In the ninth-season finale, a severe storm rages outside and the hospital's resources become limited as more storm victims arrive. Meanwhile, one doctor's life is in jeopardy.
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The hospital staff get ready for a major storm about to hit Seattle. Meanwhile, Owen yearns to be a dad as he bonds with Ethan; Meredith and her unborn baby are put in peril; and Jo turns to Alex during a crisis.
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Bailey refuses to accept help from her colleagues. Meanwhile, Owen worries that Ethan will land in foster care; a craniofacial specialist assists a young patient; and a magician's assistant gets injured during a magic trick.
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A CDC investigation targets Bailey, and board members debate how to address the crisis. Meanwhile, Cristina taunts Alex about his feelings for Jo; and Owen continues to look after Ethan as the boy waits for his parents' conditions to improve.
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Meredith asks Cristina for a favor concerning her kids. Meanwhile, several pre-op patients get an infection, which may be traced back to one doctor; a group of Syrian doctors learn some basic surgical skills; and April makes a confession to Matthew.
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A gas-tanker explosion results in many injuries, and a paramedic is among the wounded. Meanwhile, a distraught mother wants to uncover the cause of her son's mysterious illness; and Owen gets close to a young boy whose parents may die.
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Idle Hands
Season 9, Episode 18
The doctors start feeling the weight of their new roles as hospital owners. Meanwhile, Meredith fears for her unborn baby's health; Callie and Arizona attempt to spice things up; and Alex gets competitive with Jo's new beau.
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Multiple transplant surgeries are scheduled at the same time. Meanwhile, the hospital's new management team create havoc, leading one doctor to question whether he still belongs at Seattle Grace.
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Jackson's mom tries to persuade him to relocate to Boston. Meanwhile, the doctors talk to a potential investor about saving the hospital; the interns think their jobs are in jeopardy; and Alex's attentiveness to a patient wins him points with Jo.
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The hospital's dire financial problems jeopardize a pricey, lifesaving surgery for a child. Meanwhile, Alex and Jo team up to help an infant; and April turns to Jackson for advice on her love life.
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Several doctors vie to be the hospital's new ambassador. Meanwhile, April works on an emergency case; a transgender teenage couple arrive at the hospital; and the staff find it difficult to adhere to some exasperating new policies.
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Bad Blood
Season 9, Episode 13
Derek and April burn the midnight oil trying to come up with a solution to the hospital's problems, while Cristina has a tough time acceding to the wishes of a family whose son is dying. Meanwhile, Arizona deals with a teen who's facing the same physical problems as she.
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A new doctor arrives and unnerves the staff. Meanwhile, Arizona deals with having a phantom limb; and a pregnant and highly emotional Meredith faces a grave fear.
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The plaintiffs in the plane-crash lawsuit receive an update on their case. Meanwhile, Catherine pursues Richard, but he tries to dodge her; Jackson treats a former patient of Mark's; and Derek starts the recovery process for his hand.
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Bailey's wedding is in limbo while she focuses on saving Adele. Elsewhere, Cristina and Owen are indecisive about following through with their divorce; Arizona and Callie try to spice things up; and a group of injured bikers are brought to the hospital.
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Bailey gets nervous as she prepares for her wedding, so Richard helps calm her down. Meanwhile, Lizzie clashes with Meredith; and Callie and Jackson attempt to persuade Derek to undergo a high-risk surgery to repair his hand.
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Meredith wants Heather to help repair Derek's hand, even if it requires pushing the limits. Meanwhile, Cristina encourages her interns to get competitive with each other; Alex sees a different side of Jo; and Shane learns an important lesson from April.
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Bailey and Ben disagree over wedding plans. Meanwhile, Cristina and Owen take stock of their relationship; and Callie wants Jackson to help her with Derek's dilemma, but Jackson gets distracted by a surprise involving April.
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The crash victims proceed with their lawsuit, which requires them to face their injuries. Meanwhile, Bailey sneakily gets Arizona to assist with a pediatric case; and Cristina works on adjusting to her new surroundings.
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Meredith and Cristina lean on each other and maintain their long-distance friendship as Meredith deals with a case that affects her personally, while Cristina provides assistance on a difficult cardiac operation.
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Meredith stops discussing her surgeries with Derek in an effort to be sensitive to his situation; Richard seeks Catherine's assistance with a difficult operation; and Arizona wrestles with her new reality, making Callie and Alex confront their guilt.
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The plane-crash survivors face a difficult choice, which will have far-reaching effects. Elsewhere, Jackson and April are put in a stressful situation when they're obligated to work together; and Alex must exercise some self-restraint with an intern.
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A flashback to the aftermath of the plane crash recounts how the victims dealt with the disaster. Meanwhile, back at Seattle Grace, the doctors seek peace from the turmoil.
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In the ninth-season opener, the doctors try to deal with the fallout from the plane crash, which includes adjusting to changes and moving on from loss.
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Flight
Season 8, Episode 24
Season 8 finale: Facing threats on their lives, doctors must fight to save themselves and each other. Meanwhile, Bailey and Ben make a decision about their relationship; Teddy gets a tempting offer; and Richard plans a special dinner for the residents.
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Migration
Season 8, Episode 23
The residents make their postresidency decisions; Mark tells Derek that he's torn between Lexie and Julia; Ben has special plans for Bailey, but she's preoccupied with work; and Arizona encourages Nick, her childhood friend, to have surgery. Meanwhile, a couple on their third honeymoon arrive at the hospital complaining of mysterious symptoms.
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Tension builds as the residents await their exam results. Meanwhile, Arizona's childhood pal needs medical assistance; surgery is performed on a man who's missing a portion of his skull; and Julia proposes that she and Mark start a family.
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In San Francisco, where the residents have gone for their oral boards, sparks fly when Richard bumps into Catherine Avery. Meanwhile, Owen and Teddy argue over a young auto-crash patient and Bailey must intervene; Mark tries to recruit Lexie for a case; and Alex feels guilty for being away from the hospital when a patient begins to fail.
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A Jane Doe in the hospital turns out to be a patient whose case has gained national interest. Meanwhile, Richard comes to an unsettling realization when he visits Adele at her nursing home; and the residents begin interviewing for postresidency positions at prospective hospitals, and Cristina proves to be the one who's most in demand.
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Cristina presses Owen for details of his affair; chief-for-a-day Mark clashes with Richard over a surgery; Callie deems Meredith ready for the boards, while the other residents fret about them; Callie, Arizona and Bailey plan a ladies' night for Teddy.
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A lion breaks loose, leaving a couple at risk (in more ways than one); Lexie overhears Mark talking about moving in with Julia; Teddy begins to come to terms with Henry's death; Callie grills Arizona on past lovers; Alex wants off Morgan's preemie case because she's becoming too dependent on him; and Meredith tries to support Cristina, whose tensions with Owen are beginning to boil over.
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Derek encourages Meredith to work with him again in neurology; Jackson's mother returns with a urology fellow and takes an interest in Richard; Cristina becomes increasingly suspicious of Owen; and Alex tries to deny intern Morgan's interest in him.
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A coffee-shop explosion keeps the ER busy. Meanwhile, Adele's Alzheimer's worsens, prompting Richard to consider changing their living situation; Callie helps Meredith study for her boards; Lexie joins Arizona and Alex in pediatrics, where they continue to care for intern Morgan's premature son; Mark encourages Jackson to find ways to relieve his stress after the younger doctor snaps at a patient; and Cristina lets her suspicions get the better of her.
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Derek's sister Amelia arrives from L.A. to ask Derek for help with Erica's gliosarcoma; Cristina and Owen argue heatedly during marriage counseling; Alex realizes that he must improve his people skills to be a good doctor; and Meredith gets a chance to shine when a man arrives in the ER with his hand stuck in a meat grinder. Meanwhile, the residents continue to study for their upcoming oral boards.
