'Grey's Anatomy' Season 16 desperately needs a villain to challenge the doctors and keep fans hooked after Meredith Grey is sidelined
There's a reason 'Grey's Anatomy' has been officially declared as TV's longest-running medical drama and the ABC series has so many hardcore fans who religiously watch new episodes as soon as they air.
However, many fans are also bored with the new plotlines and find it to be a drag. The biggest disappointment is that Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) has been sidelined on the show ever since she was fired from the Grey Sloan Hospital by Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) in season 15.
To add more drama, the makers need to bring in a new character who might shake things up or perhaps a new challenge for the hospital. Watching complex romantic involvements without any real emotions does get boring.
"Day late, but #GreysAnatomy was kind of boring. #HTGAWM was good, but hasn't picked up their full crazy hurricane whirlwind of a typical season yet. C'mon fall shows! I need more!" one Twitter post read.
Another user wrote, "So is Meredith going to be doing community service this whole season? Ask for myself because this is getting boring #GreysAnatomy."
Echoing similar sentiments, a Reddit user posted, "The show is in desperate need of a big bad. This show needs a villain or adversary to challenge the doctors. (Similar to what 'Orange is The New Black' did with Vee in S2 or 'House with Detective Tritter' in S3).
The user continued, "Maybe another hospital shakeup? A new chief? A new owner? I know they tried to do this with Minnick (lmao) but try again. More focus on friendships now that some of this love stuff is out the way."
The post added, "I thought they were going in a Meredith/Teddy friendship route earlier this season and then later a Teddy/Jo thing but in general, I think it’s time they shift to developing new bonds. The show needs to feel a little more cohesive and not like 4 different shows going on at once."
"And lastly, my only real issue with Grey’s is something they can't control. Being on network TV. 24/25 episodes is a damn DRAG—I'm so not used to watching a show with more than 8 episodes—but as I said, they can’t control that but they can control the pace," the post summed up.
With 20 more episodes to go in this season, will the makers be able to strike the right chord or will the series turn out to be a dull and monotonous show in the end?
