I don’t really watch much TV. Netflix and I are on good terms, but only when I remember my password. My roommate and I differ on this completely; she has dedicated one hour each Monday and Thursday night to a specific show and has stuck with the characters through their tribulations and triumphs, babies, divorces, marriages, deaths and resurrections (usually in that order). I used to be an avid Grey’s Anatomyfan, but as the seasons kept going and I kept getting disappointed that no one could be happy for longer than five minutes. My nerves couldn’t handle it and Blair Waldorf stole my attention. For my roommate, though, Thursday nights are dedicated to Grey’s Anatomyand Mondays are reserved for the syndicated, award winning spinoff ofGrey’s, Private Practice. This past Monday, I decided to join her in watching (aka I was in our living room and there wasn’t a debate over what we were watching). As it turns out, it was the final episode of the series.

In 2007 Grey’s Anatomy’smain writer and producerShonda Rhimes began a spinoff starring Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh), the ex wife of Dr. Derek Sheppard. After leaving Seattle Grace Hospital to start a new life in Los Angeles, she moves to a private practice called Seaside Wellness Group, and the show chronicles her new life as she starts over with some old and new friends and coworkers. Peter Wilder (Tim Daly), Naomi Bennett (Audra McDonald) and Sam Bennett (Taye Diggs) rounded out the cast as fellow doctors. Don’t worry about spoilers—when I watched this episode I was so lost and confused from not watching the entire season that other things struck me harder. I remembered the first time Addison appeared on Grey’s Anatomy, and at the time she wasn’t exactly welcomed. She was standing in the doorway of Seattle Grace with her fiery red hair, and introduced herself without taking her coat off before famously saying to Meredith Grey, Dr. Sheppard’s girlfriend and protagonist of the show, “You must be the woman who’s sleeping with my husband.” And with that, she was there to stay.

I remember hating her; Derek and Meredith were just starting to get adorable and she had to walk in and ruin everything. But as the show continued, Addison seemed to walk around with such grace despite all of the drama. She made mistakes too (if you could call Dr. Sloan a mistake). After her husband tells her he doesn’t want to be with her, she manages to keep her cool, all while watching him fall in love with his intern. Dr. Montgomery always seemed fearless, poised, calm and, of course, stunning while delivering high-risk-it’s-all-gone-wrong children.

I’m hoping that with age and maturity I can become like Addison. Her bravery, elegance and style are something to be reckoned with and, again, she does it all while looking stunning. If you haven’t gotten to know Addison or her past and present coworkers, I suggest getting comfy with Netflix this winter; the Loyola Notre Dame Library even has the seasons on DVD. It’s quite a journey and one that will take you for a ride, but who else would you want to go with than incredibly amazing (and beautiful looking) doctors?