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{{Infobox television episode |
{{Infobox television episode |
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| series = [[Grey's Anatomy]] |
| series = [[Grey's Anatomy]] |
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| season = 2 |
| season = 2 |
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| episode = 16 |
| episode = 16 |
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| guests = |
| guests = * [[Christina Ricci]] as Hannah Davies |
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* [[Christina Ricci]] as Hannah Davies |
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* [[Kyle Chandler]] as Dylan Young |
* [[Kyle Chandler]] as Dylan Young |
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* [[Jillian Armenante]] as Mindy Carlson |
* [[Jillian Armenante]] as Mindy Carlson |
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* [[Cress Williams]] as Tucker Jones |
* [[Cress Williams]] as Tucker Jones |
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* Larry Clarke as Paul |
* Larry Clarke as Paul |
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* [[Sarah Utterback]] as Nurse Olivia Harper |
* [[Sarah Utterback]] as Nurse Olivia Harper |
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| airdate = {{Start date|2006|2|5}} ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) |
| airdate = {{Start date|2006|2|5}} ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) |
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| production = 211 |
| production = 211 |
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| writer = [[Shonda Rhimes]] |
| writer = [[Shonda Rhimes]] |
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| director = [[Peter Horton]] |
| director = [[Peter Horton]] |
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| length = 43 minutes |
| length = 43 minutes |
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| season_article = Grey's Anatomy season 2 |
| season_article = Grey's Anatomy season 2 |
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| episode_list = List of Grey's Anatomy episodes |
| episode_list = List of Grey's Anatomy episodes |
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| image = |
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| prev = [[Grey's Anatomy season 2#ep24|Break on Through]] |
| prev = [[Grey's Anatomy season 2#ep24|Break on Through]] |
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| next = [[As We Know It]] |
| next = [[As We Know It]] |
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"'''It's the End of the World'''" is the 16th episode of the [[Grey's Anatomy season 2|second season]] of the American television series |
"'''It's the End of the World'''" is the 16th episode of the [[Grey's Anatomy season 2|second season]] of the American television series ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' and the show's 25th episode overall. Written by series creator [[Shonda Rhimes]] and directed by co-executive producer [[Peter Horton]], the episode is the first part of a two-part storyline, which concludes with the following episode, "[[As We Know It]]". |
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The episode originally aired on February 5, 2006, on ABC, serving as the lead-out program for [[Super Bowl XL]]. On its original broadcast, it was watched by 38.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated and most-watched episode in the series' history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl Tops 90 Million Viewers |url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1%2C1002%2C271%7C99888%7C1%7C%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209020403/http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1%2C1002%2C271%7C99888%7C1%7C%2C00.html |archive-date=2006-02-09 |access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref> Both parts received positive reviews from television critics upon broadcast. |
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| ⚫ | The episode, along with its second part, |
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| ⚫ | The episode, along with its second part, earned Rhimes a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]].<ref>{{Cite news |title='24,' 'Grey's Anatomy' top Emmy noms |url=http://www.qctimes.com/entertainment/article_ecd7dd78-e03e-5daa-b016-b38176466e7e.html |access-date=1 December 2009 |publisher=Quad City Times}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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The episode opens with a [[voice-over]] narration from [[Meredith Grey]] ([[Ellen Pompeo]]) about the inevitability of death and the importance of pursuing one's dreams before it's too late. |
