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Grey’s Anatomy Spoilers:
Updated on September 1, 2007
Grey’s Anatomy is currently on hiatus. The show will air Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC. Season 4 will have 23 episodes.
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Airdate: Wednesday September 19, 2007 at 9 p.m.
Episode 4.01: A Change Is Gonna Come
Airdate: September 27, 2007
* 08/28 – [Someone will say] “I love you, too” [at the end of the first episode.] Source: Kristin on E!Online [Note: Per the hints Kristin gave in her column, it looks like this line will be said by someone involved in the Izzie/Callie triangle.]
* 08/25 – “[George]’s going to be Meredith’s intern!” [Krista] Vernoff dishes. Source: Us Magazine
* 08/12 – Actor Richard Keith will be playing intern Mitch Greenberg. He is the person wearing a trauma gown right next to Izzie in the photo posted on Spoilerbuzz (see spoiler below). Source: SpoilerFix.com
* 08/11 – We have some inside scoop on the new Grey’s Anatomy interns who will be descending on Seattle Grace this season. Of course, we all know about Lexie played by Chyler Leigh (who will be a regular cast member this season). But what about the other newbie interns? Claire will be played by Tymberlee Chanel who is a relatively unknown newcomer to television save for two guest roles. The first was on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation this year and Numb3rs. Graciella is played by Gloria Garayua. She has had some guest starring roles in Cold Case, the ill-received 3 Lbs., Strong Medicine, Joey, Six Feet Under and others. Leo has had plenty of guest starring television roles as well, such as Dexter, That ’70s Show, The X-Files and Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. But also a relative newcomer to the scene. As you may have noticed, these aren’t the interns who were in the last episode of the last season! Those interns were played by Ajay Vidure, Candice Afia, Artie O’Daly and Joseph Williamson. No word if they will be showing up this season as well or not. We have also been told that one of the interns is going to try and pull a Cristina/Meredith and hook up with one of the McDoctors. Source: Spoiler Buzz [Note: Click on the source to see pictures of the interns and Izzie. The intern/McDoctor hook up will more than likely be with Mark since he is said to be getting more action this season.]
* 08/01 – I’m hearing Rhimes may stick a fork in Izzie in the season premiere when the ex-platonic pals are forced to examine their relationship while tending to an, um, unusual patient: a deer. That’s right, an injured deer will be admitted to Seattle Grace. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide [Note: It seems that they changed the raccoon storyline to a deer one.]
* 07/11 – Two new interns will be introduced in the season premiere (three if you include Lexie). And they’ll have their hands full when a three-car accident sends multiple casualties pouring into Seattle Grace. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide
* 07/06 – Expect changes to occur in the season premiere as the title is “A Change Is Gonna Come.” The premiere will see new interns enter the medical world. One, who is supposed to be named Thomson, helps deliver a baby on the interns’ first day on the job. Grey’s Anatomy episodes would not be the same without a wacky case. In this episode, the wacky case is that of a young boy bringing his bleeding female raccoon pet to the hospital in the hope a doctor will save her. Source: TV Squad
* 07/02 – Clara, who is with her two young children, discuss the status of her husband Henry with one of the doctors. Henry has suffered extremely traumatic injuries during a car accident. The doctor says that the only thing holding Henry’s head to his body is skin and muscle and that he will surely died very soon, even with surgery. A boy brings a near-dead raccoon to Seattle Grace in the hope they will be able to save it. His father wants his son to grow up and stop living in a make-believe world. Some of the doctors need to deal with new stressed out interns. One of the interns will help deliver a baby. Source: SpoilerFix.com
Episode 4.02: Love/Robins
Airdate: October 4, 2007
* 08/29 – Since Burke’s never coming back, Shonda Rhimes went and got the next best thing: his mama! Diahann Carroll’s returning in this season’s second episode when she shows up at Seattle Grace to get that choker back from Cristina. Needless to say, her return is shocking – and potentially clarifying – for Yang. It’s also funny as hell. In fact, I hear the entire episode is high- sterical. There’s also apparently some great stuff with Chandra Wilson as Bailey struggles with no longer being the boss lady. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide
* 07/27 – Doctors will treat various patients who were injured in an apartment complex fire, including the woman who set it after falling asleep while smoking, in the second episode of the new season. Source: TV Squad
* 07/26 – Another Broadway star will join Sara Ramirez and Chandra Wilson on Grey’s Anatomy this fall. Tony winner Ben Vereen will make an appearance in the second episode of Season [4] as a patient at Seattle Grace. “I was exposed to a fire in my apartment and I come in as a burn victim,” Vereen tells TV Guide.com. “I’m a wise, old guy who is the neighbor of a family he’s adopted who has a terrible misfortune.” Vereen’s character discovers that his surrogate family ran a drug laboratory at home when they all wind up in the hospital after an explosion. “He’s crushed because he’s a very lonely man,” says the actor. “Mark and Izzie are taking care of him and Callie comes in so I deal with those characters.” Source: TV Guide Online [Note: It seems that he will play the 70-year-old character we describe in our 07/24 spoilers below.]
