Alex Landi To play Gay Surgeon on Grey’s Anatomy
A new surgeon is joining the ranks at Grey’s Sloan Memorial. Alex Landi has been cast as Dr. Nico Kim for the upcoming 15th season of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.
Landi’s Kim will be the series’ first gay male surgeon. ABC confirmed Landi’s casting, first reported by Deadline’s sister pub TVLine, but would not confirm the number of episodes or provide character details. Landi will join recently cast Chris Carmack, who will recur on Season 15, as well as Kim Raver, who returns as a series regular and Jeff Perry who returns as Meredith’s dad.
Landi, a relative newcomer, has credits that include a recent guest-starring role on CBS’ Bull.
The Shonda Rhimes-created Grey’s Anatomy, starring Ellen Pompeo and executive produced/showrun by Krista Vernoff, is now ABC’s longest-running primetime scripted series.
Grey’s Anatomy Season 15 premieres with a special two-hour episode on Thursday, September 27 at 8/7c.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 183 | July 19, 2021 12:28 AM
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I'm sorry, I thought Grey’s Anatomy had been cancelled a long time ago.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 7, 2018 3:28 PM
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R4 You're not the only one.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 7, 2018 3:57 PM
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The ultimate frau show. If you're male and watch this show, just go ahead and cut it off.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 7, 2018 6:33 PM
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I think they should move the character to The Good Doctor instead.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 7, 2018 6:56 PM
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His boyfriend will have just broken up with him.
He said the sex was hot, but then he was always horny again an hour later.......
by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 8, 2018 2:52 AM
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Alex Landi, who is allergic to shirts, has been cast in the role
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 15 | September 9, 2018 6:05 AM
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R15 Is that tattoo for real? Why ruin a nice body like that?
by Anonymous | reply 17 | September 9, 2018 6:43 AM
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What kind of last name is Landi? Is he mixed? Southeast Asian of some sort?
by Anonymous | reply 18 | September 9, 2018 6:45 AM
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R17 Seems to be fake, since none of his other pics have it on his IG. Unless it's brand new
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 19 | September 9, 2018 6:46 AM
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I wonder if Christoper Sean who left a gay role on Days of Our Lives auditioned for this role.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | September 9, 2018 6:47 AM
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So it looks like Nashville alum Chris Carmack is also cast in the new season of Gray's
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 21 | September 9, 2018 5:48 PM
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"Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee is on the June 2005 Gap In-Store Playlist.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 24 | September 9, 2018 5:51 PM
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[Quote] So it looks like Nashville alum Chris Carmack is also cast in the new season of Gray's
Luke still looks pretty good.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | September 9, 2018 5:52 PM
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That shitshow is still on?
by Anonymous | reply 27 | September 11, 2018 9:33 PM
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I really thought this show was cancelled about 10 years ago. I had no idea.
I honestly thought this thread was about a one-time “reunion” show or perhaps a reboot they were considering.
How in the fuck is this still on? I mean, seriously, how is this possible and who on earth is still watching this??
by Anonymous | reply 28 | September 11, 2018 9:37 PM
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He has he most gorgeous smile.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | September 11, 2018 10:45 PM
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New gay and lezzie stories started on the premiere!
by Anonymous | reply 32 | September 28, 2018 11:53 AM
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I watched the first half hour. Big snore.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | September 28, 2018 11:55 AM
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Probably R20 Just like Ross Butler claims he could have possibly been the male lead in Crazy Rich Asians.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | September 28, 2018 12:44 PM
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So in yesterdays episode a man died after the inserted a hairspray can into his rectum that exploded and killed him when the doctors tried to remove it.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | September 28, 2018 1:02 PM
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So he has the hots for the little nerd? Interesting.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | September 28, 2018 1:44 PM
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Little nerd is FTT, right?
