[VIDEO] Grey’s Anatomy Death: Eric Dane’s Dr. Mark Sloan Dies, Fans Hate Shonda Rhimes

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Spoiler alert! Stop reading if you don’t want to know who died on the ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ season premiere.

When Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) met her untimely end on last season’s finale of Grey’s Anatomy, fans blew up the internet with their unbridled rage — but it turns out they were just getting warmed up! The surprise death on the Sept. 27 season premiere sent viewers into a blind fury, the likes of which Twitter has never seen; and all of their hate was directed at Grey‘s creator Shonda Rhimes!

In case you didn’t see last night’s episode — or if you just enjoy reliving horrific tragedies — Dr. Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) took his final breath after being taken off life support. We knew Eric was leaving the show this season, but the details surrounding his departure were kept under wraps. And for good reason, apparently.

Here are the five most insane tweets I found:

1. “Shonda Rhimes, If I see you I’ll kill you.” — @MerewRew

2. “You’re EVIL. Just EVIL @shondarhimes.” — @Cate876

3. “Shonda rhimes is pure evil.” — @MahNinja

4. “Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by shonda rhimes.” — @jgayzzoli

5. “Is Shonda Rhimes on some kind of drug or does she just like ruining people’s lives?” — @SarahNuraini

Besides needing extensive therapy, everyone whose tweet I just posted also needs to take the world’s biggest chill pill. Not only is it totally inappropriate to threaten someone’s life on Twitter, but also, let’s be real: One of the reasons we all love Grey’s Anatomy is because unexpected twists lurk around every corner. Regardless of how you feel about a character dying, you can’t deny the genius that is Shonda Rhimes.

How do you feel about Mark’s death, now that you’ve had the night to sleep on it? Relive the tragic moment below, then cast your vote and drop a comment with your thoughts:

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Seriously, a bunch of us took a vote and we’re NOT excited enough to watch anymore. The story lines fail the WOW test for us. The show is lacking in flavor. . .

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I just wish that the story would have shown Lexie and Mark coming together in the spirit world, sort of like how Meredith and her Mother when Ellis Grey switched places with Meredith and departed. What a sweet ending for Lexie and Mark in an otherwise tragic ending of their lives.

Let’s be real here. One, the twitter threats are a bit ridiculous for a TV show. Shonda is a creator who keeps GA’s interesting which is why people keep coming back. Two, there’s no way that Mark would’ve ever left his daughter or Callie, or even Arizona willingly. No one would believe him just leaving Seattle Grace at free will. Something drastic had to happen, like him dying. He was one of my favorite characters and out of all the deaths at SGMW, his hit me the hardest but he had to go. The threats though? Stop!

It almost makes sense. Mark was always in love with Lexie, and when she died it broke his heart. It would of never been the same for him without her. So in a romantic twist, he finally choose her and they are finally together. Forever. They will both be missed and it won’t be the same, very sad, but they are together and happy!

Why did Shonda Rhimes only kill off white characters?

OMG threats, it is a show, they are not real people. They are actors playing parts. Seriously people. some people need to get lives

While threating someone’s like is, of course, too extreme I can also understand the tweets perfectly. I was one of the many fans of Mark and Lexie who got royally f__ked by Shonda Rimes. For over 3 years – while writing for the “callie and arizona show” – Shonda kept telling this fan base “keep watching, it’s coming, just wait,” etc. etc.etc.just to keep the amount of viewers to keep the ratings points. I have only seen a fan base so completely blown off like this once before and it was on soap opera. We know this is just a TV show and the business is built around secrets to keep interest. What bothered people so much is NOBODY likes being continually lied to and made a fool of and tha’s what Shonda did. Then it comes out “Chyler wanted to leave” and CL did interviews to that effect. Really? I remember last year when there was the question of whether or not Ellen P was coming back, Chyler said, to more than one interviewer on more than one occasion, that she would not mind stepping into the role of the “Grey” in “Grey’s Anatomy.” Yet after the finale all of a sudden she says she knew all year this would be her last go-round? Mark/Lexie fans got them as a couple for all of 5-10 minutes of one episode – and then the plug was pulled on Lexie. What Shond did to this fan base was comparable to making a donkey run after a carrott and when you fnially let the donkey catch the carrott he finds out that only the very tip if actually a carrott – the rest is colored rubber. I quit watching when they split up Mark and Lexie but turned back in as, like all my other fellow shippers, I was expecting a reunion. Like I said, I understand the venom behind the tweets.

I wouldn’t say my life is ruined or that I’ve been victimized but I dont feel the compelling urge to watch Grey’s weekly anymore. Grey is annoying and old news….too bad the entire show is centered around her. Killing off FOUR cast members is a bit much. I have no vested interest in the newbies, and most of those “oldies” are played out. Just sayin….

I thought it was a good way to end the run. I don’t think anyone would have believed him leaving town where his daughter is. And seriously? Those tweets? Those people are apparently wrapped way too much up into a TV show. Personally victimized? She didn’t kill you, or even someone you know. She killed a FICTIONAL CHRACTER of a TV SHOW. I was way more sad about Opie’s death on SOA, and still loved the way it propelled the story forward.

Oh please he is now in heaven with Lexie. Or those people who tweeted those tweet would rather see Mark mope around because Lexie died.

They loss me as a viewer, get the creator and writers fired Pronto.

They won’t do that, the show still gets huge ratings.

eeverybody whos so upset, 1. get a life and 2. if you wanna see mark and lexie again, just turn on lifetime from 1-4…theyre still alive there!

I’m upset that Mark died too. But what about the way O’malley died? You couldn’t even recognize him

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They should watch Game of Thrones…

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It was sad when Mark died but come on people. Why threaten the writer? It’s a TV show. They are not real people, they are actors in a show. Geez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get real.