Wish You Were Here

Season 5, Episode 10, Aired
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Bailey teams with Seattle Grace's new pediatric surgeon, Dr. Arizona Robbins, to save the life of a young patient near and dear to her heart, as the admittance of a death row inmate at the hospital stirs anger in Derek and further erodes Meredith and Cristina's friendship. Meanwhile, Callie and Sloan work as a team to fight their respective attractions to Sadie and Lexie, and Izzie tells Alex that she's seeing Denny.moreless
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  • In a word of your own: SERIOUSLY???? This could have been a lot better!! FIX THIS PLEASE!

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    By hallee87, Dec 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    What has happened to our once beloved show? Where everybody would rush home to make sure they were in time to see the show. There were so many unanswered leads. What about the mother's diary? How do you explain Izzie dating both Denny and Alex? Who was Sadie's father? Yes us fans got what we wanted, Meredith and Derek are together finally but my god you've alienated the rest of the cast! Any why of all characters to fight, Meredith and Cristina? What about something more with Thatcher Grey? The first 3 seasons left us on the edge of our seats for more and now, some of us fans are loosing hope because the episodes are beginning to be boring. Even the new heart surgeon was a tiny beat of hope for the show but what of her now? There was maybe a shread of decency in this episode at the end where Sadie talks to Meredith about Amsterdam. And while Derek dancing with Meredith like Cristina would, that was somewhat funny but it was also weird. There is no steam in McSteamy or dream in McDreamy anymore, please fix this. Don't let one of the only great shows out there to die and become extinct.moreless

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  • The death row patient added some great tension between Meredith, Cristina and Derek. Funny moments too made for a great episode.

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    By stewie1423, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    As I said above the death row patient was really well done, the tension that it brought to the episode was brilliant. How Meredith just treated him like any patient but Cristina and Derek were treating him like a killer. What he did was obviously horrific but I agreed with Mer in this incident...they should have hidden their feelings.

    I liked how Meredith didn't let it get to her...she gave him the morphine, she even made clever comment at best friend Cristina about her needing practice, nasty...I like this 'feud' between them, it makes their friendship more realistic. Derek dancing with Mer at the end was funny.

    Sadie was better here and it was cool to see her try and get Meredith to apologise to Yang. I was also glad that Cristina told Owen about his hot-cold nature, it was getting weird. Callie and Mark trying to fight their attractions to Lexie and Sadie was funny. Now onto Denny...this one was weird because it dropped the intense thing and it was just like she was sleeping with him...and he happened to be a ghost. It just made it even more ridiculous really...I like Alex and Izzie though, shame she's more focused on the deceased. Great episode.moreless

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  • A death row prisoner is sent to Seattle Grace.

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    By thefanof, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    It's not that the show is bad. The writing is acceptable, there's some talented actors on the show, so it's not that. It's just that none of the storylines are clicking right now, at all.

    Meredith and Christina resolving their "feud" is the big payoff to end Season 5? You have one of the best actresses on television in Katherine Heigl sleeping with a ghost?

    But the dialogue still has that snappy, quirky feel to it that made the show a sensation in the first season, it's just that things may have gotten a little bit played out at old Seattle Grace.moreless

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  • Finally!

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    By sylviasd, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    I reluctantly started to watch this episode but I'm glad I did. It was the Grey's Anatomy I used to like, minus the Denny part. Mark and Callie are getting more and more hilarious. They really are the life of the show right now! The idea of a 12-step program to stay away from the interns was so funny. I like the new pedetrician doctore. Let's hope she will not be neglected. Jessica Capshaw is a great actress and she deserves a great part.

    I'm still waiting for more Bailey on time. She's great but has been too absent for quite some time now. The storyline with the prisoner sounds intersting and I can't wait to see where it's gonna go. I also like the figth between Cristina and Meredith. It's good to spice things up between them.

    The bid drawback is the Denny thing. When are the writers getting rid of him? It's ridiculous!
    I also find Alex's reaction really out of character. Izzie and Alex have something good going on this season and the writers are just sabotaging it.moreless

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  • Oh, no! Not Denny again!

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    By londoncherry, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    I swear I can't take it anymore! Please send the ghost Denny far far away, exorcise him! Unless, Izzie has a brain tumor or something, and I mean a major something, there is no point of him wondering around at Seattle Grace's. I'm sick of it! Yes, it was nice to see Eric Stoltz acting as a death row serial killer, there's one. I like the Christina + Meredith fight and I hope it doesn't end soon. Cool shoes from new Dr. Arizona (seriously? Arizona?) Robbins. But, come on! I can pay attention on nothing else as long as Denny Duquette and his sorry behind are flying on my screen.moreless

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    • It was Izzie's birthday in this episode. So that suggests that her birthday is on Jan 8th. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Slovakia: Kiež by si bol tu (If Only You Were Here) Czech Republic: Nechť přání mé se splní (May the Wish of Mine Come True) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Italy: April 6, 2009 on Fox Life Latin America: April 13, 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television (aka Canal Sony) Australia: April 23, 2009 on Channel 7 Germany: June 17, 2009 on ProSieben Norway: October 27, 2009 on TV2 Slovakia: November 30, 2009 on STV1 Czech Republic: April 29, 2010 on Prima Edit
    • Music Featured in This Episode: 1. Am I Still the One by Daniel Powter with Linda Perry 2. You Don't Know Me by Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor 3. Ah, Ah, Ah by The Coral Sea 4. The Day Before the Day by Dido 5. Lights Out by Santogold 6. Home by Tandy Edit

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    • Izzie: Um... There's something that I need to talk to you about. And it's gonna sound weird, and I want you to know that I know that it sounds weird. So... just don't freak out. Alex: Are you breakin' up with me? Izzie: No. Not at all. ... I see Denny a lot lately, around here. And... at the house. Alex: Are you okay? Because that sounds kinda whacked. Izzie: Come on. You never saw your grandmother after she died? Alex: Yeah. I mean, she showed up in a dream and told me not to play with the parts. But... Izzie: Well, uh... it's kinda like that. Alex: Okay. Whatever. Izzie: So that's it? Alex: I dunno... Tell 'em I said hi. Edit
    • Derek: Two guys shot my dad for his watch. My mom saved up for it. Two guys came into a store and they shot him because he wouldn't give it up. That's how my dad died. ... We are supposed to treat everybody the same, ... but they're not all the same. Meredith: I'm sorry. It was just a bad day all around I guess. Derek: I wish that I could make things better with you and Cristina. Meredith: I wish that you could too. Derek: I'm tryin' to think about what she would do in a situation like this, but... I don't know. Meredith: Well, she would turn the music up pretty loud and she would dance it out with me, but I don't think that you wanna go there. Derek (smiles): Well... (stands up and turns on the music and starts dancing) Come on. Get up. (Meredith laughs) Get your ass over here. I'm not doin' this by myself. Edit
    • Sadie: You wanna get a drink? Meredith: I'm not in the mood. Sadie: You know, you and I had a fight like this once. Meredith: What? Sadie: Amsterdam. ... We used to be as close as you and Cristina and then Amsterdam happened and you shut me down and we never got pasted it. I mean, we still hung out. But not like before, I mean we'd go dancing, or some place loud where we didn't have to talk and... That's okay, I'm a rolling stone, I bounce. But you're about to the same thing to Cristina and that girl mates for life. If you don't make it right, she'll never talk to you again. Meredith: I apologized, to Cristina. Sadie: Like you meant it? Like you could imagine that she had a point? ... I miss you. As my friend... I miss you. Edit

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    • Episode Title: Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here is a song and album by Pink Floyd from 1975. It is also a song by the band Incubus. Edit

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