Kaimelia 💖

KAI BARTLEY- (they/them)

kaimelia + flower

And yet...

For a show that touts itself as socially aware, Grey's continues to be unfairly malicious toward their queer ships and characters, both past and present, during a time when (young) queer people desperately need the exact opposite. Additionally, I have witnessed these continued misalignments breed more hatred and bigotry amongst so-called "fans" than I think anyone is willing to admit to. Amid all the cruelty coming from the U.S. government (and internationally), all the fear-mongering and hatred being thrown at anything remotely non-heteronormative within our culture, and the waves of canceled queer TV shows, this is not what anyone needs. Grey's is a melodrama, yes, but its queer characters carry a disproportionate amount of that burden given their consistently relegated position within the overall narrative.

I've tried to be patient. I could recognize that the Grey's writers had a lot to juggle with Ellen leaving, Kelly leaving, Krista leaving, and introducing the new interns all in one go. And, despite it all, I still believe this might end well for Kai and Amelia... But I really can't keep doing this to myself.

I don't even know, dude, I don't even know.

Like, okay. In the moment of the Calzona shit, I was like what the fuck is this, but as I've gotten older and have rewatched, that storyline isn't actually as bad or poorly written as I originally thought and is actually pretty well planned out.

But Kai and Amelia? I don't get it. Like, Kai literally showed up at Seattle Grace because they couldn't sleep after ending things with Amelia and then we somehow end up here with them taking a job in London without talking to Amelia and saying their relationship works because of space???? Like what???

KAI + AMELIA in Grey’s Anatomy 19.15