Losing My Religion

Season 2, Episode 27, Aired
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The interns have to throw the cheif's niece a prom. Izzie is relieved that Denny's heart transplant was successful. Callie and George have a talk about his feelings.
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''Part 3 of a three-hour season finale. This episode is the second hour of a two-hour episode which is two hours long and did air on a Monday in a different time slot than it would on Sunday. Aired on Monday, May 15, 2006 from 10 PM to 11 PM EST.moreless
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  • Best episode I've seen of the show so far.

    8.0
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    By Ting13, May 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    Finally! An episode where they don't rely entirely on WOW-type medical incidents and focus on their cast instead.

    One of the things that keeps this show from rising above average is that they always have medical WOW stuff going on, like one in a million cases and rare diseases. I mean, these characters have seen more rare stuff as interns than most real doctors do during an entire career.

    But in this episode they FINALLY dare to set that stuff aside and trust that the characters can hold an episode on their own. And they're smart enough to not focus the episode around their Mary Sue lead. All of Merediths subplot scenes pulled the episode to a halt and bored me. It doesn't help either that Ellen Pompeo seems to be reading off of cuecards most of the time. She talks the way some people do when they read aloud, which is different from the fluent spontaneous way you otherwise talk. Simply put, Meredith is a boring character with tedious plots and a poor actress portraying her. The less we see of her, the better.

    Focusing the heart of the story on Izzie was a great idea. Katherine Heigl is a good actress, and she did a really good job throughout the three episode arc that finished in this episode. She really got to stretch her legs, as Izzie was both her normal self, completely panicked, full of guilt, extremely happy and grieving during the three episodes. Kudos both to Heigl and the writers and directors. Watching this episode for the first time a couple of years after it first aired I of course knew already how the storyline would end, but they still managed to captivate me.

    It was great seeing how Bailey's interns have really formed a family now. They've referred to themselves as a family a few times before and I've always found it kind of silly, but with this episode and the two previous they come together and really seem like a family. Especially Christina and Alex were written and acted in a great way, showing believable character growth to get them to end up pulling together for Izzie.

    The ending of the episode was really well done. Especially the acting performances of Katherine Heigl and Justin Chambers. It was expected, but still nice, to see Alex being the one stepping up for Izzie in the end, setting aside his own jealousy to put her needs first. I believe it was the first time we've seen him do something that really shows of love, rather than selfishness. It was really touching to see Izzy with Denny after he died, and even moreso to see Alex taking care of her. And I got a bit misty eyed when she left the hospital with Alex and George following her, which I assume was the director's way of showing that these two guys will be there for her whenever she needs them. The choice of music for this scene was also excellent.

    I hope we'll get to see more episodes like this, with focus on the lead characters, giving the central cast a chance to show what they can do. Pompeo has thus far fallen flat whenever she's been given any room to show real acting ability, so I hope that the focus will fall on one of the others. Because when it comes to the cast around Pompeo, most of them are really good.moreless

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  • AMAZING.

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    By aliadenwala, Mar 13, 2011 Report Abuse
    Oh my God! This episode was amazing! Probably one of the best episodes of television that I've seen. . . And definetly the best epsiode of this show!!! But WARNING: Its really sad. =(

    The acting was great too, especially Izzie's (MY FAVORITE CHARACTER)!
    The music was awesome, especially Grace & Chasing Cars

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  • "An hour ago he was proposing. And now... and now he's going to the morgue. Isn't that ridiculous? Isn't it the most ridiculous piece of crap you've ever..." and Izzie breaks down and cries.moreless

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    By SupererDuperer, Dec 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    First of all let me just say that this episode would have got a 10, but I thought that the first half of the episode was quite slow when you compare it to the whole of last week's episode (which was one of the best episodes the show as produced).

    I felt really sorry for Izzie the whole of this episode because I thought it was inevitable that they were going to kill Denny off, and when they did it was even more emotional than I expected. The last three episodes have been IZZIE'S ANATOMY because she has stolen the show each episode and I'm so happy that they ended the season with such a dramatic conclusion for her.

    The writers showed a completely different side to Alex in this episode because I have to say that the last few episodes this season have been showing a really spiteful and bitter side to Alex, and I was glad they showed his nicer side by the way he comforted Izzie and in his speech with Richard.

    Another reason why this episode didn't get a 10 was because of the whole Meredith and Derek scene again. I'm not a fan of either characters, but I prefer them a whole lot more when they're apart and I felt like their scenes in this episode were just put in to please the shippers? Anyways I think Addison is great and I thought Derek was showing his nicer colours when he invited her to the prom, but then he went behind her back and it just got messy again.

    Burke is another character which I'm not a 100% fan of, but I did find the scene where Christina grabbed his hand in the hospital bed with Snow Patrol playing in the background. I appreciate Christina's cynical and sarcastic nature but, like Richard, I wouldn't want to make her less human, because it was nice to see her caring side for a change in both the Izzie and Burke scenes.

