{"id":203402,"date":"2021-03-16T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/reacting-to-the-latest-greys-anatomy-tragedy\/"},"modified":"2021-03-16T16:00:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:00:24","slug":"reacting-to-the-latest-greys-anatomy-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reacting-to-the-latest-greys-anatomy-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Reacting to the Latest &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217; Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be3bc49809\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be3bc49809\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reacting-to-the-latest-greys-anatomy-tragedy\/#Greys_Still_Commands_the_Watercooler\" >Grey\u2019s Still Commands the Watercooler<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reacting-to-the-latest-greys-anatomy-tragedy\/#Where_Did_That_New_Blood_Relative_Go\" >Where Did That New Blood Relative Go?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reacting-to-the-latest-greys-anatomy-tragedy\/#Not_So_Happy_News\" >Not So Happy News<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reacting-to-the-latest-greys-anatomy-tragedy\/#The_Revolving_Door_of_NCIS_Spinoffs\" >The Revolving Door of NCIS Spinoffs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reacting-to-the-latest-greys-anatomy-tragedy\/#And_Finally_%E2%80%A6\" >And Finally \u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Reacting to the Latest &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217; Tragedy<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/greys-anatomy-giacomo-gianiotti.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div><em>Welcome to the Q&amp;A with TV critic\u2014also known to some TV fans as their \u201cTV therapist\u201d\u2014Matt Roush, who\u2019ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today\u2019s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there\u2019s always closed-captioning.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won\u2019t be addressing upcoming storylines here unless it\u2019s already common knowledge. Please send your questions and comments to <\/em><em><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"731200181e1207073307051a1d001a1716015d101c1e\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/em><em> (or use the <\/em><em>form at the end of the column<\/em><em>) and follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. Look for Ask Matt columns on many Tuesdays and Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>I\u2019ve been a loyal <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> fan since the pilot. I never claimed the show \u201cjumped the shark\u201d when someone was written off. (Though I did hate the way they handled writing off Alex.) But last week\u2019s episode was the final straw for me. I\u2019ve seen articles pointing to the show\u2019s depressing embracing of the pandemic as causing a rating slide. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s COVID that\u2019s killing the show. It\u2019s everything else. I could handle Meredith struggling with COVID, but I\u2019m sick of her dream scenes. The preview for next week confirms that\u2019s still going to continue. Back in \u201cthe real world,\u201c it was unnecessarily depressing to simultaneously kill off both Andrew and a woman who never got to hold her baby. Yet I would continue watching if it wasn\u2019t for the continuing mess of the crossovers.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not interested in watching <em>Station 19<\/em>. I\u2019m assuming there\u2019s a large segment of viewers who feel the same way. Otherwise, they wouldn\u2019t keep trying to ram the show down our throats. I had to read a recap of what h<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>ened on <em>S19<\/em> before watching <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em>. Something in the way it was handled left me cold. My eyes were very dry when Andrew died. It\u2019s a shame because I like the actor and used to care about the character. On the other hand, maybe that also means that the writing or directing has deteriorated. I just don\u2019t find myself caring about many of the scenes. If I learn in the future that the crossovers have ended, I might give <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> another shot. But for now, the fact that each episode starts off making me feel like I needed to watch another show leaves me too frustrated and resentful. \u2014 <em>Beth (OD\u2019d on Crossovers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush<\/strong>: What an interesting reason to break up with TV\u2019s longest-running medical drama. Sounds like you also have a bad case of <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> fatigue, and I tend to agree that watching Meredith spend a whole season in some J. Crew Malibu limbo is seriously testing our patience, even when it\u2019s fun to see faces like Patrick Dempsey\u2019s again. But seriously, the crossovers! I\u2019m with you that forcing viewers to watch a lesser spinoff to get the gist of what\u2019s happening on the mothership is bad form. At least when the <em>Chicago<\/em>shows on NBC do it, they promote it as an event, whereas ABC is purposefully yoking <em>Station 19<\/em> and <em>Grey\u2019s <\/em>as often as they can. It was especially glaring this time, because much of <em>Station 19<\/em> set up DeLuca\u2019s heroic but ill-fated pursuit of the sex traffickers that led to his mortal injury. Stretching this out over two hours might also have blunted its emotional impact, because this isn\u2019t the only viewer who wrote in to say they were left cold by the latest <em>Grey\u2019s <\/em>tragedy. On the plus side, after such a downbeat comeback from hiatus, I\u2019m even more convinced they\u2019ll renew the show for at least one more year so it doesn\u2019t end under the cloud of COVID.