by Anonymous | reply 37 | September 28, 2018 1:54 PM
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No r37, that's the military intern. The little guy is the hairy one with the glasses.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 38 | September 28, 2018 2:00 PM
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I can't believe how bloated Justin Chambers got. Age is a bitch.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | September 28, 2018 2:01 PM
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He's cute, r38. Is the character gay?
by Anonymous | reply 40 | September 28, 2018 2:02 PM
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Will there be an episode where he complains no one on Grindr will respond to his messages because he's Asian?
by Anonymous | reply 41 | September 28, 2018 2:07 PM
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r40, I mean he slept with Jo (female) when he first started - there has been no mention of him being gay. But the first episode only showed the Asian making an obvious pass at him. It would be nice if they made him bisexual.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | September 28, 2018 2:11 PM
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I saw the promo for this show and lots of hot looking people in it.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | September 28, 2018 3:28 PM
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He's full Asian? He's very handsome.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | September 28, 2018 3:28 PM
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Just checked out his insta...changed my mind, he's not that great looking. not ugly but not drop dead gorgeous.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | September 28, 2018 3:31 PM
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Can't believe this dreck is still on. It was always melodramatic suckage.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | September 28, 2018 3:34 PM
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It did go downhill pretty quickly thanks to the Denny shit.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | September 28, 2018 4:06 PM
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LMAO @r47. It jumped the shark so much that it is still thriving 13 years after that.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | September 28, 2018 5:14 PM
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[quote]It would be nice if they made him bisexual.
Why?
by Anonymous | reply 49 | September 28, 2018 8:29 PM
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It's insulting this is the first recurring gay character after 15 seasons and 900 lesbian characters. Imagine if the situations were reversed.
Is the character at least going to get a partner we see on the show?
by Anonymous | reply 53 | September 29, 2018 1:06 PM
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Technically, Callie always referred to herself as bisexual.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | September 29, 2018 1:08 PM
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Thank you, r54. Make that 899 lesbian characters.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | September 29, 2018 1:16 PM
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They got a snippet of airtime at the end of the episode last night.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | October 5, 2018 2:12 PM
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He's hot.
A gay character is WAY overdue. Shonda should know better. It's not even realistic. I work in finance and still somehow know 4 gay doctors
by Anonymous | reply 58 | October 5, 2018 2:14 PM
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Isn't this the same show that replaced an actress because she wasn't "attractive" enough to be in the lesbian romance?
by Anonymous | reply 59 | October 5, 2018 2:16 PM
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Let's be real here most of the women on GA are rather plain except for the actress playing Jo Wilson.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | October 6, 2018 2:51 AM
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r58 Yes, male doctors are more likely to be gay than the females. There are data about it. It's not only unrealistic that there were no gay male doctors this late in the show, but also that there were so many lesbians. What was the point of it?
by Anonymous | reply 63 | October 7, 2018 10:24 PM
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2 short scenes over 3 episodes. Thanks a lot ABC.
Didn't help that Alex barely got any screen time or lines.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | October 9, 2018 5:59 AM
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Is he also shirtless on the show?
by Anonymous | reply 65 | October 9, 2018 6:04 AM
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He took his shirt off in the last episode. And this was the entire scene
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 66 | October 9, 2018 6:06 AM
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Has anything happened yet? Can I start watching now and Still get the full gay storyline?
by Anonymous | reply 68 | October 18, 2018 2:45 AM
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Honestly, you'd be better off just watching clips on YouTube
by Anonymous | reply 69 | October 18, 2018 2:46 AM
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Is this show really just going to give these two one second of interaction each episode? They cant even sacrifice two minutes?
by Anonymous | reply 71 | October 18, 2018 1:11 PM
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They had a hot sex scene last night.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | October 19, 2018 11:57 AM
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ABC doesn't do hot sex scenes
by Anonymous | reply 74 | October 19, 2018 12:12 PM
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I love the pairing with glasses!
by Anonymous | reply 76 | October 20, 2018 2:40 PM
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OHMYGAWD!!!
