meredith and derek got legally married in season five of grey's anatomy.
meredith and derek got legally married in season five of grey's anatomy.
in what season do meredith and derek get legally married in grey's anatomy?
season five
the season follows the aftermath of season six shooting, in which derek shepherd (patrick dempsey), alex karev (justin chambers) and owen hunt (kevin mckidd) are shot, and a total of 11 people died. cristina yang (sandra oh) was the most affected by the shooting, quitting her job. cristina and owen later marry with "her person", the show's protagonist meredith grey (ellen pompeo), as her maid of honor. meredith and derek start an alzheimer trial, with meredith suspecting that richard webber's (james pickens, jr.) wife adele (loretta devine) may have alzheimer's. arizona robbins (jessica capshaw) leaves for africa after getting a grant leaving callie torres (sara ramirez) despondent. she sleeps with mark sloan (eric dane) and becomes pregnant by chance. arizona returns, confessing her love for callie. meredith messes up the trial for the sake of adele only to have alex find out and tell hunt, leading to meredith kicking him out of her house. derek leaves meredith with zola. lexie grey (chyler leigh) decides to give mark a second chance but later starts a relationship with jackson avery (jesse williams). teddy altman (kim raver) starts a relationship with andrew perkins (james tupper), a trauma counselor, but later falls for her patient, henry burton.
grey's anatomy (season 7)
the title character of "grey's anatomy", meredith, has received both overwhelmingly positive and weary feedback by critics along the course of the show, with the development of the character garnering praise from majority critics. earlier reactions for meredith were mixed; in a 2006 review, alessandra stanley of "the new york times" dubbed to her as "the heroine of "grey's anatomy"". a reviewer for "buddytv" praised the distinct uniqueness in the character calling meredith an "unconventional heroine" adding that the character was, "neither black nor white but always ... wait for it ... many shades of grey. the reviewer and to add that even in her lighter moments, she has still been "dark and twisty." the sentiment was shared by glenn diaz who remarked, "you gotta love mer when she's gloomy." when pompeo did not receive a nomination 61st primetime emmy awards, for her work as meredith. mary mcnamara of the "los angeles times" suggested that pompeo, "has worked very hard ... to make meredith grey an interesting character", and should have received a nomination. "ign" monfette, less impressed by the character, criticized her storyline as "some bizarrely under-developed sub-plot about depression and giving derek a season's worth of reconsidering to do." robert rorke of the "new york post" was critical of meredith's relationship with derek shepherd, writing: "she used to be the queen of the romantic dilemmas, but lately, she's been a little dopey, what with the endless 'mcdreamy' soliloquies." the development of the character has received praise from critics. reviewing the first part of the eighth season, tv fanatic wrote: "this season belongs to meredith grey. she is the "heart and soul" of the show and has been outstanding. this is a character that used to be so dark and twisty and has now grown into a more mature woman. ellen pompeo has been at the top of her game this season." rick porter reviewing the episode "how to save a life" from the eleventh season for zap2it wrote, "without meredith, and without one of pompeo's strongest performances in her long time on the show, "how to save a life" would have run the risk of coming across as a baldly manipulative death episode, the likes of which the show has done several times before. he added how to save a life" may not be the ideal emmy-submission episode for ellen pompeo, considering meredith is off screen for more than half of it. but it's among the best work she's ever done on the show." janalen samson of "buddytv" lauded the meredith's development throughout the series saying, "when one considers how this character has grown over eleven seasons, it really is amazing. kudos to ellen pompeo for her fine work. she's actually done the impossible, because i actually care what happens to meredith grey." reviewing the season 12 premiere, "sledgehammer", critics including alex hawkins of the "western gazette" again highlighted pompeo's being due for an emmy award.
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