Grey's Anatomy - 2005-Current (Not Rated)



Grey's Anatomy: Season 1 - 2005 (Not Rated)

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Year(s) Aired: 2005
Year of DVD Release: 2005
Rated: Not Rated
Approx. Running Time: 387 minutes
Format(s): DVD (2 discs)
My Rating: 3 stars (Out of 5)


From Back Cover:

Grey's Anatomy is "a winner," raves The New York Daily News. Both a critical hit and a fan favorite, season one burst onto the television landscape with gripping plot lines, a sensational soundtrack and hot stars, including Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey and Sandra Oh. Now you can experience all the drama, romance and excitement of Grey's Anatomy from the very beginning.

Meet Meredith Grey, a briliant first-year surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital. Together with her fellow residents-in-training, Meredith navigates her way through the daily traumas and social land mines of life inside the hospital and out in the real world. Grey's Anatomy is a smart and witty look at young people struggling to be doctors and doctors struggling to stay human.


Episode Summary:

Episode 1: "A Hard Day's Night"
Meet Meredith Grey. Daughter of famous surgeon Ellis Grey and currently a first year intern at Seattle Grace Hospital. On her first day, she meets her fellow interns: Cristina Yang, a highly competitive Stanford graduate. George O'Malley, a quirky yet warm hearted guy. Izzie Stevens, a former model who's always optimistic. Overseeing them is Miranda Bailey, dubbed by her coworkers "The Nazi". Meredith also gets a surprise when she realizes that her one night stand from the night before is her new boss.

Episode 2: "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
The surgical staff tries to be optimistic as a young woman clings to life after a brutal attack. Meanwhile, Meredith puts her career on the line to save a newborn in the hospital nursery, and the other interns learn that it takes more than just medical knowledge to be good at their jobs.

Episode 3: "Winning a Battle, Losing the War"
A bike race injures several people, one of whom is left brain dead. Cristina and Izzie want to use his organs for organ donation, but they find the organ harvesting process an emotional one. Meanwhile, George deals with an over-flirtatious patient, and Meredith has to deal with Izzie and George moving in, Alex showing off, and keeping Derek at arm's length.

Episode 4: "No Man's Land"
Alex uses Izzie's modeling against her, and her last ad causes a patient to reject her care. Meredith finds parallels between a patient and her mother, and Christina must deal with a hospital-savvy patient.

Episode 5: "Shake Your Groove Thing"
Meredith realizes that she must take on a lot more responsibility when she is told that her mother needs to sign over all of her assets to her. Izzie prepares to have a party for her boyfriend Hank's visit, but the size of the party far exceeds her expectations. Meredith has her first heart surgery, during which she fears that she has accidentally damaged the patient's heart. Meanwhile, Cristina and Burke hit it off.

Episode 6: "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
All of the interns are in awe when a woman comes in with a record breaking tumor, but it is so far advanced that the woman's prognosis is not good. Now that Bailey knows about Meredith and Derek's affair, their jobs are in jeopardy, and she strongly advises Meredith to end it. Meanwhile, Cristina and Burke's secret relationship gets more complicated, and when no one else can be reached, Izzie has to perform a major procedure on her own.

Episode 7: "The Self-Destruct Button"
Derek and Meredith try to be discreet as they spend the night together at Meredith's house, but their haggard appearance speaks volumes to Bailey, who warns Meredith to end the relationship. Meanwhile, George suspects an anesthesiologist of drinking on the job, Alex treats a former competitor who now finds honor in self-mutilation, Izzie has to deal with a patient who won't let his girlfriend go, literally, and Cristina battles a case of what seems to be the flu.

Episode 8: "Save Me"
Meredith grows increasingly dissatisfied with fact that she knows nothing about Derek's life. Meanwhile, Alex treats a patient whose religious beliefs jeopardize her chances for recovery, and Izzie contemplates reconnecting with her estranged mother. Also, a pregnant woman in her 40s who's been diagnosed with cancer disagrees with Cristina's medical advice. And the interns are mystified by a patient who's being treated for seizures and who thinks he's psychic.

