did anyone watch the season #2 finale of grey's anatomy aired over ntv7 on tuesday? as a medical drama, it's expected that once in a while a guest star will die from gunshot wound or a botched surgery. but killing off 2 recurrent characters in 1 episode is a bold & vicious move, deserving of a season finale. (for me, the mother of all season finale would be "who shot JR?")
who would have thought of giving an adorable doggie malignant bone cancer that spreads to the brain? the dog, unimaginatively called "doc" in the show, was possibly the only true love both meredith & mcDreamy openly proclaimed to share, although neither has ever uttered the all-important, but probably meaningless, 3 little words ( "i love you", duh!!) that the other longed to hear & savour.
doc was finally put to sleep by finn, the vet who has come to be meredith's new love interest. but old habits die hard, as was evident from the "quickie" she & mcD shared just moments after doc was written off the script - an easy task since the latter's was a non-speaking role. it seems in TV land, the grieving period lasts only minutes. either that, or pet dogs count for nothing in human relationships.
but the real tear-jerker of a scene belonged to denny, the heart transplant recipient, & izzie, the hot blonde bombshell who doubled as a surgical intern. poor denny, wasn't it just unfair & anti-climactic that the donor heart which took the whole of the previous episode to procure & to successfully transplant, would play 2nd fiddle to a massive stroke, to which he suddenly succumbed? add that to izzie's prior & deliberated acceptance of denny's marriage proposal, & you have people like me shouting out in protest : bummer!
life is so frail, even for animals. one moment, you're a happy dog, fetching sticks & chasing cars, & the next, you're convulsing from bone cancer that has also ravaged your brain.
life is so frail, even in a make-believe world. there you are, the lucky recipient of a much sought-after donor heart & the girl of your dreams agrees to spend the rest of her life with you. even before that smug look on your face wears off, your ECG goes flat & the code blue team fails to revive you.
life is so frail. like i said, it took me days for that to sink in, but i could have sworn i noticed a few nurses with swollen eyes the morning after the season finale.
can't wait for season #3 to take off.
***photo courtesy of abc website***
8 comments:
i stopped watching tv since i stopped my son from watching except scheduled hrs. He was addicted to the idiot box to the exclusion of everything else. Now he has got used to it.
beng,
yes, the idiot box can become the "one-eyed god" if discipline is not exercised.
good job & well done.
I bought the whole season 2 tapes to watch...during the last hols.
I am constantly reminded that life is frail whenever I am on call ... all the motor vehicle accidents, perforated gastric ulcers, intracranial bleed etc etc ...... life is just too short .... must treasure it.
just me,
cool, i didn't even realise they were sold here.
btw, did the finale have a profound effect on you, as it did me??
sbanboy,
may the realisation that life is short help us all be better persons & committed medics.
& you should stop riding that bike!
Of course it did!
Life can be short, or too long to some people. The most important thing to know that we are just passing through here, as pilgrims.
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