Dissecting Grey's Anatomy: Disturbing Edition

Who said TV shows weren't educational? Who? Cause last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy taught us viewers some very important lessons about east coast transplants (a bit slow on the uptake), bribing your boss (generally not a good idea) and to top it off, even came through on that promise for some anatomy (um, eww?).

Lesson 1: New Yorkers have a thing for ferry boats. How do we know this? Because we hear it said, many times and in quick succession. Really, Dempsey? You've lived in this city for six weeks and didn't know there were ferry boats? Maybe you should've watched this show, then, cause they seem to feature these ferry boats every five seconds. And while you're at it, maybe you can stop calling them ferry boats. It's just ferry. You don't go to McDonald's and ask for a hamburger sandwich do you?

Lesson 2: There's no such thing as too heavy-handed a message. Just take a look at the never-before-seen opening credits. A corset morphing into scrubs? Okay, no problem. Slightly hackneyed and a bit heavy on the symbolism, but fine. Red stilettos in the medical locker? Alright, we get it. Doc by day, hot chick by night, right? We could even overlook the mildly disturbing images of two manicured feet hanging off a gurney en flagrante delecto. But an IV draining into a martini glass? Hey, even we have standards. (Really, stop laughing.)

Lesson 3: Resident surgeons won't accept ass-kissing bribes, not even when said bribes involve mocha lattes. Sorry, SBC!

Lesson 4: If you're forced to carry around a severed penis in a cooler all day, perhaps it's time to rethink your day job. Cause remember, even we have standards. (Seriously, stop it.)

Grey's Anatomy
Sundays at 10 on ABC

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By Gina in Arts & Events on April 4, 2005 12:24 PM

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sarah

"Manhattanite Tate Donovan"? FYI: That's not Donovan, that's Patrick Dempsey.

Dan

And I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought it was weird last week when she drove from Queen Anne to Fischer Plaza via northbound Alaskan Way...

josh

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought that "ferry boats" sounded a little fishy. I imagine they had to call them that so that people unfamiliar with costal living would know what they were talking about. It seemed especially out-of-character for a New Yorker ("Manhattanite" Tate Donovan), since I assume he would call it the Staten Island Ferry and not the Staten Island Ferry Boat.

Perhaps the writers feared that non-costal audiences would interpret "Seattle has ferries" as an entirely different statement unrelated to watercraft.

Dan

The IV was kind of disturbing but the patient arriving with a severed member in her mouth topped it for me. I did enjoy Dempsey's little tough guy routine at the end, though. "We gave your penis to the cops. have a nice life, bitch"