Invasion

Season 6, Episode 5, Aired
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The residents of Seattle Grace and Mercy West vie for surgeries and their careers as day one of the hospital merger begins. Still recovering from surgery, Meredith must count on her friends to keep her updated on everything that's happening. Meanwhile, Arizona stands by an enraged Callie when her father returns to Seattle with a priest to convince his daughter to date men. Lexie clashes with a staff member from Mercy West, while the pressure to save her career takes its toll on Cristina. Lastly, Izzie experiences the brunt of her new surgical competition, especially when a major mistake threatens her job.moreless
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  • Why does everyone hate this episode so much?

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    By chris_friends, Jun 21, 2011 Report Abuse
    I personally love this episode, and it is one of the few episodes of this season that I really enjoy watching. What's not fun to watch? Our interns fighting to take over the hospital? Cristina crying over having nothing to fight for anymore? Izzie struggling to pretend to be "healthy" and ready for work?

    Seriously, this episode is amazing. I love when they're all pondering if they'll get fired or not and I really loved Lexie in this episode. I usually find her annoying sometimes, but in this episode she was great!

    Also, another awesome moment: Meredith in the hospital bed and everyone coming in to complain about the Mercy West people invading their hospital. I loved when Izzie screamed at that one Mercy West girl because she was taking George's locker. That was sad and amazing. Also, did you see Cristina in Meredith's hospital room? Whoa! What a shocking revelation and how sudden! Cristina..crying! I love when she says "nothing is happening to me" and then she says "I miss Burke." That was AMAZING.

    Of course, we all saw it coming: Izzie leaving the show. But it was still traumatizing. When Izzie cries to the chief and he's trying to make her feel better but Patricia mentions that the chief should just stick with the "firing speech" that they agreed on, it's so sad seeing Izzie breaking down like that. And then goodbye Izzie :(

    In short, I can relate to those who say they hate this episode (basically because George is REALLY gone now and the show is changing so much) but that's what I enjoyed about this episode. It's that change is happening everywhere and our interns are trying so hard to stay strong.moreless

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  • Do not understand the complaining about this episode! It was amazing!

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    By sibowittz, Jun 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    First of this is the one of my favorite episodes ever of Grey's now! I loved the beginning with my favorite song ever: Clap (See the Stars)! Love that song! It was a great ride seeing that everyone had a rival to deal with. Alex and the short red head girl, Izzie and the dude with the eyebrows, Christina and Avery, and Lexie and the red diary girl! My favorite part of the episode was between Izzie getting fired and Christina's breakdown! Sandra and Katherine were amazing! I felt so bad for both of them in this episode. Nice shout out to Burke too. Sandra Oh is my favorite actress! I knew Izzie
    would be fired! And I wish she punched that eyebrows dude in the face for calling her his own little b****. Chief is going crazy with the cuts! The ending was crazy too! And I lived Meredith's voice over using a metaphor as a disease taking over your body, the same as the Mercy West doctors taking over Seattle Grace. 10/10moreless

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  • Wow...I keep hanging in there hoping that Grey's will be better...

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    By bbk51th, Sep 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    Invasion...someone or something must be invading the heads of the producers and writers! Seriously, do the writers of each episode talk to each other? Do they understand the flow? I have always thought taht each episode flowed fairly well in previous seasons, but something has definitely changed this season on Grey's. The last few episodes have been all about pink slips. Please give the writers of the last two episodes a pink slip. While there have been a few fine moments (Christina's breakdown and the interaction between Arizona, Callie and her dad), on balance, it just not as compelling as it has been in the past. The relationship interplay with some of the main characters seems to be gone entirely and that's a pity. I will try to hang on a little longer but I am definitely becoming a less loyal fan of Grey's.moreless

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  • Mercy West merges with Seattle Grace.

