Liz and Gray's Familial Relationship
Toward the end of the episode, Liz sees a picture of Gray's grandmother's cousin, Dolly Harlan, who is also Liz's great aunt. Because of this Liz and Gray believe they are cousins, and their romantic relationship ends. But while the implication within the episode is that Liz and Gray actually are third cousins, sharing a great-great-grandparent, that is not necessarily true. It is only true if Dolly is Liz's grandmother's sister. If Dolly is Liz's grandfather's sister or sister-in-law, or if Dolly is Liz's grandmother's sister-in-law, they would have no great-great-grandparents in common, and therefore would not be third cousins.
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