Top 10 TV Character Deaths of 2015 - *SPOILERS*1 of 11
Cruelest Death
Derek Shepherd "Grey's Anatomy"
In an uncertain world, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) was a comforting certainty. For 10 seasons, fans knew that every week they could watch the world's most handsome brain surgeon save lives. His romance with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) progressed from one-night stand to, "Pick me, choose me" to Post-It wedding to parenthood. Millions of Mer-Der fans fell in love with their dual career, overachiever version of the fairytale romance. It all came to a crashing halt last April when Derek was hit by a truck after he pulled over on a highway to save a couple of car crash victims. The paramedics took him to a podunk emergency room where the doctors misdiagnosed him while he was unconscious.
In an unbearable twist, the unresponsive McDreamy was aware of everything that was going on around him. The audience heard his thoughts in voiceover as he desperately begged the doctors to realize that they needed to operate. Alas, it was too late.
Fans were both devastated and furious, in part because Dempsey had another year on his contract, making his death a purely creative decision.
Derek Shepherd "Grey's Anatomy"
In an uncertain world, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) was a comforting certainty. For 10 seasons, fans knew that every week they could watch the world's most handsome brain surgeon save lives. His romance with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) progressed from one-night stand to, "Pick me, choose me" to Post-It wedding to parenthood. Millions of Mer-Der fans fell in love with their dual career, overachiever version of the fairytale romance. It all came to a crashing halt last April when Derek was hit by a truck after he pulled over on a highway to save a couple of car crash victims. The paramedics took him to a podunk emergency room where the doctors misdiagnosed him while he was unconscious.
In an unbearable twist, the unresponsive McDreamy was aware of everything that was going on around him. The audience heard his thoughts in voiceover as he desperately begged the doctors to realize that they needed to operate. Alas, it was too late.
Fans were both devastated and furious, in part because Dempsey had another year on his contract, making his death a purely creative decision.
PeoplePatrick Dempsey
TitlesGrey's Anatomy, How to Save a Life
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