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I wouldn't say he's an abuser type either. He had his dominant side, but I haven't seen that side of him in the last seasons (outside of his Chief job). I lately rewatched some scenes on YouTube and I can't help but to think he has never had a period of happiness until the latter half of the sevent and past season. He only dealt with his PTSD throughout seasons five and six, then his wife went through PTSD for half a season, then his wife dismissed his dream (which she had every right to, but still, it was his dream) by having an abortion and their relationship was pretty much a goner throughout the rest of season 8 (only sex kept them together). Then his best friend, with whom he shared a whole lot of history, blamed him for the death of her husband and flat-out told him she hated him deeply, then he had to fire her to make her leave him just as they were good again and then his wife went through a horrible trauma again, after which he cared for her and fought other doctors to keep her safe, then she fled to Minnesota and expressed the wish to stop having contact while he kept on blaming himself for what happened to her and the other doctors on the plane. Then there was the entire plane crash lawsuit, which resulted in his hospital probably having to close its door and the divorce. He put himself in a lot of stress in an effort to keep it open. When things have finally settled down, he discovers his wish to have a child haven't disappeared after all this. He starts caring for a boy who's then brutally disappearing from his life after all that time together and then has a major break-up with his ex-wife, only to realize after that he can't make another relationship work because he will always be in love with his ex-wife and he knows that they can't work out together, but still, he loves her. And then she disappears, leaving him with practically nobody really close to him.