“What a Difference a Day Makes”

It was beautiful, it was sad, it was breathtaking, it was moving, but most of all, the 100th episode of Grey’s Anatomy was everything it was hyped up to be and more.

On the day of Meredith and Derek’s wedding, you’d expect perfection. The skies would open up into beautiful sunlight, people would hum, heck even birds would sing, but that just wouldn’t be life now would it? No, life is so much more than that. If there’s one thing Shonda Rhimes, the creator, and her team of writers know, it’s how to make you appreciate life, in all it’s ugly and beautiful complexities.

Instead on the big day, Hunt, George, Lexi, Torres and Cristina and forced into a trauma involving a van full of kids just about to graduate college. When their lives should be beginning, the team watches as six lives end. It’s heartbreaking but inspiring to see the impact these kids lives instantly have on each team member.

Meredith rides a high after accomplishing her first solo surgery. The chief looks on like a proud but anxious Poppa but in the end her surgery, and day are a success. Derek, however, is forced into a much darker day. When Izzie reports that Denny, her hallucination, is back, Bailey, Derek and Izzie rally to find out what’s causing his sudden appearance despite a clean MRI. That’s when the worst news of all season comes…

Izzie has a new inoperable tumor. She’s losing her hair, her strength, even the ability to control her own brain, and she’s most likely going to die. So instead of receiving a wedding present from her dedicated wedding planner, Meredith gives one. Karev and her dearest friends turn what could have been one of the worst days of her life, into what could end up being one of the best by giving her the wedding she’s always dreamed of.

In next week’s special two-hour season finale, it’s time to find out which cast members we’ll be saying good bye too. Regardless of who stays or leaves, it’ll be the complexity of  heartbreak mixed with happiness; because really, that’s the only way that Grey’s knows how to exist.

(S05E19) “No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)”

The scene is now set for  a much anticipated 100th episode.

Of course there will be a wedding. Now that we know Izzy’s cancer is not going away without a serious fight, one which she may not win, Meredith and Derek have decided to move up their wedding so that she can see it come to fruition. From the previews it should be stunning. I think it would actually be an excellent time for Izzy to part from the show. Can you imagine the heartache? What better send off for such a major character than right after she witnesses love at it’s best; something we know she clearly holds so dear. Then again, maybe I’m less of a romantic and more of a twisted soul. We shall see.

As far as love goes, I see Arizona and Torres really making a run of it. After both Sloan and Cristina suggest Torres just lie to her family in order to reform bonds, Arizona gives her the support she needs should she choose to go that route. Torres is better then that though, and it’s what we all love her for. This couple couldn’t be more kind hearted and perfect for each other if they tried.

My only hope in the love department is that Hunt and Cristina get back on the right foot. He’s trying, he’s just a bit misguided. Cristina’s smart though, I honestly don’t think she’ll be ignorant to his immense efforts for long. Maybe one day they’ll have the type of love that Lexi and Sloan have. Perhaps unconventional, but sweet and fresh all the same. Steamy may be older, but that doesn’t make him any less of a man. He even went out to meet her newly reinvented sober dad.

Next week there are certain key truths with which we can count on. There will be drama. There will be beauty. And there will definitely be love. But what will make the show remarkable enough to truly stand out as something special. Well that, ladies and gentleman, I can’t wait to find out.

(S05E18) “Sweet Surrender”

If there’s one thing I’m anticipating after tonight’s “Grey’s Anatomy” it’s the huge Mer-Der wedding. Her dress was gorgeous! Plus, you have to love that Sloan and Derek made up in this episode. Even Meredith and her new bridesmaid Lexi shared a few very cute sister moments.

My only hope is that Izzie is around for the big day. After starting off chemo in full wedding preparing swing, her world came tumbling down as soon as she passed out and hit the floor. From the sounds of it, she got the first nasty taste of what her life trying to beat cancer is going to be like. With Cristina, Karev and the rest of her friends by her side, you can’t but root for the character, even if the actress may be happy to say good bye.

As for Torres, I thought tonight’s episode did an excellent job of showing the tight but dangerously thin ropes that bind child to parent. It’s obvious that her dad loves her, even if he can’t accept who she is right now. We should all be so lucky as to have someone like Arizona that’s there to pick up the pieces when others can’t. I believe Bailey knows this best of all.

Now the only couple not together is Hunt and Cristina. It’s obvious he cares for her a great deal though as he puts his pride aside to seek professional help. I don’t doubt this coupling will eventually work itself out. They’re perfect for each other. Maybe one day we’ll even see Cristina in one of those big white dresses again.

