Beat Your Heart Out

Season 5, Episode 13, Aired
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Now that Derek has the engagement ring, he searches for the perfect way to propose to Meredith, as Lexie demands that Mark go public with their relationship, and Bailey, encouraged by her work on recent cases and by Dr. Dixon, considers a new direction for her medical career.moreless
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  • Terrible episode.

    5.0
    "Mediocre"
    By thefanof, Dec 12, 2011 Report Abuse
    This has to rank up there with one of Grey's Anatomy's worst ever episodes. I contemplated hitting my head against the wall while watching this, as that would probably be more entertaining and give me less of a headache.

    The Izzie and Lexie/Sloan scenes which are usually the best were not even good here. Instead of witty dialogue we had two lengthy segments consisting of doctors having panic attacks and needing to be hugged. I'm just going to assume some writers from Sesame Street scripted these scenes while Shonda Rhimes was on vacation.

    I will praise Chandra Wilson who gave a great performance as Miranda Bailey. Really gripping and emotional, and she can expect another Emmy nomination this year. But even she was not enough to save this episode.moreless

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  • Derek is going to propose, no wai!! McArmy likes to cry, patient has seizure.

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    By kimierin, Apr 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    Sure, you could say that I am a Mer/Der shipper but their relationship just constantly drags out like a soap opera. It was nice for a change that Meredith had met Derek's mom in a previous episode. But I still think that they should bring back Meredith's Dad. Meredith's character was originally driven by her Mom's constant criticism and her Alzheimer's. They eventually got rid of her Mom and her StepMom and then what? I haven't seen much a of character development in Meredith other than her finally saying that she wants to have Derek's babies. I think that by age 40, you should know for sure, yes or no. Drama on that front should be over. Her whining and sniveling about her love life, so 2006. Yes, she comes from a broken home, but geez lady, there are people who have gotten over much worse.
    Derek has a ring, how should he propose? Um, hasn't he done it once before with Addison? He acts like this is new territory. He should just go ahead and Google "marriage proposals." He definitely should not be asking the man whore McSteamy, who can't even fix his own love life (more on that in a bit). And the Chief? He would be the 2nd to last person. He went back and forth between Adele and Meredith's Mom for years.

    So, they are really going to go through the McArmy/Christina pairing. I like Christina because she is witty and sarcastic, but I just don't see the chemistry between them. In fact, I really don't know who I could see her with. McArmy is an interesting doctor, but they need him to talk more. He is too one dimensional. I sad, I fought in army people die, I cry. I think that the guy who plays him is a good actor (he does a good "American" accent), but they just keep making him cry. I think they should bring in someone from the army who knows him, maybe a woman! That would spice things up a bit.

    Dr.Sloan, thinks he's all that and can get whatever woman he wants. Him and "Little" Grey, make a good pair. He just needs to stop being so wish washy. Lexie is right, you don't need to think about it, just do it if it feels right.

    I don't like that Arizona girl. She is too cheery and I knew that the lesbian thing was going to be forced between her and Callie. Sorry, but it doesn't seem like Sara Ramirez is all that comfortable in this girl/girl relationship. I think that they do need a gay couple (because then it would be a bit more realistic), but she is not the one to be it.
    The writers should've kept Dr.Hahn and given Callie someone else. Its nice though that she has Dr.Sloan to talk to.moreless

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  • Great episode with all the drama and humour I have come to expect from this show.

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    By hrgaffney, Feb 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was a great episode and reminiscent of the earlier seasons when the main characters were interns. The storyline with the Kramers was really funny, especially when they were all discussing the magazine article in the cafeteria - I loved that scene. Owen and Cristina's romance is also great to watch, so tender and romantic. The proposal stuff was also fun. Bailey discovered her true calling is pediatric surgery which was not too surprising. The final scene was great too, especially when Derek receives the call from Addison. Now we know the crossover is on - can't wait for next week's Grey's and Private Practice.moreless

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  • Cristina is definitely over Burke. Will Derek propose to Meredith? Has Baily found her calling?

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    By XooKey, Nov 07, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was an outstanding episode of Grey's Anatomy. Izzie is running all kinds of tests on herself to find out if anything is wrong with her in lieu of Denny being there and saying "I am here for you". Miranda says she will not work on any more cases involving children and her next case is a little girl with a bad heart and she will be assisting Dr. Dixon. After performing heart surgery on the little girl, Dr. Dixon determines that the little girl will need constant IV medicine until a new heart and lungs are available for transplant. This could take years and the child would be bedridden until then. Miranda comes up with the idea of using a backpack to carry the medicine thus allowing the little girl to live a somewhat normal life and not be bedridden. Dr. Dixon calls Miranda a Pediatric Doctor and after encouragement from Dixon and Dr. Robbins, she has a bright look on her face about the prospect of being a Pediatric Doctor.

