So last week the first lady floored me with her oh-so-biting remarks but now I have a new favorite Why the President Sucks speech from none other than everyones favorite and not at all dead Secret Service rock star Agent Pierce There is nothing that you have said or done that is acceptable to me in the least Youre a traitor to this country and a disgrace to your office and its my duty to see that youre brought to justice for what youve done Is there anything else Charles Outstanding simply outstanding Among the other dialogue gems this hour Hendersons impatient Come on Jack you cant really believe that Charles Logan masterminded all of this by himself word and Marthas incredulous Youre going to shoot the first lady Actually Martie Im pretty sure youre going to shoot him yep there it is Nice knowing you Agent Spare Tire Im enjoying the Aaron Martha Show almost as much as Bauer Henderson arch-nemeses turned buddy
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First thing I have to say? How awesome is it that we don't have to wait an entire week for part two of this (literally and figuratively) heart-pumping season finale? For those of you who refuse to watch the scenes from next week at the end, let me remind you that the season finale concludes tonight — Monday, May 15th, from 9 pm to 11 pm/ET — not next Sunday. So OK, how ridiculous is Izzie? As my roommate Jason pointed out while we were watching, no one would be that stupid and put their medical career in jeopardy by cutting the cord on the machine that was pumping Denny's heart. I've heard of strange ways of showing affection, but inducing heart failure just so the man you love can jump to the top of the heart-donor recipient list? And then she brings George in on it? Loved his "What are you, crazy?" face. Poor George. Just when he's all calm and cool with Callie, he has this to deal with. It was great for George to explain to Callie that Meredith and Izzie are family to h...
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Not everyone can say that they've fallen asleep at the wheel, but I unfortunately can. It was one of the most frightening experiences of my life, but luckily, no one was hurt, let alone killed, unlike the tragic situation in tonight's episode. I really felt for Marshall (fabulously played by Harold and Kumar's John Cho, whom I've only seen in comedies, so he was especially impressive). That scene with the father walking towards Marshall as if to slap or strangle him, but instead placing his hand on Marshall's shoulder, had me crying like a baby. And speaking of a crying baby, I had already started bawling when the newborn that Alex saved started to cry. What a great moment for Alex, specifically because Addison (aka "She Shepherd") wasn't available to do the C-section. Frances Fisher was excellent as the mother's mother, as was Graham Beckel as the mother's father and Gabriel Tigerman as the Clay Aiken look-alike husband. Meanwhile, it was about time Derek and Meredith had that clos...
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Seems like forever since we saw a new Grey's. Well, four weeks is a long time, but wasn't it worth the wait? I've got to say right away that I'm digging Chris O'Donnell as Finn the vet — he's a welcome addition and a great way for Meredith to get her mind off McDreamy. As a child of '70s game shows, I was eating up the Let's Make a Deal references Finn was making, asking Meredith to choose "Door No. 1" (going upstairs and taking a shower after they birthed the horse — "I want to birth a horse!") or "Door No. 2" (going home). Glad she chose Door No. 1, which, of course, made Derek jealous as all hell when he showed up with Doc the dog — how about Derek's face when Meredith walked down the stairs all showered and fresh? And how nice for Meredith to be the reason Derek gave Addison some good sex for a change. Meredith was adorable with Finn when she told him she couldn't have sex, but I was expecting her to say to him: "Umm... let's horse around." Loved the scene on the...
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The best thing about recap episodes is that they really do serve a purpose (besides filling time before sweeps periods begin): They reel in new viewers. Case in point was that I had my friend Dawn over to watch TV with me and once this recap began, she said, "Can you believe I've never seen this show?" I said, "Well, you're not going anywhere — watch this and I guarantee you'll be hooked." Was Dawn hooked? You betcha: "I love this show!" Now she knows why all of us are so into our Grey's Anatomy and why I bet hordes of you watched this, even though you knew it wasn't a new episode: This show kicks ass! I liked that it was narrated by Joe the bartender (Steven W. Bailey). I'm sure Ellen Pompeo enjoyed having the narration time off. It was great to view several of our favorite scenes again, but I thought reliving the "Code Black" episode was the best. Needless to say, Dawn laughed hysterically at the "Stop looking at my va-jay-jay!" line, just as we all did when it first aired. I...