Episode 9: "Who's Zoomin' Who?"
A sexually transmitted disease breaks out and affects several members of the hospital staff. Meanwhile, Webber reluctantly tells Derek about his own medical concerns. Izzie and Cristina worry about a patient's wife and daughter who can't agree on his care. Burke treats his college buddy Bill, whose medical diagnosis raises some questions regarding his wife's actions. And just as Meredith and Derek grow more intimate, a surprise from his past shows up.


My Comments:

If you want to watch a show about medicine, go watch something else. This is essentially a soap opera set inside a hospital. It focuses on the lives and loves of the doctors, not on the procedures they practice. It is funny and full of emotion. Oh yeah, and that "McDreamy" guy is hot, too.


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Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Second Season - 2005-2006 (Not Rated)

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Year(s) Aired: 2005-2006
Year of DVD Release: 2006
Rated: Not Rated
Approx. Running Time: 1180 minutes
Format(s): DVD (6 discs)
My Rating: 3 stars (Out of 5)


From Back Cover:

Experience the complete second season of TV's most compelling show in an expansive 27-episode DVD set. Witness every minute of the thrilling drama that has become a television event for fans and critics alike. "Week after week, the entire show is mcdreamy," raves USA Today.

Life gets even more intense for the doctors and interns at Seattle Grace Hospital in year two as Meredith and Derek's relationship goes from odd to downright insane with the arrival of Derek's wife, and Alex lets his Izzie obsession out of the bag. You "can't stop watching," says TV Guide.

Experience Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Second Season - Uncut with over five hours of never-before-seen bonus features, including four extended episodes with scenes too steamy for TV, behind-the-scenes interviews and so much more.


Episode Summary:

Episode 1: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
Meredith, shattered by revelations, is forced to work with Addison, Joe collapses at the bar, Cristina has some pretty shattering news of her own, and Alex starts working on Izzie.

Episode 2: "Enough Is Enough"
After a fatal car accident, a man, a woman and their son are patients in the Seattle Grace hospital. The fatal injuries of the mother reveal a family tragedy. Another patient uses his body as transportation for drugs. On the personal level, Meredith and Christina try to get along with the ending of their relationships. While Meredith tries to avoid Shepherd are Christina and Burke involved in the same medical cases. George feels uncomfortable still working with Olivia, who wants him to forgive her.

Episode 3: "Make Me Lose Control"
Meredith's mother is admitted to the hospital, revealing that the once great surgeon now has Alzheimer's disease. Menwhile, Christina faints during operation and needs immediate care. She loses her baby due to complications and becomes a patient. Burke finally finds out about her pregnancy when it's too late. Mrs Grey gives hell to George because she thinks he is her husband, but George copes with it.

Episode 4: "Deny, Deny, Deny"
Christina becomes a patient and Meredith deals with her mother's illness.

Episode 5: "Bring the Pain"
A storm rages in Seattle. Izzie is very disappointed by her date with Alex, and Meredith is upset with Derek. They both complain to George, which drives him crazy. At the hospital, Cristina has a patient that uses porn as a pain killer and Meredith takes care of an Asian girl who needs to see a Shaman before surgery. There is a power shortage and George and Alex are stuck in an elevator with a critical patient. They need to perform heart surgery, but Alex is too freaked out and so George does it.

Episode 6: "Into You Like a Train"
A train wreck brings multiple casualties to Seattle Grace, leaving Meredith hanging for her answer. Meanwhile, Alex finds working without his "mojo" a disheartening experience, and Yang searches high and low for a missing appendage.

Episode 7: "Something to Talk About"
Addison and Derek go to marriage counseling. Derek says that he's finished with Meredith. Meanwhile, Meredith becomes the main gossip topic in the hospital and Izzie and Christina discover a pregnant man. Preston tells the Chief about him and Christina and Alex finally kisses Izzie.

