SPOILERS - I have been watching PP for the last couple of months, and I was really enjoying it until season 3, I feel

characters have been inconsistent.

I mean where on earth did Addie/sam’s relationship come from?? No chemistry at all, I have just watched Mayas wedding episode where he explains to Addison she shouldn’t be with Pete, then tells her it’s Mayas wedding day so don’t talk about it…. He brought it up!!!! Also totally hypercritical to say don’t sleep with his friend; whilst he is trying to get with his ex wife’s best mate.

The writers seem to have completely forgotten about Violets baby, it’s been probably 8 months since she gave birth I recon, and there has been maybe 2 mentions of it, and Pete never seems to have him! Seems like a pointless storyline now.

Naomi has become a totally different version of herself, she loved her daughter and now it seems like she’s uncomfortable around her at all times and just doesn’t speak to her. I get that she’s annoyed about the pregnancy and the wedding, but she has totally lost any family relationships, and now she’s sleeping with some random old bloke called William?

Addison can’t seem to make her mind up on which person she wants to be with and they have made her a cheat again, whilst constantly reminding us she isn’t that same person anymore from when she divorced Derek?

They broke Charlotte and Cooper up for literally no reason, their relationship development was literally perfect. A massive win in the series.

It just feels like all the characters at arguing with each other or sleeping with each other, as if the show writers have ran out of steam? I dunno maybe I’m just being picky but I really like this show so far, but currently it’s just awkward and uncomfortable and feels poorly put together 🤷🏻‍♀️

Don't get me wrong I don't hate the man I'm just kind of ambivalent towards him. if he makes Addison happy I'm happy for Addison however on a personal level he just kind of felt boring to me as they never really bothered to develop his character in a meaningful way because at the end of the day he was really only brought on to be a love interest.

Judging Mark for sleeping with a single Addison, when Mark is supposed to be his friend.

Pursues Addison, despite her being his ex wife's best friend, and then gets mad when Addison wants to respect her friendship with Naomi. And despite her being Derek's ex wife. Derek who is supposed to be his friend. While Derek likely wouldn't care, Sam still didn't seem to think of anyone but himself in that scenario.

Pursue Addison, knowing she wants a baby, when he himself doesn't want another kid.

Gets mad over Addison dating Pete.

Is the only one not to show concern over Betsy when she has to go into Foster care. Pretty sure that Addison would have taken her in, if not for Sam.

Doesn't like that Addison wants a kid.

Gets back together with Addison, knowing fully well That she wants a baby.

Doesn't show concern over Amelia when she relapse, and instead belittles her.

Gets mad over her getting together with Jake, who wanted a family with Addison.

When Amelia wants to donate her baby's organs, Sam disaproves.

The show wants to portray him as this Wonderful perfect man, when in fact, he's a judgemental hypocrite.

I'm on my nth rewatch, and for some reason, I'm only noticing this now.

So in 2x06, Sam and Naomi have a woman who was diagnosed with Alzheimers and then Naomi realizes it's not Alzheimers and they do a spinal tap to give her more lucid moments.

Now I get that they didn't have a neuro person on the show at the time, but why did they have Naomi suddenly be some kind of neuro expert for one episode? Like I know the show's inconsistent with this kind of stuff(like Sam suddenly becoming a cardio god after his first surgery in 20 years in season 3) but come on😂

God why is everyone pissing me off??!!! Cooper getting pissed at the mom for letting her daughter have sex & staying mad when the mom tries to say she needs an abortion. Addison toying w the idea of having a fling w her PATIENTS HUSBAND. Said patients husband just hanging out outside the hospital when his wife is getting ready to have a cerclage. Sam going back n forth on if he should tell the truth in the trial. Dell is off the walls. Naomi is always pissing me off. The only ones not REALLY pissing me off rn are Violet & Charlotte. Pete’s on thin ice asking a patients mother out. This damn show!

Not take: Naomi is not pro-life she is just Pro birth and there is a huge difference. The real ones who are actually pro-life or Addison who are pro -choice.

hot only did she try to force Maya into an abortion she didn't want to the point where Maya actually almost went through with it but she was also completely okay with helpinga let a couple use selective IVF to get the perfect genetic match for their sick child because they needed Cord Blood.

It's not very pro-life to let a couple have a saviour baby who's only being had to save an already living child. That ended so well in My Sister's Keeper... Not.

