Thanks for the Memories

Season 2, Episode 9, Aired
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It's Thanksgiving at Seattle Grace Hospital but the holiday's festivities are less than in order. Meredith and Derek try to counsel a family after their relative has had a seriously traumatic accident. The woman doesn't respond well to the ideas of medical diagnosis and treatment. Izzie is planning a big get-together but the RSVP isn't going so well. George goes turkey-hunting with his family. All that and lots of general socializing among the interns.moreless
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  • It\'s Thanksgiving. Izzy cooks a huge dinner, but oh, she forgot something..she can\'t cook. Thankfully Burke comes to the rescue. He operates on the turkey, while Izzy assists him. Meredith is depressed as usual, George is kinapped by his family, Cristinmoreless

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    By marjovankempen, Dec 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    Great episode. I love the Cristina-Burke storyline. Burke is adorable! Alex and Izzy are still not perfect together. The thing i don\'t like is that in this episode Meredith finally says \'good bye, Derek\'. They are such a cute couple! And Addison gets it her way and receives her first (?) true kiss from Derek after the Mark-affair. So in this episode the Meredith-Derek story is closed, and the Derek-Addison relationship takes off.

    I love theme-episodes like Valentine, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. It usually helps you see the characters in a whole new way.moreless

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  • Disappointing romance

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    By ramboisapunk, Dec 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    So, after weeks of the Meredith-Derek-Addison story line it has all seem to have come to a very anti-climatic ending. This episode started off promisingly, by placing Meredith and Derek in the hopsital, leaving Addison out in the cold, literally. I had been hoping this was the episode were Derek would finally catch himself on and make the right decision. But instead we had the boring ending, were they come to a mutual agreement that it is all over. This is all well and good, but i have the distinct feeling that this is still unresolved and will be resurrected just in time for the end of the series.

    From reading that you would think i hated the episode, however i thought it was rather funny when you look at the other characters. Izzy and Dr. Burke cooking the turkey was an extremly well written scene and very clever. George's family also let George show off his comedy skills. My only other problem with the show in general at the moment, is the actions of Alex. So, he hasn't passed his final exams yet, what is the big deal just tell Izzy and get the sympathy. Stop trying to hide from her and just be honest with her, like my God have you seen her. Other than this complaint i think the show has been having an extremely strong second season.moreless

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  • This was a wonderful episode. Extremely funny.

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    By pinkfrog20, Dec 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was such a funny episode! George is definately my favorite character. The time spent with his family was definately revealing to the person he is. Izzy was longing for a real Thanksgiving to spend with her friends, but they let her down. Alex is worried about not staying at SGH and nearly didn't show up for the Thanksgiving dinner that Izzy prepared. Christina and Burke (he wants to be called Preston outside of the hospital) show up to help Izzy cook dinner and Burke helps out a lot (and kind of takes over), which drives Christina to the hospital. Meredith is also at the hospital because she doesn't feel as if she should be around 'happy people.' Derek is trying to avoid having sex with his wife by escaping to the hospital. Webber is at the hospital to avoid his wife's sister. The Nazi is trying to take up shifts before she has to take time off for her baby. I though it was funny how most of the doctors wound up at the hospital on Thanksgiving. It's almost as if they are addicted to work and surgery.moreless

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  • Thanksgiving brings new connections and reconnections to the denizens of Seattle Grace.

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    By jatarheel, Dec 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    It's thanksgiving and almost everyone's hiding from someone or something. George can't escape family tradition. He's from a long line of working class macho men whose idea of Thanksgiving is shooting their own. Meredith can't escape being haunted by feelings of loss - she's missing her mother, her boyfriend, her life. So she hides in her work, volunteering for a holiday shift st Seattle Grace. She's got plenty of company though. Apparently the hospital is where you go to escape during the holidays. Alec's there, hiding from Izzy and his feelings of inadequacy from failing the medical boards. And McDreamy is there hiding from his wife. Despite all their best efforts and worst intentions to avoid family and friends, though, eventually they muddle through and find comfort in the connections they have. And for that, by the end, they all learn to be thankful.moreless

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  • Thanksgiving stresses everyone out.

