Grey Chatter: Heading Into the Light
It's hard to get past the fact that last Thursday's episode, "Drowning On Dry Land" ended with Meredith heading into the light, where she came face to face with Denny and Dylan. Because she's dead.
Denny said so, so it must be true.
Or is she?
Unfortunately, there's no way of knowing how this will turn out until we tune in Thursday. But it seems that all signs are pointing to Meredith Grey's demise. It certainly would make a shocking end to this three-part saga.
But back to what we do know.
Izzie is a rock star on the ferry for saving the guy pinned under the car. But she's a little less than a rock star in the friend arena, after trash-talking Callie to George.
Besides, it wasn't the best timing, as Meredith lay dying in the other room, for Izzie to just blurt out her feelings like that.
As much as she dislikes Callie, Izzie is supposed to be George's best friend. Best friends are supportive and accepting, not judgmental. Izzie needs to let it go and find a way to be George's friend with Callie in the picture.
Alex, meanwhile, finally steps up and takes charge of the missing family member situation, snapping photos of all the patients and victims at the hospital. It took him a while to figure this out, but now that he has, maybe it will help give him a boost of confidence.
Plus, he saved a pregnant woman's life. That pretty much makes Alex the star of the last two episodes. It will be interesting to see how his relationship with this "Jane Doe" develops.
Cristina and Preston hit yet another hurdle as Burke has to face the best friend dilemma. Cristina tries to explain her attachment to Meredith, but the best she can come up with is a story involving dragging a dead body across the floor.
While absolutely hilarious and true, this only serves to upset Burke more, although Cristina didn't willingly compare their relationship to a corpse. It's quite likely that Cristina is going through many "firsts" right now, and she's unable to deal with them emotionally.
Dr. Yang has never really been close to people, and now she has not only a best friend but a fiancé as well. It's a little overwhelming to Cristina to realize how attached she is, and that these people mean something to her. Once she figures out what to do with these emotions, maybe she'll stop saying crazy things about dead bodies.
But now back to Meredith. If she is dead, what does this mean for Derek? He's completely lost as to how to help her. His medical skills mean nothing now; he's banned from the room. All he can do is hope and pray and accept his friends' consoling.
If the miracle in the next episode (titled "Some Kind of Miracle") is for Meredith and she does come back to life, this could forever affect her relationship with Derek.
If he didn't know before, he knows now that he's lost without her. There's nothing like a brush with death to make you appreciate the special people in you life. But if Meredith is really dead... well, a lot of things around Seattle Grace will be changing.
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April 22nd, 2007 2:20 AM
hey woop woop!
how in the world do you know all this?
i know how much fun it is being the spoiler since i am the only one among my friends seeing the episodes in english. (i am german). so how can you know so many details? if there is a secret spy i am not asking you for its name of course.....hihi...
but still, HOW DO YOU KNOW ???????
hi from germany,
mia
March 10th, 2007 2:44 PM
i really liked izzies speech, very true.
and im so extremly happy that meredith didnt die :]
so izzie, her being all "i dont like callie" to george, i think most of us were just waiting for it to happen. but it was a little out of the ordinary that george was all shes going to die, but his dad did just die, so i can see were its coming from.
god i love this show!
February 22nd, 2007 4:12 PM
Sorry for that double comment thing, wasn't supposed to happen.
February 22nd, 2007 4:11 PM
BB-Thanks for the reply, a rather eye-opening one concerning Burke and Cristina. That's true that when she does something to make him mad, he obviously reacts likewise. I also agree that the fight between them has gone on too long, annoyingly long, perhaps why I thought he was being portrayed more jerkish
February 22nd, 2007 4:10 PM
BB-Thanks for the reply, a rather eye-opening one concerning Burke and Cristina. That's true that when she does something to make him mad, he obviously reacts likewise. I also agree that the fight between them has gone on too long, perhaps why I thought he was being portrayed more jerkish.
February 22nd, 2007 2:24 PM
I just discovered this website and it is sooo amazing!! i especially love reading all the opinions people have about the show and its good to know im not the only one whos obsessed with greys anatomy!!!!! :)
February 22nd, 2007 1:33 PM
I hope that Meredith just has a near-death experience. You know, she sees the light but is sent back because it isn't her time? I think Denny will send her back. Who knows what will happen? We will just have to wait to see. I also liked Burk being kind to Derek, too. Derek needs a friend, but Mark showed Derek some compassion when he touched Derek's arm in the hall.
February 21st, 2007 11:25 PM
Burke didn't seem out of character to me, McYmyT. When he was irritated with her it was very much the way he acted when they broke up, even though they were in love with each other, back in season two after she found out she was pregnant but before he knew about it. Remember when the wife beater was in the car accident and needed the new liver and the son was a potential doner but didn't want to do it. He talks to her like that when she does something that hurts him. We have seen it several times in the past seasons.
This past week he was a gentleman and very kind to Derek as he usually is. He was also frustrated when he talked to Addison about the interns and that was very much the same way he was frustrated many times in the past.
I just saw Burke being Burke, a multilayered character, basically a gentleman, in love with a girl that challenges and frustrates him, just like in the I am Preston Burke scene. I actually didn't see him as being a jerk. I thought his react
February 21st, 2007 11:08 PM
I don't know Shell. I really wish I did because I am losing sleep over this. Anything can happen tomorrow night. I just don't think if they fired him, Isaiah would have any reason to stay quiet about it. I don't know how long ago this episode was shot, but certainly at least a couple of weeks. There have been pretty positive statements made by members of the cast on various guest appearances with regards to the incident since this episode was shot. So as much as it panics me that they might kill off his character, logically I don't think so. At least I am really hoping not.
I hope you are right TexasGreysFan. I hope he isn't going anywhere. And, I agree with both of you the spin off thing is not a good plan. I like Addison, but unless she takes Burke and Cristina with her, I'm not sure I would be too interested. Don't get me wrong, I think she is a really good actress, but I'm not sure she could carry a show alone. I'm afraid it would be kind of like Joey.
The probl
February 21st, 2007 8:11 PM
TV.Com shows that there will be new episodes on March 8th and March 15th, so it doesn't sound like we will have to go through the entire month with all reruns. I also read where there would only be 22/23 episodes this season, which means we don't have too many more to go! That makes me sad! I wonder what the cast does all summer.. I heard an interview with Izzie during one of the award shows in Jan. talking about her upcoming marrriage in Dec. of this year and she said thats why she planned to get married in Dec. becasue that was the only time of the year that she has (2) weeks off. So, what do they do during the summer? Promotions for the show maybe? I think they go back to shooting new episodes in July/Aug. since the new season starts back in Sept. Anyway, just wondering what they do during the summer months?? Are all of those spoilers that have been listed by different ones true? or were the spoilers saying that one of those things could happen, not all of them? I really wa