No! We SJWs who have NOTHING at all to do with the show MUST decipher whether Oh, well...if he's a closet case, he deserved whatever else you said to him. Alex Landi is actually gay or not, and if he isn't we must SHUT DOWN GREY'S ANATOMY FOR GOOD!
ONLY actual gay actors who are OUT AND PROUD must receive these roles which they are OWED! Anything else is WORSE THAN BLACKFACE!!!! SCREEEEEEECH!
by Anonymous | reply 78 | October 22, 2018 3:32 AM
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Have they killed the characters off yet?
by Anonymous | reply 80 | October 22, 2018 4:04 AM
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Glad I saw it, I'm watching again for the first time in years.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | November 6, 2018 5:35 AM
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Hopefully they get at least this amount of screentime for the next episode but Grey's tends to give secondary characters every other episode.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | November 6, 2018 4:19 PM
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Why when shows add a gay male character it seems that a number of them are Asian? Is it a 2 for 1 deal? Add a minority and a gay (yes I know gays are also a minority) character at once?
by Anonymous | reply 88 | November 6, 2018 4:52 PM
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I wish Shonda would try to represent a black gay character.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | November 6, 2018 4:54 PM
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Just watched the whole the clips; why did the Asian doc think the Otter had any experience? Did he really think the Otter'd ever been kissed by someone as hot as he was?
Otter will go overboard now trying to shot Asian hottie he's out enough. They need to add a third in; maybe McGayHottie who will take a shining to Otter and Asian hottie will want to 'win' him back, his busy medical life now not so busy so he can pursue a relationship.
by Anonymous | reply 90 | November 6, 2018 4:55 PM
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Hot gay Asian needs to work on his acting, he's a little stiff.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | November 10, 2018 4:37 AM
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Was either of them on this week?
by Anonymous | reply 92 | November 10, 2018 9:37 AM
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No boys this week, but coming attractions show another kiss is on its way...
by Anonymous | reply 93 | November 12, 2018 7:29 PM
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I'm watching the few episodes of Grey's that are available on abc.go.com, and he's been in two of them. I spotted him weeks ago, and thought that the character, at least, was gay. How nice they both are. And how adorable.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 94 | November 12, 2018 10:57 PM
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Scenes from the last episode
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 95 | November 17, 2018 4:25 AM
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Personally, I'm extremely pleased to see that Chris Carmack has joined the cast.
by Anonymous | reply 96 | November 17, 2018 4:40 AM
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r96 I'm glad they got rid of that awful wig he was wearing, but now his hair looks so dyed. I wonder what his natural color is, and whether we've ever seen it.
by Anonymous | reply 97 | November 17, 2018 8:19 AM
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I stopped watching this show in season two.
But they sure did find two hot guys for a gay romance plotline.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | November 17, 2018 11:18 AM
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[quote]Landi, a relative newcomer, has credits that include a recent guest-starring role on CBS’ Bull.
LOL - "guest-starring" role? - he was apparently Juror #1.
by Anonymous | reply 99 | November 17, 2018 12:04 PM
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Are they just ignoring that he was so hot for Jo after sleeping with her when he first came on the show?
by Anonymous | reply 100 | November 17, 2018 12:15 PM
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R100 shows do that shit all the time
by Anonymous | reply 102 | November 17, 2018 12:49 PM
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He really is a handsome guy.
I find that Asian mixed with southern European, like Italian, always seems to work better than northern European (the ones where redheads are in the gene pool - redhead and asian don't mix well).
by Anonymous | reply 103 | November 17, 2018 12:57 PM
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He can't act, who did he sleep with?
by Anonymous | reply 105 | November 17, 2018 5:59 PM
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I'm not sure a soap opera like "Grey's" really cares how well people can act, R105.
by Anonymous | reply 106 | November 17, 2018 7:55 PM
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R106 I'm sure they did over a decade ago.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | November 18, 2018 1:19 PM
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r100 They do with female characters. In TV, bisexual men don't exist, nor do men who only find out they're gay in adulthood. (I myself used to be skeptical of the latter group, until I saw some posts on Reddit.)
by Anonymous | reply 109 | November 30, 2018 7:10 PM
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Did the two mo's pork yet?
by Anonymous | reply 110 | November 30, 2018 7:13 PM
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Seems like they are literally taking the original story with Callie and Hahn and pasting it onto these two, as if no one will notice.
