5.18 Stand By Me

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5.18 Stand By Me; March 19, 2009
Topic Started: Sep 20 2008, 01:59 AM (410 Views)
oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 01:59 AM Post #1
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	ABC PRESS RELEASE ABC Television Network Monday, March 02, 2009 AFTER HIS FELLOW SURGEONS TRY AND FAIL TO BRING DEREK BACK TO WORK AT SEATTLE GRACE, MEREDITH MUST SUMMON THE STRENGTH TO CONVINCE HIM "Stand By Me" - After his fellow surgeons try and fail to bring Derek back to work, Meredith must summon the strength to convince him. Meanwhile the hospital is abuzz as Mark attempts a rare face transplant surgery, Cristina, at last awarded her first solo surgery, is more focused on the needs of her friends, and Izzie does her best to keep her medical condition a secret, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, MARCH 19 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network "Grey's Anatomy" stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O'Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey and Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt. Guest starring: Larry Sullivan as Dave Emily Kuroda as Kendall Brandon Scott as Intern Ryan. "Stand By Me" was written by Zoanne Clack and directed by Jessica Yu. --------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive Scoop with Patrick Dempsey! Mar 16, 2009 Wedding Bells in the Future? Patrick Dempsey lets you in on a few secrets about the show and the direction he hopes his character’s storyline will take. http://abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy/index?pn=index LM: Well I’m here with the ever popular and talented Mr. Patrick Dempsey. How are you this morning? PD: Very good, thank you very much. A little chilly, yeah. LM: So you’re coming up on the 100th episode ... PD: I know. LM: ....haven’t started shooting yet but you’ve been there from the very beginning. What’s this like for you? PD: It’s been a ... it’s been a long ride, it’s been great. I’ve been very fortunate to be a part of this show from the beginning. Very grateful for the opportunity that it’s given me. LM: Derek is kind of going through a rough patch lately..... PD: I know, it’s so great, I love it LM: ..... he’s having a tough time PD: Yeah LM: .....so I’m wondering what direction you hope to see next for Dr. Shepherd? PD: Well it’s nice to see him get into something that is a little darker, a little more soul searching, a little more conflict for him and gets him away from that longing, the back and forth between. Do I have this relationship or not and I in am I out? And its nice to see the characters move forward and makes it much more enjoyable to get up and be challenged like that. So I am having a great time with it. I hope we resolve it and come out the other side, get married and move on. Ya know, and then we’ll see what happens next season. LM: So everyone wants to know so I have to ask. When is this engagement going to happen and is there going to be a wedding? PD: It happens very soon. There is going to be a wedding...uh....uh.... it’s all happening before the end of the year. I think. LM: After the wedding, do you see a MerDer baby in your future? PD: Oh, I think so, definitely, I think that would be an interesting dynamic for her, in her choice for her because she’s an intern and what that gonna do to her career and what’s that about. I think there’s an interesting conflict there that modern women have the dilemma of how do I do it all? How do I raise my child. How do I have my career and how do I be a lover to my husband or my boyfriend. I think that would be an interesting thing that we could explore. LM: Grey’s Anatomy over the years, a lot of nicknames PD: Right LM: Which one do you think is the best and if you could trade with someone who would it be? PD: Oh, I don’t know if I could trade with anybody. I think it’s funny to have McDreamy, I guess I’ll have that forever now so it’s, it’s, (giggles) quite a nickname. LM: Thank You so much for talking to us for a few minutes and we’re looking forward to seeing what’s up next on Grey’s Anatomy. PD: Thank you very much for your time, nice to meet you. March 19, 2009 — 5.18 — Stand By Me (sweeps) March 26, 2009 — 5.19 — Elevator Love Letter (sweeps) April 2, 2009 — 5.09 — In the Midnight Hour (R-OAD: 11/20/08) April 9 2009 — 5.10 — All By Myself (R-OAD: 12/04/08) April 16, 2009 — Annual Denny recap???? May Sweeps — (April 23, 2009 - May 20,2009) April 23, 2009 — 5.20 — Sweet Surrender (title unverified) April 30, 2009 — 5.21 — No Good at Saying Sorry May 7, 2009 — 5.22 May 14, 2009 — 5.23 / 5.24 ( 2 hours) ABC Television Network - Monday, March 16, 2009 PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - ABC ANNOUNCES SEASON FINALE DATES AND THE RETURN OF "UGLY BETTY" AND "THE BACHELORETTE" ABC announces season finale dates, which will conclude some of its most popular series, including "Brothers & Sisters," "Dancing with the Stars," "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost," as well as the much anticipated return of "Ugly Betty" and "The Bachelorette." Thursday, May 14 9:00-11:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy" http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=031609_01 Edited by oncetherewasaway, Apr 7 2009, 11:45 PM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:00 AM Post #2
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	CREDITS Written by: Zoanne Clack Directed by: Jessica Yu



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:00 AM Post #3
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oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:01 AM Post #4
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	SPOILERFIX SPOILAGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- General Spoilers: * new 02/02 - [Bailey] receives some potentially career-altering news. [...] Lots of cheesy, slow-mo, piano-scored interludes will give way to an emotional collapse [between Cristina and Owen] that is either extremely moving or ridiculously over the top. Source: The Ausiello Files * 01/25 - [Denny]'ll be around at least through March, since that's when Izzie's aneurysm-esque medical condition finally gets diagnosed. [...] Sources confirm [that Faye Dunaway] has signed on for at least one episode of Grey's Anatomy to air in February. She'll play a renowned doc at the hospital who crosses paths with the Chief, Cristina and Owen. Source: The Ausiello Files * 12/12/2008 - New details are emerging about Jennifer Westfeldt's forthcoming arc as a patient on Grey's Anatomy. Or, I should say, new detail : She's married to Angels in America's Ben Shenkman. [...] He's not dropping by Seattle Grace to keep vigil at his ailing wife's bedside. According to a Grey's insider, he's a patient, too -- and a critical one at that. Like Westfeldt, Shenkman is signed on for multiple episodes. [...] [Eric Stoltz's serial killer character] is there to receive medical attention after he suffers a major beat down in prison. [T.R. Knight, who plays George, is in talks to be released from the show.] Source: The Ausiello Files * 12/04/2008 - Izzie's hallucinations are health-related -- and brain-related. And although the specific name of the ailment is being kept in the safe underneath Rhimes' desk, I'm told it's similar to an aneurysm. And every time it flares up, she sees Denny. Source: The Ausiello Files * 12/04/2008 - A source close to the show tells me, "The reason [the actor] has not been on is because [he or she] has been a pain in the ass lately, trying to change scenes and dialogue, being hard to work with and putting up an attitude. The higher-ups were getting tired of it, so they tweaked [him or her] out of some episodes. That's why you haven't really seen [him or her] lately." A second source seconds that emotion: "[He or she] is not really getting along too well with producers right now." Source: Kristin on E!Online * 11/26/2008 - Jennifer Westfeldt is joining Grey's Anatomy for a multi-episode arc. [... She] is coming on as a patient. [... The crossover will] take place over the course of three episodes (Feb. 5, 12, and 19) and the only confirmed participant as of now is Kate Walsh. [...] Denny will be haunting Izzie at least through February. Source: The Ausiello Files * 11/20/2008 - "I think the love triangle with Denny, Izzie, and Alex is among the most interesting we've ever done. Watching the chemistry between Jeffrey and Katherine again has been really touching. I can't wait for our viewers to see where we're taking it. But what it won't involve is Izzie having a brain tumor," [Shonda Rhimes revealed... Denny will] be in at least five episodes. Source: The Ausiello Files * 11/08/2008 - Sources tell TVGuide.com exclusively that ABC powerhouse Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off, Private Practice, will be embarking on a multi-episode crossover story come February sweeps. Though at this very early stage the number of episodes and the sum total of actors involved has yet to be nailed down, it can at least be confirmed that Kate Walsh's Dr. Addison Montgomery will again be walking the halls of Seattle Grace, as she did for one episode last spring (several months after Private Practice made its debut). Source: TV Guide Online * 11/06/2008 - A female patient named Natalie wants to leave the hospital because she'll get fired from her job at a bar if she misses any more shifts. As the doctor taking care of her fixes a bandage before she goes, he notices that Natalie has many scars. Natalie also tells the male doctor that she's been flirting with him all day and that he should have reciprocated. Source: SpoilerFix.com [Note: This was set to occur around episode 9. It's unknown if it's been pushed to another episode or dropped.] * 11/04 /2008- [The show] is now casting "star names only" for a "former military nurse who is maternal." Cristina most definitely has a "Major" romance coming on! Source: Kristin on E!Online * 11/02/2008 - Jessica Capshaw (The L Word, The Practice) will play Dr. Arizona Robbins, a pediatrician who's called in to consult on a case and winds up butting heads with Bailey. I hear that Capshaw has signed on for at least three episodes, though that could lead to more, and that she will make her first appearance midway through the season. Source: LA Times * 08/28/2008 - [Dr. Addison Montgomery] may take another trip back to Seattle Grace sometime in the middle of the season, hints executive producer Shonda Rhimes. "I don't know if it's going to work with the story, and we don't want her to come back for a visit if it doesn't feel important, something only Addison can do," says Rhimes. "But the idea is on the table." Source: Entertainment Weekly Edited by oncetherewasaway, Feb 15 2009, 11:14 AM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:01 AM Post #5
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	SCOOP-AGE & OTHER TRICKSTERS The Ausiello Files --------------------------- Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Grey's Anatomy' - Mar 11, 2009, 11:18 PM Question: Got any clues as to what's ailing Izzie on Grey's Anatomy? --George Ausiello: Sources confirm to me exclusively that Izzie will learn in this week's episode that she has ***** * ******** **** that has spread to her * and **. Question: I need some Mer-Der proposal scoop, please! --Dee Ausiello: Der's second attempt goes haywire, but the third time's the charm -- Patrick Dempsey (sort of) said so himself on The View yesterday! Casting scoops: 'ER', 'Grey's,' 'Medium,' and more 'Grey's'! - Mar 11, 2009 Amy Madigan is reprising her role as Seattle Grace's on-call shrink next month on Grey's Anatomy, only this time it's not Meredith she’ll be psychoanalyzing, it's Owen (Kevin McKidd). As I teased in last week's Ask Ausiello, the ex-military doc's post-traumatic stress disorder will flare up, causing him to physically hurt Cristina. Also returning to Grey's is Callie's dad, played by Hector Elizondo. Pops, er, pops up in April and is shocked to discover that his daughter is now into girls. