What happens when you get controversialGreys Anatomycharacter Izzie Stevens who many fanshated and the iconic character George OMalley whose death stillhauntsfans?

It seems you get confusion. Some thought they made a cute adorable couple, while others thought the pairing was pointless and ruined the concept that men and women can just be friends.

Add to that drama involving the actorsT.R. Knight andKatherine Heiglboth surrounding the show, and you have a pretty interesting conversation on your hands. Izzie seemed to have a habit of strange romantic relationships. Almost like it was a running joke with the writers. OMalley was also married to Callie Torres, and Heigl strongly feels that her character would have respected thatbond.

Are OMalley and Stevens a pointless relationship that destroyed a good friendship, or was the randomness of their hook-up the point? The writers showed that, much like real-life, sometimes things just happen, and they dont need to have a point. And if the relationship was so meaningless, why are people discussing it all these years later?

Heigl was really excited about the idea when it was first pitched. I was really excited about it in the beginning because, obviously, I got to work more with my best friend, and thats awesome, Heigl explained toEntertainment Weeklyin 2010.

But when the relationship quickly fizzled out, she wondered what the point was. Even their couples nickname was awful When I found out our little nickname was Gizzie, I knew it was over, I was like, Were going to have to move on because thatsnothot. Thats not, like, Brangelina.'

Ratings had dipped a bit in Greys fourth season, and sometimes writers want to create some buzz. Knight and Heigl were good friends outside the show, and maybe the writers thought that would translate, but up to that point, Izzie and been somewhat of an uptight goodie-goodie, and it seemed strange. Heigl toldVanity Fairin a 2007 interview.

They really hurt somebody, and they didnt seem to be taking a lot of responsibility for it. It was a ratings ploy, she explained, It was absolutely something that shocked people it wasnt predictable, and people didnt see it coming.

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Bustlelists them in the top 11Greys Anatomycouples you wanted to break up. AndVulture ranked every relationship on Greys Anatomy, and they ended up46th. Not high praise.

While conventional wisdom ranks their relationship as a mistake, theres still aReddit thread that argues the merits of their relationship. Also, when Katherine Heigl talks about her worst memories of the show, that does not even make thelist. So why all the hate?

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