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Post by kaz on Mar 27, 2009 1:10:30 GMT -5
From the Writers' Blog: www.greyswriters.comStacy McKee on "Elevator Love Letter"... Original Airdate: 3-26-09 Just so you know, I am a sap when it comes to marriage proposal stories. I love them. I love hearing them, I love telling them… I fully enjoy all the cheesy romantic oooey gooey-ness. I LOVE that Derek proposed! I LOVE that Meredith said yes! I can’t help it. I’m just cheesy that way. But first things first. Entirely too much happened in this episode. TOO MUCH. Owen went all PTSD and choked Cristina in his sleep then she forgave him and they had ridiculously beautiful sex until she realized she had to dump him after all. Alex snooched (yes, you heard me right. Snooched.) into a cup for Izzie so her eggs could be extracted, fertilized, and frozen before her body gets all sick with radiation and chemo. Derek finally came back from the woods looking all Grisly Adams-ish to operate on Izzie’s brain and – and then… there’s that elevator. Where Derek proposed to Meredith, and she said YES. Yup. Too much happened in this episode. I’m overwhelmed. I don’t know what to talk about first. Let’s start with the unpleasant part. Owen. And the choking. This was a tricky one. Let’s be clear. This is not a guy attacking a woman because he’s a guy who attacks women. We did not set out to tell a story about domestic abuse. This is a story about PTSD.
Owen is completely asleep when he attacks Cristina. Asleep, having a nightmare. Remember the story we did earlier this season about the guy with night terrors? Same thing. Did you see how dead Owen’s eyes look? He has no awareness of what’s happening. And the moment he wakes up, when Callie calls his name and he snaps out of the nightmare – Owen is more discombobulated and confused than anyone else. That’s why Cristina’s line is so important, when she asks Meredith if it would be any more appropriate to abandon Owen right now than it would be to abandon someone who had suffered a stroke or a heart attack. Owen is wounded. He does have war wounds. Which, as a doctor, Cristina recognizes. And she’s not going to let that intimidate her. She knows wounds can be healed.
The point isn’t the choking, it’s where Owen goes from here... The story we’ve always wanted to tell is one of healing and awareness and treatment for PTSD. That’s part of what you’ll see Owen struggling with in episodes to come. But before we can get there, before Owen can be truly willing to seek out help – we needed to see him hit rock bottom. We needed him to realize that his symptoms aren’t necessarily within his own control. We needed him to choke Cristina.
And if you felt a little worried when Cristina and Owen started to kiss, if you felt a little twinge of heartbreak for the two of them as they finally, beautifully consummated their relationship… that’s what you were supposed to feel. It’s exactly what we see creeping into Cristina’s face, after the sex, when she can’t fall asleep. She’s having a very quiet, but very real panic attack right there in Owen’s arms. I feel like there’s a part of Owen and Cristina that knew – even as they were finally having sex after all this time – that this was actually a goodbye.NOW – Alex Karev. Can I just say – the minute I saw the first cut of this episode, I ran into Shonda’s office and declared that Alex should ALWAYS do the voice over because it is just so fantastic! Right from the start, the second you hear Alex’s voice and see him pacing outside of Izzie’s room… you know this episode is a little bit different. It has a different energy, a different pace. Did you notice all the quiet, haunting moments? Did you notice there wasn’t a single big, scary medical Act Out? This episode is quiet. It’s still. It needs to sit in its quiet moments, not breeze past them. I adore Alex, always have. And this was the perfect time to have him narrate the show, since he’s just learned that Izzie is dying. When Alex is venting to Meredith in the on-call room-- Oh man. (I’ll just preface this with the fact that – as I mentioned before, I am a bit of a sap and, yes, sometimes I cry easily) but I’m telling you – we ALL teared up on set when we were shooting Justin in that scene. He’s just tremendous. We don’t get to see Alex Karev be vulnerable very often, so when we finally do… It is so worth it. Especially when he says that this wasn’t how he wanted to make a baby with Izzie... Love him. Couldn’t love him more in that moment. And I’ve saved the best, of course, for last. The Elevator Proposal. First of all, you should know that there’s a long standing debate in our writers’ room about what does or does not make for a good marriage proposal. Some of us prefer what Shonda calls the Oooey Gooey Disgusting stuff – the more traditional proposals, usually involving grand gestures and flowers and rings and romance. But Shonda’s taste is exactly the opposite of any of that. The minute one of us launches into a romantic recounting of one of our own marriage proposals… Shonda basically covers her ears as though they might bleed. To her, those oooey gooey romance filled proposals are pretty much akin to… well… Hell. Which is why she’s Shonda. She’s a little dark and twisty - in all the best ways. It’s also what makes her a little like Meredith Grey. So you can imagine just how hard it was to come up with what the perfect marriage proposal might be for Meredith Grey. It couldn’t be oooey and gooey. Couldn’t be a traditional, down on one knee proposal. But it’s also a piece of Grey’s Anatomy history, five seasons in the making. It needed to be true to who Meredith and Derek are together – what their history is, why they love each other, how they understand each other… And it did have to be romantic. But not predictably romantic. It had to feel magical and fresh and totally, completely perfect for Meredith and Derek. So what better place than their elevator? And what better way than by revisiting their lives together as doctors? It would be wrong for Derek Shepherd to get down on one knee. Even worse for him to offer up the ring he hit into the woods. Derek needed to give Meredith HER perfect proposal. Which, as it turns out, involved an elevator, light boxes and a lot of brain scans. I love that Meredith only says yes when the proposal is right. She stays true to herself; she won’t say yes out of pity or because Derek needs an ego boost. She will only – can only – say yes once Izzie is fine. Once Derek is fine. Once the proposal is finally, totally right. And what I love is that what makes the proposal right is that Derek finally gets it. He finally understands and accepts completely who Meredith really is. Sure – she’s got a dark side. She’s seen