Rise Up 

The residents and interns squabbling over procedures upsets Dr. Hunt, Erica discovers what happened to the heart she lost, and Derek asks Sloan to break out the McSteamy to distract Yang.

Director:

Joanna Kerns

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes (created by), William Harper

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
Justin Chambers	...	Dr. Alex Karev
T.R. Knight	...	Dr. George O'Malley
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
Brooke Smith	...	Dr. Erica Hahn
Patrick Dempsey	...	Dr. Derek Shepherd
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Denny Duquette
Kevin McKidd	...	Dr. Owen Hunt
Tom Verica	...	Michael Norris

Storyline

The residents compete for the opportunity to be the first one to solo, but Izzie's demons return in the form of a patient of Dr. Hahn's, who finds out the real reason her patient still is waiting for a heart. The interns steal cadavers for practice, then have to fight the residents off to keep them.

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Plot Keywords:

orthopedic surgeon | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Rise Up" is a song by R. Kelly.

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Quotes

[arguing about whether Erica should report Izzie for 'stealing' the heart for Denny]
Dr. Callie Torres: Look, I don't now what happened between Denny Duquette and Izzie Stevens that night, but unless you were in the middle of that situation, I don't see how you can make a judgment.
Dr. Erica Hahn: Easy. There's right and there's wrong. And this was wrong. *And* illegal. There is no gray area here. You can't 'kind of' think this is okay. You can't 'kind of' side with Izzie Stevens. And you can't 'kind of' be a lesbian.
Dr. Callie Torres: [stung] Yes, I...
[...]

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Connections

References The Sixth Sense (1999)

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Soundtracks

Torch Song
(uncredited)
Performed by Shady Bard
Courtesy of Static Caravan

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

Greek English

Release Date:

6 November 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Veterans Hospital - 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD