Grey's Anatomy

Save Me

Season 1, Episode 8, Aired 5/15/05

Episode Summary

Meredith grows increasingly dissatisfied with the unknown details of Derek's life. Meanwhile, Alex treats Devo, a patient whose religious beliefs jeopardize her chances for recovery; Izzie contemplates reconnecting with her estranged mother; Zoey, a pregnant woman in her 40s who's been diagnosed with cancer, disagrees with Cristina's medical advice; and the interns are mystified by Cable, a patient who's being treated for seizures and who thinks he's psychic.moreless

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Ellen Pompeo

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8.0

"Great"

By Parricida, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

It was somehow nice episode but nothing too special on my opinion.

I liked the whole thing with Meredith - she trying to find out those facts about Shepard, learning about his past as she is really falling for him.. and I most say I did like how she imagined how Shepard always manage to have faith, follow his instinct.. the whole case with that man losing movement..

And that psycho.. and how Cristina reacted to him but he caught Izzie's attention and how she remembered some important things and decided to call to her mum in the end.. and George.. some interesting developments.moreless

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Nice storylines,nice scenes,perfect Grey's Anatomy episode.

9.3

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By martooo_m, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

Meredith is not satisfied without knowing anything about Derek's life.
Izzie want to reconnect her estranged mother.
Cristina deals with a desire of a pregnant woman in her 40s,diagnosed with cancer,to give a birth to the baby.
A man who believes he is a psychic comes to Seattle Grace as a patient.
One of my favorite episodes of season one because the storylines were all amazing.The episode showed us the both aspects of Grey's Anatomy- the dramatic and the comedic ones.The case of the sick pregnant woman is one of my favorite and most memorable cases so far in the show because it shows us great emotions and sadness from the pregnant woman and Cristina's reactions are amazing.
The episode shows the past of Izzie for the first time thorough the series.
Another great epiosde.moreless

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An excellent episode.

9.3

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By shaneypoo_88, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

Meredith's relationship with Derick is heating up but she doesn't even really know much about him. Does he have friends, about where he came from. He is reluctant to share.

Alex meets a very interesting patient who's extremley religious beliefs could prevent her from getting better.

Cristina and Izzie meet a patient who believes that he gets visions. But everyone else just believes he is having seizures. Meanwhile George has trouble doing an intubation.

Cristina asks to switch patients with Izzie because her patient (the vision man) said something about her being pregnant. Bailey swaps the two but it turns out Cristina's new patient is a woman who is also pregnant and must chose between having the baby and dying or losing the baby and have therapy to remove a breast cancer.

The vision man also reveals a few things to Izzie that startle her. Things about her mum, who Izzie has been contemplating calling.

Meredith works with Derick on a rock climber with paralysis that is spreading up his body. Test's show nothing and Meredith believes it is all in the man's head. Derick doesn't agree and when the man's condition worsen's, Derick opens him up trying to find something wrong. He eventully finds a clot which he pulls out.

Cristina's patient decides to have the baby even if it means she will die and George finallydoes an intubation infront of ahot nurse he is keen on.

The episode ends with Derick showing Meredith where he lives and revealing a bit more info about himself.

I enjoyed this episode. George finallt gets a date. Izzie is forced to remember her mother. Cristina is faced with someone else in a similar position to her, deciding to keep a baby or not.

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A psychic comes to the hospital. Meredith demands to know more about Derek and vows 'no more sex'. Burke doubts his ability to follow through on a new surgery he's never performed. George learns you have to know you can follow through.moreless

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By neverfeltbefore, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

I loved this episode - mostly the story line with Izzy and the psychic although I do think that the situation between Derek and Meredith is very relevant to todays relationships.

With regards to Izzy and the psychic, I like seeing a negative side to Izzy because she's normally so happy and perky. It's a nice change to see her not trying to believe in someone and push them to be all that they can be. I loved seeing this new side to her character and it clearly displays Katherine Heigl's ability as an actress to be able to do this many layers for a single performance.

Derek and Meredith face a very realistic situation. No one wants to share with other people any more whether they be romantically involved or otherwise. It's only one scenario of how her pushing could turn out though. In most circumstances I think that kind of pushing would cause a much more negative reaction within a relationship. Kudos to Shonda Rimes for a well written episode!

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"A really good episode, but... It could be better."

7.5

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By blacked_line, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse

"A really good episode, but... It could be better."

Sadly, this episode was not that good as I expected. It was revealing, very informative, funny and ... boring. Why, you're maybe asking yourself. Huh, I suppose many of you won't agree, but this episode was really disappointing because it wasn't interesting as the previous episodes.

I think that the psychic and Devo made this episode somehow better. I don't think episode would be this good if it wasn't for them.

