Originally Posted by
unexpected
I think they used the "gay homophobe" thing as an excuse to get rid of him - other actors have done far worse, and still have their shows.
Frankly, I'm worried about Grey's next season. The show jumped the shark midway through this year. It seems like the writers are totally out of ideas and feel the need to stir the pot every episode.
What made the episodes so good in the beginning was they revolved around their relationships with external forces - their patients, their families, their past. Now the show seems caught up in the relationships amongst themselves, and after playing the same tired storylines over and over again, I feel like people are getting weary.
I read an article somewhere where Dempsey and the chick who plays Meredith even restated the above, saying [paraphrased] "it'd be nice if Meredith and Derek were in a healthy relationship for an extended period of time"
If the writing doesn't improve, things could go the way of the O.C. very quickly.