I loved it. The season finale was violent, but I didn't feel like it was gratuitous violence. The violence was the story and how the violence will shape the characters paths is the story. Meredith, with the help of Christina and Izzie, got up and showered and acted like everything was normal after the bomb. She has never been a weak, crybaby character(not that mourning a miscarriage would be weak.) But emotionally, she has been dark & twisty. I don't think it is at all out of character for her to soldier on during her miscarriage. In the flashbacks of her with her mother, you see Ellis raising a kid who would just "be extraordinary." Avery(the good-looking doc) has already made a play for Yang before at the party earlier in the season and again at the hospital the day after the party. I think with the Teddy/Owen/Yang triangle over(Owen chose Christina,) Owen/Yang/Avery will be the new triangle. Avery showed confidence in Christina in making the decision that she would operate on Derek without any of the attendings. She loves that validation and some of her biggest fights with Owen have been about him not having her back. Avery would be a new romance chapter for Christina, as she has always been with teacher/mentor/superiors. While he does have the powerful family connection, he is only a resident and therefore an equal on a professional footing.

I also suggest seeing if you can get the DVD's. We missed a lot of the 1st season; hubby bought it for me on DVD.. wow, talk about being spoiled. It was awesome. I don't know if there is a way for me to burn it and upload online to share; I would gladly do it if I could.. I'm sure it's illegal. lol If you watch Grey's; you have to watch Private Practice too because you might miss something, like last season when Addison's brother had the brain thing and Derrick had to fix it. The men on Private Practice are also hunks. It's a great show, last season we liked it better the GA.

I am heading off to bed, but I did watch the show just now. I enjoyed it. The striking scene was, of course, of the mother who had lost her son determining to sit vigil for the lone survivor, a little girl, till her family came. I find it believeable for one family to do such a kind and caring act, but I found it too scriptish that several families would stay, and that their "secret" did not come out from personnel coming in and saying something or the press. Derek's going off without Meredith to camp at the house site seemed silly on his part to me. And Meredith seemed like a good mommy already. It will be interesting how they use April, the new chief resident. One of my favorite characters is Bailey, and I was impressed with the steps she took to protect her son. My other favorite is Christina, and she was true to form tonight.

I think they jumped the proverbial shark. Only because I doubt the show will be on much longer & I feel they're kind of grasping at straws just to shock us. Now it's too sad. Way too much drama. It's not fun anymore like it used to be. G.A. is known for their excellent comedic writing along with drama. Why in the world would they get rid of Lexie and Mark over Arizona? Then bring in a newbie (the girl who did the appy) over those we already cared for? Apparently she'll have a lot of story. Ditto about Kepner. Why her over the one's who died? I'll still watch though. I'm addicted!