<Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> I've heard a lot of talk about Meredith being whiny but the truth is, she's got a mom (who died of) Alzheimer's, no other family to speak of, and the man she loves is married . She's pretty freaking lonely, people . She's got a right to get her whine on . So, when she falters, it's partly because she's got nothing to hang on to . As she says in the first episode, she needs a reason to go on, she needs some hope . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> I've heard a lot of talk about Meredith being whiny but the truth is, she's got a mom (who died of) Alzheimer's, no other family to speak of, and the man she loves is married . She's pretty freaking lonely, people . She's got a right to get her whine on . So, when she falters, it's partly because she's got nothing to hang on to . As she says in the first episode, she needs a reason to go on, she needs some hope . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> Rhimes felt that the 100th episode showed well Meredith's evolution throughout the show from a "dark and twisty girl" to a "happy woman". She said: "She is the thing her mother wished for her . She is extraordinary . Because, to get past the crap of your past? To move on? To let the past go and change? That is extraordinary . To love? Without fear? Without screwing it up? That is extraordinary . It makes me happy to see her happy ." </P> <P> Following the departure of Patrick Dempsey's character, Rhimes was quoted as saying that "...Meredith and the entire Grey's Anatomy family are about to enter uncharted territory as we head into this new chapter of her life . The possibilities for what may come are endless ." With at least a year left in Pompeo's contract with the show, viewers are sure to witness some of the most difficult times of Meredith's life yet . </P>

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