Grey's Anatomy

If Tomorrow Never Comes

Season 1, Episode 6, Aired 5/1/05

Episode Summary

Izzie tries to get George to find the courage to ask Meredith out. All of the interns are in awe when a woman comes in with a record breaking tumor, but it is so far advanced that the woman's prognosis is not good. Now that Bailey knows about Meredith and Derek's affair, their jobs are in jeopardy, and she advises Meredith to end it. Meanwhile, Cristina and Burke's secret relationship is also getting more complicated...moreless

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Ellen Pompeo

Meredith Grey
Sandra Oh

Cristina Yang
Katherine Heigl

Isobel "Izzie" Stevens

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Awesome episode!

9.0

"Superb"

By Stephanie61593, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

I really like how the show starts off with quotes and along keeps going with the story. I liked that for the first time we see that Alex actually cares. We also see more of him interacting with the other interns. Bailey's reaction to Meredith and Derek having a fling was surprising to me, but I understand where she's coming from. I really liked the interaction between Meredith and the Parkinson's patient I thought it was very sweet. Felt kinda bad for George but he did take too long. And the case of Annie and the tumor was sad. Wonder how Cristina's and Burke's relationship is going to work out. Loved the ending. Loved how Mer remembered that McDreamy had a thing with ferry boats. Really liking thi show!moreless

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Nothing was worth more than the look on George's face when he didn't find Meredith

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By mythillos, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

In this episode George tries to find the courage to ask Meredith out, but when he has the chance he screws up saying something like: "If you are available, em.., we could go somewhere later, em..., for some alcohol". That was so pathetic and anybody would feel sorry for George at that time.
A woman comes in the hospital with an enormous tumor in her belly. When i saw it i first thought: "wtf is that". She finally dies but that's life(just kidding).
Another old man who has Parkinson in a excess form that he can't ever speak right, agrees to have a brain surgery for his doughter's wedding.
At the end of the episode, George goes into Meredith's room, determined to ask her out but when he gets there he finds the room empty and realises that she is seeing someone else.moreless

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Best episode of the series so far.

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By shaneypoo_88, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

A really brilliant episode, it's full of great drama, a few very humerous moments and some great life lessons.

The relationship between Meredith and Derick gets complicated when Bailey stars to put pressure on Derick for favouring Meredith.

The medical staff are in awe when a lady called Anne comes in with a recording breaking size tumor. Anne takes a shine to Alex and it appears he has turned over a new leaf. But the jerk within comes out and Anne over hears Alex making fun of her. Anne decides to have the surgery to remove the tumor just as long as Alex isn't apart of it.

Meredith convinces a man that he should have the spinal surgery done, not for himself but for his daughter. Shepard and Meredith work on this patient while meanwhile everyone else except for Alex and Izzie are with Anne the tumor lady.

Alex takes off to get changed and things get a little hectic on the floor. Alex is unreachable as the battery for his pager is dead. Izzie has to step up big time and open up a man's chest to get out a clot because there isn't enough time to get someone else.

George spends most of the episode trying to convince everyone that he doesn't have feelings for Meredith. And the rest of it trying to get the words out but just plain failing.

The guys can't get rid of the tumor and they lose the patient. Alex rushes in right after they call the time of death with the extra blood they needed. We see that he actually did care for Anne after all.

George seems like he is ready to make something happen with Meredith but she isn't home. Instead the episode ends with her driving off to enjoy a bottle of wine with Derick.

Just a great episode. Funny moments include someone throwing up on Alex. And George asking failing to tell Meredith and making an idiot of himself infront of everyone else.

This episode was very well written and I loved the tumor lady. I definetly felt a bit upset when they couldn't save her. And that's the true mark of a good drama, iyt actually makes you feel something.

Im really interested to see which way Alex will go (jerk or okay guy) and how Meredith & Derick will handle there relationship. Im sure it's rocky times ahead.

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"Exciting and funny episode."

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By blacked_line, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

This episode was really great, like all the episodes before this one. I really like Bailey, hahahaha, she is funny. And I think it is good that she knows about Shepard and Meredith.