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    By TvFreak7, Aug 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    I don't understand why all the hate toward this episode. The best episode since the fifth season finale. I mean it might be that the previous episodes have been very very disappointing but I love this episode. Very actiony with a lot lot of stuff going on that I really liked. And at the end Izzie got fired! Ah. After the last eppys have been a disappointment, this is a huge huge improvement from those episodes. Heres to more wonderful grey's episodes.

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  • Wow

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    By casandra34, Aug 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    I liked this episode, I really liked Izzie in the beginning when she wanted to fight the girl who took george's locker.
    'You're pretty tiny, I could take you down in a couple of seconds' xD
    And I also liked Calleigh when she was yelling to her dad 'You can't pray away the gay'
    It was soo cute how Christina cried and Meredith comforded her.
    It wasn't a real shock or something when Izzie got fired, But I did feel very sorry for her. And why did Izzie dump Alex!
    I absolutly love them together, It was so sad seeing Alex cry.
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    • It's revealed that Callie's father's name is Carlos. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles:
      Czech Republic: Invaze (Invasion)

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    • Orginal International Air Dates:
      Latin America: November 30, 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television (a.k.a. Canal Sony)
      Finland: December 2, 2009 on Nelonen
      Australia: February 16, 2010 on Channel 7
      The Netherlands: March 1, 2010 on Net5
      Germany: April 21, 2010 on ProSieben
      Norway: August 31, 2010 on TV2
      Czech Republic: July 18, 2011 on Prima LOVE

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    • Although credited, Eric Dane ("Mark") didn't appear in this episode. Since he became a regular, this was the first episode without him. Edit

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    • Meredith: Tell me everything. Did you beat them? Did you kick their asses? Come on, I want a full report. Everything that happened. Alex (long pause): Izzie left me. She wrote a note, and she left... me. I-- I... I-I don't know if she's comin' back. Meredith: Wh-What do you mean she left? Where did she go? (Alex shrugs, looks away, as he's about to cry, Mer and Cristina looka at each other) Go hug him. Cristina: What? Meredith: Go hug him. (Cristina gets out of bed, looks back at Mer, then looks at Alex) Edit
    • Mr. Torres: Calliope. Callie: I can't do this anymore. You'll, you know, see me in hell. Mr. Torres: Listen to me, please. ... I have to catch you. Callie (confused): What? Mr. Torres: Your whole life, ... you know, you've always been on a bridge, Calliope. Ever since you were a little girl and you don't just walk on it, either. No, you climb on the railing and you're ready to leap, and when you do, when that happens, I have to be there. I have to catch you. Callie: You don't have to catch me, dad. Mr. Torres: Yes, I do. It's my job. (Callie smiles) Listen, if this works out between you and Arizona... is there a chance that maybe you'd uh... give your mother a wedding? Callie: If Arizona wanted to spend the rest of her life with me? Yeah, I'll put on a big white dress and dance down the aisle. Mr. Torres: How about grandkids? Callie: Yes, I would imagine that when the time came... yes, there would be kids. Mr. Torres: Does she make you happy? Callie (smiling): Yes, Dad. She makes me very happy. (hugs him) I love you, you know that? Mr. Torres: She's not a vegetarian is she? 'Cause I don't know how much more I can take. Callie: She's not a vegetarian. (hugs him again) Mr. Torres: I feel very old. (Callie laughs) Edit
    • Meredith (closing voiceover): What do you do when the infection hits you, when it takes over? Do you do what you're supposed to and take your medicine? Or do you learn to live with the thing and hope someday it goes away? Or do you just give up entirely and let it kill you? Edit

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    • Arizona tells Mr. Torres she was named after the U.S.S. Arizona (a battleship) and not the state of Arizona (although the battleship was named after the state). The Arizona was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Edit
    • When Cristina goes into visit Meredith and she is crying, Meredith was watching the 1934 black and white movie, It Happened One Night on the television. Edit
    • Meredith Grey goes on a rant about the new employees from Mercy West invading Seattle Grace by quoting lines from Aliens, a 1986 movie directed by James Cameron. Edit

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