Episode 8: "Let It Be"
Friends of Derek and Addison come from New York, because the woman wants a preventative hysterectomy and mastectomy because she is afraid of cancer. Meanwhile, George is freaking out because he almost got hit by a man falling from a roof.

Episode 9: "Thanks for the Memories"
Thanksgiving sends the occupants of the house in different directions: Meredith escapes to the hospital, George goes hunting with his family, and Izzie throws a dinner that it appears no one is coming to.

Episode 10: "Much Too Much"
Meredith's one night stand causes complications when he shows up at the hospital with an embarrassing problem, Burke tries to push Cristina toward the next step, and Alex's problems affect his performance.

Episode 11: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
The mother of the quints blames herself, Izzy becomes attached to her patient, Karev must face the consequences of his actions, and Cristina cares for an inmate desperate to stay at the hospital.

Episode 12: "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
Christmas brings a range of holiday spirits, from über-cheer to Scrooge, and holiday maladies.

Episode 13: "Begin to Begin"
Izzie realizes that she is attracted to her patient with a heart condition. George treats Bex, a hermaphrodite. Meredith's mother gets a special visitors. Derek and Addison's relationship is still rocky.

Episode 14: "Tell Me Sweet Little Lies"
Meredith has to choose between her dog and her roommates, Alex gets his board results, and Bailey's pregnancy may be at risk.

Episode 15: "Break on Through"
The nurses strike, leaving the doctors unprepared for their extra duties. Cristina and Burke have to define their work relationship, Izzie relates to a pregnant teenager, and Meredith finds parallels to her mother in a case requiring her to remove life support.

Episode 16: "It's the End of the World"
The lives of everyone in the OR are threatened when a patient enters with a bomb inside of him... and a young paramedic with her arm inside the cavity is the only thing keeping it from going off.

Episode 17: "As We Know It"
While the man with the bomb lodged in his chest remains in Burke's OR, Bailey's injured husband remains in Derek's. Meanwhile, Bailey still hasn't delivered her baby.

Episode 18: "Yesterday"
Derek and Addison are shaken by the arrival of someone from their past. Meanwhile, Burke learns Cristina's secret, and Meredith delves into her family's dirty laundry.

Episode 19: "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
Karma figures large in the minds of most of the staff for various reasons, and Meredith and George face the repercussions of their actions.

Episode 20: "Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole"
Cristina babysits for Bailey and doesn't take to it well at all. Meanwhile, Addison and Derek come to terms with their relationship, and Denny keeps coming between Alex and Izzie.

Episode 21: "Superstition"
A complication from the LVAD surgery puts Denny in the OR during a death cycle, Cristina maneuvers to get George kicked out, and an old mentor of the Chief's is admitted for treatment.

Episode 22: "The Name of the Game"
George begins to overstay his welcome at Burke and Cristina's apartment. Cristina takes a seminar and discovers that Chief Webber is taking it too. Meanwhile, Meredith learns a startling secret about her father, Bailey worries her colleagues will not treat her the same now that she's a mother, and Alex gets a lesson in bedside manners.

Episode 23: "Blues for Sister Someone"
While Izzie grills George about the personal details of his life, Addison takes Alex to task about a sensitive case. Also, Burke feels the pressure when he treats his musical hero, and Meredith considers dating a hunky vet.

Episode 24: "Damage Case"
The interns care for a family involved in a car accident. Derek lets his emotions get the better of him.

Episode 25: "17 Seconds"
Burke and Izzie continue to search for a new heart. The residents treat victims of a workplace shooting.

Episode 26: "Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response"
The struggle to get Denny a heart continues. Christina gets to run her own trauma. Shepherd is responsible for a friend's life. The Chief's niece is brought to the ER by his wife.

