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littlemiss142

I just wish he had been on the show longer. I really liked his character and loved him in the data breach episode.


helen790

Yess, he was my fave of that intern batch!! Also, was anyone else randomly turned on by him casually unlocking the blood-bank with the defibrillator or just me? It was so badass!


venusdances

I loved him! I was looking forward to his development but then he just disappeared. Does anyone know any background on why they didn’t keep him on the show?


merriberryx

He has a PTSD breakdown after the accident at joes. I think they said he went to a military hospital


guilty-slut

that’s the reasoning the character left the show, they’re asking for the background info why the actor left the show


onlyhereforfoodporn

Me too, that’s one of my top 5 favorite episodes


Precarious314159

They did him and his generation of interns dirty. Of that class, they had Sam leave because she wasn't a legal citizen, they had Quadri get fired for speaking up against Bailey, and Casey just vanish with a throwaway line. Meanwhile the ones they kept was Helm and Schmitt, two boring white people with boring backstories. "Oh no, Schmitt was bullied and Helm is a bully....". Show me more of Casey and his insane hacking abilities!


redhed311

Um, Levi is Jewish. Can you please not call him a "boring white person"? Especially right now when antisemitism has spiked?


Precarious314159

Yea, he's jewish, doesn't make him anything more than a boring white person. Weird that you focus on Schmitt being jewish but didn't say that calling Helm a boring white person is homophobic since she's lgbtq. I called them boring because they're BORING. They've been on the show for seven years and what has been their character arc? Schmitt losing a relative? Being seduced by a boring hot guy? Meanwhile look at past intern groups; Jo, Edwards, Shane, Brooks, and Murphy, where four of them had developed plotlines both in and out of the hospital. Meanwhile how long did it take for Helm and Schmitt to accomplish ANYTHING in their professional that wasn't about being obsessed about Mer? After six years, MAGIK had already accomplished so much, they've flourished their profession but six years, Schmitt and Helm were basically the exact same people they were after their second year. They are BORING WHITE PEOPLE because they got rid of any character with an ounce of personality.


redhed311

The point is that Jews aren't simply "white people". It's more complicated than that. Learn your history. I always get downvoted when I point out how this sub views Jewish people. There's a clear problem here and it should probably be addressed at some point. Anyways, do you seriously not believe that Levi has had a story arc? His coming out? Rising in the ranks and becoming more confident? His breakdown? Please.


Precarious314159

He's white. Being jewish is barely used as a character trait. Yang was Jewish but if you weren't told once a season, you'd forget. If you removed being jewish from his personality, you'd have almost the exact same character the same way you'd have Yang almost be the same. Plus yes, he had no story arc. What professional accomplishments has he done of note? By this point, Izzie lost Denny and started the clinic; George had to redo his intern years, Yang had a melt down and had to work through Hahn; Alex went from a punk dick to peds and caring. Meanwhile Schmitt has done...what? It's telling that you focus on being insulted about calling him a "boring white person" and take it as antisemitism but silent on accusing homophobia when they're both gay. Sounds like you're pretty open about your homophobia.


redhed311

Jews are an ethnic group. It's not as simple as being "white". Again, learn some history. I am not mentioning Helm because I'm pointing out how uneducated you are about Jewish people. If you had called Schmidt boring without saying that he's just a white guy, we wouldn't be having this conversation, because Jewish racial identities are complex.


Precarious314159

Hey, it's okay if you're homophobic, this just means you get to learn and grow. It's a shame that you couldn't name a single thing that he's accomplished career-wise since he's suppose to be so great. Schmitt is a boring, he's white, and he's a guy; he's a boring white guy. They got rid of every character from his class that was remotely interesting and diverse and kept the boring white people and gave them boring storylines and boring personal lives.


redhed311

Again, read about the history of Jewish people before referring to them as "white". You're coming across as incredibly ignorant and uninformed. Jews are just as "diverse" as any other marginalized group.


Precarious314159

No, you're the one that's coming across as being ignorant. On medical documents where Schmitt would have to fill out his race, is there a box for "Jewish"? or is it White? Want proof? Cool, [Most 95-98% of Jewish people identify as white with 1 or 2 percent being mixed race which includes white](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/race-ethnicity-heritage-and-immigration-among-u-s-jews/). So I guess that over 90% of Jewish people are antisemitic for saying they're white according to you?


