Time Has Come Today

Season 3, Episode 1, Aired
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Meredith must make an important choice about which path she wants to follow to determine the future of her love life. While she considers her future, she and others have flashbacks of their pasts. Addison treats an infant who is in critical condition after being thrown in the trash on high school grounds. She must deal with a group of 14-year-old girls and their parents to find out who is the teenage mother. Cristina spends time with Burke while he recovers. Webber and Adele have a conversation after he spends the night at the hospital. Everyone attempts to deal with Izzie's choice to quit, and George seeks relationship advice from Derek.moreless
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  • Witty, often facetious, remarks, ludicrous sexerrlove triangles, melodrama and a touch of emotion is basically what Grey's Anatomy is all about.If you're looking for that or one of Grey's' emotional and sentimental episodes, then this is the wrong one.moreless

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    By NJZ, Nov 04, 2011 Report Abuse
    After having waited more or less 10 months for this episode to air in the UK, this episode does not live up to any expectations I may have had. Whilst it does have some good moments, this episode overall is a disappointment relative to the standard set by previous episodes. Read on to find out why

    Witty, often facetious, remarks, ludicrous sexerrlove triangles, melodrama and a touch of emotion is, if you've ever seen the show, basically what Grey's Anatomy is all about. If you're looking for that or even if you're looking for one of Grey's' emotional and sentimental episodes, then this is the wrong episode to watch. It starts off with Meredith's voiceover (as always) continuing right from where Season 2 left off. She runs out of the hospital, unable to choose between Derek and Finn, spouting out her usual semi-rants/life philosophies. In this instance, it's about "time" itself; an interesting concept, to say the least. However, a ridiculous love triangle is not why I tuned in to the episode and as Meredith speaks on, I find myself wondering when they'll cut to Izzie Stevens. Finally they do, and I brace myself for what could be a rollercoaster of emotions. Unfortunately, it's not. Whilst Katherine Heigl delivers with an understated yet captivating performance, she's not given nearly enough screen time to make full use of last season's events. Onto the other characters; they don't seem to have any point in this episode other than a few moments of self-realisation and to delve into some flashbacks. Derek and George are quarantined for most of the day in the locker room and talk about their respective love lives. George seeks Derek's advice about what to say to Callie. Whilst helping George, Derek realises he's never told Meredith that he loves her (he's a brain surgeon and he just realises this?). Cristina spends most of the day doingwell, nothing in particular. Aside from a few one-liners, she has a fairly blink-and-you'll-miss-her role. As does Alex and, in some ways, Addison too. Bailey, however, is slightly better than the others in this episode. She apparently seems guilty in not being able to save Denny and this should play out nicely in further episodes (provided the writers go ahead with this idea). The flashbacks are, in some ways, interesting. They provide further background info on the characters; and also some irony considering the events of the present day. For example, an ecstatic Izzie states how cool internship will be whilst Alex bluntly tells her she won't make it through the course. It's moments like these that are perhaps the saving grace of the show. And the relations of these flashbacks to Meredith's voiceovers are a nice way to link each segment of the episode. So, to sum up, a rather below-average episode that doesn't really give the viewer the feel that they are watching Grey's Anatomy. Having said that, though, this episode isn't very bad at all. Katherine Heigl shines in one of greatest performances thus far by a Grey's Anatomy cast member. It's the simplicity of her portrayal of Izzie's fragile state of mind that captures not only the viewers' interest but the viewers' hearts. It's this very performance that makes this episode salvageable and not a complete waste of time.

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  • Way too Predictable!

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    By brianparker30, Mar 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    I tuned into this show for the first time hopeing that it would be really that great and original and different....nope! just another medical drama, and unfortunatly this one is way too predictable! of course those two were going to finally sleep together on the season finale, and of course the guy was going to die beofre the hot girl got to go to her prom! DUH!!!! we could all peg this one from the start. not to mention that the news shows and day time talk shows all gave away the entire show all week! I gotta say I will not be tuning into this show again....boring...moreless

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  • Liquid Soap

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    By nhubi, Mar 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    When we left tremulous surgical intern Meredith Grey at the end of the second season she was precariously poised at the centre of an impossible love triangle, stranded between hunky neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd and lovely widowed Finn "McVet" Dandridge. In other story-so-far developments Izzie has precipitated the death of her fianc the adorable heart patient Denny and Izzie had tearfully quit the surgical programme just before being pushed out the door by chief Richard Webber. The arrogant but gorgeous surgeon Preston Burke has been shot and his hugely ambitious intern lover Christina Yang was not coping with the notion of a possibly impaired, rather than unquestionably brilliant, Burke. Meanwhile sweet intern George had failed to declare his love for voluptuous orthopaedic surgeon Callie Torres. Now we open with the drawing out of the Meredith triangle and the possible outbreak of the Plague in the corridors of Seattle Grace Hospital. Meanwhile Meredith muses about the mysteries of time. There is also the discovery of a pair of panties by one of the show's best characters, McDreamy's paediatrician wife Addison, several telling flashbacks and an astute observation by Dr. Torres; "we're socially retarded" she explains to the confused McVet. Explaining that the long years studying medicine has adversely affected social skills. She says; "We're all 17-year-olds. This is high school with scalpels."moreless

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  • Omg, so awesome!

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    By sesza, Dec 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    Time Has Come Today was an amazing way to kick off season three. It was really great to see all the flashbacks, showing how the interns all met each other. There were, however, some really cringeworthy moments involved in these flashbacks. For example, when Cristina introduces herself to Bourke, but he's too busy sleazing it up with some other woman to notice her, but she keeps trying to get his attention.