Episode 27: "Losing My Religion"
The chief tries to determine who's responsible. Callie presses George about his feelings. Derek and Meredith have to make a decision about Doc. The interns are charged with pleasing the chief's niece.


My Comments:

More of the same. One warning, though, if you watch the season finale, be sure to keep a box of tissue handy.


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Grey's Anatomy: Season 3 - 2006-2007 (Not Rated)

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Year(s) Aired: 2006, 2007
Year of DVD Release: 2007
Rated: Not Rated
Approx. Running Time: 1105 minutes
Format(s): DVD (7 discs)
My Rating: 3 stars (Out of 5)


From Back Cover:

Be a part of a television phenomenon, and experience America's #1 drama. Capturing a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama in its scintillating third season, Grey's Anatomy is the rare show that makes fans of both audiences and critics. It's "all pleasure and no guilt," lauds USA Today.

They are doctors, lovers and friends. Join the staff of Seattle Grace Hospital as they learn there are no easy cures for life's challenges and that each choice comes in shades of grey.

Get more Grey's in this sensational seven-disc DVD box set - more secrets, more personal stories and many more McSteamy moments. Bring home Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Third Season - Seriously Extended, complete with never-before-seen bonus features, including uncut and extended episodes available only on DVD. It's addicting entertainment that you can't get enough of. Seriously.


Episode Summary:

Episode 1: "The Time Has Come Today"
When Izzie has a mental collapse after Denny's death, Izzie and Christina turn to Meredith to try and make it better for her. Callie tries to cope with George not returning the three word sentiment she said to him. Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Alex and Addison deal with a baby left in a garbage can at a local high school, Richard receives and ultimatum from his wife, and Derek and George are quarantined in the locker room due to a patient suspected of having the plague.

Episode 2: "I Am A Tree"
Patients include a teen aged boy with a tree run through him, a man with a tumor on his brain that forces him to be honest, and a patient who goes all out on living before her surgery as the interns begin to go all out on Bailey to ask Izzy to come back to Seattle Grace; Dr. Burke's mother goes all out on breaking Christine's will; Addison goes all out with the bottle, because she found some interesting pocket fanfare in her husband's tuxedo after the prom; and Callie goes all out to make George jealous.

Episode 3: "Sometimes A Fantasy"
Cristina refuses to quit, like she thinks Preston has. Finn and Derek refuse to quit on Meredith, who insist that they date her. Izzie won't quit standing out front of Seattle Grace, waiting for the time she feels is right to see Dr. Webber. Mark won't quit on giving up on Addison, who now realizes her marriage to Derek is over. And Alex wishes she would quit picking him as her intern in the OB-GYN department.

Episode 4: "What I Am"
Denny's father (Fred Ward) visits Izzie and gives her something that will change everything. Meanwhile, Meredith is diagnosed with appendicitis and while waiting for emergency surgery and high on morphine has a talk with Addison for the first time since Addison found the panties. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan starts working at the hospital and Alex wants to work under him instead of Addison because Mark has a patient with severe facial burns. And while Callie and George break up, Meredith finally picks one man.

Episode 5: "Oh, The Guilt"
Guilt causes different actions in everyone, the interns are allowed to attend an M&M meeting, and Derek and Addison finalize things.

Episode 6: "Let The Angels Commit"
Derek's sister comes to Seattle for a visit, and seems more into the extended family and gossip surrounding his divorce from Addison than into him. Meanwhile, the interns are not the only ones jealous of Cristina's opportunity to scrub in with Preston on a "Humpty Dumpty" procedure, and Bailey takes it personal when she learns she's been scrubbed, herself. George works with Addison on a very unusual case and Alex envies him.

Episode 7: "Where The Boys Are"
Derek was looking forward to getting away from it all for a few days, until his co-workers all go along on a camping trip. Bailey confronts Cristina and another doctor confronts Izzie about her feelings surrounding Denny. Addison and Callie are confronted by a major problem with a pregnant patient.

