2008 Woodie Awards
Show doesn't make grand comeback after strike.
Amanda Mello
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Over this past semester I have found myself working far more efficiently than in the past. This newfound energy, while nice in some ways, irked me and I tried repeatedly to figure out what it was. Then it came to me. All the shows that I had ended first semester still watching were still off the air due to the writers' strike. Until now. This past month has brought television back in a fury, as stations played past episodes to gear everyone up for the return of prime time and the return of procrastination.
While many have enjoyed over the past few months the return of Lost, which thankfully for many is still continuing, my shows of choice have always been Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. Make fun all you want, I thrive on the drama and exaggeration that is sure to be in every episode. As I expected, Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters came back with grace and excitement. It felt as though I had never stopped watching. They introduced some new drama, expanded on old in the comical, loving way that they do.
However, it was Grey's Anatomy that I was most nervous for. Ever since its downfall last season with the three-part ferry crash, Grey's has been on the rocks and never really bounced back. I wondered if the show could survive nearly five months of absence. Grey's Anatomy needed a big comeback, an episode to remind viewers why we fell in love with it in the first place. Unfortunately, that's not what we got.
Grey's Anatomy opened with its usual rare medical disaster, namely a bear attack in the woods which culminated in a man's insides, well, on the outside instead. The farfetched medical disaster was expected and could have been almost forgivable if it weren't for the rest of the show.
All I can say is Meredith is the most static character ever created on a TV show. The Derek/Meredith drama was fascinating and heart-wrenching in its first season, charming in the second, old in the third, and I don't even have a word for it in the fourth season. It's over and the writers don't seem to know it yet. While writers have leaked to various magazines that Derek and Meredith will get back together and we will get to see them happily ever after, most viewers are past caring. Meredith herself hasn't changed much over the four seasons, she can't move outside being "dark and twisty," she can't talk about her personal problems or even acknowledge them. Admittedly, the end of last week's episode hinted at her finally opening up. In my personal view, we need to see Meredith grow up. Her attitude toward Lexi is awful and the way she handles Derek is possibly worse. Her drama carries the show and therefore, it needs to change from time to time.
While many have enjoyed over the past few months the return of Lost, which thankfully for many is still continuing, my shows of choice have always been Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. Make fun all you want, I thrive on the drama and exaggeration that is sure to be in every episode. As I expected, Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters came back with grace and excitement. It felt as though I had never stopped watching. They introduced some new drama, expanded on old in the comical, loving way that they do.
However, it was Grey's Anatomy that I was most nervous for. Ever since its downfall last season with the three-part ferry crash, Grey's has been on the rocks and never really bounced back. I wondered if the show could survive nearly five months of absence. Grey's Anatomy needed a big comeback, an episode to remind viewers why we fell in love with it in the first place. Unfortunately, that's not what we got.
Grey's Anatomy opened with its usual rare medical disaster, namely a bear attack in the woods which culminated in a man's insides, well, on the outside instead. The farfetched medical disaster was expected and could have been almost forgivable if it weren't for the rest of the show.
All I can say is Meredith is the most static character ever created on a TV show. The Derek/Meredith drama was fascinating and heart-wrenching in its first season, charming in the second, old in the third, and I don't even have a word for it in the fourth season. It's over and the writers don't seem to know it yet. While writers have leaked to various magazines that Derek and Meredith will get back together and we will get to see them happily ever after, most viewers are past caring. Meredith herself hasn't changed much over the four seasons, she can't move outside being "dark and twisty," she can't talk about her personal problems or even acknowledge them. Admittedly, the end of last week's episode hinted at her finally opening up. In my personal view, we need to see Meredith grow up. Her attitude toward Lexi is awful and the way she handles Derek is possibly worse. Her drama carries the show and therefore, it needs to change from time to time.
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