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greys_Still_Commands_the_Watercooler\"><\/span><strong><em>Grey\u2019s<\/em><\/strong><strong> Still Commands the Watercooler<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>When Alex Karev was written out last year, you posted my comments about <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> giving male characters unhappier endings than their female counterparts. I revisit the topic with the show\u2019s latest casualty. One headline stated only five main characters have died and I looked into that. The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> has written off 18 actors listed in the opening credits (8 men, 10 women). Andrew DeLuca joins Derek Shepherd, Mark Sloan, Lexie Grey, and George O\u2019Malley as the five (4 men, 1 woman) to die. Updating what I wrote last time, their endings were guided by what best serves storylines, but it continues to be an interesting statistic. The series still attracts viewers while the characters and their story arcs still spark discussion. With so many choices and time-shifted watching, how many other shows still compel ASAP-type viewing and next-day watercooler conversations, especially 17 seasons in? \u2014 <em>Angelo<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> I appreciate this approach. While I may be critical about some of the show\u2019s choices this season (and certainly in the past), it is astounding that so many people still care. It\u2019s a testament to the potent appeal of long-running episodic weekly TV, which is worth remembering when we\u2019re all being distracted by the latest shiny new streaming object.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_Did_That_New_Blood_Relative_Go\"><\/span><strong>Where Did That New <em>Blood<\/em> Relative Go?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Is the newly found Grandson Joe ever coming back on<em>Blue Bloods<\/em>? They introduced the character, then he\u2019s gone. Is he coming back? \u2014 <em>JB<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Joe (played by Will Hochman) is what\u2019s considered a \u201crecurring\u201d character, not at this time part of the regular cast, and you\u2019ll likely see him when an appropriate storyline dictates his return. Our reporter who covers the show tells me that Tom Selleck and the producers were impressed by Hochman, who was committed to another project after filming his initial arc. They\u2019d like to have him back, though it may not be possible this season.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_So_Happy_News\"><\/span><strong>Not So <em>Happy<\/em> News<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Does Christopher Meloni going back to the Wolfverse (<em>Law &amp; Order: Organized Crime<\/em>) mean we\u2019ve seen the end of Syfy\u2019s <em>Happy<\/em>? It was the most depraved and demented show I\u2019ve ever seen, much less on basic cable, and I loved every minute of it (which probably says more about me than is necessary). After destroying Christmas and Easter, just imagine what they could do to Halloween! Or Mother\u2019s Day, for that matter. With Meloni and Patton Oswalt (<em>A.P. Bio<\/em>) both in the Peacock\u2019s nest, I\u2019m hoping corporate synergy works in the viewers\u2019 favor for once. \u2014 <em>Woody<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush: <\/strong>Sorry to pass on the unhappy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> that <em>Happy! <\/em>was not renewed beyond the second season. It would have been unlikely to continue anyway once Meloni committed to reprising his Elliot Stabler character as lead of the new spinoff. But boy, did he let his freak flag fly in that show.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Revolving_Door_of_NCIS_Spinoffs\"><\/span><strong>The Revolving Door of <em>NCIS<\/em> Spinoffs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Disappointing to hear of the end of <em>NCIS: New Orleans<\/em>. It remains my favorite. I suspect too many cast changes did not help. Any chance it will migrate to another network? \u2014 <em>Gary J<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> The <em>NCIS<\/em>franchise is made by and for CBS. These aren\u2019t the sort of shows that get snapped up by rivals. Maybe if there was interest in producing more episodes for streaming on Paramount+, that would be the only lifeline. But as we\u2019ve explained earlier in this space, CBS is known for jettisoning its crime dramas after a certain number of years (often seven) to keep refreshing the lineup. Speaking of which \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>With the rumored new <em>NCIS: Hawaii<\/em> spinoff, any chance David James Elliott would be cast? They kind of teased the possibility during the Season 11 episode when he and Catherine Bell repurposed their <em>JAG<\/em> characters. \u2014 <em>Matt<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> There\u2019s always a chance. I won\u2019t know what they\u2019ve got in store for the Hawaii-based spinoff until they announce that it\u2019s going forward (or not). It seems more likely to me that if they bring back Harm and Mac, it would be a for a <em>JAG<\/em> reboot to take advantage of the residual affection for the show that started it all. But anything\u2019s possible, and having an established star at the helm would give it an immediate boost.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_Finally_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>And Finally \u2026<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>We enjoy the new Craig Ferguson show<em>The Hustler<\/em>, but notice it is no longer on. Are they on hiatus or has it been canceled? (We hope it hasn\u2019t been cancelled.) \u2014 <em>Polly O<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> All of the ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> shows that were airing on Thursdays this winter \u2014 the celebrity <em>Wheel of Fortune, The Chase <\/em>and <em>The Hustler<\/em>\u2011have wrapped their seasons, making way for the return from hiatus last week of the regularly scheduled scripted shows. It may be too soon to know if any of these will return, where or when, but ABC obviously likes to lean on this genre to fill holes on the schedule, so I\u2019d think at least a few of these may still have life in them. Although if the industry gets back to full speed when the pandemic wanes, ABC may not have quite as many holes to fill.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now. 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