more trauma in her life than most people. And, amazingly, she’s just about the only person this entire episode NOT suffering from PTSD. As Derek says, she’s seen worse, she’s survived worse, and she knows the people around her will survive it too. What I love is that Derek finally puts into words the one thing she really needs to hear from him. That Meredith’s dark side is not a flaw, it’s her strength. It’s what makes her who she is. And that’s why he loves her. See? Not too cheesy. Not too sappy. Magical proposals CAN be achieved, even without rose petals and rings in champagne glasses! Although, it does help when Grisly Adams finally shaves off his beard! When I was pitching my episode down to Shonda, back when it was just an idea and nothing more, Shonda stopped me mid-pitch to say this: “Stacy. Just so you’re clear, if you pitch me that the last scene of your entire episode is the proposal, I will vomit.” Which, given the fact that proposals basically make Shonda break out in hives, I should have been prepared for… And though it is entirely possible I maybe might have once upon a time planned on ending the episode with the Elevator Proposal, that is NOT how I pitched it. And that is NOT how I wrote it. Because that would have just been too Oooey and gooey. Too romantic. Too cheesy. Too me. And not enough Meredith Grey. Plus, I really really hate vomit.
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Post by kaz on Mar 27, 2009 1:13:15 GMT -5
'Grey's Anatomy': Izzie's surgery, Owen lashes out -- and a ring By Lisa Todorovich March 26, 08:43 PM Tonight was not your average episode of "Grey's Anatomy" -- which you could tell from the opening moment, when Alex and not Meredith did the voiceover. But while everyone waited for Izzie to go into -- and then out of -- surgery, and while saw in an up-close and horrifying way what PTSD can do to someone, you couldn't help but come away with one thought: You need your people. Even if you think you're not ready to handle these spoilers, I know you can... No one quite knows how to handle Izzie as a patient. Alex, Cristina and Meredith are trying to sort through their conflicting instincts to be both doctor and friend. George is beside himself and putting some distance between him and Izzie, because he feels as though he's been the last to know anything, and blown off when he tried to talk to Izzie about what was wrong. Outside Izzie's room before rounds, Bailey makes it clear to Grey, Yang and Karev that when they go into Izzie's room, they have to do it as her friends, because she'll be surrounded by doctors and she'll need them. But their discomfort, agitation and helplessness is palpable, and they're only too eager to go off and be doctors when she tells them to go and save lives. Derek's the surgeon, and before he goes to the hospital he show's up at Meredith's with his bag -- and the ring. And she turns him down. Not like this, she says -- it's your first day back, and this has to be about Izzie. I cannot believe that this is Meredith, but she's amazing. During rounds we meet Izzie's oncologist, who is bossy and abrasive, so of course she's clearly the best, and she pretty much gives everyone in the room what for -- including Izzie. She passionlessly tells Izzie about the three surgeries in four weeks that she's scheduled for, including harvesting as many healthy eggs as possible before Izzie undergoes radiation. The will find more cancer that's spread, she says, and the aggressive and harsh treatment that they're going with is going to be tough. Everyone has their role here. Cristina's being exceptionally watchful and working with the oncologist. Meredith's trying to be there for everyone. Alex is struggling to be brave -- and "answers the call" when the chief asks him for a specimen because Izzie's eggs have a better chance of surviving frozen if they're embryos. George is hiding on Callie's service. Callie's feeling guilty that she used to wish Izzie would die. And Bailey's taking care of Izzie. And if I were sick, the person I'd want looking out for me is Bailey -- so amen for that. Bailey is particularly brilliant when she quizzes Izzie about the surgery Bailey has coming up that afternoon, because she doesn't want Izzie getting rusty, since she'll need her skills when she's teaching a year from now. When Izzie asks if Bailey really thinks she'll be here a year from now, Bailey firmly and unhesitatingly replies, "Yes I do." Derek's nervous -- really nervous. And before he goes into the OR, he asks Meredith to marry him again. She says no -- not if committing to him so he can do the surgery will make it OK if Izzie dies. "I love you. You can do this. I know you can," she says. Rock on, Meredith. Before she goes under anesthesia, Izzie tells Bailey that if something goes wrong, the scarf she's been knitting in her room -- which she had time to finish since her friends didn't visit -- is for Bailey. During the surgery -- as Derek works his way through, with the oncologist second-guessing his every decision until he finally fights back -- even the no-good-very-bad interns assemble in the hallway to wait. In the end, Derek was able to take out all of the tumor. Izzie will recover, and her post-surgery CT is clean. Bailey takes the opportunity to dress down Alex, Cristina and Meredith for not going to see her. But for now, at least -- chastised, battered and freaked out, there's hope. And on this front, Izzie's OK. Now, on to the next thing. Another wonderful side effect: Derek seems to have gotten his mojo back. How he commandeered an elevator for long enough to turn it into a consult room displaying the files and scans of all the patients he and Meredith have saved, I don't know. But it's a really sweet way of walking through their relationship, to show her how he's known she's the right person for him -- and a way for him to show that he's coming out the other side. And he tells her he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. She answers the same -- no asking, no accepting, just equals coming together. Ladies and gentlemen, we have an engagement. But the day started a whole lot worse than it ended. Hunt stayed at Cristina's, and she awakens in the middle of the night to find him choking her, looking as though he's in a sleepwalking trance. Callie finally makes it into the room and snaps him out of it, but not before Cristina's hurt and bruised, Hunt is scratched, and everyone is shocked, scared and freaked out. Callie calls Meredith over, and between the two of them they're clearly wary and terrified for Cristina. But Hunt, who obviously was in the grip of something else, is really worried about Cristina, who ends up assuring him and everyone else that it's OK, he was asleep, and she's fine.
