Grey’s Anatomy

As far as Grey’s Anatomy shows go, this was a very good one - it left us hanging, resolved some questions, packed an emotional wallop and was even funny in parts. As a season finale goes, well, creator Shonda Rhimes will always have a hard time topping last year’s for me (Denny died, the prom, etc.) I find it very interesting that the “intern year” has lasted THREE seasons. All of the action of the entire series has been over the course of one year. But let’s discuss…

So everyone was right - the girl at the bar that hit on Derek was Meredith’s sister. Predictable much? Derek tells Meredith he could never leave her, but if she wasn’t really in it, then she needed to put him out of his misery. Who could blame him? I used to be a hardcore Mer/Der fan, but this season, I’m pretty much over it. I like Meredith sometimes and I hate her sometimes.

Richard finds out the baby that Adele lost was his. She tells him after he finally steps up for her and sees her through the surgery. Derek turned down the Chief of Surgery job and told Richard to keep it. But can he handle the job and his family this time around?

Speaking of, I was surprised that superstar Bailey didn’t get Chief Resident. I’m sure this was Richard’s way of telling her AGAIN not to make the same mistakes he did. Bailey was sorely underused this season. I’m hoping to see more of her next year. That scene with her and George was sweet and terribly depressing.

So George failed his exam. Part of me wondered last week if he would fail it on purpose. I wondered that because he specifically said, “All I have to do is pass my test and I’m out of here.” Well, he failed it, so technically, he could choose to stay at Seattle Grace and repeat his intern year. (Again, hopefully it won’t span three seasons). On top of all that, he is drowning in guilt and will do pretty much anything Callie wants him to do. Including having a baby, which couldn’t be a worse choice at this point.

So George and Izzie – I know some of you love them together and some of you hate them together. I fall somewhere in between, I guess. I have to give Izzie props, for telling George how she feels. That girl never holds back and I like that about her. I don’t think she will end up with George long term, but he’ll be back next season. I just can’t imagine they would write him out at this point.

Addison is all set to go off to LA for Private Practice. I loved that she got up in Richard’s face about the job, though. It was good to see someone fired up about something last night. Most everyone else seemed to be a Debbie Downer for the entire episode. I’ll miss her on Grey’s. I was glad we got one final scene with Alex and Addison and she told him not to waste a chance with Rebecca.

Seriously? I mean, seriously? Two seasons in a row, two interns fall in love with patients? I thought that would be too easy. And yes, I saw it coming from a mile away, but when Rebecca encouraged Alex to hook up with Addison, I thought she was the one not interested. Need some new plot devices, y’all, seriously. It particularly irked me after Alex ripped Izzie a new one last season for falling for Denny. And then he goes and does the same thing?

Burke and Christina. I knew the wedding wouldn’t happen, but I was surprised that he called it off and not her. When he repeated his vows in the OR, I knew we wouldn’t get to hear them otherwise. I don’t know what to make of Christina finding out that he left and screaming with joy that she was free only to collapse in tears. Is he really gone? I really like him on the show. (In real life, not so much and I did think he got off easy for his behavior on and off the set – not once but TWICE.) I tell you what I really like and what has turned out to be the most stable relationship on the show – the Derek and Burke friendship. McSteamy is simply wasting screen time and if we’re left with him, Derek, the Chief and Alex as the dudes on the show, suddenly it ain’t so interesting.

What did I miss? What did you think? Let me know.

Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes