Scars and Souvenirs

Season 3, Episode 18, Aired
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Alex grows closer to Jane Doe as he continues to work on her case. Helen Crawford flies into Seattle for surgery. She knows someone on the staff. Colin Marlow enters the race for Chief of Surgery. George faces more problems with Callie and Izzie. Callie reveals a big secret. Someone treats a Korean War veteran. Also Derek treats a patient near and dear to him.moreless
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  • The doomed birth of the Gizzie horror.

    7.0
    "Good"
    By tainted_elf, Oct 24, 2010 Report Abuse
    The chapter was incredible really, great actings, very good plots. I loved Karev, the situations were entertaining as usual. I would have loved this episode, I really would have if not for that last, horrible scene, where Izzie and George get drunk and hit the bed.

    Izzie was always one of my favorite characters, her ordeal with her dead fianc earned her sympathy points and also her struggle to get back to normality. George was also great, and he being able to have a great friendship with Izzie was a very good point, proving that a man and a woman can be friends without any sexual tension.

    but nooo, it had to be ruined, and the integrity I admired so much from these two characters has gone to the sewer. They were drunk, yeah, but that's no excuse for their behavior. I know many might disagree with this and many love this couple or "ship" but in my opinion, this only degraded their moral integrity.

    Down with Gizzie.moreless

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  • An old flame returns, while a new one surfaces. Everyone is on the edge over who's going to be chief. Secrets are revealed. In the end Mer comes to terms with her mothers death, Cristina is worried about her relationship & George and Izzie get it on!!moreless

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    By KamakaLo, Jun 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    I laughed ALOT this episode specially when Izzie just started blurting out all these things. HAHA! I also thought it was funny how they all reacted to Cristina sleeping with her professor.

    Isn't Alex just the sweetest? I'm glad he moved in Meredith's. I've always liked him but I'm really hoping they show more of him soon.Addie,Mark, and then Derek and Burke all getting into over the chief thing was sure intense!! Mer giving her father & step mom a chance was nice! In the end she was dealing with that the best she could. Derek & his little talk was sweet. Also, another BIG issue w/Burktina I hope they work it out. Izzie&George- WOW! but I'm ok with it. I feel so bad for Callie though. I believe she loves George though but they shouldn't have married so soon. :(moreless

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  • And I thought this would suck.

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    By titan4lizife, Jul 14, 2008 Report Abuse
    Can I get a surgeon in here stat to remove the foot George just put in his mouth. Well this is like the fifth episode of Grey's Anatomy I've seen and I've got to say is not as bad as I thought, it's actually a pretty good medical show with a dose of extra drama but a little drama never killeda lot of people. this episode is one of the best I've seen so far, I knew from the time that bottle was opened that it wouldn't end well for Izzie or George but it happened can't wait to see what happens after that.moreless

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  • Alex makes things weird with Izzie when he moves into the house. Derek treats a friend for a tumor in her head. Izzie causes more problems between George and Callie. Someone else joins the competition for chief of surgery.moreless

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    By breezy2281, Nov 27, 2007 Report Abuse
    So we find out this episode that Alex is taking George's old room in the house. This makes things weird for Izzie because of their past. We then discover that she doesn't want Alex to want anyone else, even though she didn't want him. I thought Izzie was harsh with Callie earlier in this episode, and have thought for a while now that she's been quite the b**ch to Callie. I was starting to think she had feelings for George so when Callie finally said it i was like "YES! finally someone else sees it, i'm not the only one!" I was starting to think i was crazy. So, George and Callie have a fight over the fact that she's an heiress and never told George about it. He thinks she lied to him, and he feels like crap because he found out she uses the money he gives her to tip housekeeping every week. After Callie tells him that Izzie wants him, she tells him to get out. George gets drunk with Izzie to vent and of course winds up in bed with her. He will never never learn. That really sucks too because i thought Callie was awesome and i wanted them to make it. I wonder now if Callie is going to find out. A professor by the name of Collin Marlow from Stanford comes to Seattle Grace to join the race for cheif of surgery. We find out he and Yang had a three year long relationship, and it ended when she left. This throws a wrench in things for Burke and Cristina, though i sort of think Burke is over reacting a bit. He tends to blow a lot of things out of proportion. Of course, i think the man is an arrogant a** and he annoys me, so i want him to go away anyway. Grey's father and Susan invite her to dinner which she would've have thought of everything to get out of, but she winds up inviting them to have dinner at her place. She has Izzie cook the food. Susan turns out to be very nice as i thought ever since i first saw her, and i think she's helping Grey through everything. They finally start getting along, and i think she might even start getting closer to her father if she stops trying to sabatoge the only family she has left. The chief walks into several altercations between his attendings over the chief of surgery position and yells at them. I think he feels bad about them all fighting over the spot, so what i think he has done is brought Marlow in so he didn't have to pick someone that is friends or a co-worker of someone else at Seattle Grace. Derek has to work on a friend of his by the name of Helen Crawford. She must have a tumor removed which keeps coming back because they haven't been able to get it all every time they go in after it. When she reveals to Derek that she's throwing in the towel and this will be the last time, and she will accept the two years she'll have left to live, Derek refuses to accept that. She survives the surgery after a scare on the table where Derek had to cut her open and massage her heart, and they got all the tumor. The chief and Izzie remove a bullet from a man's scapula that has been there ever since he was at war in Korea. He was shot by his own men and wanted to use the bullet to bring the person to justice, but the bullet was too deteriorated to be able to match it. I thought this was another great episode. I still can't believe George was so stupid and yet again screwed up and slept with one of his friends. Off topic a little bit here, has anyone else noticed T.R. Knight's little eye twitches throughout the show, or is it just me? I'm starting to wonder if he has Tourette Syndrome.moreless

