Contains spoilers of Grey’s Anatomy
If you know anything about Grey’s Anatomy, you will know that there are not many beautiful stories. There are not many lovely aspects about people dying on a surgery table or people getting cheated on, but if you look at it from a different perspective, you’ll realize how many unforgettable messages there are in the episodes.
In every episode, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) gives a dramatic speech about something. Most of what she talks about is related to the episode, and these are my favorite parts of the episodes. I am super dramatic, so I love hearing Meredith speak, which makes the episode so good and emotional. It helps connect what they were trying to convey in the episode to real life.
One of my favorite messages is: “Knowing is better than wondering. Waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beats the hell out of never trying.” This quote changed my perspective on a lot of things. When I first watched this episode, I was about to start soccer, and I was terrified because I had never played before. I was scared of what the girls were going to think of me since I was awful. I was even more scared of what the coaches would think, but then I heard that quote. It changed the way I look at everything. I realized that I could not fail if I tried my best when I would go out on the field, even if I played horrendously or was the worst player on the field. I would always feel like a winner because at least I was trying.
Last year, over Thanksgiving break, I binge-watched Grey’s Anatomy for hours after years of saying I would never watch a show about doctors in a hospital. I saw TikTok clips and thought, “I should go check this out on Netflix.” So, that’s precisely what I did. I stumbled upon the episode where–spoilers ahead– George O’Malley (T.R. Knight) dies. Since I had just started watching the show, I did not have much of a connection with George O’Malley.
Still, this episode remains one of my favorites in Grey’s Anatomy history. It is because of this one quote: “So, did you say it? ‘I love you. I don’t ever wanna live without you. You changed my life.’ Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it. But every now and then, look around. Drink it in. ‘Cause this is it. It might all be gone tomorrow.” With the holidays coming up, this completely changed my perspective on life. It seriously made me think about all the people around me in my life. Sitting at the Thanksgiving table, and even the day after Thanksgiving, I looked at my life and my loved ones’ lives with more value since things can change in seconds. I could cherish all the stories I had heard millions of times and pieces of advice that my family members gave me (and still give me) with an exceptional way of thinking.
However, at times, Grey’s Anatomy might not be the most beautiful show in terms of scenery or serenity. It is lovely to look past all the gory and sad moments in the show. Applying these small and dramatic pieces of advice to your life makes it even more beautiful. If you have ever doubted watching Grey’s Anatomy because of your fear of blood, I would not worry much since it is fake, and the deeper meanings within the episodes can enhance your life in ways you’d never imagine.
