GREY'S ANATOMY: THE NAME OF THE GAME (TV)
Summary
One in this dramatic medical series about the lives and loves of a group of surgeons at a Seattle hospital. In this episode, Izzie and Meredith both turn to knitting to reinforce their shared "celibacy pact," and hyper-competitive Cristina quickly grows impatient during a game night double-date with Callie and George, whom she considers "Burke's puppy." She and Webber become unexpected rivals in a series of skills labs, and when George joins Addison in treating a 22-year-old pregnant woman, Molly, he is stunned to find that she's actually Meredith's secret half-sister. Burke and Karev discover that their terminal cancer patient, Beatrice Carver, has not yet told her teen daughter Amelia about her grim diagnosis, and Izzie, Meredith and Callie have an awkward conversation about George, who admits that he's desperate to "escape" Meredith in the aftermath of their disastrous sexual encounter.
Derek and Bailey perform an awake brain surgery on a precocious teen, Andrew Willis, testing his exceptional spelling skills during the procedure to monitor his cognitive abilities. A tormented George tells Addison about Molly and Meredith's secret connection, and Burke scolds Karev for his lack of bedside manner when he tries a tough-love approach with Beatrice, pointing out that she has very little time to explain things to her daughter. As Cristina and Richard ramp up their surgical rivalry, Meredith accidentally learns the truth about Molly and decides to meet her. Molly, unaware of the truth, happily tells Meredith all about her loving and solicitous father Thatcher and her brilliant younger sister Lexie, a medical student. Meredith, deeply hurt by Thatcher's obvious preference for his second family, takes out her anger in Callie's ortho lab, and Callie observes that neither Izzie nor Meredith really "see" George the way she does.
Karev finally stands up to Burke, declaring that it's important to tell patients even the most unpleasant truths, and Susan, Molly's mother, shyly acknowledges her kind-of stepdaughter, trying to explain that Thatcher really did care for Meredith, but was too "broken" by Ellis' betrayal to express it. Richard gently informs Thatcher that Ellis, their former mutual lover, is suffering from early onset Alzheimer's, and Thatcher admits to George that he "doesn't know how to know" his estranged daughter. George, though still angry with Meredith – who is secretly eavesdropping – assures him that his estranged daughter is talented and kindhearted. Beatrice finally sits Amelia down for a serious talk and tries to give her some loving advice about her future, and Izzie gifts Denny with a handmade sweater, continuing their ever-deepening flirtation. Cristina shows uncharacteristic humility as she asks Richard for some surgical tips, and back at home, she finally finds a clever way to get rid of unwanted houseguest George. George reunites with Callie in her secret hospital-basement dwelling, and Meredith's commitment to celibacy is tested when she meets Dr. Finn Dandridge, the handsome veterinarian. Includes commercials and promos.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: April 2, 2006 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:34
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:89556
- GENRE: Drama, medical
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, medical; Families; Surgery; Romance; Asian American Pacific Islanders Collection
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2005-
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Brokeback Mountain" home video
- TV - Commercials - "Take the Lead" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - Almay skin care
- TV - Commercials - Aveeno Skin Relief lotion
- TV - Commercials - Charles Schwab investment firm
- TV - Commercials - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome awareness website
- TV - Commercials - Folgers coffee
- TV - Commercials - Frontline Plus tick and flea prevention
- TV - Commercials - Fruit 2 O water
- TV - Commercials - GMC automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Gatorade sports drinks
- TV - Commercials - General Mills Cheerios cereal
- TV - Commercials - H&R Block tax services
- TV - Commercials - John Freida Luminous Color Glaze hair coloring
- TV - Commercials - L'Oréal Preference hair color
- TV - Commercials - L'Oréal Revitalift wrinkle cream
- TV - Commercials - MasterCard credit cards
- TV - Commercials - Mazda automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Nexus hair care products
- TV - Commercials - RE/MAX real estate
- TV - Commercials - Red Lobster restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Subway restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Take Pride in America organization
- TV - Commercials - The Foundation For A Better Life organization
- TV - Commercials - United States Marines
- TV - Commercials - Verizon Wireless cellular services
- TV - Commercials - Viactiv energy bars
- TV - Commercials - Visa credit cards
- TV - Promos - "Alias"
- TV - Promos - "American Inventor"
- TV - Promos - "Commander in Chief"
- TV - Promos - "Good Morning America"
- TV - Promos - "Grey's Anatomy" upcoming episode
- TV - Promos - "Lost"
- TV - Promos - "The Ten Commandments"
- TV - Promos - "What About Brian"
- TV - Promos - "Wife Swap"
CREDITS
- Mark Gordon … Executive Producer
- Betsy Beers … Executive Producer
- James Parriott … Executive Producer
- Shonda Rhimes … Executive Producer, Created by
- Peter Horton … Co-Executive Producer
- Krista Vernoff … Co-Executive Producer
- Mark Wilding … Co-Executive Producer
- Kip Koenig … Supervising Producer
- Gabrielle Stanton … Supervising Producer
- Harry Werksman … Supervising Producer
- Mimi Schmir … Supervising Producer
- Rob Corn … Producer
- Joan Rater … Producer
- Tony Phelan … Producer
- Tammy Ann Casper … Co-Producer
- Lisa Taylor … Associate Producer
- Linda Klein … Medical Producer
- Seith Mann … Director
- Blythe Robe … Writer
- Danny Lux … Music by
- Psapp … Theme Music by
- Ellen Pompeo … Cast, Dr. Meredith Grey
- Sandra Oh … Cast, Dr. Cristina Yang
- Katherine Heigl … Cast, Dr. Izzie Stevens
- Justin Chambers … Cast, Dr. Alex Karev
- T.R. Knight … Cast, Dr. George O'Malley
- Chandra Wilson … Cast, Dr. Miranda Bailey
- James Pickens Jr. … Cast, Dr. Richard Webber
- Kate Walsh … Cast, Dr. Addison Montgomery
- Isaiah Washington … Cast, Dr. Preston Burke
- Patrick Dempsey … Cast, Dr. Derek Shepherd
- Chris O'Donnell … Cast, Dr. Finn Dandridge
- Sara Ramirez … Cast, Dr. Callie Torres
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan … Cast, Denny Duquette
- Jeff Perry … Cast, Thatcher Grey
- Mandy Siegfried … Cast, Molly Grey-Thompson
- Jusak Yang Bernhard … Cast, Seminar Teacher
- Steven W. Bailey … Cast, Joe
- Emilee Wallace … Cast, Amelia Carver
- Harrison Knight … Cast, Andrew Willis
- Mare Winningham … Cast, Susan Grey
- Laurie Metcalf … Cast, Beatrice Carver
- Soledad St. Hilaire … Cast, Lola
- Obie Sims … Cast, Neuro Fellow