GREY’S ANATOMY season nine ended with a storm that
changed the lives of almost everyone at Grey + Sloan Memorial Hospital. Here's why it was a good way to end season nine...
THE FINALE THAT
TOOK EVERYONE BY STORM
Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of the doctors at Grey
+ Sloan Memorial Hospital becoming patients themselves. From Meredith’s
drowning to Izzie’s cancer, from George’s accident to Derek being shot, from
Christina’s abortions to Callie’s accident and delivery, almost every doctor
has been a patient there, and it’s always fun to see how doctors make the worst
patients. But in the season nine finale, they gave us Meredith’s C-section and
subsequent complication, through which she herself guided Ross through the
procedure, until Bailey took charge. It was indeed one of the most amazing
moments on the show, especially since it ended with Bailey rising to the
occasion and letting go of her latest baggage, coming to Meredith’s rescue
after a gut-wrenching meltdown. On the other hand, there was Christina being
guided by Webber through a surgery in the dark. That was quite amazing too, and
it was a way for the writers to show us how important Webber still is to the
other doctors, still mentoring and inspiring them to be great surgeons, even
years after he stepped down from being the chief of surgery. Of course, it was
also meant to make us feel even worse about seeing Webber in the basement,
unconscious from being electrocuted, just when Bailey felt the need to
apologize to him for all the hurtful things she’d said to him earlier. While
that was probably the most prominent cliffhanger, the storm pretty much changed
everyone else’s lives as well.
TROUBLE FOR THE COUPLES
While Alex and Jo kind of got their happy ending,
there was Christina and Owen finally having the conversation that they’d been
avoiding like the elephant in the room, while having sex like horny teenagers these
past few months. It may have been a divorce of convenience for Christina and Owen, but the
issues they had before the divorce were conveniently forgotten over the season,
and I’m glad that they finally confronted them. In a way, Christina showed how
much she cared for Owen by letting him go, being admirably pragmatic about it,
acknowledging that he would eventually resent her for not having children with
him. Is this the end of the road for them? Not at all! Their complicated
relationship is surely going to see several more twists and turns before the
end, whether they end up together or not. Then there were Callie and Arizona,
and how Arizona finally gave in to Lauren’s charms and cheated on her wife.
While it was clear that that was going to happen, I was somehow not convinced
of the fight that the couple had when Callie figured it out. I mean, I
understand that a part of Arizona still resented Callie for cutting off her
leg, but I wish they’d shown even hints of that resentment in Arizona, after
the initial rough patch, during the rest of the season. Instead, Arizona became
positive about using her prosthetic leg; she and Callie even seemed to be in a
good place finally. And then as soon as Arizona gets some attention from a beautiful,
new surgeon, her resentment resurfaces. I think she just enjoyed being with
Lauren and found a way to justify her actions by playing the leg card. I love
Arizona and all, but I was disappointed to see her character take this turn. I
wish she would take responsibility for her actions, instead of making Callie
feel like shit. Will they break up for good? Nope! Shonda loves sending her
fictional couples to hell before bringing them back for a happy ending. And
that’s what she’s doing with ‘Calzona’ right now. I suspect that they’ll
struggle through the tenth season, but will get back together before almost
getting divorced, or something.
A FITTING END BEFORE SEASON TEN
And then we were left with Webber on the basement
floor. I don’t think he’ll die, because it would be stretching it. Shonda does
kill off many people, but she wouldn’t kill two major characters in the same
season. Besides, Webber has been through a lot, and he’s like a father figure
to everyone. He deserves a happy ending with Catherine Avery. And while everyone’s
happiness is at stake right now, I was happy to see at least Meredith and Derek
happy with their new baby.
With that, season nine came to an end. I personally
thought that it was a good, solid season. They followed through with the repercussions
of the plane crash, with the lawsuit and the personal problems that the crash
caused for everyone. There was the hospital take-over and name change. Bailey’s
wedding, Adele’s death, and so many other things… And finally, even though some
would say that ending with a disaster was so typical, I think that while it may
have been a means to put everyone’s lives in turmoil, it presented a set of very
real challenges before the hospital: casualties, a busy ER in a storm, the blackout,
the lack of resources like meds and batteries, emergency surgeries, and professional
growth for doctors like Yang and Ross. It was the perfect end to the season and
it gives us a lot to look forward to from the tenth season. I’m sure Shonda
Rhimes and her team will make it a big season, but after seeing so much happen
over the last nine odd years, it’ll be very interesting to see how they make
the tenth season big.
What did you think of the GREY'S ANATOMY season nine finale? Were you expecting a death? Do you think Callie and Arizona's relationship will survive? Do you think Richard Webber is dead? Do share your thoughts on what all we might see in the tenth season...
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