Doctor Reacts To Grey's Anatomy | McDreamy's Car Accident

Being able to hear his internal monologue throughout this episode is honestly the most heartbreaking thing. “I’m going to die because these people aren’t properly trained” gets me every time 😭

I couldn't imagine anything more terrifying than being a doctor who's been in an accident, being aware but unable to communicate, and being aware that the drs taking care of you are making bad calls and wrong decisions.

the fact that the truck hit him despite being right by an accident with at least 3 emergency vehicles with their flashing lights on is astounding

I can't believe that McDreamy's send-off was taken directly from Joey's soap opera in Friends. "They said that when they found my body, my brain was so smashed that the only doctor that could have saved me was me. Supposed to be some kind of irony or somethin."

Knowing he could live, but forced to watch himself die, absolutely brutal.

Turning off the alarms was the first thing the icu nurses did when they were switching off my dad's life support. So glad they did as I don't think I would handle that memory.

I actually do like the fact that he is this the world class neurosurgeon stuck in his own brain knowing what needs to be done to save his life but he can't communicate it to anyone because hearing his thoughts it just makes it sad.

All my tears were from anger. This episode ticked me off so badly. Not because of the loss of the character. I had lost all patience with McDreamy by that time. But the negligence - and that jerk's ridiculous ego - were just infuriating.

You know when the song Chasing Cars comes on someone is gonna die

The fact that he knew he could live, but had to watch himself die because those people weren't properly trained is just horrible!

That truck was definitely a deliberate assassination. A whole bunch of ambulances 50ft away, a fairly straight road with plenty of view of the scene and time to stop, yet he continues to plow straight through the car and at that speed presumably the ambulances as well. Hitman of the year.

Well this takes the concept of seeing yourself dying to a whole new level. That being said, I loved the breakdown and the extra info you gave.

Dr Mike would love Amelia Shepard. They show her “over ordering” CTs all the time

The “feel your pulse” thing is actually a good anxiety tactic so as dark as it seems in this situation it’s going to help that kid in the long run

I was in a car accident many years ago, and then while I was in the ambulance my dad asked the paramedic "do you think she is ok?". He said "yeah since she is in no pain she is just fine, don't worry". And I said "yeah but I could be bleeding internally and not feel it because of andrenaline" . The paramedic looked at me with surprise and said "are you one of us?" I said "no I've seen grey's anatomy"

The fact that he knew he could live and watched as he slowly didn’t is heartbreaking

The fact that they skipped the CT and went straight for abdominal surgery is key to the storyline. The emotions are intense in this one because Dr Shepard is a neurosurgeon, and its a brain injury that takes him out. Also, the "he's a doctor" moment is relevant not because they were going to treat him differently but because he came in as a John Doe and the little girls information lead to identifying him and his next of kin. PS- the redhead dr returns seasons later to throw a wrench in Meredith's emotional recovery. "I remember you..."

Yeah ur right I didn’t like how seriously they took it after finding out he’s a doctor like that added more value to life. Doctors should take everyone that seriously when it’s life or death. Doctor or not

3:35 you could see him kinda switch and go into full listening and processing. Doctors are incredible with all the information they have to process at once

There a few call backs to this episode later in the series. The intern (Penny) actually goes to Grey-Sloan to get trained. The roughest call back was when Merideth has to go before the local medical board to determine the fate of her license and one of the board members is the neurosurgeon that was on Derek's team in this episode. I recommend that one as a hint of karma in the end.