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Post by Leanne on May 15, 2009 1:33:26 GMT -5
So...that happened.
If you haven't watched tonight's Grey's Anatomy yet, well, we understand. There's a lot of really good TV on Thursdays, especially during sweeps. But if you have watched and you want to discuss the fifth-season finale, get in here...
Seriously!?
After all that—after the past year of offscreen and onscreen drama regarding the future of Katherine Heigl/Izzie Stevens and T.R. Knight/George O'Malley, two actors and characters in which we all are deeply invested one way or another—the fifth season of Grey's Anatomy ends ambiguously? Really? Seriously?
To recap the key points:
Izzie was getting better. George had a purpose. Yay! And then there were some setbacks: Izzie is failing, George is John Doe. OK, that's par for the course. That's TV drama. We're cool. And then it's time to save the day or say goodbye. But wait...what? Elevator? Prom dress? Army dress uniform? Why are they just standing there blinking at each other? WHAT!?! We have to wait until September to find out who's staying and who's going?
There should just be two choices at the end there: Life or death. Stay or go. On or off. Standby mode is not acceptable!
In other news, Cristina loves Owen (yay!), Lexie and Marc have cute commitment issues, Bailey has a broken heart, and oh yeah, Mer and Der were adorably married by Post-It note. That wedding scene was the rare and precious joy we were reminded to cherish by tonight's thoughtful Grey's Anatomy voiceover. Nicely played. Happy Mer is a very likable centerpiece for the show and it's a pleasure to meet her.
Is anyone just exhausted by all this, or did you find the Grey's Anatomy season finale exhilarating?
watch with Kirsten
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Post by Leanne on May 15, 2009 3:52:49 GMT -5
Writers Blog
Okay, just reminding you all that there will be no blog tonite. Also I will tweet no more about GA until the fall starting...right...now.
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Post by Leanne on May 15, 2009 9:57:31 GMT -5
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Post by Leanne on May 15, 2009 9:59:30 GMT -5
'Grey's Anatomy' Season Finale: George O'Malley, Izzie Steven: Dead or Alive? (Spoilers) The lives of George O’Malley (T.R. Knight) and Isobel ‘Izzie’ Stevens (Katherine Heigl) hang on the line … Who lives and who dies? Did you watch the "Grey’s Anatomy" season finale Thursday night? We did — and can’t stop thinking about it! But first, we must warn you: This is one big spoiler alert, so if you haven’t watched it yet and plan to, do not read this post. People are left guessing on the fate of two characters. Izzie and George. Dead or alive? In the final few minutes of the finale, a last-minute spin puts these two lives on the line. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens (Katherine Heigl) has been battling cancer for most of this season. However, in the final show, she undergoes a risky brain operation that could eliminate her cancer — but might cause serious memory loss. She survives the surgery and is cancer free, but is at first left with no long-term memory. And then, just when you think she’ll fully recover, memory and all, Izzie flatlines as her newlywed husband Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) watches in horror. While doctors struggle to resuscitate Izzie, you realize that the episode’s John Doe patient — who was stricken so badly by a bus that his face is unrecognizable — is none other than George O’Malley (T.R. Knight). In the beginning of the episode, George erratically joins the Army and is stationed to leave the next day. He vanishes for most of the show only for Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) to discover that he is the patient dying on the operating table. How did George end up in front of a moving bus? He heroically threw himself in front of it to save a woman he didn’t even know. Meanwhile, Meredith and Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) can’t find the time to get hitched at City Hall, so they share a romantic moment in the doctor’s lounge to write their vows on Post-it notes. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) confesses her love for Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd), while Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) announces she’s divorcing her husband and not accepting her coveted pediatric fellowship. In the final few minutes, there is a flashback from season two of Izzie in her prom dress heading to the elevator to meet deceased ex-fiancé Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). This time, however, George, in Army clothes, greets Izzie in front of the elevator door. The elevator symbolizes the gateway to heaven, and viewers are left wondering if both, none or one will press the up button … Series creator Shonda Rhimes spoke to EntertainmentWeekly.com about the jaw-dropping climax, but she leaves much up to our imaginations. When asked if it’s coincidental that both characters’ lives are left hanging in the balance, Rhimes says: I don’t think there are any coincidences. I think Katherine’s stated publicly that she’s happy to stay. I think that there have been lots of rumors about T.R., but T.R.’s never said anything. Take from it what you will. www.wowowow.com/entertainment/greys-anatomy-season-finale-george-omalley-izzie-steven-dead-297289
