The shock...the numb....

George didn't pass his test? And he asked Izzy to meet him at the church the same day he told Callie they could try to start a family?

There are *SO* many powerful moments in this episode. Burke's beautiful voice calmly stating all of the reasons he wanted to marry Kristina. Of course, Richard and Adele mourning their lost chance. Addison telling Karev to not pass up opportunities, and him missing it anyhow. The tearing clawing desperation of Kristina as she realizes that Burke is gone... The moment for me that tugged *ALL* the right places was that of George sitting with Bailey, the two of them unsure of what to do, whether to stride forward and fight for it, or to toss in the towel. The emotion in Bailey's voice when she asks the universal question, «Did I let you down?» And George's equally powerful reply, «No, it was I who didn't live up to your expectations.»
Doesn't that moment just leave you in tears?

Mer-Der seems defunct. Burketina seems to be broken. There is no new chief, and Bailey isn't moving up the way she had hoped. Ending with so many heartaches and pains, you may be tempted to swallow a series of Judy Doll heads. But don't despair. The writer's blog says that no matter what happens in Season three ending, Season four is back to the fun. We must try to just...Find our Bright and Shiny spot for summer, and not hope or wish, but be sure....Grey's Anatomy will be back.

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And isn't he just yummy, the Eric Dane? I mean...Seriously?

He was a guest on Live! with Regis and Kelly today, and they were speaking first about his lovely wife Rebecca Gayheart, and how he first came to acting-A method to skip school early for lunch was to take drama fifth hour and the girl who took attendance that hour would count him there and cover. The class lead to a role in the school play, though, and from there he was hooked.

My favorite part of the interview, though, was the inevitable question, «The season finale is coming up. What can you tell us?» Of course, he started with the traditional answer of, «Yes, it will be big, but no, I can't tell you anything.» Regis asked if he and McDreamy, Patrick Dempsey's character, go to blows. (And as quickly admitted that he didn't exactly know what he was talking about) Eric chuckled, and said in a slightly cryptic tone, «Actually, not only do they not go to blows, I can say that they work to put to bed their differences.» Regis seemed to imply that bed was an interesting term, and Eric just gave one of those classic, 'Just wait until you see it' looks, before they had to cut away to commercial.

Think of it. McSteamy and McDreamy in a bed together. If that equation alone works for you, then enjoy it. If you want to add a Meridith, or perhaps an Addison...It just gets all the better, doesn't it? Perhaps Addy will have a dream sequence similar to Meridith's when she was choosing between the McDreamy and the McVet?

Even if it never makes the cellulose....doesn't the image of a McSteamy/McDreamy sandwich just make you a happier person?

Whatever the outcome, Thursday is going to sure to be a shocker, a squealer, a yelling at the TV event.

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The hours are slowly, oh so slowly, ticking by for the finale of Grey's Anatomy. There's that faint buzz, there in the back of your skull, that need and want to see the end, coupled with a grasping despair that screams it's not ready for the story to stall again while the summer reruns roll over the next few months.

Whether you're ready for the finale or not, though, the actors that we love to love, that we love to hate are taking the opportunity to get out there and chat it up with some of the day and evening talk shows. Last night was one of those nights, and a very delicious Dr. McSteamy, Eric Dane, was on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Our favorite moment of the evening came when Conan asked Eric about the McSteamiest moment when Derek goes to Madison in the hotel room to apologize, and the faithful viewers feel that they've made progress, and Mr. Hot and Wet and barely wearing a towel steps out of the bathroom. Conan asked him about that fame-making towel moment, and Eric admits, «Half wearing a towel and almost loosing it can be a sexy thing. Doing it on set in front of an entire crew as well as the other actors? Not quite the same thing.»

Whether it took great acting to pull of that McSteamiest moment (since, Eric, you are oh so good) or it was falling back on sheer animal magnetism, Mr. Eric Dane, all of your adoring fans thank you for that hip teasing image. YUM.

Oh!! And for those who can't get enough of Eric Dane! He will be on Live! with Regis and Kelly this morning.

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Trouble in Mer-Der land? Can we say...YES? The show starts off with a reminder that there's a strain between our favorite dark and mcdreamy couple. The interns are under the biggest stress of their careers thus far, the test, and are effectively banned from the ER. What does this mean for the hospital? A full day of oddness, and discovering of skills and confidence that even the attendings didn't know they had. SO many things happen:

Even when the interns are sneaking down to see the frostbite cases, Bailey is her usual mother hen. She shoos them upstairs, reminding them of the importance of the day.
Addison...bless her heart. Everywhere she turns, she's presented with another pregnant woman. As she says herself, «Maybe I'd have a chance if I were gay, a teenager, or a member of the AARP»
And George, stepping up, trying to do what's right for his wife, for Izzy, for himself. The Mercy West option...is it a trick, or just the thing to fix things? And Mama Hen Bailey questions him again, pointing to his career, making sure he's aware at least professionally of what he might be leaving. And Izzy, stepping up, trying to make George feel more comfortable about staying, because she's decided that the group's need of George is more important than her own, and in her own selfish way, she'll cut part of herself off just so she can keep some small part of him. She destroys him by saying she doesn't love him, but we're not left hanging long. «You have that thing everyone else wants. You already take it for granted. But I promise you, if you didn't have that thing where the one you love honors you, cherishes you, you'd do anything you could to have it.» (I think I missed part of it. Man, she's quick) You're assured with that statement that Izzy does still love George, but is putting her big girl panties on.
Alex and Ava. She struggles to explain to him the rejection she feels that her husband hasn't come looking for her when she never returned to the cabin in the woods, and she's not wanting to give up the life she's discovered and created there in the hospital. And he is suddenly confronted with the chance that she's not the perfect dream woman he's created in his mind.

