Much Too Much

Season 2, Episode 10, Aired
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Dorie Russell is waiting for quintuplets, all 5 girls. Her husband seems more concerned than she is but she is set to bring her babies to their term of 36 weeks. All the departments are on call for the quintuplets as three of them have developed problems of different kinds. Meredith last night's stand shows up at the hospital with priapism and they need to call Derek Shepherd for a consult which puts Meredith in a very embarrassing position. Alex and Derek must take care of a patient who has a tumor inducing thirst as a side effect. On the love side, Alex and Izzie are having some slight sexual problems, while Meredith goes on adding one night stands and Cristina is thrown off course by being "keyed".moreless
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  • "Great writing and foreshadowing"

    9.8
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    By leasp, Dec 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    One of my favorite scenes from the series is in this episode. Izzie and George discuss Alex's sexual dysfunction when she clutches George's shirt telling him she needs sex. Althought they are best friends at that point in time, they already had sizzle. George responds that no matter how much she begs,he will not "do" her, followed by nodding and mouthing, Yes I am. These two are too delicious together. Other scenes I enjoyed are Cristina showing Burke her apartment, saying I hired a maid once, but she ran away.
    I was less that enamoured with the Meredith/broken penis storyline, but it did serve it's purpose.moreless

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    By chaostheory777, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    Meredith's attempts to get over McDreamy end horribly when her latest one-night stand shows up at the hospital with a case of priapism -- or, for those of you who are blessedly unaware, when the little general refuses to stop standing at attention. As if that weren't bad enough, the problem appears to be neurological, so McDreamy is called in to consult on the case, and to make fun of Meredith. She is absolutely mortified, but also secretly happy that McDreamy has a hard time with her moving on. A lady who is pregnant with quintuplets is admitted at 32 weeks, and every single hospital employee ever is recruited to assist with the delivery, as three of the babies have significant health problems. Thoroughly Judgmental Izzie, of course, has a problem with the woman's fertility decisions, and says so. It is just as helpful as you might have imagined. The babies are delivered and all whisked away to their respective surgeries. Meanwhile, Cristina tries to get Burke to change his mind about their moving in together by showing him her incredibly messy apartment, and Alex gets it on at work with Nurse Olivia of the Syph, setting his stupid self up for Izzie to walk in on them. Which she does. Oopsie!moreless

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  • Funny episode, but there was someone I missed in this episode - Bailey - she was in the episode, but she didn't really make fun of the interns as usually - that's what I missed.moreless

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    By blacked_line, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    Exactly. You know, Bailey usually makes fun of the interns, she teases them in some way, and that's what I missed in this episode. But, the episode was funny even without her. Uh, poor Izzie, I wonder what will happen between her and Alex now. And, Meredith got what she deserved - it's boring seeing her as she is only talking about Derek and Addison and how he didn't choose her, I wish they focused on her other side of life more - like her mother. And George didn't really appear in this episode so much, but OK, he was like a main subject in previous episode.moreless

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  • Poor Izzy...

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    By scarlettslegacy, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    Poor Izzy, she can't get a break. Not only is her boy having 'technical difficulties' he is perfectly capable of getting it up for another woman.

    I found the storyline between Meredith, her one-night stand and Derek to be highly-self absorbed; will Meredith and Derek get over it already? I kinda feel sorry for Addison, she's trying really hard to make her marriage work, and Derek's busy guilt-tripping her and moping over Meredith.

    Poor George, he just get over Meredeith. I don't see what's so special about her, anyway.

    Nice story between Christina and Burke. I love her cynicism and complete cluelessness when it comes to being in a relationship. I'm really interested in how this works out, I hope she doesn't lose too much of that self-determination and cynicism.moreless

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  • “I hired a maid once. She ran away crying.”

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    By attilasd, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    Still hating Meredith. She was so rude to Steve. If a guy said to a girl he just slept with that he was going to take a shower and when he gets out, she won't be there, it would be unbelievably chauvinistic. Yet Meredith doesn't have a problem with it.

    The guy with the tumor that made him want water was disgusting. He had a horrible personality, and then he goes and drinks out of the toilet?! Ew!

