Grey's Anatomy: Season 3

*Possible spoilers within.*Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Last week, the season premiere of "C.S.I." trumped the premiere of "Grey's Anatomy"'s fourth season by a significant margin. That's because "Grey's Anatomy," a series which once shined so vibrantly, has been reduced to a dull glimmer. Throughout the series' first two seasons, it seemed incredible that a show could maintain such a level of greatness and be so addictive without going off the tracks every once in a while.But come Season Three, the show did crash. Big time.Truth be told, Season Three wasn't as bad as some will lead you to believe. The first half of the season was uniformly great. It wasn't until the midpoint, during an arc involving a ferry boat crash, that, ironically, the show crashed as well. In a painfully obvious attempt to garner higher ratings, the writers decided to have Meredith "die." Creator Shonda Rhimes is a big fan of Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; one can only surmise that Ms. Rhimes thought she could handle character deaths as gracefully as Whedon. (She couldn't, but in her defense, not many can.) Instead, Meredith's near-death experience - complete with visions of the afterlife, highlighted by the reappearance of Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the irresistible Denny Duquette - seems entirely unnecessary. The actors' straight-faced performances during that storyline just makes the whole thing more hilarious. Re-watching the episodes, it's apparent that the writers realized their mistakes after having made them, but were left with no choice but to make the best of them. One would expect them to deal with whatever problems they've created and then keep moving on. Instead, they took one enormous mis-step after another. The biggest of these, perhaps even surpassing the idea to "kill" Meredith, was the decision to make Izzie (Katherine Heigl) sleep with George (T.R. Knight). The result was the most unbearably grotesque "romance" of the year, an inconceivable concept made all the more nonsensical by the fact that, only a few episodes before, George had suddenly married Callie (Sara Ramirez).On top of the seemingly ceaseless crimes being committed by the writers, the second part of the season was overshadowed by the infamous conflict between leads Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey, in which Washington heatedly called T.R. Knight a homosexual slur. The incident was blown way out of proportion by a bloodthirsty media, bringing Washington's slur to the forefront and trying to bury his repeated subsequent apologies, which they did quite well. Unfortunately, Rhimes decided that this was worth dismissing Washington from the series, and so, in the uncharacteristically disappointing season finale, Burke just ups and leaves, during the middle of his wedding to Christina (Sandra Oh). It was a terrible, terrible, incredibly foolish waste of one of the series' most interesting characters and most charismatic actors, and a perfectly wretched finish (hopefully) to a number of wretched mistakes.The season wasn't all bad, though. The pre-ferry half was actually excellent. The writers came up with typically fascinating developments and very amusing scenarios. One could sense, however, that they were feeling the pressure of being the most-watched show on television after two phenomenal seasons. There was noticeably more drama and less comedy. Before deciding to pseudo-kill Meredith, the writers concocted a number of interesting twists, the majority revolving around Mark Sloan (the inimitable Eric Dane), who joined the regular cast at the start of the season. That was an obvious and very smart move on the producers' part, because Dane added just the extra spark the season needed. Sloan's presence resulted in some major (and delicious) character development for Alex Karev (Justin Chambers). Karev had previously been the show's "bad boy," but with Dane filling his shoes (and needing an even bigger pair), Karev gradually evolved into not just a decent guy, but a caring, honorable, and very likable one, though he held on to enough of his hard edge to remain Alex Karev. Karev was also given two of the season's most interesting storylines: a brief and lighthearted romance with Addison (Kate Walsh), as well as the "Jane Doe" storyline, in which Karev discovers a pregnant woman deformed and amnesiac from the ferry crash.At the season's end, one is left exasperated, exhausted, frustrated, and bewildered, but not entirely unsatisfied. As a whole, the season is evenly great and bad, but even when it's bad, "Grey's Anatomy" is better than most series. The writers made a lot of mistakes toward the end of the season, and they'll have a hard time clearing them up during Season Four. It's uncertain whether the series will ever be as stunning as it was during Seasons One and Two, but if one can look past the misguided writing in Season Three, it's clear that the show still has what it needs to be great. Here's hoping the good doctors at Seattle Grace can put the show back together again.