    During the time when Dr. Dixon is telling the parent's of the little girl with the bad heart that she will be bedridden with the IV medications and Miranda enthusiastically enters the room with the idea of the backpack, Dr. Dixon who as a form of autism and doesn't like to be touched. Someone starts to hug her and she goes into a panic attack and runs to an on call room. Bailey goes after her and asks her what she can do. Dixon says pressure to her body. Yang enters the room and joins in and Dr. Dixon's panic attack subsides.

    Derek is trying to find the perfect situation to propose to Meredith and asking other doctors. Finally he and Sloan are putting rose pedals and candles in their room for him to propose, when he gets a call from serious call from Addison and in the next scene Meredith comes into their room and it is back to normal. She then reaches under the pillow and finds a single rose pedal and look bewilderment comes over her face Dr. Hunt and Yang are playing affection games with each other and Dr. Hunt is winning until he sees something or someone in the hospital that puts him into a total panic. He runs into an on-call room and Cristina follows him. Cristina starts to hug him very tightly she and Meredith had done with Dr. Dixon. Dr. Hunt calms down and later Meredith opens the door to see him sleeping with his head in Cristina's lap.

    A rather funny part of the episode (unless it has happened to you) involves a middle aged couple who were trying to spice up their sex life and the man was left with a foreign object inserted in his body (I shouldn't have to say where). All of the interns assigned to the case as well as Karev are making joke and laughing about it and the Chief slightly scolds them and tells them that this is how a professional does it. After they extract the foreign object, the Chief is giving the man encouragement and telling the man how he admires him and his wife "bending over backwards for each". When the Chief, Karev, and an Intern are cleaning up they all start laughing at what the Chief had said to the man about bending over backwards.

    It had been a while since I watched the previous episode and I had to remember a lot, especially about Izzie and Denny. I think this was an outstanding episode with a perfect balance of drama, humor, and sadness.moreless

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  • "Grey's Anatomy" ready for February sweeps!

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    By desperate_dude, Nov 07, 2010 Report Abuse
    "Grey's Anatomy" is back in rare form this episode. Even with the cast shakeups, it's still found what attracted us in the first place. Maybe some wanted to bang their head against a wall, but this week featured some good / funny cases, relationship drama, and Derek trying to find the right way to propose to Meredith the whole episode. My guess is his proposal will wait until the end of the crossover episodes this February. Some nice Hunt/Yang, Alex/Izzie stuff too. Overall, great episode. So bring on the crossover, ABC! Hopefully it lives up to all of the hype.moreless

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    • The chief treats a husband who needs something removed after he tried to perform an act from a magazine. The magazine shown is "Mode" magazine, a fictitious magazine that is the focus of the show "Ugly Betty". Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Slovakia: Daj na svoje srdce (Listen to Your Heart) Czech Republic: Zvýšená tepová frekvence (Increased Heartbeat) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Italy: May 4, 2009 on Fox Life Latin America: May 4, 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television (aka Canal Sony) Australia: May 14, 2009 on Channel 7 Germany: July 1, 2009 on ProSieben Norway: November 17, 2009 on TV2 Slovakia: January 11, 2010 on STV1 Czech Republic: May 20, 2010 on Prima Edit
    • This episode was the first episode in ABC's crossover event with Private Practice episode entitled Acceptance (Season 2 Episode 15). Edit

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    • (Derek and Mark have decorated Meredith and Derek's bedroom with thousands of roses) Derek: This is stupid. She's gonna hate this. Mark: What? Flowers? Girls love this crap. Derek: It's cliche. I'm a cliche! Mark: Cliches became cliches for a reason. Because they worked. It's great, isn't it? When you feel so strongly for someone and it's not just about the sex, it is... it's true. Derek (laughs): You should not talk like that. Edit
    • Arizona: Hey. Callie: Hey. Arizona: Ortho, right? Callie: Yeah, right. Hi. Arizona: I'm Arizona Robbins, peds surgery. I've seen you at the hospital. ... Are you okay? Callie: Yeah, no. I'm fine. ... Fine. Arizona: People talk. Where we work. They talk. A lot. So, for the sake of being honest, I think I should tell you that... I know things about you, because people talk. Callie: Oh, you mean... (Arizona nods) Terrific. Arizona: It is, actually, the talk. People really like you over there. They respect you, and they're concerned, and they're interested. They really like you. Some of them really like you. You- You just look upset, and I thought that you should know that the talk is good, and when you're not upset, when you're over being upset, there will be people lining up for you. Callie (laughs): You wanna give me some names? (Arizona kisses Callie) Arizona: I think you'll know. Edit
    • Meredith: Derek is ... (sees Owen sleeping on Cristina, and whispers) What are you doing? Cristina: I don't know, I just... Staying here. Meredith: Okay ... goodnight. Cristina: He's planning to propose. Meredith: Wh... What? Cristina (motions with the journal): The Chief. Your Mother writes... he ah, told her he would leave Adele. Come back, get on one knee and propose, but, I don't think he ever did. Meredith: That's sad. Cristina: Is it? Meredith: Or romantic. Edit

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    • Episode Title: Beat Your Heart Out A song by the musical group The Distillers from the album Coral Fang. Edit

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