* 07/24 – A woman, Marla, wakes up in the hospital not knowing how and why she got there. It turns out that Marla fell asleep with a cigarette in her hand, starting a fire in her living room. Marla sustained injuries to her abdomen. Her husband is okay but her son suffered extensive burns. There are also other patients in the hospital who were affected by the fire Marla set. One patient warns a female doctor to start to date in order to not end up alone at 70 like he is. Another burn patient panics while at the hospital and admits that the life he is now living is not what he wanted. Source: SpoilerFix.com
* 07/18 – The show is currently looking for a male in his 50s to play an older doctor. The ladies replacing Kristin from E! this week scooped me on this earlier. They were able to learn that it would be a recurring character. Source: SpoilerFix BuddyTV Spoilers Chat
Episode 4.03: Let the Truth Sting
Airdate: October 11, 2007
* 08/08 – The doctor who examines Henry after he collapsed thinks that something is wrong with his brain. He asked that another doctor be paged (Derek?) but the latter is in surgery. Source: SpoilerFix BuddyTV Spoilers Chat
* 08/01 – In episode 4.03, a mother, Marcy, brings her 15-year-old son Henry to the hospital because she suspects his change in behavior may be due to drugs. When the test results show that Henry is not on drugs, the doctor working the case tries to reassure Marcy by telling her he is going through adolescence. But things go awry when the teen starts to speak nonsense and collapses. A patient named Connie is in for surgery to remove a cancer in her vocal chords. Before the operation, she tells two of her best friends stuff she has on her mind since it may be the last time she’ll talk. What she has to say is not pretty (your breath stinks, you look fat in those pants, etc.). When she comes back from surgery, her friends decide to return the “favor” and tell Connie that she has terrible taste in men. Not to worry, all friends will kiss and make up! Source: SpoilerFix BuddyTV Spoilers Chat
Episode 4.04: The Heart of the Matter
Airdate: October 18, 2007
* new 09/01 – A female doctor is angry that another (probably an intern) read a chart wrong. They go to Mrs. Bitzer’s room to assess the situation but the woman is gone. Source: SpoilerFix.com
* 08/15 – In episode 4.04, one of the case of the week is that of Adam, a teen soccer player who seems to have wanted to quit playing for a while. The boy was injured during a game and his father says that he could have avoided the injury if he was a better player! The doctor tells them that in order for Adam to walk again, he’ll have to undergo a risky procedure. Source: SpoilerFix BuddyTV Spoilers Chat
* 08/11 – 18-year-old Courtney learns that her cancer has came back and is getting worse. She is told of the options opened to her but she wants none of them. She wants to go back home and die there. Elsewhere, a woman who was told she was terminal and decided to end everything in her life (break up with her boyfriend, get rid of her possessions, quit her job) learns that she will live after all. A woman named Ruthie comes to the ER because of an injured foot. The doctor learns that Ruthie has been on an extreme regime and training in order to lose 40 pounds. Ruthie and her fiancé Will admit that they agreed to get married when Ruthie lost 40 pounds. In exchange for the sacrifice, Will would quit smoking. The doctor tells the couple that, besides the foot injury, Ruthie has two other fractures. In order for the repairs to hold and recovery to be faster, she will need to eat. After vomiting, she is brought in surgery. Later, the doctor finds Will smoking. He says that Ruthie will forgive him. Thing is, Ruthie died because her body was too weak. The doctor calls Will on his need to make Ruthie be hot instead of accepting her for who she was. Source: SpoilerFix.com
* 08/08 – Jane Doe/Ava/Rebecca reappears (possibly) around Episode 4. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide
* 08/01 – Sources confirm that newly minted Emmy nominee Elizabeth Reaser is returning to Grey’s this fall as Alex’s erstwhile Jane Doe. An exact episode count is still being worked out, but my spy tells me it’s “definitely more than one.” Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide
Episode 4.05: Title Unknown
Airdate: October 25, 2007
* 08/26 – The fifth episode of the season will be a Halloween one. In the episode, some of the ladies working at the hospital formed a sort of club of women who have been hit on by a certain male doctor (Mark?). Erin, the daughter of a man waiting for a heart transplant, gets angry when his father’s state worsens due to the fact the hospital is short staff and that those who are working seems to be more into Halloween than patients. Later, Erin becomes a patient when a Halloween prank goes wrong. A man wants one of his ears to be removed saying that he can’t sleep because of it. When the doctors don’t want to perform this wacky surgery, the man takes matters in his own hands. Ryan, a deaf kid who has a lot of tricks and some lies in his bag, wants to have hearing aids implanted inside his ears and hopes that the doctors will do it pro bono. The doctors also tend to a patient who cut one of his fingers when using a chainsaw to carve a pumpkin. Source: SpoilerFix BuddyTV Spoilers Chat
Episode 4.06: Title Unknown
Airdate: November 2007
