Did you ever really watch an episode of Grey’s Anatomy if you didn’t experience a wide range of emotions that ultimately resulted in you crying hysterically in front of your TV? After watching twelve seasons of steamy romances and heartbreaking plot twists, it’s safe to say that this show is officially making us all “dark and twisty” inside. From the extremely intense to the insanely stupid to the just plain weird, allow us to remind you of a few times when Grey’s Anatomy was the root of our emotional issues.
1. When Addison popped up and caused a rift to form between Meredith and Derek
2. When Izzie discovered she had a brain tumor
3. When George died right after announcing his plan to leave Seattle-Grace and join the army
4. When Meredith drowned
5. When Izzie cut the LVAD wire
6. At the same time that Dr. Burke is shot
7. When Denny died after Izzie agreed to marry him
8. When Burke left Cristina at the altar
9. But popped back up in the tenth season
10. And basically gave Cristina the keys to his hospital, causing her to move to Switzerland
11. When the homemade bomb happened
12. When a shooter arrived in the hospital and shot Derek
13. And Cristina had to perform surgery on him (with a gun to her head)
14. When Callie found out she was pregnant with Mark’s baby
15. And got into a terrible car accident that put the baby in danger
16. Which prompted the musical episode
17. When Meredith almost died giving birth
18. When Owen revealed he had an affair
19. And he and Cristina got a divorce
20. The plane crash that killed Mark and Lexie and caused Arizona to lose her leg
21. When Arizona cheated on Callie
22. And the two eventually got a divorce
23. When Dr. Webber and Ellis Grey’s secret daughter showed up as the new head of cardio
24. When Jackson and April lost their baby due to a birth defect
25. When Amelia performed a nearly impossible surgery to remove Dr. Herman’s brain tumor
26. When Derek died
27. And the surgeon who failed to save him started dating Callie and got a job at the hospital
28. When Meredith was violently beaten by a patient
29. And when Jackson and April signed the divorce papers
30. And April revealed that she was pregnant immediately after
Oh, Shonda. You always know how to keep us guessing.