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Grey's Anatomy
Season Five
EMAILPRINTSERIES: ABC, Thursday 8:00p (60 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 11 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 23 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama
Created By: Shonda Rhimes
First Air Date: September 25, 2008
Summary
Starring Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Sara Ramirez, Brooke Smith, T.R. Knight, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Chyler Leigh, and James Pickens Jr.
The doctors of Seattle Grace return for its fifth season and it includes guest Kevin McKidd as the newest doctor on the block.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment WeeklyTim Stack
It returns with an emotional and surprising (hint: you'll never look at icicles the same way) premiere.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
All we need ask of Grey's is that it tell its stories well in its own way, and tonight it does.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
Tonight, through the miracle of modern medicine, the show comes roaring back with a plot that includes the, er, trauma of Seattle Grace Hospital being downgraded from the number two facility in the state to the number 12.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-TimesMisha Davenport
Tonight's premiere hits on all the things the show does so well. There is romance, heartbreak, humor and a few moments that will move fans to tears.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Overall, it feels more like the good old days than Grey's has in a long time.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
The Grey's Anatomy writers acknowledge last season's ratings decline by offering a parallel plot that finds Seattle Grace's ranking as a teaching hospital suffering in tonight's entertaining and ridiculous-in-the-regular-Grey's-ways two-hour season premiere.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
ABC's promise, a bold one, is "A New Beginning." That may be overstating what we see tonight, but at least we do get a brand-new guy for Sandra Oh's Cristina Yang to kiss. That's a good start. But as with any veteran show, some of the old mix-and-match gets redundant.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
What's bad for Seattle Grace isn't necessarily bad for Grey's, which needs all the medical drama it can muster to distract its doctors from their (mostly) dreary love lives. Guest stars don't necessarily hurt, either.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
At some point, though, a program this reliant on workplace sexcapades begins to run out of combinations, and the writers haven't done much more to address the problem than pad on new layers of interns (starting with Meredith's younger sister, played by Chyler Leigh) to further confound things.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
You expect the Big Moment on Grey's Anatomy, and the usual array of melodramatic developments in Thursday's two-hour season premiere. On the plus side, at least this episode isn't as padded and maddening as past two-hour Grey's episodes have been.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
It's still the Meredere (or Deremere) show, and Cristina's right. It's just ... so ... over.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 5.6 (out of 10) based on 23 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Ranel G gave it a0:
This show has no story line, the doctors barely do anything related to medicine (unlike ER and House, heck even Scrubs has more medical references than GA). it's basically a soap opera for prime time TV. There's a good reason why these kids of shows are on air during the daytime when most young people are at work or school. The only reason why this show is popular is beyond anybody's guess, but I know a lot of women who watch this show just so they can cry weekly.
John W gave it a1:
This show needs to go! It's so far from a realisim it hurts my head. It's like there trying to recruit idiots to be doctors and nurses...who would never pass any of the requirements. Anyone who likes this show should be treated for depression.
Alyssa G. gave it a0:
Sorry, I forgot this was a medical show. I'd just hate to be a patient in Seattle Grace. I could be dying but no one will ever notice because they're all too caught up with their personal lives. It's always about the MerDer relationship! It couldn't hurt to get characters who actually care about their patients at just the right amount! Someone who doesn't ignore their patients or someone who gets too emotionally involved with them. This show is for people who don't have a life! It has many fans, sure! But most of those fans are probably jobless losers! If you want a medical show, go watch House MD, not this pathetic excuse for a tv show!
Travis A gave it a3:
The plot lines are tiring. How many times can a writer use a Lesbian plot line? Too many to care about. The males characters are whiny and the female characters are even whinier. The show will keep going in circles until, mercifully, it dies.
Martin S. gave it a4:
As medical dramas go, Greys Anatomy ranks right up there with General Hospital. I would hate to be a patient at Seatle Grace or Port Charles General Hospital. The writing is so silly and melodramatic, you feel sorry for the actors that have to speak the lines.