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It's Valentine's Day, and Lexie and Mark draw babysitting duty (for Meredith and Derek, and Callie and Arizona, respectively). Meanwhile, Ben shows Bailey that he knows her better than she thinks; and the ER also fills with romantics, including a 10-year-old girl who has an allergic reaction to chocolates from her valentine; and a man who's hit by a car while chasing down his frustrated girlfriend.
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If/Then
Season 8, Episode 13
Meredith dreams about what-ifs in flashbacks. Among them: Her mother didn't get Alzheimer's; she hadn't met Derek in a bar, and he stayed with Addison; Bailey had remained as meek as she was as an intern; and Callie and Owen had become a couple long before she met Arizona.
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Richard performs his 10,000th surgery—a liver transplant involving bickering sisters (Peri Gilpin and Nia Vardalos). Meanwhile, Adele Webber is found aimlessly wandering the streets; Derek and Lexie take on a supposedly inoperable neuroblastoma case; Teddy and Cristina try to steal a case from Alex and Dr. McQueen, countermanding Owen's orders; and Meredith searches for a specialty—with Ellis Grey's ghost hovering over her.
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The doctors split into teams for a risky surgery involving conjoined twins. Meanwhile, Teddy questions Cristina about Henry's surgery; Bailey enlists Meredith to be a buffer between her and Ben, who's pressuring her to ratchet up their relationship; and Richard teaches Alex a tough lesson in the OR.
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Suddenly
Season 8, Episode 10
As the human wreckage from a serious auto accident preoccupies the doctors, Teddy (who's unaware that Henry has died) calls on Cristina to help with a patient; and Lexie works alongside Mark's new girlfriend, Julia, during an eye surgery.
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Henry is sent to the OR for emergency surgery while Teddy's away; Meredith and Derek receive news about Zola; Callie and Jackson are blamed for their patient's post-op complications; and Meredith and Alex treat an ailing infant at a neighboring hospital and get involved in a life-threatening situation.
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George's mother (Debra Monk) returns to Seattle Grace after undergoing a botched surgery at another hospital, and the doctors wax nostalgic about George. Meanwhile, a harvested heart continues to beat outside its body; a new pediatric fellow excites Arizona and arouses Alex's insecurity; Jackson allows his suspicions about Mark and Lexie interfere with his work; and Henry and Teddy fight when he tells her he wants to go to medical school. Guest stars include Alfre Woodard.
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Owen tries to teach the doctors a lesson in teamwork when he signs them up for a baseball league; Lexie can't hide her jealousy when she sees Mark with another woman; Alex fights to keep baby Zola from being transferred to another hospital because of a conflict of interest involving Derek and Meredith; and Richard scolds Meredith and Bailey in an effort to get them to end their feud.
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Meredith is on the outs at the hospital, so she must enlist Lexie to get Derek interested in a brain-tumor case. Meredith also gives April advice in secret about Bailey's clinical trial. Meanwhile, Arizona and Mark have finally become friends, but that proves more annoying than helpful to Callie; Alex and Teddy research different surgeries for the same patient; and Callie and Cristina struggle with a tough spinal surgery. Guests stars include Lee Majors and Marilu Henner.
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Jackson's mother (Debbie Allen), a renowned surgeon, arrives to perform a groundbreaking transplant; Alex and Arizona are hamstrung by confidentiality issues when a familiar patient turns up in the ER; a love-struck Teddy hosts a dinner party; and Bailey makes a decision about her romantic life.
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A stampede at a comic-book convention leads to an array of colorful characters in the ER. Also turning up in the ER: Ben (Jason George) —who discovers that Bailey has something going with Eli (Daniel Sunjata). Meanwhile, Callie and Arizona leave baby Sofia with Mark when they go out of town. He treats her better at home than he treats Jackson at work. And the male doctors find they have something in common: their frustrations with women.
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The chief makes a career-changing decision; Cristina and Owen try to put their relationship on an even keel; and April continues to struggle in her new role. Meanwhile, the fifth-year residents finally get a shot at their first solo surgeries. It won't be as easy as they had imagined.
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Baby Zola's adoption counselor is worried about Derek and Meredith's rocky relationship (and Meredith's troubles spill over onto Alex); Cristina makes a decision about her pregnancy; and the chief brings in Henry (Scott Foley) for an urgent surgery, alarming Teddy.
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As the fifth-year residents return to the hospital, Meredith faces the consequences of tampering with Derek's clinical trial; Cristina and Owen are at odds over her pregnancy; and a sinkhole in downtown Seattle leaves April in charge of the residents.
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As Season 8 begins, Meredith faces the professional and personal consequences of tampering with Derek's clinical trial (and Alex faces some consequences, too); Cristina and Owen deal with her unexpected pregnancy; and the chief brings in Henry for an urgent surgery, alarming Teddy. Meanwhile, a giant sinkhole in downtown Seattle leaves April in charge of the residents.
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Season 7 finale: Meredith's deceit in Derek's clinical trial comes to light, jeopardizing her career and causing unintended consequences for others. Meanwhile, Owen announces his choice for chief resident; and Cristina and Teddy have choices to make.
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Meredith is on edge and Cristina's increasingly defiant as Owen conducts formal chief-resident interviews; Alex's undefined relationship with Lucy (Rachael Taylor) is tested; Jackson suddenly quits the Webber diabetes trial.
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Callie and Arizona's wedding nears, but things aren't turning out the way they had thought; Alex continues to make the other chief-resident contenders envious; Andrew Perkins has a proposition for Teddy; and Meredith and Derek make a major decision.
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Callie and her baby, Sofia, are recovering following the accident, but Callie has yet to actually see her daughter. Meanwhile, Alex gets an idea that he thinks will make him chief resident as he treats a cranky terminal-cancer patient (Doris Roberts); a patient's sudden death makes Derek more cautious in the clinical trial, but the same can't be said for Meredith; and Teddy is pleasantly surprised by the return of Andrew Perkins (James Tupper).
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As a momentous event hits Seattle Grace-Mercy West, Callie (who's about to undergo something big herself) imagines the hospital in a new way. Songs performed by the cast include "Chasing Cars," "How to Save a Life" and "The Story."
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Richard wants Derek and Meredith to accept Adele (Loretta Divine)into their Alzheimer's trial; Mark and Arizona plan a baby shower for Callie, but aren't on the same page; Henry (Scott Foley) has another complication; and the chief resident competition heats up when Richard receives the go-ahead for his diabetes clinical trial.
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Meredith discovers that her fertility treatments are causing problems with her eyesight; Mark tells Callie and Arizona in no uncertain terms that he intends to be an active dad; and April sees a side of Dr. Stark (Peter MacNicol) she wasn't expecting.
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Meredith gets to run the ER for a night, and it's quite a learning experience. She and everyone else are also surprised when Adele Webber (Loretta Divine) shows up as a patient. Meanwhile, Bailey and Eli (Daniel Sunjata) sneak off for some mischief.
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Thatcher Grey (Jeff Perry) returns to the hospital with stomach pains and a tattooed young girlfriend; Alex and ob-gyn Lucy Fields (Rachael Taylor) clash over a patient; and Mark puts Jackson on his service to get information from him about Lexie.
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Meredith feels left out as Derek begins work on his Alzheimer's clinical trial; Callie drives her obstetrician (Rachael Taylor) nuts as she, Mark and Arizona try to come to grips with her pregnancy; and the chief is not happy with Bailey's OR tweets.