Episode 8: "Staring At The Sun"
George must deal with his family when his father is admitted, Richard comes to a decision about his marriage, and Burke's secret is closer to getting out.

Episode 9: "From A Whisper To A Scream"
A traumatic car accident fills the ER; Cristina has a crisis of conscience about her deceptive teamwork with Burke; Izzie pushes the boundaries of probation.

Episode 10: "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
Miranda is adamant that Burke and Cristina be punished, Derek doubts his abilities, Izzie takes a stand, and Meredith deals with family in two very different ways.

Episode 11: "Six Days: Part 1"
As Mr. O'Malley's surgery approaches, he begins to suspect how serious his condition is, Izzie has to take a positive step to scrub in on a surgery, and Meredith keeps running in to her father.

Episode 12: "Six Days: Part 2"
George's dad has a rocky road to recovery, Cristina and Burke continue their war of silence, and Meredith reaches out to her father.

Episode 13: "Great Expectations"
George deals with his grief, Cristina and Burke's not talking makes for an interesting dinner party, and the Chief has made an decision that sends all the attending doctors scrambling.

Episode 14: "Wishin' And Hopin'"
A toxic cancer patient immobilizes the hospital, George has an announcement, and Izzie frets that her money wasn't well spent. Meredith, meanwhile, has new issues with her mother and Cristina worries that having a personal life could affect her career.

Episode 15: "Walk On Water"
The interns face a mass-casualty incident while George crosses the professional line with Callie, Cristina asks Preston to let her tell Meredith about their engagement before anyone else finds out, and the Chief dons a new hair style.

Episode 16: "Drowning On Dry Land"
Cristina keeps an eye out around the hospital for Meredith to tell her about Cristina's impending nuptials. Izzie fights for the life of her patient, still trapped between two vehicles on the ferry and Derek also searches for Meredith, wondering where she's disappeared to. Alex gets the job of notifying friends and family members about the status of loved ones.

Episode 17: "Some Kind of Miracle"
Meredith interacts with some memories, all while the Chief, Burke and Bailey devise an unusual resuscitation maneuver. Meanwhile, Cristina has her own therapy and Derek speaks his mind to Ellis.

Episode 18: "Scars and Souvenirs"
A Korean war veteran with an old bullet left in his shoulder is admitted into Seattle Grace. Tensions escalate between Izzie and George, and Callie must reveal a big secret. Alex continues to work with Jane Doe.

Episode 19: "My Favorite Mistake"
Izzie seems to be the only one with a memory of the previous night, Derek gets over-protective when Meredith gets a surgery, and one of Callie's relatives comes to town.

Episode 20: "Time After Time"
Meredith deals with an overbearing step-mother. Christina finds herself caught between Burke and Marlow. Derek fights for the job of Chief. Alex continues the search for Jane Doe's identity. And Izzie's past comes looking for her.

Episode 21: "Desire"
The Chairman of Seattle Grace's board of directors is admitted and all the attendings vie for his favor, Izzy and George keep getting confronted by the results of infidelity, and Preston presses Cristina for a decision.

Episode 22: "The Other Side of This Life: Part 1"
Addison leaves for warmer climes and to figure things out, Susan visits the clinic, and Cristina's perfect wedding is changed when her and Burke's mothers hit town.

Episode 23: "The Other Side of This Life: Part 2"
Addison is pulled into the case of a high-risk surrogate mother, Susan develops a complication, Izzy struggles with George's decision, and Ava has surgery that may restore her memory.

Episode 24: "Testing 1-2-3"
The interns take the biggest test of their careers, their first-year medical exams, as the residents attend to three injured mountain climbers. Meanwhile Callie's suspicions of George and Izzie grow, and Cristina struggles to write her wedding vows.

Episode 25: "Didn't We Almost Have It All?"
The wedding day arrives, and Cristina desperately needs something to take her mind off it, the fourth climber is found and his condition doesn't match the other climbers' stories, and Adele's condition brings a change for Richard.


