Derek and his bedside manner

I’ve noticed a lot of people have pretty negative opinions on Derek, I’m only on season 5 so I don’t think I’ve witnessed it all. But one thing I really really like about Derek is the way he speaks to patients. He’s very calm and gentle with them but also doesn’t give them false hope. It’s hard to explain but even with the mask on you can see the gentleness in his eyes. From what I have seen I think he has the best (besides Bailey). The only time I’ve seen him act rude to a patient was the death row patient who murdered women in cold blood… so yeah can’t blame him for that one tbh. Even him getting depressed about losing patients shows how compassionate he is.

I also like the way he teaches. He may be egotistical in ways but he puts that aside and actually teaches.

I know a lot of people seem to not like him but so far I think that’s why he is one of my favorite characters in the show

Edit: I just watched the episode with the patient Jen that he lost, and the husband calling him a murderer. He’s in a depressive episode right now and I feel so much for him. I feel like his feelings/depression is getting overlooked right now but it’s still early in the episode