Time After Time

Season 3, Episode 20, Aired
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Colin Marlow continues to try to get in the way of Cristina and Burke's relationship. The daughter that Izzie gave up for adoption needs something from her. This episode features a pro chess player, a flirtatious woman, and a mother named Mrs. Malone. Mr. and Mrs. Malone haven't talked to their daugther in a while because of their son-in-law. Someone goes to see a priest.moreless
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  • Such a brilliant funny episode! I love this show!

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    By stewie1423, Oct 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was a brilliant episode and one of my favourites of the season. It was so funny, cristina trying to be nice to proove Marlow wrong was at times hilarious. Meridth was also funny when she gave out to susan (Don't know if that was meant to be funny?) You can tell theres trouble ahead for Mer/Der but it's a tv show they can't always stay together! I really like the whole Gizzie thing and thought it was great that George did go back into the room after walking out. Mark is very funny and adds a lot of humour to the show, some of his one liners are just great. Baily is a great character and I hope she is in more often from now on again. Overall this episode is underated and one of the season's best!!moreless

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  • A very emotional episode. This episode shows how everything in our histories can suddenly appear again in the present to haunt us.

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    By g_anatomy, Dec 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    I liked how Cristina played the "sweet" card to make Colin Marlow go away, which was the best part of the episode.
    The Izzie drama was excelent, and I liked how Bailey acted like momma bear this time. George acted like an idiot at the beginning of the episode, but later he got better and was excelent. Alex is so in denial, he's so in love or wathever!
    I liked how Mark acted here, he was excelent in this epi, since this is his skilled area. I liked the whole Susan's mothering attitude and how she stood up to Meredith
    Bad things: Derek acting like an idiot, and Meredith rejecting Susan for no good reason ( I can understand her, but she's acting like a 2 year old). Colin beeing such a jerk with Burke, George lying this time was bad (he should have told Callie the truth) and also with Izzie in the first scenes. I didn't like that Addison appeared for few seconds. It was an emotional episode, but there were some others like this before.moreless

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  • A couple shows up to Seattle Grace to claim Jane Doe as their daughter. Mark tries to give chief tips with the ladies. Collin continues to try to be the thorn in Yang's side. The adopted Parents of Izzie's daughter show up for bone marrow from Izzie.moreless

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    By breezy2281, Nov 27, 2007 Report Abuse
    The episode starts out with Susan trying to be there for Meredith by bringing groceries and doing other nice things. Later on in the episode Meredith goes off on Susan, and later describing the incident tells Derek that she thinks she scared off her "fake mommy" forever. Towards the end of the episode Susan shows up to have it out with Meredith. Meredith forgives her and explains the only mom she's ever known how to deal with was overbearing, not overprotective. Derek struggles with the fact that having Meredith in his life could compromise his ability to become chief. Richard tells Derek basically that he can't give Derek the job because he promised Ellis Grey that he would look out for her daughter. He fears giving the position to Derek would ruin Derek and Meredith's relationship. The adoptive parents of Izzie's daughter show up needing a bone marrow donation from Izzie for her eleven year old daughter Hannah who has Leukemia. Izzie agrees to give the bone marrow but is very disappointed when she can't see her daughter. I don't know yet if the parents are the ones that don't want her to meet Hannah, or if Hannah just doesn't want to meet Izzie yet. As soon as i found out in earlier episodes that Izzie had a daughter i knew something like this would happen. She just can't get a break. I thought George demanding to know where Izzie was to Bailey was hilarious. I thought she would cream him right there. Bailey was very helpful and kind with Izzie when Izzie told her what was going on. I was surprised when Izzie told George about her daughter. I was a bit confused that he wanted to be there for her now, since he's been treating Izzie kind of crappy lately. He takes Izzie to see her daughter from afar. Callie found out from Meredith that George was with Izzie. She knows he lied to her when she asked where he was when he missed their coffee date. So Jane Doe got her new face which was given to the police to try to help find any relatives or friends that recognize her. A couple shows up thinking that she is their daughter Shannon. The mother later tells Alex that the girl isn't their daughter and that the reason her husband thinks she is their daughter is that he needs it to be, because if it isn't their daughter it means she's still out there somewhere. Jane Doe goes off on Alex towards the end of this episode, accusing him of being pathetic and wanting to keep her there all for himself. I wonder if he really did maybe think he was creating the perfect woman, possibly for himself? I thought that was a little far fetched though. I can't stand this Collin guy. I mean, i don't like Burke but i think i hate Collin slightly more than Burke. He's trying harder than ever to pull Cristina away from Burke and convince her that she's changed, and that this marriage is a mistake. When she doesn't give in he announces that he is leaving, which couldn't have made me happier. I did think all the little tactics Cristina used to try to scare him off were hilarious. Mark tries to give the chief tips on how to be with the ladies. Richard finds out later that Mark thinks if he helps the chief get lucky, then Richard will make him chief of surgery. Addison comes in and saves the day the way she always manages too at the best times. She tries to help the chief and tells him to practice on her by asking her to dance and stuff. I love Addison. This was yet again another great episode. It has kept me hanging on and wanting to watch the next episode. Actually this entire season has done that to me. Now that i think about it, i think the show has been like that for me since day one anyway.moreless

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  • Time after Time a very fitting title for the episode... As usual a brilliantly written episode. You're laughing one minute and then crying the next!