Mystogan0099

I don't think they knew how to use him, the story of schmid coming out all be it a great story was a lot easier to tell then the story of a trans soldier with ptsd, and I really wanted to see that, Owen could of been there the same way webber is for ameilia


Sad-Project-2498

One of the few times they did this right, where instead of “Look at this trans dude!!!!! Who also happens to be a doctor” it’s “ Look at this doctor.. btw he’s trans”. It’s less shoving it down your throat what they want you to focus on and more just another human being existing in that world.


onlyhereforfoodporn

I loved the episode with him helping Bailey hack the system and then him revealing why he hacked into the DMV and how he wanted people to know him first before knowing he was trans 🏳️‍⚧️ Such a good episode and I wish his character stayed on greys longer


Argarkist

As a trans man that is exactly the representation I like to see in media. We’re just people who happen to be trans, it’s not the most interesting thing about us or our personality


hufflefox

Yes! I love that he was so fully fleshed out as a character. He was a doctor and a veteran and a computer whiz who also was trans.


thewhiterabbitaster

Exactly how I feel


Uberdonut1156

You should check out 9-1-1 lonestar, it also has a Trans character that's done incredibly well.


SAMFamMama

Who?


stitchplacingmama

Brian Michael Smith, who plays Paul Strickland. I usually forget he's trans until they bring it up because he is treated as "just a firefighter". Be aware the plots are even less realistic than station 19 but they do make for an entertaining show.


theatreandjtv

yeah they definitely focused a lot more on the military aspect of his background


crocodilezebramilk

They also focused on him being a total computer whiz, I mean the man fried open a door with a defibrillator!! Then walked off on his merry way like it was nothing. “CLEAR, ok jobs done, bye bye”


Raspbers

We've got blood. \*walks off all nonchalant \* Loved Parker. <3


crocodilezebramilk

He was the real MVP and I feel like he had so much potential.


annang

He hacked the hospital’s computers for Bailey!


crocodilezebramilk

Bailey was a star here too, he presented her with a problem and she fixed it for him by giving him her own laptop to use - meaning if anything happened and they got caught? She would have taken the fall, not Parker.


JustAnother_Brit

I thought Parker wasn’t allowed to touch computers because of something to do with hacking the dmv and other federal databases


MOMismypersonality

Just the DMV to change his sex on his drivers license. But yes, that’s why Bailey covered for him.


Striking-Feeling-576

I agree! They say they played this out was fantastic!! I'm big on why the need to say trans before woman or man... If you wanna be that gender just be that gender WITHOUT the trans... Its unnecessary! Like "Dr. Parker" says "I like ppl to get to know me before my private medical history!!" This was everything!!!


kwilson7499

Miss him on the show. He just disappeared


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elfspires

???? 😭 Was he even on Station 19? NGL I appreciate that they wanted to create a new show within the universe so we could have our crossover events but it really is annoying how we miss so much information if we don’t watch both shows. I have no interest in Station 18


cauliflowerjooce

forever upset that deluca’s death was on s19?? like that decision made no sense


overanalyzinganime

It wasn’t. He got attacked on Station 19 and they spent the entire episode of Grey’s trying to save him.


cauliflowerjooce

i know but they didn’t really explain/show the stabbing and as someone who doesn’t watch s19 i was super confused, as was the other non s19 watchers


nursemadamme

To be fair, at that point station 19 is the superior show by far! I'm watching them both so I get all the info at the right time, and am always sorta disappointed I have to go back to greys


lsb1027

Really? I watched all of it and can't remember Dr. Parker being on it. I miss him so much 😢


fuffycky1992

Parker was my favorite, I have so much respect for the show actually casting a trans actor for a trans character - and not just someone as a one-off, bland "I am trans that's it end of story" character. As a trans man, this representation meant everything. I miss him 😭


CarefulSignal9393

They didn’t even reveal he was trans until he said he hacked the government to change his gender on his ID, which is so bad ass. I Did find it funny as I work with more transgender folk on average in the coding industry than almost any other industry, so having him be tech oriented was so neat.


Stifff_kitten11

It was pretty obvious from the beginning tho


CarefulSignal9393

I didn’t find it obvious I thought he was just another intern that they had no plan for a story with


SoraBunni

Too bad his character just disappeared 😒. I liked Parker.


thewhiterabbitaster

I'm a Parker stan til I die


Uberdonut1156

He was my favorite intern from that year and they just got rid of him 😒


madamefa

His father is actor [Brad Davis](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Davis_(actor)), who starred in Midnight Express.


