Blues for Sister Someone

Season 2, Episode 23, Aired
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Addison's patient is a Catholic mother of seven who wants her tubes tied secretly. Derek treats a divorce attorney who is having seizures. While Izzie and George are talking about their personal lives they "overhear" part of Derek's conversation with the divorce attorney who calls herself one of Seattle's best. Alex gets in trouble with Addison yet again for not being able to keep his mouth shut when other people think he should. A legendary concert violinist who had a Pacemaker that was installed by Dr. Burke refuses to see medical reason. The musician is Burke's musical hero. Finn cooks for Meredith. Addison and Derek try to re-energize their love life.moreless
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  • Oh, how I have missed Grey's! The 4 week hiatus was way too long :)

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    My favorite part of the epsiode was the tension between Izzie and George. That was great. Well written. I beleive that Izzie is like me: she just wants to make sure he's happy and doing good. That\'s why she wants to know where he was living and how she was skeptical of Callie (and slightly still is as most fans are). They really haven't developed Callie that much- she's developed more on the Nurse's blog www.seattlegracehospital.com saying that she has had a crush on George for awhile even back when he operated on that patient in the elevator. Who knew? I didn't. The verdict is still out on how I like Callie as a character, but as long as George is happy, I'm happy.

    Next, Addison. I felt so bad for her! She did what the patient wanted and got in trouble for it (thanks to Alex) and the patient didn't have enough courage to speak up on Addison's behalf after Addison went out of her way to fulfill her wishes. Some people are....horrible. Anyways, I've always felt bad for Addison. She did try to get her marriage back on track. Even though she was the one that cheated on Derek, we have learned that Derek pulled away emotionally first and that she was lonely.

    As for Alex, he was horrible tonight. He has become just plain hateful. By the way, he violated HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act, he needs reprimanded. If viewers don't find out soon the reason Alex has been on such a downturn lately (if there is a reason) I am ready to write him off.

    Derek and Meredith. I am probably going to be criticized for saying this, but I don't care whether they end up together or not. BUT....I do have to say that Derek's look to her when he took Doc back to Finn was uncalled for- way too judgmental.

    Burke's scenes, especially the last were great and revealing. It was surprising to hear how he got to where he is now.

    I am so appreciative of this show, it makes Sundays more bearable- instead of worrying about school and work the next day I am completely wrapped up in yet another great episode.moreless

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  • Nothing happens that it wasn\'t expected to happen. George goes back to Meredith\'s, Meredith accepts a date with the vet and Izzie\'s guy continues to be sick on and off. A note to the writers of Meredith\'s lines: Nobody talks like that in realmoreless

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    Nothing really happens that it wasn\'t expected to happen. George goes back to Meredith\'s house, Meredith accepts a date with the vet and Izzie\'s heart guy continues to be sick on and off. George and Burke continue to bond much to the dismay of Christina.
    The writers are out of control with the plot lines they are giving to a babbling Meredith. Nobody talks like that in real life!.
    Who actually answers when some unknown person asks for a date \"I\'m knitting a sweater\"?
    Meredith\'s babbling is starting to get on my nerves!
    The worse is that it seems that the writers are proud of the new mumbling, repetitive and annoying Meredith.moreless

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  • Great episode but I am still missing a few things.

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    This was a great episode and was well written.
    Meredith is finally getting over Derek and she found her new McDreamy but I'm sure something will come between it.
    I also like that O'mally finally found a girls he really likes.

    The only thing I was missing on this episode was a medical case that was stunning. This was a pretty "quiet" episode.
    It was all about the relationships between the characters.
    Maybe Grey's anatomy needed an episode like this and I think we will find out in the next episodes.

    I can't wait for the next episode wich I think will be a good one.moreless

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  • Another great installment.

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    George did it with Callie and then moved back home (at least for now). Yay! Izzie was annoying when she kept asking George so many questions (but the \"curious George\" part was funny). It\'s nice that the lawyer made George realize his friendship with Izzie was important.

    Addison might be in big trouble after following a patient\'s request, tying her tubes and then calling it a \"complication.\" And damn that Alex for ratting her out! At least there was a little vindication in that she\'ll be making Alex her bi-atch until further notice.

