6 Grey's Anatomy relationships you probably forgot about

Here are six Grey’s Anatomy relationships you probably forgot about

While recently taking advantage of quarantine to conduct a thorough rewatch of Grey’s Anatomy, I was reminded of all the random, failed relationships that were formed within the walls of Seattle’s finest fictional hospital.

Grey’s fans are familiar with the iconic relationships and messy love triangles that have become a staple of the medical drama, but these six possibly forgotten about flings were questionable, to say the least.

Izzie Stevens and George O’Malley

Everyone, including Izzie and George, agreed that their relationship never should’ve happened. Unfortunately, the two originals, who were better off just as best friends, tempted fate anyway.

Their fling happened during Season 3 after Denny Duquette passed and George hooked up with Izzie during a drunken night of hanging out. Needless to say, it turned out that they didn’t have much chemistry together when sober, thus their attempted relationship suffered an embarrassing death.

Lexie Grey and Jackson Avery

Before Jackson’s notable relationships with April and Maggie, he found himself involved with Lexie Grey at the request of none other than Mark Sloan. Mark sent Jackson to spy on Lexie, but what resulted was a brief relationship that only got more complicated as the days went on.

As Jackson realized he wanted to pursue plastic surgery, he was all but forced to cut Lexie off. It didn’t help that she certainly still had feelings for Jackson’s teacher. They were never meant to be.

Alex Karev and Lucy Fields

Alex’s love life on Grey’s Anatomy was never perfect, but there was a time where we thought maybe he caught a break following his time with Rebecca Pope and Izzie. Lucy Fields came into Alex’s life in Season 7, but she sure didn’t stay long.

Once they started to get serious and contemplated what the future held for them, Lucy stole Alex’s job in Africa. Alex stayed focused on his work until Jo Wilson came along nearly a year later.

Arizona Robbins and Leah Murphy

If you do remember this relationship, you’re probably wishing you didn’t. After Callie and Arizona’s fairytale ended in one tragedy after the other, Arizona got close with Leah Murphy. It didn’t help that Murphy was one of the least-liked docs to walk through the halls of Grey Sloan, but she just didn’t have much compatibility with the experienced Arizona. (And neither did Eliza Minnick, but let’s try to keep that relationship forgotten.)

Miranda Bailey and Nurse Eli

Dr. Bailey’s one true love is undoubtedly Ben Warren, but before they tied the knot, Bailey snuck around the hospital with a nurse. Eli Lloyd was persistent in his pursuits of Bailey in Season 7. After initially resisting, she gave in and kept their relations on the low. Luckily for everyone, Ben slid back in the picture and eventually swooned Bailey away from her rebound.

Derek Shepherd and Nurse Rose

Despite their undeniable love, Derek and Meredith were on-again, off-again for quite some time in the early days of Grey’s Anatomy. Going back to Season 4, Derek dated Nurse Rose during a pivotal time in his life. He started working on a clinical trial alongside Meredith, which only made things more complicated for McDreamy.

Even though Derek and Rose kept things slow and steady, Meredith ended up right back in Derek’s arms. On the surface, Rose actually wasn’t a bad partner for Derek. In fact, she may have been too good for him.

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All 16 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy are now streaming on Netflix. Season 17 will premiere on ABC in fall 2020.

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6 Grey’s Anatomy relationships you probably forgot about

By Colby Applegate | Jul 13, 2020