February 2009 News Archive

Welcome, all, to the 147th Grey's Anatomy Insider Caption Contest!

This week's Caption Contest winner is Jeremy. Congratulations! Honorable mentions go out to KMart and McDreamyFace. Thanks to all for playing and good luck again this week!

Chief: Okay, no more number 12. I want number 1 people!
Owen: "Some" of us were number 8-ing in the on call room.
Meredith: That number 16 wasn't bad either.
Derek: What we do in the on call room is our business... no worse than yours & Cristina's number 3 at the basement vents.
Chief: I WAS REFERRING TO THE HOSPITAL RANKINGS, PEOPLE!!!

Better get used to Callizona!

Grey's Anatomy has signed Sara Ramirez's latest guest-starring lesbian crush, Jessica Capshaw, to a contract, sources have confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.

The deal calls for the 32-year-old actress to appear in all remaining episodes of the current fifth season with an option to return as a series regular next fall.

The former Practice star joined Grey's Anatomy last month as Seattle Grace pediatrician Arizona Robbins. While she was initially signed to guest star in only three episodes, the possibility had existed that it could turn into something more permanent.

Capshaw's promotion should silence critics who sounded the anti-gay alarm after ABC kindly asked Grey's Anatomy executive producer Shonda Rhimes to banish Callie's first girlfriend, the brusque and ballsy Dr. Hahn (played by Brooke Smith), to the parking lot.

"The character was not working for us and the relationship was not working for us," ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson acknowledged last month at press tour.

What do you think of this news? Despite forming one of the best couple names ever in Callizona, are the two clicking romantically? Do you like her?

Some of you may have seen this already, but since we haven't added it before, here goes! Check out the promotional photo of the current Grey's Anatomy cast featuring Dr. Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd, who joined this season) and without Dr. Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith) ...

Still such an awesome group, all these years later. Follow the jump to see (and click to enlarge) some promotional shots of Owen Hunt that we just added ...

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The print edition of TV Guide has some interesting tidbits on the next new episode of Grey's Anatomy, "I Will Follow You Into the Dark," airing March 12 ...

"Just when it seems that Derek and Meredith are en the road to happiness, he suffers a breakdown at the hospital. According to an insider, 'We've never seen him this way before, and it has the whole hospital concerned.' Shaken, he decides to resign.

As Derek Shepherd struggles with his issues, Mark Sloan steps in and is awarded the opportunity to perform a rare and delicate face-transplant surgery.

As for Izzie, the time has come to diagnose exactly what's wrong with her and it's not good. You'll be surprised whom she chooses to confide in first."

Also, the magazine's Q&A has the following exchange:

Q: Does T.R. Knight want Grey's Anatomy because he feels dwarfed by Patrick Dempsey?

A: Knight is staying mum, but who wouldn't feel that way? Dempsey's got his own cologne, for goodness sake. But there's another doctor at Seattle Grace who feels so overshadowed by Derek that he is not so affectionately known as "Shadow Shepherd." We'll meet the hospital's No. 2 neurosurgeon, Dr. Nelson (played by 49-year-old Phil Abrams), on March 12.

With two weeks to go until the return of Grey's Anatomy, we will have to make do with a repeat, "These Ties That Bind," this evening. It's the seventh episode of this season.

There's a lot to say about this episode, and our episode guide to "These Ties That Bind" pretty much covers all the action from the opening moments to the closing credits.

Our photo and video sections contain some great images and clips, and our pages of the episode's quotes and music should help with the songs and lines that you loved.

Our staff Round Table offers a lively discussion of events, as well.

Fortunately (or not, depending on your view), this guy plays a big role.

As always, our Grey's Anatomy forum is open for discussion, and your comments are welcome on any of the articles on our site. Share your thoughts and views on all things Grey's with fellow members of the show's #1 Grey's Anatomy fan community!

Is Grey's Anatomy giving Meredith another long-lost half-sibling - this one a byproduct of her mother's affair with the Chief?! In the opinion of EW's Michael Ausiello, probably.

Sources have not confirmed this on the record. However, Grey's Anatomy did put out a casting call for a mysterious new recurring role - and here's where it gets intriguing.

The show is looking for male actor who is biracial and in his mid-to-late-20s. The inference Ausiello makes: The Chief and Ellis Grey had a long-lost love child at some point.

According to Ausiello, this new character remains on the table in the show's future. However, Shonda Rhimes has reportedly tabled this until next season of Grey's Anatomy.

What do you think? Would you be excited to see a new half-sibling for Meredith? Or is one Little Grey enough for both her and Seattle Grace as a whole?

