One of the longest-running medical dramas, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, continues to surprise fans even after years of twists and turns. Some of the latest episodes of the beloved show have now brought major turmoil for the fans, as Niko Terho’s character, Lucas Adams, suffered a major loss on the show. However, many fans could not help but find a lot of similarities between the latest tragic love story on the medical drama, to that of Izzie and Denny’s story from season 2. Read ahead to find out what fans of the beloved show have been saying.
Fans draw parallels between the latest death on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to Izzie and Denny’s storyline
In one of the recent episodes, one of the new residents, Lucas Adams, loses it after his love interest on the show passes away. The episodes leading up to this had shown a sweet love blossoming between Adams and one of the cancer patients in the hospital, Katie Rogers (played by Samantha Marie Ware). In one of the latest episodes of season 22 of ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Katie, who has been dealing with the last stages of gastric cancer, moves into the intern house. Lucas and Katie then lie in bed and talk about their life and ambitions, along with the kind of things they would have done if the circumstances had been different. As Lucas attempts to use medication to prolong Katie’s life, however, Simone tries to stop him and even hides medical supplies. As Lucas rushes to the hospital, it is too late, and when he comes back, Katie has already passed on.
Fan reactions to the scene in the show
After the latest episode of season 22 aired, many fans were distraught over the incomplete story. Many were quick to point out that the creators of the show pulled another “izzie and denny” while addressing Katie’s death and Lucas not being able to be there for her. Another fan posted a clip from the episode along with the caption, “i’m so sad they are pulling a denny and izzie AGAIN and they have so much chemistry #Greysanatomy.” Another netizen shared the same views and posted, “Yeah this one really hurt and cut deep like izzy and Denny level of pain.”
About Izzie and Denny’s storyline
In season 2 of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, resident Izze (played by Katherine Heigl), comes across a cardiothoracic patient at the hospital named Denny (played by ). The two instantly click and fall for each other. As their romance blossoms, Denny’s health gets worse. In need of a new heart, Izzie does the unthinkable and cuts off his L-VAD wire to make his name move to the top of the transplant list. Although Denny can get the surgery, he has a stroke only a few hours later in his hospital bed. Izzie had gone to surprise him by wearing a prom dress; however, by the time she got ready and arrived, he was gone. This moment in the show was one of the most popular and historic scenes in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, and fans could not help but notice the parallels between the two storylines.