Psychic was really interesting, I found it very amusing when he predicted somebody's future... especially Izzie's. Although, not her future, but the thing about her cake... and Cricket!moreless

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- Goof (medically incorrect): When Dr. Grey suggests that Mr. Walker has a conversion disorder, Dr. Shepherd asks if it's psychosomatic. This is a common mistake. A psychosomatic disease is a genuine physical ailment caused in part by psychological factors. However, a conversion disorder is considered a somatoform disorder (one that cannot be fully explained by organic conditions and are largely due to psychological factors, i.e. what many people consider to be "psychosomatic"). Edit
- Goof: There were two religion-related mistakes in this episode. First, the religious Orthodox Jew refused to have a "pig part" inserted in her body. But technically, according to Jewish Law, in order to save one's own life, one could break any of the laws of Judaism. Furthermore- the laws of Kosher only pertain towards eating. It specifically states in the Talmud that you may derive benefit from pig meat. Also, the Jewish girl wanted a rabbi to pray over her before her surgery, but the rabbi was female, which is not permitted according to Orthodox Judaism. Edit
- Goof: In the opening scene, there's an aerial view of Seattle looking from North (generically) to South... if you have lived in Seattle for more than a few years, you would know the Kingdome was imploded in March of 2000. It's unfortunate the folks who screened the aerial (which is a nice enough shot) didn't notice this fact. In fact, a later aerial (from South to North along the Elliott Bay shoreline) shows Safeco Field, which the Kingdome was removed to make room for. In less than 8 minutes, including commercials, we go from Kingdome to Safeco. Impressive. :) There's a third aerial later, an early evening shot similar to the first one, where neither the Kingdome nor Safeco Field seem to be where they are/were/should be. Edit
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- Original International Air Dates: Sweden: January 10th, 2006 on Kanal 5 Netherlands: February 21st, 2006 on Net 5 Germany: May 2nd, 2006 on ProSieben Croatia: October 23rd, 2006 on NOVA TV Finland: October 25th, 2006 on Nelonen Portugal: January 7th, 2007 on RTP1 Romania: February 27th, 2007 on TVR1 Serbia: February 9th, 2008 on B92 Edit
- Music Featured In This Episode: 1. David by Nellie McKay plays at the beginning while Meredith is asking Derek where he lives. 2. Feels Like by Masha Qrella 3. Fix You Up by Tegan and Sara plays at the end of the episode 4. I Love the Rain the Most by Joe Purdy 5. No Illusions by 78 Saab plays while Cristina delivers discharge papers to the pregnant woman with cancer. 6. Rapture by Laura Veirs plays while Alex explains to Devo that her condition is getting worse and talking about faith and beliefs. Edit
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- Izzie: My psychic had his surgery. George: Yeah? Izzie: I wonder what happened with his... gift. Cristina: Come on. We all know he's crazy. Meredith: Thought you said you didn't believe in that stuff. Izzie: I grew up in a trailer park. I waited tables, which was supposed to put me through college, but my mother was always calling these psychics all the time. And the bills started piling up, so I had to use my money to pay them. When I turned 18, I left and never went back. But this guy has been saying things to me, things he couldn't possibly know anything about. So I just wonder.
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- Meredith: You know, you keep taking everything on faith. How do you know what's real and what's not? Derek: You just do. You know some people would call this a relationship. The kind where you exchange keys, leave your toothbrush over. Meredith: Who? Who would call it that? Derek: Me. I would. Meredith: And I'm supposed to believe you? Derek: Uh-huh. Meredith: Show me something. Give me a reason to believe.
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- George (to Cristina who doesn't want her sandwich): If that's turkey, can I have some? Cristina: It's soggy. Alex: If it'll kill you. Solve everything. George: I coulda gotten that intubation. I am good at intubations. Meredith (taking a bite of the sandwich): Why does everything in a hospital smell like a hospital? Izzie: Don't be so hard on yourself, George. Everybody makes mistakes. George: You know, I'm good at a lot of things. Cristina: You know what, I'm gonna tell you something. Hey, George. You need to get laid. See that nurse over there? (pointing to a nurse) She's single. She's got red hair. Go ask her out. George: In case you forgot, I intubated an esophagus. Alex: Dude, you're tweaking. Maybe you should go see that psychic. (walks off) Izzie: Mr. Duff is not a psychic! Cristina: I am trying to help you. Go buy her a latte and freshen up your gonads, please. (walks off) Izzie: Shut up. George: It's not too late to call her. You know, moms like that, surprises on their birthdays. You know, it's very Hallmark.
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- George (on Izzie's baking): Martha Stewart would be proud. Izzie: Yeah, look where it got her. Martha Stewart is a homemaker who became famous through her cookbooks, she now has a home decor line at Kmart. When Izzie says 'Look where it got her', she's referring to Martha being convicted on nine-counts including charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice. She served 5 months in jail, and had an ankle bracelet for 5 months following that. Edit
- Alex: Little blue love pills. Lots of them. This is a reference to Viagra, the major brand associated with a pill that gives men erections. Viagra's other name is Sildenafil. Edit
- Devo: As long as it doesn't answer to Wilbur and say 'Oink,' I don't care what it is. Wilbur is the name of the pig from E.B. White's Charlotte's Web. Edit