Spring Break
Season premiere of 'Grey's' delivers loads of heartbreak
Kathleen McKiernan
Issue date: 10/2/08 Section: Entertainment
10/02/08 - Dr. Derrick Shepard died!
Just kidding. It was just Dr. Meredith Grey's nightmare that really had me thinking McDreamy was finished during the start of the season five premiere of "Grey's Anatomy" last Thursday.
Rather than cast off Patrick Dempsey's character, "Grey's Anatomy" premiered without any shockers- something out of the ordinary for this hospital drama.
The same questions persisted throughout the show as the characters try to solve their relationship troubles. Is love worth it? Is a hard day's work in the emergency room enough to cure a broken heart? Is there such a thing as a happy ending?
After Dr. Grey proposed to Dr. Shepard last season, she asked him to move in with her again. Yet, she found herself questioning her heart. Grey, looking like the usual deer in the headlights whenever she thought of marriage, wondered if the walk down the long aisle was worth it.
After three women almost crash into Seattle Grace Hospital in their limousine, Grey discovers that after 40 years of marriage one of the three was having an affair with one of the other's husbands. Grey wondered if after 40 years of marriage, she and Dr. Shepard would be as in love as they are.
For a hospital with the top neurosurgeon, plastic surgeon, and cardio surgeon on its pay rate, Seattle Grace found itself ranked, surprisingly, as No. 12 in the nation for trauma centers. This was unacceptable to Dr. Christina Yang whose quest for greatness would not be halted by her position at a No. 12 hospital.
As usual, while they should be saving lives, Lexie Grey and Dr. Izzie Stevens also work on their love lives. Grey spends the episode trying to work up enough courage to confess her more-than-friends feelings for George O'Malley, the infamous sweet, geeky guy who somehow gets all the girls.
O'Malley's an idiot though. The only thing that has captured his heart is studying to retake the intern exam. Dr. Stevens doesn't have much luck either.
Just kidding. It was just Dr. Meredith Grey's nightmare that really had me thinking McDreamy was finished during the start of the season five premiere of "Grey's Anatomy" last Thursday.
Rather than cast off Patrick Dempsey's character, "Grey's Anatomy" premiered without any shockers- something out of the ordinary for this hospital drama.
The same questions persisted throughout the show as the characters try to solve their relationship troubles. Is love worth it? Is a hard day's work in the emergency room enough to cure a broken heart? Is there such a thing as a happy ending?
After Dr. Grey proposed to Dr. Shepard last season, she asked him to move in with her again. Yet, she found herself questioning her heart. Grey, looking like the usual deer in the headlights whenever she thought of marriage, wondered if the walk down the long aisle was worth it.
After three women almost crash into Seattle Grace Hospital in their limousine, Grey discovers that after 40 years of marriage one of the three was having an affair with one of the other's husbands. Grey wondered if after 40 years of marriage, she and Dr. Shepard would be as in love as they are.
For a hospital with the top neurosurgeon, plastic surgeon, and cardio surgeon on its pay rate, Seattle Grace found itself ranked, surprisingly, as No. 12 in the nation for trauma centers. This was unacceptable to Dr. Christina Yang whose quest for greatness would not be halted by her position at a No. 12 hospital.
As usual, while they should be saving lives, Lexie Grey and Dr. Izzie Stevens also work on their love lives. Grey spends the episode trying to work up enough courage to confess her more-than-friends feelings for George O'Malley, the infamous sweet, geeky guy who somehow gets all the girls.
O'Malley's an idiot though. The only thing that has captured his heart is studying to retake the intern exam. Dr. Stevens doesn't have much luck either.
