"Grey's Anatomy" Who's Zoomin' Who? (2005)

Director:

Wendey Stanzler

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes (creator)
Gabrielle G. Stanton (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Grey's Anatomy" (2005)

Original Air Date:

22 May 2005 (Season 1, Episode 9)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A sexually transmitted disease breaks out and affects several members of the hospital staff. Meanwhile...

Plot Keywords:

Intersex | Intern | Mother Daughter Relationship | Medical | Shipper

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Jan. 5

7:00 PM

LIFE

Who's Zoomin Who?

#1.9

Cast

Ellen Pompeo	...	Dr. Meredith Grey
Sandra Oh	...	Dr. Cristina Yang
Katherine Heigl	...	Dr. 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
Isaiah Washington	...	Dr. Preston Burke
Patrick Dempsey	...	Dr. Derek Shepherd
Kate Walsh	...	Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd
Lauren Bowles	...	Alice Franklin
Wendy Davis	...	Holly Adams
Wayne Wilderson	...	Bill Adams
Catherine Dao	...	Dr. Knox
Joyce Guy	...	Ms. Henry

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Mark Gordon Company, The

Trivia:

Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Who's Zoomin' Who?" is a song by Aretha Franklin.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Meredith is administering the shot of penicillin to George, it shows that she has no gloves on, then she does, and then she is gloveless again.

Quotes:

Dr. Meredith Grey: [voiceover] Secrets can't hide in science. Medicine has a way of exposing the lies. Within the walls of the hospital the truth is stripped bare. How we keep our secrets outside the hospital, well that's a little different... One thing is certain, whatever it is we're trying to hide, we're never ready for when the truth gets naked. That's the problem with secrets...

Soundtrack:

Whatever Gets You Through Today

Surprise!

After a sort of disappointing penultimate hour, the first season of Grey's Anatomy ends with a quite fresh and entertaining installment which bodes well for the show's future, having finally nailed the right balance between serious drama and soap opera satire that, with some extra polishing, can prove to be very good.

The sense of fun is evident already in the first few minutes, when George reluctantly asks Alex to quickly check out his, uh, privates, and it turns out the poor guy has syphilis. Consequence: everyone in the hospital has to get tested, and George has to figure out how his girlfriend, a nurse named Olivia, gave him the disease. Another private problem emerges when Derek discovers a tumor near Webber's optical nerve and agrees to perform the surgery in secret, while Burke treats an old friend and uncovers something compromising about the latter's wife.

After nine episodes, the show has really found its way: mixing medical drama context and soap opera story lines, it makes fun of both genres without being too heavy-handed. This finale, though far from perfect (there's still no getting around Meredith's blandness), is a good piece of evidence, especially in the cliffhanger conclusion: in a conventional show, it would have been a moment of great tension; here it is played with a slight touch of humor that somewhat reduces the suspense but is also likely to make the outcome more enjoyable to watch.