To an outsider, Greys Anatomy is simply an ensemble medical drama about the lives and loves of (good-looking) doctors and surgeons at a prominent Seattle hospital told through the lens of surgeon Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) as she rises in the ranks from intern to resident to attending. Real fans, however, know that Greys Anatomy is actually an emotional torture device overseen by the brilliant and sadistic Shonda Rhimes, an agonizing exercise in grief and loss delivered in weekly installments.

Greys Anatomy is about what makes us human: our blood, tissue, and bone, as well as our hearts, souls, and minds. Its about creating characters that feel so real, you cant help but come to care about them, and then either killing them, everything they love, or both. Greys Anatomy is nothing short of evila scourge, a blight upon our souls. So, obviously, its a massive hit that has been running for a decade and a half, attracted a wide and loyal fanbase, and made everyone involved insanely rich. It even spawned two spin-off series, Private Practice and Station 19.

Ranking all the seasons is sort of an impossible undertaking, since the dynamics and cast are always shifting. Heck, the name of the hospital changed from Seattle Grace to Seattle Grace Mercy West to Grey Sloan Memorial. Theres an argument to be made that everything before Derek and Meredith get together for good is one show about falling in love with your married boss, everything during their marriage is another show, and everything post-Derek is a third still-unclear premise for the series. And depending on a viewers loyaltiesto a particular character or relationshipeveryone has their own idea of when the show was at its best and worst.

With all that in mind, this is an attempt to corral the many, many, OH SO MANY, hours of Greys Anatomy into a ranking based on which plot lines felt the most random, forced, or arbitrary versus the ones that we simply couldnt look away from. From worst to best...

I have zero medical training, but this season made me scared for all of the hospitals patients. What the hell are the doctors doing? Practicing medicine on each other just to be cool, getting hyper-competitive over surgery assignments, going out of their specialties to shake things up and try to boost their rating? This is the season that the ceiling collapses on someone in the middle of surgery. Sorry, but I cant invest in any of the personal stuff unless Im also confident that the sick people are receiving at least competent care.

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Every Season of Grey's Anatomy, Ranked - Glamour