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OMG...thank you Grey's for bringing back McSteamy!! He should come to Seattle Grace and let us see more of what we saw coming (steamily) out of the hotel bathroom tonight. That made my night, friends! And kudos on Bailey's pick up on the Izzie cue. That's good television! Burke's Mama...excellent casting in my opinion. She brings the mother-in-law factor in with a flair and it's good to see Christina sweat! And did Christopher O'Donnell lose weight...he gets hotter and hotter. Good call on the dating thing, Mer. Keep your options open, pal! Ok enough gush...Alex and the potentially dying chick? That I didn't quite see. But hey, to each his own!

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I'm done...since the mid-last season the show has been losing me and now after tonight, I deleted my season pass...2 main reasons - I'm sick of Meredith not making up her mind, I needed her to decide tonight on one or neither, but not both - I can't take another season of that BS...second, there is no way in hell that Izzy would be allowed back into the program - she is lucky not to have been brought up on felony charges after last season, there is no way she could still have a medical license

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She did smile! Meridith had a big ol' goofy grin on her face when Finn came in the bar.

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I think I have a crush on Callie...I dig that chick!

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Thanks for the nice recap Joel! You say exactly what is wrong with the show: Not only is it unrealistic, it's characters also make very strange decisions. And despite that I can't stop watching... I don't get it. I think the show is becoming "Dawon's Creek" in scrubs.

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you didn't mention the funniest part of the show... the patient (Benjamin or something i think was his name) who couldn't filter his thoughts. freakin' hilarious!

and, by the way, i'm with everyone who's over Meredith. personally, this show should be called Izzy's Anatomy (for many reasons) and they should have Meredith die tragically. perhaps as she's flipping a coin to choose the love of her life (isn't that how the experts suggest you do it?), she accidentally swallows it and having to choose literally kills her. why did they pick the whiniest most boring character to focus this show on?

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Someone want to explain to me how Eric got from New York to Seattle so fast?

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welcome back, Grey's! After last week's boring, not-so-Greys season opener, it's good to see the show finally comes back on track. thank god they dropped those god awful flashbacks, they were completely unnecessary and really didn't add much to the story. Last week's episode was such a let down to the season finale because nothing was resolved and the story didn't move forward. Not that this episode made much difference, but at least this episode got all the Greys formula right. the good: Burkes mom vs Christina, the fun interactions between the interns, the quirky doctor/patient relations, and wow, jealous George! The writers are doing a pretty good job on writing Callie, it's kind of like when they made Addison more human and be a part of the gang last season, i love both of them. I'm also happy to see Bailey finally talked to Izzie, so hopefully she'll finally be back in the next episode. To me, after last season's finale, i'm much more interested in Izzie than that Meredith/Derek's who-will-she-choose mess. Now to the bad part, does anyone out there actually think Meredith and Derek won't get together? I'm pretty sick of that storyline already. I have to admit, I never really liked McDreamy...he's too whinny and he blames his problems on those two women that are just crazy about him. I would like to see Meredith choose Finn, but, I'm sure that's not going to happen. Finally, thanks to CTV's little fiasco last week, the cliffhanger of this episode was on the internet all over the world already, so the return of McSteamy shocked no one. and frankly, why should anyone be surprise to see him back? after all, Derek treated Addison like dirt! I'm happy to see the woman finally got laid! Anyway, now that last week's episode has completely been forgotten, welcome back Grey's Anatomy.

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Sean Juan,

I think the quickness of the trip from NY to Seattle is alluded to by the fact that Addison asks Joe (the bartender) to call her a cab at 10 on the dot. Which means she drunk dialed him way earlier in the night.

I don't know for sure, but that's my guess from Joe's blog over at: http://www.emeraldcitybar.com/ .

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Meridith is supposed to be wishy-washy... that's who she is, so I don't understand the frustration with her character. It's like Cristina being selfish.. it's why you love and hate the people on the show.

What Meridith has done now has flipped the McDreamy saga on it's head, so now Derek is after her, rather than she being after him.

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Awww, Meredith smiled more than that one time when COD came into the bar. She was actually pretty smily this episode and only scowled once! I love the depiction of the friendship between her and Christina. And yes, McSteamy made my night too.

