Ellen Pompeo & Katherine Heigl | Actors on Actors

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In their Actors on Actors conversation, Ellen Pompeo ('Grey's Anatomy') and Katherine Heigl ('Firefly Lane') reunite on camera for the first time since Heigl's exit from 'Grey's Anatomy,' where they discuss the early days of the show and the controversy around Heigl's exit. Ellen Pompeo reveals how she felt during Meredith's goodbye episode of

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[frodo]

I saw this excerpt of them discussing the 'pick me' girl concept and Meredith's 'pick me, choose me' moment on Twitter

Ellen Pompeo talks to Katherine Heigl about her iconic “pick me” dialogue on ‘Grey's Anatomy’:

“My daughter and her friends, they sit around and they’re like, ‘Oh, she’s a ‘pick me girl.’ I’m like, ‘What’s a pick me girl?’ They were like, ‘You know, girls who are like, pick me,… pic.twitter.com/4dTDkZcvke
- Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 6, 2023

Interesting to learn that apparently Ellen fought it really hard because she thought it was pathetic lmao

[smilerocket]

Lol it truly was pathetic - her delivery for that line also cracks me up bc it's so whiny and bad.

[theactualworst]

She even complained about it on Oprah and Oprah agreed lol.

[winonaforever]

It isn't the first time Ellen has said she hated the "Pick me" speech and she usually gets dragged for it by MerDer fans, who say she doesn't understand Meredith. 😂

[bakemonos]

They both look so good.

[dadeepish]

Heigl brought cunt to aught TV in the best way possible. She rode hard for her GBF (her flip out on the red carpet had me smiling for days) and for years would fuck the hottest guy in whatever production she was doing.

She picked some bad projects and at least importantly to her career trajectory, Shonda and a few other people she had pissed off decided to smack her down, hard.

Despite all that, she’s always worked, had a family, and is in the final stages of image recuperation. A shame it only took 15 years…

[frodo]

Also, I just rewatched the first 9 seasons of Grey's (I'm depressed, leave me alone) and they never really were able to recreate the magic of those first two seasons and the original five interns. It's incredible how quality notably decreases with every season.

[bdl]

your parenthetical made me chuckly bc i deeply relate. sending hugs xx.

[misoras]

Honestly, I get the depression spiral of watching a show with 5+ seasons and over 15 episodes (9-1-1, Criminal Minds, Without a Trace lol) lmao. I was so close to re-starting Modern Family and watching Greys but I felt like that spiral would be tooooooooo much for me (no offence intended!).

[frodo]

lmaoo not you mentioning criminal minds when i also made my way through nine seasons of that show this winter 💀 but yeah those spirals really get you

[better2beloved]

Man greys used to be peak tv for me, I kinda grew up watching the show. Katherine and Sandra carried acting wise and it was just downhill after Sandra left. Ellen really lucked out because I think she’s one of the most mediocre leading actresses out there.

[frodo]

Yeah, it's interesting how Katherine was one of the break-out stars of the show who got offered huge movies, but then kinda crashed and burned. Whereas Ellen stayed with the show for all those years and ended up making bank like very few actresses in television do.

[dreamdate]

She crashed and burned bc she got blackballed.

[evillemmons]

[sigh_russ]

Currently watch as we speak and really good to see them on tape together. Love Katherine and need more of her moving forward. Feel like she is holding back a bit but its understandable after everything that happened. But do not forget girl, you are the only Emmy winner from the show for acting, and you know that stings some people behind the scenes.

[trendsnational]

I didn’t know she was the only one!

[ginainabottle]

But do not forget girl, you are the only Emmy winner from the show for acting, and you know that stings some people behind the scenes.

It stings me too and I know it's not her fault but it's an atrocity that she has an Emmy for Grey's and Sandra Oh doesn't.

An ATROCITY.

[icedevil0289]

I am biased because Cristina is my favorite character but it truly is criminal that Sandra doesn't have an Emmy, she was amazing. Also upon rewatch Sandra Oh really needs to do a comedy because her comedic timing is great.