Grey's news: Is Meredith getting another half-sibling?
Could Meredith be getting another half-sibling on Grey's Anatomy? According to Entertainment Weekly's Mike Ausiello, it's very likely.
In his latest installment of Ausiello TV, he notes that late last year, executive producer Shonda Rhimes began quietly looking for a male actor to play a mysterious new recurring role. The person had to be both bi-racial and in his late 20's.
Although we won't know for sure until next season, it seems likely that the character might be the product of the affair between Meredith's mother and the Chief, as their affair was 20-some years ago.
A few other things spring to mind:
Do doctors really sleep around this much? I mean, we know that Sloan, Callie, Izzie, and all the rest of the staff currently employed at Seattle Grace have bedded down pretty much everyone on the show. But apparently, that was happening 20 years ago, as well.Do shows play the half-sibling card when they run out of ideas? Lexie showed up in season three of Grey's Anatomy, and on Brothers & Sisters, another half-sibling, Ryan, made an appearance this season. Of course, that's in addition to Rebecca, who appeared way back towards the end of season one. I'm sure you can think of others.
I wonder if the Chief knows he has a son. If he does, that will dredge up a lot of festering feelings, including anger at Meredith's mom for not telling him. The Chief's role this season has been a little clownish - like playing the trick on George when he was operating on the pig. A new son would definitely add a little more depth to the Chief's character.
And if he knows about the son and has never said anything, well that's a whole other ball of wax. If that's the case, dark and twisty Meredith will get even more dark and twisty, which will probably set off a whole new series of emotional angst and stall her impending nuptials to Derek.
Any thoughts on this news?

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