The Grey's Anatomy Meredith Grey Voiceover this week is about adult monsters: self-doubt, regret, etc. It leads us into Denny and Izzie getting to do something they never got to do in real life. And the clothes come off! Bomp-chicka-wah-wah.

I'm guest-blogging for two shows tonight and one of them is Grey's Anatomy. I'll be honest... I was head-over-heels for this show when it first started. The writing was strong, the acting was great and the storylines were interesting. It lost me a little with the we-have-no-chemistry-whatsoever-couple of George and Izzie happened. But Mary McDonnell is guest-starring now and she rules the school, so let's see what is happening tonight at Seattle Grace...

We've always known that the interns and residents at Seattle Grace are immature and self-involved, in addition to being talented, but this week's Grey's Anatomy really drove that point home. And it also showed very clearly what kind of toll that an odd turn of writing can have on a character.

One thing that Grey's Anatomy does so well when it's on its game (and it was tonight) is show with perfect clarity the relationship between what's going on inside a person to how they act toward others. And this week we got that in spades -- from the Chief, Hahn, Callie, Meredith, and the latest addition to Seattle Grace: Major Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd), the new trauma chief.

No one on Grey's Anatomy is an island, no matter how much they sometimes wish they were. This week we find everyone wrestling with expectations -- their own and others', plus some cool surgeries, preening and scowling by the male attendings and some banter that was better suited to Showtime than the 9 p.m. timeslot on network TV.

Like most hospital shows, Grey's Anatomy is best when it focuses on the medicine rather than the characters. Tonight made for some interesting cases -- and then focused pretty much entirely on the characters.

Of all the people on Grey's Anatomy who should be in therapy -- and that's pretty much everyone -- it's hard to argue that anyone needs it more than Meredith. Which is why I was so happy to see that she's been going (and also because it means we get to see more of the great Amy Madigan). And why I was so bummed to see her try to graduate herself this week. Because she's "happy." Please.

Everyone's favorite bitter, neurotic doctors  are back, and even though there were some just downright silly notes in tonight's Grey's Anatomy, one thing was absolutely obvious: Shonda Rhimes was having an absolute blast with this episode. It played with a lot of the rumors and assumptions resulting from last season's finale, tweaking expectations with a big fat "nyah nyah."

I need some help. Because I just got done watching an episode of Grey's Anatomy where lots of people had happy endings, and I think I may have stumbled into a parallel universe. Continue reading »

Welcome, lovers of over-the-top drama, dysfunctional relationships, and eye candy! I'm returning to the Grey's Anatomy recapping circuit for one night only, while Lisa is off doing something that doesn't involve being a couch potato. Continue reading »