Like the good friend she is, Meredith doesn't let it lie. But Cristina isn't the sort to do anything she doesn't think she can handle -- and she tells Hunt so, as he's trying to break up with her. "Let me decide what I can handle," she says, as he pleads with her, worrying about what could have happened. Later Hunt freezes up on the roof when a chopper brings a trauma patient in, and Derek immediately spots what's going on. He talks to Hunt about a trial studying the brains of PTSD patients, and getting them some help, but Hunt snaps that he, the kettle, is not the one with the problem, pot.
There are really some beautiful moments between Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd in this episode, particularly when they finally sleep together in the on-call room (I mean really -- wowza). And when it turns out that Cristina can't handle being with him, because she's afraid to fall asleep. Hunt goes to Derek and agrees to get treatment. Some other thoughts: A minimum of Mark and Lexie this week, which is fine -- excellent call not to force it. But the case of the dying old lady and her nephews and niece fit into the rest of the episode with a nice touch. They weren't vultures and they didn't want her to die. And they showed up -- they were her people. Also a really nice performance from Justin Chambers, who I've always thought was just a little too smarmy for his own good. He did great, heartfelt stuff in his scene with Meredith, talking about how he should've known something was up, and being anguished over the idea that this isn't how he and Izzie should be making a baby. I watched live without the benefit of a DVR this week, so I didn't count them, but heavens there were a lot of commercial breaks this week -- at least four in the first 30 minutes, and that seems conservative. I get that a barn-burner episode would generate a whole lotta ad sales, but holy moly -- was anyone else put off? What did you think? Were you expecting bad news for Izzie? What did you think of the Der-Mer proposal? And did you find the idea of trauma being an agent that propels you forward in life rather than drags you down as intriguing as I did? blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight/2009/03/greys-anatomy-izzies-surgery-owen-lashes-out-and-a-ring.html
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Post by kaz on Mar 27, 2009 1:15:27 GMT -5
Choke on it: Snoozing beside Owen turned dangerous for Cristina when McArmy woke up in the middle of a nightmare and tried to choke her. He apologized profusely, and Cristina was quick to forgive. Later, as Owen watched a helicopter’s blades, he began having flashbacks. Derek tried to persuade Owen to get treatment for post-traumatic stress, but Owen wouldn’t — he simply had sex with Cristina instead. Later, though, she confessed that she was afraid to fall asleep with him and they sadly broke up. But at least he finally went to Derek for help. That’s what friends are for: Derek struggled with nerves before Izzie’s surgery, his first since his mountain-man trailer exile. When it came time to operate, he balked, wanting Meredith to agree to marry him first. Showing a rare modicum of sense, she refused, and he sucked it up and performed the surgery. Happily, success keeping Izzie alive inspired Derek to shave off his self-pity beard. Later, he decorated the elevator with mementos of past surgeries he’s worked on with Meredith (romantic!) and proposed again, and this time, she said yes. Meanwhile, Izzie’s friends spent the day awkwardly avoiding her cancer room. George’s pain over Izzie’s failure to confide in him was the hardest to break through. It took a talking-to from Callie, of all people, to get him to wait with the others — including sweetly concerned interns — for her surgery to be over. Once Izzie came through safely, Bailey barked at her friends to do a better job in the future. Baby steps: Part of Izzie’s treatment included harvesting healthy eggs before radiation started. The Chief told Alex on the sly that frozen eggs keep better when they’ve been fertilized, and Alex took the hint and offered to make a donation — without Izzie’s knowledge — that might be used to fertilize a harvested egg for use in the future. Had Alex and Izzie really been at the baby-planning stage? As it turned out, Alex struggled, as the prospect of creating frozen embryos drove it home to him that Izzie would probably die, and as he struggled with the guilt of not having urged her to get treatment when she first reported Dead Denny. Ultimately, he provided the sample (delivering it to the Chief, during … lunch?), but its fate remains unclear. Priorities, people: As an elderly patient of Mark’s slowly died, her apparently callous relatives rolled their eyes wondering if she’d die soon enough for them to make their flights home. But it turned out that “Aunt Joyce” had been hospitalized near death over and over for three years, and they were simply exhausted. In a lovely touch, Joyce explained that she didn’t resent them at all. She was grateful for their presence, simply because “people are better than no people.” When she finally died, they genuinely grieved, despite their atrocious hospital etiquette. As usual, his patient’s death became useful in Alex’s personal life, encouraging him to support Izzie and get others to do the same. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29898871/
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Post by kaz on Mar 27, 2009 1:18:28 GMT -5