Yay weddings!

(S05E17) “Elevator Love Letter”

Izzie’s alive with a brain that’s tumor free. MerDer have officially become an engaged couple and after nearly being choked in her sleep by Hunt, Cristina, against all desires, decides to call it quits. What an episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

So what did we learn from tonight? Well, first off, Karev and George care very deeply for Izzie, but they sure are awful at showing it. Meredith, on the other hand, is completely selfish in my opinion as she turned everything that happened tonight practically into something concerning her. Will you marry me Grey? Ooh no, it’s not a good time. She might be right, but with all the guy’s been through and has coming up you wouldn’t think she’d make him jump through hoops. Also, worst of all, she wasn’t there for Cristina like she should have been. Yang didn’t need a bodyguard, she needed a friend.

Regardless of their faults though, it was still “a beautiful night to save lives” at Seattle Grace. We have a lot to look forward to people.

(S05E16) “Stand By Me”

Will the Grey’s Anatomy team be able to pull together and save Izzie’s life? That’s the question we were all left hanging onto after tonight’s intense episode.

A faceless man experienced the miracle of a second chance at life, with friends to help him through it. The interns turn on each other with such high-paced gossip and drama you would think the original cast was still in their infancy stages. Then of course there’s the chief who not only wins his way back into Derek’s confidence, but our hearts. And still, this was all nothing compared to the moment that spread like wildfire when Cristina holds  her scalpel mid-air and tells Karev and Bailey that Izzie may very well be dying.

The moment is passed on again when she admits to Izzie what she’s done and isn’t pushed away but instead thanks. Don’t we all sometimes find that we just need to lean on our friends to make the worst things seem bearable? Our final seen was that of Izzie being helped into a hospital gown then bed like a pale scared little child finally giving in to the inner strength of her elders while George, Meredith and the rest of the tight knit group lean in with sympathetic but determined glances.

I simply cannot wait till the next episode. If anyone has any good spoilers, go ahead, throw them my way .

(S05E15) “I Will Follow You Into the Dark”

After tonight’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy it might appear that not only do we have Izzie potentially on her way out the door, but Dreamy could possibly follow. Though his claim that he is no longer operating warrants suspicion towards his future, I’m not going to hold my breath. And honestly, if he left, as well as the other actors rumored to be heading out, who would be left? Meredith and Cristine I guess, but I don’t know how much girl-to-girl bickering and gabbing an audience could take from those two.

When it comes to the rumors about Katherine Heigl’s exit, however, I have to admit, I think we’re witnessing the writing on the wall. With all the drama surrounding that actress and that character, we could practically write a novel. In tonight’s episode Izzie unknowingly was diagnosed by the interns with a melanoma cancer and a diagnosis of only just a few more months of life. Lexi says screw the odds, but Lil Grey still has a lot to learn.

Chief truly dissappointed me tonight. Not only did he freak out unncessarily at Bailey, ignore every staff member besides Shephard, but he also blew the engagement secret with Meredith. Uncool, dude, uncool. Guess when all the actors of your show are rumored to be heading out the door, any Chief would be disgruntled and panicked. But still…

(S05E14) An Honest Mistake

Tonight’s Grey’s Anatomy featured a moment that will surely be highlighted on some future DVD of all amazing Grey’s moments years from now: “The Shepherd and Sloan Smack Down”.

After a whirlwind of emotional surgery Derek is left with self-anger, disbelief and grief, having lost his pregnant patient due to his own medical mistake. With possibly the worst timing known to man Sloan picks just that moment when Derek is taking the quiet time he needs to get his head on straight in order to burst out the truth about his and Lexi’s relationship. Big mistake Steamy. Without even pausing to think about it Derek threw two punches directly at Steamy’s face surely making the man glad he’s in plastics. The fight went on with no mercy shown until Dr. Hunt, the Chief and of course, both Grey sisters split the men apart. Not before, I might add, I had a slight fear Sloan and/or Shepherd would take a head dive off the bridge where the ruckus occurred.

So yes, a lot of other things happened in tonight’s episode. Izzie discovers she was misdiagnosed with anemia and may have cancer, putting her life in the interns hands for the moment. Bailey fights for both respect and an esteemed spot in pediatrics. Dr. Hunt admits to Cristina that he accepts all her faults and wants to spend his life with her anyway. Ooh and shall we not forget Torres’ shameful rejection from Arizona that happened not once, but twice in one day. But really, doesn’t that all just pale in comparison to a crazy wicked fist fight between two very hot men? I thought so.