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The episode begins with a scene of Izzie, Cristina, Meredith, and George in the shower together. It's George's dream. George wakes up to find that Meredith refuses to go to work as she has this feeling that she will die. George and Izzie cannot get her out of bed; they have to call in Cristina. Once all 4 are at the hospital, the premonition seems to have some validity. At the same time that Dr. Bailey returns, solo, to have her baby at the hospital (she tells them that her husband is on his way by car), a severely injured male trauma victim and his hysterical, screaming wife are brought in by paramedics; one of the paramedics, Hannah (played by guest star [[Christina Ricci]]), has her hand inside the victim's chest cavity to stop the bleeding. They are whisked to the surgical wing with Dr. Burke attending. Alex is ordered to stay and calm the wife, which he accomplishes by screaming back at her, shocking her into sense, and soon discovers that Hannah's hand is not the only thing inside of this patient; after firing a homemade bazooka, the husband has a piece of unexploded ammunition inside of him. The hospital goes on [[Code Black (emergency code)|Code Black]], for bomb in building, which essentially shuts down the surgical wing—save for the one operation that has already begun: Derek and Cristina operating on the brain of a man who they discovered is Bailey's husband. Meanwhile, Bailey refuses to have her baby until her husband arrives, not knowing he already had and was in surgery. |
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Bailey's husband got into a car accident trying to get to the hospital on time. The interns discover this when George calls the husband's phone at Bailey's request, and Izzie picks it up out of the man's belongings. They opt not to tell Bailey until Derek is clear on prognosis. The bomb squad, led by Dylan Young (played by guest star [[Kyle Chandler]]), wants to clear out the ORs of all unnecessary personnel. Derek, Cristina, and Meredith all insist on staying. Shortly after, Izzie and George chat about being "doers versus watchers" (they feel Cristina and Meredith are the "doers"), and then Izzie decides to ignite things with Alex—in the supply closet. Richard is trying his best to keep the hospital in some sort of order amidst the chaos, but he's having a tough time. In the surgical wing, the anesthesiologist quietly trains Hannah in providing airflow for the patient and then flees the OR, leaving Hannah alone with the patient and the bomb while all the other doctors are strategizing with Dylan. Meredith finds Hannah having a nervous breakdown, about to pull her hand out and potentially put them all in danger (and kill the patient, whose bleeding she is suppressing). Hannah does pull her hand out and flee the scene—but not before Meredith can take her place as the person with her hand in the patient. |
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In a [[dream sequence]], [[George O'Malley]] ([[T. R. Knight]]) imagines himself in the shower with [[Izzie Stevens]] ([[Katherine Heigl]]), [[Cristina Yang]] ([[Sandra Oh]]) and [[Meredith Grey]] ([[Ellen Pompeo]]). George wakes up from the dream only to find Meredith refusing to get out of bed for work, convinced she will die that day. Despite George and Izzie’s efforts to convince her otherwise, it takes Cristina joining in to finally get Meredith out of bed and to the hospital. |
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At the hospital, Meredith's ominous premonition seems to gain credibility. Dr. [[Miranda Bailey]] ([[Chandra Wilson]]) returns to the hospital to have her baby, alone, as her husband is on his way by car. Simultaneously, a severely injured male trauma patient and his panicked, screaming wife are brought in by paramedics. One of the paramedics, Hannah Davies ([[Christina Ricci]]), has her hand inside the man's [[Thoracic cavity|chest cavity]] to stop the bleeding. Dr. [[Preston Burke]] ([[Isaiah Washington]]) quickly takes charge of the case, and [[Alex Karev]] ([[Justin Chambers]]) is assigned to calm down the hysterical wife, which he successfully does by yelling back at her, shocking her into composure. |
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Things take a dangerous turn when it is discovered that Hannah’s hand isn’t the only thing inside the patient's chest. The patient has a piece of unexploded ammunition lodged in him, having accidentally fired a homemade [[bazooka]]. The hospital goes into [[Hospital emergency codes|Code Black]] for a bomb threat, shutting down most of the surgical wing—except for the operation that is already in progress: [[Derek Shepherd]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]]) and Cristina are operating on the brain of a man who, unbeknownst to them at first, is Tucker Jones ([[Cress Williams]]), Bailey's husband, who was involved in a [[Traffic collision|car accident]] while rushing to the hospital to be with her. |
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Bailey refuses to have her baby until her husband arrives, unaware that he is already in surgery. The interns discover this when George calls Bailey's husband’s phone at her request, and Izzie finds the phone in the man's belongings. They decide not to tell Bailey until Derek has more information about his prognosis. |