* new 09/01 – The episode features Helena and Jackie, two brides to be, and their respective frat-boy type fiancés. The brides are brought to the ER after a contest they took part in turns ugly. Other guest stars will be Rick and Sally, both said to be of the adventurer type. The doctors also take care of skinny and delicate Mr. Arnold. Source: SpoilerFix.com
General Spoilers:
* 08/29 – [Edward Herrmann is] playing the world’s oldest intern. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide
* 08/17 – A new season of Grey’s Anatomy and some fresh new spoilers! Many of these will be in the season premiere September 27th, but some will obviously carry over for a few episodes, and some are rather obvious from how we saw the plot going in the season finale. George decides to repeat his internship, meaning he’ll be with all the new interns including Lexie, Meredith’s half sister. No word on which new resident will have either George or Lexie, but we know it won’t be Izzie. The rest of the former interns are now residents, and are having issues with having to report to Callie. Meredith joins Cristina on her honeymoon before they both return to Seattle Grace two weeks after Burke walked out on Cristina. And yes, Burke has resigned. And Meredith uses the time away to consider her own relationship with Derek. Bailey is still pretty upset with Richard for choosing Callie for Chief Resident and is struggling to find her place on the hierarchy of the hospital. Richard takes Derek’s advice and decides to return to his position as Seattle Grace’s Chief. And he and Adele get back together. After Addison leaves, Mark tries to befriend Derek again. and it sounds as though his relationship with Meredith will also play a role in this. One of the interns from last season’s season finale has also snagged a spot as a recurring character on Grey’s Anatomy. Candice Afia will be returning to Grey’s Anatomy. Joseph Williamson (who played the hot intern in the season finale) will be returning as well. Of the remaining two interns we saw last season, neither are returning as this season’s interns. Source: SpoilerBuzz
* 08/15 – As per Ausiello’s Vodcast on TV Guide.com, Callie will learn the truth about Gizzie during one of the following: 1) The first scene of the premiere, 2) November Sweeps, 3) Episode Three entitled “Let The Truth Sting.” Source: SpoilerTV
* 08/08 – I hear Lexie and Derek are not happening – at least not initially. Word around Seattle Grace is that Lexie is being paired with Alex. That should certainly make things interesting when Jane Doe/Ava/Rebecca reappears. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide
* 07/27 – Edward Herrmann is scrubbing in for a guest role on ABC’s hit drama Grey’s Anatomy. Details on his role are being kept under wraps, but it is understood that he will play a doctor in at least three episodes. Source: The Hollywood Reporter [Note: Could he be playing the doctor in his 50s described in our 4.02 spoilers?]
* 07/12 – Entering their first year as residents, Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens and Alex Karev now have interns of their own to mentor. Among the new interns are George, forced to repeat his internship after failing his exams, and Lexie Grey, Meredith’s half-sister. Actress Chyler Leigh joins the cast as Lexie Grey. “Grey’s Anatomy” stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel “Izzie” Stevens, T.R. Knight as George O’Malley, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan and Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey. Source: ABC
* 07/11 – Grey’s Anatomy has promoted Chyler Leigh (aka Mer’s McDreaming half-sis Lexie) to a series regular, an ABC Studios rep confirms. Source: The Ausiello Report
* 07/02 – I’m hearing [that George and Callie's relationship] is proving quite a difficult puzzle for Shonda Rhimes, who is fully aware of the fan backlash over last season’s George and Izzie hookup and has been doing quite a few rewrites. Source: Kristin on E!Online
* 06/12 – Executives tied to the show say the fourth-season plan is to add several cast members, including at least one fresh-faced new intern: Meredith Grey’s half-sister Lexi (Chyler Leigh) will become a frequent presence with a multi-episode story arc. They are also seeking a new recurring male character to compete with Patrick Dempsey’s Dr. McDreamy. Source: AOL
* 06/08 – Multiple sources are telling me that Isaiah Washington will not be returning to Grey’s Anatomy next season. An ABC Studios spokesperson confirms that the actor’s contract option has not been picked up, but declined further comment. [...] Washington’s rep, Howard Bragman, confirmed the news, adding that his client was informed by Grey’s executive producer Shonda Rhimes earlier today that he was not being invited back to the show. [...] Plot-wise, it won’t be difficult to explain Washington’s absence. In last month’s season finale, Burke left Cristina at the altar and moved out of their apartment. Source: The Ausiello Report
* 05/09 – Sources close to Grey’s Anatomy tell me that Chyler Leigh has been offered a multiple-episode arc for next season. Source: Kristin on E!Online [Note: Ausiello says that Chyler Leigh was offered a 13-episode arc.]
* 02/10 – I know that casting agents have been in Toronto recently, looking to cast a girl between the ages of 10 and 12 for an arc next season. Now, as much as a great show like Grey’s might plan ahead, this seems to be way ahead, if you ask me. So, my first thought is that this girl is Izzie’s bio-daughter. Source: Kristin on E!Online [Note: We have seen Izzie's daughter this season. Does this spoiler mean that she'll be back next season? Or is the 10-to-12-year-old girl not Izzie's daughter?]
