Grey's Anatomy episodes (Season 1)

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This article contains episode summaries as well as directing and writing credits from Season 1 of the American medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy. Season 1 aired starting on March 27, 2005 (U.S.) and concluded on May 22, 2005.

The first season DVD was released in Region 1 on February 14, 2006.

No.	Episode title	Original airdate
1	A Hard Day's Night	March 27, 2005
2	The First Cut Is the Deepest	April 3, 2005
3	Winning a Battle, Losing the War	April 10, 2005
4	No Man's Land	April 17, 2005
5	Shake Your Groove Thing	April 24, 2005
6	If Tomorrow Never Comes	May 1, 2005
7	The Self-Destruct Button	May 8, 2005
8	Save Me	May 15, 2005
9	Who's Zoomin' Who?	May 22, 2005

[edit] A Hard Day's Night

• Original U.S. air date: March 27, 2005
• Directed by: Peter Horton
• Written by: Shonda Rhimes
• Guest Stars: Kate Burton (Dr. Ellis Grey), Skyler Shaye (Katie Bryce), David Veigh (Tony Savitch), Laura Carson (Gloria Savitch), Randall Arney (Mr. Bryce), Robbie Troy (Mrs. Bryce)
• Title reference: The pilot episode title refers to the 1964 song composed and performed by The Beatles.
• Goofs: When the interns are on the roof preparing the gurney for the incoming helicopter, Izzie's face is bare. The next shot of her shows her in glasses. In the shot after that, she isn't wearing them again.

[edit] Summary

Meredith Grey is a first-year surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital. There, she is introduced to what will become her "home away from home" for the next seven years, along with fellow interns Cristina Yang, George O'Malley, Isobel "Izzie" Stevens and Alex Karev. The first three and Meredith are assigned to resident doctor Dr. Miranda Bailey, nicknamed "The Nazi" because of her blunt attitude and strict way of doing things. Two attending doctors, Dr. Derek Shepherd (a handsome, flirtatious man) and Dr. Preston Burke (who is ready to make the interns cry), oversee most of the surgical procedures and have the interns follow in their ways. The chief surgeon is Dr. Richard Webber.

The night before Meredith's first day on the job, she sleeps with Derek (not knowing where he worked) after meeting him in a bar. The next morning, Meredith asks him to leave, only to see him hours later at Seattle Grace. Meredith is very uncomfortable about the situation because she does not want personal matters to get in the way of her career.

Preston asks George to be the first intern to perform a surgical procedure. He does well, but when a small mistake causes the patient to bleed profusely, George freezes and Preston takes over. In another case, George makes the mistake of promising the wife of a man who is going to have open-heart surgery that he will be okay. However, the condition was worse than what was expected and the man died. Meredith has to deal with a young girl who is having seizures, but the reason is unknown. After Derek asks the interns to research potential explanations, Cristina and Meredith find the answer. As a reward, Derek asks Meredith to stand in and watch the girl's operation. Cristina is furious because she feels that Derek is playing favorites towards Meredith.

After her first day at the hospital, Meredith tells her mother, Dr. Ellis Grey, about what went on. However, Ellis does not understand what Meredith is saying because she has Alzheimer's disease.

[edit] Music

• "Portions for Foxes" - Rilo Kiley
• "Super Cool" - Bang Sugar Bang
• "They" - Jem
• "Dance" - O.A.O.T.S.
• "Ready to Rise" - Vaughan Penn
• "Life Is Short" - Butterfly Boucher
• "Into the Fire" - Thirteen Senses

[edit] The First Cut Is the Deepest

• Original U.S. air date: April 3, 2005
• Directed by: Peter Horton
• Written by: Shonda Rhimes
• Title reference: The episode's title refers to the song "The First Cut Is the Deepest" by Cat Stevens, which has also been covered by Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow and other musicians.
• Goofs: Throughout the episode, the color of Christina's hair clip changes. It goes from bright yellow to dark brown and back to bright yellow in the span of one scene.

