Meredith Grey is awful

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I’ve been unwell and recovering from major surgery for the last few weeks. My sister in law has always been into Greys Anatomy and recommended it as something to watch.

So firstly, I’m hooked and bombing my way through it. But it’s sort of turned into a hate watch as I find so many of the characters are just TERRIBLE people!

I’m on early season 5 so no spoilers if possible! But so far, my issues are:
-Cristina is an absolute bitch. I mean, a horrible, selfish, gives no shits person.
-How did her and Burke go from casual dating to moving in and nearly marrying in a matter of months? She was HORRIBLE to him and barely admitted any feelings-I do not get this relationship!

-Crisitna and Meredith are classic ‘mean girls’ to Izzy…they tease George, ice out Izzy and barely tolerate Alex. They’re like the popular kids at school who waltz around stuck up

-All the girls are just nasty to Callie who hasn’t done anything wrong. They laugh openly at their relationship and repeat confidences. And we’re supposed to be rooting for these girls?

-Derek and Meredith are ridiculous. She wants him, she doesn’t, she’s annoyed at him, constantly whining… then I realise the first 3 seasons are over 8 months (Addison mentions in series 3 she would have given birth if she had kept the baby she terminated 8 months earlier when she was living in NY)…! Whatttt?

-Meredith. Just insufferable! Whining all the time, indecisive, treats George awfully, is now terrible for Lexie and openly spiteful to her. Is she really the main character?

However, I am in love with Miranda Bailey-please tell me I won’t be let down!!!

And yet, I continue to watch!!

Is it just me?

Yeah she gets worse. I can’t watch it anymore. She’s just so irritating also her acting is bad.
I enjoyed the early series but it’s maybe a bit dated now

It does get better. I'm only on season 9.
But I agree, they were mean girls to Izzie, and to Callie.
I love Callie, no spoilers, but it gets better for her, and I love Miranda Bailey.

No no no!

Christina is not a bitch!

Take it back!!

None of the characters are perfect and I think that's the point. They are all incredibly flawed and then some character traits are obviously subjective too.

Alex is lucky that they tolerated him at all.

Cristina is my favourite character as well as Meredith and I liked Bailey during the early years but she became intolerable to me.

I gave Greys up maybe around Season 14 or 15, perhaps earlier but you sound as if you’re on 2 or 3 with them being mean to Callie so no spoilers! Meredith gets worse - a LOT worse easily the worst character on the show. Cristina is a legend though…

I liked George but didn’t like the way he treated Meredith. He took advantage of her by having sex with her when she was clearly traumatised and unhappy which is quite dodgy and then acted awful after. It’s one of the times I felt really bad for Mere. But I hated how they treated Izzy!

I haven’t actually watched it in many, many years, but Meredith was always awful, with a similar brand of ‘quirky’ awfulness as Carrie in Sex and the City, but in scrubs. Cristina was my favourite character. I can’t unsee Callie as awful Che in And Just Like That, although I think I only managed about two episodes of that.

OP asked for no spoilers and you've just given her a massive one.

Completely agree, love Cristina! She knew what she wanted and was ruthless which I found refreshing!

Bailey will never let you down

I absolutely loved cristina, she genuinely inspired me to go to med school. Turns out in real life no one I know is having sex in on call rooms, we are all just boring and tired.

It does well for you that you are happy to hate watch it.

Errrrr….what? 🙄

I agree, although I like Cristina.

Meredith’s awfulness in the early series is massively out shadowed for me by Derek. He is an awful awful man with absolutely no redeeming features. She definitely should have picked the vet. What were you thinking woman?! There are few tv show characters I have ever hated as much as Derek.

That timeline is crazy - I didn’t realise the first three series were 8 months. I assumed Burke/Cristina had been together for ages, Bailey had taken months of maternity leave and it had just been glossed over and that Izzy and Denny had spent way more time together (but again it just wasn’t shown). Plus they must have knocked that clinic up quick!!

Ok it seems Cristina may have some redemption as at the moment she is being awful to the new recruits and downright nasty to Lexie. And so was so moany with Burke and really reluctantly seemed to support him after getting shot. At the moment I feel no love for her…

Can Meredith really get any worse?

Good to know. I’m holding onto her as my favourite and the only one I can stand (followed by Izzy)

It’s great until around season 15. Bailey does get annoying eventually although not as annoying as mer. Love Alex, I was never keen on Christina or George but I liked izzy.

Love Christina and Bailey!

Meredith is the ultimate “pick me” girl. Shes the worst!

Cristina is one of my favourite TV characters. I think shes hilarious, shes driven, shes clever and just brilliant. Burke chipped away at her and she was well rid of him (sorry if spoiler!) I wish I had the balls and talent to be like Cristina

What you have to remember about Meredith is that she had a traumatic and abusive childhood. She is not a well-rounded person. Give her room to grow. She's doing amazingly despite what she's had to deal with.

Meredith and Cristinas relationship is the best love I have ever seen portrayed on TV. For me, its what the whole show was about and the show ended when C left.

I agree, she should have picked Chris O’Donnell. It was a no brainer

OP is in Season 5 and asked for no spoilers. Is it really so hard to not add on the latter?

I’ve always meant to ask US friends whether ‘Derek’ codes differently as a name in the US - it’s a terribly weedy name for a romantic lead.

Bailey is absolutely fabulous for the entirety of the show.

Alex Karev is also a dark horse.

Meredith is awful, as is Derek!!

Yep Meredith Grey IS the worst and she gets worse if anything!

Cristina might grow on you, she does grow a lot as a person and I think she has a genuinely good heart!

Also yes Bailey is the best!