Dr. Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington)
Did Burke deserve a little more of a goodbye?
Dr. George O’Malley (T.R.
Knight)
Did George deserve to be dragged under a bus?
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And seeing him in uniform meeting Izzie at the elevator?
There are a number of ways you might kill someone via plane crash.
Did she really have to be pinned down and spitting up blood when Mark confessed his love?
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Plus, we love that they let him wake up and be McSteamy one last time before saying goodbye.
Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey)
Oh, McDreamy.
“You’re too late,” he said, totally conscious, but unable to speak.
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This one was a real punch in the gut for us…and for Meredith.
But in season 17, his determination to stop a sex trafficker resulted in a shocking stabbing.
DeLuca did, however, get to say a proper goodbye to Meredith on the beach.
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And yes, April moved with him.
He then, simply, drove away.
You made me feel less alone.
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You helped me believe there might even be life after Abigail.
Thank you for that."
She chose to bet on herself.
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I love you, but I have to go."
He understood, responding, “I love you too, and I have to stay.”
And with one final goodbye to her birth father, Richard, she left the hospital.
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