Mark Sloan

rey's Anatomy broke our hearts by killing Lexie (Chyler Leigh) at the end of Season 8, and, to add insult to injury, Mark (Eric Dane) at the beginning of Season 9. We — as well as a legion of fans — are still in mourning. But how does showrunner Shonda Rhimes feel?

"No one is over Mark and Lexie," Shonda recently tweeted when a fan mentioned missing the dearly departed docs....

The first time we met Grey's Anatomy’s core couple, they weren’t in scrubs, and they definitely  weren’t talking medicine. In fact, they weren’t even clothed! If we had to guess, these docs probably spend as much time getting it on in the on-call room as they do actually saving lives.
 
Yes, we’re looking at you, Alex Karev (Justin Chambers).

So in honor...

Grey's Anatomy is good at a lot of things: giving us memorable romantic moments (longing looks, passionate kisses, etc.), producing top-notch dramatic voice overs, showcasing McDreamy’s hair and, of course, making us cry.

So in light of the fact that 2012 was an especially hard year in Grey's deaths, we want to punish (but also reward) ourselves with a look back at some of the saddest...

Grey's Anatomy’s Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) was more than just a ridiculously sculpted, incredibly attractive face. He was a ridiculously sculpted, incredibly attractive body. But he was also the co-founder of the dirty mistresses club, Derek’s (Patrick Dempsey) best friend, Lexie’s (Chyler Leigh) love, Jackson’s (Jesse Williams) mentor, every patient’s fantasy, ...

Grey's Anatomy has been making us cry for nine years now, but for some reason, we can’t get enough. Whether it’s something as tragic as a plane crash or something as simple as failure, Grey’s is an expert at pulling at our heartstrings, sometimes harder than others. In honor of the many tears we shed in 2012, we’ve rounded up the year’s seven most heartbreaking...