Thursday May 14, 2009
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In the second part of the two hour season finale, George delivers stunning news to Bailey, sending shockwaves throughout the hospital, and Izzie's friends anxiously await her recovery from surgery. Meanwhile Bailey is surprisingly displeased after being accepted into the pediatric fellowship program, and the victim of a near-fatal traffic accident brings the talents of Seattle Grace's doctors together.
This is the second hour of a 2-hour season finale. A two episode entries have been created. The 10pm EST marker will mark to beginning of the second episode.
Do you want to cry? To laugh? To get shocked? This episode has it all. hide show
Yes, that's right. For the first time since Seasons 2's "Into You Like A Train" (remember that episode? the girl and the guy who had a pole inside of them and they were connected like they were hugging), I cried. And yes, I hated myself for it.
The episode? I am personally in-love with. I watched it 5 times, cried every time at the end.
Oh and by the way? Whoever tells you they "knew" it would be George at the end (John Doe) is a big FAT LIAR. Because there's NO way they could've known. There's no way ANYONE could've known.
So what happened in Now or Never? Well, a lot of stuff happened in Now or Never. Like Cristina and Owen. Cristina, who I loveeeeeee. My favorite line ever? When Cristina tells Owen "I can't breathe without you." That was the breaking point for me. I almost flipped out in happiness when I heard her say that. Because when have we seen Cristina all gooey and love-y and tenderly like that? We didn't even see it when she was with Burke. So Owen must mean A-LOT to her.
What else did I love about this season finale? Oh yeah Izzie. And Alex. And Bailey. And Richard. Tell me you didn't cry at the last scene, when we're all sitting on the edge of our seats, waiting to see if they're gonna try to save Izzie or not and then Richard (my hero!) goes all "SCREW THE DNR!" That also happens to be one of my all-time favorite scenes. Ever.
And Alex. Crying. Watching his "wife" falling apart in front of him.
Oh, Izzie. She breaks my heart. When she remembered the whole pillow and Alex-yelling-at-her-thing, I sort of didn't realize that she actually REMEMBERED. Until Alex screamed it. And rushed to get her. Too late, though, right?
I guess I don't have to speak about the whole George-jumping-in-front-of-a-moving-bus thing. I guess we already know what happened to THAT. So sad, by the way. When George wrote "007" on Meredith's hand, I was literally SHOCKED. STUNNNED. SPEECHLESS.
My George? .... Dead?
But let me leave that for another episode (like the season 6 premiere which I HATED because of what happened to George :( so sad)
--But the best thing about this episode? The thing that makes this episode so special, so unique that I tihnk it's going to be remembered in TV history forever...is probably the Meredith Voice Overs. Oh my god, do NOT tell me he voice-over in the end doesn't make you get all ... whatever, sad and stuff.
"Have you said it yet? I LOVE YOU....."
In all, no episode can make me say "THE BEST EPISODE EVER" except this one. Brilliant.
The only episode of GA that made me login just to rate it. Wonderful finale. hide show
The entire cast gives an outstanding interpretation of a plot twisted and intense. The cliffhanger at the end might be a bit conventional, but the closing voiceover - "Did you say it? 'I love you. I don't ever want to live without you. You changed my life.' Did you say it?" - was perfectly timed. Where so many TV shows are showing tireness and weakness, this very one episode proves that Grey's Anatomy still has a lot to offer. Special mention to Justin Chambers who proves that he has way more than the tough boy act in his game. Bravo.
A young shoulder wants Callie to chop off his healthy leg. Izzie is contemplating wether or not to have the brain surgery. Mark makes a fool of himself when he asks Little Grey to move in with him and she bluntly turns him down. George has big news. hide show
I was positively surprised. I sat on the edge of my chair the whole time. I "uuh"'ed and "aah"'ed and jumped up and down. There was a proper amount of excitement, horror and tears in this part and it sure keeps me wanting more.
The plot was brilliantly put together and the actors made the story more real than they normally do. They've really stepped up their game. Normally they do an excellent job but this was just that much better. I can't wait till the new season starts. If they keep this up I must admit I'll be even more hooked than before.
The season finale was one of the most exciting episodes on Grey's Anatomy. First of all the suspense was building from the beginning of the episode. The ending was so intense that I actually started to cry. Two major characters are faced between life and death. The scene in the elevator in the end of the episode is so powerful. This episode leaves you speechless. The accident that happened to George was so unexpected although there were rumors about him wanting to leave the show. I simply can't wait for the next season that will reveal what happens next... Life or Death!
This was probably the best episode of Grey's Anatomy in the past 5 years! hide show
I think I speak for almost %95 of Grey's fans when I say "I never thought they could ever TOP the season 2 finale/tearjerker!" The writers have been doing a wonderful job with the story lines since the beginning of the show but I must admit that when Izzie first started hallucinating, I found it a little cheesy. The afterlife/Denny thing was already the theme in season 3 when Meredith almost drowned so I really couldn't understand why they would take the chance and do it all over again. Also, I couldn't make any sense out of George's absence throughout the season. But this episode makes you want to hit yourself for being so early to judge. As Shonda Rhimes put it, George had sooo little screentime so that the audience wouldn't find his absence in the finale so unnatural and unusual. Technically, they phased him out to prepare the brilliant/electrifying/horrific finale. To see that the whole Mer-Der situation is resolved for good (hopefully)was nice and when Christina said: "You have changed" to Meredith, you actually see the difference in her more clearly. Well, it was about time. There's only so much whining and running you can do when you have a guy like Derek in your life =)) I think there were some scenes where you could sense that something was wrong with George. When the chief told Bailey and Callie that he'd sent George home hours ago to see his mother, I found it really weird because why would he leave without saying goodbye to anyone. Especially when his best friend was just out of surgery. it's not like he was going to Iraq for the weekend. So everytime the scene switched to John Doe, I kept asking myself "Is it possible that this is him?". But the make up was soo good that I kept saying "there's no way they can do THAT to his face". The last 2.5 minutes made me want to scream because I knew there was a cliffhanger in the end. The elevator scene was so brilliant that in stead of screaming at the screen, I watched it over and over again. I also think that the gravity of the episode made each and every individual performance hit their top limits. I think George is a big loss. The other departures were covered with the newcomers (Addison, Hahn, Burke) but I wonder how they're going to do it THAT smoothly when it's one of the five main characters. well, it was his decision and there's not much to say other than "Good luck". His refusal to Shonda's proposal to come and shoot one more episode has brought some different ideas and I think he made a really good point when he said that the last elevator scene was how he wanted to be remembered (I have to agree, it WAS indeed mesmerizing). But there are some who believe that he should have accepted it because Shonda made him famous. I think in stead of looking at the situation from the ethical point of view, people should ask themselves if they really want to remember George being dragged under a bus. The elevator scene, accompanied by the fabulous track of Greg Laswell, Off I Go, should be how we should remember him. well, that's my opinion... A PERFECT season finale. I don't know why it took me 2 months to write this review but well... we owe Grey's writers a "thank you" for doing such a good job.
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