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Arizona asks for Mark's advice as she tries to reconcile with Callie, who has big news; Teddy must make a major decision for Henry (Scott Foley) during his surgery; and the chief announces that he's looking for a new chief resident on the day the residents receive a new crop of interns.
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Disarm
Season 7, Episode 11
A mass shooting at a nearby college reopens some not-so-old wounds at the hospital. Meanwhile, Arizona returns to a welcome that's less than warm.
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Derek takes Cristina on a fishing trip to escape her troubles despite Meredith's objections. Meanwhile,Teddy, who's feeling directionless without Cristina, directs all of her energy on an uninsured dying patient (Scott Foley).
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With the attendings off at Joe's Bar celebrating Derek's clinical-trial grant, Meredith and Alex must deal with a 9-year-old's postsurgical complications and his very demanding mother. Meanwhile, the revelers are surprised to see someone they know.
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The surgeons work to save a dying Middle East political figure amid tightened security measures at the hospital. Meanwhile, Alex makes a bad first impression on a new pediatrics attending (Peter MacNicol); and Cristina decides to decorate her new place and throw a housewarming party.
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Owen puts the residents through a tough trauma-certification drill, pushing them to their limits. And Cristina faces a test when she's charged with monitoring a critically ill lung-transplant patient.
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As a TV crew records hospital life six months after the shooting, the patient Mary (Mandy Moore) returns for the surgery she was to have that day; Derek, Owen, Mark and Callie perform an arm transplant; and Alex treats a girl with a blocked trachea. Meanwhile, Cristina has difficulty expressing herself to the crew; and Lexie can't get the hang of the hospital's new security system.
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While Derek, Callie, Owen and the other attending surgeons compete for an important grant, the chief puts the residents in charge of the department.
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Meredith and Derek get bad news from an obstetrician; Lexie notices Meredith and April getting closer and isn't happy about it; Jackson tries to use his physical attributes in the OR; and Cristina and Owen go house hunting. Meanwhile, the surgeons must deal with the human wreckage caused by a car crash.
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Derek's estranged sister, Amelia (Caterina Scorsone), visits---and brings with her the issues that led to their estrangement. Meanwhile, the chief notices that Alex hasn't been taking elevators since his shooting, and tries to help; and Meredith and Derek keep trying to ease Cristina back into surgery after her PTSD episode.
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Meredith finally tells Derek about her miscarriage (and her pregnancy). She's also cleared to return to surgery, but Alex can't operate until he has the bullet removed from his chest, and Cristina experiences post-traumatic stress disorder in the OR while performing a surgery.
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Season 7 opener: Trauma counselor Andrew Perkins (James Tupper) is brought in to help staffers cope with the shooting rampage---and to assess their fitness to return to work. Meanwhile, Derek resigns as chief and rushes back into surgery; and Cristina plans her wedding.
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Conclusion, Season 6 finale. Shooter Gary Clark (Michael O'Neill) remains on the loose, presenting Cristina and Meredith with major surgical challenges. Meanwhile, Bailey and Mary (Mandy Moore) must find a way to get the injured Charles to an ER.
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Sanctuary
Season 6, Episode 23
Part 1 of 2, Season 6 finale. Meredith has news for Derek, but tells Cristina first. Then, the husband of patient (Michael O'Neill) who died during surgery arrives at the hospital with a gun and looking for Derek. Mary: Mandy Moore.
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Season 6 finale: Meredith has news for Derek but tells Cristina first. Then the husband (Michael O'Neill) of a patient who died during surgery arrives at the hospital with a gun, looking for Derek. Mandy Moore guest stars.
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An elderly heart patient (Marion Ross) meets an long-lost lover in the ER, prompting the charmed staffers to reassess their own romantic lives. Meanwhile, Alex treats a troubled teen (Demi Lovato) whose parents say she is schizophrenic; and Meredith expresses her suspicions about Owen to Cristina.
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Bailey conducts a mandatory sensitivity-training session before a 700-pound patient arrives with numerous medical problems that prove challenging. And those aren't the case's only challenges. Meanwhile, Derek must encounter a late patient's husband in a wrongful-death deposition; and spending time with a heart patient's daughter opens old wounds for Cristina.
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Sloan (Leven Rambin) returns just as she's about to give birth, and Mark must deal with the prospect of his grandson's adoption. Meanwhile, Teddy feels threatened when Derek makes overtures to a distinguished cardiothoracic surgeon; and the captain of a crab boat is impaled by a shark hook.
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Alex's brother (Jake McLaughlin) arrives with a hernia in need of repair and without insurance to pay for it. He also arrives with stories about Alex and his ties to his family.
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Owen recalls wartime experiences and his past with Teddy after she asks him for help with a patient who wants to die; Callie and Arizona have differing visions of their future; and Richard adjusts to his new role as a surgeon. Kim: Sara Gilbert.
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Push
Season 6, Episode 17
Richard and Owen vie to perform a difficult operation, and Derek must choose between them. Meanwhile, Bailey anxiously awaits another date with Ben (Jason George). Audrey: Diane Venora. Dan: Dennis Boutsikaris. Kelly: Moon Zappa.
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Tensions mount between Derek and Richard (and the staff is on edge) when a famous surgeon with a tie to one of the doctors is rushed to the hospital and requests an unorthodox procedure. Meanwhile, Callie and Arizona try to help Teddy and Sloan get over past disappointments.
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Richard, Bailey and Callie recall important cases in their careers in a lecture series that new chief Derek reintroduces. For Richard, it's an AIDS case (before it was called AIDS) in which he collaborated with young Ellis Grey (Sarah Paulson); Callie looks back on a polio case; and Bailey recalls her early residency---and her rivalry with another resident (Missi Pyle).
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A roof collapses on a restaurant known as a trysting spot on Valentine's Day, interrupting whatever romance plans the doctors might have had. Nonetheless, Arizona and Callie play Cupid---for Bailey and an anesthesiologist named Ben (Jason George). Callie also teams up with Mark to help persuade Sloan (Leven Rambin) to do the right thing for her baby. Meanwhile, Derek struggles to manage his time in his new role as chief, and Meredith wrestles with what being the chief's wife entails.
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Derek begins his new role. Meanwhile, Bailey and Meredith's patient awakens from anesthesia mid-surgery; Teddy refuses to place Cristina on her service while Arizona tests Alex in pediatrics; and Mark refuses to speak to a heartbroken Lexie.
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Izzie returns in hopes of reconciling with Alex; Derek confronts the Chief about his drinking problem; and tensions between Owen, Cristina and Teddy mount.
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Blink
Season 6, Episode 11
Addison (Kate Walsh) arrives from L.A. to help Mark with a difficult operation on his pregnant daughter (Leven Rambin); Owen questions Teddy's motives when she assigns Cristina to lead a complicated surgery; and the Chief recruits Meredith to assist with a high-profile operation, raising Derek's suspicions. Ruthie: Cynthia Stevenson.
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Holidaze
Season 6, Episode 10
Bailey's father (Frankie Faison) visits for the holidays, and he voices his disapproval of her life choices. Meanwhile, a woman from Mark's past shows up, complicating things with Lexie; and Meredith defends the Chief when he's criticized by Thatcher (Jeff Perry). Teddy Altman: Kim Raver.
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Owen recruits a fellow Iraq-war vet (Kim Raver) as the new cardiothoracic surgeon, and Cristina questions the move for both personal and professional reasons. Meanwhile, Izzie returns with her high-school mentor, who's seeking treatment for dementia; and the stresses caused by the merger are taking their toll on the Chief. Dr. Singer: Joel Grey. Adele: Loretta Devine.
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Arizona faces a conflict of interest over a 10-year-old patient whose rich parents are planning to donate $25 million to the hospital. Meanwhile, Cristina tests her boundaries with Owen at the hospital; and Alex must deal with Izzie's hospital bills.