Grey anotomy is one of my faviort show to watch

the bad (and there are many):1. the private practice part...yes, i understand it's a part of the introduction spinoff but it was SOOOO badly placed. too much development in a plot. in the end, addison doesn't even say she's actually going to leave to LA. we're just randomly told that she leaves, no goodbye to the audience and cast. i LOVE addison so it felt very incomplete without a goodbye.2. the completely out of place episode of meredith in the afterlife. it was nice to see the past memorable characters but c'mon, WAY out of place. this is a doctor's show, not some weird third dimensional thing - very unrealistic. and i HATED how meredith and her mother did not have closure. t.v. is supposed to get u away from real life drama. to see that everything will worked out properly gives us hope that in our own "dark and twisty" lives it will also. though i am glad to see ellis grey go, she was too annoying of a character, even if she added depth to the plot.3. uh, hello, didn't izzy's "beloved" fiance, the guy that leaves her 8.7 MILLION DOLLARS, JUST die a few months before she sleeps with married george? this twist really made me hate izzy and how she treats callie. she constantly declares her love for george - annoying.4. to add to the out of place plot even more, george and callie get married. WHY WHY WHY?????? would they do that? doesn't make any damn sense! at least burke and christina getting married makes sense. they were together for a couple years. but for burke to push christina to marry him and randomly leave is disgusting. it did make me feel for christina but we all know the only reason he was rushed off like that is because of that comment he made about homosexuals. burke's character will be truly missed.5. meredith and mcdreamy need to just stay together. it's getting old, the bouncing back and forth thing.6. everyone needs to stop sleeping with each other so much. didn't they all just get syphilis in the last season???the good (there are some):1. loved the slap from meredith's father. my mouth dropped at that point!2. the show is still 100% addictive (except the private practice part - i started to stare more at the ceiling than the screen). i def. tuned into season 4 on thurs.3. it still has heart and comedy (albeit, not as much laughing as 1 & 2). like i said, burke leaving christina made me wanna cry for her. glad the cheif isn't leaving.4. the actors are still wonderful, convincing AND gorgeous (eye candy!)season 4: i can't stand meredith's sister. why would u pick the moment that people are dying to announce that you are her sister? her character seems stupid as all hell. let's see how that works out. but it does seem it has turned back into quirky and hilarious-ness. loved when izzy asks bailey about a deer's anatomy and bailey responds with "not my interns anymore, not my business" and rushes off. hope season 4 is going to be great!

DVDs from the season 3 of Greys Anatomy looks brand new. Excellent condition! So happy with product. Do you have any more seasons of Greys Anatomy?

I did not get to watch this when it was first run. Just lately I have had time and picked up Season 1 to start watching it. I was hooked. I have always been a fan of Sandra Oh and Patrick Dempsey, but I have to say that I am really getting into the diversity of all of the characters. I might get a little too into the stories. More than once my husband has walked in on me crying my eyes out.

This is probably one of the most riveting television series I have ever watched. The characters are all very believable and you get addicted to watching this programme with dramatic moments salted with humorous and funny moments. An endearing show.

I've now got seasons 1 - 5 of this series and found them all fantastic.Like alot of other people I'm waiting patiently for season 6 to become available in the region 2 format as I dont have a multi-region dvd player.I'd advise anyone who enjoys great drama, amazing characters, brilliant acting and fantastic writing to give Grey's Anatomy a chance. I used to watch ER and did enjoy it but Grey's is way ahead even without George Clooney. Trust me, you'll be addicted in no time.

Very entertaining and some interesting characters, but the plot is more often than not unrealistic; real "t.v. land". So many of the characters get into major accidents in this series that each time I think to myself why can't they find more interesting plot line? That has been so done.

Nice to catch up in my own time

I was a huge fan of "E.R." series and always thought Grey's Anatomy wasn't for me... with all those love affairs which made the 2 tv shows so different from each other!And yet, years later, I decided to watch Grey's Anatomy. I started a couple of months ago, and I got completely hooked on Grey's episodes now!!!!Not that it's the best tv show ever though, it's just that you have to watch it once you try it!I highly recommend it!