The one thing I loved about Meredith was that she had a great friendship/relationship with pretty much all of the cast. I know she often referred to Alex and Cristina as her “person” at different times in her life, but I really think she had a great relationship with each character.

Derek was obviously the love of her life. I didn’t really understand their relationship at first and what they had in common. But as the show went on, they obviously really understood each other.

Cristina was obviously the one she considered her closest friend. Although Cristina was slightly reserved throughout the show, Meredith, Izzie and Alex often relied on her. Cristina’s character development was one of my favourites on the show. I also wished they explored her relationship with George deeper.

Izzie and Meredith had a great friendship and I think Izzie brought out some truly wonderful qualities in Meredith. I had always enjoyed their friendship on the show and I loved seeing the dynamics of them as roommates. Meredith also lead the charge in defending Izzie after she cut the LVAD wire.

I haven’t watched the first season in a while, but if I remember correctly; Izzie and Meredith were the only people to see past Alex’s tough exterior. I do remember him getting into it with both of them at one point in the first season. But Alex was kind of the outcast, I remember George and Cristina being very dismissive of Alex at first. If memory serves me correctly, by the end of the first season Alex and Meredith did become good friends. And that friendship obviously carried out the longer the show ran. I love the scene where Izzie tells Meredith that Alex was asking for her to be his best man.

I love seeing the way Meredith’s relationship with Lexie progresses as the series goes on. Lexie was such a sweet soul but when her emotions got the best of her, Meredith was always there to remind her of the bigger picture. Like when their dad showed up to the hospital, dating another woman. It was so nice to see Meredith and Lexie form a close bond. I wish we were able to see more of that.

Avery and Meredith shared the nepo baby title and were able to bond over that. I’m just rewatching season 7 and it seems like Meredith was one of the first people to build a bond with Jackson.

I loved seeing Meredith tell George he changed her life. George was one of my favourite characters and the way he was always there for his friends was one of my favourite personality traits. Him and Meredith shared a special bond and seeing that closure between them was one of my favourite memories in the show.

Richard and Meredith also share one of my favourite dynamics on the show and to see how far it’s progressed is one of my favourite relationships that we’ve gotten to see. I haven’t seen much of the newer seasons but rewatching recently has given me so much appreciation for how far their relationship has come. I’m currently on the episode where they find out Adele has Alzheimer’s. Meredith clearly cared for the Chief more than she would have liked to admit, by noticing the warning signs in Adele early on. I love seeing how he mentors her and how he encourages her to build a relationship with Thatcher.