In this episode of Grey's Anatomy, Derek works through the jitters as he returns to the OR for the first time since he lost his last patient, and Cristina continues to deal with Owen's post-traumatic stress disorder when it takes a seriously dark turn. Plus, Karev learns the importance of sticking by your loved ones while the other residents deal with Izzie's sickness in their own ways. So did Izzie come out of her first (of many) surgeries OK? Let's find out! Hey guys, I'm Adam Bryant, srcubbing in for a travelling Erin this week. She will be back to her regular recapping duties for the next episode. The episode opens with a Karev narration about how trauma messes everybody up, and truer words couldn't be spoken as far as this episode is concerned. Everyone at Seattle Grace is reeling in their own ways: Callie feels guilty for having felt angry toward Izzie after she stole George; George is furious that Izzie told Cristina instead of him; Derek is afraid Meredith won't stay with him if he is unsuccessful in the OR, and Karev is having trouble making his "contribution" to Izzie's harvested eggs. That's right, the Chief comes to Alex to ask for a sperm specimen because harvested eggs perform better if fertilized. Although Alex agrees, he struggles with the decision, particularly because, as he says, "this isn't how Izzie and I were supposed to make a baby." It's nice to see Karev's emotional side peek its head out every now and then. But even so, Karev never told Izzie what he was doing, mainly because he didn't visit her throughout the day. Instead, he was tending to a very old patient who was on her last leg...and had been for three years. Although her family was initially pushy and impatient about flying out of Seattle (they had been coming across the country every time she almost died), they did help teach Karev a lesson: "Some people are better than no people." Karev put that lesson in motion when he allowed the interns to wait with the residents — who also had been avoiding Izzie all day — outside the OR, breaking the no loitering rule. Elsewhere, Cristina and Meredith have a slight squabble over Dr. Hunt after his PTSD causes him to strangle Cristina while he's having a nightmare. Although Cristina maintains that she is fine and knows her own limits, Meredith continues to hound her for staying by his side. "He's wounded," Cristina says, trying to make Meredith see that walking away from Owen would be the same as walking away from someone who had a stroke. (For what it's worth, Owen is remorseful.) But when another flare-up happens at the hospital (Owen seems to be set off by rotating objects like helicopters and ceiling fans) Derek suggests Owen seek treatment for his curable disease. He's hearing none of it, until he and Cristina finally sleep together, only to have Cristina admit that she is afraid to fall asleep in his arms. While Owen goes in for a CT with Derek, Cristina cries on Meredith's shoulder. Poor Cristina, but very well played Sandra Oh.Speaking of Derek, it was a tough day to be Dr. Shepherd. Not only did Owen bring up his most recent (botched) surgery, but Karev did also, out of fear for Izzie's safety. Plus, Derek presents Meredith with the ring (did he buy a new one or find the old one in the woods?), but she turns him down — twice! — because she wants Derek to operate as a surgeon, not as a favor to win back her love. Derek is noticeably shaky in the OR, but the watchful eye of Izzie's stern oncologist finally snaps him back into shape as Derek takes offense to having his every move questioned. Reassured, he finishes the surgery successfully, and Izzie lives to fight another day. And so does Meredith and Derek's relationship. Actually, it lives to fight a lot more days, as Derek lines the elevator with CT scans and charts of all the cases he and Meredith have worked on together. He tells her that her "dark and twisty" self-characterization is not a flaw, but instead is a strength. He believes this because she has seen the worst, and knows it can be survived — an optimism she somehow gets through to others, including Derek. And based on that, McDreamy proposes — without getting on one knee or asking a question — and Meredith accepts. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you," they say to one another. Awww! Derek's speech to Meredith leads back to Karev's words of wisdom: Trauma messes people up so that they can step up and become better. McSruffy steps up by shaving his beard and returns to being the king of neuro. Owen steps up by finally seeking treatment for his disease, but he can only hope he isn't too late to win Cristina back. And Karev steps up simply by standing beside the woman he loves, no matter how much it hurts him. A few passing thoughts: • Bailey and Izzie's interactions tonight were sweet. Bailey was the only resident who was frequently checking in on Izzie, who decided to knit instead of thinking about her surgeries. Bailey quizzes Izzie, refusing to let her skills get rusty. Bailey believes Izzie will beat her sickness, and for that, Izzie gives Bailey the scarf she knitted just before she goes under the knife. • The Chief was mostly comic relief tonight, especially in dealing with Alex's fertilization of Izzie's eggs. But his quirky interaction with Meredith as he made sure she got on Derek's specially decorated elevator made me chuckle the most. • Best line of the night goes to Cristina, who counters yet another of Meredith's attacks about Owen choking her. Meredith: "Hands around your neck." Cristina: "Ring thrown in your face." Nice.What did you think of the episode? Did you get teary-eyed? Are you excited that Meredith and Derek are engaged? What do you make of Cristina and Owen's situation after this new development? Share your thoughts below! www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/Greys-Anatomy/Greys-Anatomy-Episode-1004452.aspx