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  • A very funny episode that also changes all the relationships.

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    By g_anatomy, Oct 07, 2007 Report Abuse
    It was a really funny episode, a very good way to start over after the three episode extravaganza. I really got surprised when I saw Colin Marlow touching Cristina! I never would have imagined it! Callie's attitude was a little bit annoying and she shouldn't have said she had tons of money. Izzie was a little hiperactive with the other interns and made awkward remarks at everybody. I really liked how Thatcher and Mer got closer, and especially how Mer and Susan got really closer! I really like the relationship between George and Izzie, but the biggest issue is that George is married...well...nothing is perfect, but I really like that relationship.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Jeff Perry and James Gammon both appear as guest stars in this episodes, they previously worked together on the 90's cop series Nash Bridges. Edit
    • When Izzie walked in we didn't see bring the bottle of lotion she was using while talking to Meredith and when she walked out she didn't carry it either. Edit
    • Goof: When Izzie trips the breaker in the kitchen, the entire house wouldn't lose power as they imply it to be. Only the kitchen would have lost power until the breaker was fixed. Edit

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    • International Titles: Czech Republic: Jizvy a suvenýry (Scars and Souvenirs) Germany: Alte Wunden (Old Wounds) Edit
    • At the end of the episode George & Izzie are drinking from a bottle marked 'Door River'. Their is no such thing as 'Door River', the bottle shape and label type are actually from Knob Creek Whiskey. Kind of interesting since 'Door River' and words that relate to 'Knob Creek'. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: The Netherlands: May 7, 2007 on Net 5 Italy: June 4, 2007 on Foxlife New Zealand: June 7th, 2007 on TV2 Israel: July 9, 2007 on Yes Stars 1 Great Britain: September 13, 2007 on Livingtv Ireland: October 2, 2007 on RTE Two Norway: December 11, 2007 on TV2 Finland: January 2, 2008 on Nelonen Croatia: January 14, 2008 on NOVA TV Czech Republic: March 16, 2008 on Prima Hungary: April 22 2008 on RTLKlub Romania: May 27, 2008 on TVR1 Edit

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    • Derek (about Meredith to Thatcher): She's tough, but she tries to hide it, she's difficult, but if you make an effort, she's worth it. Edit
    • Cristina: Why am I gonna screw up this engagement? Meredith: I don't know. Do you want to? Cristina: I don't know. Meredith: My mom is dead. Cristina: Yeah, she is. Edit
    • George: I need you to get over yourself. I need you to start liking my wife. I need you to like her because sometimes I don't and I need you to talk me back into it. You say you're my friend and that's the job. Izzie: Okay. George: I need to vent, and I need it to be okay. Izzie: Okay. George: And I need to vent with alcohol. (Izzie gets glasses, then goes to pour them a drink, George stops her) I got married and I'm scared that it was a bad idea. Izzie (sighs): Nobody ever got married and didn't think that at least once. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Meredith: ...paint with all the colors of the wind. This is the chorus of the Vanessa Williams song Colors of the Wind, a song noted for its cheesy optimism. It's from the Disney movie Pocahantas. Edit
    • Episode Title: Scars and Souvenirs Scars and Souvenirs is also a song by Max Stalling. Edit
    • Former Episode Title: Old Wounds Old Wounds is also the title of a Salem song. Edit

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