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Derek tests the Chief's authority in the case of a hospital lab tech with a tumor wrapped around his spine.
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When a burn victim dies unexpectedly in the ER, the chief and Larry Jennings (Mitch Pileggi) look to find out which resident is responsible, and all of them have some explaining to do.
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Invasion
Season 6, Episode 5
It's Day 1 of the Seattle Grace-Mercy West merger, and residents react as though their jobs are on the line. They are, especially Izzie's. Meanwhile, Callie's father (Hector Elizondo) gets a priest to urge her to date men. Callie's enraged, and Arizona stands by her.
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Meredith must treat her father, Thatcher (Jeff Perry), who's suffering from liver failure; Izzie empathizes with a tumor-riddled patient; and Mark tricks Cristina into assisting on an unusual surgery because he's annoyed with her competitive nature. Irving Waller: Ralph Waite.
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Izzie returns to work amid fears of impending layoffs, which lead residents to jockey for positions at the hospital. Meanwhile, Bailey and Alex's difficult case is further complicated by the patient's schizophrenic son. Jodie: Adrienne Barbeau. Olivia: Sarah Utterback.
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Goodbye
Season 6, Episode 2
Conclusion of the Season 6 premiere. Staffers coping with George's death look for diversions. Meredith and Derek find one in bed, but Dr. Wyatt advises Cristina and Owen not to have sex.
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Part 1 of the two-part Season 6 premiere. The staff of Seattle Grace tries to cope with George's death. Meanwhile, George's mother (Debra Monk) arrives, but can't decide what to do with his organs.
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Season 6 premiere: With George's death overwhelming everyone, his mother (Debra Monk) arrives but can't decide what to do with his organs. Also arriving at the hospital: a British backpacker who lost an arm in a speedboat accident; and a 15-year-old whose previous doctor diagnosed him with "growing pains." Meanwhile, Derek gets a proposition from the hospital board; and staffers look for diversions from their grief (Derek and Meredith find one in bed). Larry Jennings: Mitch Pileggi.
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Conclusion. George makes an announcement; Izzie's friends await her recovery from surgery; and Bailey is surprisingly unhappy after being accepted into the pediatric fellowship program. Meanwhile, the doctors work as a team following an auto accident.
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Part 1 of 2. Izzie decides on whether to have cancer surgery; Mark prepares to move forward with Lexie; Owen makes a reassessment.
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Season 5 finale: Izzie decides whether to undergo cancer surgery; Mark prepares to move forward with Lexie; Bailey learns whether she'll get her pediatric fellowship; George makes an announcement; and Owen makes a reassessment. Meanwhile, the doctors work as a team following an auto accident.
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As Meredith and Derek's wedding nears, college students are rushed to the ER following a car crash on their way to graduation ceremonies. Meanwhile, Izzie experiences familiar symptoms.
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Izzie's mother (Sharon Lawrence), who's something of a handful, shows up at Seattle Grace, while Meredith and Lexie receive a visit from their father (Jeff Perry), who's sober and sorry for past sins. Meanwhile, Meredith and the Chief fight about a case, and preparations continue for Meredith and Derek's wedding. Julie: Kellie Martin.
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Izzie won't let her taxing cancer treatments stop her from helping to plan Meredith and Derek's wedding. Meanwhile, Callie's father (Hector Elizondo) isn't happy when she introduces Arizona as her girlfriend to him; George shines---and Alex doesn't---in a trauma surgery; and Owen seeks out help for his post-traumatic stress disorder.
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While Derek prepares to perform his first surgery since his breakdown, Izzie must undergo one. Meanwhile, Owen has another PTSD episode, which injures Cristina, traumatizes both of them and throws their relationship into question. Dr. Swender: Kimberly Elise.
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While Mark attempts a face-transplant surgery, Meredith tries to get Derek to return to work after his fellow surgeons fail in their attempts. Meanwhile, Cristina finally gets a solo surgery, but she's more focused on the needs of her friends; and Izzie tries her best to keep her condition a secret.
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Derek decides to quit after learning of a high mortality rate among his patients; Bailey and the chief continue to spar over her pediatrics fellowship until Adele (Loretta Devine) steps in; Izzie's interns find something disturbing about a Patient X.
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Derek's confidence is shaken when he and Addison (Kate Walsh) disagree on treatment for a pregnant woman who's dying; Cristina questions the abilities of a renowned surgeon (Faye Dunaway) after she botches a standard procedure; and Bailey, who has decided to pursue a fellowship in pediatrics, is appalled by the chief's less-than-stellar recommendation letter.
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In a "Private Practice" crossover episode, Addison, Naomi and Sam rush Addison's ailing brother, Archer (Grant Show), to Seattle Grace in an effort to save his life. Meanwhile, Owen runs into a significant someone from his past; and Izzie employs her fellow doctors in a medical game designed to help teach the interns.
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Engagement ring in hand, Derek searches for the right way to propose to Meredith. Meanwhile, Lexie demands that Mark go public with their relationship; and Bailey considers a new direction for her medical career, encouraged by Dr. Dixon (Mary McDonnell) as well as her work on recent cases.
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As her young patient's condition worsens, Bailey seeks desperately for an organ donor. One possibility: death-row inmate William (Eric Stoltz). Meanwhile, an injury leaves Mark in a compromising position in the OR, and Cristina tries to avoid Owen, and she looks foolish doing so. Arizona: Jessica Capshaw. Melinda: Samantha Mathis. Denny: Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
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Derek's mother, Carolyn (Tyne Daly), meets Meredith for the first time during a surprise visit to Seattle, and Mark tries to conceal his relationship with Lexie. Meanwhile, death-row inmate William (Eric Stoltz) wants to donate his organs to Bailey and Arizona's patient; and Owen and Cristina attempt to go on a first date. Arizona: Jessica Capshaw. Denny: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Melinda: Samantha Mathis.
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While Bailey teams with new pediatric surgeon Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw ) to save a young patient near and dear to her heart, the arrival of a death-row inmate at the hospital angers Derek and further erodes Meredith and Cristina's friendship. Meanwhile, Callie and Sloan join forces to fight their respective attractions to Sadie and Lexie; and Izzie tells Alex that she has been seeing Denny (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). William: Eric Stoltz. Melinda: Samantha Mathis.
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Cristina is awarded the first solo surgery among the residents, but she has to relinquish it and choose her replacement; Mark performs a cutting-edge procedure to restore a patient's speech, impressing Lexie in the process; and Callie can't figure out if Sadie (Melissa George) is flirting with her or just being friendly.
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A routine surgery goes horribly awry for Lexie and Sadie, so Meredith, Cristina and Bailey rush to assist them. Meanwhile, Owen and Derek treat a man who was injured while sleepwalking, and Mark comforts the man's daughter.
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Meredith's old friend Sadie (Melissa George) becomes an intern at Seattle Grace, but Meredith's other friends aren't exactly welcoming; new surgeon Virginia Dixon (Mary McDonnell) brings rules and order to the OR; and Lexie leads the interns in secretive, unorthodox surgical-training sessions.
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Rise Up
Season 5, Episode 7
The Chief tells the residents that one of them will get a solo surgery, and a competitive frenzy ensues; Derek asks Bailey for advice when he feels that Cristina is coming between him and Meredith; Erica discovers a shocking connection between one of her residents and a longtime patient.
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The chief gives Bailey new power and responsibility. He also gives her a very difficult surgical assignment: remove a girl's inoperable tumor. Meanwhile, new trauma chief Owen (Kevin McKidd) challenges the attendings' methods and the residents' skills.
