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Why Can’t Shonda Rhimes Kill Off Amelia Shepherd Already?
How the Worst Character I Have Ever Seen Ruined a Great TV Show
Before I get into this ridiculous, chastising rant about a person who doesn’t exist, I want to state that Shonda Rhimes, who is very real, is a wicked TV and movie writer.
From her prime-time smash of Grey’s Anatomy to its spinoff, Private Practice, and the firehouse favorite Station 19, Rhimes can write some dandy TV drama.
But as good as she is, Rhimes is equally cold and callous. She’s a killer. Her next hit TV series, How To Get Away With Murder, is pretty good; not my favorite, but it entertains.
My wife was a Grey’s fan from the get-go, but it took her a few seasons to get me hooked. Sure I watched some early episodes, but I was immediately put off by the character all the ladies called “McDreamy.”
I couldn’t stand to look at his smug, smarmy face for five minutes, never mind an hour a night each week, and I renamed him “McGreasy.” I didn’t like him, I didn’t like his wife Addison, and only that cute-as-a-button little Meredith Grey-played by Ellen Pompeo, gave the show any watchable minutes.
Anyways, eventually, McGreasy got divorced, then sanitized and paired up with the star of the show, Meredith Grey…
