| Friday, 23 May 2008 |
| freedom |
Another season of 'Grey's Anatomy' has come and gone. This season ended with a bang and I must say I felt it was a more satisfying conclusion than the previous season finale, which we all know, was the infamous episode where silly old Burke left Cristina at the altar.
Season 4 of 'Grey's Anatomy' was NOT a great season, but it was a season rescued from the possibility of being the worst ever. It was a season that lost its way initially, but somehow or another, managed to find its way around the many loopholes and pitfalls it created. It was a season saved by a writers' strike, which ironically gave the writers the necessary vacation to help refresh their minds and thus ultimately salvage a season that featured lacklustre episodes. The post-strike episodes were some of the best from 'Grey's' in a long long time. However, the show still lacks something that it had in season 2, something that was momentarily restored when Addison came back for one episode then. I guess, the show now lacks a kind of easy going humour and class that Addison used to provide. She indeed, would be sorely missed. Sigh.
The two hour season finale entitled 'Freedom' was a great finale for several reasons.
Firstly, we finally see some of the characters attempting to fix their screwed up lives.
We see Bailey making the first step in the long compromise that is marriage, finally acknowledging that she has taken on too much than she can handle, and now, she is doing something to make it all manageable again.
We see the Chief going back to his wife. We see George acting like a man and asking the Chief for a second chance to do his intern test. We see Cristina standing up to Hahn, and in a really cool way to boot. We see Alex finally opening up to someone, finally showing a reason to be the screwed up guy that he is. We see Callie admitting that she has the hots for Hahn and even initiating a kiss with her.
And of course, Meredith. Meredith, Meredith, Meredith. Did I mention that I love Meredith? Finally, after four contorted seasons of hem-hawing, she finally makes a stand, she finally figures out her own life, she finally makes a move, she finally does something unbelievably sappy and silly, but the point is, she finally understands what is it that her mom really wanted and couldn't get and thus, what she really wants. Which is extraordinary love. SHE WANTS DEREK. And she gathers the courage to tell him, once again that SHE WANTS HIM. And they do make it back, because their romance, is, the stuff the legends are made of. And so Derek and Meredith are hopefully together, for good.
Another thing I loved about the finale was the fact that it featured two separate teenage couples, and thus two very different forms of young teenage love. We had the totally sweet couple who both had brain tumours and were both in for a radical new treatment method as part of a clinical trial, and the other rather unfortunate couple where the poor boy has to lie in cement to impress his bitch of a crush, and thus ended up almost dying due to his incredibly daft lapse of judgement.
Let's talk about the sweet brain tumour couple, who unfortunately failed to get their fairytale ending, because the boy dies during his surgery. I know its sad, because hey, these two just lost their virginities to each other a few hours before they would be parted forever, and they really were so unbelievably sweet and happy, you kinda hoped they would go on to have lots of hot sex and cute babies, but hey, as unrealistic as it sounds, TV can sometimes be like the real world, where people DO die in surgery and no one gets their friggin' happy ending! Then again, if you think about it, the boy's death actually lead indirectly to the girl's surgery being successful. If he didn't die, Mer and Der wouldn't have gotten the viral cocktail right and tumour-girl wouldn't have had a shot at living. So really, isn't that the sweetest thing a boy can give the girl he loves? Freedom. Yup, freedom. He gave her freedom. Freedom from the tumour, freedom from hemiparalysis, heck, he gave her freedom from death! So really, its quite a poetic end for this young couple.
Then there's the other couple, where the boy jumps into a pile of cement just to impress the girl who loves him but thinks its embarrassing to acknowledge that she really likes him. Okay, I must admit that while this was an interesting case (from a medical point of view), the whole storyline of a boy who jumps into cement to proof his love for a lover that's not even ready to acknowledge that they have such a connection just reeks of desperation and unfortunate idiocy. I'm surprised Bailey doesn't scold him for idiocy, instead, she establishes a bond with him and promises to get him out of that pile of rock alive, which is a very very Bailey thing to do. And who knew that Bailey loved Starwars like I do? Geeks rule man! Thank god the girl came to her senses, and finally acknowledge her feelings for the poor boy. But seriously, cement-boy's idea of a gift to bitch-girl cannot be compared in terms of value with tumour-boy's gift to tumour-girl. So boys out there trying to get girls, please consider exchanging your life so that the girl might live. I betcha that she'll always always remember you for the rest of her guilt-ridden life.
In summary, season 4's finale brings to a close many many past hauntings and also opens up many many new possibilities!
Will Callie and Erica become the first ever hot lesbian couple to sashay down the halls of Seattle Grace? Will Mark ever find love and will he be able to live out his hot threesome fantasies?
Will Izzie get back with Alex in his desperate time of need? Will Alex reveal more of his vulnerable nature?
Will Bailey fix everything in her overly hectic life?
Will George pass his second attempt at that intern test? And will Lexie do the unmistakable and try to seduce I-always-sleep-with-my-female-best-friends!-George?
Will Cristina ever get over Burke and become a good teacher to Lexie?
Will the Chief and Adele ever make their second chance at marriage work?
And will Derek and Meredith really get back together for good? Will they really build that house of theirs on that cliff side? And will look-at-me-I'm-a-horse!-Rose really leave the show? (I sincerely hope so!)
We can only wait til season 5 to find out.
In the mean time, enjoy your hard earned freedom.Labels: grey's anatomy |
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