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Bailey heads up a "domino procedure," in which each surgery hinges on the one preceding it. Meanwhile, Derek gets sole credit for the brain-tumor study he did with Meredith; Lexie tries to get George to notice her romantically; and Sloan counsels a desperate Callie in the ways of love.
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Meredith gets upset when Derek finds her mother's diary; Callie worries about her first "official" date with Erica; and Cristina discovers a part of the hospital that neither she nor her fellow residents had seen before.
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The chief attempts to implement new teaching policies, and George tries to retake his residency exam as flooding from a plumbing leak causes major problems at Seattle Grace. Meanwhile, Derek wants Meredith's roommates to move out of her house, to their surprise. Barry: Daniel J. Travanti.
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In the conclusion of the fifth-season opener, Meredith and Derek discover the morning-after side of their renewed relationship. Meanwhile, a military doctor (Kevin McKidd) who arrives at the hospital with a trauma patient catches Cristina's eye; and the chief learns that Seattle Grace's national rankings have slipped. Sarabeth: Bernadette Peters. Betty: Mariette Hartley. Anna: Kathy Baker.
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Part 1 of 2. In the fifth-season opener, Meredith and Derek discover the morning-after side of their renewed relationship; a military doctor (Kevin McKidd) who arrives at the hospital with a trauma patient catches Cristina's eye; and the chief learns that Seattle Grace's national rankings have slipped. Sarabeth: Bernadette Peters. Betty: Mariette Hartley. Anna: Kathy Baker.
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In the fifth-season opener, Meredith and Derek discover the morning-after side of their renewed relationship; a military doctor (Kevin McKidd) who arrives at the hospital with a trauma patient catches Cristina's eye; and the chief learns that Seattle Grace's national rankings have slipped. Sarabeth: Bernadette Peters. Betty: Mariette Hartley. Anna: Kathy Baker.
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Freedom
Season 4, Episode 17
In the conclusion of the fourth-season finale, Derek and Meredith operate on Beth (Jurnee Smollett) without the chief's approval; Alex rushes Rebecca to the hospital after she cuts herself, and clashes with Izzie over her care; Mark forces Callie to face her feelings about Erica; and Lexie forces George to face his surgical future. Meanwhile, the case of the young man in concrete gives Cristina a chance to display her newly regained mojo. Adele: Loretta Devine.
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Freedom
Season 4, Episode 16
In Part 1 of the two-part fourth-season finale, the surgeons work as a team to free a young man from a block of quick-drying cement. Meanwhile, Meredith and Derek get an ultimatum concerning their clinical trial; Izzie and Alex spar over his care for a depressed Rebecca; Lexie finds out crucial info about George's status at Seattle Grace; and Cristina gets her mojo back after Meredith gives her the sparkle pager. Beth: Jurnee Smollett.
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In the fourth-season finale, the surgeons work as a team to free a young man from a block of quick-drying cement. Meanwhile, Meredith and Derek have one last chance at a positive outcome in their clinical trial; Izzie helps Alex care for a depressed Rebecca; Lexie finds out crucial info about George's status at Seattle Grace; and Cristina gets her mojo back after Meredith gives her the sparkle pager. Beth: Jurnee Smollett.
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Dr. Wyatt won't let Meredith give up on therapy; the Chief is adamant about Erica performing a risky surgery on his mentor; Alex learns the truth about Rebecca's condition. Meanwhile, Cristina continues to act contrary to her nature, even cleaning her apartment, after receiving news of Burke.
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A "date-and-tell" policy is instituted at Seattle Grace after nurses complain about Mark's trysts, but Callie turns to him in a time of need. Meanwhile, Preston Burke's latest career accomplishments force Cristina to confront her feelings about him; and Derek and Meredith admit a military man into their clinical trial. Kevin: John M. Jackson. Adele: Loretta Devine. Dr. Wyatt: Amy Madigan. Rose: Lauren Stamile.
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Addison (Kate Walsh) returns to Seattle Grace to perform a surgery and is surprised at the changes in her former coworkers' lives; Meredith and Derek's clinical trial has its first patient; Ava/Rebecca (Elizabeth Reaser) returns with news for Alex. Dr. Wyatt: Amy Madigan.
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Meredith, Alex, Izzie and Cristina compete in a surgical contest, with Bailey judging; George and his new roommate, Lexie, adjust to their squalid apartment; and Callie finds a friend in Erica Hahn. The episode takes place six weeks after Derek and Meredith ended their relationship and Derek began dating Rose (Lauren Stamile). Dr. Wyatt: Amy Madigan. Otis: Cheech Marin.
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While Bailey's family faces a medical trauma, the doc faces a marital one. Meanwhile, a surprise visit from George's mother (Debra Monk) comes as a shock to both Izzie and Callie; a faith healer challenges Erica and Alex's beliefs in Western medicine; and Derek must deal with the aftermath of his kiss with Rose (Lauren Stamile). Elizabeth: Glenne Headly.
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Conclusion. Meredith works furiously to save a paramedic trapped in an ambulance; Lexie literally holds the life of a patient (Seth Green) in her hands; Derek must rely on nurse Rose (Lauren Stamile) to save a patient when an OR computer breaks down; and Bailey keeps Tucker (Cress Williams) waiting while she operates on a white supremacist . Ava: Elizabeth Reaser.
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Part 1 of 2. Meredith and the Chief struggle to save paramedics injured in an ambulance crash; Bailey treats a patient who refuses her help; Ava (Elizabeth Reaser) returns to see Alex---and meets his new girlfriend. Nick: Seth Green.
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The ER is filled with teenagers after a school-bus crash; Bailey treats a patient who was her high-school crush; Derek dates a fellow doctor; and Thatcher (Jeff Perry) sees Meredith for the first time since his second wife Susan's death.
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George and Izzie's romantic chemistry is put to the test; Derek asks for more than just sex from Meredith; Mark develops an unexpected crush on a fellow surgeon; and Callie's job as chief resident is jeopardized after she delegates many of her duties to Bailey.
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With his wife filing for divorce, the Chief decides he needs to spend a “gentlemen's evening” with his fellow male surgeons; Cristina and Izzie heatedly compete for the same surgeries (and the favor of new cardiothoracic chief Erica Hahn); Meredith treats the survivor of a skydiving accident; the doctors treat two injured finalists in a bridal-gown promotional competition.
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Halloween is a day of surprises (both good and bad) for the doctors of Seattle Grace: Alex receives an unexpected visit from Ava/Rebecca (Elizabeth Reaser); Meredith is convinced that her mother's ashes are haunting her; Cristina is snubbed by a surgeon she admires; and Callie announces George and Izzie's affair to their fellow doctors. Dr. Norman Shales: Edward Herrmann. Jack: David Clennon. James: Rocky Carroll. Olivia: Sarah Utterback.
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Adele Webber (Loretta Devine) rushes the niece who had her prom at Seattle Grace back to the hospital for treatment; Izzie reveals her feelings for George to a mutual friend, and the reaction is not what she expects; Derek shows Cristina how to be a better teaching resident; and Norman (Edward Herrmann), an intern who's considerably older than his colleagues, misdiagnoses one of Meredith's patients.
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George's skill level at the hospital impresses the new interns, who don't know his "repeater" status. But life isn't as simple at home, where George feels he must tell Callie about his indiscretion with Izzie. Meanwhile, Meredith halfheartedly helps Lexie with her first emergency patient; and Mark and Richard attempt a radical new surgery to save a woman's ability to speak. Dr. Norman Shales: Edward Herrmann.
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The residents and interns treat the victims of an apartment-building explosion, while Alex investigates its cause; Mama Burke (Diahann Carroll) returns to collect her son's things while Cristina gets rid of her wedding presents; Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) tries to have a heart-to-heart with an unwilling Meredith; Callie is overwhelmed with her duties as chief resident while Bailey searches for an outlet for her pent-up leadership skills. Archie: Ben Vereen.
