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Friday Shades of "Grey's Anatomy": Surgeons of Tomorrow

Posted by Lindy Parker

 

So, Grey's is back. Think last night's episode was worth the wait?  We have thoughts...

Lindy-High:  The group analysis of P.Demp's Lucky Charms munching and generally foul state ("Sylvia Plath's eating all the marshmallows").  Also, Derek fungo-ing Meredith's engagement ring into the unknown.  We're not sure why since Derek's general tantrum-throwing kind of made us want to die, but we like seeing Derek stick it to Meredith whenever we can.  We still like Christina and Dr. Hunt, although we feel like their brief cameo-like appearances aren't enough to sink our teeth into.

Olivia-High:  Alex Karev!  Karev wins!  He saves a little girl’s life and then calls her a band geek.  Perfection.  He’s so giddy about being called the “future of Seattle Grace” that he tells Izzie to get her act together so they can be the future together.  We often want to tell Izzie to get her act together.  Even though she’s dying.

Lindy-Low:  Izzie's House-esque master class with the interns to determine her own illness.  Question -- how many minutes of our lives did we lose this week watching the camera swing in a wide arc around Izzie staring off into space while the "something meaningful is happening" music plays.  A dirge would've been more appropriate and funnier.  You'd think since today's Friday the 13th more people would've died.  Also, for God's sake, either fire T.R. Knight or give George more to do.  The two times George was actually speaking were among the bright spots of last night's episode.  

Olivia-Low: The chief of surgery throws foot-stomping eyebrow heaving temper tantrum in the operating room, in the middle of a surgery, over an open body cavity.  For real?  You’re really gonna pitch a fit over some body’s gaping torso?  Gross and wrong, chief.  Then,  then, in response, Miranda Bailey tells him the hospital is falling apart because he needs to get in touch with his feminine side.  Dear Miranda delivers this sage advice in a sassy rhythmic spoken word “now you listen here” rant.  It’s awful.  Like Lifetime television for preachy women meets a Terry McMillan novel.  Awful.

Previously:

Friday Shades of Grey's Anatomy: The School of Hard Knocks

 Friday Shades of Grey's Anatomy: God In a Box

 Friday Shades of Grey's Anatomy: Hug Me Like a Cow


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Posted Mar 13 2009, 01:00 PM
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Lindy Parker has worked as a ghostwriter, editor, dance instructor and a purveyor of dreams, one beer at a time. She now writes for nerve.com's TV blog, "The Remote Island." She loves Charles Dickens and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and also, straight-to-video releases with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It's possible she reads more teen fiction than she should. She hails from Los Angeles, her hometown and soul mate, but she lives in Brooklyn, the fling she'll never forget.

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