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Post by kaz on Mar 27, 2009 1:19:22 GMT -5
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Post by Leanne on Mar 27, 2009 14:26:53 GMT -5
oh thanks a million kaz .....for all these reviews (S05E19) After the commercials continued to mention how wonderful Grey's Anatomy was going to be, I was brainwashed. This episode had to be good. For me, it delivered. In the first five minutes, we were given Owen's PTSD situation and it set the tone for the rest of the episode. Then we get the wonderful voiceovers from Alex, a good change from Meredith. There were definitely serious tear inducing moments, along with two really funny situations. We also had a believable patient. When does this hospital get normal patients? Probably when they went down a few ranks. More thoughts and analysis after the jump. The Owen/Christina situation is touchy. PTSD is a subject not often covered on television, and I appreciate that they are making mention of it. I'm sure there are many veterans that are too proud to admit things, and I hope shows like this (and the Real World: Brooklyn) pushes them in the right direction. I get why Christina couldn't sleep with Owen, but the two of them work really well. I'm not sure if it's just good acting by both Sandra Oh and Kevin KcKidd, or the fact that Christina's cold nature was warmed by Owen's situation. They work in that weird way that Meredith/Derek and Callie/Arizona work: opposites attract.We finally get a patient of the week that isn't a big stretch: an old woman that's due to die ... soon. I understood where the anger emerged from the family members (mostly based on wasted time and money), but on the aunt's defense, that was the only reason that her niece and nephews would even bother to visit her. They were her support and were genuinely hurt when she passed. She fit perfectly with the idea that Alex, and the rest of the cast, should be supporting Izzie, not ignoring her. Bailey came to the rescue for most of the episode as the mother figure. Hopefully, she's balancing the home front as well as she is the hospital. As an aside, I also appreciate the interns for not being total idiots and actually being concerned for Izzie. I've always been on the fence about Meredith as a character. I've related to her depressed moods and her passion for surgery, but sometimes she just didn't fit with everyone else. I finally realized this episode that though Meredith isn't a great main character, she's actually a wonderful bouncing board for everyone else. She brought out the best in Derek and defended Christina. She was there for Christina in a moment's notice. She took a little bit of a back seat in the episode and it worked. Grey's Anatomy is a great ensemble that's not being led by one person. I appreciate the connection between Callie and George. The two had a connection at one point and it was nice to see that they could still discuss things. Callie's dislike for Izzie was something that also got ignored after the George situation (the writer's strike last year threw a few things off). How many times could the show dodge using the word "semen" without it being really annoying? Apparently less than five. I found the word "contribution" to probably be the most effective, but did Alex use the word "spooge" in the end of the show because it sounded like "snoozed"? I guess I should sharpen up on my Urban Dictionary lexicon. It was really awkward for the Chief and Alex to discuss the process, but it became comedy gold. Putting down the specimen cup right in front of the chief while he was eating lunch? Genius. Continuing with the funny, Lexie with the pacemaker situation. That's just a weird after effect from a pacemaker that I never thought about. The elevator should be noted as one of the most important characters on the show. That boiler room was getting a lot of air time, as was the bench by the emergency doors, but when the situation got serious; we went back to the classic elevator. It was a perfect place for Derek to propose. To top it off, he even decorated it with memories. On a fashion front, I hated the turtleneck. Yeah it was necessary, but clashed with the rest of the ensemble. Bailey looked really pretty in that shade of green for the scarf. Finally, shaved Derek looked better than woodsman Derek, especially when he's dressed up. Before I forget, I totally loathe Dr. Swender. She's aggressive and not in a good, Bailey kind of way. I don't like that she took over Izzie's case without a hello. She is annoying and the negative energy would probably doom Izzie. Then at least we have a scapegoat, just in case Izzie dies. I don't know if I could take a few weeks off from this show. After having several good episodes, we hit a wall. Fans have to wait for April 23rd for the next new episode titled "Sweet Surrender." We're almost at the 100th episode, as well, and rumors of a wedding will be revealed in all due time. Im not sure about this but currently Abc Medianet only state two reruns and have no details for the 16th at allwww.tvsquad.com/2009/03/27/greys-anatomy-elevator-love-letter/
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Post by Geniusmentis on Mar 27, 2009 14:46:39 GMT -5
So, we have to wait for a month!!!!
