In its 19 years of existence, Grey’s Anatomy has had its share of iconic moments. And among these key scenes, we can find a declaration of love from Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) to Derek (Patrick Dempsey) in episode 5 of season 2.
At that time, the latter had to choose between starting a new life with a young intern or trying to save her marriage to Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh). In order to convince “Dr. Mamoru” to choose her, Meredith launched into a now legendary tirade: “Bring me. Choose me. love me.”
A speech delivered with tears in his eyes that is still referenced in the series, as evidenced by a clip from Season 19, Episode 7. But more than 17 years later, Ellen Pompeo admits she hated filming the scene.
It was because of a show organized by Actors on Actors variety, that Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl (Izzy Stevens) got themselves into the game of cross-examination and took the opportunity to revisit their Grey’s Anatomy experience. And especially in this scene, which the actor did everything to change.
“I don’t know if you remember, but I fought a lot against this scene” Ellen Pompeo explained to her former co-star. “I was really against it, saying, “I can’t beg a man on TV! It is very shameful’. And it turned out to be one of the most famous scenes of the series.“
But when Katherine Heigl replies that it was “beautiful sceneMeredith Gray’s translator adds:I cried on stage. I cried mainly because I was begging a man on TV!“.
Meredith is the ultimate “pick me girl”
In this interview, Ellen Pompeo also admitted that she was the first.pick me a girlAmerican television. This expression, often used by Americans, refers to a woman who seeks validation from men that she is not like other women.
Listening to the conversation between her daughter and her friends, the actress realized that she was at the forefront of a real phenomenon. “I asked them what “pick me girl” was. They replied, “You know, these are girls who are in pick me mode.”– he says and laughs. “I asked if they knew who came up with “pick me girl”“.
Catch two new episodes of Grey’s Anatomy season 19 every Wednesday from 9.10pm on TF1. Seasons 1 through 18 are available on Disney+.
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