During Thursday night’s midseason premiere of Grey’s Anatomy, many fans—myself included—were insanely frustrated that the show waited 58 minutes before even mentioning the status of Dr. Alex Karev. When the winter finale aired back in November, I was glued to the television, asking myself, “Is Karev going to jail? Is he guilty? Maybe he’s innocent?” So many questions.
For those who need a quick recap of the drama that happened before the show’s hiatus, Alex is currently going through a huge court case because he physically abused DeLuca. (Side note: Where has DeLuca been?) Because of the attack, Alex was forced to work in the clinic, and he was even close to losing his medical career. Meredith, Alex’s amazing BFF, jumped into the drama and took Alex’s side, which wasn’t any surprise. Since Meredith and Alex give us all friendship goals, this was one of my favorite Meredith and Alex moments in Grey’s history. It almost ranks as high as when Meredith couldn’t speak in Season 12.
Shonda and Co. left us with a huge cliffhanger during the winter finale, so it was obvious that many fans wanted some answers from last night’s premiere. Instead, viewers were presented with a completely different scenario. The episode focused on Bailey, Arizona and Jo visiting a pregnant prisoner named Kristen. Even though this situation was insanely dramatic, I was still frustrated at the fact that they didn’t mention Alex and his ordeal once. Why are you doing this to me, Shonda?
Luckily, I wasn’t the only one who was frustrated with the episode. Many fans took to the #GreysAnatomy hashtag, tweeting things like, “Not seeing Alex Karev once in this episode was the biggest disappointment in my life,” and “Are we going to find out anything about Alex?? This is good but…”
I can understand why the writers did this, but it really disappointed me that they decided to wait 58 minutes before the characters even talked about Alex. At the end of the episode, as Bailey, Arizona and Jo were driving home from the prison hospital, Bailey mentioned that Alex is indeed going to jail.
Wait… What?!
Why in the world did I have to wait so long before I got my answer? After that odd car conversation, I have follow-up questions. Why did he decide to do this? Does Alex not care about himself, his friends or his career?
Well, Shonda, you left us with another cliffhanger. I guess I’m going to have to wait another six days before I get my answer.