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/03/casting-scoop-1.html --------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ask or Watch with Kristen --------------------------- Grey's Anatomy: Is Izzie Going to Die? - Mar 19, 2009 Good news, Katherine Heigl fans: Izzie has a five percent chance of surviving this cancer thing. Why is that good news? To quote the supersmart words of Dumb and Dumber's Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey), after being told he had a one-in-a-million shot with a girl: "So you're telling me there's a chance!" Yeah, from where we're sitting it is highly, highly likely that Izzie is not going to survive the current season of Grey's Anatomy. But in the meantime, tonight, Cristina is on the case. And that's gotta account for something, right? Check out the clips above and below and place your bets in our Izzie death pool down yonder... http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b105171_greys_anatomy_izzie_going_die.html --------------------------- Grey's Anatomy Sneak Peek: From Doctor to Patient... - Mar 23, 2009 Dearest Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: We've given it some thought, and here's the deal with your terminal cancer and seemingly impending death on Grey's Anatomy: It's not OK. You've got to live! You cannot leave us alone with the dark and twisty twins (Mer and Cristina), you cannot break Alex's heart after making us wait five years for you to be together, and most of all, you've got to continue to be our torch of hope. On a show that is largely about melancholia and the self-inflicted misery of the human condition, you, Izzie Stevens, have always been the butterscotch pudding of happiness and sympathy. You're beautiful, warm, kind and comforting. We like you. Sure, there's lots of fanland drama about Gizzie and Denny and whether or not you whine too much, but bottom line, you are an essential part of the series. We can't lose you. An Izzie-less Grey's would be a sadder and less lovable show. So, there you have it, Iz: You've got to live, and you've got to stay on the show. Kick that 5 percent chance in the butt, will ya? Love, Team WWK P.S. Hey, new doctor lady played by awesome actress lady Kimberly Elise: That attitude you're throwing around, that's tough love, right? It better be, or we're going to have to have some words, 'k? http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b105600_greys_anatomy_sneak_peek_from_doctor.html --------------------------- Who's More Doomed on Grey's: MerDer or Izzie? - Mar. 12, 2009 Whoa. Mucho story progress on tonight's installment of Grey's Anatomy. Check out a sneak peek above of next week's episode (wherein Izzie and the robot fight for the future...), and then read on for a breakdown of what went down with Alex & Izzie, Sloan & Lexipedia, Callie & Arizona, Owen & Cristina, and, of course, Mer & Der... Alex & Izzie: Aw, as the interns said, "The girl is toast." As correctly predicted by our commenter MDs, Izzie has "metastatic melanoma with mets (metastases) to liver, skin and brain"—and her prognosis, even with chemo and radiation, is supposed to be no more than a few months. Meanwhile, she's preternaturally calm and happy, enjoying her silly bickering friends and her boyfriend with a bright future, and doing an amazing job teaching her students. And Izzie's diagnosis and terminal illness is not just going to kill her—the consequences are going to be devastating to George and Alex, too. How are you handling it? Post in the comments. Sloan & Lexipedia: As Marc put it, "You think you broke me, Little Grey? You're the one who put me back together!" They are ridic. Love them. Love. Also, Chyler Leigh does not look pregnant! Callie & Arizona: Two words for you on this situation: Arizona = Yay! They have megachemistry, Callie is so darn winsome, and Arizona is the cutest little trick in shoe leather. More, please. Owen & Cristina: It's awful that these two have to suffer, but if they didn't, they would be the odd men out in this world. Looking forward to Owen getting his head on straight, because Dr. and Mrs. Dr. McBadass have a lot to offer the world, not to mention this show. P.S.: Was Izzie's statement to Cristina before she revealed her cancer ("You're a robot. You can take it") overly harsh, or was it pitch-perfect for the characters and their relationship? Mer & Der: Wow. Just wow. For an episode that started with Owen slamming Cristina into a wall, it was the end of the episode that was disturbingly violent. One of the creepiest things to appear on Grey's Anatomy since Rebecca/Ava's (Elizabeth Reaser) psychotic break was the moment when Derek swatted Mer's engagement ring across the meadow and then tossed the baseball bat at her. How are you feeling about their relationship right now? Mer is terribly believable when she says she's sticking with him, but how much can she (and we) be expected to take?! Long story short: This episode was crazysauce with a side of nuts. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b104241_whos_more_doomed_on_greys_merder_izzie.html --------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ET ---- E!Online LAPD: T.R. Knight Caused Hollywood Smashup - Mar. 24, 2009 Here's hoping T.R. Knight is in good hands with Allstate. Los Angeles police have determined that the Grey's Anatomy star caused a three-vehicle accident March 19 in Hollywood that sent one woman to the hospital for minor injuries. "He is at fault, but it was just a minor incident," LAPD spokesman Richard French tells E! News. "He was late getting through the intersection." Because no LAPD officer witnessed the crash, Knight will most likely not be cited for the smashup, which is now a case for the parties' respective insurance companies. A rep for Knight has declined to comment on the incident. Authorities said last week that the actor was headed eastbound on Hollywood Boulevard and that the car he hit was going in the opposite direction. http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/episode-519-elevator-love-letter-sneak_25.html --------------------------- 'Grey's' Gossip: One Wedding, No Funerals? - Mar 25, 2009 Kevin McKidd, aka Dr. Hunt, Dishes About Twists to Come on 'Grey's Anatomy' After five seasons of breakups, makeups and one incredibly cheesy house made of candles, Derek Shepherd and Meredith Grey finally get engaged on Thursday's "Grey's Anatomy." Photo Caption: Surprises await viewers of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" before the season ends.(shows Izzy, Owen, Meredith & Derek) Kevin McKidd, who plays Owen Hunt on the ABC drama, confirms the perfectly coiffed "McDreamy" will break out his mother's engagement ring and present it to Meredith on this week's episode. "Yes," McKidd told ABC News Radio, referring to the proposal. "The last time I looked, that is the case." According to Web reports, Dr. Shepherd won't take a knee at his woodsy trailer or at Joe's Bar, but in an elevator at Seattle Grace Hospital. The episode title, "Elevator Love Letter," does little to convince fans otherwise. Given their rocky past, it's unclear whether the "Grey's" golden couple will actually make it down the aisle. Series creator Shonda Rimes has announced a "surprise" wedding will take place this season but considering the other hot doctor pairs in the cast -- see: Izzy and Alex, Mark and Lexie -- it may not be Meredith and Derek. "We don't know that yet," McKidd said. "Even I don't know that yet." Chances are it won't be McKidd's character, Owen, and Christina Yang (Sandra Oh.) Their budding romance turns rocky Thursday when Owen, an Iraq War veteran, suffers a major post traumatic stress disorder episode. "He basically has a terrible nightmare," McKidd said. "While he's actually still asleep, he injures Christina." McKidd calls it a "rock bottom moment" for Owen, one that prompts him to seek professional help from Derek, who obliges even as he treats Izzy Stevens (Katherine Heigl,) who is battling stage 4 melanoma that has spread to her brain and liver. "It's a very emotional episode," McKidd said. "It's really the first act to what will happen in the rest of the season." Among the burning questions from fans: Will Izzy die? And will Heigl and co-star T.R. Knight leave "Grey's Anatomy" for good? McKidd shoots down the rumored departures, saying, "Everybody's still there. Everybody's got their contracts. Everybody's working and everybody's in every episode that I've read so far." http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Television/Story?id=7166949&page=1 --------------------------- Mega Buzz on Grey's Mar 24, 2009 10:01 PM ET Any dish on Grey's Anatomy's most interesting couple, Cristina and Owen? Any chance of them hitting the sheets soon? — Erin MATT: "Interesting" is pretty much how Kevin McKidd summed up his Grey's romance when he dropped by on Tuesday for a video Q&A. Calling the docs' courtship "kind of cool," the Scotsman said, "They're probably more in love than a lot of people on the show, and yet they haven't actually consummated their relationship." Why are they waiting to do the deed, violent PTSD outbursts aside? Says McKidd, "They both know deep down that this isn't just [about] a quickie in the on-call room ... so they're holding out for the correct set of circumstances." As for when said moment might arrive, I will say this: sooner than you think. Source: TV Guide --------------------------- --------------------------- March 26, 2009 Episode: Elevator Love Letter Izzie's medical condition requires a difficult surgery; Cristina is injured by one of Owen's PTSD episodes April 02, 2009 Episode: In the Midnight Hour Meredith, Bailey and Cristina help Lexie and Sadie when a routine surgery goes awry; Derek and Owen treat a man who got injured while sleepwalking; Mark comforts the sleepwalker's daughter http://www.wchstv.com/schedule/schedule14.shtml Episode 5.20 - Sweet Surrender - Episode Title - Thursday, March 12, 2009 ( Episode 5.20 will be called "Sweet Surrender". http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/episode-520-sweet-surrender-episode.html Karen in San Diego: It sounds like Cristina is going to have a difficult week this week on Grey's Anatomy. Is Owen going to be around to offer her a little support, or are we going to have to wait another week for any moments between these two? Yep, Sandra Oh gets show off her superduper acting mojo this week, as previewed in this clip. She's the only keeper of Izzie's secret, which she has to deal with the exact same week she gets her first solo surgery. As for Owen, I'm pretty sure you'll get a preview of the future of their relationship based on how he handles this crisis with Cristina... http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b104594_spoiler_chat_omg_chuck_blair.html --------------------------- --------------------------- Edited by oncetherewasaway, Mar 26 2009, 04:06 PM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:02 AM Post #6
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	SIDES & SUMMARIES Episode 5.18 - Stand By Me (unverified title) - Casting Sides January 31, 2009 Kendall - Scene 1 INT. KENDALL SULLY’S ROOM – DAY Dr. Walters moves to the bedside of Kendall Sully, 60's. Dr. Walters: Good morning, Ms. Sully. I’m Dr. Walters and I’ll be performing your hernia repair today. Kendall: Lovely to meet you. Dr. Walters: I will be performing you pre-operative exam. Do you have any questions before I get started? Kendall: Oh yes. Can you hand me my purse? My friends gave me a bunch of questions and I can’t rember any of them of course. Dr. Walters hands Kendall her purse, she rummages through. Kendall: My friends are such worry warts. They’re off a on a European tour without me. They threatened not to go when this hernia started becoming a problem but I told them no. We’ve been saving up for this for two years. It also helped that I was able to get my deposit back with a doctor’s note – – Dr. Walters: Maybe I can do your exam now, and get to questions later. How does that sound. Kendall: Oh dear, you’re probably on a schedule aren’t you? OK, I’ll find it later. She puts down her bag and stretches out her arms. Kendall: Do with me what you will. She’s adorable, as Dr. Walters starts her exam. End Scene 1 ______________________________ Kendall - Scene 2 INT. OR – NIGHT Dr. Walters is scrubbed, Kendall is all prepped and ready. Before the anesthesiologist is getting ready to put her under, Kendall holds up her hand. Kendall: I need one thing from you before I go under. I haven’t asked for much. I let the nurses read me your scribbled answers to my questions. They told me I’d be okay, that this is a simple surgery. But I’m scared. I don’t want to die. I want to go on the tour to Russia next year with my friends.. I may just be a batty old lady to you, and this may be a silly little procedure, but ... It’s not silly or little to me. I want you to tell me it’s going to be okay. You’re my surgeon, after all. Dr. Walters looks into Kendall’s eyes. Dr. Walters: Don’t worry. I’ll get you through this. You’re going to be just fine. Kendall nods. Kendall: Okay. Thank you. I’m ready now. End Scene 2 ______________________________ SHAYNA - Scene 1 INT. DAVE YOUNG’S ROOM – DAY Dave stares out the window when suddenly ... his crew of friends arrives at the door. MILO, DEXTER, and SHAYNA. Shayna carries and orchid. Dave’s Friends: SURPRISE !!! They all stand there a little awkwardly – – taking in the site of Dave’s face, a friend they’ve never met. Dave looks the opposite of happy. Shayna: Hi. It’s me ... Shayna. You can probably tell from the Dendronian. I thought it would make you feel better ... Dave: (quietly) Get out He shocks the room into silence. Shayna: We can’t come in for a little bit? Dave: (to the nurse) Get them out. They’re strangers. I don’t want them in here. Shayna: