The Other Side of This Life
Hmm. Well. Hmm. I am not totally sold on the new spinoff of Grey's. In fact, I did not like the first 20 minutes of the show within the show at all and was ready to turn it off and wait for next week. But, slowly, I started to like the characters....a little. I love Tim Daly, but he seems to be in every show that fails on ABC: Eyes and The Nine. I really liked Eyes, but it was canceled nonetheless. And I also love Taye Diggs, but he also just had a failed show: Daybreak. However, I found myself liking Amy Brenneman a lot and Tim Daly. The best scene in the whole show within a show though was the actual surgery scene when Addison delivers the baby. It was great.
I have been saying that I don't want Addison out of Grey's Anatomy because she brings a wonderful dynamic to the collective cast. I wonder if it will feel the same when she is gone. I found myself almost relieved every time we returned to the Seattle Grace set....and tense when we were in the LA clinic.
But, you know....it's gonna happen, so let's move on.
Does everyone related to these people have to die? I was shocked when Meredith's step-mom died. And I was even more disappointed when her reaction to the death was to knock back a few tequila shots with friends. I know that a slap by her grieving dad would drive anyone to drink, but it seemed totally cold. Was that what Derek was responding to when he looked in the window at the end? Was he there to comfort a grieving person only to find her finding solace in friends and alcohol - again drowning her emotions? He really is giving up on her. With Addison gone, where will he turn his affections? Perhaps we will be introduced to a new female character when Addison moves on?
I'm so over Izzie and George. MOVE ON!! And all of Callie's looks of indignation are wearing me out too. MOVE ON!
Again, the most stable couple on the show are the most unconventional: Cristina and Burke. But the looks on their faces at the end sort of looked like they might be trying convince themselves they are happy...or they are saying they are happy because they are too afraid to let go?
So, where do we go on this show if all of these relationships are resolved and dissolved? If Derek and Meredith break up, Burke and Cristina break up, Callie and George and Izzie break up, Addison leaves and McSteamy? Will we be facing Alex and Ava, Burke and Izzie, Derek and Cristina? Really, they can't do that...so what's next?
And was that Miranda laying on the floor in the previews? I'm pretty sure it was. So, now once again, we have someone in the inner circle dealing with health issues.....first Izzie and her breakdown, Meredith and her near-death, Burke and his hand, George and his dad, oh and Izzie and her long-forgotten daughter, Meredith and her mom and her step-mom.
Okay,okay, I'm not sounding like a fan today am I? I am, but I am getting worn out with the same telling of a slightly different story!
Comments
Johna, You said it all! I agree with you all the way around!
Overall, I was disappointed, last night. Although L.A.'s non-hospital environment seems to make Addison even more stunning than she already is. (Hate her! Not really!) I think I'm gonna like the spin off: The scene in the stairwell: "I'm going to kiss you, now. Kiss you with tongue." Ewwwww and OMG *sigh* all at the same time. But your observations about Daly and Diggs are valid. I liked seeing 'Judge Amy' as the shrink who's all screwed up personally. Now THAT'S reality.
Meanwhile... back in Seattle...
I'm very ill-at-ease with everything that's happening there. Everything. It's almost like the writers are saying... 'Okay, let's scratch everything and start over!' I'm really upset about Derek and Meredith. Really upset. But I will keep tuning in. I just can't help myself.
Posted by: Katharyn | May 4, 2007 10:35 AM
I hated last night's show. I thought they would tease the new Addison show... I had no idea I would be forced to watch an hour of people I don't know or want to get to know (at least not within the show I sat down to watch). Toward the end, I fastforwarded Addison's show and only watched Greys. I mean, did it really have to be TWOOOO HOURS? And if Meredith and Derek break up one more time, I am done!
Posted by: brooke | May 4, 2007 10:38 AM
Thank you for taking the time to voice everything myself, my co-workers, & all of our girlfriends feel. What happened to our favorite show? We feel completely betrayed. How do we tell these writers they are ruining a good thing? Can any character just have a normal relationship for 5 minutes?! It kills your attachment to them. It becomes unrealistic and overly dramatic. We want a build to a climax, not an explosion every show. We have spent all morning discussing how upset we are that they killed her step-mother, killed her relationship with Dreamy, and forced us to watch the spin-off show in the middle of destroying of all normalcy in these characters relationships. ENOUGH ALREADY!
Posted by: Kate | May 4, 2007 11:22 AM
This show is becoming so negative and sad. When I first began watching, it was sad but had a light at the end of the tunnel. Lately, the show appears to have a light attached to a train at the end of each tunnel/episode. I get that they want people to come back and watch each week, but my reasons for returning to abc on Wednesday was for the life lessons in Grey's at the end of the drama. Not the drama after the drama. We all need to breathe between episodes and this is no longer available. Blah!
Posted by: faith | May 4, 2007 1:25 PM
I felt the same way Seattle/LA. I want Addy to stay. I want Mer/Der to make it. I want Cristina and Burke to make it. I want Callie/George/Izzie resolved already.
I love this show...and I'm really nervous about what they are going to do with it all.
Posted by: Kyla | May 4, 2007 3:24 PM
I think the lady in the stairwell is Adelle. This is going to drive the Cheif to stay chief.
Editor..you are totally right; loretta devine is scheduled to be in the show next week!
Posted by: Darolyn | May 4, 2007 8:40 PM
I feel the same way as you all. I hated the show. I'm glad you had the guts to say it. It was awful. I think what is missing now is the sense of humor that was there in the beginning.
Posted by: Fatcat | May 5, 2007 7:44 PM
I was disappointed in the show, too. They spent too much time away from Seattle Grace and the characters that got us hooked in the first place.
Posted by: Carol | May 8, 2007 7:15 PM