(S05E13) Before and After

Now that’s what I’m talking about, a crossover television event that actually hooks me in and leads me to want to watch the next episode. Last week Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice didn’t exactly hit the mark, tonight there was a home run. Or at least an intern run.

Addison, Naomi and Sam of Private Practice guest starred on Grey’s Anatomy bringing along the unconscious Archer in much needed life-saving brain surgery. No surprise, but Derek saved the day, sparking some life back into Archer but not into his past romance with Addison – thank God. If anything, this episode should reconfirm the fact that he and Meredith should finally be together and leave all that drama behind them.

Dr. Hunt, however, needs to tie up some loose ends before he can move forward. After Cristina discovers that Hunt not only had a fiance but left her via e-mail with no information that he was back in Iraq she begins to realize just how little she knows about her mysterious man. Sure Derek used to play the guitar, but did he leave his mother wondering which country he was currently living in? If ignorance was a competition, Cristina would surely win in the best friend show down.

As for Izzy’s mysterious illness, Alex is beginning to catch on that somethings off. Her hand/eye coordination is definitely off, but moreover, Karev is picking up on her determination to teach the interns something. I’m hoping that we find out exactly what’s going on with her medically in the very near future. Mostly though I’m just hoping it lives up to the hype and suspense.

(S02E12) Beat Your Heart Out

Private Practice and Grey’s Anatomy crossover event? When? Where? How, after sitting here watching ABC for two straights hours did I miss it? If this is there idea of gimmicky advertising, then they had me fooled.

In any case, with the suspense of this crossover hanging in the air, as well as Dreamy’s yet to be given engagement ring I was hooked on the potential that is Grey’s Anatomy tonight.

All is well again in the Cristina/ Meredith world. Of course the personal interest is a little one-sided with Cristina getting the short end of the stick, but what else is new? I hardly cared though with the energy filled sexual tension radiating from her and Dr. Hunt. Let’s just hope it can continue through whatever land mine is about to be dropped on their very fragile beginnings during next week’s show. As for who that mysterious knee-jerk reaction causing lady that is that set Dr. Hunt off, I’m betting an old war buddy. Weirder things have happened.

Bailey really stole the show tonight. After her drama-filled dying child saga that we just recovered from I was somewhat shocked to see a new similar story line begin. I was pleased to see that after an initial freak-out she was able to pull it together and really shine as yet another child’s life was saved. As a bonus, it looks like she’ll be up for a promotion in July. When Bailey’s in charge life is always fun (it’s how Grey’s began after all). As for her potential future in peds, I couldn’t agree more.

(S05E11) Stairway to Heaven

If you’re looking for the definition of an “emotional roller coaster,” you should look no further than tonight’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Between Izzie finally realizing that she’s sick and may die to Bailey saving a child’s life at the very last moment, I couldn’t decide whether it was time to cry or laugh.

Right from the very beginning I know Grey’s was going to be interesting. First we see just how much Sloan and Lexi really care for each other, only to be followed by the ridiculousness of her having broken his penis. What could have been a comical situation took on a lot of meaning. Not only did Lexi and Sloan seal their deep feelings for each other, but gains a friend in Sadie. Who, by the way, is rumored to be officially leaving the show. When it comes to Grey’s cast members, what else is knew?

While I haven’t heard anything official on Katherine Heigl’s status, from tonight’s episode it looks like her character is also in need of some life resuscitation. When Denny finally breaks through to her in a very emotional moment that he’s there to take her on to the next life (heaven or hell, the votes still out), she not only makes us question her life as a character, but as a Grey’s Anatomy actress. To be honest, after all of the drama that she’s had with the show, I wouldn’t be too surprised it this isn’t adios.

The biggest storyline tonight, though, didn’t revolved around Izzie, Lexi or Sadie, it focused on Meredith and Bailey. I can’t help but love episodes that focus at least a little bit around Bailey. As much as she warns against it, she always gets so emotionally fired up about each of her cases. How could you blame her though when tonight she was put at odds with the death of one of her fondest pediatric patients and his understandably sad mother. After almost aiding Meredith in ending the death row patients live in order to save the child we saw Bailey reach her very breaking point and then bounce back. That’s just good t.v.

So now I don’t know what to expect. To be honest, I’m more interested in what is going on with the stars personal lives then their character lives. I’ll be doing my homework and reporting back with whatever dirt I can come up with. in the meantime though, kids, it may just be time to say your good byes to at least one of our favorite cast members.