We’re hardly strangers, Dave. We chat all night every night for years. We – – what – we flew in – – Dave: GET OUT! We’ve never met. You don’t know me. You don’t – you don’t know anything about me. GET OUT. GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT !!!! The friends head out of the room, devastated. End Scene 1 ______________________________ DEXTER - Scene 1 INT. DAVE YOUNG’S ROOM – DAY Dave stares out the window when suddenly ... his crew of friends arrives at the door. MILO, DEXTER, and SHAYNA. Dexter carries and orchid. Dave’s Friends: SURPRISE !!! They all stand there a little awkwardly – – taking in the site of Dave’s face, a friend they’ve never met. Dave looks the opposite of happy. Dexter: Hi. It’s me ... Dexter. You can probably tell from the Dendronian. I thought it would make you feel better ... Dave: (quietly) Get out He shocks the room into silence. Dexter: We can’t come in for a little bit? Dave: (to the nurse) Get them out. They’re strangers. I don’t want them in here. Dexter: We thought we should be here through it all, make sure you know — Dave: GET OUT! We’ve never met. You don’t know me. You don’t – you don’t know anything about me. GET OUT. GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT !!!! The friends head out of the room, devastated. End Scene 1 ______________________________ Sharon - Scene 1 INT. PATIENT ROOM – DAY Dr. Smith is doing post-op exam on SHARON RICE, 30's. The interns stand in the back. Dr. Smith: So, unfortunately we can’t release you until you’ve passed gas. Has that happened yet? Sharon: I’m sorry – I’m trying to listen, but ... are they supposed to look like that? Dr. Smith: Like what? Sharon: The haircut, and the glasses, and I mean they all look so young. They’re supposed to be doctors? Dr. Smith: Why don’t you guys meet me at Mr. Lowry’s room 2218. The interns file out. Dr. Smith turns back to Sharon. Dr. Smith: Sorry about that. You’ll let me know about you gas? Sharon: What ever’ll get me out of here. Dr. Smith smiles, and heads out. Under her breath as she goes .... Sharon: Freakin’ teenagers. End Scene 1 ______________________________ ________________________________________ credit to Crys @ Twop Episode 5.18 "Stand By Me" Sides summary: Sharon (30s) - Dr. Smith is doing a post-op exam and the interns are standing in the back. Dr. Smith says Sharon can't be released until she's passed gas and asks her if that's happened yet. Sharon is distracted by the interns because they look so young and asks if they're supposed to be doctors. Dr. Smith tells the interns to meet her at Mr. Lowry's room and turns to Sharon to apologize and request she be informed about the gas. Sharon agrees and as Dr. Smith leaves, mutters 'freakin' teenagers'. Dexter and Shayna (the sides for the two characters are very similar so I'll just summarize it once) along with Milo are Dave's friends. Dave is looking out the window when they arrive. They yell 'Surprise!' and stand there awkwardly taking in the sight of Dave's face, which they don't recognize. Dave isn't happy. Dexter/Shayna introduce himself/herself and shows the orchid they brought to help cheer him up. Dave tells them to get out and shocks the room into silence. Dexter/Shayna asks if they can't come in for a little bit and Dave tells the nurse to get them out because they're strangers and he doesn't want them there. Dexter says they thought they should be there through it all. Shayna says they are hardly strangers since they chat all night every night for years. Dave starts yelling for them to get out, that they've never met and dont know anything about him. The friends leave the room devastated. Kendall (60s) - Dr. Walters introduces herself and says she'll be performing the hernia repair today. Dr. Walters is going to do a pre-operative exam and asks Kendall if she has any questions. Kendall says she has many questions that her friends gave her that she can't remember and asks Dr. Walters to hand her her purse. Kendall explains that her friends are worry warts and they're off on a European tour. They threatened to cancel their trip when her hernia got worse but she insisted they go because they had been saving up for the trip for 2 years. Dr. Walters says that maybe she'll do the exam now and answer the questions later Kendall understands that Dr. Walters has a tight schedule and decides to find the questions later. Dr. Walters is scrubbed in and Kendall is prepped for surgery. The anesthesiologist is about to put her under when she puts her hand up and looks at Dr. Walters. Kendall says she needs one thing from Dr. Walters. Kendall says the nurses read the scribbled answers to her questions and they told her she'd be okay and that the surgery is simple but she's scared and doesn't want to die. Kendall want to go on the tour to Russia next year with her friends and she wants Dr. Walters to tell her she'll be okay. Dr. Walters looks her in the eye and says she'll be fine. Kendall thanks Dr. Walters and says she's ready. Casting scoops: 'Lost,' 'Glee,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Gilmore Girls,' and more! - Mar 9, 2009 Lane's hilariously overbearing mom from Gilmore Girls is checking into Grey's Anatomy later this month. Emily Kuroda will play a patient in the March 19 episode. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/03/casting-scoops.html --------------------------------------------------- ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ casting - 2009-03-12 Star heads to Broadway; who’s visiting Seattle Grace? Who’s returning to ‘Grey’s? It seems as though Meredith isn’t the only one who needs psychoanalysis on Grey's Anatomy. Amy Madigan will return as Dr. Wyatt, Seattle Grace’s on-call shrink, reports EW.com. This time, however, her patient will be Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd).The former military doctor’s post-traumatic stress disorder will take a serious turn when he physically hurts Cristina (Sandra Oh).Madigan will be back in April, along with Hector Elizondo, who’ll be shocked to learn that his daughter, Callie, is now into girls. ‘Gilmore Girls’ actress checks into Seattle Grace Emily Kuroda will be making a guest appearance on Grey’s. The actress, who played Lane’s scary mom on Gilmore Girls, will check into Seattle Grace as a patient. Kuroda appears in the March 19 episode. Broadway, here she comes!Chandra Wilson is trading Seattle for Chicago, says TV.com. Wilson, who plays Miranda Bailey, will join the Broadway cast of Chicago this summer in the role of Matron “Mama” Morton. The three-time Emmy nominee will perform during a four-week engagement in June and July at New York City’s Ambassador Theater. Wilson has also appeared in the Broadway productions of Avenue Q and On the Town. http://tvguide.sympatico.msn.ca/Greys+Anatomy+casting/TVNews/Articles/090312_greys_casting_DW.htm?isfa=1 ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited by jenlou1986, Mar 16 2009, 04:08 AM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:02 AM Post #7
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	SNEAK PEEKS & PROMOS & PHOTOS & VIDEOS SNEAK PEEKS Grey’s Anatomy Peek3/18 - Mar 18, 2009 - Chief freaking out, Bailey pushing Callie into talking to Derek. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=387LDtvgWHI - Callie at Derek's trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KANED-pi1A - Izzie and blowhole patient http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjDLPbgcVcM - Cristina and Izzie at Mer’s house at kitchen table. http://www.eonline.com/videos/v16887289001__Grey_s_Anatomy__Peek_3_19.html Episode 5.18 - Stand By Me - Sneak Peek - March 13, 2009 http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/episode-518-stand-by-me-sneak-peek.html http://www.you-tube.com/watch?v=tdYSALsKyZE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PROMOS CTV Promo Grey's Anatomy 5-18 - Mar 17, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYb7BiIOVUg Grey's Anatomy Ep. 5.18 Promo - CTV - Mar 13, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=row27lnZ25Y http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/episode-518-stand-by-me-ctv-promo.html Episode 5.18 - Stand By Me - ABC Promo - March 13, 2009 http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/episode-518-stand-by-me-abc-promo.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0FvKdlwruA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PHOTOS 5.18 "Stand By Me" Promotion Photos - Mar 4, 2009 "Stand By Me" - After his fellow surgeons try and fail to bring Derek back to work, Meredith must summon the strength to convince him. Meanwhile the hospital is abuzz as Mark attempts a rare face transplant surgery, Cristina, at last awarded her first solo surgery, is more focused on the needs of her friends, and Izzie does her best to keep her medical condition a secret, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, MARCH 19 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?typecode=ph&global_id=001799&type=asset Large Format http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/episode-518-stand-by-me-promotional.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUTUBE VIDEOS MSN has a collection of videos here http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-videos/grey%27s-anatomy/ On the set: 'Grey's Anatomy' - Medical advisor Linda Klein, the show's medical advisor gives us a tour of some of more unusual objects in her office http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/on-set-medical-advisor.html http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&vid=30c005a2-6d24-41ef-84c3-f10a11c644fd On the set: Chyler Leigh does ADR - March 18, 2009 http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/kevin-mckidd-interview-on-set.html 'On the set: 'Grey's Anatomy' - Kevin McKidd interview Talking with doc Owen Hunt on the set of the hit drama series. http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/kevin-mckidd-interview-on-set.html http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&vid=4f0e8e47-2dae-480a-ae55-1815350a080c Edited by jenlou1986, Mar 19 2009, 09:00 PM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:02 AM Post #8
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	SONG TITLE REFERENCE & LYRICS ~ EPISODE PLAYLIST Song Title King, Ben E. - Stand by Me Lyrics When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh now now stand by me Stand by me, stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall And the mountains should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh now now stand by me Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited by oncetherewasaway, Feb 2 2009, 03:08 PM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:03 AM Post #9
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	PODCAST Edited by oncetherewasaway, Oct 28 2008, 09:49 AM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:03 AM Post #10
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	EP RECAP 03/19/2009 - "Stand By Me" Season 5, Episode 518 No one, including Meredith, has heard from Derek. She tells the Chief she won't go back out to talk to him. Miranda bullies Callie and then Owen into talking to Derek, but they both start drinking along with him after dredging up memories of patients they've lost. Mark is undertaking a rare surgery, a face transplant on a man unkindly nicknamed "blowhole," after losing most of his face to a car accident. The interns all murmur when Mark chooses Lexie to scrub in. Due to the drain on services, Cristina is awarded her first solo surgery, a hernia patient, but is more intent on lining up an appointment with a highly regarded specialist for Izzie. A patient can't help wondering why one of the interns has a shiner, another is crying, and one has a bleeding arm, but Meredith insists the residents shouldn't get involved. George tells Meredith he's sure something is wrong with Izzie, but she's too preoccupied with the intern drama to follow up. She finally learns the three interns are involved in a love triangle and orders them to never act this irresponsibly at the hospital again. Izzie chews out the interns for being insensitive to the face transplant patient and Mark takes her off his case. Miranda admits that she sent Owen and Callie to talk to Derek and that now she's lost them all, so Richard drives out and finds them all drinking on Derek's front porch. Derek takes Richard to task for sending Meredith out to see him, expecting a ring. "Why in God's name would you do that? You destroyed me," he says, and goes into the trailer. Richard follows him inside and says, 'I've destroyed lives before and you're not one of them. I sent the woman who loves you out here to bring you back to your life. If you ruin it with her, that's on you." Richard continues, "I've been where you are. You've been drunk for a few days, I was drunk for years. And I know you're going to need at least one friend when you get out of that hole you're