But instead of pitting the characters together immediately, Grey’s has chosen to play a long game with them, offering just enough charisma and flirtation to keep the drive alive, and enough that even the hypothetical conceit of Meredith and Alex hooking up was enough to cause social media implosions.
Whenever Martin Henderson was brought into the drama-tastic world of Grey’s Anatomy, it took the slightest of looks for fans to assume that his Nathan Riggs was being introduced as a post-McDreamy romantic foil for Meredith.
Still, just because they’re sharing personal details and realizing their capacity for compatibility doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re going to keep the plane restroom occupied for some sex above the clouds.