- [Peter] Lexie Grey's death was
by far the saddest death on Grey's Anatomy.
- [Hannah] No one was safe after George died.
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- George O'Malley deserved better.
He was the heart and soul
of the beginning of Grey's Anatomy.
And even though he became sort of
a secondary character before he left,
which is a separate issue in my opinion,
he at least deserved a less tragic send off.
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- Lexie Grey's death was hands down
the saddest of the entire series.
Because not only did it echo
through so many other characters,
but it was an abruptly cutoff storyline
that felt like it was just about to be on the rise.
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- George's death is clearly the saddest
because he was the first like major character death.
He was in the original core of the interns
who we met on the first episode.
Everyone loved George.
Everyone had a special relationship with George.
And his death was just like so heartbreaking.
And it changed the show.
No one was safe after George died.
- I can't argue that George's death wasn't sad.
When I think about the effect
that is has on everybody else,
and especially on Meredith,
who is extensively the main character.
- Sure.
- In that, Lexie was the first family member
she had really ever gotten close to and trusted.
The devastation of her death on Meredith,
that made it the saddest for me.
- The issue with Lexie's death,
which I would like to add a footnote,
which is, I don't like Lexie that much.
But I understand that she was beloved by many.
In the plane crash, there was so much going on.
Mark was so injured, and Arizona's leg,
and Cristina was the screaming,
and the Derek hand, duh, da da da da da.
That Lexie's death kind of got lost in it.
- Circumstances that happened after the plane crash,
I think those really contributed
to what made Lexie's death so sad.
For me, there's this sense of powerlessness
as you're watching it happen,
where you know that if they had had proper equipment,
if they'd been in an OR,
she probably would've survived.
You see her storyline with Mark
really coming to this climax.
- That was sad.
- As he watches her die.
- The fact that they didn't even know
that it was George until right before he died
and he wrote the 007 on her hand,
and he was like unrecognizable,
and he died by saving a stranger from being hit by a bus.
- Sure. - Like that's so George.
- Even though it was so characteristically George, right?
To sacrifice himself to save a stranger,
I still just felt like the drama didn't quite work for me.
- No, no, no, no, no.
(Peter laughs)
It was just like so heartbreaking
that he never got a chance to
like have a comeback or anything.
He was so close to going and being in the army
and like re-finding his like inspiration for what he does.
And then.
Bailey named her son after him.
George was like the heart of the show.
- George made the sacrifice,
but Lexie was cut off in a different way
that she couldn't have chosen or foreseen.
The whole series progresses.
It has to evolve through 15, now what?
16th season is about the start.
You can't just have the same people the whole time.
- [Hannah] Of course.
- So deaths are a necessary part of the whole thing.
- Of course.
George was the first.
- Yeah. - Big death.
I mean, people die all the time.
It's a hospital show.
But like, always important in my heart.
My one true love, George O'Malley.
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- There is something especially sad
about choosing to leave
because you're getting a sense
that none of them would choose
to leave this community that they have.
- George was the first main character
to die on Grey's Anatomy.
And it really changed the course of the show forever.
Showing us that no one was safe,
even the most beloved cutest most amazing doctors,
like George O'Malley.
- Lexie Grey's death was by far
the saddest death on Grey's Anatomy.
Meredith, our main character,
had finally learn to trust a family member
and let someone close to her.
Let's face it, George was about to be off the show anyway,
whether he died or not.
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(Hannah laughs)
- [Man] The show sounds bonkers.
- It is!
- Oh, it's incredible.
- It's insane.
It's not fair.
Shonda's wild.
Love you, girl.
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