Grey’s Anatomy 6.08 – “Invest In Love” (Or How To Chase Away Long-Time Fans)

This post is titled review of 6.08, but most of it will not be a review of this episode, but a rant about the writers managed to kill my love for something, that once has been my favourite show and highlight of my TV week. In my life as a TV viewer there always have been shows I absolutely loved. I discovered Grey’s when I wasn’t really attached to any other TV show ;-), so I could easily fall in love with this unique hospital drama. I had seen a few episodes on German TV and then spent the first days of my summer vacation in 2006 with catching up on the complete season 1 & 2 on DVD.
I couldn’t stop watching, because I cared so much about these characters. They were all very well written, the dialogues were awesome, the medical stories were interesting and I just loved to see these five interns dealing with their private and professional lifes. To see them become friends and a family. And of course I was rooting so deeply for Meredith and Derek and wanted to see them together and happy. I mentioned the well written characters: Addison was one of them. She was introduced as the “wicked witch from the east”, but after a while I couldn’t help myself. I liked her and cared about her and I found myself torn a tiny bit. I did want Derek to leave her and get (back) together with Meredith, but I also knew I’d feel really sorry for Addison for being left by her husband.

Grey’s Anatomy 6.07 – “Give Peace A Chance”

I was done with the school assignment earlier than expected. I think it turned out ok, at least I hope it did. I had such a hard time writing it, even decided to willingly fail it once (in May), so now I’m just glad it’s over. Sent off to be graded and hopefully I’ve done ok. I know somebody probably could have done it better, but that somebody isn’t me ;-) The next assignment is already lined up and I should start reading the course work for the third class I signed up for a while ago. (The up- and downsides of flexible distance edcuation *g*). But not tonight.Tonight will be “Me Time” and it starts with writing my Grey’s review. It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise, but I absolutely, totally, freaking loved that episode. I loved the good stuff so so much, that I could easily overlook the bad stuff. Which I still start this review with… :-)

Grey’s Anatomy 6.06 – “I Saw What I Saw”

This was a unique episode for Grey’s so I’m not sure how to write a review about it. After the disappointing last few episodes I actually didn’t expect to enjoy a new Grey’s episode very much, but I did. Not for the reasons for which I usually enjoy Grey’s, because it didn’t feel much like the Grey’s I know. Sorry to say that. But I liked it for the mere artistic way of telling a story. Yes, I know it’s nothing new and has been done before, but I still find it very entertaining to watch. On whatever TV show or movie and I enjoyed it this time on Grey’s as well.

Grey’s Anatomy 6.05 – “Invasion”

I usually start my review with the few things I didn’t like and than gush about the things I loved and which makes this show so wonderful. This review will be different, because I’ll start with the few things I liked and enjoyed on this week’s episode and then will write in detail ( it took me almost 2 hours, incl. re-watching parts of the episode) about what annoyed me in the episode. Just so I can get it off my chest and move on…

I want MY show back!!!

Ugh! I just had to write a short blog post about how much I disliked last night’s Grey’s Anatomy episode. What on earth was that ? Ever since this merger storyline started I knew I would not like it and this episode was the best proof. It’s not just the fact, that I think the whole merging process is presented in the most unrealistic way. Most of all I have issues with my beloved characters acting out of character. Cristina. Owen. Even Derek. I mean, couldn’t he favor his sister-in-law just a little bit? Ugh!
And I hate, hate, hate all the new people. Not them per se, but just the idea of more doctors roaming the halls and stealing screen time from the characters I grew to love. I don’t need any more than the original fab five four, Derek, Bailey, Lexie, Mark, Owen, Callie & Arizona. These are more than enough. And they still have enough potential for great storylines. Give us some more background stories. Show how they deal with their professional and private lifes. Don’t shove more characters down my throat. Since when did the remainder of Lexie’s intern friends become part of the “gang”? Why were they in Meredith hospital room in the beginning? They don’t belong there! I didn’t care about them during all of season 5, why should I care about them now? Go away! And take the whole Mercy Westers with you.Ugh!

