 Lexie was strongly criticized by Laura Burrows from IGN , being called " awful " . Burrows also wrote : " Everything she says and does is obnoxious and does harm to someone . Lexie is an idiot and should be shot or drowned or exploded . " The character 's relationship with Sloan has been well received , with Chris Monfette of IGN writing : " Sloan 's honest relationship with Lexie helped to make both characters infinitely more interesting and mature . " Leigh served as a primary vocalist in " Song Beneath the Song " , the Grey 's Anatomy music event , and was well received , with the Boston Herald 's Mark Perigard praising her performance . The character was listed in Wetpaint 's " 10 Hottest Female Doctors on TV " . In 2007 , at the 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards , Leigh and the rest of the cast of Grey 's Anatomy , received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series . 