And I totally agree what Meredith said, don't leave anything for tomorrow if you can do it today, but rare are ones who do that! ;)

It was really sad to see that the surgery didn't go well and that the woman died.

And also, when is George really going to ask Meredith out????
Oh, Cristina and Burke... I wish that neither Meredith-Shepard and Cristina-Burke relationship didn't exist. I think that will get boring after a while.moreless

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i loved this episode!

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By iheartlost, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

Izzie tries to get George to find the courage to ask Meredith out. All of the interns are in awe when a woman comes in with a record breaking tumor, but it is so far advanced that the woman's prognosis is not good. Now that Bailey knows about Meredith and Derek's affair, their jobs are in jeopardy, and she advises Meredith to end it. Meanwhile, Cristina and Burke's secret relationship is also getting more complicated...moreless

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Trivia
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- Goof: When Alex leaves the scrub room to go get blood he grabs a mask and is wearing scrubs, then you see him running down the hall also wearing a gown. Edit
- Goof: When Alex walks into the gallery, another intern tells him that they've been holding the tumor for 8 hours. Later, when Cristina and Burke are alone, she tells him that she was on surgery for 4 hours. Edit
- Goof: When Alex walks into the gallery, he talks to another intern, who mentions that George and Cristina have been retracting the tumor for eight hours. This-- and the next shot, where they are shown in the rigid retraction positions-- indicates that they haven't moved freely in hours. However, while Alex is talking to the other intern, George can be seen moving around clearly in the OR below. Edit
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- Although credited, James Pickens, Jr. (Richard Webber) is absent from this episode. Edit
- Original International Air Dates: Australia: September 12th, 2005 on Channel 7 Sweden: December 27th, 2005 on Kanal 5 Netherlands: February 7th, 2006 on Net 5 Germany: April 18th, 2006 on ProSieben India: May 17th, 2006 on Star World Norway: July 25th, 2006 on TV2 Croatia: October 9th, 2006 on NOVA TV Finland: October 11th, 2006 on Nelonen Portugal: December 10th, 2006 on RTP1 Romania: February 13th, 2007 on TVR1 Edit
- Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Never Leave Your Heart Alone from Butterfly Boucher's first album, Flutterby, in a montage, and it is played at the end of the episode. 2. Save Me by Jem plays at the beginning of this episode. 3. Chapter by Psapp plays when Cristina and Burke are in the closet after having sex. 4. Walk or Ride by The Ditty Bops plays when the interns are having lunch and George tries to take Meredith out on a date but fails because he mumbled a lot. Edit
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- Alex (sitting down): Is it true you get to scrub in on that tumor? Cristina: Don't sit here. Izzie: You get to scrub in? How psyched are you? Cristina: On a scale of one to ecstatic, ecstatic. Alex: It's unbelievable. You know what I think? I think Burke wants to get into your scrubs. Cristina: Why are you sitting here? Alex: He kicked me off that surgery for the same crap you pull every day. Cristina: You know what. If I stuck this fork into his thigh, would I get in trouble? Meredith: Not if you make it look like an accident.
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- Burke: Look, I'm just...What is this...that we're doing here? What is it? Cristina: You need a definition? You... really want to be that guy? Burke: Lock the door. Edit
- Meredith: Dr. Bailey. I didn't know...that he was my boss, when I met him. I didn't know. Bailey: I don't care. Meredith: Really? Oh, well, you sort of seemed to not be talking to me, so I ... Bailey: You see this, what's happening right here? This is the problem with you sleeping with my boss. Not whether or not you know him before, but how it affects my day. And me standing here talking to you about your sex life affects my day. And the longer this little fling goes on, the more favors you get over the others, who are fighting tooth and nail just to make it through this program without any assistance. When those people start finding out what's going on and they don't want to work with you and talk to you or look at you, and they start bitching and moaning at me, the more it affects my day. So, no, Dr. Grey, I don't care what you know, or when you know it. Are we understood? Meredith: Yes. Bailey: Good. Edit
Allusions
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- Episode Title: If Tomorrow Never Comes The title of this episode is a reference to a song. Song with this title have been released by Garth Brooks, Ronan Keating, Westlife. Edit