Greys Anatomy 10 Hidden Details About Derek Shepherd That Everyone Missed

Grey’s Anatomy: 10 Hidden Details About Derek Shepherd That Everyone Missed

McDreamy left a huge mark on Grey’s Anatomy. Here are some hidden details about Derek Shepherd that might have been forgotten with the years.

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Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) had for years been one of the most popular leading men on television. His equation with Meredith Grey and his kids, alongside his glamorous professional image, not to mention the fact that ‘McDreamy’ was remarkably easy on the eyes, made him a beloved character on the hit medical drama, Grey’s Anatomy.

It’s been several years now since Derek met with a shocking accident and passed away in one of the most heartwrenching episodes in the series. Let’s take a walk down memory lane and find some details about him that might have been forgotten or initially escaped notice.

10 Derek Was A Whisky Person

Before he moved to Seattle, Derek used to be quite a hotshot neurosurgeon in New York. He had a thriving practice and a beautiful wife who was herself a successful obstetrician until everything fell apart.

It, therefore, comes as no surprise that he preferred sing-malt scotch as his choice of liquor, a drink that is classy enough to be on par with the character’s elegance. Just like Meredith who loves her tequila, Derek’s go-to drink is scotch, although this fact is only mentioned once, as such.

9 Derek’s Favorite Breakfast Is Muesli

When Derek was practically living with Meredith at the very beginning of the series before Addison appeared on the scene and their relationship hit the rocks, Derek apparently had Muesli for breakfast every day.

This might have escaped the audience’s notice for it is trivia, after all, but Meredith’s roommates at the time, George and Izzie, definitely did not miss this detail.

8 Derek Loved Hemingway

In season 1’s “Save Me,” Derek finally gives in and tells Meredith a few facts about himself after she pesters him for a day.

At this time, he mentions that his favorite novel is “The Sun Also Rises.” This is a book by Ernest Hemingway, set against the backdrop of the First World War.

7 Derek’s Ferry Cap Got Passed On To Meredith

For those who don’t remember, Derek had a thing for ferry boats. He told Meredith in one of the earliest episodes of the series that he might actually like Seattle simply because of the ferry boats even though he wasn’t planning on liking it there. Of course, this was probably also a metaphor for Meredith herself.

Derek also had a scrub cap which he wore during his surgeries, with pictures of ferries on it. After his devastating death, the makers added an emotional touch when they showed Meredith wearing his cap, presumably to keep a piece of him with her when she performed her surgeries.

6 Derek Had His Superstitions

Speaking of ferry caps, Derek had his share of superstitions. The cap might or might not have been a superstition, but what was definitely superstitious was his drool-worthy signature dialogue at the start of every surgery, “It’s a beautiful day to save lives.”

In fact, the writers sneaked in the line in his very last episode, when he single-handedly saved a bunch of people on the roadside who met with an accident right in front of him. Before he brings back each accident victim from the brink of death, he utters his signature line, one last time.

5 Derek’s Dad Was Shot In Front Of Him

A young Derek witnessed his father being shot in front of him. His little sister Amelia was with him at the time.

The brilliant neurosurgeon’s dad was killed for his watch by a gun-wielding man inside his own store. It was presumably because Derek failed to save his dad that he became a doctor. He also vowed to take Amelia under his wing as she grew up because he felt he needed to look out for her the most, out of all his sisters.

4 Derek Almost Gave Up Once

In season 5, Derek made a mistake while operating on a patient, who also happened to be pregnant. His mistake led to complications, eventually causing her death.

This incident, along with the lawsuit filed by the patient’s grieving husband, almost sent Derek spiraling into depression. He walked out of the hospital, set up shop on Meredith’s couch, ate all her cereal, and then went off to drink alone at his trailer. It took four surgeons – Torres and Hunt, along with Bailey and Webber – to bring him back from the verge of collapse.

3 McDreamy Was McDreary In An Alternate Universe

For those who only remember him as McDreamy, it turns out that Derek’s nickname in an alternate universe episode was McDreary.

Everything was different in the alternate universe set up, naturally. Meredith was engaged to Alex, Ellis Grey was alive, married to Richard, and practically running the hospital, and a grumpy looking Derek was married to Addison. In reality, this was after the two had broken up. But coming back to McDreary, gone was the dashing, handsome neurosurgeon, and in his place was a rather boring doctor who wasn’t much of a conversationalist.

2 Izzie & Alex’s Wedding Was Derek’s Idea

One of the most heartfelt moments in the series came in the form of Alex and Izzie’s wedding in season 5. Izzie was struggling with cancer at the time and had realized that she was in love with Alex after all.

When Izzie happened to tell Derek that she saw Alex in her future, McDreamy had an instant brainwave. He and Meredith had never really jumped onto the wedding bandwagon anyway, but Izzie loved weddings. Derek suggested that Izzie and Alex get married in the church that had been booked for him and Meredith, with Izzie looking beautiful in the white dress that had been purchased for Meredith. So, at the end of the day, it was thanks to Derek that Alex and Izzie got married.

1 Derek Loved Fly Fishing

Derek was shown to enjoy fishing in his leisure time. It was, in fact, one of the little quirks he had, which ended up exasperating his guests who got bored of having fish for breakfast every day.

Derek was even shown taking Cristina fishing when the latter was suffering from post-traumatic stress after having been forced to operate on Derek at gunpoint in the season 6 finale.

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