[edit] Summary

Two interns place their careers into jeopardy when they each do something they know they shouldn't. When Meredith visits the maternity ward, she notices that a newborn is discolored and otherwise looks unhealthy. After looking at the baby's chart, she feels that the baby may have a more serious condition then what the pediatric intern may think. She mentions this to Preston, who eventually performs surgery on the baby. Preston scolds her for stepping outside of her territory. Izzie has to help a Chinese woman who came into the hospital with a few minor cuts. However, the Chinese lady doesn't speak English, so Izzie has a difficult time communicating with her. The lady motions for Izzie to come outside with her, where she meets the child of the lady who has a much more serious condition. Since the child does not have a green card, she is afraid that she will go to jail. Izzie takes some materials from the hospital to the girl and fixes her wounds.

Alex is reassigned to Miranda, who has him shadow Cristina for the shift. Alex and Cristina have to deliver lab results to patients. George is working the code team and most of his patients die, which puts him into a depressed state.

A rape victim is admitted to Seattle Grace and, upon surgery, the doctors discover that she bit off her attacker's penis. Since Meredith identified the penis, she has to watch over it until the police come to take it into evidence. The attacker eventually comes to the hospital, but is detained by the police after he recovers from his surgery.

After talking with Dr. Webber, Preston realizes that both he and Derek were promised the job of chief surgeon upon Dr. Webber's retirement. Dr. Webber says that Preston had the job in the bag, but various things, such as doing only what is asked of him and having a cocky attitude, have changed his mind.

[edit] Music

• "You Wouldn't Like Me" - Tegan and Sara
• "Sister Kate" - The Ditty Bops
• "Live and Learn" - The Cardigans
• "Wait" - Get Set Go
• "Somewhere Only We Know" - Keane

[edit] Winning A Battle, Losing The War

• Original U.S. air date: April 10, 2005
• Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
• Written by: Shonda Rhimes
• Guest Stars: Callum Blue (Viper), Keith David (Lloyd Mackie)
• Title reference: The episode's title refers to a song by Kings of Convenience.

[edit] Summary

When the annual bicycle messenger race takes place in Seattle, the hospital emergency room fills with an assortment of injuries, causing the interns to compete for the most severe cases. Meanwhile, Derek and Burke compete for the chief resident position, and while Derek continues to pursue Meredith romantically, a male patient flirts with George.

[edit] Music

• "There's a Girl" - The Ditty Bops
• "I Won't Be Left" - Tegan and Sara
• "Wishful Thinking" - The Ditty Bops
• "You Are My Joy" - Reindeer Section
• "Fools Like Me" - Lisa Loeb

[edit] No Man's Land

• Original U.S. air date: April 17, 2005
• Directed by: Adam Davidson
• Written by: James D. Parriott
• Guest Stars: Kate Burton (Dr. Ellis Grey); Anna Maria Horsford (Nurse Fallon)
• Title reference: The episode's title refers to a song by Souls of Mischief, Billy Joel, and Sufjan Stevens.
• Goofs: When Izzie confronts the patient who is about to have his prostate removed over her photo spread as Bethany Whisper, her hair changes from being combed to the right when she enters the room to being combed to the left when she asks him "Then what the hell's your problem?".

[edit] Summary

Cristina's encounter with a former nurse, now a patient at Seattle Grace, changes her forever; Derek and Meredith treat a construction worker who has miraculously survived an injury but is now faced with tough decisions about his future; and a patient recognizes Izzie from a lingerie ad, which makes her the subject of hospital gossip.

[edit] Music

• "Could Be Anything" - The Eames Era
• "Let Myself Fall" - Rosie Thomas
• "Break Your Heart" - Get Set Go
• "Truth" - Vaughan Penn
• "Sunday" - Sia Furler (Kristina performing CPR on patient)
• "Where Does the Good Go" - Tegan and Sara

[edit] Shake Your Groove Thing

• Original U.S. air date: April 24, 2005
• Directed by: John David Coles
• Written by: Ann Hamilton
• Guest Stars: Kate Burton (Dr. Ellis Grey); Kathryn Joosten (Mrs. Drake)
• Title reference: The episode's title refers to a song by Peaches and Herb.

[edit] Summary

An exhausted Meredith thinks she may have made a mistake during surgery, which could jeopardize her career. Meanwhile Izzie's plan to throw a party for her new boyfriend goes completely awry, and Alex deals with a patient who is addicted to painkillers.

