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A Gabbler’s Babble: A Review of 9.24 by @allie_gg
By The GG Admin | May 17, 2013
“I had this badass professor in med school. She seemed invincible. Then one day she needed her gall bladder out. And the surgery killed her. Her platelets stopped clotting. She bled out on the table. Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. Surgeons have a name for it. We call it a perfect storm. Funny, never thought it would happen to me.”
As I sit here, a full day after the season 9 finale has aired, I’m still in shock. I’m talking emotionally hangover and straight up physically drained. Shonda wasn’t kidding when she advised viewers to hug a friend! (For me… I chose to hug a bottle of wine, which thinking back could be the reason for the hangover….) Annnnyyyyways…. a lot happened last night. And when I say a lot, I mean a crazy ton of information, dialog, feelings, and storylines were crammed into 42 minutes of television that I’m still not able to fully process, even after watching it 3 times since. As a result, I’m approaching my recap from a different angle this time around and strongly encourage you all to chime in with your thoughts, feelings, and opinions on what went down in the finale. Let’s round-table-discuss this if you will. Bare with me folks…. I’m still in recovery mode from the “drama and thrills” JCap referred to. Speaking of which, anyone else find themselves in the fetal position this morning or was that just me??
At the top of the episode, Owen bids Ethan and Paul farewell as the helicopter arrives to take them to an alternative hospital for safety before the brunt of the storm hits. In the elevator, Cristina calls Owen out by admitting she knows he took an interest in adopting Ethan, prior to Paul coming out of the coma. Cristina sternly reminds Owen that while she knows he wants kids that is something she will never give him. Owen continues to reassure her that he loves her and wants his life to be with her but Cristina points out that although he may love her, he may also end up resenting her for keeping him from having the family they both know he wants.
At the end of last week’s episode we see an excitedly nervous Meredith and Derek get the surprise of a lifetime as Mer’s water broke while they were prepping to wait out the storm at the hospital. It comes as no surprise to Cristina when Meredith goes into labor as the super storm heads their way, but nonetheless, she’s in labor and they have to figure out a plan. Quickly! As the OB assesses Meredith’s condition, she diagnoses the baby with face presentation, a position in which the baby is coming out face first. Due to the risky nature of the birthing process under those conditions, the OB informs Meredith she will be giving birth by Cesarean section. As if that wasn’t enough for Mer and Der to process, the lights suddenly go out and the hospital is out of power. Great. Is there anything else that could go wrong? Wait, forget I asked! Meredith reluctantly agrees to proceed with the C-section and before long; a beautiful McBaby boy arrives into the world. At first, he doesn’t cry, leaving Meredith to believe something was wrong. Alas, he was just a little tuckered from it all and needed a little extra monitoring, just to be on the safe side. Derek leaves with their newborn son while Shane stays behind to close up Meredith but something’s not right. Meredith begins to suffer from internal bleeding from the fall she took earlier but manages to talk Shane through the process of locating the source and controlling the bleeding. (PS…. Can we say rockstar? I mean who else do we know can walk their intern through a surgical procedure that’s being performed on themselves?? Genius writing, Stacy. Epic acting, Ellen!) Shane continues to operate on Meredith, using her as his surgical how-to manual until she loses consciousness from lack of blood. Before she goes under, she gives Shane strict instructions to let her die if she arrests for more than 9 minutes. Um, whoa. Not the easiest of work conditions to perform under, eh Shane? I mean, no pressure, right?!
Topics: A Gabblers Babble, Greys Anatomy Review, Recap/Review, Reviewer:@allie_gg, Reviwer:@allie_gg, Season 9 | 2 Comments » | 
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Patrick Selling Weed?! Um, No
By PamFier | May 17, 2013
Hey Gabblers,
Patrick Dempsey, owner of Tully’s Coffee, made a joke in an interview with Bon Appetit, that his shops would be getting into the marijuana game. It looks like that joke was taken a little too seriously as Paddy felt the need to clarify his statements.
“My comments about selling pot at Tully’s were obviously in jest. We are not selling pot but we do have a great triple shot latte.”
