It is no secret that doctors are practically married to their profession as they seem to either always be at work, on call, or they are studying and researching while off the clock. When it comes to the surgeons inGrey’s Anatomy, they are no different.
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Theinterns refuse to miss a single thing, so they pretty much live at the hospital. The attendings always feel like they have their hands full due to the craziness that always comes through their doors. Some might even say that Grey Sloan Memorial is the most comforting home they have ever known — that is, except for all the doctors (and a couple others) who called Meredith Grey’s house “home.”
Meredith’s home has seen its fair share of crazy over the last 20 seasons. Between fires, dinner parties that ended up in disaster, the countless couples who found a semi-private place to hook up, and the wholesome conversations that have been had over a glass bottle, it is safe to say that the Grey House is certainly a character in and of itself.
It has played a vital role in many lives, and, unlike the hospital, it provides a comfortable place for the overworked doctors to actually relax and take a break from all the chaos.
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20Ellis Grey Originally Owned the Home
Moved in Before Season 1, Episode 1
To properly introduce Meredith’s home, we have to acknowledge that there was at least one homeowner before Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), and that would be her mother, Ellis Grey (Kate Burton).
From what Meredith has said over the years, it seems as if Ellis bought or inherited the home with Thatcher, and Meredith spent a short time growing up in it before moving to Boston. Ellis clearly kept up with payments of the home while she was away, as we all know from the pilot episode, but even when Meredith inherits it, she still considers it to be her mother’s house.
19Meredith Moved Back to Her Childhood Home
To kick off the series and reel fans in, the very first scene of the pilot episode is a rather awkward encounter between Meredith and Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). Derek wakes up on the floor of Meredith’s home after a night of fun, and he compliments Meredith on her house. Meredith quickly deflects and says that the place “was” her mother’s home and that she is selling it as soon as she can.
It becomes very apparent that Meredith wants to distance herself from either her mother or the memories that are in the house, but as we all know, that does not end up being the case. Over the next two decades, Meredith has had some of the best and worst times there, and she should feel proud to have opened it to so many people in need.
18George O’Malley and Izzie Stevens Became Roommates
Moved in Season 1, Episode 2
After Meredith decides to keep the house, she lets it be known that she is looking for a couple of roommates. Izzie (Katherine Heigl), George (T. R. Knight), and many others start hounding and practically begging Meredith for a place to live, and after a lot of consideration, she caves.
Izzie and George happily move into the house and start to make the place really feel like home. Izzie bakes and cleans, and she brings a positive energy into the formerly dusty rooms. Then George just provides a judgement-free vibe that opens the door for the three of them to really get to know one another and bond.
17Callie Torres Technically Moved in with Georgie
Moved in Season 3, Episode 2
If you don’t remember Callie (Sara Ramirez) moving into Meredith’s house, that is likely because it all went down in pretty much one episode. After Richard (James Pickens Jr.) found out Callie was living in the hospital, he kicked her out, and George took her back to Meredith’s.
The following episode jumps a week ahead, and George is visibly going crazy living with Callie. He asks Meredith to kick Callie out because he is not ready to live with his girlfriend, but Meredith has no problem with the living situation. By the end of the episode, George manages to explode, and Callie packs up her things and heads to a hotel until she can make other living arrangements.
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16Meredith Brought Alex Karev Home
Moved in Season 3, Episode 18
After Meredith almost dies, and she finds out that her mother actually did die, she brings Alex (Justin Chambers) into her home. Izzie is completely baffled by the fact that Meredith would even want someone like Alex to live with them. Meredith simply tells her that Alex is one of them, and she wants to do positive things with her newfound appreciation for life.
Alex seems completely happy with the whole situation as he likely wasn’t living in such great conditions before, and he was always made out to be the evil spawn that was banished from the rest of the group. In season nine, Alex goes on to buy Meredith’s home and call it his own, and like his very best friend, he allows others to stay there as long as they need.
15Rebecca Pope Crashed with Alex
Moved in Season 4, Episode 15
Rebecca Pope (Elizabethe Reaser), also known as thewoman who fell in love with Alexafter her face was smashed in during a ferry boat accident, made her way to Meredith’s home in season four. At first, Alex thinks she just wanted to get away and see him, so he takes her back to his room that he’s been renting at Meredith’s house.
Unfortunately, he soon learns that Rebecca actually is having issues with understanding reality, and the truth eventually comes out that she has an underlying borderline personality disorder. Alex does his best to take care of Rebecca at Meredith’s house, but it becomes too much. Rebecca attempts to kill herself, and Izzie has her admitted to psych.
14Derek Shepherd Was Not a Fan of the Roommate Situation
Moved in Season 5, Episode 1
Meredith is not known for big romantic gestures or beating around the bush, so when she asked Derek to move in with her while they were on the way to see a patient, it felt completely casual. She fumbles a bit while asking because she is nervous about the whole commitment and heart-on-the-line aspect, but he does not hesitate to say yes.
Now, the problem with them living together means absolutely no privacy. Meredith is comfortable with people crashing on couches and taking up spare rooms, but Derek just wants to live with the woman he loves while having some form of privacy.
13Meredith’s Old Friend Sadie Comes to Town
Moved in Season 5, Episode 8
While a lot of Meredith’s personal past has remained a mystery, one old friend comes barreling through her home like a wrecking ball full of bad decisions and risky behavior. Sadie Harris (Melissa George) excitedly runs through the house looking for “Death” (aka Meredith), and she simply crashes on the couch for the next few weeks while trying to establish herself as an intern at the hospital.
Happily, it did not take long for Meredith to see that she had grown apart from her former friend, so Sadie’s time in the household and at work did not last long.
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12Lexie Grey was Considered a Stray
Moved in Season 5, Episode 9
Although Meredith tried her absolute best to put some distance between herself and every person she was biologically related to, she ended up actually really loving her younger sister, Lexie (Chyler Leigh). Lexie was first perceived as a wounded puppy who just wanted to be acknowledged, but after she almost lost her job due to some bad decisions made with the other interns, Derek took it upon himself to really welcome Lexie into the Grey household.
It is Derek who brings Lexie back to Meredith’s house and fixes her up with a bed. Over the next several months, Lexie bounces around the house and other places, but she eventually feels comfortable calling her sister’s house her home as well.
11April Kepner and Jackson Avery Needed a Place
Moved in Between Seasons 6 and 7
After losing their friends tothe mass shootingat Seattle Grace Mercy West, Jackson (Jesse Williams) and April (Sarah Drew) move into Meredith’s home. Now, unlike everyone else, there is no specific scene with the two asking for a place to stay or Meredith opening the door for them while they bring their bags in.
Instead, their presence is gradual throughout the first few episodes of season 7 until Jackson is shown to be having nightmares about the shooting and April is perkier than ever about making a chore chart. It speaks volumes on Meredith’s part about having a house full of grieving individuals, but it seems like her childhood home is what keeps a small piece of sanity and safety in everyone’s lives.