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Meanwhile, the bomb squad, led by Dylan Young ([[Kyle Chandler]]), arrives and works to contain the situation. They want to clear out the ORs of any non-essential personnel, but Derek, Cristina, and Meredith refuse to leave. Elsewhere, Izzie and George talk about feeling like "watchers" compared to Cristina and Meredith, who are "doers". Izzie, determined to act, decides to reignite her relationship with Alex, and they hook up in the supply closet. |
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[[Richard Webber]] ([[James Pickens Jr.]]), struggling to maintain order amidst the chaos, does his best to keep the hospital functioning despite the escalating danger. In the surgical wing, the [[anesthesiologist]], without warning, quietly trains Hannah on how to provide airflow for the patient and then flees, leaving her alone with the patient and the bomb. Meredith finds Hannah on the verge of a breakdown, about to pull her hand out, which would detonate the bomb and kill everyone in the room. Despite Meredith’s attempts to calm her down, Hannah panics and pulls her hand out, fleeing the scene—leaving Meredith to step in and place her own hand on the bomb to keep the patient and everyone else safe. |
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==Title reference== |
==Title reference== |
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The episode's title refers to the song "[[It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)]]" by [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]], whose lead singer, [[Michael Stipe]], collaborated with [[Coldplay]] frontman [[Chris Martin]] for a [[Cover version|cover]] of the [[Joseph Arthur]] song "In The Sun", which closes the episode.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523003/20060201/coldplay.jhtml |publisher=MTV.com |access-date=1 December 2009 |first=Corey |last=Moss |date=1 February 2006 |title=Chris Martin, Justin Timberlake Help Michael Stipe Raise Katrina Funds }}</ref> |
The episode's title refers to the song "[[It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)]]" by [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]], whose lead singer, [[Michael Stipe]], collaborated with [[Coldplay]] frontman [[Chris Martin]] for a [[Cover version|cover]] of the [[Joseph Arthur]] song "In The Sun", which closes the episode.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523003/20060201/coldplay.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060204124437/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523003/20060201/coldplay.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2006 |publisher=MTV.com |access-date=1 December 2009 |first=Corey |last=Moss |date=1 February 2006 |title=Chris Martin, Justin Timberlake Help Michael Stipe Raise Katrina Funds }}</ref> |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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*"Miniature Disasters" - [[KT Tunstall]] |
*"Miniature Disasters" - [[KT Tunstall]] |
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*"Kaboom!" - Ursula 1000 |
*"Kaboom!" - Ursula 1000 |
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*"In the Sun" - [[Michael Stipe]] |
*"In the Sun" - [[Michael Stipe]] and [[Chris Martin]] |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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{{Expand section|date=July 2012}} |
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''[[Wetpaint]]'' named it in December 2011 one of the 5 best episodes of ''Grey's Anatomy'' along with the second part "As We Know It".<ref>{{cite web|last=Clarendon|first=Dan|title=The 5 Best Episodes of Grey's Anatomy|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/greys-anatomy/articles/the-5-best-episodes-of-greys-anatomy-|work=[[Wetpaint]]|access-date=July 16, 2012|date=December 12, 2011}}</ref> |
''[[Wetpaint]]'' named it in December 2011 one of the 5 best episodes of ''Grey's Anatomy'' along with the second part "As We Know It".<ref>{{cite web|last=Clarendon|first=Dan|title=The 5 Best Episodes of Grey's Anatomy|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/greys-anatomy/articles/the-5-best-episodes-of-greys-anatomy-|work=[[Wetpaint]]|access-date=July 16, 2012|date=December 12, 2011}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 24 September 2024
| "It's the End of the World" | |
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| Grey's Anatomy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Peter Horton |
| Written by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Production code | 211 |
| Original air date | February 5, 2006 (ABC) |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"It's the End of the World" is the 16th episode of the second season of the American television series Grey's Anatomy and the show's 25th episode overall. Written by series creator Shonda Rhimes and directed by co-executive producer Peter Horton, the episode is the first part of a two-part storyline, which concludes with the following episode, "As We Know It".
