New History

Season 6, Episode 9, Aired
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Meredith finally returns to work for the first time since the hospital merger and is daunted by the competition that awaits her. Owen recruits Dr. Teddy Altman, an Iraqi veteran, as the new cardiothoracic surgeon, but Cristina is not happy about it. Meanwhile, Izzie finally returns with her high school mentor, who needs treatment for dementia, but she and Alex show very little interest in reconciling. Also, the Chief's stressful responsibilities are taking a major toll on him.moreless
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  • A pathetic way to destroy Izzie. But Meredith rocked this episode!

    8.0
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    By chris_friends, Sep 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    The best moment ever about this episode? Meredith and Derek's scene (I think they were in the lab or something) and they go a little something like this:
    Meredith: You know, there was a moment, for like 5 seconds, when hit-by-a-bus guy wasn't George and Izzie had just come through surgery, and you and I had just done our post-it.Derek: Mmhmm.Meredith: Just like 5 seconds where everybody was happy. I keep closing my eyes trying to get back to that.
    Wow. That was really emotional and sad. And true!! What an awesome scene, and Ellen sure is an amazing actress.
    Now what I hated about this episode: Izzie, Izzie, Izzie. Oh god I remember Izzie and Alex's wedding last season and how they made me love them as a couple! And how, just a few episodes later.....like, what the hell?! Hated her here.
    Also the guy she brought with her, did not interest me at all. Nothing about that medical case was interesting. It was dull, stupid and very not-entertaining.
    I liked the cafeteria scene with all of them (except Izzie of course). That was a nice change of pace especially when Alex screams at everyone to stop mentioning Izzie and Meredith says, "This is a really weird day." Haha. That was funny.
    So that's all I got to say. Not a "good" episode overall, but Meredith and Derek's scene really make me want to give this episode a high score.moreless

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  • Operation destroy Izzie's character.

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    By stewie1423, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    I know, I know...her best friend died, she had cancer and was fired but is that really a reason to get so horrible. Especially to Alex. I completely agree with him, why didn't she just come to him? In my opinion this is really bad writing. I don't think Izzie would ever just leave. I don't think she'd refuse to come back and then be unfriendly to Cristina, Meredith - everyone. I did like the Alex/Izzie confrontation though.

    This storyline is a badly written excuse for Katherine Heigl doing a movie or something...I'd rather that she just died back in the premier because this season is destroying her character. I thought Bailey was really good here. Very funny and her concern for the Chief was a good watch. Speaking of the Chief...he's drinking again. I find it hard to care at this point. He's another character they're making very hard to like or understand.

    I would like to see more of Meredith now she's back at work. I'm sick of all this happy stuff, give her a dramatic (not soapy) storyline please. At this point I'm questioning the direction of this season...the stand-out storyline here was Cristina realising that that new heart surgeon was a cardiac god. But that looks to become a love triangle...so really half good, half blah...moreless

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  • Izzie is self absorbed as ever. Chief wrestles with his demons alone. Miranda & Adele brings back the humor. Yang finds her cardio god & her potential rival in the romance department.moreless

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    By c07111, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    I enjoyed this episode for two reasons; Miranda and Adele. These two women were funny together, and it was refreshing to see some of the light humor come back into grey's. The return of Izzie was not very exciting. I'm not really liking her character these days anyway, sure Alex is no prince. But he stood by her with all her drama and she leaves him because she thinks he's the reason she got fired. The reason she got fired was because she came back to work too soon and made a major mistake with Miranda's patient. How all of a sudden that's Alex's fault is beyond me? Alex is too good for her. I personally like the couple of Owen and Yang, but I also like the new resident with Yang as well. Not sure which couple I'm going to be rooting for with these two. Meredith's back but who cares. Maybe for once in her life she could try and help the Chief. And the Chief gets a storyline, finally. I would probably drink too if I had to deal with all the drama that is grey's. Glad to see he can still count on Miranda and Adele, Derek kind of put him out to dry. And is it wrong for me to want Sloan and Callie together. I just think their more interesting as a couple, plus their funny together.moreless

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  • Chief gets his drank on.

