(pssst! Grey’s Anatomy spoilers aplenty)
Heather: Grey’s Anatomy turned out to be the biggest disappointment ever. I’d almost have preferred they resurrect Denny, then kill him off all over again. That season finale was for the birds.
Ari: I hear you – Dempsey’s “I flirted with your half-sister, and yeah you should be worried, and oh by the way… fight for me” was ABSURD! And Burke walking out on Christina was so delayed and overdue it was foolish. They just dumbed the characters down so much this season it was inane by the time it was wrapped up. And I hate that Addison is being moved. Stupid.
Heather: Who is writing this crap? It’s like Shonda Rhimes bailed six weeks ago and the writers from Days of Our Lives were thrown in there as subs.
Ari: Good call -you’re so right. And all this love for George… OK – Isiah was mean to him, but stop trying to convince me he’s the biggest Lothario since JFK. It’s just crap. They should ALL lose their eyebrows.
Heather: And give some of the ladies mustaches. Though, Meredith already has such a questionable complexion, it won’t be much of a change.
Ari: Her face looks like the surface of the moon.
I haaaaaaaaaaated the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy. And it used to be so good! But everything sucked. Except Sandra Oh, who never sucks.
Glad to see I wasn’t the only one disappointed. Although, you expressed my feelings much more eloquently.
AMEN!
DAMN. OUCH. You two are so right on though. That show jumped shark. Completely Pathetic — used to be so great. Not even a mere shadow of what it used to be.
Have you been to the Television Without Pity _Grey’s Anatomy_ forum? Just about everyone on there agrees with you and Ari.
I’m a long-time watcher, first time commenter…but I agree with you so completely about Gray’s that I couldn’t be silent any longer! This season I dislike my favorite people from last season!
Meredith is whiny and needy, George is pathetic and weak, Izzy is selfish and rude….ugh. I have always thought Derek was beautiful but cruel, which totally ruins the sexiness for me. Christina and Alex have just been boring this season.
These days the only characters that I truly like are Callie and Bailey, and they have such minimal parts!
I’m sure I sound like a big complainer, but I was loving last season and have been pretty bummed by the sudden General Hospital conversion Grey’s has undergone. Anyway, I just had to chime in with my own righteous indignation!
LOL, i totally agree with everything you guys said, this season was a huge disppointment.
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It was absolute garbage! So glad you guys think so too!
I so agree. I TiVo’ed and just got around to watching it Sunday night. Sandra Oh’s “I’m free… damn it!” made me cry, but the stories this season were just ridiculous and so contrived.
Silly girls. Of course Isaiah is being punished. The love for George is to further humiliate Isaiah – the real fun here would be to make all of those doctor-men gay and send the women away. Except for Meredith. It wouldn’t be “Grey’s” Anatomy without her….
Although Lexie has some promise…..
AMEN!!! SO disappointed. And what’s up with the Chief staying?! And Baily not getting the Chief Residency?! Talk about ending the season on a downer!
This whole George/Izzy thing makes me want to vomit.
I too have felt disappointed in where Grey’s has taken us this season. I have found that reading the writer’s website, http://www.greywriters.com, that it explains their thinking and why they have taken us where they have. I have no plans on giving up on it yet. Heather, you are a hoot and I really enjoy reading your blog!
i have been saying “Aaaaaaaaaa…” (fonzie jumping the shark) everytime this show does it. it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s a college campus drinking game. jump the shark…drink!
so disapponting…
i agree completely. Addison should not be leaving… I don’t want to deal with new interns, I like the old ones most of the time lol. But, Burke’s vows made me cry and Addison’s comment right after made me laugh. Best part of the entire finale.
Our IM’s? Here? My goodness woman, you’re like the KGB!
I’m an exploiter. What can I say?
I think they tried to jump the shark and fell into the water instead. An Addison spin-off is all well intention but this is not Law & Order by any stretch of the imagination. McDreamy needs to get out of that trailer and find some manners. The only good thing to come out of the finale was Dr. Torres getting some props. for being the only one (besides the Nazi) actually doing her job!!
What I don’t understand is how can Meredith be pining after McDreamy for three years only to get him and suddenly realize that she isn’t interested anymore? I thought this show was going to be around for a long time but with the way the storylines are going and the response I have seen from people I can’t imagine how it will stay. The die-hard Grey’s fans are disappointed and pissed off….what the heck were they thinking?? Addison’s show looked awful to me but I’m almost willing to give it a chance if Grey’s is going to continue with this crap.
Me-ow!
But you’re not off base, are you? I hope they pull it together for next season. It’s way too soon to fall apart.
OMG you’re so right, this season finale sucked!
I hated that Burke left Christina at the alter, however the acting that resulted from it “i’m free”…now breakdown, was phenomenal…i cried.
other than that, Izzy is a whore and completely selfish, I love callie and George needs to Man-up SERIOUSLY. Meredith… she needs another visit under the sea b/c she is annoying.
Uh, Meredith’s hair bothers me EVEN MORE than her face. Do they call that a color and what style is that excactly?
Slept on and not brushed? Real pretty.
I agree with Piper! Meredith loved some McDreamy, now he irritates and smothers her? I’m really tired of everyone pining over Meredith, her best feature is the fact that she’s horribly thin. And yes, I’ve read the article where she has some sort of condition, I think it’s called, “I don’t like to eat!”
