Torn Between Two Lovers...Feeling Like a Fool

I wish I had Meredith's problems...


Okay, I need to clear up a couple of things. First, many people commented to me that I had nothing to say about the shocking omission of Chris Daughtry from last week’s "American Idol". The reason is two fold. One, the shock threw me into a drug induced haze for three days and two, there’s nothing to say. I have mixed emotions about American Idol. How the 48 billion people (or whatever the number SeacrestOut announces at the beginning of every Wednesday’s show) in this country that voted and managed to (bleep) Chris out of first place is beyond me. He is clearly like nothing I have seen on Idol before and deserved to win. I know Taylor is fun and he dances and prances all over the stage, but come on. What it really comes down to is, can Taylor sell CD’s? You won’t be able to see him dancing and having epileptic seizures when you listen (listen, not watch) to his CD. And I love Taylor. I think he’s adorable. Just not "American Idol" material or the best singer in the competition. The same cannot be said for Katherine. Now she was born to be "American Idol". But she bugs me. I loved her when this whole cheesefest began, but now she’s just annoying. We love humility- that’s why Kellie Pickler lasted so long. But Katherine has an “I’m better than this” attitude and practically says to Simon “Oh no, you didn’t!” when he criticizes her performance. Can you say DIVA? So that’s why starting today I will have an “ELLIOT is MY IDOL" sign on my front lawn for all to see and switch my wireless phone service to Cingular Wireless so I can text in my vote as well as call in. I’m rooting for you, little buddy. You can do it!

Thing to clear up #2: See that column to your right? The one that says “Check out these links!”? I mentioned last week about “new” movie trailers you should check out and the links were under that heading. This was a joke, people. As much as I would love for there to be a Titanic II: Jack’s Back, its not going to happen. And for anyone who has ever seen The Shining, it certainly isn’t a comedy. These were just a couple of examples of some very talented filmmakers who used their editing skills to cut a trailer and make it appear completely different from what the actual tone of the movie is. You can see more of these at http://www.ifilm.com/viralvideo/collection/trailerremixes

Ok, now on to business:

I’m saving my wrap up of “Desperate Housewives” for next week, after the season finale. Because there was three hours of “Grey’s Anatomy” over the last two days to cover, and there’s a lot to cover…

Ok, so just a couple of things before I get down to the nitty-gritty: Why hire a hunk (did I just say that?) like Chris O’Donnell if you are just going to use him as bookends for the episode? Until last night, we basically saw Finn “Dr. McYummy” Dandrige at the beginning of the last three episodes and then again at the very end. That’s just mean. It was hard to focus on all the other drama going on because I was just waiting for one more glimpse of him. So I’m happy to report he showed up a bit more frequently in the two-hour season finale, albeit not enough in my book (my “#1 Chris O’Donnell Fan” button should be here any down now). There are two major plotlines happening as we round out Season Two of GA. The Izzie/Denny/Heart Transplant storyline and the Meredith/McDreamy/Finn/Addison love tornado. Denny needs a new heart, STAT. He has his choice of two waiting for him a helicopter ride away so Burke and Alex haul ass to go retrieve it. Izzie, who is walking a very thin line as far as her medical career is concerned, tells Denny the new heart is on its way and they become very optimistic about their future together. Meanwhile, the rest of the docs are busy with patients suffering from gunshot wounds from a crazy former employee who shot up a restaurant who was trying to kill his former boss. Cristina is still obsessing about falling asleep during sex with Burke and George is FINALLY moving on from his fight with Meredith and into the arms of the slightly psycho Callie. Meredith and Derek learn Doc has cancer and Addison and Derek have a shout down in front of everyone and Addison exclaims “The only people who don’t know that Derek loves Meredith are Derek and Meredith!” I think she read my letter from last week.

So where do I begin? Burke and Alex go to retrieve the heart, only to find out that Donor #1 died and there is only one heart left and there are two ego-tripping surgeons (Burke and his nemesis from John Hopkins) dying to get their hands on it. So while they do a little musical number of “Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better”, Denny and Patient John Doe get a little closer to death. Ok, there was no musical number, but you catch my drift. Problem is, John Doe was placed on the donor list seventeen seconds before Denny, which puts him first in line for the heart. The only way Denny is gonna get the heart is if he’s in more critical condition than John Doe. Enter Izzie. Izzie somehow gets wind of this, and in a state of extreme panic, the likes of which I have never seen up close, she comes up with the brilliant idea to practically kill Denny so his status becomes critical and he is bumped up the donor list to number one. But its okay, because Burke’s on his way back to Seattle Grace to help out Denny and Izzie with this convoluted mess and we all know he’s the best cardiac surgeon in the world and he’ll fix whatever the hell Izzie purposely screwed up. But just as Izzie gets ready to cut Denny’s LVAD (don’t ask), Pete, the deranged gun-toting former employee returns to finish off his boss but somehow manages to shoot Burke just as Izzie cuts the LVAD. Uh Oh…

By this time, all of the interns are in Denny’s room, flipping out about what Izzie has done. It’s okay, she says, Burke’s on his way. Um, no Izzie. After Cristina learns her boyfriend has been shot, she informs Izzie that Burke is not on his way. Izzie, George and Cristina are freaking out and the only person trying to remain calm is Meredith. Denny goes into cardiac arrest and says to Izzie, “Marry me”. Ok. Let’s back up a minute. When did Izzie and Denny get to a level of “Marry me”? Yes, they care for each other and their attraction has gone beyond flirtation. But “Marry me”? Izzie, let me explain something to you. When a guy who is about to breathe his last breath says marry me, you can’t really take it seriously. Kind of like when you have sex and he says “I love you.” Same thing. So just think about that while I get back to the story. This is when Bailey comes in and for some reason knows exactly what the interns are up to. Bottom line, although fuming, she signs the papers that Denny needs the heart transplant and within minutes Alex has the heart and the #2 surgeon in the world on their way back to Seattle Grace to perform Denny’s operation.

