Whether you have been watching "Grey's Anatomy" from the beginning or are only halfway through the series on Netflix, I am sure that you have noticed the first few seasons of the show had something that the later ones just cannot emulate. When a show is on for twelve seasons, it is simply hard to compete with the opening seasons that were awarded Emmys. I still watch "Grey's Anatomy," I have since the first episode aired in 2005 when I was too young to understand 75 percent of the material. I am not saying that the show is worse than it was when it aired. I am saying that it is much different.

Here are some things that we all miss from the opening seasons of "Grey's Anatomy":

1. The original interns:

Meredith, Alex, George, Izzie, and Cristina were the interns that started it all. George was the first one we watched perform a solo appendectomy during the first shift and Meredith was the first to sleep with an attending. They appeared to know it all, more than the attendings at times. Every group of interns that followed them seemed to pale in comparison.

2. Meredith and Derek's "will-they-won't-they" relationship:

Don't get me wrong, stable and family-oriented Meredith and Derek were great. it was what every "Grey's Anatomy" fan was hoping for. There was just something so exciting about the uncertainty of Meredith and Derek when the show began. Sneaking around and estranged wives made for some interesting twists in their relationship. It was fun to watch their story unfold.

3. Addison:

Or more importantly the salmon colored scrubs. I loved "Private Practice." It brought us characters like Amelia and Sam, but I also loved seeing Addison on "Grey's Anatomy." Her sassy attitude and the classy way she handled herself as she watched Meredith and Derek's relationship take flight are all reasons to miss her on the show.

4. Meredith and Cristina's friendship:

Many people have argued that Meredith and Derek were not the core relationship of the show. It was Meredith and Cristina. I have to say that I agree. When things were in complete turmoil between Meredith and Derek, she always had Cristina to fall back on. Their sarcastic banter and their Twisted Sister attributes will always be missed.

5. McSteamy:

Speaking of Mc...Don't we all miss when it was perfectly acceptable to add Mc before any word and it make complete sense? Who doesn't miss McDreamy, McSteamy, McVet, McDog?

7. Izzie:

10. Bailey; "The Nazi":