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Sunday, December 4, 2005
3:25 pm
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Well call me a Goldman Sachs whore, because I’m proud to announce that we’re initiating coverage of Grey’s Anatomy at a Strong Buy rating. All TVgasm pro-Dartmouth bias aside, this show is one of the best dramedies to hit television in a while and a major reason for ABC’s Sunday night resurgence. We’ll begin actual coverage after this week’s episode, but for now here’s a brief recap of the characters and the season thus far.Created by Dartmouth alum Shonda Rhimes ’91, Grey’s Anatomy is now in its second season. It follows the lives of five first-year surgical interns at fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, which is the biggest snakepit of sex, lies, and syphilis this side of Laura Bush’s holiday party. Seriously, these people never got the memo about not dipping the pen in the company ink.
Though intern Meredith Grey is the narrator and ostensible protagonist, it’s definitely an ensemble show, and the writers have done a great job making you care about virtually every character and storyline. The plots can be pretty soapy, but the writing is good enough to cover over any implausible coincidences, and there have been a few genuinely moving moments. Match that with a cast that’s talented down to the small roles and you have a pretty good show.
Interns |
 Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) – The title character, whose one-night stands have a nasty habit of turning up at the hospital as her superiors and/or patients. In particular, Meredith is still recovering from a one-night stand turned disastrous relationship with her boss, the still-married Dr. Shepherd. Meredith can be pretty self-pitying but is occasionally justified in her misery. She also bears the burden of her Alzheimer’s-afflicted mother, who COINCIDENTALLY used to be a doctor at Seattle Grace Hospital herself. Last week, Meredith broke her one-night stand’s penis. |
 Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) – Meredith’s aggressive, self-deprecating best friend who, like Meredith, is wisely screwing her boss. Cristina has been hesitant to admit her relationship with Dr. Burke in public, but she was forced to come to terms with it after she miscarried his baby. In any case, they provide the show with some hot black-Asian action. Cristina lives in a pigsty of an apartment and, in keeping with her Sideways character, loves to get shitfaced. |
 Dr. George O’Malley (T. R. Knight) – The cute goofy intern who has a huge crush on Meredith, unbeknownst to her. I’d bet that they ultimately end up together, but it could be a while. Though George started off as one of the least confident interns, he is now one of the most promising: earlier in the season he managed to perform open-heart surgery while stuck in an elevator. COINCIDENTALLY, George, Meredith, and Izzie are all roommates—you know, since the thing this hospital needed most was an additional layer of incestuousness. |
 Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) – The resident hottie-but-sweetie intern, who looks like Charlize Theron minus a few years. She’s beautiful but insecure and slightly embarrassed about the fact that she did just a weeeee bit of semi-nudie modeling to pay her way through college. She’s been dragged through the mud both sexually and emotionally by fellow intern Alex, and I imagine that a smackdown of some sort is pending. |
 Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) – The cocky asshole of the bunch, who deep down is pretty unsure of himself. He led Izzie on for a long time, repeatedly destroying her self-esteem, and now that they’ve finally gotten together, he can’t get it up. He did, however, give one of the other nurses syphilis. Charming! Alex seems to have a good heart beneath all his posturing, though, and he’s swallowed his dose of humility after getting word that he had failed his medical boards and would have to retake them. |
Doctors |
 Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) – The staff neurosurgeon who can’t decide between Meredith, with whom he had several brief-but-meaningful makeout sessions, and his wife Addison, who COINCIDENTALLY just started working at Seattle Grace Hospital as well. Dr. Shepherd seems like a thoughtful chap but usually just comes across as selfish and immature because he can’t commit to either of the two women. |
 Dr. Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) – A cerebral, job-obsessed cardiac surgeon who has been dating Cristina on the downlow. Ever since their relationship has been made public, it’s become increasingly unclear whether they actually have anything in common. They just have sex and go to work, and on the few instances they’ve actually been on dates they’ve found themselves mired in awkward silence. Dr. Burke is a perfectionist and is often tough on the interns. |
 Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) – The requisite dubious black woman, who is one of the funniest characters on the show. The businesslike Dr. Bailey, who oversees all the interns, has little patience for unprofessional behavior and divulges virtually nothing about her personal life. Though people call her “the Nazi,” her compassionate side peeks through occasionally, and her newly announced pregnancy will probably soften her character further. |
 Dr. Addison Shepherd (Kate Walsh) – Dr. Shepherd’s nearly-ex-wife, a highly paid, hotshot obstetric surgeon who COINCIDENTALLY just relocated to Seattle from the east coast in the hopes of rekindling their marriage. Her arrival at the hospital caused Meredith huge angst. The writers started Addison’s character off as a raving, adulterous bitch, but she’s become more sympathetic as the dithering Dr. Shepherd has raked her over the coals as much as he has Meredith. Addison has also taken a role as Izzie’s mentor because she thinks Izzie has promise in obstetric surgery. |
 Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) – SGH’s chief of surgery, probably the most minor of the ten regular characters. Above all, he seems concerned about maintaining the quality of the department and finding a good candidate to succeed him as chief. |
Grey’s Anatomy Porn Map |
| And finally, when 70% of a show’s characters are getting freaky, sometimes a visual just works better. If only it were animated: |
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| That’s all for now. Enjoy tonight’s episode—we’ll post on it later this week. Until then, happy hernias. |
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Thanks for recapping this one m_ruv! It’s a great show. We should mention that along the porn lines, we did find out that the chief did have a pretty serious affair with Meredith’s mother back in the day. Tonight’s episode should be good.