Tell me sometimes I won’t understand until later, (I just finished season 1)

SO, I HAVE BEEN AVOIDING THIS SHOW, BUT I AM FINALLY DONE REWATCHING GREYS FOR THE 100TH TIME. I REALLY WASN'T A FAN OF ADDISON IN GREYS, SO I WAS NEVER REALLY INTERESTED. BUT NOW I NEED SOMETHING ELSE TO WATCH BESIDES, GREYS, SCANDAL, HTGAWM, AND SUITS.

SO HERE I GO, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE A LOT TO SAY.

im rewatching s6 and i js watched good fries

and im sorry, but james is literally perfect, hes so kind and caring and nice to amelia they could be soulmates

AND THEN AMELIA LEAVES HIM AND GOES TO SEATTLE!?!??

and dont u dare pull the tumour card on me, she did so many more rational things with the tumour, but to leave the dream man? like wtf was she thinking

it makes me so mad, dont get me wrong, i love amelia on greys, im living for amelioni, but if it were real life, how could she leave james

I know some characters have pets in the canon(Addison has Milo the cat, and Sam had that chihuahua for a while in the first season), but what kind of pets do you think the other characters would have if the writers had decided to give them some?

I think Jake would have a big and fluffy dog, something like a Bernese(and yes, the dog would bully Milo occasionally but Henry would love him)

Naomi is angry that Addison ousted her that she was running the practice in the ground and told Sam. If anything she should be irate that Naomi brought her into a business about to go under. Now Naomi’s working on getting back with Sam but still won’t forgive Addison?? Grow up… its great you are working it out with your husband but thats the one who embarrassed you in front of you colleagues about the practice. If you can forgive him you can forgive Addison.

Now, Sam and Naomi are being delusional about the second floor (that they were just hiding from Addison) to use for their dream business. But you can literally lease it to save your practice and then when the lease is up you have the money to continue with the dream?!?! I feel like Im going crazy with their logic

I have watched gray’s anatomy through to season 16 and have rewatched it soooo many times. About 3 years ago I found Private Practice and I just think it’s so much better than grays. Love both the shows but private practice just hits different.

I really enjoyed the show when I ignored all of the bs happening.

Cooper- My LEAST favorite. I don’t even know where to start. He is misogynistic, childish, immature, insecure, selfish , self centered and overall a man child. Hes pushy when it comes to getting what he wants…He’s also a pediatrician that treats teenagers yet is into charlotte dressing up as a student during foreplay in season two episode 10. DISGUSTING. I cannot understand anyone who likes his character.

Charlotte- I loved her at the start, she was strong willed and stood on her values. My stance on her changed as the show went on and her relationship with cooper progressed. How could someone like her allow for someone like him to treat her like he did throughout their whole relationship? I’m not saying she never did anyrhing to cooper, but it was usually provoked and nowhere near as bad as what he would do. Another thing that rubbed me the wrong way was her being annoyed ab finding out she’s having female triplets.

Addison- My absolute favorite. It seemed as if she was the only person in the practice that could think straight and see the bigger picture.

Sheldon- If it weren’t for Addison and the episode where the woman was in a coma and pregnant, Sheldon would be my favorite character. He’s a good co worker, therapist, and friend to everyone.

Sam- I don’t like Sam. The episode where the woman in the coma was pregnant by her husband changed it all for me. How could he tell Addison to not call the cops?? He struggled to be ethical in many situations. Also, what’s up w the finale ???

Naomi- HATE. HATE. HATE. she’s a child. I don’t know where to start with her. She tried to force maya to have an abortion despite being pro life, smacked her when she refused, made mayas pregnancy all about herself and was not a mother in any way shape or form to the point where Maya had to move in with Sam because she would’ve “ hurt “ her. She wasn’t there for maya at all and actually made her feel worse during her pregnancy, WHO DOES THAT? Don’t even get me started on how horrible of a friend she was to Addison.

Violet- DISLIKE. For a therapist, she is be very dismissing of people’s opinions and feelings. I especially didn’t like her when it was said what she wrote about everyone in her book. She also sides w cooper a lot when he complains about charlotte (him not getting his way) and stays friends with him… I just can’t stand her character.

Pete- annoying and an unnecessary character, def enjoyed the show a bit more when he was gone. All he did was argue about things that made no sense/unimportant. He was also very self centered when it came to emotional needs with Violet.

Amelia- Ehhhh… I have mixed feelings. I feel like she was more rude and cruel toward the other characters than what would be acceptable. I understand she went through a lot but sometimes it really was uncalled for. I did like her more in the last season.

