Ellen Pompeo sat down with
Entertainment Weekly, and they talked to her about the backlash of killing off McDreamy and people saying the show cannot go on without him. She told the magazine, “Let’s keep it really real for a second and say this is really difficult for my ego.” Then she added, “It’s okay! We all have one!” She explained her that sentiment with, “It’s like, Annalise Keating carries the show, Olivia Pope carries the show. But somehow, Meredith Grey needs someone. Why can’t I just be the lead of the show the way Annalise and Olivia can? Why can’t I be on that poster by myself?”
Here’s my feelings on why she can’t do that. Grey’s Anatomy is an ensemble show, it was built on the cast and not a particular cast member unlike the other two shows. Plus, Viola Davis and Kerry Washington were stars before they joined their shows, no one knew who she was before Grey’s. She has become a household name since the show, but I don’t think she has become a star. Patrick Dempsey and Katherine Heigl toplined movies while they were on hiatus from the show and what else has she done besides the medical drama? Check her IMDB and she might not like the answer.
She also might not like what I will say now, she is boring. There is nothing that really stands out about her and that is why she can’t have her own poster.
Can the show go on without McDreamy? If ER survived without Dr Ross, then yes. But that is not why Grey’s is on life support. It’s because it is crap. The heart is gone and that is what made this once great show great. I gave it up a long time ago because it became too much to watch. Every episode had an over the top case and it is also so depressing. Like I said, too much to watch.
If I were Pompeo, I would watch what I say from now on because Grey’s is going to flatline soon and she is going to want to be employable. But then again, Heigl keeps finding work, so you never know.