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    By chrisbd1, Dec 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    I have only been watching this show since the beginning of this season. As such I did not see Dereks and Meredith's romance from the start. What I have seen has been heartbreaking. However I am much more behind the re-connect between Derek and Addy. Addy's character was so heartwrenching at the end of this episode, I'm pulling for them.
    Cristina is still my favorite, however, and her romance with Dr. Burke is a delight.
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    • Goof: There are inconsistencies with the rain falling in the scene with Derek and Addison at the end. In one shot, the rain seems to be falling behind Addison, in front of the trailer, but in all others, it does not. Edit
    • Goof: At the end when Derek finally confronts Addison his hair is wet and theres a large strand in his face. The camera goes to Addison and than back to him and there is no hair in his face! Edit

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    • Goof: In the turkey hunting scene you can see an orange strip on the front of George's gun, marking it as a prop gun and not a real one. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Sweden: May 30, 2006 on Kanal 5 Bulgaria: July 3, 2006 on bTV UK: September 21, 2006 on Living TV Norway: October 10, 2006 on TV2 Germany: November 14, 2006 on PRO7 Croatia: January 1, 2007 on NOVA TV Finland: January 3, 2007 on Nelonen Italy: March 16, 2007 on Italia 1 Portugal: April 8, 2007 on RTP1 Romania: May 8, 2007 on TVR1 Ireland: May 15, 2007 on RTE Two Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah) by Fannypack plays when Izzie is preparing for Thanksgiving dinner, 2. New Song (From Me To You) by Dressy Bessy plays when Cristina calls George to ask where they keep the liquor, 3. Too Hard by Mark McAdam plays when Alex tells Meredith he failed the medical boards, 4. Dance by The O.A.O.T.'s* plays when Burke and Izzie perform surgery on the turkey and Joe and his boyfriend are taking bets, 5. Serenade by Emiliana Torrini plays when Bailey and Cristina perform the surgery on the patient that swallowed the wishbone, 6. Not Going Anywhere by Keren Ann plays when George tells his dad about how he saved the man's life in the elevator, 7. Sad Eyes by Josh Rouse plays when Meredith says "Goodbye Derek." *For the first time ever the show uses a song it has already used in previous episode. In the show's pilot A Hard's Day Night the song Dance by The O.A.O.T.'s is played during George's 007 surgery with Burke. Edit

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    • (On the phone) George: I'm in hell. Cristina: I'm the one in hell. Burke's going all Iron Chef in your kitchen. Get your ass back here and save me. George: I'm in the woods with shotguns and liquor and car talk. It's like deliverance out here. Cristina: Well, at least you've got liquor. Where does Meredith keep the booze? George: Um... I don't think she has any. Cristina: How's that possible? She's a W.A.S.P. Liquor is like oxygen to a W.A.S.P. George: Which is why we're out of liquor. Listen, can you come and get me? Cristina: Okay, how am I supposed to get through the holidays without liquor, George?! (hangs up) George: Just come and get me! Cris ... hello? (snaps his phone shut) Selfish! Edit
    • Bailey: Thank you for volunterring to come in, saves me from choosing an intern to torture. Meredith: Happy to be tortured. Bailey: Not a fan of Thanksgiving? Meredith Not a whole hell of a lot to be thankful for. Bailey: I like Thanksgiving. Day people spend with their families. Too much family time triggers depression, repressed childhood rage, bitter disputes over the remotes and way too much alcohol. People get stupid. People get violent. People get hurt. Meredith: And that's good because? Bailey: Surgeries Grey! Lots and lots of surgeries. Meredith: I never thought of that. Bailey: The stupidity of the human race Grey. Be thankful for that. Edit
    • Cristina (to Izzie after invited Burke to Thanksgiving dinner): What was I supposed to do? Blow off my boyfriend for Thanksgiving? (pause) I tried to. He wouldn't blow. He's like something sticky that won't blow off. Izzie: Okay, he's gonna ruin Thanksgiving. Now what am I supposed to talk to Dr. Burke about? Burke (walks up to them): People who are shocked when I show up uninvited to their homes call me Preston. Cristina: Nobody calls you Preston. Burke: You don't call me Preston. (to Izzie) Nice house. (walks off, looking at the house) Izzie: Yeah. Cristina: Izzie, why's it so quiet in here? Izzie: Uh, Meredith went to the hospital and George is off shooting things with his family. Cristina (mortified): So, it's just me you and (whispers) Preston? Edit

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    • George: I'm in the woods with shotguns, and liquor and car talk. It's like Deliverance out here. This is a reference to the 1972 movie Deliverance in which four businessmen plan to enjoy a weekend canoeing trip down a river in the Georgia back country. However, their trip will soon become scary and threatening. Edit
    • Episode Title: Thanks for the Memories This is a song by Frank Sinatra and also Fall Out Boy have a song with the same title. The title is also a variation on Bob Hope's trademark song Thanks for the Memory, first sung by Hope and Shirley Ross in the movie The Big Broadcast of 1938. Edit

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