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Post by MarryMeOwen on May 15, 2009 10:00:12 GMT -5
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Post by Leanne on May 15, 2009 10:06:34 GMT -5
Grey’s Anatomy Cliff Hanger: Spoiler Posted by: tvsnark on: May 15, 2009 Let me start by saying that I only watch this show for one reason. Kevin McKidd. Anybody who reads tabloids knows that TR Knight and Kathryn Heigel aka the absolutely worst couple in TV history, both want out of the show, so it’s no surprize that the “cliffhanger” is Izzy and George in Pergetory. She’s wearing a nice prom dress and he’s in a tux. Maybe both of them will realize that working on a hit show is better than not working at all and they will renew their contracts. If so, we all know too well that they can both be “saved” by this miraculous team of surgical gods. Izzy story is predictable. We knew she had brain tumors. Back and forth, they’re bigger, it’s smaller, operatate again, did you get the tumor? Yeah got it all. GREAT. did you get the tumor? Yeah, got it all. GREAT oh, did you get the tumor? Yeah, got it all. GREAT. Then she had a moment of clarity when she remembered Alex saying he wanted to kill her, ha ha, and she “died,” unless the ego of Kathryn Heigel decides she wants to keep working. DNR, “f*** the DNR,” beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep But how is George dying? That’s out of left field. They had Owen influence him to join the military to save the lives of soldiers fighting for a country. A noble endevor, that is for sure. I have to admit that I missed the first hour so I didn’t see McBadass show George how to be a man but it wasn’t too difficult to figure out. Everybody is peeved that George wants to join the Army. I thought it was a good move for the character considering he’s already hooked up or married every female on the show. Nice departure with room for TR to return, if he wants to work. In other story lines, Sloan, my 2nd favorite hot guy on this show, asked Little Grey to move in with him and she’s all wishy washy about it. I also missed this part because it was in the first hour. Some man comes in after saving a woman from getting hit by a bus. He’s “road kill” with his face and body completely messed up because he was dragged for blocks before the bus stopped. He saved this woman’s life and she’s convinced he’s her “knight in shining armor.” He almost dies a few times but opens his eyes and they know he’s alive. He’s touch and go and the woman sits by his side holding his hand. Now, who could this man, who’s face is messed up, really be? Could it possibly be . . . George? Yeah, that makes sense. Kill off the actor so he can never come back again. Cliff hanger because we always know that the superdocs could bring him back to life . . . now that they realize that it’s George so the try harder to save him (wtf?). They can also reconstruct his face and any actor can be George. This is TV folks. When storylines are affected because the actors egos are too big for the show, it really takes the fun out of watching. Just saying. Now, more Kevin McKidd and Sandra Oh. More Chief. Meridith and Derek actually didn’t annoy me too much this episode. They weren’t the self-absorbed characters they usually are. Sorry writers but you guys suck. I’m only watching for a hot guy, I don’t know why the rest of the country watches. Oh, I take that back. 2 weeks ago there was a scene with Meridith and Chief that was Emmy worthy. I cried my little eyes out. He was apologizing for not helping her when she was a child. It was a moving and beautiful scene. tvsnark.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/greys-anatomy-cliff-hanger-spoiler/A bloggers take on the show ......clearly a KMK fan
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Post by Leanne on May 15, 2009 17:48:51 GMT -5
'Grey's Anatomy' finale: Riding the elevator again By Jennifer Thomason May 14, 2009 I'm writing this not as someone who has faithfully watched "Grey's Anatomy" lately (read the last two seasons). I haven't. Once upon a time, especially those first couple seasons, you couldn't pry me away from the show. I still remember that magical first season when this mid-season replacement turned out to be so fresh, witty, fun and heart-breaking. But "Grey's" lost me somewhere along the way because it lost itself. Sure, you can add new characters and people can change, but it got away from the things that made it work. For the past couple seasons, I've tuned in now and again, sometimes watching the entire episode, sometimes using it as my flash-to channel between commercial breaks. But I've watched the last few episodes this season in their entirety and I've seen it return to form of some sorts. And "Grey's Anatomy" always has amazing season finales -- who will ever forget Izzie in the prom dress with Denny -- and this one was pretty spectacular. There's something comfortable about returning to "Grey's" when you've been away for awhile. And watching the last few episodes have been especially nice because they've remembered the people and the relationships that made the show itself. Who would ever have thought that if Izzie got married, George wouldn't be her best man? The death of that friendship and the sorry lack of screen time between those two actors was one of the worst mistakes on "Grey's." I never