Round Table: Time Has Come Today
This week on the Round Table, Izzie grieves, Callie cooks, and mostly-unnecessary blasts from the past are all the rage. Our esteemed panel weighs in on last night's episode...
Why the heck is Finn's hat in any Meredith-related ring?
McCritic: Because it lost a bet? I have no idea. Meredith can be sweet and all - but between the hysterics, and obvious parallel, over Doc being put to sleep and then, you know, the sex with Derek at the prom, it's obvious where this doctor's heart lies. Stevie Wonder has 20/20 vision compared to you, Finn. Find a girl that appreciates you.
AwayWithMerDer: Duh, 'cause they were never exclusive. Obviously he can't be angry at Meredith, who was being celibate, for sleeping with a married man. Go Team Finn. He's not pathetic or anything.
iheartizzie: He adores her, despite her flaws. You have to wonder why he's even bothering, though... if he figured out what happened at the prom, he should know his chances are remote. Yet you have to admire him for going down swinging.
Flashbacks: I want more? Pretty huge bore?
iheartizzie: The flashback of Derek leaving Addison was compelling. It was painful and emotionally charged -- even more so than the powerful scene of Miranda and Omar sobbing on opposite sides of the door. That glimpse into Derek's past tells a lot about him. As for the rest of them, they didn't offer anything new. Yes, Derek met Meredith at the bar! What's the point?
AwayWithMerDer: I want more Addison in no pants. Yum. The other flashbacks? Pretty huge bore.
McCritic: Given the brief nature of them -- and the lack of any new information revealed from these characters' pasts -- I'd refer to them as a "pretty huge bore." But I am curious if Preston and his killer purple tie/shirt combo closed the deal with that fox at the party as well as he closes incisions on the operating table.
Does George smell what Callie is cooking?
AwayWithMerDer: I sure hope so. It looked like some sort of Italian. Maybe a nice pesto sauce? Either way, some authentic Italian cooking from this Latina character. And if George doesn't notice your cooking? Count me in!
McCritic: I think so. He just needs time to chew, swallow and digest it. We don't want our fragile intern choking to death, do we?
iheartizzie: Probably. Did you see how many things she had going in the kitchen? The aroma surely filled most of the house when he walked in.
What's next for the grieving Isobel Stevens?
McCritic: Two words: Cup. Cakes.
AwayWithMerDer: I think she needs 50 cc's of Karev. Stat. And with the new haircut he got in the one day between seasons 2 and 3? What a stud!
iheartizzie: Reading the classifieds. I heart Izzie, but no way our girl is getting back into the internship program after pulling a stunt like that. Nor could she find the strength. Hate to say it, but the pompous Alex we saw at that cocktail party was right.
September 22nd, 2006 11:54 AM
maybe meredith will take into consideration what finn said to her before he walked out & then mcdreamy walks in. but then again she might want the bad guy over the good guy. shes torn between the two. but shes had a hell of a past with mcdreamy. and finn is new to her life. and for izzie the girl is heartbroken and shes starting to realize that maybe she should start mourning. and will probably pig out for the next few days. and for miranda! wow now if that wasnt intense, i havent seen her so emotional before. she did very well, shes got a hardshell, but once she cracks... shes kind of human. and george is finally opening up to callie, he realized that hes got one life to live and he surely has not lived it up. and callie, well she just wants him to notice her. she loves the guy.
just a girl standing in front of a guy asking him to love her. this episode was definately good. cant wait til next week!
September 22nd, 2006 12:54 PM
Worst one ever. It was slow and not interesting. No emotions. No suspens at all. The only good part was when McDreamy told Meredith he made the wrong choice. But the fact that she has to make a choice??????????
Where does that come from? She has been dying to get back with him since they broke up. Remember:"pick me" and now they want us to think that she might hesitate with Finn! Come on!!!!
September 22nd, 2006 1:40 PM
okay. the point why they showed mcdreamy and meredith meeting in a bar was because they were going on a shpeal about how one minute one moment can change your life forever. and the moment for the interns was @ that party becuase they were about to be interns... ie that is the reason why izzi gets off teh floor. the moment for addison was when derek found out she was cheating. that slut. jk
and the moment for derek.. when his life chagned. was when he met meredith. VERY VERY PROFOUND.
September 22nd, 2006 1:49 PM
What an awesome episode! I absolutely loved it, but come on, it was Grey's Anatomy, so how could anyone not love it. All of the things happening tied together somewhat...
