★ TV Fanatic recently published its midseason report card for season 12 of Grey’s Anatomy. Justin’s character, Alex, once again got singled out as the character who deserves more screentime. Alex proposing to Jo was chosen as the most surprising cliffhanger.
Read on to see what they had to say about Alex and click the link to see the full report card.

Grey’s Anatomy Season 12 Midseason Report Card

Character Who Deserves More Screentime: I can’t wait for the day when Alex Karev stops being chosen as most underutilized character, but that day just hasn’t come yet. We love Alex Karev, but too often, he’s a side character rather than one who gets the focus. Based on the cliffhanger at the end of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 12 Episode 8, though, it seems like this issue may be remedied when the series returns from hiatus.

Most Surprising Cliffhanger: Alex proposed to Jo on the night that she decided to tell him she was leaving. Jo has been struggling with the fact that Alex rarely seems to put her first, which is only exacerbated by Alex’s close friendship with Meredith. But the closeness and the secrets that were driving Jo crazy? That’s because Meredith had been holding on to the engagement ring for Alex. When he does propose, it’s beautiful. Of course, that’s a mid-season finale for you, and we won’t get the answer until ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 12 returns.

 
★ Over at EMGN, they published a list of the 15 awesome TV characters that weren’t the main character. Alex Karev is on their list. Check it out:

15 Awesome TV Characters That Weren’t The Main Character

Alex Karev starts out as the ultimate D-bag. Then he turns into the heartbreaker. Then viewers start liking him because they learn his backstory and find out about his crazy mother and then there’s the whole Ava thing… Then everyone hates him again – but then the Izzy thing happens. Anyway, long story short: thank you, Justin Chambers, for the many facets of Alex Karev and making him one of the best and intriguingly diverse characters on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.

 
★ Last week, on Christmas Eve, a couple of fans ran into Justin at Amoeba Music store in Hollywood and took this pic with him.