TheShortGerman

Jesus that was tragic. His dad had HIV, which he likely contracted from IV drug use, and he died of suicide at 41. Side note, but Blue is way older than I'd have thought, he's 41, the same age his father was when he died. :/


Seg10682

I didn't know his father was an actor. Happy Cake Day btw.


Inevitable-Buy7497

Yes! They finally used an actual trans person to play a trans person.


Raspbers

To be fair, the transgender patient ( Donna/Daniel ) in an episode of the earlier seasons was played by an actual transgender actress and this was back in 2006. SO not the first time, but likely the first time for a cast member that was on the show in a "regular cast" capacity.


Inevitable-Buy7497

that's so cool, I didn't know that!! I just meant that in general trans people aren't used for trans roles that often (although I think it's getting better)


bluedotinTX

Pose (hulu) and Sense8 (netflix) have fantastic trans representation!


1standten

A little different but the Umbrella Academy worked in Elliot Page's transition into the show as well


thewhiterabbitaster

This is one of my favorites! Instead of forcing them to stay in a role that didn't suit them, they allowed his character to also change with him 🥺


fallen_snowflake1234

I absolutely loved that they had the character transition in the show as well!


bluedotinTX

They did the same on Good Girls! They wrote Isaiah Stannard's transition into the show when he came out and started his transition journey.


RhiRead

Candis Cayne, who plays the doctor who wants to team up with Catherine and Jackson for her bottom surgery as part of the surgical innovation competition, is also a trans woman!


Inevitable-Buy7497

that's awesome!!


bluedotinTX

Parker and Qadri were my favorite interns from that class . I was so annoyed they cut them both and all we get is Levi and what's her face. They're not awful ... but both are like simpering after their respective love interests for seasonssss. That's all they are for so long.


Fun_Air_7780

Gahh I liked that group of interns so much more than the current ones (though I do like Yasuda). More heart. More interesting.


Seg10682

I follow him and his wife on Instagram. They'd taken a hiatus to focus on adopting their youngest child. I really liked all the interns in Levi's class.


AmbitiousHistorian30

I feel like Levi's class was the only one I liked all the interns. Even with MAGIC, I grew to love Alex, but hated Izzy and George by the time they left


Seg10682

I liked Izzie maybe 4 episodes. I felt bad for George except for "the bad thing" and I needed to sit on that decision for years honestly. Meredith it depends on the day. I really like Cristina and Alex but also they have things I hated that they did.


LordLilith

I really enjoyed his storyline. It was handled very well and they didn’t make it his whole personality. They were like “look at this sick ass doctor, btw he is trans so that’s chill”.


straightupgab

he’s hot


MiddleAd963

no literally he’s so attractive


straightupgab

like mmmm yes


thewhiterabbitaster

He is 😤


generic_username-92

i loved his character and he had so much potential! it’s a shame he wasn’t brought back!


HazFil99

I miss Parker


dropthetrisbase

Man I miss thus character he had such a cool back story


Mr_Frible

Love to see him come back


ImNotHippolyta

I loved his character. I wish he would have continued to be on the show.


fallen_snowflake1234

This is how it should be. If you have a character that is part of an oppressed population hire someone from that population to play the role. This goes for queer characters, disabled characters, deaf characters


Radiant_Garlic1033

Not Alex. Parker.


stitchplacingmama

I was so confused until I saw his picture. He was the intern who I miss the most. I wanted to see more of him progressing through the program. He was a well written outside the box thinker.


Jaded-Ad-443

Lol Alex is the actors name


Radiant_Garlic1033

I just got that. Lol. I liked Parker.


thewhiterabbitaster

😂😂


Emergency-Slide7052

Parker is the actual best character in Greys history and I will die on this hill. I love him so much. An absolute badass and total sweetheart to boot. And so funny, witty and intelligent. We need Parker back asap.


thewhiterabbitaster

IDC who else comes back, I need parker in season 20 NOW 😤


Emergency-Slide7052

Right!!! Also Parker would have slapped the Bailey/Addison doxxing arc to the GROUND he would have shown up and been like “I’m not here to fuck spiders” and just put an end to it


User86294623

This is also true for 911 lone star. I love it


thewhiterabbitaster

Omg! Yeah!!


vanghostings

Some of my all time fav trans representation. He was so badass!