My Comments:

Season three was engaging, but it was also a bit frustrating. Feuding cast members, stints in rehab and other delays meant longer time between episodes. Also, the George and Izzie thread - which, enragingly, continues in the fourth season - just seemed to come out of nowhere and doesn't seem right. Also, we get the lead off to the now airing spinoff Private Practice starring Kate Walsh (which so far isn't shaping up to be all that great).


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Grey's Anatomy: Season 4 - 2007-2008 (Not Rated)

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Year(s) Aired: 2007, 2008
Year of DVD Release: 2008
Rated: Not Rated
Approx. Running Time: 740 minutes
Format(s): DVD (5 discs)
My Rating: 3 stars (Out of 5)


From Back Cover:

Enter a world of change in the irresistible and unforgettable fourth season of one of televistion's most acclaimed dramas.

Love, lies and family ties are revealed as the surgeons of Seattle Grace discover that their choices have major unintended consequences. And coupled with the arrival of some very eager new interns, life at the hospital sizzles with more emotion, excitement and heartbreak than ever before.

Get an extra dose of Grey's Anatomy in this comprehensive 5-disc DVD box set, complete with never-before-seen extended episodes and exclusive bonus features that take you inside the world of your favorite doctors. From the very first minute, you'll be hooked on TV's most talked-about show.


Episode Summary:

Episode 1: "A Change Is Gonna Come"
The interns, now residents, deal with their own crops of interns. Callie struggles with her new position, and Burke makes a decision.

Episode 2: "Love/Addiction"
Lexie persists in trying to get to know Meredith, and Mama Burke descends once more.

Episode 3: "Let The Truth Sting"
Callie hides in her office, frustrating Bailey who's itching to teach someone, and age becomes the theme as Izzie tries to convince 'Really Old Guy' he shouldn't die, Webber and Sloan set out to prove they're not too old to learn a new technique, and Karev is saddled with an intern who's past his prime.

Episode 4: "The Heart Of The Matter"
Meredith and her intern lose a patient after they give her the wrong diagnosis, Callie confronts Izzie, and McDreamy bonds with the other Grey.

Episode 5: "Haunt You Every Day"
Meredith feels she's being haunted by her Mother's ashes, and Cristina is denied a surgery for a surprising reason.

Episode 6: "Kung Fu Fighting"
A man survives a parachute accident without serious injury, two women refuse treatment because of a wedding contest, and Cristina and Izzie jockey for inclusion in Hahn's surgeries.

Episode 7: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction"
Hahn bans Cristina from her service, Bailey covers more and more of Torres' duties, and Izzie and George take go to extreme lengths to recapture the magic of their first encounter.

Episode 8: "Forever Young"
Bailey crosses the line when the guy she had a crush on in high school shows up in the ER during an onslaught of high school students involved in a bus crash. The Grey sisters run and hide when their father shows up drunk, while Derek tries to get back into the dating scene with another doctor and Cristina tries her best to get back into Hahn's good graces.

Episode 9: "Crash Into Me: Part 1"
An accident in the ER bay leaves two paramedics fighting for their lives, and a third who refuses Bailey's care. Meanwhile Alex juggles two women, and Lexie begins to bond with a patient.

Episode 10: "Crash Into Me: Part 2"
Tragedy abounds for everyone at Seattle Grace as they all continue in efforts to get the paramedic out of the overturned ambulance, stop the bleeding of a man who won't quit, and a bigot with a Nazi tattoo on his stomach. On the personal side, Rebecca returns to spend time with Alex, Miranda's husband finds it harder to wait for her while she's in surgery, and Cristina still tries to get on Hahn's good side, even though Bailey has put her elsewhere.

Episode 11: "Lay Your Hands On Me"
Bailey's son comes to the ER, Derek takes a housing step that puts pressure on Meredith, Izzie has a crisis of faith, and Cristina's choice may change her course with Hahn.