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Post by Leanne on Mar 27, 2009 14:50:08 GMT -5
3 weeks by the look of it ........ If last week’s show was a very special episode, then this week’s Grey’s was a very, very special episode. It was a roller coaster ride between grief and relief with simultaneous moments of pain, fear, tenderness and elation — a Deredith proposal, a triumphant return to the O.R, a step toward survival for Izzie, an accidental strangling, a steamy sex scene — thrown in to ensure tears by the closing monologue. How McDreamy Got His Groove Back: Derek came out of the woods and offered Meredith the ring, but she refused it on his first day back at work when he was supposed to operate on Izzie. The tough oncologist and Alex doubted that Der was ready. But Mer’s belief never wavered. She brought him his lucky cap and he begged her to accept his proposal and confirm that she’d stand by him. She refused, but said she loved him and reassured him that he could do it. Hesitant at first, he got his swagger back when the oncologist questioned him. After the surgery, he found a romantic way to propose to Mer, decorating the elevator with files from their most important cases together to show her that he needed her to move forward. They agreed to spend the rest of their lives together and sealed it with a kiss. Unsupportive System: Bailey warned the gang that Izzie needed friends not more doctors during the upcoming weeks of surgeries and radiation treatments, but they had a hard time adjusting to that role. George was hurt that Izzie confided in Yang so he avoided her by taking all the work. Izzie felt alone but Bailey stepped in to keep her spirits up. Alex was having an especially difficult time, which got more complicated when the Chief suggested he donate sperm in case they wanted to harvest her eggs. He couldn’t bring himself to discuss it with Izzie and had trouble getting the job done, which lead to a serious talk with Mer. Alex was ashamed that he didn’t catch Izzie’s illness when she told him about seeing Denny’s ghost. Eventually, he delivered but still avoided Izzie until a dying patient told him, “People are better than no people,” at the end. Callie felt ashamed that she’d often wished Izzie dead and made up for it by dragging George to the hall to wait with the others. Bailey brought good news that Der got the tumor out, but chastised them for being bad friends and implored them to do better. Traumarama: Yang awoke to her battle-scarred beau, in a nightmare trance, strangling her. She forgave him, but Mer thought Yang was in over her head. Mer told her to walk away from Hunt, but Yang stood her ground citing his “war wounds.” Der confronted him about his post-traumatic stress disorder and discussed treatment options. Hunt eventually tried to break up with Yang but she wouldn’t let him. They finally shared a steamy moment in the popular sex den known as the on-call room. But after, Yang admitted that she couldn’t date him after all because she was afraid to fall asleep in his arms. This forced Hunt to go see Derek for some scans, so maybe they’ll reconcile. – Carrie Bell tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/27/greys-derek-returns-to-save-izzie-propose-to-meredith/
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Post by Leanne on Mar 28, 2009 3:22:43 GMT -5
I am deeply uncomfortable with the fact that Cristina decided to stay in the relationship and defend Owen, even becoming intimate with him later on in the episode, but I just have to stand up and applaud how Sandra and Kevin completely rocked the hell out of their acting last night. Amazing job by both of them! The scary choking event also gave Meredith and Callie a chance to step up and be awesome and supportive to Cristina, which they did in spades. Now, if only they did the same for Izzie (Katherine Heigl), who would have spent the entire day alone if it weren't for Bailey (Chandra Wilson), who was back to her first season awesomeness. rest of the article www.buddytv.com/articles/greys-anatomy/greys-anatomy-aftergasm-conser-27326.aspx
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Post by Leanne on Mar 28, 2009 3:25:46 GMT -5
TV Watch: 15 Highlights From the Week Ending March 26 Grey's Anatomy Recap: Forward Motion Cristina and Owen took it to the next level, in more ways than one, Izzie started her treatment journey, and Derek got back on the horse and stepped up his game with Meredith For starters, I was heaving sobs in under three minutes, despite the fact that I was well-prepared for Owen's post-traumatic-stress-disorder-induced sleep-choking of Cristina. Callie heard the commotion and broke it up, otherwise things could've gone much worse. And that's just the point. At the risk of getting all public service announcement here, I truly believe this is a fantastic story line to tackle — the phenomenon of post-war night terrors that can endanger your bed partner is very, very real (my Vietnam-vet dad went through this for years, when I was too young to appreciate the strain on both him and my mom), and few people realize (or really want to think about) what soldiers go through once they get home. It helps, in this case, to have a pair of sublime actors handling this sensitive topic. As good as they've been at amping up the romance crackling between Owen and Cristina, Kevin McKidd and Sandra Oh brought the Emmy consideration tonight from scene 1. — Jennifer ArmstrongEW www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20268564,00.html
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Post by Geniusmentis on Mar 28, 2009 5:49:53 GMT -5
I hope so and that Kevin wins the Emmy!!
