Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Season 2, Episode 1, Aired
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Picks up where the last episode left off. Meredith attempts to work with Addison Shepherd. George is pimped out to relay the hospital gossip back to Webber. Meredith and Cristina relate at Emerald City Bar about what dating their respective attendings is like. Cristina ponders her relationship with Burke while trying to make a decision. Meredith is devastated by the latest blow to her love life. Meanwhile, Joe the bartender collapses.moreless
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  • Addison has come to Seattle Grace hospital on a job preposition. She meets Derek's new girlfriend and claims herself to be his wife. Meredith goes on a 'I Don't like Derek' riot and Addison shows her beautiful adoration.moreless

    7.0
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    By lexacliche, Sep 08, 2011 Report Abuse
    When I first met Addison I was like, who is this person breaking up the Mer/Der couple, but as the episode told its story, I grew to love her, and grew distant from Mer/Der. Now Addison was so much fun and I love her personality. I didn't ever understand why Derek would treat Addison like that. The whole story tells itself. Derek walked in on Addison and Mark in their home in Newyork, Derek, without tryng to make his relationship work, or without finding out why Addison took this turn in their marriage, Left for Seattle. If you really loved someone, wouldn't you stay to make things better. Derek threated Addison like crap, yet still Addison gave up her life to be with him, even though he did not love her anymore. They where a good couple while it lasted. I found I gave this episoe a high rating, only because Addison was in it.moreless

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  • Why Grey's Anatomy is one of the best shows of the noughties.

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    By mermayd, Sep 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    I've just rewatched this episode and it's reminded me of seeing it on tv the first time around. It was the episode that made me think Grey's was a fantastic show and destined to be one of my favourites.

    It's also the first time I wrote down the lyrics to a song playing on a tv show so I could look it up and download it. It's The City which plays over the end. I still love that song.

    The thing I like so much about this show is how they take standard human dramas (unwanted pregnancy, affairs etc) and turn them on their head. Is Derek a pr*ck for sleeping with Meredith when married. You start off thinking so, but, of course, things are not what they seem. Is Christina selfish for not telling Burke she's pregnant? And so on.

    Grey's has always confounded audience expectations, right from the very beginning and that is why fans love it so much.moreless

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  • Addisson is back...

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    By mythillos, Sep 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode continues from where the plot was in the last episode of the first season. Addisson is back and Derek and Merediths' relationship is ruined. we learn that Derek left Addisson because he found her cheating on him with his best friend. But apparently, this wasn't enough for Meredith because he thought that she was a way out for him yntil he got over his wife.
    Meredith learns that Christina is pregnant from Burke. Meanwhile, Christina doesn't give much attention to Burke which annoys him, and when he asks for an explanation, the make out and are seen by George.
    Joe, the bartender, faints and the Shepherd and Burke have to freeze him to death and then recover him within 45 minutes, an operation that would cost a couple of thousand grand which Joe can't afford. George finds a way to make Joe's operation affordable and is congratulated by Alex, who he punched in the last episode.moreless

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  • Emotional much? Tissues are recommended.

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    By damato882, Sep 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode, the opening episode of the second season, mind you, was pretty good. If you have a box of tissues handy, get ready to use them, because the end of the episode, if you're emotional like me, will make you cry.

    After a recap of the first season, Addison Shepard is introduced. We later find out that she is actually the one who cheated on her husband, who in turn did the same, but not to get even, as you may first assume.

    Someone breaks it off in this episode, but you're going to have to watch it to find out.

    I love how George's backbone comes out in this episode! I'm not saying anything more than that.

    All in all, this was a good episode to the start of the second season.moreless

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  • The Season Premiere!

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    By desperate_dude, Sep 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is one of my favorite episodes of "Grey's Anatomy", just as much as the three-part boat accident where Meredith almost died. Yeah, those three episodes were amazing, but this one episode showed the talent that these writers have, not to mention Shonda Rhimes, as well as the comedy and the emotional rollercoaster that these characters ride. Addison definitely shook things up in this episode, and the physical comedy between the interns and Derek at the beginning, not to mention Burke, Addison, Derek, and Meredith later on in the episode, was simply awesome. Plus, Alex showed some of his softer side with Joe the bartender, the Chief sent George to spy on the hospital, and Burke and Cristina figure out their relationship.

    All in all, a great episode...one of my favorites!moreless

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    • Goof: Meredith is standning next to her car, in the rain, talking to Derek. Yet when she sits down next to him, her hair is completely dry. How can that be when she just stood out in the rain? Edit
    • The clip at the end, with Meredith driving, is the same clip that they use in the episode "Shake Your Groove Thing", when Meredith was driving home. Edit
    • Goof: Burke has a scarf/double scrub around his neck when on the total shot when he is about to revive Joe on the stand-still operation. The next shot his clothing is not up around his neck, just the standard scrub and operating suit. Edit

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    • As from this episode, the main credits will only appear in the left and right bottom of the screen. Edit
    • Kate Walsh (Addison) passed from being credited as a "Guest Star" to a "Special Guest Star". She's the first actor to recieve that credit on the show. Edit
    • Steven W. Bailey will no longer play Jeremy (the anesthesiologist), and will now play Joe (the bartender). Also, passed from being credited as a "Co-Star" to a "Guest Star". Edit

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    • Joe: The bar is my life. You know that. You've been at last call with me, practically every night since you moved here. I'm gonna have to shut it down or sell it. Alex: You can't do that. Place is an institution. Joe: You know, I've owned the bar across the street for 14 years, and I've never been inside this hospital till now. Alex: Look, I'll pay my tab, right. That's gotta be good for something. How much is it? Joe: Close to a grand. Alex: How about I pay, like, 60? That's good. And I'll pay you back later. Edit
    • Richard: I want you to listen to me very carefully. As long as I'm in here, I don't know what's happening out there. With my doctors. My patients. My hospital. You are my eyes today, my ears. I want you to be a sponge. George: A sponge? Richard: You repost any and everything happening in this hospital to me. George: I'm an investigative sponge. Richard: I'm not fooling around, O'Malley. There's too much been happening lately under my radar. It stops today. Edit
    • Burke: So, I have a question to ask. I checked the schedule and I noticed that you and I are both off tonight. I made reservations. I have a favorite restaurant. Cristina: None of those were questions. Burke: Would you like to go out to dinner with me tonight? Cristina: You know, the OR is the one place where I can come and think. I'm thinking right now, okay? Burke: Of course. I get it. Edit

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    • Episode Title: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head This song had been sung by Manic Street Preachers, BJ Thomas, Hal David, Ben Folds Five, and Burt Bacharach. The title itself alludes to the two times Meredith stands in the rain while talking to Derek as well as to the disastrous turn in her love and professional life. Edit

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