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This show, is awful. The thing that sucked you in about ER originally was how realistic it seemed. The nurses and doctors talked like real nurses and doctors. The lighting wasn't that of a soundstage rather you had lots of harshlights and you could really believe that this is what it's like when you show up at a real ER. And though the melodrama was evident from the start, it's a character driven show through and through, it was not a radical departure from reality like this show. Further the characters were actually dynamic and not just single mindedly capricious. No one could have predicted that Dr. Greene would go through all he went through from the first episode. No one could have predicted that Juliana Marguiles character would leave the show with such hope and potential happiness after that pilot. But it felt natural. I won't attest to the current state of the show and its attachment to reality (when the ER got blown up the third time I really stopped watching at all), but those first few seasons were a testament to the compelling drama that a realistic medical show can produce.

Shonda Rhimes has crafted a trite melodrama with as much depth of story and character as the kiddie pool. The characters are flat caricatures. There's the lovestruck pretty girl always in a state of woe over having to choose among her many suitors. There's the hard headed over acheiver and their hard headed mentor. There's the stunning beauty who's lovers she tries to pine over and they either turn out to be jerks or die. And the patients are no different, always sporting a symbolic ailment. The girl that always felt different who it turns out has testicles is probably the worst example. And let's forego any notion that Shonda didn't plan on casting three African-Americans in positions of power with their four white and one Asian interns. And just when you thought they'd forgot a major minority, they introduce Callie, the strong latin character. If she came out and admitted that it was all intentional no one would blame her, it's an interesting social experiment, the minority in power over the majority. Or at least it would be if the characters were at all representative of anything other than the one dimensional facades she's created.
I'm not trying to start a flame war, but I'm bothered when people say things like, "I don't like x and y about this show but I won't stop watching!" If you stop watching then maybe someone will make a better show. If you change the channel on this show enough times then maybe they'll hire someone who can write a show that's deeper than the paper its printed on. Maybe.

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I never understand folks who say they're sick of Meredith. It's like the Gilmore Girls fans who got upset when Rory slept with Dean or Lorelai with Christopher -- these are smart women who consistently make bad choices. If Meredith started acting mature and responsibly, it would be even more out of character. I, for one, have no interest in watching drama with flawless protagonists.

Honestly, I feel a little pity for Meredith. Having to choose between such great guys would be great for the self-esteem -- something she's not blessed with an abundance of -- but still, knowing that whatever you end up doing will hurt someone you care about would so taint whichever love you end up choosing, of course, you're going to put it off.

And I loved when she told George not to f' it up with Callie and talked about how dirty sexy she was. It was kind, funny, and shows that occasionally she looks past her own nose at the traits and needs of others.

A perfect lead character? Hardly. A likable lead character? Not always. A watchable lead character, infinitely.

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Ummmm, alright episode...I too am a little tired of meredith but I think this is what the show's all about right? She can't make a decision and wind up happy or th e show would be over. As far as how mcsteamy getting to seattle ... if I got a phone call from addison I would have a ticket on the concorde. Heck, if I was him I would keep a ticket on the concorde on standbye just in case I got the call(I know it doesn't fly anymore...just a joke). Seriously, it is entirely unbelievable that anyone would ever choose meredith over ms. mcsexy.

chris

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Oh, boy!! McSteamy...how lovely!

Who cares who Mer chooses? I just wanna watch, McSteamy!

I am soooo glad Addison got her sexy back!!!

Whoo-hooo!!!

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I'm just glad Meredeth isn't my doctor, lets see should I use a scalpul or a butter knife. any one got a muffin.. PS anyone know what happened to the guy with all the wood haha I fell asleep just after he lined out.

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You're right, this wasn't a very good episode and I don't like the way they're tying up some loose ends. I think the show would have been better if Izzie had stayed away from hospital for awhile and slowly came back to what she truly wants to be: a doctor. Like you, I thought the Bailey mea culpa was silly, but I do enjoy seeing "The Nazi" back in action. Loved the final scene. I can't stand McDreamy, the character is written as such a hypocrite: it's OK for him to sleep around, but not the wife. After treating a conciliatory Addison like crap for a year, Derek got a taste of his own medicine. I hope the return of Mark doesn't mean Kate Walsh is leaving the show. I like her character more than most of the others.

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I noticed they dropped the opening credits (with the Royskopp music) sequence in favor of low-keying them over the scenes after the first break. I didn't notice it last week, but I don't think they did it then either. Has the show dropped the opening credits number?

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I thought this was much better than the premiere. I can't wait to see Meredith dating Finn and Derek!

Also, I have just finished making a trivia quiz for this episode, i have tried to make this one trickier than the one I did last week (thanks for the feedback from everyone).

I hope you all enjoy it :D
http://www.tvtriviaquiz.com/greys_anatomy.htm

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