Meredith and Derek Spoilers for Grey's Anatomy
What Will Season 5 Mean for "MerDer"?
Well...no one was really surprised, as stories about the plot line were leaked long in advance of the actual season finale in May 2008. Even Shonda Rhimes, the series producer and creator, leaked the reunion. But no one expected Derek to kiss Meredith deeply after she admitted she wanted to marry him, have kids, build a house--the whole nine yards--and then tell her he needed to leave and...talk to Rose?
Rose, a surgical nurse at Seattle Grace Hospital, had been Derek's "rebound" person. Referred to pejoratively by unadoring fans as "The Plant," Rose inspired viewers to new levels of hatred on message boards devoted to Grey's Anatomy. "MerDer" fanatics (like Trekkers to Star Trek) freaked out when Derek and Rose appeared to intensify their relationship at the end of Season 4, seeing no way out for Meredith and Derek to come together. The somewhat rushed reunion (the season finale, two hours long, compressed a LOT of psychological growth for Meredith into 88 minutes) led to Derek, attempting to be honorable, walking away from Meredith and her candle-lined house plan on Derek's land.
Message board fans speculated that Derek might die in a car crash on the way to see Rose. Or that Rose will be pregnant in Season 5. Or that Derek would get into a car crash and have amnesia. Shonda Rhimes put rest to those rumors in her podcasts, though.
So what can we expect? Spoilers and speculation on Meredith and Derek in Season 5 on Grey's Anatomy to follow:
1. Derek doesn't get into a car crash. Stop speculating.
2. Rose IS back in Season 5.
3. Rose is NOT pregnant. Stop speculating.
4. Derek and Meredith won't gloss over her near-death experience. They'll discuss it in great depth. Shonda Rhimes really cut back on relationship development in Season 4. We can expect much more of that (obviously) but also....
5. Derek will reveal more about himself. We know his father died and he was raised by a mother and tons of older sisters. How did his father die? How might that tie in to Meredith's near-death experience? We'll learn more in Season 5.
6. Meredith may/may not be pregnant at the end of Season 5. A MerDer pregnancy is the fastest way to kill the show, so this one is hard to call.
Whatever the outcome of Grey's Anatomy's Season 5, it's sure to begin with a bang. Read into that what you will.
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4 Comments
Post a CommentCan I BEEEE anymore excited about this premiere???? Was it ever 2 hours before? I hope it isnt fluff just to fill the time! I have been watching the recap of the first 4 seasons over and over while I wait. Did you guys see that thing? Its really funny!
http://abc.go.com/player/?channel=125571
Yeah what a tease..lol. Season 4 was only 16 episodes due to the writers strike and the first season was only 9 episodes because it was a mid-season "replacement" show and these tend not to last or survive.
Season 5 which starts September 25,2008 at 9pm with a 2 hour premiere has 22 episodes ordered.
And spoilers wise- Callie Torres is the one that might be "preggers" in the season opener with "McSteamy" as papa.
But Shonda Rhimes the show creator has said that they will continue to explore Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) and Dr Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith) lesbian, women on women bi-curiosity.
And about Rose aka "the plant"- Rose is no shrinking violet when it comes to getting McDumped by McDreamy.Istar surgeon's love life, though she plays it cool with Mer, she is far from Zen about the whole thing with the boyfriend. "I'd count on at least one emotional outburst," previews a setsider. - according to TV guide online July 12,2008
I thought it was pretty obvious why he had to rush off to talk to Rose. He learned his lesson after the whole dating Meredith while still being married debacle. He wanted a clean fresh start. I thought it was a good thing.
Oh, what a tease.