thought Izzie and George should be together as a couple -- they're soul mates, but not of the romantic kind. They're almost more than that. The last few pretty surprising minutes fit that perfectly -- when George and Izzie are literally both on their death beds, it's each other they see. (Although, sure, it is pretty ridiculous that two doctors in the same hospital both are fighting for their lives at the exact same moment, but, that's "Grey's"). The bigger shock, and kudos to the "Grey's" writers for making it a true shock, was that the guy hit by the bus turned out to be George. When Meredith finally whispered 007 (which I had no idea what it was referencing since I missed that part somewhere along the way), but eventually yelled out, "It's George!", it was stunning. It was a nice and painful juxtaposition to see bloodied George losing his fight and flatlining Izzie with a distraught Alex near her side. No matter how much Karev takes two steps forward in the human behavior evolutionary process, the lack of filter between his brain and his mouth never fails to turn him into a cretin like he did when he gave Izzie the speech about the pillow-smothering. I've heard the swirling rumors at different times about either Katherine Heigl or T.R. Knight, sometimes both, leaving the show. I think one them won't make it next season. And my money is on George. Elevators are moving objects, they can go up or down, they can stop on a floor and you can get out, or you can keep going for the ride. When you've already gotten off the floor, it's not a good sign. It makes me sad to think of a "Grey's Anatomy" without George, who was for so long the show's beating heart. And sad to think that one of the greatest friendships on TV might not get fully repaired. One friendship though did look better -- Christina and Meredith. Their downer banter was always a favorite part of "Grey's." Another point "Grey's" lost me was when it lost Christina. When her sharp tongue got softened, when her fierce competitiveness died down, it felt like a cheat. Sure, characters should evolve, but that whole situation with Burke was a mess. Owen is much better -- minus the strangulation part. He doesn't want to change Christina, he just wants her to meet him half way. And the way they resolved the "will they or won't they" marriage deal between Meredith and Derek was completely fitting. It would be just like them to get married by Post-it note. To not actually get that ceremony itself, but to more or less consider themselves committed and be done with it. At least for today. They also finally found a suitable match for Callie, a new character who doesn't feel like she's stealing precious screen time from the people that matter. (Seriously, what was with that parade of disappearing interns or the revolving door of Callie's love life or the doctor with Asperger's? The incredibly expanding cast felt like a desperate move.) Finally, there was Bailey -- a little more emotional, but still tough and a master of the dressing-down monologue. Who else would want to stage an intervention for George and then assign roles for each of the major players like the beatdown role for Alex "grew up with the trashcans" Karev. I don't know how much of the next season I'll watch (although after the finale, I'd have to be a masochist to not see how it turns out), but I'm happy to see "Grey's" has remembered what made it good. blogs.pioneerlocal.com/entertainment/2009/05/greys_anatomy_finale_riding_th.html
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Post by Leanne on May 16, 2009 9:39:41 GMT -5
Grey’s Anatomy: License to Kill By Terri Schwartz May 15 Due to illness and scheduling conflicts last night, I only caught the second half of the “Grey’s Anatomy” season finale when it first went live on air. Though I rewatched the entire two hour special this morning, I knew before Izzie went into surgery to remove her brain tumor that she would survive (albeit with some memory issues), I knew Bailey was facing divorce while she was giddy over “Leo,” and I knew George was going to be John Doe before he even enlisted for the army. But after rewatching the second hour, and then rerewatching the last minute of the show several times, I came to a startling conclusion that contradicts everything I have said up until this point: I don’t want Izzie or George to die. This revelation could come from several sources. Maybe it was the catch in Meredith’s voice when she said “Oh god!” and look of horror in her eyes when she realized John Doe was George. Maybe it was the beautiful moment when Izzie walked into the elevator dressed in her pretty pink prom dress in a reenactment of the season two finale, but the doors opened to find George waiting for her in full army garb. Or maybe it was the realization that, despite all my personal feelings against Katherine Heigl, “Grey’s” simply wouldn’t be “Grey’s” without Izzie and George. There has been some debate after the final scene whether George and Izzie will actually end up being dead. For those who missed the culminating season five episodes, Derek was able to remove Izzie’s entire brain tumor and she had just recovered her memory when she coded in Alex’s arms while George turned out to be the John Doe who was hit by a bus saving a woman from a similar face and had his face smashed in beyond recognition. The show ended with a cliffhanger that did not definitively