“Didn’t We Almost Have It All” Recap
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.
May 18th, 2007 at 9:30 am
Thing is, I don’t think Alex really realized fully how he felt about Ava/Rebecca until it was too late. I don’t think he really allowed himself to understand that until Addison pretty much shoved his face in it. So it is different than Izzy/Denny in that way.
I actually loved Alex this season - I didn’t like Alex the jerk. I like the Alex who’s part of the family. Of course, the family has been mightily damaged this year, so…
May 18th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
That was like, the most emotionally draining episode for a long time! I didn’t think Christina’s character was that great until this episode, and wow…what a performance.
I find the whole der/mer thing annoying. One person gives the other person an ultimatum all the time, than that person changes to be with the “love of their life” only to discover that they aren’t really that attached after all and the cycle starts all over again.
The George/Izzie thing bothers me as well. Her whole “I love you” speech was a little junior high if you ask me. I mean, this did all happen in one year…so wasn’t it like, a few months ago in TV time (proms are usually in May) that she was IN LOVE with Denny and never going to get over it? Come on. A responsible adult, in my opinion, would move on, not continue to hit on a married man.
I agree with you about Baily…I hope we see more of her next season.
May 19th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
I hate to say it, but I felt kind of “blah” about this finale. I thought Burke’s vows were wonderful, and I was MAD that Bailey didn’t get chief resident, but other than that, I was disappointed. And Meredith and Derek are bothering me, too. It doesn’t have to be that difficult.
May 21st, 2007 at 5:36 pm
McSteamy is definitely not a waste of screen time. Not simply because he is McSteamy but because his character has very interesting patterns of self-sabotage that war with his quest for redemption. The scenes with him and Derrick are great as they slowly repair their broken friendship. I look forward to learning more about that next season and seeing McSteamy grow more as a person … Shonda has said that is part of the plan and I for one am glad.
The same thing with Alex. We really don’t know that much about him compared to the other interns, we don’t know if he is a jerk or not. He has self-loathing issues and some of them seem legitimate. He is one of the more compelling characters left.
Sandra Oh is a great actress and her evolution over this season has been scary and wonderful at the same time. The final scene in the apartment where she realizes she finally has what she wants (freedom) only to find she does not want it anymore … that was a great scene.
Btw, if anyone knows where we can find the words of the closing monologue that would be great. It seemed very short for Grey’s.
June 3rd, 2007 at 8:47 am
I think that Dereck turning the Chief down. It’s a fresh start for the chief. He has a shot do it all over again, a second chance to do right by Adele. It will be interesting to see how this plays out next season.