Episode 12: "Where The Wild Things Are"
The judgement of the residents is skewed by a competition, Meredith tries therapy and a bear attack may be more than it appears.

Episode 13: "Piece Of My Heart"
Addison is not prepared for all the changes that greet her upon her return to Seattle Grace for a specialized surgery, Meredith and Derek begin their clinical trial, Izzie feels left out, and Karev is confronted with an unexpected announcement.

Episode 14: "The Becoming"
The new clinical trial patient has a secret, Yang is dealt a blow from a distance by Burke, the nurses refuse to work with Sloan, and Meredith's therapist tells her some home truths.

Episode 15: "Losing My Mind"
Cristina is still in her slump and turning mean, Izzie finally confronts Ava/Rebecca, and Meredith's anger with her therapist is challenged by a patient with a Cinderella story.

Episode 16: "Freedom"
A surgical team battles the clock as they try to save a boy encased in cement, Karev's situation with an ever-disintegrating Ava brings back painful memories that interfere with his judgment, Derek and Meredith have one last chance at their clinical trial.


My Comments:

A rather disappointing season. Greatly abbreviated by the writer's strike, we were given only 16 episodes and none were particularly earth-shattering or even above average. Hahn's a lesbian? Whoop-de-doo. Karev is delusional about Ava's true state of mind? What a shock.

Here's hoping that season 5 is better.


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Grey's Anatomy: Season 5 - 2008-2009 (Not Rated)

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Year(s) Aired: 2008, 2009
Year of DVD Release: 2009
Rated: Not Rated
Approx. Running Time: 1032 minutes
Format(s): DVD (7 discs)
My Rating: 2 stars (Out of 5)


From Back Cover:

"GREY'S IS BACK, WITH A VENGEANCE."
-Los Angeles Times

Live for the moment. The hottest show on television burns even brighter in its explosive fifth season. Dive deeper into the lives and loves of Grey's Anatomy in this sensational seven-disc set!

Your favorite characters struggle and thrive as they enter unchartered territories of life. Discover what happens in the on-again, off-again world of Derek and Meredith, and witness the budding relationship between Cristina and Owen, Seattle Grace's newest doctor.

Experience every heart-stopping moment of prime time's sexiest, star-studded drama, complete with never-before-seen bonus features, including one extended episode available on DVD. It's a must-have for any Grey's Anatomy fan!


Episode Summary:

Episode 1: "Dream A Little Dream Of Me"
Meredith and Derek find that "happily ever after" isn't as easy as they hoped, Cristina finds interest in a military doctor, and the Chief is surprised to hear that Seattle Grace is no longer ranked as a top-tier teaching hospital.

Episode 2: "Here Comes The Flood"
Determined to reverse Seattle Grace's slide into mediocrity, the chief lays down some new rules for interns and residents with which no one's happy. Derek asks Meredith for further changes in her living arrangements. Lexie challenges Cristina's diagnosis for a patient with a persistent headache, and the chief's preoccupation with reputation blinds him to problems with the physical plant.

Episode 3: "Brave New World"
Calllie worries over her first real date with Erica. Cristina stumbles upon a neglected area of the hospital.

Episode 4: "There's No 'I' In Team"
Bailey's dream of a domino surgery is scuppered when one of the donors learns of her husband's affair, and Meredith is insulted when she gets no credit for the procedure she and Derek worked on together.

Episode 5: "Life During Wartime"
The new trauma surgeon shocks everyone with his methods, Bailey is asked to save a girl with an inoperable tumor, and Callie's not sure what she wants.

Episode 6: "Rise Up"
The residents and interns squabbling over procedures upsets Dr. Hunt, Erica discovers what happened to the heart she lost, and Derek asks Sloan to break out the McSteamy to distract Yang.

Episode 7: "These Ties That Bind"
Izzie wrestles with her ghost, Torres uses a ground-breaking procedure to get her mind off of Hahn, and the interns continue teaching themselves spurred on by a new cohort.

Episode 8: "In The Midnight Hour"
Sadie manipulates the interns into performing a procedure that goes horribly wrong, Izzie's ghost refuses to leave, and Mark bonds with a girl who's taken responsibility for her sleep-walking father.

Episode 9: "All By Myself"
The residents make their cases for the solo surgery, Sadie chaffs at her restrictions, and Sloan battles his desires.

Episode 10: "Wish You Were Here"
Derek has trouble with objectivity concerning his death row patient, Cristina and Meredith continue their feud, Izzie confides her problem to Alex, and the Chief faces what's become of his life's work.

Episode 11: "Sympathy For The Devil"
Derek's mother visits, the death row patient starts angling for death in the hospital, Izzie craves more in her relationships, and Jackson's need for organs becomes critical.

Episode 12: "Stairway To Heaven"
Meredith and Miranda each cross a line, William Dunn regrets his decision and Izzie finally confronts what Denny's appearance means.

Episode 13: "Beat Your Heart Out"
Cristina carries on an intense flirtation with Owen, Derek gets advice from everyone on how to propose, Izzie gets some tests done, and Bailey's promotion may stand in the way of a new career possibility.

Episode 14: "Before And After"
Owen runs into someone very special from his past. Izzie employs her fellow doctors in a medical game made to help teach the interns. Naomi, Sam and Addison rush Archer to Seattle Grace and meet with Derek and Mark to save his life.

Episode 15: "An Honest Mistake"
Addison and Derek differ on the treatment plan for their patient, Cristina discovers malpractice in high places, Izzie get bad news, and Mark spectacularly mistimes his confession.

Episode 16: "I Will Follow You Into The Dark"
Derek's malpractice deposition reveals an unhappy statistic, the interns finally diagnose 'Patient X', Karev stands up to two attendings to save a band geek, and when Webber shuts Miranda out completely she makes a call.

Episode 17: "Stand By Me"
Sloane's facial transplant fades to the background as the interns begin squabbling, Bailey attempts to reach Derek unexpectedly clear surgeons from the hospital, and Cristina juggles her first solo surgery with treating a resistant Izzie.

Episode 18: "Elevator Love Letter"
Owen's PTSD endangers Cristina, Izzie's illness leaves the residents dealing with guilt and anger - to her expense, and Derek's fear causes him to persevere for Meredith's answer.

Episode 19: "Sweet Surrender"
Izzie bites off more than she can chew on her first day of chemotherapy, Mark and Derek are forced to work on the same patient, Meredith's plans for a simple wedding take a turn, and Karev finds himself split between worry over Izzie and excelling as a resident.

Episode 20: "No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)"
Izzie's mother comes to town, a little girl shoots her father, triggering a conflict between Meredith and the chief, Thatcher reappears, and Callie gets her first taste of life without her trust fund.

Episode 21: "What A Difference A Day Makes"
A car crash involving students going to their college graduation takes its toll on the residents in the ER, Derek's wedding gift is uniquely suited for Meredith - even if the oversight is not. Meanwhile, Denny's return has Derek and Bailey searching for the cause, and the results will change the outcome of the day.

Episode 22: "Here's To The Future"
Izzie is torn over whether to have Derek's proposed brain surgery. A soldier on medical leave asks for a radical operation so he can return to active duty. The Chief tries to lure Bailey back to general surgery with a new toy, and Mark shifts into high gear with major life changes.

Episode 23: "Now Or Never"
Izzie's memory problems panic Alex, the team takes care of a John Doe who was hit by a bus, Bailey rethinks her pediatrics fellowship, and the hospital endures losses.


My Comments:

I honestly didn't finish this season. It just got stupider and stupider with every episode until I simply couldn't take it anymore. Apparently the sixth season has already premiered but I didn't bother watching it.


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