The Other Side of This Life (2)

Season 3, Episode 23, Aired
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Meredith works on her relationship with Susan and Thatcher. Cristina has to deal with her mother and Burke's. Alex continues to tend to Jane Doe/Ava. Meredith and Derek's relationship has a problem that needs resolution quick. Addison sees her god-daughter which leads to a job offer outside of Seattle. Derek has to perform surgery. Burke has a reservation about marrying Cristina. Many new people guest star in the course of Addison's road trip to California. Addison considers moving to be closer to her old med school friends until she discovers that drama she wishes to leave behind isn't exclusive to Seattle. Her friends who she thought had it all, are divorced. A pregnant woman must discover who the father of her child is.moreless
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  • The Other Side of This Life parts one and two...

    7.1
    "Good"
    By SassyMax, Nov 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    Addison goes on a road trip to California and meets up with her old med school friends. What does this mean for a GREY'S ANATOMY episode? A total waste!!!

    As far as I'm concerned, this was such a waste of an episode! Basically all it did, was establish that Addison now has a job offer away from Seattle Grace. This of coarse is because she will be in her own tv show! So, we met the rest of the cast on her show! Too many people to introduce into a "flash forward" episode! And that bit about her could be love life? PUH-LEASE!! Would you date that guy if you could have Mark Sloan? I think not!!

    And then back at Seattle Grace, the bits that we did get to see, sucked! Nothing happened! Except of coarse that Meredith's step mother died. And I still can't figure out WHY she had to die... Does anyone ELSE know?

    This episode sucked.moreless

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  • A total 'non episode' of Grey's. I half expected (hoped)that Addison would 'wake up' in the shower at the end.

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    By machloop, Nov 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    A classic of how to loose your audience. What a waste of time introducing all these characters that we will never meet again (I hope!). 'Grey's' only got a few minutes of this two hours - It should never have been allowed out of the studio and onto the the air - production incompetence. This double episode takes two hours to tell us that Addison is barren - it could have been covered in an elevator ride. Maybe we will see the launch of a new show featuring the doctors showcased here but why oh why ruin Grey's in the proccess.

    footnote:- Now that 'Private Practice' has started to air, it can be seen that this double episode was nothing more than 'junk mail'. The producers hijacked two episodes of Grey's in an attempt to 'advertise' the new show. What a cheap and nasty trick to play on your audience. Maybe we should be pleased that Dr Addison Shepherd was not transfering to the Starship Enterprise or applying for a job with 'House' on his new show - now that would have been interesting. (Bailey treating a Borg, Meridith falling for Greg ??)moreless

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  • A little better than 03x22

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    By g_anatomy, Dec 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    I have to say that this episode was not wat I expected. I thought it would suck as 03x22"the other side of this life(1) did" (and how!). PP showed a little drama. Still, not enough!
    Even though I didn't like they killed Susan and Thatcher was acting like a newborn, I think it's a good move from the writters to add more trouble to this plot. GA parts were a little better. The kiss, the tension at the end is all I can remember, honestly.
    PP parts were better, but I wouldn't ever tune in that show!
    aljsdklajdalkda
    I hope they don't do another spin-off about, I don't know, Mark's love life? Izzie's modeling? Afterlife time with Ellis Grey? The last episodes made a lot of damage (because they were not good enough!)moreless

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  • Susan's condition gets a little more complicated. Cristina picks out a dress. George and Izzie have a moment. Alex's Jane Doe has a surgery. Addison is still experiencing life in L.A.moreless

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    By breezy2281, Dec 06, 2007 Report Abuse
    I thought the beginning of this episode was hilarious when the girls in L.A. were all obsessing over the young guy; i think is name was Dell? Dell later asks Naomi out but she tells him it's never going to happen. Sam reveals to Addison that he doesn't know why he left his wife. Addison gets acupuncture from Pete, who later in the episode kisses her. Sam tells Addison that Pete's wife died 8 years ago and that he can't committ to a woman that much. I thought the scene where Addison got acupuncture and had an emotional release was hilarious. Addison later starts talking to the "elevator god" and apologizes for yelling at it. I thought that was hilarious. Pete later tells her that the voice she's hearing is a security guard that watches the elevator through a camera. Burke and George are both having doubts about their marriages so they decided to turn to Bailey for advice. Bailey goes Nazi on them and stick them with each other to sort it out. Alex's Jane Doe's brain starts bleeding so they perform surgery on her which could possibly bring her memory back, where they discover that she can speak three different languages. The surgery didn't bring back her memory. Alex takes her outside and she askes him basically why he can't connect with someone he has feelings for but can be so good with her. Cristina picks out a wedding dress finally. Izzie tells George she doesn't want him to leave, and George kisses her. Izzie pushes him away and he says they can't do it. Izzie agrees and the elevator door opens, and Callie is standing out there just moments after Izzie and George kissed. Susan's condition has a little complication so the team decides to give her antibiotics. She later becomes septic and Grey and the team have to rush her to the O.R. where she ultimately winds up dying. When Grey tells her father he slaps her and basically blames her for Susan's death. That's got to be hard for him, losing Ellis and then Susan. I thought this might bring Meredith and her father closer together since they are really all each other have got accept for his daughters, but after seeing him slap her i don't know if that will happen. The episode ends with Meredith, Izzie and Alex getting drunk. Derek shows up but doesn't go inside. What the hell is he doing and what is going on with him? He's still sleeping in the trailor. I'm guessing those two are going to split up. Addison decides to come home, but the team in L.A. let's her know their job offer for her still stands. This was another great episode though it was emotional and a little hard to watch. It wasn't as hard as some others though.moreless