September 22nd, 2006 1:50 PM
What about Mer's flashback to her mom and Richard parting ways? I think that comes into play with her indecision on Finn or McDreamy. She saw how this great love between Richard and her mother tore them apart. I think she's wondering if she should stay with Finn b/cse he is good, stable and less explosive than her relationship with Derek.
You couldn't get any more emotional than Bailey though, that woman was awesome! I personally want to see a flashback to Addison and McSteamy and what happened between the two of them after Derek left for Seattle.
Colleen
September 22nd, 2006 2:13 PM
I was in aw the entire episode. Yeah i was happy Derek finally came out and admited that he loved her but what about Addison? He never even mentioned the entire episode what was going to happen. If anything, Addison might wait for Derek to come out and admit what happened. How did Addison find Meredith's panites? I know in the finale see was sensing something when everyone said they were going to call it a night, but how? I don't want meredith to chose derek. LAst time she was ready to be with him but he rejected her for his demolished marriage and now she has found someone she likes and he comes in and ruins it for Meredith. BLAH!
September 22nd, 2006 2:16 PM
I honestly enjoyed last night's episode. I enjoyed seeing the flashbacks...they may have seemed strange, random, even corny...but it's all part of the "how" and "why" we've gotten to this point in the story. And the Mer/Der reflection was to show us (first off) HE was the aggressor (which we knew anyways) and that all adds to the irony of their situation. I was intensely watching the whole episode, but when Christina told Burke "Don't ever die..." wow. I felt a tear at that point.
Count me in for round two next week...I still need answers!
September 22nd, 2006 2:47 PM
I loved when Derek met Mer in the bar.. that was incredible!! Plus when he told her that he loved her and said that she had a choice to make!! But what's the choice.... she wanted Derek for a long time... plus Meridith doesnt even know Finn that well.. so I definitley think she should stay with Derek...
September 22nd, 2006 3:44 PM
It's good to see that it was really Derek who made the move on Meredith. Season 2 mostly pictured Mer as a slut who doesn't have any qualms with picking up guys at the bar for casual, cold-blooded one night stands. But we saw in the flashback that it was Derek who hit on her. Ironically, Cristina who was in awe with Burke at the start of the internship now (seen in flashback again) holds Burke's heart in the palm of her hand.
With so much flashback though, I miss the feel of the surgical world superimposed with the stories of interns' lives. The season 3 premiere feels a li'l heavy/intense by Grey's Anatomy's standards. I miss the banter of all 5 interns together.
But I see the possibility of Karev-Addison liason. Hint! Hint!
September 22nd, 2006 4:19 PM
To whomever was wondering, Addison was wearing Derek's jacket in the opening of the episode. It's pretty easy to surmise she found the panties in the pocket.
I applaud her for taking the strength to do what she did. She didn't ignore it, nor run groveling to Derek. She took a stand. It was obviously tearing her apart--"I just don't understand how you can go back day-to-day and pretend everything is right. Because it's not"--that was an obvious parallel.
Derek is a coward.
September 22nd, 2006 5:14 PM
what was the quote at the very end about time? it was very profound
September 22nd, 2006 8:39 PM
If Addison did find the panties in Derek's coat I'm glad. It is what she deserves for walking in and ruining every thing between Derek and Meridith after she screwed around on him. She stayed with Mark even after Derek left and only came to Seattle after she found out Derek had meant someone else and moved on. She was the one who ruined their marrige and now we are supposed to see her as the victim? I do like Addison but not with Derek.
The only thing that could have made the season premier better was if it showed Derek dumping Addison, no matter who Meridith picks.
September 22nd, 2006 8:54 PM
yea there making it seem like we are sopusto be srry for addison but she cused all this.. and the der and mer thing.. well i think shes goin wit him.. cuz what finn sed was a lil weried that dereks bad and hes good.. idk i seemed weired.. BUT! did u no canada saw episode 2 insted of 1 last night.. so start talkin to canda and they will tell u what happenes
September 23rd, 2006 6:51 AM
I can't believe that our station showed episode 2 instead of the opening episode this week! Meredith ends up just flipping a coin at the end but decides to date both Finn and Derek at the same time and tells them that. Christina has to deal with Burkes Mom. Addison puts Mer's panties on the board and Callie says that they are hers. Addison ends up with Mark coming out of the shower in her hotel room after sex and Dereks discovers them there! There marriage then is officially over. Will be a bore next week now that we have seen this. Yikes.
September 23rd, 2006 1:06 PM
Overall, I was a little disappointed with the episode. I understand that it's a lot of set-up for things to come, but on its own, it wasn't a very good episode. Someone coming into Grey's Anatomy new this season might not be inclined to watch it again based on that. It just didn't stand on its own very well.
