Sometimes a Fantasy (Grey's Anatomy)
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"Sometimes a Fantasy" is the third episode of the third season of the ABC
series, Grey's Anatomy
. The episode was written by Debora Cahn
and was directed by Adam Arkin
. It originally aired on October 5, 2006, running for 43:12 min.
with Finn and Derek before being awoken by George complaining that Callie's belongings are blocking the hallway. George is becoming frustrated that a week-long temporary stay by Callie has become longer, and she is using his stuff. When he complains that Callie is wearing his towel, she removes it, standing naked in the hallway and hands it to George. At the hospital, Callie requests George to perform surgery on an athlete who has had repeated orthopedic surgeries already. George convinces the patient to not have the surgery. When Callie learns what George did, she confronts him, and he admits he doesn't want to live with her anymore. She storms off and at the end of the episode is seen booking into a hotel.
First Derek and then Finn arrange dates with Meredith on the same day. The first date is lunch with Finn at the hospital, but Derek interrupts saying that he would like Meredith to help perform a corpus callosotomy
. Then on the date with Derek, as they approach Meredith's door at the end, Finn appears with strawberry ice-cream. Meredith complains that neither seem to be noticing her, instead the two men are just competing with each other.
Cristina is becoming frustrated that Preston is depressed after his surgery. She is even more angry when he gets an open-ended leave of absence from the hospital without telling her first. In the end, she sees that she must help him, so she gets him chicken carcasses to practice his surgery skills on and to get back his dexterity.
Alex treats a young girl named Megan Clover (Abigail Breslin
), who has a long history of injuries. She claims to be a superhero
and to feel no pain, proving this by beating Alex at an ice-water pain test. When she says that she got another child to hit her in the stomach with a baseball bat, Alex is concerned, and an MRI scan confirms she has a large amount of internal bleeding. The lack of pain is diagnosed as congenital insensitivity to pain
.
Addison returns to work, but then receives a phone call from Mark, whom she meets at Joe's bar. She thought he was returning to New York, but he missed his flight on purpose, and he professes his love for her. She tries to tell him that she can't have a relationship with him. He ignores what she says, and moves in to kiss her. Addison does the same, but then slaps him and leaves. Mark is seen at the end checking into the same hotel as Callie and requesting a room on the same floor as Addisons.
The Chief asks his wife for more time to make a decision: retire or divorce. His wife responds that all she has done their entire marriage is give him time and she's done with that. She makes his decision for him and Richard is checking into the hotel alongside Mark and Callie.
Izzie attempts to return to the hospital, but can get no further than standing outside. Several people try to convince her to come inside, but she cannot bring herself to.
by Billy Joel
.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
series, Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
. The episode was written by Debora Cahn
Debora Cahn
Debora T. Cahn is an American television writer, most notable for her work on The West Wing.In 2005, Cahn won a Writers Guild of America award for writing the fifth season episode entitled "The Supremes"....
and was directed by Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin is an American television, film and stage actor and director. He played the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony as well as 3 primetime Emmys, 4 SAG Awards , and a DGA Award...
. It originally aired on October 5, 2006, running for 43:12 min.
Starring
- Ellen PompeoEllen PompeoEllen Kathleen Pompeo is an American actress, known for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.-Early life:...
as Dr. Meredith Grey. - Sandra OhSandra OhSandra Oh is a Canadian actress. She is best known for the role of Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, for which she has won a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award. She also played notable roles in the feature films Under the Tuscan Sun and Sideways, and had a supporting role on the...
as Dr. Christina Yang - Katherine HeiglKatherine HeiglKatherine Marie Heigl is an American actress and producer. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series in 2007...
as Dr. Izzie Stevens. - Justin ChambersJustin ChambersJustin W. Chambers is an American actor and former Calvin Klein male fashion model. As of 2005, he is starring in the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Alex Karev....
as Dr. Alex Karev. - T.R. Knight as Dr. George O´Malley.
- Chandra WilsonChandra WilsonChandra Danette Wilson is an American actress and director, best known as Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC television drama, Grey's Anatomy.-Early life:...
as Dr. Miranda Bailey. - James Pickens, Jr.James Pickens, Jr.James Pickens, Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC drama television series Grey's Anatomy, and for his supporting role as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh on later seasons of the Fox Network science fiction series The X-Files.- Early life...
as Dr. Richard Webber. - Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery.