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    By thefanof, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    Kim Raver officially joined the cast of Grey's Anatomy. Couldn't care less about that.

    Usually Grey's has about 5 or 6 storylines per episode, forcing one of them to be at least a little bit entertaining. This theory was disproved tonight as the whole episode was just flat out boring. Izzie's return was anti-climatic, Chief's breakdown was poorly executed and uninteresting, and I could care less about the "drama" between Hunt and Yang.

    If this is the direction the show is heading in, I'm probably not going to like the rest of this season. But I'm an optimist, sort of, so I'll remain positive.moreless

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  • Chief screws up...

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    By sequoa84, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    Tonight's episode of Grey's finally put in perspective the lives of Doctors in the post merger era. Chief Webber gets a reality check eventually dealing with the chaos surrounding the merger. Very evidently from the final scene, where images from the last few years flash across his eyes, as he sips his forbidden beverage. I am sure we can expect a whole lot of drama from the chief now, probably one dealing with his resignation or alcohol abuse.

    Cristina meets Teddy the new cardiothoracic surgeon. Teddy initially appears to be a little rusty at her job, but eventually turns out to have some pretty awesome skills and the ability to patiently teach her residents. Meredith is also back at SG after making her recovery.

    And finally the bad news, Heigl is also back.moreless

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    • Goof: In the beginning of the episode when Izzie comes back with her old teacher and the teacher said something about Izzie being pregnant and Meredith said " You pregnant?" Meredith should know that Izzie can't be pregnant because they took her eggs before she started treatment for her cancer, so she can have kids one day if she wish too. So she can't be pregnant. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles:
      Czech Republic: Vzpomínky na minulost (Memories of the Past) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates:
      Latin America: January 18, 2010 on Sony Entertainment Television (a.k.a. Canal Sony)
      Finland: January 20, 2010 on Nelonen
      Australia: March 9, 2010 on Channel 7
      The Netherlands: March 29, 2010 on Net5
      Germany: May 19, 2010 on ProSieben
      Norway: October 5, 2010 on TV2
      Czech Republic: August 15, 2011 on Prima LOVE Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Sunny Day by Joy Williams 2. Vertical Rhythm by Gossip 3. End of All Time by Stars of Track and Field 4. In Spite of Me by Greg Laswell 5. Poison & Wine by The Civil Wars Edit

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    • Cristina: Thank you for my present. And I'll try to get over birds on the scrub cap. Owen: Teddy's best friend, she was this bird person she loved birds. And um... She died in the second tower. And that's why Teddy gave up her attending position at Columbia and she joined the Army. I told you she'd surprise you. Cristina: Thank you. Edit
    • Callie: What's going on? Bailey: The Chief's takin' some time off from surgery for a while. Callie: Because he's having an affair? Bailey: Because of the merger. He's not having an affair. He's exhausted. Now, I've lost my work-husband and my husband-husband. Callie: So, I'll be your work husband. Bailey: You already have Sloan. Callie: Oh, yeah, that's true. What about Shepherd? Bailey: Pssh. Are you kiddin'? All that hair? I can't be lookin' at that all day. Edit
    • Alex: So are you back or... Izzie: Oh did you want me to come back? Cause you told the Chief you had serious doubts about my abilities to be here. Alex: What? Izzie: You went behind my back and told the Chief I wasn't ready to be here. Alex: He was making cuts, I was protecting you. Izzie: You got me fired Alex. Alex: Is that what you think? Izzie: This job was the one thing I had left, the one thing, and you took that away from me. You interfered and got me fired. I have forgiven you for a lot Alex. I've had to forgive you for a lot, but I cannot forgive you for this. Alex: You made an assumption. You decided I did something. You didn't ask. You didn't hang around to talk. I am your husband and you didn't give me the benefit of the doubt. So you know what? I can't forgive you either. Edit

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    • Meredith: And as history shows us again and again, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. The actual quote from philosopher and poet George Santanaya's work, Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason reads: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Edit

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