The episode originally aired on February 5, 2006, on ABC, serving as the lead-out program for Super Bowl XL. On its original broadcast, it was watched by 38.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated and most-watched episode in the series' history.[1] Both parts received positive reviews from television critics upon broadcast.
The episode, along with its second part, earned Rhimes a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.[2]
Plot
[edit]The episode opens with a voice-over narration from Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) about the inevitability of death and the importance of pursuing one's dreams before it's too late.
In a dream sequence, George O'Malley (T. R. Knight) imagines himself in the shower with Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) and Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). George wakes up from the dream only to find Meredith refusing to get out of bed for work, convinced she will die that day. Despite George and Izzie’s efforts to convince her otherwise, it takes Cristina joining in to finally get Meredith out of bed and to the hospital.
At the hospital, Meredith's ominous premonition seems to gain credibility. Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) returns to the hospital to have her baby, alone, as her husband is on his way by car. Simultaneously, a severely injured male trauma patient and his panicked, screaming wife are brought in by paramedics. One of the paramedics, Hannah Davies (Christina Ricci), has her hand inside the man's chest cavity to stop the bleeding. Dr. Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) quickly takes charge of the case, and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) is assigned to calm down the hysterical wife, which he successfully does by yelling back at her, shocking her into composure.
Things take a dangerous turn when it is discovered that Hannah’s hand isn’t the only thing inside the patient's chest. The patient has a piece of unexploded ammunition lodged in him, having accidentally fired a homemade bazooka. The hospital goes into Code Black for a bomb threat, shutting down most of the surgical wing—except for the operation that is already in progress: Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) and Cristina are operating on the brain of a man who, unbeknownst to them at first, is Tucker Jones (Cress Williams), Bailey's husband, who was involved in a car accident while rushing to the hospital to be with her.
Bailey refuses to have her baby until her husband arrives, unaware that he is already in surgery. The interns discover this when George calls Bailey's husband’s phone at her request, and Izzie finds the phone in the man's belongings. They decide not to tell Bailey until Derek has more information about his prognosis.
Meanwhile, the bomb squad, led by Dylan Young (Kyle Chandler), arrives and works to contain the situation. They want to clear out the ORs of any non-essential personnel, but Derek, Cristina, and Meredith refuse to leave. Elsewhere, Izzie and George talk about feeling like "watchers" compared to Cristina and Meredith, who are "doers". Izzie, determined to act, decides to reignite her relationship with Alex, and they hook up in the supply closet.
Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.), struggling to maintain order amidst the chaos, does his best to keep the hospital functioning despite the escalating danger. In the surgical wing, the anesthesiologist, without warning, quietly trains Hannah on how to provide airflow for the patient and then flees, leaving her alone with the patient and the bomb. Meredith finds Hannah on the verge of a breakdown, about to pull her hand out, which would detonate the bomb and kill everyone in the room. Despite Meredith’s attempts to calm her down, Hannah panics and pulls her hand out, fleeing the scene—leaving Meredith to step in and place her own hand on the bomb to keep the patient and everyone else safe.
Title reference
[edit]The episode's title refers to the song "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M., whose lead singer, Michael Stipe, collaborated with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for a cover of the Joseph Arthur song "In The Sun", which closes the episode.[3]
Music
[edit]- "Dead Streets" - The Monotypes
- "Miniature Disasters" - KT Tunstall
- "Kaboom!" - Ursula 1000
- "In the Sun" - Michael Stipe and Chris Martin
Reception
[edit]Wetpaint named it in December 2011 one of the 5 best episodes of Grey's Anatomy along with the second part "As We Know It".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Super Bowl Tops 90 Million Viewers". Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "'24,' 'Grey's Anatomy' top Emmy noms". Quad City Times. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Moss, Corey (1 February 2006). "Chris Martin, Justin Timberlake Help Michael Stipe Raise Katrina Funds". MTV.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Clarendon, Dan (December 12, 2011). "The 5 Best Episodes of Grey's Anatomy". Wetpaint. Retrieved July 16, 2012.