"Grey's Anatomy" Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2005)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Peter Horton

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes (creator)
Krista Vernoff (writer)

TV Series:

"Grey's Anatomy" (2005)

Original Air Date:

11 December 2005 (Season 2, Episode 12)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Christmas brings a range of holiday spirits, from über-cheer to Scrooge, and holiday maladies. |

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Intern | Interracial Romance | Doctor | Medical

Cast

Ellen Pompeo	...	Dr. Meredith Grey
Sandra Oh	...	Dr. Cristina Yang
Katherine Heigl	...	Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens
Justin Chambers	...	Dr. Alex Karev
T.R. Knight	...	Dr. George O'Malley
Chandra Wilson	...	Dr. Miranda Bailey
James Pickens Jr.	...	Dr. Richard Webber
Kate Walsh	...	Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd
Isaiah Washington	...	Dr. Preston Burke
Patrick Dempsey	...	Dr. Derek Shepherd
Jenny O'Hara	...	Nadia's Mother
Helen Slater	...	Nadia Shelton
Michael Hyatt	...	Marian Davidson
Andrew Bilgore	...	Tim Epstein
Kathe E. Mazur	...	Mrs. Epstein (as Kathe Mazur)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Company:

Mark Gordon Company, The

Trivia:

Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Grandma Got Run Over by A Reindeer" is a song written by Randy Brooks.

Goofs:

Continuity: Derek is talking to Addison as he wraps the earphones around his iPod and places it in the pocket of his lab coat. When he stands up, the earphones are around his neck and the iPod is clipped to his waistband.

Quotes:

[Bailey who is pregnant, is rubbing her stomach and has labored breaths as she walks through the halls of the hospital. The interns are talking as they follow her]
Dr. George O'Malley: Look at her belly. She's almost as wide as she is tall.
Dr. Meredith Grey: Are her ankles swollen? Is that why she's waddling?
Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: What's gonna happen to us when she goes on leave?
Dr. Cristina Yang: She's going on leave?
Dr. Meredith Grey: What do you think happens when people push babies out of their vagina?
[George laughs]
Dr. George O'Malley: Do you think we're going to get a new resident?
Dr. Alex Karev: Nah. They'll probably just let us wander around unattended. See how much damage we can do.
Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: Yeah, well, you would know.
[...]

Soundtrack:

The Christmas Song

Made me realise why I don't watch regularly

I am not a regular watcher of "Grey's Anatomy" so this comment is coming from someone who has seen this episode as a one-off, not as a fan. Having said that, the reason I don't watch the show regularly is because I saw some clips and previews and found it to be not to my liking. So when I comment on this poor episode it is already at a disadvantage! I tuned in for this one because of the guest starring role by CJ Sanders, he was so good as Young Ray and I wanted to see him in something else.

It was fairly easy to work out the relationships between the regular characters, mostly doctors. I found it very irritating and silly. It's really annoying in workplace shows where every character has slept with every other character. I found that little attention was paid to the actual medical cases, which is a shame. It was mostly about the doctors' random hook-ups. Unfortunately CJ Sanders didn't have a very big role, and neither did any other of the guest stars, I also found their story lines were barely developed at all and didn't find the ending satisfying.

Some nice scenes but a very irritating show! I'm sorry to offend all the fans but I just don't like it one bit!