Meredith, Derek and Addison manage to slip away from the hospital and decide to put Doc the dog to sleep. Obviously Doc represents in some way Meredith and Derek’s relationship and by Doc dying it signifies the end of Mer and Der as well. But do we really have to sacrifice Doc and watch him die? Jesus. Now that was heartbreaking.

Meanwhile, Derek and the Chief are operating on Burke and they need Cristina to keep him focused and calm. But she cannot do this because she is the worst girlfriend in the world. I don’t get her. Your man is on the table, being operated on, he will possibly become paralyzed and lose the use of the #1 cardiac operating hand in the country and you can’t even sit with him and comfort him? You suck.

Bailey lets the Chief in on what happened to Denny. He’s pissed. She’s pissed. He wants answers. She’s not telling. He hauls each intern into his office to find out exactly who it was that cut the LVAD. Chief: Bernie the maintenance man knows it was Denny’s fiancé Izzie who cut the LVAD, so how do you not know? Just wondering. Instead of answering the chief’s question, each intern uses the time to work out their own issues. But I loved when the Chief asks Meredith who’s responsible and she’s basically like, “you screwed my mother, broke up my parents marriage…I’m not telling. You owe me.” You go girl.

So since no one’s talking and the Chief still hasn’t figured out it was Izzie, he decides that the gang has to throw a prom in the hospital for his niece who has cancer. I say gang, because this reminds me of something that would happen on “Beverly Hills 90210” and instead of the Peach Pit, they’ll hold the prom at the nurses station. This is where the show went a little off track. I understand you want to dress them up because besides Addison, we never see anyone wearing anything other than scrubs. And any excuse to put McDreamy and McYummy in a tux is okay by me. But where did the ladies get those gorgeous gowns? Does a surgical intern have evening wear, sitting around in her closet, just in the off chance the Chief decides to throw a prom in the hospital? I’m thinking no. But the gang has decked the place out and everyone is there. Meredith shows up and makes her entrance down the flight of stairs as McDreamy and McYummy gaze up at her. George and Callie have a fight. It goes something like this:

Callie: I told you I loved you and you said nothing.
George: Don’t push me, woman. I’ll tell you when I’m ready.
Callie: Ok. Can we make out in the hallway?
George: You’re scary, but sure.

Meredith dances with McYummy and he tells her for the first time in his life since his wife died, he has plans. And they include her. Awwwww. She rests her head on his shoulder and is just about to be happy for the first time since McDreamy ripped out her heart and fed it to his wife, when she notices McDreamy. Staring. At her. Again. She tells McYummy she needs a breather and runs down the hallway, followed closely by McDreamy, who leaves a dance with his wife to go after her. He needs a breather too, apparently. Side note: what is with Addison’s hair and horrible Miss America dress? How come she has beautiful long locks while she’s working, but when she’s all dressed up in her Miss America dress she opts for a French braid hairstyle from 1986? I’m just wondering. Anyway, McDreamy follows Mer into an examining room and tells her he doesn’t think about his wife, oh no. He thinks about her. All the time. He wants to puke at the thought of the vet’s hands all over her. She’s happy, for the first time in her life, she says. Leave me alone. He kisses her and the next thing we know he’s taking her underwear off and they’re getting busy.

You’re wondering what happened to Denny, right? Well, he makes it through surgery, Izzie decides yes, she will marry him, and she goes home to change into one of the three formal gowns she has in her closet for the prom. But during all the Meredith/McDreamy drama, Denny develops a blood clot. And dies. WHAT? I just invested all that time and emotion into these two kooky kids and you’re gonna kill him off? NO WAY. But I guess you need to do that, writers, because otherwise, how will we ever get Izzie back with Alex, the couple tied with Burke and Cristina for power couple #2 of Grey’s Anatomy? I may respect your decision, but I don’t like it. So Izzie’s on her way back to the hospital for the prom and Meredith and Derek are busy looking for her underwear in the exam room when Callie walks in and informs Meredith Izzie needs her. STAT. After helping Mer tie up the back of her dress and give McDreamy the look of death, Callie, Meredith, George, Cristina and Alex find Izzie in Denny’s bed, in her gown, sobbing away. “He died alone,” cries Izzie. “I had three dresses and couldn’t choose and I would have been here sooner and I could have been with him”. See what happens when you have two too many dresses for the prom (I’m talking to you Jen Lake). And in a desperate attempt to make Alex human again, he picks Izzie up off the bed and carries her off in his arms to console her. Because they need to set up the romantic storyline for Izzie and Alex for next season, and let’s face it, he was pretty much a dick for the last ten episodes or so.

McYummy runs into McDreamy in the hallway. “Have you seen Meredith?” he asks. “No,” says McDreamy “but here are her panties.” HA- I’m just kidding. So everyone shows up and realizes Denny has died. Izzie confesses to the Chief that she was the one who cut the LVAD, she’s quitting the program and no longer wants to be a doctor. Wow. Everyone takes off and Meredith is left alone with McYummy, McDreamy and Addison. McYummy offers Meredith a hand and says “Meredith?” But McDreamy, whose wife is standing like two feet away, also throws Meredith the shout out. Cut to McYummy shooting McDreamy a “What you talking ‘bout Willis?” look. Cut to Meredith. Cut to McDreamy. Cut to McYummy. And so on until we end on Meredith. WHO WILL SHE CHOOSE? Why is Addison standing idly by? Will Izzie really leave Seattle Grace? Will Burke ever operate again? Will George tell Callie he loves her? Will Addison dump McDreamy’s cheating ass? Will Chris O’Donnell please call me???