Grey’s Anatomy
Grey ’s Anatomymight be considered one of the most progressive show on television set today , butnot all the episodes obtain up as well today , with theGrey ’s Anatomymusical episodeas a serious example . The hit medical dramatic event premiered on ABC in 2004 , so , clearly , some of theearlier episodes are quite dated , but there were even some in the later years that had some fans shaking their head . An impressive face ofGrey ’s Anatomyis the fact that it always stress to be reform-minded , even when fall short .
Of course , times have shift since the other 2000s andolderGrey’sepisodes do n’t face quite as innovative and onward - thinking as they once did . The show has been ahead of its clock time since the beginning , but nevertheless , it still has some episode that just did not get better with long time . In some causa , it is because the prank or innuendo are no longer satisfactory , and , in other cases , characters just do something that look terrible and does n’t gibe in , thanks to the hindsight of time .
15Owen Tells Cristina She Killed His Baby
Hope For The Hopeless (Season 8, Episode 12)
One of Owen ’s most controversial moment onGrey ’s Anatomywas the episode " Hope for the Hopeless , " which aired in time of year 8 . This isthe instalment where Cristina tells Owen that she chose to stop her pregnancyand have an miscarriage . He know all along that Cristina did n’t want to have children , and he seemed ok with that until he saw her around child and decide he might know better . However , his exact Son when she tells him the news program make this an episode that does not bind up well at all .
Grey ’s Anatomy has a ton of emotional moments which keep us watch , but here are the nine moments that we ’ll keep replaying forever .
When Owen learns the Sojourner Truth , he get overturned and tells Cristina that she " vote down our baby . “This was the moment that many fans started hating Owen , as these words to Cristina were something that he could never come back from . This is clearly an literary argument that will happen in many situation concerning abortion , but in this eccentric , it was a way to villainize Owen in the eyes of many viewers .
14Alex Leaves His Wife With A Letter
Leave A Light On (Season 16, Episode 16)
In the time of year 16 episode " Leave a Light On , " Alex does the unthinkable . He leaves his wife and the hospital to go back to Izzie . The big job with this episode is n’t Alex leaving his wife , it ’s how he did it . Yes , Alex was in love with Izzie , but then she result him without much of a word and moved aside with a letter to excuse her departure . He was leave heartbroken and lastly was able to move on and chance passion again , sustain married and build a unexampled living .
When he acquire that he had a child with Izzie , which she never tell apart him about , he realized he still loved her and decided to return and try again with her . That is all okay , butthe fact that he did it with lettersmade him seem like a complete hypocrite . He was leave behind heartbroken when Izzie left him with a alphabetic character , and now he was leaving Jo the same way , which show that he has no problem hurting someone else the same way that someone ache him .
13The Episode With Derek’s Death
How To Save A Life (Season 11, Episode 21)
In season 11,Grey ’s Anatomydid the unthinkable . Patrick Dempsey was leaving the show , and instead of having Dr. Shepherd leave and keeping the door open for a potential return , it did what it does best - it killed him to put the other characters through hell . Dr. Shepherd , last known as McDreamy , had been a major part of the shape since the first episode , and he was marital to Meredith Grey in one of TV ’s most beloved relationships . It make water sensory faculty the show would throw all that out .
It is heartbreaking that Meredith never got to say adios , which is strong to take to this day .
The way Derek died in this episode was not meet for a character of his stature . What makes it almost unimaginable to rewatch all these years later is that most of theepisode was shew from Derek ’s point of view . Derek ’s opinion in reality narrate the events of the sequence , and the viewer realize at the closing that they are narrating his actual death , as he know everything the squad trying to save him is missing . It is heartbreaking that Meredith never got to say goodbye , which is hard to take to this 24-hour interval .
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12Bailey OCD Diagnosis
Somebody That I Used to Know (Season 10, Episode 10)
When it come to television show dealing with mental health exit , thing can be hit and miss . thing are much better than they used to be when most mental wellness issues were played for comedy in Old - geological era situation comedy and TV shows . However , in late years , it is important that shows focalize on the facts when it comes to afflictions and diagnosis of these progeny and handle them and the characters dealing with them with the utmost respect . Grey ’s Anatomyis usually good at that .
The one time the show slightly flatten the ball was in the season 10 sequence , " Somebody That I Used to Know . " This was when Bailey received her OCD diagnosis . Pearl Mae Bailey has always been shown to be a strong woman and someone who will not let anything undermine that . However , the agency the show do by the diagnosis made it look like OCD was hurting Bailey rather than showing her strengthin making herself good and move on to be secure . The fact the show brought it up and dropped it was a mistake .
