{"id":111598,"date":"2020-11-13T23:30:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T20:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-greys-anatomy-kept-dereks-memory-alive-the-last-five-years\/"},"modified":"2020-11-13T23:30:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T20:30:32","slug":"how-greys-anatomy-kept-dereks-memory-alive-the-last-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-greys-anatomy-kept-dereks-memory-alive-the-last-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"#How &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217; Kept Derek&#8217;s Memory Alive the Last Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#How &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217; Kept Derek&#8217;s Memory Alive the Last Five Years<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/greys-anatomy-season-17-premiere-derek-shepherd.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Before his jaw-dropping return in the Season 17 premiere of <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>, Patrick Dempsey hadn\u2019t filmed new scenes for the ABC hit in five and a half years. And though his character, Derek Shepherd, has been dead since Season 11, he has never been forgotten. <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> has kept the McDream alive, even as Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) started embracing life and love after loss.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in the Season 11 finale four episodes after Derek\u2019s onscreen death, <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> fans got one more glimpse of Dempsey in character \u2014 and an emotional coda to Derek\u2019s story \u2014 as Amelia listens to the voicemail he left for Meredith on the day he died, a voicemail he left while enjoying his favorite mode of transportation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, it\u2019s me. I\u2019m on the ferry,\u201d Derek says in the clip, standing at the prow of the boat with the Seattle skyline behind him, marking on one of the show\u2019s scenes filmed on location. \u201cI just wanted to say that, um\u2026 God, I wish you could see this. Weather\u2019s classic Seattle. Oh, the water is so blue. It may be the most perfect ferryboat ride I\u2019ve ever had in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his message, Derek reaffirmed his commitment to Meredith and their kids. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna do this a lot more when I get home, by the way. You, me, and the family, we\u2019re just going to take a day and ride the ferryboat \u2014 all day if we want. I love you, Meredith. I know I just left and I\u2019m not even at the airport yet, but I just wanted to say I love you. I love our family. And we\u2019re gonna keep doing this. I\u2019ll see you when I get home. Love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grey&#039;s Anatomy 11x24: April Crying \/ Derek Flashback\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gaDpImPg73s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the time, <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> creator Shonda Rhimes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shondarhimes\/status\/599015421283409920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E599015421283409920%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Few.com%2Farticle%2F2015%2F05%2F15%2Fshonda-rhimes-comments-dereks-very-final-greys-anatomy-scene%2F\">tweeted<\/a> that she was crying over the scene, especially because she was saying goodbye to an actor with whom she shares a birthday. \u201cHere come my own personal supply of tissues,\u201d she wrote. \u201cGoodbye, birthday twin. Can\u2019t believe this is his last scene I\u2019ll ever see in my editing room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That wasn\u2019t the neurosurgeon\u2019s only posthumous <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance, of course. A season and a half later, an exhausted Meredith has a vision of Derek in the scrub room in the Season 13 installment \u201cThe Room Where It Happens,\u201d after a surgical case triggers memories of his death. In footage rotoscoped out of the Season 2 episode \u201cInto You Like a Train,\u201d Derek puts on his scrub cap, smiles, and says hi to Meredith.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grey&#039;s Anatomy 13x08 &quot;The Room Where it Happens&quot; End Scene with Derek\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mc2BQkI5L1c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then, in Season 15, Meredith walks past an imaginary Derek and the ghosts of other late loved ones \u2014 George, Lexie, Ellis, Mark, and even dog Doc \u2014 in the Day of the Dead-themed episode \u201cFlowers Grow Out of My Grave.\u201d Actress Kate Burton returned to play Ellis in the episode, and a canine actor played Doc, but the rest of the characters showed up through the magic of recycled footage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Remembering Those We&#039;ve Lost - Grey&#039;s Anatomy Season 15 Episode 6\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RoPKbBq8mno?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now, however, fans are getting their biggest post-death Derek scenes yet, between November 12\u2019s Season 17 premiere and next week\u2019s \u201cMy Happy Ending,\u201d if not subsequent episodes this season. Plus, as showrunner Krista Vernoff told <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/11\/patrick-dempsey-greys-anatomy-return-shocker-season-premiere-interview-derek-meredith-reunion-fate-1234613511\/\">Deadline<\/a><\/em>, Mer\u2019s subconscious might spur other seaside resurrections. \u201cYou have to tune in and see who comes to the beach,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019ll be a joyful discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>, Thursdays, 9\/8c, ABC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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