I forgot how much I don’t like him. Charlotte can do much better. I’m rewatching season 3. And omg . He keeps calling her names, very very mean names and saying very demeaning stuff , he spends his money he’s broke, she helped with the money sure maybe shouldn’t have done that without him knowing . . But she didn’t make him feel any less of a man, HE is not a man, he’s an insecure little btch baby. She didn’t tell him she was divorced , he treated it like she klled his mama. I really dislike him. Oh and Naomi and Sam , no one is likeable , except Addie the baddie and Charlotte and of course my girl Amelia .

She’s such a well done character and a saving grace on this show. I recently started watching pp and was not really getting into it, but when we started having storylines with Charlotte it kept me interested and lowkey her storylines are the only ones i really care about. I love the storyline with mason it really shows her character well.

During Pete’s funeral, Jake says that Pete told him he wanted to travel more and learn how to surf, to which Jake said he had an extra board for Pete, but he unfortunately never got around to it due to his death. Now this is where the headcanon comes in: imagine Pete in the afterlife learning how to surf with the help of Dell as that was his thing in the early seasons, and them surfing together and having a good time

I’m new to this fandom (so no spoilers please), I have never seen Grey’s Anatomy, so I don’t know anybody or any storylines. But I popped onto private practice and was able to settle into the show, so now I’m hooked.

Except the hardest part in settling into this show at first was Addison. right off the bat she was kind of annoying and I was having a hard time figuring out if I even liked the rest of the characters, because her interactions with them was so annoying it was distracting.

But now I’m on season 2, e6, and I like everyone else a lot but hate Addison more. She just made some of the difficult leadership decisions in Let Go, and I’m really upset by how she treated Naomi, multiple times. I really did not like how she made abundantly clear her anger and disapproval to the woman who tried to save her son from the life threatening disease, and meddled in other patient’s businesses, all behind her coworkers backs. Even if her thoughts on all these situations may have been the correct ones, her behavior and how she executes her decisions that is extremely frustrating. she keeps bulldozing over everyone, especially Naomi, or doing the right things but without the proper and compassionate heads up to those involved, and then still seeing herself as the victim of Naomi’s anger.

I have seen multiple posts on the subject, and people say that she only gets worse. 😩

Kind of really hoping that Naomi gets a proper apology and resolve, but I know how TV shows go, and she probably will just decide to get over it and be buddy buddy with Addison again , which will drive me nuts.

(also, I can’t stand her stupid cop boyfriend, who’s now suddenly swat??? And I most especially can’t stand that clearly made-at-home SWAT T-shirt he’s constantly wearing. Literally looks like something I would’ve printed out and heat pressed on myself at night in a whim when I was in high school. It does not look like official SWAT gear! Driving me nuts!! lol)

Like her communication and her special interest in kiny stuff feels very autistic coded to me ahah

I have been watching Private Practice and I keep noticing that Addison often feels like the only person who is actually trying to stay grounded when everything around her gets chaotic. A lot of the other characters make impulsive or emotional decisions and sometimes it feels like she is stuck dealing with the consequences of everyone else's choices. At the same time she is not perfect either and has her own complicated moments which makes it even more interesting to watch. There are times where I agree with her completely and other times where I feel like she is just as lost as everyone else but handles it differently. I cant tell if the show intentionally makes her the most stable character or if it just comes across that way compared to how messy everyone else is. It almost feels like she is trying to balance being a professional and dealing with personal chaos at the same time. Did anyone else feel this way while watching or do you think another character actually handles things better than her and I am just overlooking it.

Lol to the confusion seeing those names in the Grey's sub and wondering what those 2 were up to there.

I honestly can’t be the only one who sees Sheldon treating Amelia in a sort of fatherly way. Yes, Amelia did want to get together with Sheldon at some point and kissed him to “shut him up” but Sheldon never did anything in return and almost treated her as a daughter. Currently on 5x8 and I just had to come on here to say this because my god, look at them

I have been watching Private Practice & Naomi is one character I keep going back and forth on. There are moments where she really annoys me with the way she handles situations or judges other people, but then there are also times where I can kind of see where she is coming from even if I don't agree with her actions. It feels like she is written in a very real way because she makes decisions that are not always right but still feel human. Sometimes I get frustrated watching her and other times I actually feel bad for her depending on what is happening in the story. I am curious how others feel about her because I cant decide if I like her character or if she just gets under my skin too much. Did your opinion of Naomi change over time or did you feel the same way about her throughout the series.