- Sara RamirezSara RamírezSara Ramírez is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter and actress. She is known for her role as Callie Torres in Grey's Anatomy and as the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.-Early life:Ramírez...
as Dr. Callie Torres. - Eric DaneEric DaneEric Dane is an American actor. After appearing in television roles throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he became known for playing Dr...
as Dr. Mark Sloan. - Isaiah WashingtonIsaiah WashingtonIsaiah Washington IV is an American actor. A veteran of several Spike Lee films, Washington is best known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2007.-Personal life:...
as Dr. Preston Burke. - Patrick DempseyPatrick DempseyPatrick Galen Dempsey is an American actor, known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Prior to Grey's Anatomy he made several television appearances and was nominated for an Emmy Award...
as Dr. Derek Shepherd.
Episode Recap
Meredith dreams about a threesomeThreesome
A threesome is a group of three engaged in the same activity. In relation to a sexual activity a threesome refer to the activity involving three people of any gender or sexual orientation...
with Finn and Derek before being awoken by George complaining that Callie's belongings are blocking the hallway. George is becoming frustrated that a week-long temporary stay by Callie has become longer, and she is using his stuff. When he complains that Callie is wearing his towel, she removes it, standing naked in the hallway and hands it to George. At the hospital, Callie requests George to perform surgery on an athlete who has had repeated orthopedic surgeries already. George convinces the patient to not have the surgery. When Callie learns what George did, she confronts him, and he admits he doesn't want to live with her anymore. She storms off and at the end of the episode is seen booking into a hotel.
First Derek and then Finn arrange dates with Meredith on the same day. The first date is lunch with Finn at the hospital, but Derek interrupts saying that he would like Meredith to help perform a corpus callosotomy
Corpus callosotomy
Corpus callosotomy is a surgical procedure that disconnects the cerebral hemispheres, resulting in a condition called split-brain....
. Then on the date with Derek, as they approach Meredith's door at the end, Finn appears with strawberry ice-cream. Meredith complains that neither seem to be noticing her, instead the two men are just competing with each other.
Cristina is becoming frustrated that Preston is depressed after his surgery. She is even more angry when he gets an open-ended leave of absence from the hospital without telling her first. In the end, she sees that she must help him, so she gets him chicken carcasses to practice his surgery skills on and to get back his dexterity.
Alex treats a young girl named Megan Clover (Abigail Breslin
Abigail Breslin
Abigail Kathleen Breslin is an American teen actress. She is one of the youngest actresses ever to be nominated for an Academy Award....
), who has a long history of injuries. She claims to be a superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
and to feel no pain, proving this by beating Alex at an ice-water pain test. When she says that she got another child to hit her in the stomach with a baseball bat, Alex is concerned, and an MRI scan confirms she has a large amount of internal bleeding. The lack of pain is diagnosed as congenital insensitivity to pain
Congenital insensitivity to pain
Congenital insensitivity to pain , also known as congenital analgesia, is one or more rare conditions where a person cannot feel physical pain...
.
Addison returns to work, but then receives a phone call from Mark, whom she meets at Joe's bar. She thought he was returning to New York, but he missed his flight on purpose, and he professes his love for her. She tries to tell him that she can't have a relationship with him. He ignores what she says, and moves in to kiss her. Addison does the same, but then slaps him and leaves. Mark is seen at the end checking into the same hotel as Callie and requesting a room on the same floor as Addisons.
The Chief asks his wife for more time to make a decision: retire or divorce. His wife responds that all she has done their entire marriage is give him time and she's done with that. She makes his decision for him and Richard is checking into the hotel alongside Mark and Callie.
Izzie attempts to return to the hospital, but can get no further than standing outside. Several people try to convince her to come inside, but she cannot bring herself to.
Title Reference
This episode's title refers to the 1980 song Sometimes a FantasySometimes a Fantasy
"Sometimes a Fantasy" is a song by Billy Joel released as the last single from his album Glass Houses. The single peaked at #36 on the US Billboard Hot 100....
by Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
.
Music
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" - OutKastOutKastOutkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast... - "Take What You Take" - Lily AllenLily AllenLily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
- "Dirty Mind" - The PipettesThe PipettesThe Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton by "svengali" Robert "Monster Bobby" Barry. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs...
- "Step It Up" - The BamboosThe BamboosThe Bamboos may refer to:* The Bamboos - 1980's alternative rock band from Perth, Australia* The Bamboos - 2000's deep funk band from Melbourne, Australia* Bamboo - 2000's alternative rock band from Manila, Philippines...
- "Ballad of a Bitter End" - The Poems
- "Can't Get It Right Today" - Joe PurdyJoe PurdyJoe Purdy is an American folk singer-songwriter who has recorded and released ten albums in eight years.- The band :Joe Purdy's band members have included: Chris Seefried, Brian Wright, Willy C. Golden, , and .- Career :...