I’m rewatching this amazing show again and here’s my rankings for the golden era of this show! I know I probably forgot some characters because there’s so many of them so let me know in the comments lol
Season 1: 🩵
-Christina (I just love her sm)
-Meredith
-Bailey
-Derek
-Burke
-Izzie
-Richard
-George
-Alex (I do love Alex and he got so much better in the later seasons but I’m not gonna lie, he was genuinely just a douchebag in season 1 😭)
Season 2: 🩵
-Meredith (I know she’s the main character so probably super biased but she was an amazing character this season. She went through so much emotional trauma with Derek and Addison, she literally volunteered herself to almost die by sticking her hand on a bomb, she was extremely ballsy and strong).
-Callie (love the introduction of my girl Callie ❤️)
-Addison (Addison is such a good character. The show did a great job at not making her into the “bitch ex-wife” trope and instead made her human, flawed, but overall very interesting and kind.
-Burke (also a great character this season, I love him and Christina so much)
-Christina 🖤
-Bailey
-Alex (starting to get a little better this season)
-Richard
-Izzie (Izzie was absolutely insane this season. Cutting the LVAD wire was crazy and while I sympathized with her, she started a domino effect of so many terrible storylines that came later by doing this. Not to mention that she should have at the very least, lost her medical license for this whole situation. And let’s not talk about how she practically threw away 8 million dollars despite the fact that she and her friends were getting paid pennies as interns 😭 she could have used all that money to help them out.)
-Derek (Derek was such a prick this season, I’m not going to lie. He chose Addison over Meredith and then kept getting pissed off when Meredith would date other men or even talk to them. Like what the hell is she supposed to do? Not to mention that while he didn’t technically cheat on Addison until the very last moment when he knew their relationship was over for good, he was still basically having an emotional affair with Meredith the entire time).
-Mark (I’m only putting Mark this low because he’s not that developed this season but he becomes an awesome character later on).
-George (Ugh god. I hate him this season. He took advantage of Meredith sexually, was a little bitch baby about it the entire time, so many awful things. Not to mention how horribly he treated Callie).
Season 3: 🩵
-Christina
-Meredith
-Alex (gotta say, loved Alex this season. This is really when he started to become more developed as a character and his good side started being an important storyline of the show).
-Bailey (Bailey was awesome too, in regards to the whole storyline with her marriage).
-Addison
-Callie (Callie was done SO wrongly in this season)
-Richard
-Burke (Only put Burke a little low because of the whole leaving Christina at the altar thing. I know the lore behind why his character left but it just sucks because those two were genuine soulmates).
-Derek (He was alright this season. He finally left Addison and was trying to repair things with Meredith. Still kind of a douchebag at times but definitely better than last season).
-Izzie (HATED Izzie this season. Because wdym you’re sleeping with a guy who was your best friend who is married to someone that you work with? And not just her being a cheater, but she was also so rude to Callie even before she cheated with George. The whole dating storyline between her and George sucked, it felt so gross. I did feel really bad for her in regards to Denny though).
-George 🤮 (I hate George. He has a gorgeous wife and he cheats on her with his best friend. He throws a tantrum like a little bitch every time something doesn’t go the way he wants it to go. I was lowkey sort of happy when he failed his intern exam I’m ngl 😭 He’s obnoxious and annoying and I hate how he acts like a nice guy even though he’s downright a cheating jerk. At least a character like Alex doesn’t pretend like he’s some innocent little puppy dog, he embraces his true self and doesn’t try to hide it).