All By Myself

Season 5, Episode 9, Aired
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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.moreless
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  • I wonder if the writers are thinking of ending the show all together ?! This is getting worse and worse and even worser !

    3.0
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    By ladyladybird, Dec 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    I wonder if the writers are thinking of ending the show all together ?!
    They cut Dr Hahn because they didn't want a lesbian couple, so what's Sadie doing exactly ?!
    They killed Denny and it was the most painful moment of the show, and we really loved him, and how they're making him the bad guy ?!
    I like Izzy when she was mourning and it declined when she destroyed George's marriage for *nothing* ! And now ?!
    This is getting worse and worse and even worser ! Somebody please bring the good ol' Grey's from the very beginning, when this wasn't just a laboratory to try some new and bizarre things ?! Com'on !moreless

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  • A boring episode.

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    By igor_is_god, Aug 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was the best show in his 3-th season. From then it has really gone dowhill. It need something fresh. And for a episode that is last this year it was probably the most boring one this year. I expected much more from this show. Desperate housewives is much beter this season and is probably the best series on the network. I don;t understand how is grey's anatomy beating her up in the ratings. And not to mention but nobody is dying anymore. They should kill some character in the show. Dead is always a good thing in this show. Kill Alex now!!!!!!!moreless

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  • GA really needs a break (spoilers).

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    By sylviasd, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    Oh... my... God!
    I really don't get used to the whole ghost thing. I know that Rhimes explained all this is due to a disease Izzy is carrying but couldn't it be handled better?!

    This love triangle is really painful to watch. Alex finally confesses his feelings (we know it's a hard thing to do for him) and Denny is sitting right there! I like that character in season 2 but now I find him really annoying. How could Jeffrey Dean Morgan sign for such a silly storyline?
    And how come KH doesn't complain? Last year she spoke her mind for what appears to be was much better than what is planned for her.

    And what is this Dr. Dixon? She's so annoying, not interesting at all and I doubt that such a doctor could practice. Even cold hand Cristina is warmer!

    Also, please give us back Bailey. We don't see her enough this year.

    The only thing I'm happy about for the moment is the thing between Lexie and Sloan. That could get interesting given the personnality of Sloan and I really liked how Lexie went to him.
    And Mark who keeps calling her "little Grey"...

    Honestly, I'm not sad GA is going on hiatus. Hope the show will improve when it returns on Jan. I really miss the good old days!moreless

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  • Character development to tie the first half of the season together, and a personal favorite even if it wasn't the best Grey's ever

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    By CConway1982, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    I really enjoyed this episode. I subtracted .5 for Dr. Dixon and for Izzie's monologue about great sex. I loved that George noticed Izzie's losing it, that Alex wants to be a better man, Cristina and Owen's kiss in the boiler room... I wish there was more Mer/Der because I like seeing them together as a happy couple, but I'm just grateful they are together and aren't broken up. And I'd much rather see her with Derek than glued to Cristina, I'm all for close friendships but it was getting annoying and unrealistic. I'd rather see fun romantic relationships and tension amongst the friends at this point, rather than the other way around.

    Sadie was more likable in this episode, and I really like her for Callie now. I really love Mark and Lexie, and I can't wait to see further character development there. I assumed from all the hints in the season premiere that they would hook up, but it's happening a bit sooner than I thought it would. I hope it's going the relationship route and not just a standard Grey's fling, because that's kind of old and tired, and these characters are in need of growth and development to keep from being boring plot devices for other characters. I know most people think Grey's is going off the deep end, but I'll wait out the ridiculous Denny storyline before watching reruns of the miserable season 3. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in the second half of the season!moreless

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  • Some good, some bad.

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    By thefanof, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    I'll echo what another reviewer said with this being a poorly written episode. The vast majority of the dialogue felt out of character and it just came off as too thrown together.

    What I did like was the re-emergence of a Lexie and Sloan relationship. These are two of the best personalities on the show and pairing them up always results in top-notch scenes. Cannot wait to see where things go from here. Izzie's rant about sex was also hilarious, but I am pleading with Grey's Anatomy to end this ridiculous storyline with Denny.

    What I didn't like was the Meredith and Christina bickering, and the possibility of another Callie lesbian affair. Sadie was actually less annoying this week than before and Melissa George is a decent actress, but hopefully they don't jump the shark with yet another character.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Goof: During the scene where Cristina choose Alex for the solo surgery, she writes "Karev, A" on the OR board in the middle of the box. But later on in the scene when Meredith walks up next to Derek, the board says only "Karev" and it is higher up in the box. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Slovakia: Odkázaný sám na seba (Self-reliant) Czech Republic: Já, jenom já (Me, only Me) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Italy: March 30, 2009 on Fox Life Australia: April 2, 2009 on channel 7 The Netherlands: April 6, 2009 on Net 5 Latin America: April 6, 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television (aka Canal Sony) Germany: June 10, 2009 on ProSieben Norway: October 20, 2009 on TV2 Slovakia: November 23, 2009 on STV1 Czech Republic: April 22, 2010 on Prima Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. They Said I Said by Sugarush Beat Company 2. Winter Birds by Ray LaMontagne 3. Secret by Max Morgan 4. Street Lights by Kanye West Edit

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    • The Anderson sisters had been brought in after sustaining injuries in a car accident. They were arguing with one another about who's fault it was, and how their parents would ground them for a long time, etc. Emma Anderson: (to her sister, Holly, as she was being wheeled out of the room) I hope you die!! Tragically, Emma would regret those words for the rest of her life--Holly died shortly thereafter from internal bleeding in her brain. Edit
    • Meredith: Hey, you paged? Alex: I need you to scrub in. Meredith: Where's Izzie? Alex: I'm freakin' out. I told her that I love her. I told her that I love her before a solo surgery. I can't believe that. Who does that? And now she's not gonna show up and I'm freakin' out. Meredith: Stop freaking out. If you screw this up, and kill this guy, I'm gonna be pissed. Then I'll know I should've won it. You have to kick ass in there, Alex. You have no choice. Richard (walks in): Big night in there, you ready Karev? ... You ready? Izzie (walks in): He's ready. Edit
    • Meredith: We're fighting and I don't want to be. Let's just put this past us. What happened with the Chief, and the interns, it doesn't matter. I know that's why you didn't choose me, and I know that's why you made it personal, so... let's just move on. Cristina: You made it personal. This right here is you making it personal. You told me to do what I had to do. So, I choose Alex, he was the most prepared. That's why I didn't choose you. Not because we're fighting, but because unlike you, I can seperate my personal life from my job. You made it personal. (stands up, angry) ... None of you said anything. Those were all of our interns. But I won this, they picked me! ... If I don't deserve this solo surgery, then none of us do. Edit

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    • George: I operated on a heart in an elevator. George is referring to the episode Bring The Pain (S2 Ep5) in which he and Alex get stuck in an elevator with a patient who crashes, and George performs the emergency surgery on the patient. Edit
    • In this episode, Meredith says "That's one of us down there, show some respect" which is an allusion to when she said the same thing on the first episode about George during his surgery. Edit
    • Episode Title: All By Myself The title of this episode is an allusion to the song All By Myself by Eric Carmen. Edit

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