With yet another unofficial crossover tonight, Greys Anatomy fans are getting confused. Many fans were not sure if they were supposed to watch Station 19 before Greys Anatomy tonight. Lets take a look at how fans feel about the crossovers between the two shows.

Station 19 began as a spin-off to Greys Anatomy in March 2018. Originally only Ben Warren (Jason George) left the medical drama to become a firefighter at Station 19. A few crossovers were in the works, and some characters would appear on both shows every so often.

We dont want to do it every week, we dont want to create a mold, we dont want to fall into any kind of pattern, we dont want people to ever know what to expect, showrunner KristaVernoff told Deadline.

On Jan. 23, 2020, the two shows collided for a massive crossover as Greys Anatomys midseason premiere with Station 19s Season 3 premiere. ABC dominated ratings that Thursday night with the two shows. Since the ratings are doing so well, more crossovers are in the works.

Some fans feel forced to watch the spinoff and arent happy about it. Others view the crossover events but do not watch Station 19 on the regular. In those cases, they rely on other fans to fill them in on why certain things are happening.

Is there tension between the two S19 people? one fan asked on Reddit. This is why crossover sucks, Im lost on a potential relationship.

Another fan of both shows filled in the lost Greys Anatomy fan about what happened. This weeks episodes wasnt a crossover, so most fans only watched the later evening show.

I know its hard to find a storyline after 16 seasons, but please stop trying to make Station 19 happen, wrote another fan. I have enough trouble caring about the actual Greys cast; I dont need a new group of extras with lines to not care about.

Others are downright mad that they now have more new characters to worry about.

Although many viewers are confused about whether or not they should watch both shows every week, some do watch and love both. A few fans even like Station 19 more than Greys Anatomy.

Wow, this show is incredible, wrote onefan on Twitter. It was expected since its a spinoff of Greys Anatomy but being honest? Its way better than Greys, I mean, in character development and rep. Its so emotional, funny, well written!

However, other viewers cannot get on board with both shows.

OMG, another crossover,another Greys Anatomy fan tweeted. Really.really.how many more crossovers do we have to sit through before they realize we dont want them. If Station 19 cant stand on its own, then bye, but stop bringing#GreysAnatomy, and its characters down with it.

The bottom line is that you might miss out on some back story with your Greys Anatomy characters if you do not watch both shows. Station 19 airs at 8 pm ET on Thursday nights, with Greys Anatomy, immediately following at 9 pm ET.

We do have weekly updates for Greys fans who do not want to watch Station 19 right here: Greys Anatomys Ben Warren Just Solidified Endless Crossovers with Station 19 Heres What Happened Tonight to the Greys Characters on Station 19

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