11The Grey’s Anatomy Musical Episode
Song Beneath The Song (Season 7; Episode 18)
There was a style for a time where television shows all adjudicate to have a special melodic episode . This has been done very well at times , with theBuffy the Vampire Slayerepisode , " One More Time , With feel " as a perfect exemplar . There was even a great melodious instalment on a medical show , albeit it was the drollery aesculapian seriesScrubs . With that in mind , whenGrey ’s Anatomytried to have its musical episode , thing just did n’t palpate rightthen , and it still does n’t feel right looking back on it .
Not only was this not an episode that many devotee gravitate to , but it was also one that starsEllen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey actually hated . After Callie and Arizona are necessitate in a car accident , Callie sees her smell standing next to the car and that hallucination is what kickstarts the melodious instalment as the physician sing throughout the hour . Dempsey and Pompeo defy to sing in the sequence , and it ended up silly at time , which was out of place for the dramatic series .
10The Premiere Failed To Hold Up
A Hard Day’s Night (Season 1, Episode 1)
time of year 1 ofGrey ’s Anatomyis enjoyable to rewatch purely base on the fact that it is nostalgia - evoking for several retentive - time fans . A significant contributing factor to the series ' monolithic success is the fact that it was so relatable and modern-day back when it first premiered . today , it looks really dated . That is especially true forGrey’sseries premiere , " A Hard Day ’s Night . " The episode was innovated back in the mean solar day , but now , over a decade later , it feels passably punk .
The first episode ofGrey ’s Anatomyshows Meredith Grey as one of the raw surgical interns and she like a shot is shocked to take the adult male she had a one - nighty - rack with the nighttime before is Derek Shepherd , the Chief of Neurosurgery . This episode introduces all the character and lets them start to get to know each other and develop relationships , but it is like many other series premiere , andit does n’t have the same magic trick since these characters are still forming .
9Homophobic Jokes At George’s Expense
Shake Your Groove Thing (Season 1, Episode 5)
" agitate Your Groove matter " is mainly remembered for the storyline where Meredith believes she has made an error during help a surgery and frets that she may be sued for this . That part of the episode was very intriguing and well - indite , but that ’s not all there is to " Shake Your Groove Thing . "
Throughout season 1 — before George begins dating Callie and hardcore crushing on Meredith — Izzie and middling much everyone else is constantly speculating that George is gay . What makes this entire recur " prank " all the more insensitive is the fact that T.R. Knight , the thespian who portray George , was closeted at this metre , so the whole affair could n’t have been very fun for him . piss jokes about someone ’s gender would n’t happen in belated years , making this stand out even more for its poor taste .
8Poor Treatment Of Addison Montgomery
Who’s Zoomin' Who? (Season 1, Episode 9)
This installment again puts George O’Malley at the butt of an embarrassing joke when a syphilis irruption spreads throughout Seattle Grace . George is one of the first victims of the disease , along with Alex and a few other unfortunate nurse and doctors . But this episode ’s subject matter is n’t even what makes this episode show its age — in fact , the whole syphilis storyline is still really pretty funny .
What makes this instalment front pretty bad now , however , is the intromission and handling of Addison . She did a bad affair , and the way of life she ’s care for in this sequence and many to follow will not let viewers forget it . A lot of things happen to the characters throughout the serial , and while Addison becomes a strong and dominating character over time , seeing how the serial treats her in this sequence often experience very uncomfortable .
7Patrick’s Sexist Treatment Of Meredith
Damage Case (Season 2, Episode 24)
The majority of theGrey’sfanbase faint over Meredith and Derek ’s notable Romance language and still to this mean solar day consider the relationship as one of the best on goggle box . McDreamy could not have been more dreamy when he was first introduced inGrey ’s Anatomy . But as time went on , the spell of this character slowly began to go down .
Grey ’s Anatomy , the television drama star Ellen Pompeo which has been on the air for 17 season now , has some middling epical and crazy finis .
Season 2 was a turbulent one for Meredith and her relationship with Derek , as , early on , Derek take to be with Addison alternatively of Meredith . In an attempt to move on from her rather grievous break - up with Derek , Meredith does sleep around a scrap , but with just reason to . Derek does n’t see it that way , though , and in " Damage Cas , " he testify a less - than - languid and frankly completely ugly side when belittle Meredith for her method of moving on .
6Transgender Surgery Treated Well, But With Problematic Dialogue
Where The Boys Are (Season 3, Episode 7)
The 2d major plot line featuredMeredith and Mark work together on a sex reassignment surgery . To deal with what was then consider a controversial subject is one of the affair we bang aboutGrey ’s Anatomy . Keeping in creative thinker that this episode ventilate back in 2006 , they handled a transgender character with a skilful amount of respect , but some of the lines just prove to be victims of the former 2000s mindset .
