Here's To Future Days (1)

Season 5, Episode 23, Aired
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Episode Summary

In the first part of the two hour season finale, Izzie spends time with a fellow cancer patient and contemplates whether or not to undergo a risky surgery, as Mark is ready to take his relationship with Lexie to the next level and a patient makes Owen reassess his place at Seattle Grace.
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''This is the first hour of a 2-hour season finale. Two episode entries have been created. The 10pm EST marker will mark to beginning of the second episode.moreless
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  • George joined the ARMY. Seriously! Seriously! Seriously!

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    This episode was one of my favorite episodes of the season. The story line and the way that the whole thing flowed was awesome. I really enjoyed the chemistry that this episode showed between the characters. George joined the ARMY, seriously! I really enjoyed the way Callie and almost the rest of the crew decided to set up an intervention for him. It was awesome. This episode was also emotional, because it showed a different side to some of the characters that I hadn't seen before.
    This episode also upset me because I really like the characters George and Izzy. George going in the ARMY must mean that he's leaving the show. And what about Izzy? She has a brain tumor, are the producers really going to kill her off???moreless

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  • Izzie spends time with a fellow cancer patient and contemplates whether or not to undergo a risky surgery, Mark is ready to take his relationship with Lexie to the next level and Owen reassess his place at Seattle Grace. George joins the army.moreless

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    Incredible. The best finale I have ever seen! So sad, but in a good way. I really hope that Izzy lives and so does George, but i don't think that will happen. The way Meredith finds out that George is John Doe was very creative, it had me on the egde of my seat. When Izzy remembered without the help offlash cards was also so incredible. The bst finale ever, i am looking foreward to the nest season. I hope that it is as good as the previous, seson 5. This is for sure my favorite show on tv! Go Grey's!moreless

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  • That's what a finale should be!

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    What a rollercoaster, and how many tissues did I get through.... To feel so happy watching an episode, and then to feel so sad, all in the space of an hour and a half is great writing. Very heart rendering, and some great performances by all on the team. A real twist at the end that I wasn't expecting too, had me really blubbing. I didn't want the episode to end. Absolutely brilliant. Some of the other big shows might learn a thing or two about finales and what they should be like if they watched this. Looking forward to the next season already. I'll miss Grey's.moreless

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  • Emotional

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    This finale was very dark. Grey's has a tendency to be bipolar in the tone department; one episode light and funny, the next dark and twisty. I wish it would make up it's mind!! The Izzie and Alex scenes are the definition of why this episode rocked! Justin and Katy bring such intensity to their scenes, and this episode was no different. When Alex screamed and pleaded with Izzie to get the surgery, you could see how heartfelt it was.

    Kimberly Elise guest starred in this episode as Izzie's doctor and jeez am I hoping they bring her back next season! She was really great, and totally fits with the cast. The scene with Bailey, Callie, and Izzie's doc was so cute.moreless

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  • Cry me a river.

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    Perhaps THE most shocking season finale, ever. One if the biggest cliffhangers EVER! 2 main roles on the line. Who will die? Who will survive? End of Gizzie? Only time can tell. For now, lets cry. Loves arise between Cjhistina and Hunt. Derek and Mer get married! Izzie gets surgery. George enroll on the army! Bailey cant get on peds. Geroge is on his way to the army, when *it* happens. Izzie seems to be alright- She ahs short term memory. She gets it back, only to crash in the last 2 mins. Will John Doe ( Geroge) live? We dont know.moreless

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    • International Episode Titles: Slovakia: Niečo o budúcnosti (Something About the Future) Czech Republic: Na dny budoucí! (Here Is to Future Days) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Italy: July 6, 2009 on Fox Life Latin America: July 6, 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television Australia: July 9, 2009 on Channel 7 Germany: September 2, 2009 on ProSieben The Netherlands: November 9, 2009 on Net5 Norway: January 19, 2010 on TV2 Slovakia: March 15, 2010 on STV1 Czech Republic: July 22, 2010 on Prima Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Charmed Life by Joy Williams 2. Where the Road Meets the Sun by Katie Herzig & Matthew Perryman Jones 3. Hold On to Me by Sugarplum Fairies 4. Off I Go by Greg Laswell Edit
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    • Bailey: You okay? Callie (depressed): I cut off a healthy leg. I just cut it off. It was for the patients own good, but still, I feel like a butcher. Dr. Swender: My miracle case is on life support. I thought I had one. One miracle. I hate this job sometimes. Callie: I don't know why we do this. Bailey: Come on, come with me. (they follow her) Callie: Okay, what are we doing here? Bailey: We came to see that (they look at Arizona's patient that got better) Dr. Swender: What? Bailey: The joy. It comes around rarely, so rarely we forget it can happen. But that, that's why we do this. The joy. Edit
    • Cristina (to Owen): God, it doesn't matter how good you are. Or how hard you work. You can do all the research, you can master all the latest techniques, I mean you can be the best. You can be the best surgeon in the world, but your patients are still gonna die. 'Cause the next day, or the next month, or the next year, you know they're just gonna get hit by a car. Or find a mole on their back. There's nothing you can do about it. (looks at Owen) I don't want you to die. Edit
    • Meredith (teary eyed): I always thought it would be me. I'd get Alzheimer's like my mother and forget everyone. Lets go to city hall tomorrow. I don't wanna spend another day not being married to you. Derek: Okay. Edit
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    • Alex (to Izzie): When Denny signed that DNR, you went crazy. Is that what you want? You want me cutting LVADs? Alex is referring to the season 2 episode 17 Seconds, in which at the end of the episode, Izzie cuts Denny's LVAD wires. Edit
    • George (to Izzie): You're a doer, remember?

      This refers back to a conversation they had in the season 2 episode It's the End of The World. Convo from It's the End of The World: Izzie: We're watchers. We have to become more proactive, George. We have to become doers. George: Fight for what we want. Izzie: We have to do. Edit
    • Chief: You know, Doctor Chalikonda at Cleveland Clinic is doing single incision gallbladder removal through the belly button? Dr. Sricharan Chalikonda is in fact, a general surgeon at Cleveland Clinic who has done this procedure in real life. Edit
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