digging." "I don't think I can get her back," Derek admits. "What am I going to say?" Richard tells him how Adele took him back even after his years-long affair. "You can make your way back from anything," he says. Cristina is furious when Izzie blows off her appointment, but Izzie insists she doesn't want to be a patient, citing everyone's insensitivity to "blowhole." "I will not be a piece of meat in this hospital while you all argue over who gets to slice me up and then laugh while you do it." Cristina urges her to talk to Meredith or George, but Izzie refuses to tell anyone else. "If you don't tell anybody, I will," Cristina threatens. "I don't even know if I want treatment," Izzie says. "Why should I put myself through hell if it's not going to work anyway?" Cristina demands, "Why did you tell me if you don't want my help?" and Izzie snaps at her to keep her mouth shut. Cristina pauses before beginning her solo surgery and then tells Alex, who's assisting her, "Izzie has stage four metatastic melanoma that has spread to her brain, liver and skin. She may only have months to live and she's resisting treatment. She needs help." She then asks for the scalpel. Cristina tells Izzie, "I told Alex and Bailey, and they're telling Meredith and George. I think you came to me for help, and that's what I did. Sometimes we win, Izzie. And I want you to fight." Izzie can only say, "Thank you." Lexie is tired of all the interns' speculation and decides to kiss Mark in front of them. "They think you're taking advantage of me, they think I'm using you, but they don't know us," she says. Meredith goes to the trailer after Derek calls. "I love you," he says before asking her "Would you still love me if I weren't a surgeon?" She says, "No," and tells him Izzie has skin cancer that's spread to her brain and Derek is "one of about 20 people in the world who can save her. And I don't know if I could respect somebody who could walk away from a gift like that. So please don't." She shows him Izzie's scans. "It's pretty bad," she says, and drives away. Izzie's friends help her into her gown as she goes from being a doctor to being a patient. http://abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy/index?pn=recap#t=131878&d=182216 Edited by oncetherewasaway, Mar 20 2009, 06:45 PM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:04 AM Post #11
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	COMPANY BLOGS Grey Matter Zoanne Clack on "Stand By You"... Original Airdate: 3-19-09 Yes! Mer takes back the night! I mean this literally (she’s getting back her man) and figuratively (using the reference of women empowering themselves because as I’m sure you know, March is Women’s History Month – catch the nearest parade in your city). Derek says, “I love you” and Mer answers, “I know”… anybody remember that from somewhere else? Come on, let your geek flow. The writers here at Grey’s Anatomy have no problems letting our geek flow. We like to think of it as being “geek chic” and we welcome you to join us. But it’s not just the writers actually, everybody embraces their inner geek here. The editor of this episode, Susan Vaill, emailed me all excited that we’d put it in and taken this exchange back for the ladies. Okay, some of you may already know what I’m talking about whilst others of you are completely lost. Anybody see a little movie called “The Empire Strikes Back”? Princess Leia says, “I love you” to Hans Solo right before he’s about to be frozen in carbonite (another reference we’ve used before… episode 416… season 4 finale… cement boy… ring any bells?) and Hans Solo says, “I know.” And he kind of says it in an “of course you do, look at me” kind of way. So now, we’ve taken back that exchange and handed it over to the women. And we’ve made it both feminist and feminine at the same time I’d like to think. Feminist because Mer’s all “I’m woman, hear me roar” because she’s all that and of course he still loves her; but feminine at the same time because he’s vulnerable, and she’s not taking advantage of that moment, and she loves him, too. She’s not giving up on him. She’s not giving up on their love and she’s not giving up on him as a surgeon. She’s standing by her principles and standing by her man. And speaking of not giving up, is Cristina a freakin’ sledgehammer or what? She just keeps pounding Izzie and pounding her until Izzie finally has to lash out and speak the unspeakable. Not having treatment? Why would she ever even go there? She’s a doctor, she’s been through it with many patients and come out the other side, or watch them die… oh, I guess it’s pretty clear why she would consider not going through with treatment. She has been on the other side. She has been through it. And like she says, she knows too much. And going through the whole day with (the writer clears her throat for this hideous reference to be explained later) “Blowhole” has made it clear to her that the way doctors treat patients when the patients aren’t around, the way she treats patients when they’re not around (and even if she’s not doing it herself, she’s allowing it) – that patient will be her this time. And let me tell you, as a doctor myself, I know that we sometimes get caught up in all that. Referring to patients as “room 12” or “spine guy” or “stinky drunk druggy chick” is a shorthand we’ve all used. It doesn’t mean we don’t care, it doesn’t mean people aren’t going to get the best care, but it’s rude. And for the most part unnecessary, but we learn over and over that to distance ourselves helps get us through it – it’s harder to feel the pain of “room 12” dying than to feel the pain of “Mr. Bickham, Kara’s father” dying. Like Cristina says, it’s one of those things that helps us get through the day. Which doesn’t make it right, but it is what it is. I learned my lesson in the ER one night when I was stitching up this “lady” strung out on crack and had been picked up on a corner (who actually had “slippery when wet” written on her inner thigh – eww!) and I made the mistake of saying, “Let’s just get this over with, I don’t care” – or something to that effect. She proceeded to rip off her sterile dressings and try to sit up with my needle halfway in her scalp and let me know that if I didn’t care, she should just go back out there and die. I don’t know, something in me just sank at that moment. Her outburst somehow let me know that she’s a person just like everybody else and deserves healthcare and deserves to be treated like a human being. Maybe it was the hurt in her eyes or the tone of her voice, but I never forgot that, and even though I promptly went back to saying stuff like “gallbladder guy,” I never say stuff like that to anybody’s face and try to give people the respect they reserve as my patient. And hell, I can’t even say it’s just doctors. I, too, have been on the other side. I straddle the fence between “doctor world” and “writer world”. The name “Blowhole” actually came directly from our writers’ room – even before we saw Mr. David Young (the patient)! While we’re breaking story, before we name the patients, we usually reference them by their malady. “Face transplant guy,” “the stomach cancer trio,” “cement boy” – you get the general gist. Well, one of the writers (who shall remain nameless, as Blowhole was faceless) started dubbing him “Blowhole” in the room, and then somehow it landed in the script! But it actually worked really well in the script because it was a perfect thing for Izzie to react to. Of course that brings it all home for her. We always knew she wouldn’t want to feel like the patient, but for her to keep hearing that term (I’m going to stop using it now thank you very much) really brought it home (I mean, even Alex was saying it – that had to hurt since she was taking it personally herself). It was art imitated life which imitated art… or something like that. There were a lot of things we knew going into this episode. We knew Izzie was sick (duh), we knew we wanted the theme to be “friends” (Cristina and Izzie coming together on that bench was such an incredibly awesome scene I can barely stand it. The first time I saw it cut together I just sat there with my mouth agape and my eyes filling up. They are amazing together.), and we knew our face transplant guy would be a recluse because when I was researching face transplants, the doctor who led the team at the Cleveland Clinic where they performed the most extensive and only American face transplant (to date), Dr. Siemionow, said, “it’s hard to face the world without a face.” I just love that quote. Anyway, when we were trying to figure out how to show his reclusiveness, the room came up with this orchid idea. And when I tell you the whole room erupted with glee at this idea, I do not exaggerate. Yet another example of our geekiness. Or shall I say, in this instance, their geekiness. I had no idea what all the fuss was about. Until I started learning more about orchids. It’s crazy the things that those freakin’ flowers do! They actually adapt to look like the insects that pollinate them so that they can continue to exist. I mean it’s really crazy. If you get the time, read about them. I personally am going to have to go back and see the movie “Adaptation” again to really get into all the double entendre of that title and the movie. But I digress. The interns. Ahh, the interns. Thank god for the interns. They added so much fun to this episode – gave us a reason to stop and laugh through the tragedy that is our friend Izzie’s life. In the room we called it our little intern telenovella that goes on in the background while we follow our main residents. But in the end it turned out that it took on a life of its own and I love how Pierce, Megan and Steve (Joe, Molly and Mark) went for it. And I love the interrogation of Ryan (Brandon). I think the lesson to be learned from their story is: check to make sure you don’t hit “reply all” when admitting that you slept with your co-worker’s significant other over email. Or maybe the lesson is not to email such important information at all. This same kind of thing happened during my residency once. An attending took one of the interns down to the Bahamas while the intern was dating one of the residents. That intern had actually come to our program because she and the resident had been dating for years – had planned to get married in fact. Believe me, it was a major scandal. See? This kind of stuff does happen in real life. The other part of this episode that was real was the stories that Callie and Owen told out in the woods. I won’t go into them in detail because I think they said enough and I’d rather not live through them again, but suffice it to say that those stories were vignettes from true occurrences. But I can’t end the blog on such a sour note. Let’s see, what am I missing from the episode? Oooh, Derek’s rage. Wait, that’s still a little sour. Although fascinating, right? To see that side of him? And for that side of him to turn into the vulnerable mess of a man that we see at the end of the Chief’s speech to him at the trailer? To see him like that just made me want to go and comfort him. Anybody else have that feeling? Oh snap, I know how to end this on an upbeat note! Bailey convincing people to go out into the woooods. Yes, I meant to put that many o’s, it’s not a typo. She was so funny every time she said that. And we realized it’s really the first time she and Owen have ever really talked at all. Before this episode they had about one interaction with each other that was about a second long. I vote we put them together more often. They’re a good team. Although Bailey makes a good team with just about anybody. Derek, the Chief, Callie… she strolls in, takes names, and heads out again. She’s Superfly. Or maybe I meant Superman. Or… she’s Bailey. A superhero in her own right. And then there’s our own Justice League of superheroes (yes, I realize there are more than 5 of them). Our 5 musketeers at the end of the episode. Yes, I realize there are really only three of them, but how else would I get to their motto “all for one and one for all”? As they all learn of Izzie’s fate, they band together. And all is right with the world. March 19, 2009 in Zoanne Clack ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Emerald City Bar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Nurse’s Station ... Debbie Does Seattle Grace ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Intern Formerly Known as Steve Edited by oncetherewasaway, Mar 20 2009, 06:47 PM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:04 AM Post #12