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  • i cried again :D:D:D

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    By superrodris, Jul 17, 2007 Report Abuse
    yeah!!!!!!!!! i couldnt believe mer's step mom died!!!!!! like....aw....that hurt man! i thought they were really starting to bond and everything and when mer came out of the operating room with that "she has died" face i was like....oh please let it not be true...and then she told her father that she had died and he hit her!!!!
    that was so unfair...i hated it i hated him slapping her...like everyone had this :O face in their faces...cause really...his father really is awful....he cant control himself...yeah i know...your ex-wife died and now your actual wife dies...that must suck....but hey come on!! slap mer???
    and i looooooooooooove burktina....like they're sooo cute man!!!!! and addison being with this new guy..i want her to be with mcsteamy and i want addison to be with alex....and i dunno which is better :Dmoreless

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    • When Addison is apologizing in the elevator for yelling at the elevator voice, the song playing is "Your Song" by Kate Walsh. Kate Walsh is also the name of the actress who plays Addison, but they are not the same person. Edit
    • When Jane Doe/Ava speaks German she says: "Alex, ich brauche die nächste Karte. Das ist noch das Haus." ["Alex, I need the next card. This is still the house."] Edit

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    • Original International Air Dates: The Netherlands: June 11, 2007 on Net 5 Germany: November 14th, 2007 on Pro Sieben Italy: July 2, 2007 on Foxlife Australia: July 29, 2007 on Channel 7 Israel: August 13, 2007 on Yes Stars 1 Ireland: October 23, 2007 on RTE Two Germany: November 14th, 2007 on PRO7 Norway: January 22, 2008 on TV 2 Finland: February 6, 2008 on Nelonen Croatia: February 25, 2008 on NOVA TV Czech Republic: April 20, 2008 on Prima Romania: July 22, 2008 on TVR1 Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. California by A.B. O'Neill 2. Leaving In Coffins by Psapp 3. Momma's Boy by Tim Myers 4. You Don't Have Far to Go by Candi Staton 5. Your Song by Kate Walsh 6. Ain't Nothing Wrong With That by Robert Randolph & The Family Band 7. Mojo Love by Lay Low plays when the OWG gang look on the new family, and during the George/Izzie elevator kiss scene 8. SRXT by Bloc Party plays when Alex is taking Ava outside Edit

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    • Addison: When no one else is around, the elevator kind of.... talks to me. Pete: Hi Tilly. Tilly: Hi Pete. (Addison looks confused) Pete: It's Tilly. She works security. Camera is right there. Addison: Oh, (laughs) hello Tilly. Tilly: Hi, I get my kicks whenever I can. Pete: You goin' home? Addison: Yeah. Pete: Did you get what you came for? Addison: I honestly, don't know. Pete: Do you want me to kiss you again? Addison: I think not. Pete: Because of the elevators where you come from? Those horny aprodisiac elevators? Addison (laughs): Yeah, that and I'm not interested. Pete: Oh. (long pause) You're interested. (gets off the elevator) Edit
    • Addison: You're ugly and old. Naomi: I'll miss you too. Edit
    • Alex: I got the limes. Izzie & Meredith: Limes! Alex: So, what're we drinking to this time? Izzie: Friends, crappy friends. Meredith: Family, crappy family. (they all take a shot) Alex: Again? Izzie & Meredith: Again. Edit

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    • Episode Title: The Other Side of This Life This episode's title refers to songs by The Youngbloods, David Byrne and Jefferson Airplane. Edit
    • Addison: Are you there Elevator God? It's me, Addison. Play on Judy Blume's 1970 novel Are you there God? It's me, Margaret about a sixth grade girl's journey through the world puberty. Margaret confronts buying her first bra, having her first period, liking boys, and finding her own voice among her girlfriends. She is also on a quest to find her own religion. She has one Christian parent and one Jewish parent, and up until now has not been raised in any specific faith. Edit
    • Pete: Unless you need to tell someone you saw Goody Johnson with the devil. This is a reference to Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, which is about the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690's. Edit

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