The whole speech where Glasses said he felt the opposite of shame is almost exactly like what Callie (or was it Hahn?) said years ago.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | November 30, 2018 7:15 PM
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Grey’s Anatomy actor Alex Landi has said he is “trying to break stereotypes” by playing the show’s first gay Asian male surgeon. Speaking to Attitude in a recent interview, Landi explained that he loved playing Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. Nico Kim because the role combines a racial and sexual minority. “[Producers] wanted a very masculine ‘bro’ type, and they wanted him to be openly gay. That was disclosed to me before the audition,” he explained to the magazine. “Another undertone is that he is also the first male surgeon of Asian descent.” Alex Landi: “I’m trying to break stereotypes” Landi pointed out that fan favourite Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) was the first Asian doctor on the show, but that he was the first openly gay male surgeon. He continued: “I’m trying to break stereotypes. Asian men are not seen as masculine in the media and that is something that I am striving to change. “I just love how diverse Grey’s is. Less than three percent of Asians are represented on TV, and less than 1 per cent are LGBT+, so for them to combine both of those minorities in one role is great.” Land’s character was introduced in the fifteenth season of the show, which is still ongoing.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 112 | January 4, 2019 6:32 PM
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He certainly has a cliche little dog that the gays love to own
by Anonymous | reply 115 | January 4, 2019 7:37 PM
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If he's not gay then fuck him.
by Anonymous | reply 116 | January 4, 2019 7:38 PM
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That's why I love Jake Borelli
by Anonymous | reply 118 | January 5, 2019 2:11 AM
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“Grey’s Anatomy” Doc on Straight Actors, Gay Roles: “The Best Actor Wins”
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 120 | January 6, 2019 5:43 PM
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Grey's has been a fantasy for plain Janes and fat chicks for years...in what universe would McDreamy (tho was he that dreamy?) go after Dr. Grey.?
Now, the plain otter gays are getting a bone thrown at them by having 'bro dude' Asian doc - who has an amazing chest - be attracted to one.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | January 11, 2019 5:38 PM
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Super cute but I have never watched Grey's anatomy and i will not start.
by Anonymous | reply 125 | January 11, 2019 5:41 PM
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The best actor or the best looking actor because Alex is a shitty actor.
by Anonymous | reply 128 | January 12, 2019 4:19 AM
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what's he supposed to do with this material? I'm a hot guy who could have anybody and I'm going to listen to a cute Otter go on and on and on....
by Anonymous | reply 129 | January 12, 2019 4:28 AM
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r129 Maybe a different facial expression or two?
by Anonymous | reply 130 | January 12, 2019 4:30 AM
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Jake is so much better looking than Alex, the last several posts don't exist.
by Anonymous | reply 132 | January 12, 2019 6:15 AM
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No, Alex is way hotter, more masculine
by Anonymous | reply 135 | January 12, 2019 9:15 PM
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Who cares if he's "more masculine," r135? He doesn't come close to Jake, lookswise.
by Anonymous | reply 136 | January 12, 2019 9:19 PM
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Of course Alex is hotter but jake is a cutie.
by Anonymous | reply 137 | January 12, 2019 9:23 PM
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This is an easy one: Alex is unquestionably hotter.
by Anonymous | reply 138 | January 12, 2019 9:49 PM
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I would never have noticed Alex. Jake, OTOH, has me watching Grey's Anatomy again, a show I haven't watched in years.
by Anonymous | reply 139 | January 13, 2019 8:09 AM
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R139, me too, this new storyline has me tuning back in, first time since Izzy and the ghost
by Anonymous | reply 141 | January 13, 2019 9:35 PM
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That's when they lost me, too, r141. I could not stand the Dizzy storyline, nor that I was expected to watch it and be, like, "Yeah, okay. That's entertainment. Gimme more." It was an insult.