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Cristina returns from her “honeymoon” (with Meredith) and begins looking for Burke. At the hospital, new chief resident Callie welcomes a new batch of interns---including George, who is repeating his intern year, and Meredith's half sister Lexie (Chyler Leigh). Meanwhile, Richard resumes his post as chief of surgery, while Bailey tries to acclimate herself to her new duties at the hospital; Derek, at an impasse with Meredith, looks to fellow doctors for friendship.
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Cristina and Burke's wedding day arrives, as do the final-exam results for the interns. Meanwhile, George and Callie arrive at a decision about their future as a couple; Adele Webber has emergency surgery; the husband of Rebecca Pope (formerly Ava) shows up; and Richard names his choice for his successor. Jeff Pope: Jason London.
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On the day before Burke and Cristina's wedding and the day of Susan Grey's funeral, the attendings treat injured mountain climbers while the interns take their first-year exams. Meanwhile, Cristina struggles to write her vows; George learns he has been accepted at another hospital; Adele (Loretta Devine) shows up at the hospital unexpectedly, as do Joe (Steven W. Bailey) and his partner, Walter (Jack Yang); and Ava (Elizabeth Reaser) regains her memory. This isn't good news.
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Conclusion. In Los Angeles, Addison deals with a difficult delivery after hearing bad news about her own fertility. She's also reminded that there's “an empty office” at the Oceanside Wellness Center. In Seattle, Derek performs emergency surgery on Ava as Alex lends emotional support; doctors find the cause of Susan Grey's hiccups; and Burke and George ask Bailey for marital advice. Susan Grey: Mare Winningham. Pete: Tim Daly. Violet: Amy Brenneman. Jane Burke: Diahann Carroll.
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Part 1 of 2. Addison takes a leave of absence to visit old medical-school friends in Los Angeles; Meredith's stepmother (Mare Winningham) arrives at the hospital with hiccups; and Cristina reluctantly plans her wedding, with the help of her mother (Tsai Chin) and Burke's mom (Diahann Carroll). Making guest appearances: Paul Adelstein, Amy Brenneman, Tim Daly, Taye Diggs, Merrin Dungey and Chris Lowell.
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Addison takes a leave of absence to visit old medical-school friends in Los Angeles; Meredith's stepmother (Mare Winningham) arrives at the hospital with hiccups; Cristina reluctantly plans her wedding, with the help of her mother (Tsai Chin) and Burke's mom (Diahann Carroll); and Derek must perform emergency surgery on Ava as Alex continues to lend emotional support. Paul Adelstein, Amy Brenneman, Tim Daly, Taye Diggs, Merrin Dungey and Chris Lowell make guest appearances.
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Desire
Season 3, Episode 21
While the interns cram for an exam, the attendings jockeying to succeed Webber as chief offer the very best of care to a very important patient: the hospital's board chair. Meanwhile, Burke plans his wedding without much help from Cristina; things heat up between Alex and Addison; and Derek questions his relationship with Meredith. Larry Jennings: Mitch Pileggi. Dr. Sydney Heron: Kali Rocha. Jane Doe: Elizabeth Reaser.
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George comforts Izzie as she faces her painful past; Derek questions his relationship with Meredith while she must decide what sort of relationship she'll have with her stepmother (Mare Winningham); and Cristina decides to fight for her relationship with Burke, despite her history with Colin Marlow (Roger Rees). Meanwhile, Alex grows more attached to Jane Doe (Elizabeth Reaser). Joan Waring: Dee Wallace.
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Highlights from the series' first three seasons. Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Denny Duquette) hosts.
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George meets his new father-in-law (Hector Elizondo), but is in no condition to make a good impression; Alex helps Jane Doe (Elizabeth Reaser) determine how she'll look from now on; the hospital board interviews candidates for the chief's position; and Izzie wrestles with a startling revelation about a close friend. Doug Kendry: Michael Boatman. Cathy Rogerson: Catherine Dent. Colin Marlow: Roger Rees.
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The race for chief heats up as a new competitor enters the race; tensions mount between Izzie and George; Callie must reveal a big secret; Derek treats a patient close to him; and Alex continues his work with Jane Doe (Elizabeth Reaser). Helen Crawford: Shohreh Aghdashloo.
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As Bailey, Burke, Addison and the chief work feverishly to save her life, Meredith receives affirmation from an unexpected source. But Cristina can't cope with the prospect of her “person” not pulling through. Meanwhile, Alex begins to bond with the Jane Doe (Elizabeth Reaser) from the ferry; and tensions surface between Izzie and Callie---and Izzie and George. Dylan: Kyle Chandler. Denny: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Bonnie: Monica Keena. Liz Fallon: Anna Maria Horsford.
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Meredith remains missing after falling into the water at the site of the ferry disaster, where Izzie must perform delicate brain surgery on the fly while taking instructions from the chief over the phone. Back at the hospital, Alex struggles to match unidentified victims with anxious family members while George searches frantically for a 7-year-old boy after telling his injured mother he was safe just before she went into surgery.
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The beginning of a three-part story arc in which a ferryboat disaster poses stern challenges to the interns. Meanwhile, Cristina has trouble telling Meredith that she and Burke are engaged; and Sydney (Kali Rocha) decides she wants to be chief resident.
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As Cristina weighs her marriage proposal, Ellis (Kate Burton) experiences a change in her medical condition; and a surgical patient endangers the lives of her surgeons when her blood becomes toxic. Meanwhile, the Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic opens; and George and Callie return from Las Vegas with a surprise.
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Rumors of the chief's retirement spread around the hospital; Bailey proposes the creation of a free clinic; and other Seattle Grace doctors receive proposals of a different sort. Meanwhile, a young Amish woman (Jessica Stroup) with cancer must choose between her parents and her best friend (Rachel Boston), who has been shunned by her community back home.
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Six Days
Season 3, Episode 12
Conclusion. As Harold O'Malley (George Dzundza) fights for his life following his cancer surgery, Meredith confronts her father (Jeff Perry) about his breakup with her mother, and an anonymous donor pays for Heather's spinal operation.
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Six Days
Season 3, Episode 11
Part 1 of 2. After a successful heart operation, George's father (George Dzundza) undergoes cancer surgery; Thatcher Grey (Jeff Perry) visits the hospital to see his new granddaughter; and Meredith discovers that Derek isn't a sound sleeper. Meanwhile, Izzie befriends a snippy teenager (Mae Whitman) with a severely curved spine; and George bugs Izzie to deposit that $8.7-million check. Louise O'Malley: Debra Monk.
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Burke and Cristina's relationship is strained; Meredith's half sister, Molly (Mandy Siegfried), is admitted to the hospital; and Mark and Derek must work together when two close-knit brothers seek medical help.
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Victims of a serious traffic accident fill the ER. Meanwhile, Cristina battles guilt about hiding Burke's tremor; Izzie tests the bounds of her probation; and George calls in Burke's med-school rival, Dr. Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith), for a consult on his father's operation. Harold O'Malley: George Dzundza.
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George's ailing father (George Dzundza) needs heart surgery; Meredith is determined to have a more positive outlook on life as she treats an injured girl who's closer to her nanny than her working mom; Derek and Addison try to be civil to each other; Izzie and Alex try to redefine their relationship as they work together; and Richard endeavors to reunite with Adele. Ellis Grey: Kate Burton.
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The men of Seattle Grace go on a camping trip together; Addison and Callie team up on a case; Meredith assists Mark Sloan with a procedure unlike any she has experienced; and Bailey confronts Cristina on her recent actions at the hospital.
