Watch: 'Grey's Anatomy' Pays Tribute to Eric Dane One Week After His DeathShonda Rhimes will always remember these shocking visits at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. The Grey's Anatomy showrunner reflected on her decision to kill off certain beloved characters from the medical drama, and she's developed an honest coping method for mourning those deaths. "I look back on some of the deaths of some characters, and I'm like, 'Oh my God. I can't believe I did that,'" Shonda admitted during the March 10 episode of Craig David's Glass Half Full podcast.