There were a few scenes I actually enjoyed and I will go into detail about that in my review, which I will write, even though putting all the the negativity into words might kill my brain :-)

So many of the season 5 storylines sucked (Ghost sex and all)  and I hoped that season 6 would be better. I thought it only could get better. But I obviously was wrong and that makes me sad. I want MY show back. The one I fell in love with. The show with complex characters. Interesting medical stories. Great dialogues. The show that left me in awe. This show right now… not much awe.
Damn, why do I tend to get emotionally invested in a TV show and its characters? It always ends in disappointment. I should have learned that lesson back in the 90s, when Beth Sullivan decided to throw Sully off a cliff and have Daniel take his place as leading male on DQMW. Yes, I admit I loved that show. Seems like a lifetime ago and it kind of is. So much has changed since then. Anyway, the point is… Well, I don’t know what the point is, or is there even is a point. I’m just sad about what happened to Grey’s Anatomy…

Grey’s Anatomy 6.04 – “Tainted Obligation”

The mood I’m in when I watch an episode might affect my opinion of a new Grey’s episode more than I’ve realized before. Or maybe this last one really was just mediocre. It wasn’t really bad, but it wasn’t really good either. And I was in a crappy mood when I watched it yesterday morning :-) But seriously, I’m getting a bit worried, that the storylines in this season won’t do much for me.

Grey’s Anatomy 6.03 – “I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watchin’ Me”

I don’t remember the last time I had so much fun watching an Grey’s episode. I liked or even loved a lot of the final episodes of season 5 for various reasons. But there hadn’t been a light, funny and cute episode in a while, wasn’t it? So this episode was long due.

Grey’s Anatomy 6.01/6.02 – “Good Mourning”/ “Goodbye”

I have to admit I wasn’t overly impressed when I watched the season premiere this morning. There were a couple of things I loved and a few things that annoyed me. But most of the episode just left me felt … detached. If that’s the right word for it. It got better, meaning it felt more like Grey’s when I watched it the second time this evening. So maybe I just had to get into it again. I still didn’t think it was a great episode, but it wasn’t a bad one either.

Miscellaneous, 2009/09/09

I guess complaining about my busy life would be old news by now. At least today is a free evening for me and I should really use that to write a hopefully decent blog post. I feel kind of bad for not writing, even though there isn’t so much interesting stuff to write about. But still… it feels weird to fill the blog with a weekly project365 post only. Maybe doing Miscellaneous posts every once in a while will get my writing muse return :-)

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The Game On Diet is working out great for me so far even though last week was kind of a letdown. I lived by the rules more diligent than in the first week and got a lot more points than in the first week. I lost 3.5 lb in the first week, and almost another 2 lb in the beginning of the second week. But than I had Quesadillas Queso + a white caffe moccha for my “meal off” and gained some weight again. And I took the day off for a wedding and gained some more, even though I didn’t indulge at all. *sigh* At the end of the second week I weighed just as much as at the end of the first, which meant that I lost my alcohol privilege (the permission to drink alcohol on your day off or during your meal off). I don’t really mind that alcohol prohibition much, but of course I also didn’t get any bonus points (for 1% weight loss) last week and that really sucked. I felt so bad for my teammate, because she had a great score and than I had to mess it up :-(
But at least I’m doing great this week so far and once again lost some more. I’m already in the stage where the feeling of wearing certain clothes changes :-) I had a couple of jeans which did not fit perfectly anymore, but were a bit too tight. They fit wonderfully now. I really noticed the change when I put on my sweatpants and t-shirt in the gym this afternoon, because those pants definitely fit more loosely than before. It felt good :-)

Voiceovers of the season 5 finale of “Grey’s Anatomy”

I LOVED the voiceovers of the two episodes which were the Grey’s Anatomy finale. So much, that I just want to recite them here. As they don’t contain spoilers (expect for maybe indicating the atmosphere of the episodes) I think it’s safe to not put them behind a cut.

5.23 – Here’s To The Future
When something begins you generally have no idea how it’s going to end. The house you were going to sell becomes your home. The roommates you were forced to take in become your family. And the one-night-stand you were determined to forget becomes the love of your life.

We spend our whole lifes, worrying about the future. Planning for the future. Trying to predict the future. As if figuring it out would somehow cushion the blow. But the future is always changing. The future is the home of our deepest fears and our wildest hopes. But one thing is certain: When it finally reveals itself, the future is never the way we imagined it.

5.24 – Now or Never
Doctors spend a lot of time focused on the future. Planning it. Working toward it. But at some point you start to realize: Your life is happening now. Not after med-school. Not after residency. Right now. This is it. It’s here. Blink and you’ll miss it.

Did you say it? “I love you.” – “I don’t ever want to live without you.” – “You changed my life.” Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it. But every now and then, look around. Drink it in. Cause this is it. It might all be gone tomorrow.

Isn’t that just so so true? We should remember that every day of our lifes. At least I’m trying to from now on, because I know I forget about it too often.