<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (May 2018) </Td> </Tr> <P> Initially, Carina MacKenzie of the Los Angeles Times highly praised the characterization of Kepner . writing: "One of my favorite Mercy Westers is intern April (Sarah Drew). Her saccharine - sweet attitude and wide - eyed insincerity were hilarious, as was her super-mysterious hot pink notebook full of morale - boosting platitudes ." However, she criticized the later development of her story, especially her crush on Derek Shepherd calling it "vomit" PopSugar noted similarities between Kepner and Lexie Grey, stating: "Am I the only one who thinks the new doctor is kind of like Lexie 2.0? Their dynamic reminded me of when Lexie first started and tries really hard to make nice with Mere, but gets the cold shoulder in return ." Mariella Mosthof from Wetpaint stated: "Despite her obnoxious yet well - meaning tendencies, we briefly flirted with the idea of liking April's character last season, and it looks like there's plenty of opportunity for her to come back and charm us again yet again this time around ." Reviewing the first part of the eight season, Courtney Morrison of TV Fanatic wrote: "Although the girl has grown in terms of likeability, her downfalls still outweigh the positives . She doesn't really bring too much to the table . She wasn't the best choice for Chief Resident; she doesn't seem to be on the same level surgical wise and she hasn't carried a story on her own that makes us care about her ." </P> <P> Kepner was included in TV Guide's list of The Most Loathed TV Characters, adding: "The extremely neurotic April (she makes Liz Lemon look laid back) has slowly made strides with fans thanks to her personal setbacks--she lost her treasured virginity to her best friend and failed her boards--but she still has a long way to go ." Entertainment Weekly also named her one of the "21 Most Annoying TV Characters Ever", commenting: "April's lightened up a little this season (season 9), but a few episodes of sympathetic behavior can't erase the painful memories of Seattle Grace - Mercy West's most irritating doctor being ." TV Fanatic included her in their list of Worst Character on TV . Christina Tran commented: "Could she be any more annoying?!?" Drew stated that it was initially "hard" for her as an actress to play an unpopular character but deemed her "interesting" and when she was informed by the writers that her character would get Dr. Shepherd (Dempsey) shot in the season six finale, her reaction was: "Oh, come on, guys, really? They already hate my character, now they're going to hate her even more!" </P> <P> Critics reception gradually changed positively . Entertainment Weekly noted: "April was chirpy, irritating, and immature, and her crush on Derek didn't endear her to us either . But these days, we say hooray for April; since Meredith declared that the two of them are pals, April's become a lot more tolerable, instead of being Lexie 2.0 ." Courtney Morrison of TVFanatic wrote: "April has grown since her character was introduced . She's no longer much less annoying than she used to be, and she's honest . A girl with principles is a girl you want to do well ." and described her and Avery as "a couple for whom viewers can root". The Hollywood Reporter also remarked: "It's nice to see April with a bit of a backbone and putting Alex in his place as the newfound confidence suits her well ." </P>

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