5 Most Cringeworthy Moments on Grey's Anatomy (And We've Seen a Lot)

During its 19-season and 406-episode run, Grey's Anatomy has had some heart-warming, exciting, tear-jerking, disturbing, excruciating moments. The viewers of the medical show seem to have seen it all. But some episodes are so cringeworthy to watch that fans have to skip them on the rewatch.

Sometimes Grey's Anatomy characters behave in ways that give viewers too much secondhand embarrassment.

The unfortunate musical episode

There is one episode that has fans divided. Some love it, some think it is too cringeworthy. It is Episode 18 of Season 7 Song Beneath the Song aka Grey's Anatomy: The Music Event.

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Fans simply call it the musical episode and often mention it in different discussions. In the episode, the cast members performed songs while saving the life of Callie Torres after a car accident. Many fans find that episode unbearable to watch because of all the singing and visible embarrassment of the actors.

Ghost sex

Denny and Izzie were hands down one of the most beloved couples on the medical show, but there was one storyline that haunts viewers to date. In Episode 9 of Season 5 titled In the Midnight Hour, Denny and Izzie did something they had never done before. They had sex. The fact that by that moment Denny had been dead for 2 seasons, didn't stop them. "Ghost sex" scenes have become too disturbing for many fans to watch.

Meredith being just that much desperate

In Episode 5 of Season 2 titled Bring the Pain, Meredith gives Derek the "pick me, choose me, love me" speech which completely disarmed Dr. McDreamy and annoyed millions of viewers. Begging a man to stay with her sounded so desperate and sappy that many fans wanted Meredith to have a little more self-respect.

Maggie trying to be suggestive and failing miserably

Many Grey's Anatomy fans hate Jackson and Maggie together. No wonder this couple is often mentioned in fan discussions as having some of the most cringeworthy moments on the show. In Episode 16 of Season 14 titled Caught Somewhere in Time, the couple had to delay their dinner plans and Maggie, trying to be sexy, whispered to Jackson, "the longer we wait, the hungrier we will be." Many fans eye-rolled hard hearing that.

The most pathetic sex scene ever

The most hard-to-watch for many fans was the sex scene involving Meredith and George that happened in Episode 19 of Season 2 titled What Have I Done to Deserve This? After being in love with Meredith for two seasons, George got the most pathetic sex scene ever seen on TV involving crying on Meredith's part. The majority of fans just can't take the secondhand embarrassment of that scene.