This has led many fans to (rather morbidly) hope that Mer has an extended period of unconsciousness, you know, like a coma or something, so that we can all get more Derek time on screen.
I mean, Grey’s started us down this path, so I don’t think that’s weird or selfish (she’s got little kids!) at all, do you?
As viewers noticed in last week’s episode, with Meredith going in and out of consciousness after finally being admitted to the hospital, whenever things get really bad for her, she mentally heads back to that beach where she can see and talk to Derek once more.