By VIRGINIA WILLIAMS

vrw001@latech.edu

 

Doctors, and sometimes patients, can find love in the midst of surgery.

At 9 p.m. March 27, 2005, ABC aired the first episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.” The show depicts the lives of surgical intern Dr. Meredith Grey, played by the not-so-well-known yet very worthy Ellen Pompeo (“Old School”) and those around her at Seattle Grace Hospital.

“Grey’s Anatomy” shows the viewers the stress of a few patients in each episode, but mostly focuses on the never-ending love roller coasters of Dr. Isobel Stevens, played by Katherine Heigl (“Roswell”), Dr. Cristina Yang, played by Sandra Oh (“Under the Tuscan Sun”), Dr. Alex Karev, played by Justin Chambers (“The Wedding Planner”) and Dr. George O’Malley, played by T. R. Knight (“Garmento”).

Each episode begins with some sort of “words of wisdom” or an in-depth crisis narrated by Grey, with exception to one episode in which O’Malley provided the insight. More and more these narrations are becoming less pertinent and more or less of a time filler.

After a year of being on air, like any good comical drama, the five interns have each slept with at least one other person at the hospital, one of which got syphilis and another got pregnant. However, at the moment, Grey and Stevens are taking vows of celibacy, which will probably not last.

Grey’s main love interest is Dr. Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey (“Sweet Home Alabama,” “Can’t Buy Me Love”), better known as “Dr. McDreamy” the brain surgeon, who is married to Dr. Addison Shepherd, played by Kate Walsh (“Kicking and Screaming”). Unfortunately, Grey did not know her “McDreamy” was married until the end of season one, causing her relationship with him to dissipate.

Is it a coincidence that “McDreamy” is played by the same man who played the “Loverboy?” I think not. This was a good tactic to attract women, especially those who used to want Dempsey to be their delivery man.

The dysfunctional love triangle of “McDreamy,” Addison and Grey are put on hold as Grey meets the Shepherds’ veterinarian, Finn Dandridge, played by Chris O’Donnell (“The Bachelor”, “Vertical Limit”).

Stevens, the tall blonde model, is Grey’s emotional roommate who had been involved with Karev. She abruptly stopped their second chance at romance to feed her hidden feelings for the dying heart patient, Denny Duquette, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“The O.C.,” “Monk”), who has stolen her heart.

The tough questions of the show are questions of love. Should “McDreamy” choose his true love, Grey, or the wife who cheated on him, Shepherd? And should Stevens follow her heart and be with Duquette, even though he may die soon?