I have too much sense to believe that Meredith is actually dead (and I don't read spoilers) but I really hope she is.  I just find her so spoiled and abrasive and horrible.  Recently, Addison and Alex have been growing on me more than any other character, and Izzie has just been driving me nuts.  They give her the worst storylines, she's just borderline crazy all of the time and poor Katherine Heigl, whom I've loved ever since 'Wish Upon a Star,' ends up just looking foolish.  I really wish Shonda Rimes weren't writing all these episodes because seriously, it's starting to feel like a ban fanfic.  I'm sorry, but it is.

My heart melted a little bit when Mark was comforting Derek, though.  That was a very nice touch.