Also, I find myself caring less and less about Meredith. I'm glad other plots are being developed.
I wonder if the writers are having Richard and Adele split as a set-up for a possible hook up between Richard and Burke's mother?
September 23rd, 2006 1:12 PM
um spoiler.. y is she dating both will episod 3 show who she picks..
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September 23rd, 2006 2:43 PM
Why on Earth is it Meredith's choice?????? What choice does she have??? Derek went home to his wife after the dopey prom thing right??? He's the freakin' married one! If he is that much in love with another woman, than he's an ##s for living a lie when in fact it is he that has to make a choice---first. The two deserve each other for their lack of ethics and spineless existences.
September 23rd, 2006 3:37 PM
I enjoyed the flashbacks and the new episode in general. It was interesting to see characters acting in uncharacteristic ways. Bailey was not the Nazi, but rather an emotional wreck over not being able to help Omar. Derek realized he could have missed his opportunity to tell Merideth that he loves her after a season of trying to deny it to himself. Cristina vulnerable as she asks Preston to never die. My personal favorite line in the whole show was Dr. Burke response to Cristina's plea, "I'll do my best." It was just about his only line (other than a flash back) in the whole episode, but I loved it. My most favorite thing about this entire show is the diversity of characters and the fact that race is so completely insignificant, as it should be in life. People are people, relationships are relationships, and at Seattle Grace ethnicity is not an issue. There is genius in that.
September 23rd, 2006 7:21 PM
For sarah...Derek stayed at the hospital all night after the prom. He told Richard that he had performed a surgery that night and wanted to see if Richard could get someone to cover his rounds for that morning. But, Dr. Bailey came up and talked about all the patients they had, and he had to stay. He was wanting to go talk to Meredith before it was too late. I loved the episode. I do wish that Derek would have said something to Meredith about Addison...like I am leaving her...I guess when he said he made the wrong choice that means his marriage is over. I hope Meredith chooses Derek...their chemistry is so great.
September 24th, 2006 7:50 AM
So the ball is in meredith's court. But why does it have to be between Finn and Mcdreamy?? Both are as eligable and are as hot! But seriously.. i hope she chooses MCDREAMY!! bye bye Addison!
Overall i thought the episode was FAB!! and i didn't mind at all the flashbacks especiall the part with addison and derek was super intense. Also all the other flashbacks was in one way or another related to the theme of the episode so it was all good.
And I want to see more of Burke and Christina so i can't wait for the next episode!
September 24th, 2006 8:04 AM
Omg, you guys suck. I love Finn. I think he's going to be a great addition to the cast. Derek needs someone around to see that he can lose Meredith and Meredith needs to see that there are more fish in the sea and that she doesn't need mcdreamy/married man.
September 24th, 2006 8:15 AM
I missed Bailey's flashback... did she have a flashback??? I'm curious why all of a sudden she's so emotional
September 24th, 2006 9:34 AM
Addison is a whore and an immature woman. I'm happy that Derek found Meredith.
Flashbacks were important for the storyline? What happened between Derek and Addison? And between MerDer? ...
September 24th, 2006 11:10 AM
Meredith has to follow her heart and her heart is telling her to choose Derek. She is in love with him. Personally, I would choose the man I KNEW I was in love with over the man I could POSSIBLY fall in love with someday, anyday. I'm probably in the minority, but I REALLY enjoyed the flashbacks. The one between Addy and Derek was so powerful and moving and just so poignant. It gave me a whole new outlook on the characters, especially Derek. Yes, we know that he found Addy in bed with his best friend, but for me, seeing it was much better than hearing about it. I wanted to see his reaction, I wanted to see her beg for him to stay. I loved it. I have to say, I totally love Meredith and Derek together and am praying that they reunite, but I am also looking forward to see Addy move on from Derek. I want to see her character go in a whole other direction. I want to learn more about her, not just who she was with Derek. I can't say I would mind a new love interest for her either. I love Addison and if she left, the show just wouldn't be the same.
September 24th, 2006 11:11 AM
I am not sure who mentioed it - but I think Callie was making Paella. It was definitely a Paella pan. I saw that and I thought i was a perfect subtle touch and nod to her heritage.
As for the others - I definintely loved Derek's speech at the end. I am going to have to re-watch to see Addison wearing Derek's jacket, I didn't catch that and it was puzzling me how she came across the panties. But it was a nice little touch that Derek wanted to keep them.