I love Glasses, though.
by Anonymous | reply 142 | January 14, 2019 9:29 AM
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All scenes from the last episode
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 143 | January 19, 2019 4:17 AM
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r143 That was it? No more Glasses in the entire episode?
by Anonymous | reply 144 | January 19, 2019 8:14 AM
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Thank you for that, though.
by Anonymous | reply 145 | January 19, 2019 8:14 AM
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Touching his hand at the end as he walks away was adorable.
by Anonymous | reply 146 | January 20, 2019 5:48 PM
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I also liked the way that Dr Karev, after finding them in the ambulance, later chastised them, not for doing it but rather for not doing it behind locked doors — And even suggesting a couple of places that they could use in the future...!
by Anonymous | reply 147 | January 21, 2019 5:01 AM
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Karev was such a slut. I always liked him.
by Anonymous | reply 148 | January 21, 2019 5:47 AM
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Aren't you eloquent, r149?
by Anonymous | reply 150 | February 4, 2019 7:31 PM
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I love that, R152. Thanks for posting the clip.
by Anonymous | reply 153 | March 8, 2019 9:42 PM
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Alex was also shirtless early in the episode, but there's no good clips that I can find.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 154 | March 8, 2019 9:48 PM
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This show is still on the air?
by Anonymous | reply 155 | March 8, 2019 9:48 PM
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Found better quality video of shirtless Alex
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 156 | March 10, 2019 4:42 AM
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I think the gay storyline is poorly written and the actors don't have good chemistry with each other.
by Anonymous | reply 157 | March 10, 2019 10:59 AM
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Looks like Schmico may still be on next season
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 158 | May 18, 2019 4:19 AM
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Yes, r158, Jake has been made a regular, full time cast member.
r159 Marvy and groovy, too.
by Anonymous | reply 160 | June 1, 2019 1:16 AM
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Watching Toy Story shirtless. Because of course.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 161 | July 21, 2019 5:01 AM
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This stupid shit's still on TV? Why?
by Anonymous | reply 166 | October 7, 2019 4:53 AM
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ALL the dumbest and trashiest frauen I’ve ever met love this show. It makes me laugh to think about bitches who barely got their geds getting their jollies watching a show about doctors. I don’t get how it’s been on so long.
by Anonymous | reply 167 | October 7, 2019 4:59 AM
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Finally watch the second season of Insatiable and damn, his strip scene was hot.
by Anonymous | reply 168 | October 14, 2019 6:53 PM
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Fuck! He was so hot in his strip tease scene . I want to see his dong so bad.
by Anonymous | reply 171 | October 25, 2019 4:23 PM
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I think Alex Landi is so much better looking than Henry Golding and a nominally better actor.
Too bad he didn't get the Nick role on Crazy Rich Asians.
I mean, Landi is Korean/American mixed while Golding is Malaysian/British mixed, so it's not like either is actually Chinese (which seems to have been a thing in casting).
by Anonymous | reply 175 | April 9, 2021 3:13 PM
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I started watching GA for the first time ever this year because I thought Jake Borelli was so cute and sexy in “The Thing About Harry”. OMG but it is fucking AWFUL. And Jake looks much better without facial hair.
by Anonymous | reply 179 | April 11, 2021 11:41 PM
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Funny how he's been typecast as the gay Asian boyfriend since he's basically playing the same character on the Walker reboot.
by Anonymous | reply 182 | July 19, 2021 12:26 AM
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The real star of the video
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 183 | July 19, 2021 12:28 AM
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