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    By naughtynats, Nov 06, 2007 Report Abuse
    Watching Izzie having to go through all the bone marrow tests for her daughter made me have a constant tear supply in my eyes for the whole episode..Katherine Heigle once again shows off her amazing acting ability.

    Izzie is crushed when She finds out what George wants and what he compared there night together to...I breathed a huge sigh of relief when He "Demanded" to know where she was and found her, then later a even bigger one when He walked back in to the room to be with Izzie!

    The constant Battle between Christina and Marlow was also a great laugh! Dericks indesicion on his reason for coming to Seattle I think also highlighted so many underlying issues in the MerDer relationship.Mean while Meridith has to deal with her "Mother" issuses and Susan at the same time!

    A superb and Memorable episode!moreless

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  • Good moments of friendship between George and Izzie and foreshadowing of the problems in Cristina/Burke's relationship.

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    By Liz8710, Aug 17, 2007 Report Abuse
    If the rest of the season had continued in this vein, with George just being a supportive friend of Izzie when she needs him, the storyline would've been better served. George really should have just told Callie where he was because despite her problems with Izzie, she would have been more understanding at this point. The fact that Cristina is trying to boost Burke up is sweet, but her manner in this episode when she is trying to make Marlowe leave her alone is quite unnerving. The scenes with Bailey/Izzie were wonderful and emphasize the fact that Bailey is underused throughout this season. Meredith's problems with her stepmother are initially irritating, but the final scene between her and Susan was touching because it seemed so genuine. The best part of the episode was the Alex/Ava storyline, and it was truly heartbreaking when she found out that she really wasn't Shannon and she couldn't go home with her parents.moreless

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    • International Titles: Czech Republic: Čas od času (From Time to Time) Germany: Von der Vergangenheit eingeholt (The past catches up) Edit
    • For her performance in this episode Katherine Heigl won the Emmy for Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in September of 2007. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: The Netherlands: May 21, 2007 on Net 5 Spain: June 06, 2007 on Fox Italy: June 18, 2007 on Foxlife New Zealand: June 21st, 2007 on TV2 Australia: July 15th, 2007 on Channel 7 Israel: July 23, 2007 on Yes Stars 1 Ireland: October 9th, 2007 on RTE Two Germany: October 31st, 2007 on Pro7 Norway: January 1, 2008 on TV2 Finland: January 16, 2008 on Nelonen Croatia: February 4, 2008 on NOVA TV Czech Republic: March 30, 2008 on Prima Romania: July 1st, 2008 on TVR1 Edit

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    • (Izzie is waiting to see if Hannah wants to meet her) Hannah's Mom: I'm...Shes so so tired. Hannah's Dad: We left it up to Hannah and she's just not ready. Hannah's Mom: We dont want to force it. Maybe another time? Hannah's Dad: When she's feeling better. Izzie: Of course, I understand. Hannah's Dad: I'm sorry but- the transplant? Bailey: Stevens. Look at me, your girl, you can want her to want you all day long, but she has to be here, if she's ever gonna have that chance again. Izzie: I'm sorry. Of course, yeah I'm ready. Lets get started. Edit
    • Richard: Sloan. You brought me to a bar. You know I don't drink. Mark: Which is perfect. Better to keep your mind sharp. Let the ladies do the drinking. Richard: You think if you get me laid, I might make you chief. (Mark gives him a big grin) Edit
    • Meredith (closing voiceover): Some people believe that without history, our lives amount to nothing. At some point we all have to choose: do we fall back on what we know, or do we step forward to something new? It's hard not to be haunted by our past. Our history is what shapes us... what guides us. Our history resurfaces time after time after time. So we have to remember sometimes the most important history is the history we're making today. Edit

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    • Meredith: ... A patient's history is as important as their symptoms. It's what helps us decide if heart burn's a heart attack. If a headache's a tumor...

      The part where she says if a headache's a tumor refers back to the second episode of Grey's Anatomy, The First Cut is the Deepest. It refers back to Cristina and Alex's converstaion: Alex: I have a headache. Cristina: Maybe it's a tumor. Alex: Yeah, you wish it was a tumor. Cristina: Look, I'd rip your face off if it meant I got to scrub in. Edit
    • Episode Title: Time After Time This episode title refers to a 1983 song by Cindy Lauper. Edit
    • Former Episode Title: Ain't Nothing But The Real Thing This episode's title refers to a song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. It has been covered by The Supremes, Jackson 5 and Aretha Franklin among others. Edit

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