This basically repeats most of the exact spoilers we posted yesterday and in previous weeks, but here's the latest on the Grey's spoiler front from E! today ...

Q: Enough about stupid Izzie already! Any dish on Meredith and Derek who are the whole point of Grey's Anatomy in the first place!?

A: Good news, Mer-Der fans: There's an upcoming ep called "Elevator Love Letter," and you know all of Meredith and Derek's best scenes happen in the elevator! That said, Derek is going to need Mer in the weeks to come - in the next new episode he decides to quit his job after learning exactly how many patients have died under his care. And if you aren't an Izzie fan, you should definitely watch the next episode - the interns diagnose her with something "unsettling." Maybe she just needs a little Pepto-Bismol?

Q: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but every med student taking neuro right now is going nuts on how textbook Izzie's brain tumor is. Which, while sad, will give us back a little of that beloved Grey's Anatomy drama we all know and love.

A: I'm certainly not one to argue with med students! But I'm also not one to argue with Shonda Rhimes, and she specifically told us "no" when asked if the rumors of Izzie getting a brain tumor were true. See for yourself here. She couldn't have been lying, could she? If you are a Grey's Anatomy viewer who happens to be a med student, doctor and/or brain surgeon (paging McDreamy!), please comment below and give us the skinny. Is Izzie's tumor a lock?

As Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly points out, the just-released logline for Grey's Anatomy's March 12 episode, "I Will Follow You Into the Dark," reads:

"After learning at a deposition that more of his patients have died than survived, Derek decides to quit, even as Meredith refuses to give up on him. Bailey and the Chief continue to bicker over her peds fellowship - until Adele steps in to mediate - and Izzie's interns discover something unsettling on a 'patient x,' unaware that the charts they're looking at are actually Izzie's."

Did you catch that? Derek decides to quit.

The chances of Dr. Derek Shepherd's resignation sticking are no doubt slim, but still. That's a pretty major twist to give away in a press release, don't you think?

For the record, a Grey's insider assures EW that Patrick Dempsey "is not leaving the show." Theories on why Derek is quitting? How long before he changes his mind?

The rest of the description for the episode is fairly benign, save for the revelation that Adele (Loretta Devine) is returning to mediate the Chief's battle with Bailey.

It also confirms that Izzie's interns discover "something unsettling" about Patient X (Izzie), but that's kind of old news at this point. Very old, in fact. Like this new bit about Derek quitting, Shonda and her cohorts seem to give away everything far in advance.

No breaking news here, Grey's Anatomy fans, just the show's leading man, Patrick Dempsey, on location filming upcoming episodes on Friday, February 20. It's a somewhat rare treat that we actually get to see photos of the cast filming outside, so enjoy!

Looks like a fairly relaxed day at the office as filming continues on the current Season Five of Grey's Anatomy. Click to enlarge more photos of McDreamy on the set ...

While fans gather in our Grey's Anatomy forum to discuss each character, couple and plot twist, the Insider staff comes together to talk about some of the best moments and share opinions regarding the latest episode of our favorite medical drama.

Topics for our "An Honest Mistake" Round Table include the Derek-Mark throwdown, Izzie's interminable illness, Arizona's reversal and Bailey recommendation letters ...

1. What was your favorite Grey's Anatomy quote from the episode?

McCritic: Lexie's comparison of herself to Anne Frank and her desire to take Mark downstairs and show those Germans who's boss! I love historical humor.

missingBurke: For whatever reason I liked this honest, humorous exchange: Alex: Admit it, her being around your guy bugs. Meredith: Okay. It bugs a little.

iheartizzie: Miranda (reacting to the weak sauce recommendation letter, which we'll discuss more in a little bit): "I am Dr. Bailey. I'm better than fine!"

He didn't expect Derek Shepherd to react positively to news of his dating Lexie Grey, but McDreamy's reaction was a bit more extreme than Mark Sloan probably expected.

2. Bigger overreaction: Derek being called a murderer, or Derek punching Mark over Lexie?

iheartizzie: The murderer comment. Unless your doctor is visibly drunk or wielding a chainsaw, you don't say that. Like all doctors, even the best, Derek makes mistakes, but he will never be accused of not trying his absolute hardest.

McCritic: See, Derek didn't punch Mark over Lexie. Don't you understand?!? He had this awful day and almost anything would have sent him over the edge.

missingBurke: Both were unreasonable, but spurred by bigger things - the man just lost his wife, who knows what he'd say? As for Derek, well, we know that wasn't about Lexie. Back in the day, Mark slept with someone else that Derek wasn't exactly thrilled about, remember?

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