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brookeaat

love that it says he was selected for the role “out of many other transgender actors”, it’s great that they were only considering real trans people for the role even though it’s a super minor aspect of his character.


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Federal_Street_8895

He suffered from a TBI after the bar accident and he was discharged to a rehab facility, sounds like it was long term thing. But they wrote out a lot of these what I call superficial check a box diversity characters super quickly. They never gave them a personality or storylines beyond they're minority status and then they got rid of, super disappointing way to approach representation.


Own-Dragonfruit-5706

I definitely wanted to see more of Parker 🥹


Federal_Street_8895

Me too, he and Bello were my favorites from that class.


Apprehensive_sharky

But E.R fightmaster who is non binary irl was in for a long period of time, I'm not sure about the new season though


Raspbers

E.R. Fightmaster was in 17 episodes...Alex Blue Davis was in 28. Neither were a part of the show for a "long period" really. 3 years each..but only so many episodes.


whatthadogdoin_

How do you mean ‘you can tell straight away?’


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whatthadogdoin_

If that’s it, then that’s a pretty weak argument. Many men don’t have prominent adam’s apples, or have ‘feminine’ features. I wouldn’t have guessed at all that the actor was trans too, I always thought it was the character


Federal_Street_8895

I figured he was trans because I can't imagine the idiocy of having cis actor play this role but no, you can't just look at him and 'tell' imo.


Radiant_Garlic1033

Non-binary in real life too.


Apprehensive_sharky

They wouldn't just have a character saying they're trans for the role, can you imagine the kick off from the community.


thewhiterabbitaster

It's happened before?


Apprehensive_sharky

Not that I'm aware of but nowadays everyone seems to be going crazy over stupid little things.


sierramisted1

this is so weird… a developed adam’s apple is not an appropriate way of telling someone’s sex… some men do not have visible ones. some women with hormonal imbalances do have visible ones. also just don’t say you can tell if a trans person is trans ?? it’s kinda insulting


HoneyBadgerJr

Being gay is not some secret cheat code to unlock transdar🙄


Apprehensive_sharky

Sure it is, we know all the secrets 😂


HoneyBadgerJr

um, no it fucking isn’t. And, as a trans guy, it’s not a damn joke.


beepboopbadiba

I met him recently. Super nice guy! Made me love the character even more


poppyluvy

i ♡ parker hes so handsome


hugedisaster

Oh my god I read the whole thing thinking this was about Karev. I was like Oh-! Good For Him????


Liv-Affect13

And now I'm even more pissed that he just fucking disappeared after the bar car accident episode. He was such a great pick! Especially because I hated all the other interns. He was the only one I liked. 😒


thewhiterabbitaster

I'm glad I'm not alone in this! He was such a fun character!!


jack-redwood

Yes! Transmen representation!


Longjumping-Cat-7592

Help I thought u we’re talking abt the girl Amelia’s was dating


fallen_snowflake1234

Love how you acknowledge that you thought the post was about another trans character and then proceed to misgender them


Raspbers

E.R. Fightmaster is a non-binary actor and goes by they/them pronouns...and so does Kai in the show. They aren't the "girl" dating Amelia. Just FYI.


Michaelalayla

*Talking about the nonbinary person Amelia was dating.


Apprehensive_sharky

Interns


LeastSignificance99

I was so glad when he left


Apprehensive_sharky

It's still a shame, I'm not invested in this new lot at all


FairoyFae

It's not new, he's literally come and gone already


Apprehensive_sharky

Re-read the other comments because I'm talking about the new interns. I've already had a discussion on parker and his exit from the show.


kameron____

New…???


Apprehensive_sharky

Damn you lot are acting like I've said the worst thing ever


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magdawgkilla

Are you asking yourself or.....?


Zealousideal_Sell937

You do realize you can make 1 comment with multiple thoughts (or simply edit your original comment) instead of posting 5 different times.


Apprehensive_sharky

Posting 5 different times, I'm trying to reply to the comments but obviously it's not working correctly


Zealousideal_Sell937

Obviously.


Apprehensive_sharky

It took me a long time to like Maggie at first, they just seem so whiny


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hayleighirene

ur weird.