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	RECAPS & REVIEWS & RATINGS BUDDYTV Grey's Anatomy: Episode 5.18 "Stand By Me" Recap - Thursday, March 19, 2009 A lot happens in this episode of Grey's Anatomy. Seriously. This episode finally advances many of the plots that have been unfolding, painfully slowly, throughout this season. I almost wish that this one episode could have taken the place of the months of filler that we have been getting, but I suppose that would be asking too much of the writers. Anyway, back to tonight. There's a big, huge, career-making surgery going on. Sloan (Eric Dane) is actually going to transplant a guy's face. The patients name is David Young, but all the doctors call him Blowhole behind his back. Much of his face is pretty much gone. He has a big hole where his nose should be, and he has no skin around his mouth. He looks like Harvey Two-Face. Mark is going to attempt a 70 percent transplant of his face. Alex (Justin Chambers) gets to work with Hunt (Kevin McKidd) on the face donor. Izzie and Lexie are also on this case. Because Derek is still holed up, drunk, at his trailer, and many of the other residents and attendings are on the face transplant case, Bailey wants Meredith and George to basically run the rest of the surgical department and babysit the interns. Cristina (Sandra Oh) has a lot of things on her mind because she was just awarded her first solo surgery (operating on a hernia), and she still has to deal with the bombshell that Izzie (Katherine Heigl) dropped on her at the end of last week's Grey's Anatomy, that she is dying of skin cancer that has spread to her liver and brain. Cristina is so busy trying to get Izzie an appointment with a surgical oncologist, that she doesn't have time to deal with her hernia patient, who is played by Emily Kuroda from Gilmore Girls! It's MamaKim back on my TV! Alex and the interns rudely refer to Blowhole by his nickname, and because Izzie is about to become a patient herself, she bristles at their insensitivity. She yells at the interns at every chance she gets. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) sends Callie out to the woods to see if she can get Derek to come back to work. Callie heads over to the trailer and finds Derek gulping down cheap cans of beer early in the morning, drowning his sorrows. Callie (Sara Ramirez) tries to get him the pep talk about how to get back on your saddle after you lose a patient, but Derek (Patrick Dempsey) asks her how she can live with herself after killing a patient. Instead of cheering him up, she starts drinking with him. I guess she didn't learn how to live with himself. Cristina barely listens to Meredith venting about not knowing whether she and Derek are still a couple, after he threw away her engagement ring in the woods in last week's episode. But Cristina isn't preoccupied enough to dish about her chaste relationship with Hunt. She's not really sure if it's a relationship, and she describes it as "friends with benefits, without the benefits." They've kissed a couple of times, but they haven't actually done the big wumpity-wump.......cont’d To add to everything else going on tonight, there's a D-story about some intern drama. Two of the male interns look like they belong to Fight Club or something. One has a black eye, and the other one has a big, bloody gash on his arm. They are clearly fighting over a female intern who can't stop crying. Meredith, Cristina and George (T.R. Knight) decide to just ignore all the interns, even though there is clearly something going on, because they have too much to deal with. Izzie instructs Blowhole to blow into a device that will help keep his lungs active, which prompts one of her interns to snicker about the word "blow." Izzie orders this intern outside and unleashes her fury at him for mocking the patient to his face. Sloan deems Izzie's behavior unprofessional enough to ban her from the OR during the transplant. George notices all of this and tries to tell Meredith that something is wrong with Izzie, but Meredith doesn't want to add resident drama to the already existing intern drama, which they are continuing to try to ignore until Bailey is all, "Nuh-uh. You better do something about those interns." Right at that moment, the female intern runs away from Arm Gash Intern, who yells, "I love you, Megan!" while running into and knocking down a patient in the process. Do we need any more proof why you should never want to be treated at Seattle Grace? Meredith and George lay down the law to Girl Intern and Arm Gash Intern. They try to explain, but Meredith doesn't want to hear the story. She just wants them not to talk or even look at each other. Since Callie is now MIA along with Derek, Bailey sends Hunt to go drive to the woods to bring both of them back. (She's kind of worried that they may be lying dead in a ditch, or at the mercy of a serial killer – these are just the thoughts that are coming to her head. She likes daytime TV. And, I just lost a little respect for Bailey.) Hunt tries to tell her that he doesn't want to go, but he soon learns that it is not a good idea to sass back to Bailey. She gives him a Glare of Death, and he crumbles immediately. Blowhole will need people to help him after his transplant. He doesn't have any family or real friends, but he has met a bunch of people online in an orchid lovers' chat room whom he has become close with. He hasn't met them in real life yet, but they are supposed to be flying out to Seattle to be his support system after the surgery. However, they surprise him by coming early. He freaks out and yells at them to leave because he didn't want them to see him with his old freak face. Cristina tells Izzie at lunch that she booked her an appointment which is scheduled 15 minutes from now, but Izzie doesn't want to go to it. The rest of the residents sit down at the table with them, so they switch to talking in code: Izzie has been backed up for weeks so Cristina booked her an appointment for an enema. There's much discussion of enemas, but George, the astute one, figures out that enema must be code for something. Izzie abruptly leaves the table. In the woods, Hunt does his best to tell Derek that everyone loses patients, and you just have to get back in. But Derek throws back in his face that Hunt is dead inside; otherwise he would be feeling like complete crap. Hunt can't argue with that, so cracks open a can of beer and joins the mopers. Who drinks cans of beer, anyway? Cristina is furious when she learns that Izzie blew off her appointment with the surgical oncologist. Izzie says emotionally that everyone – the interns, even Alex – has been calling the face transplant guy Blowhole. She's worried about what everyone will call her once she becomes the patient, Swiss Cheese For Brains? Cristina says, "No, that's awkward and long. Blowhole's pithy." Izzie doesn't want to be a patient and have her brain and internal organs hacked up and cut out. And besides, even if she does get surgery, she still only has a five percent chance of survival. Cristina demands to know why Izzie even told her about it if she isn't going to let her help her. Izzie just tells her to keep her mouth shut and forget about it. Mark tells Blowhole that they can't go ahead with transplant because the ethics board won't approve it if he doesn't have a group of people willing to be his support system. Blowhole doesn't want to ask his orchid-loving friends back because he doesn't want them to cringe when they look at his freak face. Lexie (Chyler Leigh) assures him that not one of them cringed or looked away. She steals away and calls the friends back to the room. They are awesome friends, even if they had only just met Blowhole a few minutes ago. They don't think he's ugly at all, and rather, compare him to some kind of orchid species. One of the friends, a kind, elderly black woman, kisses him on the cheek. Izzie is touched, watching all this display of devotion from friends. George and Meredith play good cop and bad cop, respectively, with one of the interns, making him spill the story of what's going on. Apparently, Girl Intern was with one of the Boy Interns, but then broke up. While they were broken up, she slept with another Boy Intern, and the whole thing came to light when somebody "'Replied All" to an email. George and Meredith get glassy-eyed when their snitch starts spewing Gen Y-isms about texting and "like" a lot. Bailey confesses to Richard (James Pickens Jr.) that she lost Callie and Hunt after sending them to retrieve Derek. So Richard drives out to the woods to lay the smack down on all of them. He yells at Derek that people die, and human mortality is not on them. Derek spits back that a pregnant woman came in for a routine surgery that he botched, and that is on him. He also tells Richard that because he sent Meredith to the trailer expecting an engagement ring, he ruined Derek's life. Richard follows Derek into the trailer and yells that he's been where Derek is right now. He'll need a friend when he comes out of that hole he's dug himself into. Derek finally calms down and laments that he doesn't know how to get Meredith back. Richard reminds him that Adele took him back after knowing about his years-long affair, so he can find a way to get Meredith back. The face transplant surgery is under way. Sloan lets Lexie help him put the new face on the patient. Upstairs in the gallery, they see and hear the interns snickering because they think that Lexie is trading sexual favors for surgical ones. Meredith and George round up the three troublemaker interns in the bathroom. Meredith tells them all never to behave this way within the four walls of the hospital every again. She tells Boy 1 to get his gross, oozy black eye taken care of. She tells Boy 2 to get his unsanitary, bloody arm gash taken care of in the pit. She tells Girl to go to OB because she's pregnant (she just peed on a stick). Sup Dawg. I herd u didnt liek forming babby. George is impressed with how Meredith took control of the situation and exerted her authority. Right before Cristina's first solo surgery, right before MamaKim is put under, MamaKim asks Cristina for reassurance that she's going to be fine because she is really scared about the surgery. Cristina finally shows some empathy and assures her that the surgery is important to her and she will be very well taken care of. This affects her, so right before she asks for the scalpel, she tells Alex and Bailey and everyone present that Izzie has stage 4 melanoma that has spread to her metastasized in her brain, liver and skin. She is resisting treatment and likely has only months to live. Oh my God, y'all, I totes teared up during this scene. Sandra is killing me here, and so is Alex, with just his eyes. The face transplant went extremely well. Dave, who is no longer a Blowhole, wants to see his new face, and Sloan says that although his face is still swollen and bruised, he can take a sneak peek at his face. At the end of their shift, Cristina finds Izzie sitting outside in the rain. She tells her that she told Bailey and Alex. She says emotionally that she wants Izzie to fight. Sandra and Katherine both are making me bawl like a baby. Lexie kisses Mark in front of the interns. She explains that despite what the interns think, he is not taking advantage of her, and she's not using him. They are beautiful, just like Blowhole and orchids, and they can adapt to a hostile environment. Derek finally calls Meredith, who shows up at the trailer. He tells her he loves her and asks if she can love him even if he isn't a surgeon. She says no because he is one of about 20 people in the whole world who can save Izzie's life, and she can't respect someone who would walk away from that. She hands him an envelope containing all of Izzie's scans and leaves. As Meredith voiceovers about mortality and borrowed time and whether it's worthwhile to make friends when everyone dies, all of Izzie's friends gather around her and help her into a hospital bed. Derek decides that he wants to be a surgeon after all and starts poring over Izzie's brain scans. And I look for a tissue. There's something in my eye. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/greys-anatomy/greys-anatomy-episode-518-stan-27081.aspx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CINEMA BLEND Stand By Me - 2009-03-20 05:48:56 This week’s episode was full of drama. We get to meet the son of Two-Face. Cristina gets her first solo surgery. Everyone finally finds out that Izzie has cancer. After almost bringing all of Seattle Grace down into his depression, Derek may finally be snapping out of it. Also, an intern is pregnant!This week’s episode was full of drama. We get to meet the son of Two-Face. Cristina gets her first solo surgery. Everyone finally finds out that Izzie has cancer. After almost bringing all of Seattle Grace down into his depression, Derek may finally be snapping out of it. Also, an intern is pregnant! Amid all of the drama of this week’s episode, Sloane performs a face transplant for a man who lost half of his face when he was hit by a car. Shonda Rhimes must have been owed a favor by the makeup guys from The Dark Knight, because the dude looked just like Two-Face. As with most “big surgeries” on this show, this one acts more as a centerpoint for all of the drama to orbit rather than providing much drama itself. To summarize New-Face’s story, though, he freaks out when his online friends – who were supposed to meet him for the first time after the surgery – show up before the surgery to offer moral support. He panics and tells them to get the hell out because he doesn’t want them to see his face. Sloane explains to him that he’ll need his friends to get him through the psychological trauma after the surgery. In fact, Sloane can’t ethically perform the surgery if New-Face doesn’t have that support. New-Face finally calls them and asks them to come back where we’re treated to an analogy of his face and an orchid that looks ugly at first glance, but is beautiful because of what it has been through. All hearts suitably warm, the surgery proceeds successfully. ..... there’s more http://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Recap-Greys-Anatomy-Stand-By-Me-16318.