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Derek receives a surprise visit from his sister (Embeth Davidtz); Cristina scrubs in for a rare procedure, to the envy of her peers; Addison and George treat a pregnant woman with an unusual problem; and Alex ponders his future in medicine.
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Bailey treats a young mother with breast cancer; Derek learns more about Addison's relationship with Mark, and finds out that Meredith broke up with Finn; the interns defend Bailey at an M&M meeting on Denny's death; and Meredith and Addison must extricate a divorced couple who find themselves together again. Meanwhile, Izzie has yet to cash Denny's $8.7 million check.
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What I Am
Season 3, Episode 4
As Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) joins the staff, Addison, who's not at all happy about it, comes to doubt her medical skills. Meanwhile, Cristina pushes Burke's rehab; Meredith has a personal medical emergency; and Izzie gets a surprise. Fred Ward guest stars as Denny Duquette's father.
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Cristina tries to help Preston cope with his hand tremor; Izzie attempts to return to the hospital for the first time since she quit the program; Alex treats a foster child (Abigail Breslin) with an incredibly high pain threshold (and long history of injuries); and George wants Callie to move out of Meredith's house. Finn: Chris O'Donnell.
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As the interns campaign for Izzie's reinstatement, Cristina meets Burke's parents (Diahann Carroll, Richard Roundtree) under awkward circumstances. Meanwhile, Addison takes a break from her hospital duties; and a woman with lung cancer (Roxanne Hart) decides to start living. Finn: Chris O'Donnell. Mark Sloan: Eric Dane.
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A preview of the upcoming season, highlights from last season and a video for the Fray song “How to Save a Life,” which was heard on a March 2006 episode. Steven W. Bailey (bartender Joe on the series) is the narrator.
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The docs console Izzie over Denny's death, and Meredith faces a decision about what to do romantically in the wake of her prom-night assignation with Derek. Meanwhile, George seeks relationship advice from Derek while the two are quarantined because of a plague scare; Kate and Alex treat an infant found in a high-school girls bathroom; and Adele Webber (Loretta Devine) gives her husband an ultimatum: me or the hospital. Finn Dandridge: Chris O'Donnell.
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Denny's need for a new heart becomes critical; Cristina suddenly finds herself in charge in an ER; Richard has questions about a patient; Derek has a friend's life in his hands; Callie confronts George about his feelings for her; and Meredith and Derek come to a decision about Doc. Finn Dandridge: Chris O'Donnell.
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In the conclusion of the second-season finale, Denny proposes to Izzie after receiving his new heart and Burke experiences hand tremors after awakening from his surgery. Meanwhile, the interns plan the prom for the Chief's niece (Tessa Thompson) while awaiting their fateful meeting with the Chief; George and Callie have a heart-to-heart about his feelings for her; and Meredith and Derek must make a decision about Doc. Mer also must decide between Derek and Finn (Chris O'Donnell).
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In Part 1 of the two-part second-season finale, Burke has been shot and Derek must decide whether to perform a risky operation that could save his career. And the interns work furiously (and Izzie resorts to subterfuge) to save Denny's life. Meanwhile, the Chief's niece Camille, a cancer survivor, is rushed to Seattle Grace after passing out at her prom. Dr. Erica Hahn: Brooke Smith. Denny: Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
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17 Seconds
Season 2, Episode 25
George works with Derek while Callie works with Meredith. Meanwhile, Finn (Chris O'Donnell) gives an update on Doc's health, and Burke and Izzie keep looking for a heart for Denny (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Brad: Ken Marino. Will: Jesse Head. Deborah: Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Neal: Michael Arden. Doug Thomas: Michael Melhoan.
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Derek's mad at Meredith, and Burke's mad at Cristina. Meanwhile, Burke and Izzie make a new suggestion to a depressed Denny (Jeffrey Dean Morgan); and the doctors treat a family involved in an auto accident. They were hit by an overworked intern (John Cho) who had fallen asleep at the wheel. Betty Johnson: Frances Fisher. Finn: Chris O'Donnell. Callie: Sara Ramirez.
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Izzie grills George about his personal life; Addison busts Alex about a sensitive case; and Burke treats his musical hero. Finn Dandridge: Chris O'Donnell. Callie: Sara Ramirez. Denny: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Gwen Graber: Jayne Brook. Rose Ward: Jean Louisa Kelly.
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An overview of the series.
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George overstays his welcome with Burke; Meredith learns a secret about her father; Bailey worries that her colleagues will treat her differently now that she's a mother; and Alex gets a lesson in bedside manners. Eileen: Mare Winningham. Finn Dandridge: Chris O'Donnell. Beatrice: Laurie Metcalf.
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A rash of deaths at Seattle Grace brings out the doctors' superstitious sides, especially Izzie, who fears the worst about Denny's surgery. Meanwhile, Derek and Addison rethink their living arrangement, and Richard treats an old friend. Ollie: Mary Kay Place.
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Cristina babysits for Bailey and doesn't take to it well at all; Addison and Derek come to terms with their relationship; and heart patient Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) keeps coming between Alex and Izzie. Natalie Cole guest stars.
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Meredith and George have a work dispute; new mom Bailey treats Addison for a gynecological problem; and Alex grows jealous as Izzie showers attention on heart patient Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
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Yesterday
Season 2, Episode 18
Derek and Addison are shaken by the arrival of someone from their past; Burke learns Cristina's secret; and Meredith delves into her family's dirty laundry after a visit with her mother. Dr. Mark Sloan: Eric Dane.
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While the WWII reenactor with the bomb lodged in his chest remains in Burke's OR, Bailey's injured husband remains in Derek's. Meanwhile, Bailey still hasn't delivered her baby. Hannah: Christina Ricci. Dylan Young: Kyle Chandler.
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Christina Ricci guest stars in an episode in which a patient's arrival threatens the lives of everyone in the OR. There are also developments with Alex and Izzie. Dylan Young: Kyle Chandler.
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As the docs muddle through a nurses' strike, Meredith makes a mistake treating an elderly patient, and it's caught by the patient's friends (June Lockhart, Betty Garrett and Rae Allen). Meanwhile, Izzie treats a pregnant teenager.
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Cristina is hesitant to “officially” move in with Burke, and George threatens to move out of Meredith's house unless she gets rid of Doc. Meanwhile, Alex gets his board-exam results; Meredith takes a blood test for Alzheimer's; and Bailey begins to have contractions. Patients include a competitive eater with hiccups; a rock guitarist who lost three fingers in an accident; a woman who's unnervingly cheerful; and an elderly woman who won't leave the hospital after being discharged.
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The docs toast the New Year with a mandatory work limit, which Cristina finds constricting, and she complains about it to Bailey as they fly to harvest a heart for a patient with a crush on Izzie. Other patients include a frustrated novelist who has eaten his novel and a 14-year-old girl who hasn't reached puberty and yearns to be “normal.” Elsewhere, Addison detests Derek's trailer; Burke asks Cristina to move in with him; and Derek visits Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) without Meredith's knowledge.
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Recapping the series so far, focusing on how the surgeons' careers and relationships have developed.
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It's Christmas, but nobody's feeling the spirit, except for Addison and Izzie---and Izzie's mad at Addison. A very pregnant Bailey needs a rest but has a very busy day instead, and George must cope with an ulcer patient's annoying family. As Cristina and Burke perform a heart transplant on a depressed 10-year-old, they discover that spirituality is one more thing they don't have in common. Plus, this might be Alex's last day at work. He has to retake his boards tomorrow, and he expects to fail.
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The quints present a number of challenges, and so does their mother (Margaret Welsh), who's depressed. The sickest infant is assigned to Izzie, who's taught a painful lesson in doctoring from Addison. Izzie is also seething at Alex, who's depressed because of a medical mistake he made. Meanwhile, George uses leeches to treat an avid outdoorsman with skin cancer; and a prisoner (Rosanna Arquette) swallows four razor blades to get a “vacation” from prison.