I didn’t know it was in it’s second season though. I thought it just started this year. Are you sure?
Yeah, technically the first season was only nine episodes, from March til May. The second season started in September. More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_anatomy
This show, while it may be an ok drama, is so very unrealistic to reality. I hate having people come up to me and ask if that’s really what is like, because its really not what its like at all.
this seriously has made my day.
thank you for adding this to you recap regulars
love,
thoy
It’s about damn time! This is the only reason to watch tv, other than Veronica Mars.
i wish you had seen the episode with the train crash, that was the best one yet
I’m so happy this show is going to get recapped!!! yay for tvgasm!
OOOH I’m so happy you are going to recap it – it’s such a great show.
On your porn diagram you forgot the lovely nurse who both George and Alex dated.
I agree with Meredith that train ep was really amazing and so so sad.
Ooohhhh!!! This makes me sooooo happy!!!
I love this show!
I love TvGasm!!
I love Life!!!
(ok… too much… but I’m really happy)
weird, i was in the middle of watchign this weeks episode and decided to do my tvgasm and check and found this! so exciting!
all you need is to recap one tree hill. oh man, did i just say that?
thanks m_ruv for answering my question.
MH- it’s not supposed to be reality. Do all the doctors at your hospital look like these ones? LOL. I have a friend who’s a resident, and we discuss the cases.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find a headshot of Olivia the nurse. If I come across one I’ll add her, because she’s certainly pornworthy.
Thanks m_ruv
My love and respect for TVgasm went down a couple of notches.
Ditto
Soooo happy you are gonna recap Greys…the show makes Sunday Tv worthwhile since Desperate Housewives is going nowhere fast with its storylines this season!
I just started calling friends and telling them the good news about this coverage!
so excited to see that you have fullfilled one of my life smallest joys (reading tvgasm recaps). i was waiting for this day, and now that its finally here, i’m psyched!
Happy, happy!
Sorry Will, you are certainly entitled to you opinion but for me…
My love and respect for TVgasm went UP a couple of notches.
Thank you TVgasm!!
THANK. GOD.
seriously, i can’t get enough of this show. and every single week i think to myself “oh boy! i can’t wait until the tvgasm reca….
SHITFUCK!”
thanks for making life more bright.
I saw James Pickens, Jr. playing a doctor on Larry David’s “Curb your Enthusiasm”. Talk about typecasting himself!
Amazing how a nebbish like Patrick Dempsey has been transformed into a real stud. He’s still a wimp at heart, though. His ambiguity is sickening. Of course, whiny, bed-hopping Meredith is no catch, as far as I’m concerned and Addison is an evil bitch and will show her true colors soon. Doesn’t she remind you of a cross between Terri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman?
Having said that, I’m happy you’ve added the show to your list. Your snarkiness is most welcome.
YAY!!! Love this show, love TVGasm…it all makes perfect sense!
And seriously, Will and Zharak – you like Desperate Housewives better than this show?!?!
Now if you just start recapping “Gilmore Girls”, I can die a happy man.
Now you have all my favorite shows…Thank you thank you for deciding to cover Greys Anatomy! WOOHOO
So happy about the recaps, I’m mad for McDreamy.
You forgot to add that Dr. Webber used to get it on with Meredith’s mom on your Porn Map! So glad that you added this show!
Thank you, THANK YOU for recapping this show.
I’ve got some mad O’Malley love going on, it’s sick really.
Can’t wait to read the TVgasm spin on Grey’s!
I love this show and I’m siked it finally made it to TVGASM!!!!!!
Dana, no, not really. But the gross errors really make the show unwatchable to me. But hey, there’s shows out there for everyone. I mean someone has to like Will and Grace out there.
I’m so glad my friend forced me start watching this show. It really is such a great show. I love it! And Sandra Oh is my hero.
Most TV shows have gross errors. The practice of law, medicine, business, people’s sex lives, people’s famil lives, heck LIFE is not much like whats on tv. If it was, nobody would watch. (on the other hand, will and grace is a show that nobody SHOULD watch).
Besides, Katherine Heigl is only real hottie on that show… and that’s what people really want.
my day has officially been made. sooo happy you guys are recapping this show; it’s by far my favorite thing on TV right now. i seriously wake up on sunday mornings in a better mood knowing it’s on. great writing, a great cast, and the DEMPS! what more could you want?
TVGasm just got better! Who thought that was even possible?
Thank you so much for adding this great show to your list..can’t wait for the recaps.
what’s with the dartmouth love?
i wanted to hate this show.
but i so love it now: love the writing, the humor, the diversity!
so glad you’ll be recapping
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of the best shows. and yes, train wreck was amazing. I would say that the most touching scene all season was when Bailey stopped the elevattor. Thanks m_ruv for recapping this show.
happy happy
joy joy
love this show, love this site
i’m a nurse, and i’ve worked with surgeons, surgical interns, doctors, medical interns…hospitals are pretty much a hot bed of sex…pun intended. there is much bed hopping between docs and nurses, docs and interns, docs and docs. this show isn’t too shocking to me.
Thank you. I love the recaps.
But, Izzy and Alex never actually did the deed, confirmed in the 12/4 episode.
This show is great! Sunday’s don’t suck anymore because of this show. Definitely the best thing on TV these days. Also, Addison in her salmon colored scrubs = Lucifer.
Awesome! I luvvvv this show! and Dr. McDreamy. Now get on the Nip/Tuck bandwagon and my life will be complete.