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EW.COM 'Grey's Anatomy' recap: Love and Acceptance - Mar 20, 2009 As a patient learns the importance of having a support system, so does Izzie when Cristina goes against her wishes to be a true friend A tearjerker for the second week in a row! The Grey's Anatomy gods are rewarding us for our time spent in Denny purgatory: There were deep thoughts, poignant moments, Big Emmy Reel Moments With Patrick Dempsey, interns with drama, tons of comedy, and even multiple T.R. Knight sightings. But most of all, there were lines. Great, great lines (thank you, writer Zoanne Clack!). Here, the story of our Seattle Gracers through some of their own wonderful words — and what they all meant: ''That's why we dubbed him 'blowhole.''' — Alex A guy with no nose and no lips who was hit by a drunk driver 12 years ago came in for, you know, just a little routine face transplant. (You may recall from news coverage that this is a really big deal and unlikely to be happy at our friendly neighborhood No. 12 hospital — and with little media fanfare. But okay. We'll go with it.) Kudos to the makeup staff at Grey's on this one: He was genuinely hard to look at. There was no getting around that uncomfortable fact, and that made the story line all the more compelling, especially when his support group — all of whom he'd met on the Internet, but never in person — showed up earlier than scheduled and he refused to let them see his wrecked face. (Also difficult to watch: The procedure where they removed the dead guy's face. Eek.) And is it just me, or was Izzie totally justified when she laid into those interns for making a ''blowhole'' joke in the guy's presence? Sloan took her to task for letting her ''emotional life'' get the better of her, but put me down for Team Izzie on that one. ......cont’d http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20266905,00.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LA TIMES 'Grey's Anatomy': That's what friends are for - Mar 20 2009 Awww. What would those “Grey’s Anatomy” peeps do without their BFFs? After 100 phone calls didn’t do the trick, Bailey bullied Callie, and then Hunt, into trekking out to Derek’s trailer to try to convince him to get back to work at the hospital. But they just wound up commiserating and drinking his beer, which meant it was up to the Chief to get the job done. The Chief wasn’t going anywhere, no matter how much venom Derek spewed his way over blabbing about the ring to Meredith and destroying his life. Because true friends stick until their drunk, broken, melodramatic star surgeons decide to man up. Which, as it turned out, happened in mere minutes. After all, Izzie’s got cancer in her brain — and seemingly everywhere else — and, as Meredith put it during their tentative reunion, Derek’s one of only 20 neurosurgeons in the world who can actually save her. Silly Mer. We all know Izzie doesn’t want saving; she wants a full-time film career. But until that blessed (May?) day arrives, the ailing doc is gonna need to lean mightily on her friends. After sharing her diagnosis with Cristina last week, Izzie wanted her help about as much as Derek wanted the Chief’s — on the surface, not so much, but underneath it all, desperately. By the end of the episode, Cristina had broken through, and Izzie the doctor had become Izzie the patient, her white coat replaced by a blue hospital gown, as she climbed tentatively into a bed at Seattle Grace surrounded by her fellow residents. Anybody else get a smidge teary? What did you think of how Cristina, about to perform her first solo surgery, delivered the Izzie news to Bailey and Alex? How funny was it to see Meredith go all Bailey on the interns over their personal drama? Were you happy to finally see more of George? And just how many hours do you think Blow-hole, the facial transplant patient, had to spend in the makeup chair each day? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/03/greys-anatomy-t.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MSNBC Grey's Anatomy’ docs rally around Izzie - March. 19, 2009 Plus: A face transplant, intern love triangle, and Derek's still sulky - Cristina Yang tries to help Izzie Stevens obtain treatment for her cancer, but true to form, Izzie was less than thrilled. And true to form for the show, Cristina spilled the beans to everyone — mid-surgery. Bad news to bear: Cristina, freshly informed of Izzie’s condition, worked hard to line Izzie up with a superstar oncologist. But after Cristina called in all her chits to get the appointment, Izzie wouldn’t even go. Ultimately, Cristina figured out what was needed and told Alex and Bailey everything. And later, when she told Izzie what she’d done, and added that Meredith and George were being filled in as well, Izzie hesitated and then thanked her. “Grey’s” is far better at friendships than romances, and when the friends finally had the chance to rally, the whole story finally paid off with a few tears. About face: The week’s big surgery involved a face transplant for a young man named Dave whose face had defied reconstruction after an accident years earlier. His unfortunate appearance (which resembled late-stage Harvey Dent in “The Dark Knight”) had earned him the nickname “Blowhole,” but he had a fairly positive attitude as he waited for McSteamy, assisted by Lexie, to do his surgery. In the absence of family, Dave had planned for some friends he knew only online to come meet him after his surgery, but when they showed up beforehand, he threw them out, afraid to have them see his horrific face. Little Grey areas: Lexie took the lead in talking Dave through a reconciliation with his friends — which, as McSteamy explained, was critical to the surgery, since the ethics board wouldn’t allow the surgery on someone without people to offer post-op support. Ultimately, Dave’s friends returned and offered him both pre-and post-operative love, and when the transplant looked to have been a success, the increasingly besotted McSteamy planted a big smooch on Lexie right in front of the gossipy interns. .....cont’d http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29780284/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK MAGAZINE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TVgasm Grey's Anatomy: Proof That you Never Leave High School After a long hiatus, we are back with a new drama filled week on Grey's Anatomy. As morning breaks, all the members and new members of the frat house prepare for another day of torturing interns, boning Doctors and experimental surgery. All except for one. McDreamy has set up shop on the downstairs couch, and for anyone who has ever actually spent time in a fraternity house common room...this is pretty close. He hasn't shaved, showered or moved in a few days and he's surrounded by empty boxes of take-out and cereal. Add 60 odd Natty light cans and you've got the last stop before freedom on the walk of shame. Patrick Dempsey does his best impression of TR Knightly in 2010. Alex, Izzie, Big and Little Grey observe this behavior with concern. Izzie, a veteran and dealing with stress by becoming immobile in gross places inside the frat house, assures them this is normal. Could be worse, he could be on the bathroom floor in a prom dress. Grey, confronts the artist formerly known as McDreamy to find out when he plans to return to work. After a three day vacation from work and showering, she thinks its time to return to the world of the living. Or at least put some product in his hair. Grey's not prepared to be the pretty one in their relationship (Although to be honest, I find the new McDirty sexier than McDreamy, but that's just me). McD angrily and still beat up from the fight with Sloan tells her he'll be going to the hospital today because he has a deposition now that he's been hit with a big fat lawsuit after killing Jessica Stein. Grey awkwardly says, oh...well that's good....I mean, not that you killed a bitch, but you know, that you're going back to the hospital. Smooth Grey. At the hospital, Yang finds the Major sleeping like a little lamb. Until she wakes him. Turns out the Major dreams of practicing judo, since he backhands Yang into a wall upon waking. Yang slams hard against it causes her arm to split open and start bleeding. As the Major bandaged Christina up, she assures him its no big deal and tries to discuss incoming cases since she is on his service today. He tells her that she needs to let her arm heal, and he doesn't need her today. I'm sure Yang is going to take this really well. She loves missing out on cases. In other Doctor on Doctor action, Torres is checking up on Sloan's hand to see if it still bears the brunt of McD's face all over it. Sloan hasn't operated in three days, and Torres advises him to wait a little longer until it's fully healed. And BTW Sloan, all of the patient's who's faces you might be working on agree with her! Can you imagine if your plastic surgeon came in with a cast on their hand? ..... continued http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/greys-anatomy/greys-anatomy-p-9264.php ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TV GUIDE Tonight's TV Hot List for Thursday, March 19, 2009 Izzie is dying and Derek thinks he's a killer. There's a pair of explosive story lines for you and, what with all the will-she-stay-or-will-she-go speculation surrounding Katherine Heigl, the Izzie thing could be for real. In any event, she burdens Cristina with her illness tonight — and tells her not to spill the beans to anyone else — while Cristina is also preparing for her first solo surgery. As for Derek, the odds are pretty good that he'll snap out of his funk, don't you think? —Paul Droesch http://www.tvguide.com/News/Tonights-TV-Hot-1004188.aspx Grey Still Matters? - March 20, 2009 News flash: Seattle Grace is still a hot mess. Izzie’s cancer is making her cranky. All of the interns are wrapped up in Megan-Steve-Pierce’s love triangle, which has gotten way ugly. (There’s public brawling, declarations of love, unplanned pregnancies—you know all the stuff we’ve seen several times on Grey's Anatomy.) Cristina Yang’s about to do her first solo surgery (yay!) yet she’s neglecting her patient because all she can think about is saving Izzie. Derek Shepherd’s hosting a millionaire surgeons’ pity party out in the woods—thanks to Bailey, who keeps sending MDs out there to bring him back, only to have them end up joining McDrunky’s sad-sack beerfest. And this is all happening on the day of the Dr. Sloan’s face transplant surgery, aka “the biggest surgery in the world.” Good googly-moogley. Can somebody please tell me why people keep checking into this hospital? I know. I know. The answer is: Because it’s a deliciously addictive medical drama and these aren’t real people. But still, join me in TV land for a sec, won’t cha? With ER, back when it was great, I could at least still feel like I could be successfully treated at County General. Sure a helicopter might crash on the roof during my surgery, poop might drip through the ceiling and the homeless guy next to me might be stapled to his dog. But I had confidence that Doctors Carter, Weaver, Benton, etc. could fix me. That’s not so with Yang, Shepherd, and shades of Grey. Lately they seem too broken to properly fix anyone else. I mean, don’t you think? Take Cristina, for example. Tonight, unable to hold Izzie’s secret any longer she blurts out that her friend has “stage 4 metastasis melanoma that has spread to her brain, liver and skin” seconds before she makes her first incision in her big solo surgery. That’s right. Girlfriend distracted all the doctors and nursing staff in the operating room by telling them one of their closest friends “may only have months to live” right when they needed to focus most. (Yeah, that’s smart.) Meanwhile, Sloan, blinded by love, was busy letting his newbie intern girlfriend, Little Grey, handle the actual face in the almighty face transplant surgery—as if they have a spare laying around if she slips. See what I mean? The episode ended with all of Izzie’s