Gray’s Anatomy Virtually Had a Very Completely different Love Story Deliberate for Meredith in Season 14

Earlier than MerLuca, Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo) nearly had one other new man. 

Gray’s Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff revealed to EW that there was initially a unique plan for Meredith’s return to the relationship scene, however after the casting acquired leaked, the plan modified. 

“[TVLine] came upon that we have been casting a European scientist as a possible love curiosity for Meredith,” Vernoff mentioned. “When that acquired leaked, I went into the writers’ room and mentioned, ‘That is not fascinating to me anymore. What else may this character be?'” 

“That character grew to become Marie Cerone, the previous pal of Meredith’s mother,” Vernoff continued. “It was a way more fascinating story than some short-term love curiosity. We modified it as a result of we wished to thwart expectations.” 

Should you ask us, the story they ended up with was much better. Marie (Rachel Ticotin) initially arrived because the holder of a patent that Meredith wanted entry to for her mini liver mission, after which we realized that Marie was finest pals with Ellis Gray (Kate Burton), till abruptly they weren’t anymore. 

It turned out that Marie had been a harassment sufferer of Harper Avery, so when Ellis gained her award, she took Marie’s title off of the mission. Meredith made up for this by formally altering the title of the Gray Methodology to the Gray Cerone Methodology, and the Harper Avery Basis grew to become the Catherine Fox Basis. 

That storyline, together with Meredith successful a Harper Avery, ended up being a part of a season that showcased Meredith at profession highs, a “medical superhero” as Vernoff advised us Pompeo wished Meredith to change into. 

“After I got here again to the present in season 14, Ellen wished to verify I wasn’t simply coming in to pair her up with one other man,” Vernoff defined. “She was somewhat bored with enjoying romance. She’d been doing it for lots of seasons, and I mentioned, nice, let’s not. She mentioned, ‘I wish to be like a medical superhero,’ and I mentioned, ‘Performed.’ And that is what we did for that season. It was nice, and we beloved it, and I feel that I earned her belief and we grew to become inventive companions, after which it was like, OK, are we prepared? Can we dip our toes again in?”

The present did, actually, dip its toes again into romance for Meredith, and now she’s fortunately in love with DeLuca (within the midst of a authorized disaster, however nonetheless). 

For all of the romance Gray’s Anatomy is thought for, Meredith has a surprisingly quick record of affection pursuits, as you possibly can see beneath. 

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Derek Shepherd

The complete collection began with Meredith and Derek’s first night time collectively, after they met in a bar. Then they acquired critical, however then it turned out he was married, after which he went again to his spouse, after which he went again to Meredith, after which they broke up, after which they acquired again collectively, after which they acquired post-it married, after which they’d children, after which they struggled by means of his new job in DC, after which he up and died. After which Meredith had a secret child! 

Whew. 

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Finn Dandridge

Meredith and her canine’s vet, Finn Dandridge, acquired critical after Meredith and Derek broke up as a consequence of the truth that, ya know, he was married and wished to attempt to patch issues up together with his spouse. They tried to make issues work, even after Meredith cheated on Finn with Derek, and she or he dated each males, however you understand how this story ends…McDreamy got here out forward.

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George O’Malley

George (RIP) had a crush on Meredith to start with of the collection and he lastly acquired his want they usually slept collectively in season two. It was an unmitigated catastrophe and ruined their friendship for a short time, however ultimately they acquired over it. 

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Will Thorpe

Dr. Will Thorpe got here in at a tough time for Meredith. Derek was lifeless, and she or he was getting her life again collectively. She prevented his advances for a bit, however they ultimately dated—and slept collectively. Mer freaked, since this was the primary man she dated since Derek’s dying, and broke it off after screaming at him to get out of her home. Will mentioned he’d anticipate her…and we’re three seasons later…is he nonetheless ready?

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Nathan Riggs

Meredith and Nathan slept collectively on the finish of season 12 (the identical season she dated Will), however, since that is Gray’s, they determined it was a one-time factor…that occurs once more. They began relationship, however then his thought-to-be-dead fiancee Megan returned from the not-dead, and there was no query about whether or not Meredith would encourage him to return to the love of his life. 

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John

Meredith went on one blind date with John, performed by Josh Radnor, and it went so effectively…till he complained about relationship needy, determined single mothers. Bye, John. 

He barely deserves to be talked about, however folks reacted so strongly to Josh Radnor being solid as Mer’s new love curiosity that it was so, so humorous when he was actually solely there for one ill-fated date in the beginning of season 15. 

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Hyperlink

For a scorching second, earlier than the present dedicated to MerLuca, Meredith was in a little bit of a love triangle with two fellow scorching docs hoping to win her over. Whilst we have been hoping for DeLuca to prevail, the triangle was fairly entertaining. Hyperlink (Chris Carmack) has now discovered discovered himself a fling with Amelia (Caterina Scorsone), so all of it labored out.

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Andrew DeLuca

DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) first drunkenly kissed Meredith at Alex and Jo’s not-quite-a-wedding on the finish of season 14, and thus started a flirtation and a collection of intercourse desires that quickly grew into one thing extra, with the assistance of a really horny damaged elevator. By the top of season 15, they’d each mentioned “I really like you,” and DeLuca had even taken the autumn for against the law Meredith dedicated. Hopefully, which means MerLuca is right here to remain (even when one in every of them has to go to jail). 

Gray’s Anatomy airs on ABC.