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Post by kaz on Mar 28, 2009 19:45:38 GMT -5
Spoilers for last night's "Grey's Anatomy" coming up just as soon as I knit a scarf... Okay, the series is on a real roll right now. I can't really forgive the ghost sex or the interns starring in their own David Cronenberg movie, but if the rest of the season is as good as the last few episodes have been, I can at least try to forget that stuff. Start with that horrifying opening sequence with Hunt trying to strangle Cristina in his sleep. Even though I knew it was coming -- Kevin McKidd had been making the talk show rounds to promote the episode -- it was still riveting because of how dead Hunt's eyes were and how Cristina wasn't able to get a sound out or even really struggle because of his size/strength advantage. Seeing her flail around, or some sort of insane look on his face, would have made the scene feel over-the-top and cheesey; this felt disturbing. I don't know if this is how PTSD actually manifests itself, but it seemed that way. And after being stuck on the sideline for too much of this season, Kevin McKidd and Sandra Oh are killing right now. I thought Derek's proposal -- and Meredith's behavior in response to his earlier attempts -- was very grown-up and sweet, and reflected a relationship that's grown to be about more than the stupid will-they-or-won't-they drama. And the moment when Derek finally came out of his stupor and started telling off the oncologist was well-played by Patrick Dempsey, who's been doing some nice work during this arc. Izzie's impending surgery, meanwhile, gave every member of the ensemble something good to play, whether it was Callie and George revisiting their divorce or Bailey being the only doctor who could control her emotions enough to visit Izzie, or, especially, Karev telling Meredith that he should have looked into the ghost nonsense much sooner. (You and Shonda both, buddy.) Every time I watch Justin Chambers get a showcase episode like this, I think about how lucky he is -- and we are -- that the "Cold Case" producers decided to can him after a few episodes, which allowed him to land this more demanding, high-profile gig. "Elevator Love Letter" wasn't perfect. The storyline about the perpetually-dying old woman was way too obvious in the exact way the tone was going to shift from comedy to poignancy, and I think the time may be coming for me to write a screed about how every ABC drama is apparently required to use the same cutesy You Are Watching A Funny Scene Now music over anything even vaguely comic (which, again, is a network-wide problem, not something that's "Grey's"-specific), but overall, very, very strong. www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/greys_anatomy_elevator_love_le.html
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Post by kaz on Mar 28, 2009 19:47:23 GMT -5
This week's episode proved that when this show wants to deal with actual meaty story, they do it very well. Owen's PTSD, which has been sort of simmering ever since we met him, comes to a full boil this week when he falls asleep and then begins to choke Cristina. Callie is in the apartment, thank goodness, and comes in the room and wakes him up, but Cristina is pretty shaken up. However, she understands that he has an injury of sorts and isn't a bad person at heart, so she doesn't cut him off like Meredith would prefer. He's completely shattered by what happens but she repeats that she's the one who knows how much she can take, and after a rough day they finally consummate their relationship in an on-call room. It's awful when afterward, Cristina realizes that she has in fact hit her limit because she is too scared to fall asleep in bed with him. She breaks up with him, and that's what Owen needs to take up Derek's offer of help to figure out how he can overcome his problem. Because, ladies and gentlemen, Derek is back, though not without some struggling. He tries to propose to Meredith twice -- once by plunking down the ring on the kitchen table (and for the more eagle-eyed viewers out there, did he go find the ring in the grass or is this one new?) and once by cornering her before Izzie's surgery so that she'll say it's okay no matter what happens. She assures him she loves him, but won't say yes and he's surprised. He does make it through the surgery, and manages to get a little bit of confidence back. Afterwards the Chief points out all the evidence that says Meredith really does love him, so the Chief then helps Meredith to get on the right elevator at the end of the night. As the title of the episode suggests, he's decorated the whole thing with brain scans of various patients that cover their whole relationship together, which sounds weird but actually kind of worked. And in the elevator, he and Meredith get engaged. tvcocktail.ivillage.com/entertainment/archives/2009/03/greys-anatomy---all-choked-up.html
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Post by kaz on Mar 28, 2009 19:49:10 GMT -5
It's finally done. Derek finally proposed to Meredith last night after weeks of wondering whether or not he would. He asked her twice before Izzie's surgery and she said "no," instead telling him he would do fine during the surgery. Then, at the end of the episode, he took her into an elevator, decorated with X-rays of patients they worked on together, and told her he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Girls throughout the country had big, sappy smiles on their faces as Meredith told him that she, too, wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. My question: How long is this going to last? The couple have had an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the show's five seasons. Whenever you think they're happy, another problem arises. They're dating, Addison shows up and he needs to give his marriage another try. They're dating and Meredith freaks out. They're dating and Derek freaks out. What's going to happen next? For once, I hope the show's writers let these two enjoy their bliss. It's been a long time coming and it seems like they're both ready to take the next step. Hopefully, he won't leave her standing at the alter. So, Derek did Izzie's surgery and all went well, the tumor in her brain is gone. He was afraid to do it, but once back in the