newly-informed friends tucking her into a hospital bed in the same place where she almost killed Dead Denny. (Not the same room or ward, literally. But you get my drift.) I worry for Izzie. She was right when she told Cristina “I’m not going to be a piece of meat in this hospital while you all fight over who gets to slice me up and then laugh while you do it.” Heck, I worry for her patient peers. Because lately you are not in good hands if you’re at Seattle Grace. http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/greys-anatomy/grey-still-matters-354.html Grey's Anatomy Episode Recap: "Stand By Me" - Mar 20, 2009 While Derek hides in the woods to battle his inner demons, Mark leads a face transplant surgery and Izzie struggles to decide if she'll seek treatment in the ultimate fight for her life. Seattle Grace has certainly become more complicated lately. In a surprising move last week, Izzie opted to tell one person about her cancer diagnosis, and it wasn't her new boyfriend, Alex, or her best friend, George. Instead, Izzie chose to tell Cristina, the one person we've been led to assume likes her least. So, why Cristina? Perhaps because Izzie knew Cristina is a fighter and a perfectionist in the OR, so who better to have in your corner from the outset? And Cristina really answered the call by helping arrange special referrals to help get Izzie the best medical assistance available. Unfortunately, Izzie spent a good part of this episode resisting Cristina's help, but one could argue that Dave Young (Barry Sullivan), aka "Blow-hole," helped Izzie see the importance of letting her friends help her in her time of need. So for now, it looks like Izzie is on board with a treatment plan. If only they could find a highly gifted neurosurgeon to help out... Speaking of Derek, McScruffy has been passing time in the woods contemplating his future and questioning his choice to be a doctor. All the while, Bailey has been sending out a rescue team in the form of Torres and Hunt in the hopes that someone might be able to lure Derek back to Seattle Grace. Her plan backfires though when both Torres and Hunt find themselves commiserating with Derek and all three of them spend the afternoon outside of his trailer drinking beer. The party comes to an abrupt halt, though, when the Chief finally pulls up and decides to set everyone straight. Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Mark is heading up a landmark face transplant surgery and Lexie is by his side and helping out every step of the way. In fact, Lexie is around so much that the other interns start suggesting that she's using Mark to get ahead. So, I have to admit, I was pretty surprised when Lexie grabbed Mark at the end of this episode and embraced him in a kiss where everyone could see. In other news, it appears as though some of the other interns are having romance issues of their own, which basically equates to a strange love triangle. Try as she might to be like Bailey and reel them in, Meredith just doesn't seem to possess the same commanding tone that Bailey evokes so easily. Aside from that, I didn't enjoy this subplot much at all. As hard as I tried to follow Ryan's (Brandon Scott) summary on the ordeal, I failed to see any real chemistry between these characters. Will we continue to see this storyline develop, now that we know Megan is pregnant? Hopefully not. Sorry, Meg. So, where does this leave us? Izzie's secret is out and now everyone knows she has cancer. Derek is remorseful and is hoping that Meredith will forgive him for his outburst last week. Meanwhile, Mer seems willing to patch things up, as long as Derek comes back to Seattle Grace in an effort to help save Izzie. Here's what remains to be seen: If Derek does return to Seattle Grace to operate on Izzie and she dies, this will surely be the end of Derek. However, if Derek operates and Izzie lives, does that mean Katherine Heigl will return next season? http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/greys-anatomy/Greys-Anatomy-Episode-1004237.aspx Tonight's TV Hot List for Thursday, March 19, 2009 Izzie is dying and Derek thinks he's a killer. There's a pair of explosive story lines for you and, what with all the will-she-stay-or-will-she-go speculation surrounding Katherine Heigl, the Izzie thing could be for real. In any event, she burdens Cristina with her illness tonight — and tells her not to spill the beans to anyone else — while Cristina is also preparing for her first solo surgery. As for Derek, the odds are pretty good that he'll snap out of his funk, don't you think? —Paul Droesch http://www.tvguide.com/News/Tonights-TV-Hot-1004188.aspx TV Guide Mega Buzz - Mar 17, 2009 The best part of Grey's Anatomy for me this season has been the sexy pairing of Lexie and Mark. What's ahead for the sizzling duo? — Kelly MATT: More sexy. More pairing. More sizzling. In other words, a sources tell me you'll get more of the stuff you like as this dark-horse couple keep on keeping on, led in large part by Mark's full embrace of a committed relationship. The big question down the pike: Will they get to such a place that Lexie will introduce Mark to her returning father? http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaBuzz-Battlestar-Greys-1004144.aspx Grey's Admits Sharon Lawrence as Izzie's Mom - March 17, 2009 ( On the heels of Tyne Daly paying Seattle as a visit as Derek's mother, Grey's Anatomy fans are about to meet another main character's mom. Sharon Lawrence, who is best known for her run on NYPD Blue and who most recently played parent to Privileged's JoAnna Garcia, has been tapped to guest-star as Izzie's mother, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. As Grey's winds down its current season — and as Katherine Heigl's character, freshly diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, comes to terms with her mortality — Lawrence will appear in a late-April episode. Will ailing Izzie welcome her mother with open arms? Um, do you watch Grey's Anatomy with any regularity? No, sources tell me that when Mama Stevens shows up at Seattle Grace, Izzie will be less than comforted by the unexpected visit. http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/greys-admits-sharon-lawrence-as-izzies.html TV Guide - Mega Minute - March 17, 2009 Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute: • Who is returning to Grey's Anatomy? And why does it almost assuredly promise one doctor more angst? • Dipping into the Mega Mailbag: Is The Unit in the midst of a shake-up? Get the answer. • Get tune-in dates for big CSI, Criminal Minds and Lost episodes. http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/03/tv-guide-mega-minute.html All New Ask Matt! - March 16, 2009 Question: Welcome back! I'm curious to see what your thoughts are on Owen Hunt and his development on Grey's Anatomy so far? I personally am very impressed with Kevin McKidd and Sandra Oh's work. Their acting styles complement each other and I find the material concerning Owen and Cristina well written, even though it may not amount to much screen time. I was concerned at first with how the PSTD story line would play out, but I find that it has just the right balance and I am more interested in Owen and Cristina in every episode. The episode where Owen is in Cristina's shower recounting his past surgery still haunts me, as well as his recent panic attack. The fact that he has become completely dependent on Cristina for support is also a testament to how Cristina has evolved as a character. Owen on the surface is a tough, badass surgeon, but at the end of the day he's a lost little boy that just needs to be taken care of. Kevin McKidd is impeccable at honing into the raw emotions of his characters. We see that in Owen's emotionally charged scenes, but also in scenes like the recent episode with Faye Dunaway (which was amazing) where he has a very observant/mature quality to his personality. As his PSTD becomes more prominent, which seems to be in the next new episodes, it will be interesting to see how this takes a toll on Owen and Cristina's relationship, but they seem to have a level of maturity that is rare on Grey's. Your thoughts?—Maya Matt Roush: I think you nailed it, that on a show where even characters like the Chief act like mewling cry-babies too often, there’s a maturity and gravity—and drama that transcends soap opera—in the Owen-Cristina relationship. They’re playing the hell out of it. And hasn’t the show gotten better since the ghost of Denny dropped out of the picture? (I’m liking the show enough again that I didn’t even mind being called a “douche” by association in last week’s hilarious South Park episode, associating Grey’s in a demonic plot by Disney involving the Jonas Brothers and their purity pledge as a front to sell sex to minors.) http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/ask-matt/all-new-ask-matt-282.html From TWoP ... credit to WindSprints TV Guide Izzie’s Deadly Diagnosis – Call us heartless but bad news has never been more welcome. On Grey’s Anatomy, we finally got the answer to this season’s burning (and vexing) question: What’s eating Izzie Stevens? Turns out that it’s metastatic melanoma, and— according to the Seattle Grace interns— she only has a few months to live. (Katherine Heigl, your wish has been granted!) Yes, this storyline was way overbaked. And no, we will never forgive the powers that be for introducing the concept of “ghost sex” into prime time. But perhaps the truth shall set us free: With the cat out of the bag at last, this show may not flatline after all. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TV SQUAD Grey's Anatomy: Stand By Me - Mar 20th 2009 (S05E18) "I'm a fan of daytime television" – Bailey Tonight was the big night for the whole Izzie storyline getting into full gear. On a positive note, this episode happily shows that all of the characters can actually interact with others without it leading into a bad fallout or sex. Unlike last week, all the characters were themselves. Also, only having two surgeries to focus on was much better than splitting everyone up. Otherwise, it gets confusing. Does it always turn out that the first year interns are overly dramatic? The side story between Megan/Pierce/Steve was funny because it sounds just like something Meredith/George/Alex/Izzie would have gone through. More analysis after the jump. The idea of Meredith/George working together without awkwardness is amazing. Meredith actually taking a Bailey-like stand with her interns was great. Not seeing her as a mopey, pale, depressed character is always a good change. Finally getting to see George be George is also great. He was in the background so much that I assumed that he would be smart enough to put two and two together. Call me a five year old, but I giggled at the whole enema situation. I appreciate Derek taking on the role of philosopher for the episode. Watching his interaction with Callie and Owen and the three not knowing how to deal with death was touching. Finding something that's repressed being pried open has to hurt. Drinking is not the answer, though. I guess every surgeon has that one surgery that eats away at you; one you just can't forget. I liked that the Chief eventually talked to Derek after all the complaints from him at the hospital. I didn't understand why he didn't just go in to Derek himself. In theory, he (with the help of Bailey) sent Meredith, Callie, and Owen to Derek before he went and talked to him....... there’s more http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/20/greys-anatomy-stand-by-me/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USA TODAY ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ZAP2IT 'Grey's Anatomy': A face transplant, and Izzie's secret is out - March 19, 09:11 PM Damn you, Shonda Rhimes! I've spent plenty of time while watching "Grey's Anatomy" raging about Izzie being annoying, cheering for Bailey, wondering if Meredith and Derek were ever going to get their act together, and counting the number of words George gets to speak in any given episode. And now you've made me believe again. I may be a sucker, but this was a great episode. Belly up to the trailer in the woods, have a beer, and I'll offer up some spoilers... The face transplant: Number 12 teaching hospital Seattle Grace has scored itself a huge surgery, courtesy of Mark Sloan. The patient is Dave, a 38-year-old who was hit by a drunk driver 12 years ago and suffered major trauma -- he has no nose and no lips, and nine reconstructive surgeries have failed. Everyone is on this case -- most of the attendings, Alex and Izzie, and Lexie -- chosen by Mark for her excellent understanding of the case, demonstrated on rounds. Which of course makes her a target of mockery and hostile recrimination from her fellow interns. Dave -- who Alex has charmingly nicknamed "Blowhole" is excited and apprehensive about the surgery. And we find out that while he has no family coming to help take care of him, there are three friends from his chatroom on orchids who are coming to help. But when they show up early, he panics, doesn't want them to see him, and sends them away. But eventually he calms down -- and Sloan makes it very clear that Dave needs a support system for his recovery, or they can't do the surgery. Of course, the friends come back, and instead of looking away or cringing like he feared they would, they embrace him. It's a touching scene, but like I said, I'm a sucker. And I have to admit, it is a super cool surgery, from the time they take the facial tissue from the donor to the unnerving sight of the face in the basin as Mark prepares to do the transplant. In the end, thank goodness, it all goes well, and for the first time in so many years, Dave gets to look in the mirror and see a complete face. We need a happy ending sometimes on "Grey's," and here we got one. Izzie: Cristina, who has mysteriously grown a heart like she got her wish from the Wizard, throws herself into full-bore patient care mode for Izzie, moving heaven and earth to get her an appointment with the best oncologist, plowing through stacks of research, and nagging her to get herself some help. But Izzie's clearly still in shock, and she's not ready -- not to tell anyone, not to figure out her options, not to confront her reality. She blows off Cristina's efforts and internalizes her panic, bawling out the dumb and insensitive interns who make a "Blowhole" joke in front of Dave. Her emotions are all over the place, and the ever-observant George can tell something's wrong with his friend. So can Sloan, who tells Izzie she's behaving inappropriately by yelling at the interns and losing control. He tries to throw her off the case, but she insists on remaining there for pre-op and post-op -- and she's right. She's in a unique position to understand the panic David is feeling, and his impulse to push away the people who care about him. Which is the "Grey's Anatomy" way of showing personal growth for the docs of Seattle Grace. Sandraoh_greysanatomy_s3_240 Izzie and Cristina fight about Izzie's choice to keep her diagnosis a secret -- and the fact that Izzie's not even sure she wants treatment. She knows too much, and is too familiar with how violent surgery can be, she says. It fails all the time, and her chances are so low anyway. But Cristina lays into Izzie with a great speech about believing that by telling her, Izzie wanted Cristina to do something to help. While almost everyone else is working on the face transplant, Cristina is flying solo for the first time, repairing a hernia for a nice older lady who sweetly asks her doctor to answer some questions to make her feel more comfortable about the surgery (and it turns out to be Mrs. Kim! (Emily Kuroda, and it's nice to see her smile)). But Cristina's too preoccupied with arranging Izzie's appointment to pay too much attention -- and then she's stopped short by her patient on the operating table. All she wants is for her surgeon to tell her everything will be OK, even if this is a silly little procedure to Cristina. Which seems to crack something in Cristina, who assures her patient that it's not a silly operation, and she will get her through it. Then she turns to Alex and Bailey, who are also in the OR, and tells them about Izzie's condition -- like she just had to get it out before she could focus on anything. After her hernia surgery, Cristina finds Izzie and tells her what she did -- and urges her to fight. Strong performances all around tonight. Derek: Derek's still hiding at his trailer, and no one's heard from him for days. Meredith doesn't know if they're still together or broken up. So Bailey takes it upon herself to fix the situation, and sends Callie out to the woods to bring Derek back. Callie, noticing that it's early in the day and Derek's already broken out the beer, tries to sympathize and relays a terrible story about a patient she lost. Then proceeds to join Derek. When Bailey hasn't heard back from Callie, she talks Hunt into going out to the woods. Hunt tries the same tack, telling his story -- and it's not about Iraq, surprisingly. He doesn't talk about Iraq. Then he ends up joining Derek and Callie on their long afternoon's journey to cocktail hour. Finally, Bailey tells the chief why he's missing so many surgeons today -- and he goes out to the woods. He tries the "we've all been there" argument and the "you have to keep showing up for work" argument. And then Derek turns on him, blaming him for sending Meredith out to the trailer in his own interest, not Derek's. The Chief has some of the venom coming, and boy can Patrick Dempsey pack a drunken, self-pitying wallop. But the Chief offers a little tough love too, telling Derek that he's been where he is, and opposed to Derek's few days of drinking, he spent years drinking. You can make your way back, he tells Derek. And you can fix things with Meredith. Ellenpompeo_greysanatomy_s3_240 When Derek finally brings himself to call Meredith, she shows up and is so in control of herself it seems impossible. "I love you," he says. "I know," she replies. No one's getting encased in carbonite or anything, but it's awesome. He asks if she'd still love him if he weren't a surgeon, and she says no -- because he's one of only about 20 people who can save Izzie, and she couldn't respect someone who could walk away from that. Does this girl know how to persuade, or what? She leaves Izzie's films for him to look at. And back at the hospital, at last we see what we've either been waiting for or dreading -- or both: Izzie as a patient. Some other notes: * I love that Bailey's a nerd -- and her scenarios about killers with hatchets and Shepherd and Callie being roasted on a spit by a serial killer ("that's just where my mind goes") were a fantastic and odd bit of levity. * It was nice to see a storyline involving the interns where they weren't being treated like idiot cattle. Even though George and Meredith wanted to stay out of the love triangle, it was kind of refreshing to see another group as filled with random dysfunction as our residents. And Meredith and George's good cop/bad cop routine was terrific. What did you think? Do you like how Izzie's case is being handled? Do you think she'll be the thing that brings Derek back from the brink? And how weird is it to see her and Cristina all grown-up and stable? http://blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight/2009/03/greys-anatomy-a-face-transplant-and-izzies-secret-is-out.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RATINGS TV Ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy' beats hoops Thursday NCAA tournament ratings up a bit over last year ABC took over at 9 with "Grey's Anatomy," the night's most-watched show at 9.7/15. CBS improved to 6.4/10 with March Madness. FOX's "Hell's Kitchen," 4.6/7, finished in a virtual tie for third with NBC's "The Office," 4.9/8, and "30 Rock," 4.3/7. "Supernatural" held steady for The CW. http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-tv-ratings-031908,0,4907092.story ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited by jenlou1986, Apr 17 2009, 05:00 PM.



oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:05 AM Post #13
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Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	DATES TO REMEMBER & OTHER STUFF The View PD clip - Mar 11, 2009 http://theyaketyyak.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_5695.html#links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUUwJ4IAdVw Here's a fairly ( I think) accurate transcript of the mer/der part only: Very devastated affected by death of patient…. “Couple of episodes he steps back to take a look at things” Does it excite you to see his darker side like that? “Absolutely we’ve been very fortunate to have a long run, we’re almost at we’ll hit 100 episodes this year which is phenomenal; yeah; fifth season, so…it becomes…it’s quite a long journey and it’s really hard To keep storylines going, we have a tremendous cast a very big cast, things move slowly so you have to be very patient” B: ok, I’ve been patient now for five years waiting for you and Meredith to get (it) together P: Right B: You know you’re on you’re off – it’s in it’s out P: Right B: Now I hear you’re going to propose, are you really going to propose? P: Yea…we’ve shot that, that episode B: You are going to propose? P: and there will be a wedding at the end of this year, so, applause B: Great P: so yeah… it’s nice that it’s moving forward finally. B: How come you can give it away ? P: “I can give away that much. I’ve been briefed.” B: You’re actually going to marry Meredith? P: W…ah…there will be a union between them between them…yes. http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/maura_tierney_fan/assortedphotos.jpg Women’s Day magazine, New Zealand 5 Minutes with Ellen Pompeo & Patrick Dempsey. We see what’s up with the TV docs. Patrick Dempsey yawns. It’s early Friday morning at Prospect Studios in LA and the Grey’s Anatomy star has been up all night tending to his sick twin boys Sullivan and Darby. It has been a long week, but despite the exhaustion and early start, the 43-year-old hunk is early for his interview and welcomes Women’s Day on-set with a smile. Happily chatting away, he immediately stops as co-star Ellen Pompeo enters. Beaming, laughing and gorgeous in a teal dress, the 39-year-old rushes over to embrace Patrick and their colleagues James Pickens Jnr (who plays Dr Burke :o ) and Eric Dane (McSteamy). “Look at my job!” she laughs, referring to the spunky men she gets to work with. “This is what I have to do every day!” “Way to make an entrance. You look gorgeous.” says Patrick, disappointed as Ellen greets James first. “I wanted a kiss first!” he says. As the guys argue over Ellen smells of lavender or geranium, she apologises for interrupting, but with the leading lady there, the boys admit they can’t remember what they were talking about. “It doesn’t matter now, does it?” jokes Patrick. Their catch up over, Ellen and Patrick sit down with Women’s Day… The show has been a huge hit in NZ and voted Favourite International Show by Women’s Day readers… PATRICK: I didn’t know that! I’d like to go there. Can’t we do an episode where we film something there? Meredith and Derek should go on a vacation there… Ellen, how do you feel about being a role model around the globe? Does it put extra pressure on you? ELLEN: It’s fine. I live a very non-eventful life, so it’s not a lot of pressure. It comes with the job and it’s OK. Patrick, how do you find the energy to manage movies, Grey’s and raising a very young family? PATRICK: Opportunities present themselves, and if you don’t seize that moment, it’s going to go away. I’ve been fortunate enough to take those opportunities when they’ve come up. I was exhausted by the end of season three, and then went into a movie, which we were rewriting… I’ve never been that tired in my life. It was blinding fatigue. But it was nice to get away from this show, have a little perspective, and come back appreciating what is going on here. I try to make sure than on a daily basis I appreciate everything (everyone?) here. Some days I win the battle, some days I don’t. Do you think that Meredith and Derek belong together? ELLEN: I think so, yes, Would you like them to marry? Will it happen? ELLEN: I’m sure it will. I think the fans will probably storm [TV Network] ABC if it doesn’t at some point! Grey’s Anatomy, Sunday 8:30pm, TV2 ---------------------------------------------------- From Twop They started shooting episode 5.21 (No Good at Saying Sorry) on Friday and filming of that episode goes on till March 25th. It's the episode where Izzie's mom comes to visit so maybe Alex is clean shaven to make a good impression, it's like his version of Mer's high ponytail. LOL There's also the possibility that JC shaved but over the weekend grew scruff and then started filming his scenes this week. I think PD knows M/D will get married but he isn't completely sure M/D is the wedding that's being talked about. It wouldn't surprise me if M/D pull a fast one and get engaged and then married a few episodes later. Meredith doesn't seem like the type that would want an elaborate wedding so it'll probably be something more low key. I don't think Kristin necessarily knows much of where C/O are going because if she did she wouldn't be so vague but much more specific to show that she knows things. The "cataclysmic" event KMcK is talking about I believe is Owen's PTSD episode that injures Cristina and traumatizes the both of them in 5.19. I think they'll back off a bit from each other because whatever happens is pretty bad but the feelings they have for one another are stronger so they'll get back together and work things out. This post has been edited by Crys: Today @ 8:39 am. Edited by oncetherewasaway, Mar 27 2009, 02:45 PM.



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