(Source|Perez Hilton)
Maybe the world doesn’t know our Paddy the way we do and aren’t aware that he’s a complete jokester! Did people seriously think he was going to turn Seattle into Amsterdam, one coffee shop at a time?
Yours In Grey’s, Pam Fier
Topics: Amusement, Blogger: Pam Fier, Interview, Patrick Dempsey, Random! | No Comments » | |
Camilla Talks Jolex!
By PamFier | May 17, 2013
Hey Grey’s Fam,
Even though the Grey’s season finale had quite a bit of heartbreaking and ‘WTF?’ moments, one of the bright spots was Alex finally confessing his love for Jo and kissing her! Camilla Luddington did a brief interview with Elle to chat about Jolex and that moment we’ve all been waiting for.
How did you prep for that climactic moment?It was the last scene of the night. It was probably one in the morning. Everyone had gone home so there was an intimacy to the set. I separated myself from everyone and listened to really romantic music—Mumford & Sons and U2—and just cheesed it up. By the time he approached me, my heart was beating out of my chest. Let me just say this: Justin Chambers is a wonderful kisser. I totally melted.
What do you all think of Jolex? Are you excited they finally got it together?Topics: Alex Karev, Blogger: Pam Fier, Grey's Seasons, Interview, Jo Wilson, Justin Chambers, New Interns, Season 9 | No Comments » | |
Patrick’s Caribbean Vacation!
By PamFier | May 17, 2013
Hey Yo Gabblers!
Must be nice to be on summer hiatus, huh? Patrick Dempsey was spotted frolicking around the Caribbean with his wife and kids a few days ago.
(Source|Us Magazine)
Not bad for a 47-year-old man, eh? Rowr!
Click the link above for more pics and more details on his Caribbean getaway.
On a scale of 1 to McDreamy, how jealous are we?
Yours in Grey’s, Pam Fier
Topics: Blogger: Pam Fier, Derek Shepherd, Grey's Seasons, Patrick Dempsey, Pics / Scans / Videos, Random!, Season 9 | No Comments » | |
Grey’s Lays Low; Scandal’s Sky High
By PamFier | May 17, 2013
Hey Grey’s Fans,
I’ve got a bit of whiplash from Thursday night’s back to back season finales of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. But it looks like the night ended up being a mixed bag for Shondaland, ratings wise.
Grey’s Anatomy had its least-watched season finale ever, up against a larger amount of competition than usual, as the one-hour finale went head-to-head with the American Idol season finale, The Office series finale, and the Elementary season finale. As a result, the episode scored a 3.0 in the key demo and 8.6 million viewers – not only the lowest-rated Grey’s finale ever, but slightly down from its ratings for last week’s episode.
Scandal fared much better, once again outscoring Grey’s Anatomy in all areas. The show’s demo rating was flat with last week’s, again reaching a 3.2 in the key 18-49 demo range, but the audience was the largest to date as 9.1 million viewers tuned in to see Olivia Pope put the white hat back on. This also marked the first time that Scandal had a larger audience than Elementary, with which the show has been competing since the beginning of the season.
(Source|The Shondaland Source)
American Idol actually won the night’s coveted 18-49 demographic (14.9 million viewers) and Grey’s Anatomy (8.63 million viewers) came in third behind Elementary (9.11 million viewers). This is a bit shocking because Grey’s has been consistently winning that timeslot with that particular demographic for quite awhile. Also, it looks as if Scandal isn’t completely reliant on Grey’s lead-in as it had approximately 500,000 more viewers.
I have a theory to explain the show’s sudden drop but I’m more curious to know what you think! Hit up the comments box below and we’ll rap about it!
UPDATED: Grey’s Anatomy ratings were adjusted up a tenth of a point, just barely beating out Elementary making them second for the night. However, it was still the lowest rated Grey’s finale ever.
Yours in Grey’s, Pam Fier
Topics: Blogger: Pam Fier, Grey's Seasons, Ratings, Season 9 | 11 Comments » | |