Give Peace a Chance (29 Oct. 2009)

When Isaac, the hospital lab tech, has an inoperable tumor wrapped around his spine, he turns to Dr. Derek Shepherd to do the impossible, and Derek tests the Chief's authority when Richard ... See full summary »

Director:

Chandra Wilson

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes (creator), Peter Nowalk

Stars:

Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Pompeo	...	Dr. Meredith Grey
Sandra Oh	...	Dr. Cristina Yang
Katherine Heigl	...	Dr. Izzie Stevens (credit only)
Justin Chambers	...	Dr. Alex Karev
Chandra Wilson	...	Dr. Miranda Bailey
James Pickens Jr.	...	Dr. Richard Webber
Sara Ramirez	...	Dr. Callie Torres
Eric Dane	...	Dr. Mark Sloan
Chyler Leigh	...	Dr. Lexie Grey
Kevin McKidd	...	Dr. Owen Hunt
Jessica Capshaw	...	Dr. Arizona Robbins
Patrick Dempsey	...	Dr. Derek Shepherd
Jesse Williams	...	Dr. Jackson Avery
Nora Zehetner	...	Dr. Reed Adamson
Faran Tahir	...	Isaac

Storyline

When Isaac, the hospital lab tech, has an inoperable tumor wrapped around his spine, he turns to Dr. Derek Shepherd to do the impossible, and Derek tests the Chief's authority when Richard objects to moving forward with the risky surgery.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian | pediatric surgeon | lesbian couple | gay romance | lesbian romance

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ShondaLand, Mark Gordon Company, The, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Give Peace A Chance" is a song by John Lennon.

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Quotes

Isaac: There is always a way. When things look like there's no way, there is a way. To do the impossible, to survive the unsurvivable... There's always a way.

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Soundtracks

"Moon and Moon"
(uncredited)
Performed by Bat for Lashes
Adamson finds Karev at the chemo unit

User Reviews

The Straightforward Story

After having reviewed the previous episode, I was preparing for this one to let me down. But what is this? The team pulls another winner! And it's from a first-time director! Again, the main focus is on the story, not exploring the core characters - they do have so little left in them to explore, after all. Certain things impressed me. The first one were the voice-over (you'll see - or rather, hear). The second were the surprise twists (of which I shall not speak) - I thought this would be a recycled, true and tested plot template from all the hospital series of the past, but then we reached the middle point and I realized there was still at least one variation that had not been explored. Giving this script to a first-time director was definitely a risk. The marching music (again, you'll see) did not work at all, but the drums in the beginning really did.

There is already another review of the episode, but I'll state my agreement over the great performance by Chyler Leigh. I've been a fan of hers from the early days of her career and since she came on to this series, I just knew "Little" Grey would eventually overshadow the original (hey, I knew her before I had even heard of Ellen Pompeo!). The great "what if" scenario I've been hoping since Leigh's arrival is now a legitimate possibility: Lose Meredith from the series (and save money) and it can still be called "Grey's Anatomy". And we have evidence that sidelining Meredith does not hurt the show. She's always been a rather bland character, with Cristina stealing the show since day one and Izzie (the regal Katherine Heigl) stealing most men's attention. Lexie is so much more interesting than Boredith.

Sure, the episode is not perfect, but then a 10/10 should be very rare, since it means - and this bears repeating - that the end result could not have been improved in any way (at the time). Now, Grey's Anatomy - how about a hat trick next week?