The killer scene of the show, though has got to be when Thatcher shows up, drunk before the funeral, and tells Meridith, «You're not wanted...» How heartbreaking, how tragic, how completely unfair that not only is the only living parent she has turning his back on her, but she's not allowed to say goodbye to her step-mom. «The best Mom she's ever had», Christina opines.
And when Richard tries to give her assistance, just a kind word, she dumps something on him she's been feeling for a while now, that's been building. He is /not/ her father. He cannot be her father, even though the father she has leaves so much to be desired. The entire exchange, with Richard, with Thatcher, the emotional overload leaves Meridith paralyzed-Her all important test left blank, not a single mark to show for a year that she feels is nothing but a series of losses. That all gets better, though, when Meridith allows Richard to give her a hug.

The entire episode is about not being left behind. Even if you lose a parent, even if you blank during a test. Even if you have a barren womb. Even if you have a hatchet to the head. You should never be left behind. And these interns have overcome such large obstacles in their year...none of them want to hurt the others, to cause them to leave. They've discovered that family is more than flesh and blood.
First George, then Alex...One by one the interns all come and spend time with Meridith. All of them camped out on the stairs while Mer takes the test...All year, up to the end, they all stick together. And on a different level...all of the chief candidates showing up for the 'bachelor' party. They don't function as well as the interns, most of the time, but in their own way, they're a team as well.

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That's the name of the trailer on the Grey's Anatomy site, and if you go and work very very very hard, you can pause the scene where Richard leans over someone's body. And I do believe that is Adele, his wife. So what little twist they have planned for us, I don't know. But perhaps Richard (James Pickens Jr.) and Adele (Loretta Devine) will find their way back to each other through sickness and troubles.

Two more episodes. Anyone want bet that the 'cliffhanger' for this coming finale will be the Burtina wedding «Do you?» moment?

One more prediction, and that's for this site: Now that we're off the ground, there will be many 'fleshing' moments, a look back for the episodes, and more features just around the corner. Keep watching here, as we grow.

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«I'm going to kiss you. I'm going to kiss you with tongue. I'm going to kiss you so you'll feel it. Okay?»

Oh, they've done it again. Can we say WOW. Shonda has DONE IT AGAIN!

When I considered the realities of a spin off for Addison's character, I never thought that it could meet up to the excitement and pleasure of Grey's. I mean...Shonda is wonderful, but could it be possible for lightning to strike twice?

YES. Seriously. Seriously!!

PETE. Timothy Daley! Is he not //PERFECTLY// matched for Kate Walsh' Addison?

*swoons*

Ok. That said...What a mess. The others? I'm breaking into groups, so we can follow the story lines. But the new one! It's shaping up to be the GA2.

Private Practice ....we're all ready.

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And aren't we all on the edge of our seats?

Burktina is coming together officially tonight, and the place is bursting apart with the energy. Addison is leaving, having decided that Mark and Alex will both let her down in her want list, and skipping the husband + marriage step, she's going to get a baby.

And what will O'Malley do about his love affair with his best friend, vs. his marriage to the woman that has loved him unconditionally. (Well, mostly unconditionally).

Predictions for this evening?

Addison will leave, and Mark will follow. He blew her off when he was hurt, but that's because he does truely love her. Now...the following may come after she gets the invitro and is picking out nurseries, but...he will go.

Burktina will fall apart, then back together, and the two will tie the knot. They make each other better.

O'Malley ....Bless his heart. I believe he needs to stick it out with Kallie. She's a dear, even if she can't give him a shake. George is a self-fulfilling prophecy, and has done the unthinkable, perhaps to see if his marriage *can* stand the test of time. He's transferring, and while this may just be a ploy to get him of the cast because of internal bickering...it's the best think he can do for his marriage.

Izzy. The girl we all love and want the best for, even as she's screwing up left and right. She should stay, work on her medicine, and heal herself, before she goes looking for another. Denny's death is still rocking her world, and even if George left Kallie, this would just be a mistake until Izzy deals with all of her grief.

And the best for last....Mer and Der. We love them. We hate when they fight. We cry when they screw up with each other. And now... Der is dumping on Mer, instead of the other way around. Addison's advice to him was to treat Meridith right, and he's forgotten that in the betrayal he feels when she decided not to fight. He makes it about the race to be chief, but end of the line is he can't believe after all they've gone through, Mer would chose to leave.

Predictions? Mer breaks once the steady influence of Derek wavers in her life, and in traditional Dark-and-Twisty fashion, she'll seek a quick and ineffective fix. She's already turned Mark down....Look for Meridith and Alex to fall together for 'feel better' sex.

Less than an hour! Can you hardly wait?

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