I miss this grey's; the soundtrack, the acting, the MEDICAL drama. I love this show and this episode is one of the best. This was grey's at its best.
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This is what I miss
rodrigues-391897 May 2020
The Straightforward Story
ttapola16 December 2009
After having reviewed the previous episode, I was preparing for this one to let me down. But what is this? The team pulls another winner! And it's from a first-time director! Again, the main focus is on the story, not exploring the core characters - they do have so little left in them to explore, after all. Certain things impressed me. The first one were the voice-over (you'll see - or rather, hear). The second were the surprise twists (of which I shall not speak) - I thought this would be a recycled, true and tested plot template from all the hospital series of the past, but then we reached the middle point and I realized there was still at least one variation that had not been explored. Giving this script to a first-time director was definitely a risk. The marching music (again, you'll see) did not work at all, but the drums in the beginning really did.
There is already another review of the episode, but I'll state my agreement over the great performance by Chyler Leigh. I've been a fan of hers from the early days of her career and since she came on to this series, I just knew "Little" Grey would eventually overshadow the original (hey, I knew her before I had even heard of Ellen Pompeo!). The great "what if" scenario I've been hoping since Leigh's arrival is now a legitimate possibility: Lose Meredith from the series (and save money) and it can still be called "Grey's Anatomy". And we have evidence that sidelining Meredith does not hurt the show. She's always been a rather bland character, with Cristina stealing the show since day one and Izzie (the regal Katherine Heigl) stealing most men's attention. Lexie is so much more interesting than Boredith.
Sure, the episode is not perfect, but then a 10/10 should be very rare, since it means - and this bears repeating - that the end result could not have been improved in any way (at the time). Now, Grey's Anatomy - how about a hat trick next week?
There is already another review of the episode, but I'll state my agreement over the great performance by Chyler Leigh. I've been a fan of hers from the early days of her career and since she came on to this series, I just knew "Little" Grey would eventually overshadow the original (hey, I knew her before I had even heard of Ellen Pompeo!). The great "what if" scenario I've been hoping since Leigh's arrival is now a legitimate possibility: Lose Meredith from the series (and save money) and it can still be called "Grey's Anatomy". And we have evidence that sidelining Meredith does not hurt the show. She's always been a rather bland character, with Cristina stealing the show since day one and Izzie (the regal Katherine Heigl) stealing most men's attention. Lexie is so much more interesting than Boredith.
Sure, the episode is not perfect, but then a 10/10 should be very rare, since it means - and this bears repeating - that the end result could not have been improved in any way (at the time). Now, Grey's Anatomy - how about a hat trick next week?
Outstanding helming debut by Chandra Wilson
lor_30 October 2009
This is the best episode of GREY'S I've seen in a long time -with a powerful central theme narrated by Dempsey, and riveting, nail-biting direction by Wilson, in what IMDb lists as her first visit to the director's chair. Instead of the wearying juggling of parallel stories and endless subplots that undoubtedly keeps fans of these latter-day (post-St. Elsewhere I guess) TV serials amused, this was an episode that focused on one strong story, and still had time for some updates on the show's running arcs, notably the missing Izzie character.
Chyler Leigh had a couple of spectacular speeches, very well delivered, and made one of her strongest impressions yet under Wilson's tutelage. The central character Isaac, is a very moving portrayal of the human spirit under the most trying of conditions, and I hope Faran Tahir in that role gets an Emmy nomination for his forceful yet sensitive performance -one I will remember for a long time. The other ensemble cast members like Norah Zehetner, Oh, Pickens, Chambers, Dane, Ramirez and Capshaw did a fine job -it was refreshing to see the series' romances put on hold as the show gets revivified with some drama & suspense for a change. My only caveat was in the writing -if this had been a standalone movie, or play, the point-of-view (and defending same) for the boss Pickens character would have been fleshed out and made more credible; as it stands he is merely the straw man you love to hate in this outing.
Overall it stands as evidence that non-directors with a heavy personal investment in the material can make a positive difference on TV, where basically (except for control-freak creators-hyphenate-directors) it is traffic cops and failed movie directors (check the credits on these shows some time) who get the call, week in and week out.
Chyler Leigh had a couple of spectacular speeches, very well delivered, and made one of her strongest impressions yet under Wilson's tutelage. The central character Isaac, is a very moving portrayal of the human spirit under the most trying of conditions, and I hope Faran Tahir in that role gets an Emmy nomination for his forceful yet sensitive performance -one I will remember for a long time. The other ensemble cast members like Norah Zehetner, Oh, Pickens, Chambers, Dane, Ramirez and Capshaw did a fine job -it was refreshing to see the series' romances put on hold as the show gets revivified with some drama & suspense for a change. My only caveat was in the writing -if this had been a standalone movie, or play, the point-of-view (and defending same) for the boss Pickens character would have been fleshed out and made more credible; as it stands he is merely the straw man you love to hate in this outing.
Overall it stands as evidence that non-directors with a heavy personal investment in the material can make a positive difference on TV, where basically (except for control-freak creators-hyphenate-directors) it is traffic cops and failed movie directors (check the credits on these shows some time) who get the call, week in and week out.
Isaac's Surgery
ZegMaarJus7 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This Episode begins with Derek, he is waking up. Derek starts his workday, Cristina may assist him with a surgery today. Isaac has a tumor in his spinal cord, he tells this to Derek. Isaac wants that Derek performs his surgery. Derek performs Isaac his surgery, without Richard his approval. Richard discovered that Derek performs Isaac his surgery. Derek says to Isaac that his tumor is not operable. Derek performs Isaac's surgery for the second time. Derek is puking during surgery. Isaac his surgery was successful. Izzie didn't show up for her cancer treatment. Richard fired Derek. Derek says that Richard has to sleep one night, they will talk tomorrow. Amazing Episode of Grey's Anatomy Season 6, such a great Episode. Derek saved Isaac his life, but he can be fired by Richard!
The worst script in a long time
celluloidfrog23 January 2011
This is one of the worst scripts i've seen in Grey's Anatomy. One dying patient, one operation, one-sided characters only yearning for one thing all along, one ticking clock that doesn't get resolved and becomes a cliffhanger, only very minor twists, constant explanations in the mouth of the characters that really make it look like the producers think their audience are morons, and on top of that, almost zero humor. And look what they have done to Grey, who, contrary to all we know about her personality, becomes a sick wife who happily waits for her genius husband to perform a miracle, instead of moving her ass to the hospital and storm the place. Totally unbelievable. What a waste of good material!
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