clarify whether both characters lived or died. The elevator scene, which has recurred in various forms since the second season, symbolizes both characters’ deaths in this episode, but also suggests that Izzie and George are not dead yet. The elevator doors open and Izzie smiles at George in a “this is the way it’s supposed to be” kind of way. However, while the Chief ignores her Do-Not-Resuscitate and allows Bailey, Christina and Alex to try to bring Izzie back to life, Prom-Dress-Izzie has a worried look come over her face that George’s face mirrors. She does not step off the elevator to join George, which means that she is on the brink of death and the resuscitation revives her and she lives, or she could end up passing in to the great beyond in the season six premiere. My guess is show creator Shonda Rhimes left this season open ended to see the fan response. She has been adamant this entire season that Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight will not be leaving the show, so this feels like a way to gauge the fans’ response to Izzie and George’s “death” and see if people actually care if the two stay on the show. Not to toot my own horn, but I was unsurprised during my first viewing last night of Heigl and Knight’s seemingly tidy exits from the show. But after rewatching the episode this morning, I was surprised by how much I really did care – especially about George. Plus, by killing off two major characters, “Grey’s” will become more of a soap opera than a primetime drama, and one “General Hospital” is more than enough. Beyond the not-so-startling cliffhanger ending, there were some other great moments from the season five finale. Highest amongst those was the long awaited MerDer wedding. Signing their marriage contract on a borrowed blue Post-It that was placed in Meredith’s locker was the sweet and fitting wedding the couple deserved. But even more than that was the realization that Dark-And-Twisty Meredith really is gone. Meredith slipped under my radar this season after Ellen Pompeo was overshadowed by the great characters of Callie, Bailey, Christina and Sloan, not to mention the season-long Izzie drama, but she reemerged this episode with Christina – and the rest of the audience – realizing that Meredith’s proclamation at the end of season four that she was “all whole and healed” was true. By finally marrying Derek and Meredith and by resolving both characters’ emotional dramas, it felt like Shonda’s way of tying a nice pretty bow on five seasons of serious ups and downs. Hopefully the couple will remain happy and that bow won’t be untied to create unnecessary drama. Sadly, MerDer has run its course. The best character resolution this finale though was by far that of Christina Yang. Though her awkward declaration of “I love you” to Hunt was uncomfortable to watch, seeing her willingly play the role of Maid of Honor to Meredith when she found out MerDer was going to get married in City Hall and then hugging Meredith when all along they have not been “hugging people” showed how far both characters have come since season one. Christina has always been the somewhat cold, logical, ambitiously badass surgeon, so it’s nice to see she’s developed a softer side. It just gives Sandra Oh an even more fantastic character to play.One character I wish wasn’t going to face serious emotional trauma is Miranda Bailey, who last season almost went through the dissolution of her marriage and, in a final-hour moment, turns out actually is going to be faced with divorce. Bailey has always been the strong and emotionally healthy doctor in the hospital, so when her seemingly happy marriage with husband Tucker was torn to shreds last season, the resulting unhappiness for one of the few remaining complete characters felt like the writers had gone too far. Bailey’s marital issues have been glossed over this season and the show is better for it. The fact she will be a single mother and have to give up the pediatric fellowship she fought for is sure to be heartbreaking season six drama. And poor Alex Karev. He is a man I never want to see cry again (kind of like Ewan McGregor at the end of “Moulin Rouge”), but his admission to Izzie that they only got married because they both thought she was going to be dead in week was something I’m glad the writers allowed audience members to hear. Because that is what their marriage was. Could Alex and Izzie actually pull off a life of happiness? I don’t think so. So now we have four months to wait until we find out if Izzie and George are really dead – or less than that until we find out who signed on as a full-time cast member. My guess is that, unlike Isaiah Washington’s rapid exit, Heigl and Knight will return for the season six premiere and subsequent episodes, regardless of if their characters die or not. There will undoubtedly be magnificent, beautiful funerals to send of both beloved characters. But both deaths don’t feel like they’re set in stone. So for those of you like me who don’t want Izzie and George to remain dead, make your voices heard to Shonda and the other “Grey’s” creators – her responses on Twitter “Grey’s Anatomy” fan pages show that she is listening. And we all know they won’t be the first “Grey’s” characters to return from the dead. blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/2009/05/greys-anatomy-license-to-kill/
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