Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4287993-20150424171702/@comment-4547258-20150425164614

Dan Fox wrote:

What turns me off about this episode though... The fact his death was so random and slightly unexpected, threw me off and turned me off. I agree that this episode was so random/unexpected and I wasn't happy about this either (then again, I would like McDreamy to be alive period). Although, there is technically more foreshadowing, along with what Lady Lostris mentioned. The episode which Derek explained the phone-call-fiasco in Washington, I distinctly recall Meredith saying, "I don't need you in my life... but I want you in it anyway," or something along those lines. I'm assuming that line was to foreshadow that Meredith was going to make it through Derek's death, which is comforting. In contrast&mdash;Meredith has always been an independent character, I'll grant that&mdash;that line doesn't seem very... Meredith to me.