[edit] Music

• "Wake Up" - The Ditty Bops
• "Tiger, My Friend" - Psapp
• "Money Girl (AKA: She's Expensive)" - DEE
• "Evil" - Interpol
• "The Edge of the Ocean" - Ivy
• "Sparkle Me" - The Buffseeds

[edit] If Tomorrow Never Comes

• Original U.S. air date: May 1, 2005
• Directed by: Scott Brazil
• Written by: Krista Vernoff
• Guest Stars: Alex Alexander (Annie Connors), Bruce Weitz (Mr. Levangie)
• Title reference: The episode's title refers to a song by Garth Brooks.

[edit] Summary

Alex gains the trust of Annie, a nervous patient with an extraordinarily large tumor, only to humiliate himself in front of her later. Meanwhile Derek chooses Meredith to assist with an elderly Parkinson's patient who may need surgery -- but Bailey disapproves of their relationship and is determined to make Meredith suffer -- and tensions escalate between Burke and Shepherd.

[edit] Music

• "Save Me" - Jem
• "Chapter" - Psapp
• "Walk or Ride" - The Ditty Bops
• "Never Leave Your Heart Alone" - Butterfly Boucher

[edit] The Self-Destruct Button

• Original U.S. air date: May 8, 2005
• Directed by: Darnell Martin
• Written by: Kip Koenig
• Title reference: The episode's title refers to a song by AC/DC.

[edit] Summary

Derek and Meredith try (unsuccessfully) to be discreet as they spend the night together at Meredith's house, but their haggard appearance speaks volumes to everyone - including Bailey, who warns Meredith to end the relationship. Meanwhile George suspects an anesthesiologist of drinking on the job but is reluctant to speak up about it, Alex treats a former schoolmate who finds honor in self-mutilation, Izzie has to deal with a patient who won't let his girlfriend go, literally, and Cristina seems to be battling a case of the flu which reveals its true nature with a couple of positive pregnancy tests.

[edit] Music

• "Wish I" - Jem
• "Downtown" - Tegan and Sara
• "Suitcase" - Joe Purdy
• "Hummingbird" - Wilco

[edit] Save Me

• Original U.S. air date: May 15, 2005
• Directed by: Sara Pia Anderson
• Written by: Mimi Schmir
• Guest Stars: Kevin Rahm (Mr. Duff), Sarah Hagan (Devo Friedman), Joan McMurtrey (Zoey Glass)
• Title reference: The episode's title refers to a song by Remy Zero. Alternately, the title is also that of songs by Queen (Save Me), Aimee Mann, Jem, Unwritten Law, Embrace, Dave Matthews, k. d. lang, and Fleetwood Mac, as well as the Turin Brakes song Underdog (Save Me).

[edit] Summary

Meredith grows increasingly dissatisfied with the unknown details of Derek's life. Meanwhile, Alex treats Devo, a patient (of Jewish descent) whose religious beliefs jeopardize her chances for recovery; Izzie contemplates reconnecting with her estranged mother; Zoey, a pregnant woman in her 40s who's been diagnosed with cancer, disagrees with Cristina's medical advice; and the interns are mystified by Cable, a patient who's being treated for seizures and who thinks he's psychic.

[edit] Music

• "Fix You Up" - Tegan and Sara
• "No Illusions" - 78 Saab
• "I Love the Rain the Most" - Joe Purdy
• "Rapture" - Laura Veirs
• "Feels Like" - Masha Qrella
• "David" - Nellie McKay

[edit] Who's Zoomin' Who?

• Original U.S. air date: May 22, 2005
• Directed by: Wendey Stanzler
• Written by: Harry Werksman and Gabrielle Stanton
• Guest Stars: Kate Walsh (Addison Montgomery-Shepherd); Wayne Wilderson (Bill Adams)
• Title reference: The episode's title refers to a song by Aretha Franklin.

[edit] Summary

An outbreak of a sexually transmitted disease affects several members of the hospital staff, prompting Chief Webber to call a meeting. Meanwhile, the chief reluctantly confides to Derek about his own medical concerns; Izzie and Cristina are worried by a patient's wife and daughter who are at odds over his care; Burke treats Bill, a college buddy whose medical diagnosis raises some questions regarding his wife's actions; and, just as Meredith and Derek grow more intimate, a bombshell is dropped towards the end of the episode which reveals that Addison Shepherd comes back to meet her husband, Derek.

[edit] Music

• "Big as the Sky" - A.M. Sixty
• "End of the World Party" - Medeski, Martin & Wood
• "The Dog Song" - Nellie McKay
• "Naked as We Came" - Iron & Wine
• "Whatever Gets You Through Today" - The Radio

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