    Cristina actually showing Burke her apartment was a huge step for her. And hilarious, too. I can totally relate to her cleaning habits. :)

    I can't believe Alex actually slept with Olivia. That made me really angry.

    Why DID they need so many doctors for the quints? It seemed like so many were just standing around.moreless

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    • The speech that Meredith gives Steve in the morning is almost exactly the same speech she gave Derek the morning after their first hook-up. Edit

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    • Original International Air Dates: Sweden: June 6, 2006 on Kanal 5 Australia: July 3, 2006 on Seven. Bulgaria: July 4, 2006 on bTV Switzerland: July 31, 2006 on SF 2 France: August 8, 2006 on TF1 UK: September 28, 2006 on Living TV. Norway: October 17, 2006 on TV2 Germany: November 21, 2006 on PRO7 Hungary: November 28, 2006 Croatia: January 8, 2007 on Nova TV Finland: January 10, 2007 on Nelonen Italy: March 16, 2007 on Italia 1 Romania: May 15, 2007 on TVR1 Ireland: May 22, 2007 on RTE Two Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Night Of The Dancing Flame by Roisin Murphy plays as everyone makes their way home, 2. Lotion by Greens Keepers plays when Cristina performs an enema on Steve, 3. Crying Shame by Get Set Go plays when Cristina shows Burke her apartment, 4. You and Me by Lifehouse plays when Olivia goes to talk to Alex in the on-call room, 5. High by James Blunt plays when the quints are born. Edit

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    • Dorie (puts her hand on her belly): It's Kate. She kicks me so hard. It's like a belly burn every time. Izzie: You've named them already? Dorie: I know you think I'm crazy, or maybe just a little bit stupid. Izzie: Mrs. Russell, I'm sorry if I've done something to offend you. Dorie: The only thing that will offend me is if you pretend you haven't been judging me since the minute we met. We're going to be spending a lot of time together, so we may as well be honest, right? Izzie (pauses): If you had reduced the fetuses even by two, the other three could have been carried longer, been more developed, and born healthier. Dorie: You're about the sixteenth doctor who's told me that. (takes Izzie's hand and puts it on her belly) This one up here, this is Charlotte. She's the stubborn one. Lodged under my rib cage, won't budge. (moves Izzie's hand) And over here, Lucy. She's a badass. She gets kicked, she kicks back. (moves Izzie's hand) Emily. She has the hiccups almost every day. (moves Izzie's hand) And over here is Julie. She's pretty mellow. Every once in a while, she just turns over, which brings us back to... (moves Izzie's hand) Kate. Izzie (smiles): Who gives you belly burn. Dorie: Every time she kicks. Edit
    • Dorie (pregnant with quintuplets): We have four-year-old boys at home: Adam, Oliver, and Graham. Izzie: Triplets? You already have triplets? (chuckles) I guess when you take those fertility pills, you should read the fine print. Addison: Dr. Stevens! Izzie (embarrassed): Oh, I'm sorry, I just meant-- Dorie: No, that's okay, I'm used to it. I just really wanted a girl. Husband: Yeah, we just didn't bank on five girls. Dorie: But think of all the cute clothes, and all the pink cuteness! Edit
    • Steve: So, I just wanna thank you for being there for me. I mean, normally you don't expect your one night stand to stick by you through a tumor. (Meredith smiles) Maybe when I get outta her we can... Meredith: I don't think so. Steve: Sure about that? Meredith: Yeah. You know when I saw you at Joe's I was just … looking for a replacement. Looking for something to make me feel better. You deserve better than that. Edit

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    • George: Well, another sleepless night in Seattle. This is an allusion to the 1993 film by Nora Ephron Sleepless in Seattle starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Edit
    • George: I think you'll find yourself in a hole in some guy's basement being ordered to put the lotion on the skin or else you'll get the hose again. This is an allusion to the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs in which the serial killer treats his victims in this manner. This is the second reference George has made to this movie, the first was in Episode 12 (Season 2, Episode 3), Make Me Lose Control. Edit
    • Episode Title: Much Too Much The title of this episode is a reference to the name of a song sung by The Who. Edit

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