    It was nice to see George telling Callie his true feelings for her... and he was honest, which I respected. He didn't tell her he loved her back for the sake of it, and she seemed happy with that. They're a sweet couple (eventhough they don't look like they'd match).

    Overall I thought this was a great episode of Izzie's Anatomy and I can't wait for S3 to start airing in the UK!moreless

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  • I just tricked her into marrying me, how smart am I! - Denny

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    By awesomemel87, Dec 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    Easily the best episode of Grey's Anatomy thus far. It brings to a climax the tension building between McDreamy and Meredith in a fantastic way. With a cliffhanger final decision McDreamy or McVet (both irrestable options) It the scene with Denny and Izzie that steals the show. Denny charisma makes everyone watching fall in love and hope to God he lives happily ever after with Izzie. The creators set the relationship but so well during the season the impact in the final was huge, I was broken hearted when Denny finally passed on, he had been through so much to get the heart, wait so long and then finally when it all comes together. The girl, the heart, and his health it crashed down so quickly. The song chasing cars by snow patrol is the most appropriate song ever written it still brings tears when I hear it now, thinking if Izzie all dressed up, so happy to set out of the elevator and have her life turned upside down. Her future changed in an instant. It was by far the most brilliant episode I have seen on any show for that matter for quite some time.moreless

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  • The doctors have a prom at the hospital.Izzie steals heart to save Denny and cuts his LVAD wire.

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    By kimierin, Dec 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    I don\'t think at I have ever been angry and sad at the same time about a tv show. I cried when they put the dog to sleep and I cried even harder when Denny died. It almost made me really angry that the writers would do that. Denny was a good character and it would\'ve been interesting to watch Izzie and Denny\'s relationship outside of the hospital. The whole episode my heart was pounding because I really wanted to know who was going to die. I pretty much figured that it was going to be Denny. (After all, the guy who plays him is on another tv show.)
    The part where Meredith and Dr. Sheperd hook up, didn\'t really surprise me considering all the sexual tension they had throughout the season. Although I am still not sure about them, I don\'t think that they are bad for eachother but I am not sure that they are good for eachother either.moreless

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    • Goof: In the scene in which Cristina is talking to the Chief about getting back her "edge," you can see that she has only one earring on. Edit
    • Goof: You can clearly see Denny's chest rising and falling when Izzie is lying next to him. Edit
    • Derek is dancing in public at the prom, even though he said to Meredith in season 1, episode 8 "Save Me" that he never dances in public. Edit

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    • Season 2 was only supposed to have 23 episode, not 27. But since they added the 4 episode that they intended for the end of season 1, at the beginning of season 2 instead, it brought the number of episodes in season 2 to 27. The highest number for any one season so far. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Bulgaria: August 1, 2006 on bTV Brazil: August 24, 2006 on Sony Entertainment Television Australia: October 30, 2006 on Channel Seven The Netherlands: December 12, 2006 on Net 5 Sweden: February 6, 2007 on Kanal 5 Norway: February 13, 2007 on TV2 Germany: March 27, 2007 on Pro 7 Croatia: May 7, 2007, on NOVA TV Finland: May 9, 2007 on Nelonen Italy: May 11, 2007 on Italia 1 Ireland: July 24, 2007 on RTE2 Romania: September 11, 2007 on TVR1 Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Under The Waves by Pete Droge, plays when Derek asks Addison to the prom. 2. Side 2 by Dressy Bessy, plays at the beginning of the prom. 3. Colors by Amos Lee, plays when Richard asks his niece, Camille, to dance. 4. Destination Vertical by Masha Qrella, plays when Meredith is dancing with Finn, and Derek with Addison. 5. Grace by Kate Havnevik. plays when Derek and Meredith have sex. 6. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, plays at the end of the episode, when Izzie starts crying about Denny's death. Edit

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    • Alex: Whoa. You look nice. Izzie (smiles): Thank you. So do you. Hot date? Alex: Nah, this thing is cheesy. I wouldn't waste a decent chick on this. You heading in? Izzie: Yeah. I'm just gonna go see Denny first. Alex (looks sad): Oh, okay. Edit
    • Meredith (to Derek about Doc): And what do we do after with his body? Finn: We can- we have the means to dispose of it for you. Derek: That's fine. Go ahead. Meredith (teary eyed): We can't throw him away like he's garbage. Finn: We would never-- Meredith: He's our dog, Derek. Derek: There's that clearing by the trailer. Meredith: Overlooking the water. Derek: We can bury him there. Addison: Sounds nice. Edit
    • Addison: I mean, we've come so far since Mark... Derek: Mmhmm. Addison: And we're trying. We're trying. Derek: We're trying. Addison: We're trying and you know I was jealous when there was no need to be. ... Right? Derek: Addison. Addison: What? Derek: Will you go to prom with me? (Addison smiles) Edit

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    • The scene where the interns all confess to cutting the wire is recognisably based on the "I am Spartacus" scene from the 1960 film Spartacus. Edit
    • Episode Title: Losing My Religion Losing My Religion was a song from R.E.M.'s 1991 album Out of Time. Edit

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