"Grey's Anatomy" Characters Who Deserved Better Endings, Part 2
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"Grey's Anatomy" Characters Who Deserved Better Endings, Part 2

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"Grey's Anatomy" Characters Who Deserved Better Endings, Part 2
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Last week, I published this article on "Grey's Anatomy" characters. While writing it, I realized there were more Grey's Anatomy characters whose deaths or exits left fans devastated, shocked, or just with lots of questions. So here we go again with another 10 characters who deserve better.

10. Bonnie Crasnoff (Monica Keena)

Bonnie was one of the victims of a horrific train crash in season two. She and Tom Maynard has been impaled by a metal pole which severed her spinal cord and left her unable to move her feet. Because her injuries were more severe than Tom's, he was able to survive once it was removed. Before she died, Bonnie asked Derek Shepherd to tell her fiancé "If love were enough, she'd still be here with you." Tears, tears everywhere.

9. Dylan Young (Kyle Chandler)

Dylan Young was the head of the bomb squad sent to Seattle Grace because of a man (James Carlson) who arrived in the ER after being shot with a bazooka that hadn't gone off. The paramedic who brought him in had her hand inside her chest cavity to stop the bleeding, and when she removed it, Meredith Grey stepped in. Dylan kept the paramedic and later Meredith calm as they formulated a plan to remove the bomb safely. They successfully removed it, but as Dylan was walking out with it, the projectile went off, killing him and other members of his squad.

8. Hannah Davies (Christina Ricci)

Hannah is the paramedic who brought in James Carlson, mentioned above, and stuck her hand inside her chest cavity to stop the bleeding. After it was discovered that she had her hand over an unstable explosive, she was told to keep her hand there for as long as possible. When left alone with the anesthesiologist, the already scared Hannah became even more frightened when he told her about "pink mist" and then left her alone. When the doctors returned, she panicked and pulled her hand out of the body cavity. Meredith Grey immediately placed her own hand inside, keeping the explosive still long enough for it to be removed.

7. Olivia Harper (Sarah Utterback)

Olivia was a nurse at Seattle Grace who had a relationship with both Alex Karev and George O'Malley. During an outbreak of syphilis, she got it from Alex and then unknowingly passed it on to George, who was unaware that Olivia had slept with Alex before dating him. Olivia was the first to notice a patient's infected tattoo and take him to the ICU. She also joined the other uses when they went on strike. She was fired prior to the hospital's merger with Mercy West.

6. Thatcher Grey (Jeff Perry/John Ainsworth)

Thatcher is Lexie and Meredith Grey's father. He divorced Meredith's mother Ellis when Meredith was young; because of this, their relationship was strained. Thatcher later married Susan, with whom he had Lexie and her older sister Molly. Due to his battle with alcoholism (which only got worse after Susan's death), he needed a liver transplant. He could not go on the UNOS list because he had only been sober for 90 days, and his daughter Lexie wasn't a match. Meredith however was, and she decided to give him part of her liver. He isn't mentioned after his final appearance in season seven, most likely due to Jeff Perry being recruited for another Shonda Rhimes show, "Scandal."

5. Charles Percy (Robert Baker)

Charles was one of the doctors who came in during the merger with Mercy West. He was close with April Kepner and Jackson Avery, and had a huge crush on Reed Adamson. Charlie was arrogant and butted heads with just about everyone, including Izzie Stevens. He scrubbed in on multiple surgeries and helped a lot of people. He was in Mary Portman's room with Miranda Bailey when Gary Clark came in during his shooting spree at the hospital. Clark found Charlie hiding in the bathroom and shot him when he discovered he was a surgeon. Despite Bailey and Mary's best efforts, there was no ay to get him to an OR, and he bled out in the hallway with the two women holding him. He asked Bailey to tell Reed he loved her, not knowing that Reed had been Clark's first victim.

4. Adele Webber (Loretta Devine)

The wife of Dr. Richard Webber, Adele was loved by the doctors at Seattle Grace, and was known for coming in personally to remind her husband to stop working so much. She stood by her husband in his fight against his alcoholism, despite knowing that he had had an affair years earlier. Unfortunately, Adele was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and passed away due to a heart attack soon after. Even though her death was offscreen, it was a pretty big tearjerker.

3. Mary Portman (Mandy Moore)


Mary was supposed to be operated on the day Gary Clark went on his shooting spree. She returned a few months later to have the surgery, which was thought to be successful. Sadly, she fell into a coma, and her husband was forced to take her off life support. She survived a mass shooting only to die from complications of a surgery that was originally thought to be successful.

2. Leah Murphy (Tessa Ferrer)

After a tumultuous two years as an intern, Leah was ultimately fired because her surgical skills were lacking. She was involved with Alex Karev and later, Arizona Robbins. The latter relationship was one of the many factors led her to file a sexual harassment complaint against the hospital, which led to a no-fraternazation rule. I'd like to think Leah is out there doing really incredible, award-winning research right now.

1. Denny Duquette, Jr. (Jeffrey Dean Morgan)

Denny was admitted to the hospital for viral cardiomyopathy and later for congestive heart failure. He and Izzie Stevens quickly fell for each other. Izzie was so desperate to keep him alive that she tried to make his condition worse so he could receive a new heart. Despite receiving a healthy heart (and proposing to Izzie), he had a stroke after surgery and died. In his will, he left Izzie over eight million dollars. She used the money to anonymously pay for a patient's surgery, and to start the Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic.

I could go on for ages about these characters and the characters of the previous article. Not only did they not deserve to die or leave the way they did, they sometimes get judged unfairly by other characters on the show and other fans.

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