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    46 Things All ShondaLand Fans Know To Be True

    Buckle up: It's gonna be a wild ride.

    1. Tequila is a must for any ShondaLand viewing party.

    2. As is red wine.

    3. Which you will imbibe while wrapped up in some sort of oversized knitwear.

    4. Or a ratty Dartmouth tee.

    5. But you don't have a drinking problem.

    6. You only drink tequila because Cristina and Meredith do.

    7. You only drink red wine because Olivia Pope does.

    8. And you only drink alcohol because of the crippling emotional roller coaster Shonda Rhimes has you riding every week.

    9. In ShondaLand, no place is off limits for a quickie.

    10. Every attractive person in an elevator with you is a potential make-out partner.

    11. Elevators will also be your voice of reason.

    12. As will your best friend. Although you don't call him or her your "best friend" — he or she is "your person."

    13. "Your person" will defend you when you do something questionable at work, like cover up your boyfriend's hand tremor.

    14. And he or she will cut off your wedding dress when your fiancé leaves you at the altar and you are literally suffocating.

    15. He or she will also help you dispose of a body, no questions asked.

    16. And even when you go through periods of not talking or your lives drift apart because of things like babies or one of you moves to Europe to advance your career, "your person" will still always be "your person."

    17. That's because the friends you choose to surround yourself with are more than co-workers or gladiators, they're family.

    18. Your significant other is screwed because nothing will ever be as romantic as a house made of candles.

    19. Or a secret cabin in Vermont.

    20. But romance isn't dead, it just needs to be overseen by Shonda Rhimes at all times.

    21. You get emotional in pizzerias whenever someone starts to order a calzone.

    22. Or when you see a Post-it.

    23. Or a jar of jam.

    24. Jam is now synonymous with all of your romantic hopes and dreams.

    25. It also makes you think of Tony Goldwyn shirtless.

    26. And you wish all men looked like Tony Goldwyn.

    27. Or Patrick Dempsey.

    28. Or Taye Diggs.

    29. Or Jesse Williams.

    30. Or Scott Foley.

    31. But even shirtless, they have to earn you.

    32. You dream of a world that is effortlessly inclusive, despite color, gender, or sexual preference, like Grey Sloan Memorial, Seaside Wellness Center, and Olivia Pope & Associates.

    33. The women of ShondaLand are messy and complicated and real and strong and confident and inspiring.

    34. The women of ShondaLand give us license to embrace all the messy and complicated and real and strong and confident and inspiring parts of ourselves.

    35. You're never being negative, you're being "dark & twisty."

    36. You're never being controlling, you're handling it.

    37. You also know that, in ShondaLand, no one dies peacefully in his or her bed.

    38. And your favorite characters will be killed in really crazy ways.

    39. Or just nearly killed. Like when someone cuts a baby out of your stomach or drills into you.

    40. White is the wardrobe color of choice.

    41. Whether it's a lab coat.

    42. A perfectly tailored dress.

    43. Or an oversize hat.

    44. A large, white hat is the ultimate accessory.

    45. In ShondaLand, the right song is always available to soundtrack your important moments.

    46. And whenever you have a problem, you dance it out.

    Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder premiere Sept. 25, starting at 8 p.m., on ABC.