I’m with you… where did the orginal writer go? And I HATE that Addison is being moved but I cannot wait to see what she does next. She’s my fav… maybe it’s the red hair we have in common.
Dammit, you snapped me out of my happy denial. Grey’s being one of the few TV shows that I watch, I was ok with ignoring how soapy (in a bad way) the plot was getting.
Also… I totally didn’t realize that Derek flirted with the half-sister. It did not register at all. I thought she was just Girl In Bar #3.
AMEN! I couldn’t agree more… In fact, I think I had this same discussion with my boyfriend.
Is craptabusuck a word? I have a better chance of waking up without my back hair than of a guy like George bringing in Izzy. And if it means Callie (The epitome of HOT) leaves the show, then I might have to choke a fool.
I’m so glad to see I wasn’t the only one who hated the season finale of Grey’s. GIVE ME A BREAK! How can they, in one 75 minute episode bunk everything that has went on all season? I’m questioning if I should even watch next season. I’m looking more forward to Addison’s new spin off.
Amen! It was disappointing: built up to be something but fizzled out so badly, I don’t plan on watching the spin off. The characters didn’t seem to have energy or chemistry. The very first episode of Grey’s had me hooked… this one, I yawned and flipped to something else. I’ve left the past few episodes feeling so bored and so let down.
But maybe it was a break from having Gilmore Girls separation anxiety.
There are a few good reasons to watch the Addison spinoff (besides Kate Walsh, of course). Tim Daly AND Taye Diggs! Yeah… I found out after watching the L.A. episode that Tim Daly is 51 years old. WTF?! I’m disturbed AND impressed at the same time.
I think that Derek Mc Dreamy should go for the half sister get her drunk and go to his cabin and Meredith should have a fling with Dr Mc Steamy maybe marry him then divorce and go back to Derek.Better plot!! It was boring last week !!
AMEN!
It hasn’t been that long ago that Izzy was heart sick over Denney…now she cannot live w/o George? I agree with the person that said George needs to ‘man-up’.
What is the big deal over Meredith? She is not cute. Now that Lexie is on the scene Meredith is toast.
Tim Daly is 51? I’ll have what he’s having!
Grey’s is one of my favorite shows, since the first episode, but I HATED this season’s finale. You should check out http://www.greyswriters.com (Shonda blogs and attempts to explain the whys…attempts being the operative word).
Well, I just thought I would speak up and be the only one so far saying that I actually liked the finale. I’m not saying it was perfect but it kept me interested and pulled on my heartstrings. It definitely has me anxiously awaiting the start of the new season to see how they try and resolve the issues they left dangling. I’m not posting here to get in an argument with anyone who didn’t like it, but I felt compelled to voice a positive word.
I’m going to join Rika. I too liked the finale. It had more to it than the last few episodes. For me, when they did the 2 hour episode which included those in the spin off, I actually enjoyed it more than the episode of “Grey’s”, which surprised me because I did not think they should do a spinoff. I liked the combination of people they had. Time will tell.
My only annoyance w/the finale is Meredith. So glad she “lives” in a world where she has to fight men off and has the option to TURN AWAY men. What the hell?
Ok. I actually stopped watching Grey’s several months ago because I was just tired of it. It was when I found myself rooting for Meredith to die from her drowning (and was that not utterly ridiculous that she didn’t die after all that?) that I decided I was over this show. However, I did see that last 10 minutes of the finale…and considering my low opinion of the show already, I wasn’t disappointed. It was just dull and boring. I’m hoping that Addison’s new show will be better….
I have to agree I was really disappointed too. Even though I did have tears for Sandra Oh that was some ending. Sorry that Isiah Washington maybe leaving the show. And what’s up with Callie getting chief resident. If they wanted to annoy us then they did good. Will I stop watching Grey’s UH NO!! looking forward to September.
AMEN!
This season started off quite ok, until the episodes when Meredith drowned and when Addison went to LA. How could Mer not die after drowning, and still pass her intern test after getting slapped?
How can Addison’s show NOT be great?! It’s got Tim Daly, Taye Diggs, AND Chris Lowell from Veronica Mars…YUM! Due to the boys alone, I’m going to give it a shot!
I was disappointed with the ending. It is as if the writers won’t have anything to write about if Preston and Christina got married and Mer and Mc Dreamy were actually happy for once. And what is Mer problem? Just tell the man you love him and get it over with.
I think Addison leaving is good, as long as she comes back for some appearances. They kind of wrote her character off long ago. Plus her new show looks really good!
How in the world does Izzy go from Denny to George? I is dorky and needs to…grow “some”. She needs to move on and find a real man.
And what does the chief do? Now he gets his wife back but has no replacement? Mc Dreamy probably takes it then Mer finally decides she wants to be with him and he says no and then its going to be a depressed cry fest for 4 or episodes because she doesn’t know what she wants. Give me a break.
I don’t agree with the whole izzy/george thing
so, is george leaving now since he failed the interns exam?
Nuf of the meredith/mcdreamy thing too…i agree she needs to figure it out…
we all went through a wtf moment afterwards
Meredith’s character has always frustrated me. She is too whiny and too into herself. You can’t use your messed up family as an excuse every single time. Also, her face doesn’t look like the surface of the moon, her face looks like it’s been botoxed to hell. The show was always sentimental and sappy, but before it balanced that out with witty humor and good doses of realism. Now it’s just stupid.
May I suggest: a better, funnier show on at the same time is 30 Rock.