<Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Honestly, I always felt like Mark and Lexie were meant to be together . If things had not turned out the way they had this season, I had a completely different thing planned for them . I was one of the people who loved Mark and Lexie together . (...) When Mark and Lexie say "meant to be," it wasn't about servicing the fans . That's how I felt . That's what was supposed to happen, and that's what I wanted to see . It was heartbreaking . I loved the idea of them together . They played really well together . They were very charming and funny and great . We did the scene where Lexie confesses to Mark that she's still in love with him . That was bittersweet to me because it was like,' Look, they're so close, so close! And yet so far .' </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> Leigh has received mixed feedback for her role as Lexie Grey . People, less than impressed, criticized the way Leigh's character initially approached her sister, calling it "rude". Jennifer Armstrong of Entertainment Weekly was also critical of Leigh's early appearances, referring to her as "awkward". However, Armstrong later noted that the "sparkling" friendship development between Lexie and O'Malley "won her over". The character's transition from season four to five was positively reviewed, with Keen of The Trades writing: "Her presence and confidence have increased quite a bit since last season, and actress, Chyler Leigh, does a fantastic job of making this progression feel seamless . Since the series has defused the tension between Little Grey and Big Grey (aka Meredith), Lexie has clear sailing through the season and steals the show as one of the best current characters on the series ." </P> <P> Lexie was strongly criticized by Laura Burrows from IGN, being called "awful". Burrows also wrote: "Everything she says and does is obnoxious and does harm to someone . Lexie is an idiot and should be shot or drowned or exploded ." The character's relationship with Sloan has been well received, with Chris Monfette of IGN writing: "Sloan's honest relationship with Lexie helped to make both characters infinitely more interesting and mature ." Leigh served as a primary vocalist in "Song Beneath the Song", the Grey's Anatomy music event, and was well received, with the Boston Herald's Mark Perigard praising her performance . The character was listed in Wetpaint's "10 Hottest Female Doctors on TV". In 2007, at the 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Leigh and the rest of the cast of Grey's Anatomy, received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series . </P>

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