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Just as my pal Michael Ausiello stated in last week's Ask Ausiello, we won't get a new episode until April 30 (!). That's three whole weeks to wait for Meredith to start romancing a scruffy Chris O'Donnell. Oh, well. Although I've thoroughly enjoyed each and every episode, tonight's repeat wouldn't exactly rank as one of my favorites, only because of the "pregnant man" story line. Please. I remember being annoyed by the silliness of it and then being quite satisfied when it was revealed that he wasn't actually pregnant. What I did love was the performance of veteran actor Reni Santoni as the husband of the woman who survived her fifth open-heart surgery, even after her heart caught on fire. The way he covered his face when you thought he was crying but was actually hysterically laughing was brilliant. “She’s like some mythical monster — she’s never gonna die!” and then, “You tell her she’ll survive without me,” as he walked out. Awesome scene....
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I am officially old. Mare Winningham is playing a soon-to-be grandmother! OK – got that out of the way. What an awesome episode. So Meredith found out she has two stepsisters and a stepmother and Winningham did a fantastic job as the step-mom. I've already praised Jeff Perry as Meredith's dad Thatcher and what an incredible scene that was with George describing Meredith to Thatcher while Meredith listened in. I loved that gentle "Thank you, George" from Meredith. Present and (in my case) past Chicago theatre patrons got a big kick out of the fact that we got to see two members of the famous Steppenwolf Theatre Company – first Perry and then the phenomenal Laurie Metcalf. That scene with Metcalf as the dying mother giving her daughter all of that motherly advice had me crying like a baby and picturing Metcalf's name in the Outstanding Guest Actress category at this year's Emmys. If it weren't for Alex, the daughter would probably miss out on getting that advice in time. Nic...
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Memo to the "blue-ribbon panel" that ends up choosing the Emmy nominations for guest actress in a drama series — you need to nominate Monica Keena, plain and simple. Tonight's edge-of-your-seat repeat reminded me how phenomenal the former Dawson's Creek actress was as the woman with the metal pole stuck through her body and also protruding through the body of a man she didn't even know after the train they were riding crashed. Definitely one of my favorite episodes. Bruce A. Young played the man and he was also fantastic. This was the one where we learned what a banana bag IV is (the device used to sober Meredith up). I remember noticing how Meredith related to Monica's character, Bonnie, at the end, since Derek chose the salmon-scrubbed Addison ("She's my wife") over Meredith. "What about her? You can't just abandon her!" Funny to go back and see George still pining away for Meredith and her not noticing it, especially after he said to her (referring to McDreamy): "For what it...
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First, I've got to say I was really glad Denny survived his surgery, especially since most of the patients were dying one after another. Izzie would not have been a well person. Great scene when she said to Denny, after wiping her tears, "I can't fall for a patient," and he followed with "OK — good luck with that." Should be quite interesting now that Izzie broke up with Alex for telling Denny he was probably going to die. I did like it when Alex read George the riot act about how he was being a baby about Meredith. Someone had to tell him. But it just encouraged George to finally ask out Callie. Interesting to see some of the superstitions amongst the doctors, from Burke's lucky surgical cap to Addison awarding people with cups of hot chocolate — "Don't question the cocoa!" I loved Mary Kay Place as Webber's former AA sponsor. We just keep learning more and more about the characters each week — good to hear Webber's been sober for 17 years. I've been a Mary Kay fan s...
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The real test to determine whether an actor is doing an effective job is not just how well he or she acts in a scene but how he or she re-acts. We had some really great reacting tonight. An obvious example is Sandra Oh's facial expressions as Cristina was forced to be Bailey's baby-sitter. How hilarious was she while changing the baby's diaper? Then when she told the baby to "Shut it!", I had to TiVo back and watch it again. But back to the reacting. Patrick Dempsey's face said it all while Meredith was explaining to Derek the horrible thing she did to George. Meredith asked Derek to act like a friend, not as her ex, and you could tell he was struggling just by the expression on his face. I love that he told Meredith to apologize to George in the elevator. Then T.R. Knight gave my favorite reacting performance of the night as Meredith apologized to George — you could tell just how mortified and hurt he was. And what a perfect way to end the episode, with Derek apologizing to Ad...
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