    Some of the flashbacks provided much needed character development. For example, when Meredith and Derek first meet in the bar (btw, I was really impressed to see some continuity with the red shirt thing from the first episode...very cool). The conversation between Alex and Izzy when they first meet explains A LOT about their relationship later on. Pretty much, he is a total jerk right from the beginning and his comments to Izzy about her not being suitable for the surgery program just encourage her to do better. And, apart from that whole thing with Denny, Izzy is a much better surgeon than Alex. Another thing that was good to see, was Bailey's reaction to Denny's body. It was good to see her show an emotion that wasn't anger, and really open up and show her softer side. It was difficult not to shed a tear or two when she was telling Denny's body how sorry she was.


    All in all, Time Has Come Today, was the perfect opener to a brand new season of Grey's Anatomy. it tied up loose ends from last season and began story lines which will no doubt provide yet another compelling and highly entertaining season to come.moreless

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  • The season opening that made people cry...

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    By gaius5, Dec 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    For the first episode of its return on TV, "Grey's Anatomy" outdid itself. During the holidays I had time to get interested in other shows and forget why I love "Grey's Anatomy" so much. After watching the first episode of season 3, I now remember why "Grey's Anatomy" is one of the best shows on TV. With Denny's death, the episode could have been very dramatic and depressing the whole way, but not for "Grey's Anatomy", they have a way of still making the worse situations funny but at the same time so touching and real. Meredith doesn't want to talk to Izzie because she doesn't know what to tell her and as she explains to Callie that she is an avoider, she does just that and avoids an uncomfortable with Finn and instead goes to see Izzie. "Grey's Anatomy" has such well defined and complex characters that it always keeps you guessing and wanting for more. This is only the first episode of what looks like will be a great season.moreless

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    • Original International Air Dates: Canada: September 22, 2006 on CTV The Netherlands: January 8, 2007 on Net 5 Spain: February 8, 2007 on Cuatro Latin America: February 5th, on Sony Entertainment Television Switzerland: March 12th, 2007 on SF 2 Australia: February 18th, 2007 on Channel 7 Belgium: February 15th , 2007 on VijfTV Italy: February 12th , 2007 on Foxlife (sat) Italy: September 12th , 2007 on Italia 1 Germany: April 3rd, 2007 on Pro Sieben Israel: March 12th, 2007 om Yes Stars 1 Great Britain: May 24th, 2007 on LivingTV South Africa: June 18, 2007 on Mnet Ireland: July 24, 2007 on RTE2 Finland: August 29, 2007 on Nelonen Croatia: September 10, 2007 on NOVA TV Norway: August 14, 2007 on TV2 Romania: January 22, 2008 on TVR1 India: March 16, 2008 on Star World On the Canadian television channel CTV, on September 22, 2006, instead of showing the recap episode "Complications of the Heart", "I Am A Tree" (episode 302) was mistakenly aired at 8PM right before "Time Has Come Today" (episode 301), leaving many viewers confused to the plot line as the error in episodes was not readily apparent to channel operators and viewers. Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Lullaby by The Dixie Chicks plays when Izzie is lying on the floor/ the beginning of the episode 2. Take Me Anywhere by Tegan & Sara 3. Quicksand by Sleeping At Last plays during Meredith's flashback to the carousel 4. Nothing Brings Me Down by Emiliana Torrini plays when Derek is leaving Addison 5. Gone Daddy Done by Gnarls Barkley plays when Cristina asks Burke if he's Preston Burke 6. Under The Milky Way by Grant Lee Philips plays during Derek's flashback to the first time he met Meredith 7. All I Need by Matt Kearney plays when Derek tells Meredith he loves her Edit

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    • Richard: You didn't have to make an appointment to see me. I'm your husband. Adele: Well, an appointment seemed to be the only way I could get your undivided attention because here you are.
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    • Addison: If that baby isn't treated, he's going to die. Now, I can do vaginal exams on each of the girls. Karen's Mom: My daughter is 14 years old! She's not sexually active, and I won't have you violating her body! Lisa's Dad: You won't have it because you know it's your kid! Tell you what. You have my consent. Do whatever it takes to prove that my Lisa is innocent. Karen's Mom: You are a sick bastard. Do you know that? Addison: A child's life is in jeopardy here! Now, it's not your consent that I need. (looks at the girls) Sara: We didn't do anything wrong. Lisa: Yeah, just because we were in there doesn't mean it's our baby. Shannon: Do we look like the kind of girls who get pregnant and throw their kids in the trash? Edit
    • Addison (bringing Shannon and Sara over to see the baby): There he is. That's your son. I want you both to look at him, because it's not true that you did nothing wrong. You both are wrong. You're wrong for covering this up, you're wrong for lying about it, and you're wrong for letting this little baby-- this sweet, innocent, beautiful little boy-- suffer like this. He's dying, and it's your fault. It's both of your faults, and the thing is, the truth will come out. In time, it will come out. It always does. It just... it just does. And when it does, this baby will be dead. Sara (long pause): Shannon... Shannon (near tears): Don't tell my mom, okay? Addison (heaves a sigh of relief, gives Shannon a hug): Thank you. Thank you for telling the truth. Edit

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    • Cristina: I know what to do when someone dies, I am a Jew; It's shiva Shiv'ah is the name for Judaism's week-long period of grief and mourning. Edit
    • Episode Title: Time Has Come Today Time Has Come Today is a song by The Ramones on their album, Subterranean Jungle. Time Has Come Today was originally sung by The Chambers Brothers from their 1967 album , The Time Has Come. Edit

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