operating room, and with an unfriendly oncologist annoying him, he took control and did fine. Izzie still has a long road ahead of her, but it looks like she might actually be OK. Before the surgery, her friends are kind of ignoring her. They come in once to say "hi" and then do their rounds, not bothering to stop in again -- not even Alex. Truth is, they're scared. But when they have an elderly patient whose been on and off her death bed for three years and has two nephews and a niece who seem to want her to die quickly, they learn an important lesson. People is better than no people. The old lady wants to be surrounded by family when she's ill, perhaps one of the reasons she held on for so long. After, Alex and the others gather around waiting for Izzie to come out of surgery. Relationship problems were popular during this depressing episode. The first scene is of Cristina and Owen falling asleep and Cristina waking up with Owen's hands around her neck. He seems to be in some kind of trance and luckily, Callie comes in and Owen wakes up, letting Cristina go. He has PTSD, something we already kind of knew, and it seems to be triggered by the spinning of blades, like those from a fan or helicopter. Cristina thinks she can deal with it, but next time they are laying together, she can't fall asleep and realizes she has to break up with him. Owen, in turn, goes to Derek for help. The show ends with a major contrast. Meredith happily engaged and Cristina upset over her break up. I actually really like Cristina and Owen together and hope they get back together. He's a much better, caring fit for her than Burke was. Cristina needs someone with a softer side. So, will Meredith and Derek really tie the knot? Will Izzie recover and end up with Alex? And will Owen and Cristina be able to move forward with all the obstacles in their way? We'll have to stay tuned to find out. www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm/index.ssf/2009/03/greys_anatomy_derek_proposes_t.html
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Post by kaz on Apr 1, 2009 22:18:58 GMT -5
Here is the link to the TWOP Recap (which is 15 pages long, so I've just cut and paste some of the O/C excerpts): www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/greys_anatomy/elevator_love_letter.php?page=1Meanwhile, in Cristina's bedroom Hunt is snacking and laughing over the fact that Cristina unwinds by watching two hours of some sort of carotid artery surgery that looks a lot like someone pulling the meat out of a crab leg. What? It's true. And gross. He turns to look at her and realizes that she's fallen asleep, so he lies down next to her and strokes her face a bit before turning out the light. And that's when things get really bad. He gazes at the fan lazily spinning on the ceiling and the music fades away as a whooshing sound that corresponds with the blades takes its place. He starts to doze off and everything goes black for a moment before Cristina wakes up, choking and clawing at her attacker. Hunt is calmly holding her down with his hands around her neck as she flails and tries to get him off. Callie has heard the commotion and knocks on the door asking if everyone is okay, then thankfully opens it up and peeks inside. She yells Owen's name and Cristina is able to break free and then runs into the bathroom and locks herself in, crying and hyperventilating. Owen wakes up and looks down at his hands, absolutely horrified. It's beyond horrible to watch but amazingly acted by both Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd. The phone rings and Meredith answers it, sleepily telling Cristina she's better have a good reason for calling at 3 AM. But when she realizes it's Callie she sits up and asks, dazed, "What? He what?" She immediately heads over to Cristina's and knocks on the bathroom, which Cristina finally unlocks to let her best friend in. Cristina then goes and looks at herself in the mirror, mumbling a description of her injuries and says that she's fine as she then turns to her friend. She's got red marks all around her neck, and a horrified Mere wants to kill Owen but Cristina says it was a nightmare. Owen then knocks on the door and begs pathetically to know if Cristina is okay. Mere tells her friend to stop, but Cristina opens the door and orders him to look at her. As he cries, she asserts that he was asleep and that she is okay. She hugs him as he sobs that he's sorry; Callie watches with confusion and Mere glowers at him. ........................... Cristina finds Owen in an on-call room, of course, and reports that Izzie's surgery went well. Hunt whispers that he wishes there was a way that they could be, and Cristina agrees; he's clearly been thinking about this all day. He stands up and with a cracking voice asks, "Can I hold you?" She walks towards him and they put their arms around each other and eventually kiss. Some sentimental dude guitar music starts and they begin to take off each other's clothes -- holy delicious arms, Batman! Slowly, and with lots of artsy camera angles, they finally do it. Cristina is in bed with Owen, who seems to be asleep and peaceful. After a moment, she whispers that she doesn't think, and then pauses. Choked up (no pun intended) she tells him, "I can't handle this after all." He asks what she means, clearly worried and she admits that she's lying there with him and she's afraid to fall asleep. I love these two as a couple anyway, but the level of acting in any scene with both of them is just spectacular -- she's just broken my heart. Alex VO's: "It doesn't matter how tough we are." Hunt is getting ready for a CT/MRI (I cannot tell the difference between the machines whatsoever, they are just loud tubes to me) and he apologizes to Derek for what he said earlier. Derek assures him it's already forgotten, and Hunt thanks him sincerely for helping him before Derek sends him into the machine. Alex: "Trauma always leaves a scar." Cristina is in bed alone, watching the fan that started it all with tears in her eyes and Kleenex balled up all around her. Mere walks in and quietly tells her that she's engaged, and Cristina responds miserably by telling Mere she broke up with Owen. She then lays back down and Mere crawls into bed with her best friend.
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