<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is empty . You can help by adding to it . (July 2012) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (September 2012) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (September 2012) </Td> </Tr> <P> The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) characterized Karev as "honest", "always tells it like it is", while also citing his mouth, his punctuality and him being a "smart - ass" as his weaknesses . Shonda Rhimes said of Karev: "I love that we have a character who can do something wonderful but still be a selfish cranky ass about it . Alex gets to be complex in ways most characters don't because even though he's got a moral code, his moral code is totally twisted and dark . But he's essentially good--deep down inside ." Carolina Paiz, one of the writers of the series, wrote: "He has so much going on inside...you think you've got him figured out but then he just reveals this whole other side to him ." </P>

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