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The impending birth of quintuplets (and the surgeries on the newborns that are certain to follow) preoccupy the surgeons, but not completely: Burke gives Cristina a key to his apartment, but she's not overjoyed about it; Izzie and Alex are having an intimate “problem” (Alex is, anyhow); and a guy Meredith picks up at Joe's bar leaves her house the following morning with an intimate problem of a different sort.
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It's Thanksgiving and Izzie's cooking a turkey, but nobody's excited about it. Meredith sneaks off to the hospital (on a day off), where she and Derek treat a man in a persistent vegetative state---who wakes up. Cristina and Burke arrive for the feast, and Burke promptly takes over in the kitchen while Cristina finds an excuse to go work. And George is dragooned by his father and brothers to go on a turkey shoot.
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Let It Be
Season 2, Episode 8
A young woman who was friendly with the Shepherds in New York arrives in Seattle and asks Addison to remove her uterus because she's at risk for cancer. But her husband objects because he wants children. And a hospital window washer survives a five-story fall (though the bird he landed on didn't), then begs George and Meredith to find his ex-girlfriend. Elsewhere, Meredith keeps running into Derek; Cristina gets dressed up for a date with Burke; and Bailey complains of being tired.
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As Derek and Addison see a therapist to try to put their marriage back together, Meredith and the other interns “steal” a psych patient who says he's pregnant. He isn't, but he isn't crazy, either. Meanwhile, Alex tries to talk a reluctant 18-year-old into an operation that could let her walk again; George has a heart-to-heart with the mousy husband of a bossy heart patient; and Cristina and Burke wrestle with whether to “come out” as a couple.
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Meredith's long wait for “McDreamy” at Joe's bar is ended abruptly by a train wreck, which causes a rush hour in the ER. Cases include a young woman and a middle-aged man impaled---together---on a pole. They had been strangers but they bond quickly. Meanwhile, Cristina can't find an amputee's severed leg; Addison and Izzie try to save a badly burned pregnant woman's baby; and Alex treats a woman with an annoying friend.
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Lightning knocks out the power to the hospital, which leaves Alex and George stuck in an elevator with a patient---a police officer with a gunshot wound. The blackout also causes Cristina's patient, a man with a herniated disk, to lose access to his pain “medication,” i.e., porn videos. Meanwhile, Ellis, who's about to be discharged, keeps reliving her affair with Richard; and Meredith, who's assigned to work with Shepherd, gives him an ultimatum. Addison: Kate Walsh. Ellis: Kate Burton.
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Addison (Kate Walsh) has divorce papers prepared; now all that she and Derek have to do is sign them. Meanwhile, Cristina, recovering from emergency surgery, proves to be an impossible patient, particularly when her mother is at her bedside. Speaking of mothers (and impossible patients), Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) keeps giving George fits. And Bailey's tough exterior cracks when a young man with cystic fibrosis---one of her first patients when she was an intern---returns to the hospital.
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The secret's out when Meredith's mother (Kate Burton) is hospitalized for diverticulitis. And Cristina's secret gets out when she collapses in agony while assisting Burke in surgery. Meanwhile, the Drs. Shepherd work together on the case of a heroin-addicted infant; a young woman who can't stop blushing arrives at the hospital; and George finally finds a way to wield power over Alex.
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While Meredith and Cristina lick their wounds, they're kept busy in the extremely overbooked OR. Two of the cases stem from a car wreck caused by an alcoholic wife beater whose biggest advocate is his wife. Then there's a man with an obstructed bowel, who swears that he didn't ingest drugs. And a brain-dead woman whose organs are to be harvested is on the way. Meanwhile, George has something to tell the nurse who gave him syphilis. And Webber's wife (Loretta Devine) arrives to take him home.
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Derek's wife, Addison, a surgical superstar from New York, is in Seattle to perform a fetal-heart operation. Derek isn't pleased to see her, and Meredith is feeling very betrayed. Meanwhile, Derek and Burke have some superstar surgery of their own to perform. Cristina has something to tell Burke and, as it happens, Burke has something to tell Cristina. And Webber appoints George to be his “eyes and ears” while he's recovering from surgery.
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Webber has eyesight problems, George gets a girlfriend (and a rash) and Meredith gets a surprise. Meanwhile, Burke's best friend (Wayne Wilderson) is a patient at Seattle Grace. And Izzie and Cristina must perform an unpleasant procedure they've never done before on an alcoholic. Addison: Kate Walsh.
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Save Me
Season 1, Episode 8
Shepherd's tight-lipped about himself to Meredith, which adds to the tension between them when they disagree about a mountain climber with an unexplained paralysis. Meanwhile, a psychiatric patient with seemingly psychic powers psychs out Izzie; a pregnant woman with breast cancer befuddles Cristina; George meets his match when he has to intubate a patient; and Burke tells an Orthodox Jewish teenager with a heart defect that only a pig valve can save her.
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Someone's been sleeping in Meredith's bed again, and when roomies Izzie and George find out who it is, they're not at all happy. But George is assuaged when Shepherd picks him to assist in a tricky and unusual brain operation on a 2-year-old girl. Meanwhile, Izzie must perform a bronchoscopy on a guy who swallowed his girlfriend's car keys. On purpose. And Alex, a former college wrestler, meets another ex-grappler in the clinic. The guy had asked a friend to shoot him because “I like the scars.”
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The doctors treat a woman (Alex S. Alexander) with a 65-pound tumor and a man (Bruce Weitz) with Parkinson's disease. Also, Meredith's relationship (if that's what it is) with Shepherd gets her in trouble with Bailey, while George ponders asking Meredith for a date, and Izzie has her own affair of the heart. Annie's Mom: Jane Galloway Heitz. Mr. Levangie's Daughter: Lara Phillips.
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While Izzie's planning a party (and treating a patient with an obstructed bowel), Meredith assists in a heart operation---and does something she shouldn't. George's patient is an ex-smoker (Kathryn Joosten) with emphysema and Alex's is a young man (Brent Sexton) who says he has back pain. He's addicted to painkillers and Alex doesn't like that one bit. Hank: Jonathan Scarfe. Mr. Patterson: Barry Shabaka Henley.
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While Izzie deals with the fallout from a racy magazine spread, Cristina pushes for aggressive treatment for a cancer patient (Anna Maria Horsford) who happens to be Meredith's mother's long-time scrub nurse, and Meredith and Shepherd treat a man who accidentally shot nails into his head.
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A daredevil bicycle-messenger race leaves in its wake (and in the ER) an array of patients, including a banged-up cyclist who hits on Meredith and a brain-dead hit-and-run victim. The tragedy this man represents gets to Izzie. But who'll get his liver? One possibility is an older gay cancer patient (Keith David), who likes to flirt with George, who doesn't know how to handle it. Meanwhile, the cyclist isn't the only guy hitting on Meredith: Derek just won't let up. Viper: Callum Blue.
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While Meredith decides who gets to move into her house, she must also deal with the grisly souvenir of a patient's brutal rape. And her visit to the nursery leads to a conflict with a pediatric intern. Meanwhile, Cristina and Alex develop their bedside manners, in a manner of speaking; George has a depressing day overseeing codes; Izzie runs into a language barrier with one of her patients; and Burke finds out why Webber hired Derek.
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The first 48-hour shift for the surgical residents is chronicled in the series pilot, in which Meredith meets surgeon Derek Shepherd before she discovers he's her boss. She also has trouble with her first case, a teenage girl who's having seizures. And George tries his hand at an appendectomy.
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