons. But what’s worse is that no one even thought to apologize to him. Not while he was alive, nor when he died and everyone came together to mourn him.
Amidst all the kind words and heartfelt videos played on the roof of Grey Sloan Memorial, not one person mentioned how wrong they were for not believing him and how sorry they were for not joining in to help.
Of course, there’s nothing really good or useful about beating yourself up for something you can’t change, but it would be comforting for viewers to see at least a little remorse for your actions. No matter how complex and morally gray most of the characters are, they are still human.
At least that’s what the audience wants to believe, even after all these years of never-ending filthy drama. If you want to see what Grey’s Anatomy’s 20th anniversary season has in store, keep an eye out for more news and updates from ABC. For now, the show’s release has been pushed back to midseason due to the ongoing writers and actors strike, but everything can still change.