From the start, Greys Anatomy told the story of Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd. The opening scene has her waking up with him after meeting in a bar and brushing it off as just one night. Then they find out Meredith is one of Dereks interns. They had a romance that was jared when Derek revealed he was married to Addison. But through ups and downs, the show kept coming back to them.

They finally got married and raised a family and seemed to be going great. That made it shocking when Derek was killed in a freak car crash. That led to fans talking of how amazing this couple was...or were they? Because when one looks at them closely, Derek and Meredith werent really that special. They had issues of jealousy, they were not assteamy as other couples, and paled next to other romances. Here are 15 reasons why Meredith and Derek were really overrated as the supposedly hottest couple of the show.

Mention the most emotional moments of Grey's and folks think of Izzie crying overDenny or Burke leaving Christina at the altar or various character exits. Sure, Derek had his powerful death scene but aside from that, they lacked the raw and emotional moments that got fans going. The couple lacked some of the emotional power of other characters.

Jealousy is never healthy for a long-standing relationship. When Meredith began dating Finn, Derek was so upset that he punched Finn and publicly shamed Meredith for the affair. For her part, Meredith was always angry with DerekoverAddison.

While hardly the only couple to show such jealousy, Derek and Meredith took it to ugly heights, which soured their it-couple status.

When one thinks of the couples onGreys, they think of some very hot hookups. Folks were going at it in various odd places and a few hot-and-heavy courtships even lead to injuries. Compared to that, Derek and Meredith were boring.

Sure, they had good times, but they never had the passionthat Mark and Lexie or even Alex and Jo had. Meredith and Derek lackeda wild.

For a long time, the series pushed to make it seem like one could not live without the other. This was the whole big selling point of their legendary romance. However, most of that had to be disproven once Derek was killed off. Yes, they loved each other, but theyboth could havesurvived on their own.

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Kids always change any relationship. While Meredith and Derek became terrific parents, the kids did drag the relationship down.

Having kids didn't stop Bailey and Ben or Callie and Arizona from getting into some passionate moments. In contrast, while they were great parents, Meredith and Derek let their kids end much of their fun times.

To be blunt, both Derek and Meredith could be pretty selfish people. Each had a habit of making their problems sound so much more important than others', and that included their romance. Christina even once called Meredith out for making things about her.

Derek could be just as bad, putting his career ahead of Meredith and ignoringher problems. The couple justwasn't that good at keeping their egos in check.

Couples have ups and downs, but Meredith and Derek were a wild roller coaster. They had a one-night stand that turned into a love affair, then broke up with Derek going to Addison, then got back together, then broke up, then

Watching older episodes, its almost impossible to figure out the status of the pair in various seasons. Its hard to argue undying love given how often the two split.

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For all the talk of this grand romance, fans forget one vital detail: Derek was still married when he had a one-night stand with Meredith. Yes, Addison cheated first, but that doesnt change how Derek kept up with Meredith.

The worst part was Derek never once admitting he was married until Addison showed up. It may have grown into a great romance later, but the relationship had a bad start.

For the key coupleof the show, the actual wedding of Derek and Meredith was a letdown. His elevator proposal was good, and they had a big event planned. Then they decided to hand it over to Izzie and Alex to use instead.

Afterwards, they had a post-it wedding which lacked the huge drama the supposedly top-couple of the series should have had.

To be fair, he didnt know who she was at the time. But it has to be noted that when Derek first met Lexie Grey in a bar, he immediately hit on her. He and Meredith had a spat, and Derek was interested in someone else.

Thankfully, it didnt happen. Yet the fact Derek nearly got with his future sister-in-law is a major blow againsthis and Merediths magical relationship.

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How good can a couple be when each seems to go out of their way to undercut the other at work? Derek would try to block Meredith from surgeries and be against some of her attempts to help a patient.

Meredith crossed a line screwing up a clinical trial of Dereks to help the Chiefs wife. That nearly ruined the marriage, as the pair didnt seem to respect each other as doctors, let alone spouses.

Whenever Derek and Addison are together, they seem like a great couple. True, they had issues but not like how Meredith and Derek did. The two bantered a lot and clicked well, with Addison understanding Derek in ways Meredith didnt.

While they divorced, Addison just clicked wonderfully with Derek and had a spark that was lacking in his marriage to Meredith.

Lets be brutally honest: Mark was far hotter than Derek in every aspect. Who could blame Addison for being drawn to Mark with his great looks and charm? Derek had those too, but not on the same level.

Meredith even admitted how hot Mark was, and she might have beenattractedto him. Derek couldnt match Marks appeal.

Shonda Rhimes has even confirmed that Christina was bigger to Meredith than Derek was. Cristina and Meredith were simply always meant to be there for each other.

As great as Derek was, Christina was the one who always had Merediths back. Their relationship went beyond romance and turned into something extraordinary.

Derek and Meredith could produce some drama, but in terms of romance, they had the most boring plots. There was the George/Callie/Izzie triangle, Christina with Burke or Owen, Callie and Arizona, and even Bailey had some fun stuff.

Too many of the romantic turns of Derek/Meredith just seemed dull when compared to the spicy and wild antics of their fellow doctors.

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