    And Denny got some sort of complicated heart machinery and now can walk, making Izzie very happy, but Dr. Bailey very mad.

    And in the love rectangle...Meredith went on a date with the Vet and birthed a horse. Previously she had heard that Derek and Addison were desperately trying to have sex, which she didn\'t really need to know. Then as she took a shower at the Vet\'s house (innocently of course) Derek walked in, saw them together and went home to have sex with his wife. But I can\'t help but wonder if he did it because he was sad/angry about Meredith, or if he was happy that she moved on and could finally do it himself... I guess we\'ll find out next week.


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  • Oh, applause, applause. I've been waiting for another Grey's, and waiting for another Grey's that makes me laugh and think and want to cry. This one did it all.

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    The Grey's writers have a way of keeping us guessing even when we think we've got it all figured out. I love the interplay between Alex and Addison. I'm glad Mer's moving on with things, and I adored McDreamy's reaction to seeing her in the good vet's apartment. As much as I'd love to forget about Mer and Der, some part of me just wants to see the two of them finally get together again. I don't know if that will ever happen, but I'm having a heckuva good time in the meantime watching all of the other things that happen.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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  • Trivia

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    • Goof: Around 25:00 minutes into the episode, Derek's seizure patient is being observed by Izzie and George while playing a video game. On the monitor in the background there is a small video feed of the patient as she maneuvers the video game. If you watch this video feed carefully, you'll see the blue jeans and black shirt of the camera man who is filming this scene. You can match the movements of the camera with that of the body in the video Edit
    • Goof: When Addison and Alex are talking to Rose Ward about getting her tubes tied her necklace goes from being underneath her shirt to being over her shirt in different shots. Edit
  • Notes

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    • Original International Air Dates: Bulgaria: July 26, 2006 on bTV Australia: October 2, 2006 on Channel Seven The Netherlands: November 14, 2006 on Net 5 Norway: January 16, 2007 on TV2 Sweden: January 16, 2007 on Kanal 5 Croatia: April 9, 2007 on NOVA TV Finland: April 11, 2007 on Nelonen Italy: May 05, 2007 on Italia 1 Ireland: July 10, 2007 on RTE2 Romania: August 14, 2007 on TVR1 Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Love by The Sunshine is played at the beginning of the episode. 2. Police and The Private by Metric plays when Derek and Meredith are talking in the elevator, 3. Better Man by James Morrison plays when Meredith and Finn go to birth the horse, 4. Follow Through by Hotel Lights is the song played at the end of this episode Edit
    • The episode was previously titled Rhythm of Life. Edit
  • Quotes

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    • Addison: You will not believe the day I had. (Derek removes his jacket) I went out of my way to get a patient exactly what she wants only to have it explode in my face. (Derek walks over to the shower, opens up the door and turns it on) I mean lawsuit, threats. Richard's pissed. Don't even get me started on Alex Karev. Derek: Get in the shower. Addison: What? Derek: Get in the shower with me. Addison: Honey, it's a very small shower. Derek: You wanna have hot sex? Addison (starts removing her clothes, looks grateful): Thank you. Edit
    • George: So we spent the night at Callie's last night. So we figured we'd just spend the night here. Izzie: Okay, so um you're back then just for tonight? George: Well Callie's here for tonight. I'm uh- I don't know. It's my room. You know, I pay rent. Izzie: Well, welcome home. Edit
    • Alex: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Addison: Dr. Karev. You did such a good job today that I'm gonna talk to Dr. Bailey and have you assigned to my service. Alex (angry): What? For how long? Addison: For as long as I want. Your ass is mine until I say otherwise. Congratulations. Edit
  • Allusions

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    • Episode Title: Blues For Sister Someone This is the name of a song by Lenny Kravitz. Edit
    • Former Episode Title: Rhythm Of Life This could be a reference to the large number of songs of the same name. Some performers of the song are Prodigy, Edwin McCain, and Sammy Davis, Jr. Also, the Broadway play Sweet Charity features a song called The Rhythm Of Life. Edit
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