Meredith and Cristina’s unique friendship has long been synonymous with Grey’s Anatomy , with no other among the characters able to recreate that special bond – however, one friendship among two new interns is slowly making them more similar to the twisted sisters. Since its introduction in Grey’s Anatomy season 19, the new interns struggled to create a cohesive group. Maggie, Meredith and Amelia all giving one intern each the keys to Ellis’s house sped up the bonds among some of them, but Mika’s departure in Grey’s Anatomy season 21 meant the class’s glue left, making their group’s friendships more difficult.
Among the new interns, Grey’s Anatomy season 19 teased Simone and Jules possibly inheriting Meredith and Cristina’s twisted sisters bond. While the story pushed Jules to become Simone’s maid of honor, it was clear their friendship wasn’t there yet, making them quickly return to behave as colleagues more than friends. Grey’s Anatomy season 21 nonetheless revived Jules and Simone’s potential as friends via Mika’s accident first and departure later, leading Jules to open to Simone about Mika, building up their bond as could be seen by how Jules was there for Simone in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 14.
Jules & Simone’s “Mopey” Drinks Mirror The Original Interns’ Hangouts In Grey’s Anatomy
The Hangout Atmosphere Was The Same, Along With The Cliquey Attitude
If the hangouts among the interns only happened occasionally in the past, Jules’ moment of weakness during the intern retreat at Bailey’s made them much more common. Indeed, the interns could be seen hanging out together after a shift at Grey Sloan Memorial each episode since the retreat except for season 21, episode 11. The times not all of them gathered at Joe’s or Ellis’s house, Jules and Simone still met up, highlighting how easy to rely on their bond had become. Their consistency inevitably made their bonds similar to those among the original interns in Grey’s Anatomy’s earlier seasons.
Jules and Simone being at the heart of the new bonds among the intern class inadvertently makes them set the tone of their hangouts. This couldn’t be clearer in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 14’s ending, when Lucas tried to share the good news of Richard being willing to talk to Catherine about his remediation only to be stopped by Jules stating, “We’re moping, this is Mopetown.” Although dismissive of Lucas’s feelings, Jules and Simone’s attitude distinctly mirrored Meredith and Cristina’s in their hangouts at Joe’s or those including Izzie and George watching Ellis’s old surgery tapes at Ellis’s house.
Derek often mentioned Meredith and Cristina’s peculiar bond that left him out, something Grey’s Anatomy seems to be repeating with Jules and Simone.
How Jules & Simone’s Support For One Another Mirror Cristina & Meredith’s Best Qualities
They Support Each Other In Their Personal Lives As Well As Professionally
Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 14 included another sign of Jules and Simone’s bond mirroring Meredith and Cristina’s in the way they support one another personally and professionally, pushing each other to be better as surgeons. This was evident in how Jules unequivocally celebrated Simone’s solo surgery but also gave her time to process Dr. Chase’s presence in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 14, never leaving her side while also putting things in perspective that reminded Simone why they had to return to the classroom. Hopefully, this means Jules and Simone’s bond can only grow stronger in Grey’s Anatomy.
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