"Superstition" is the 21st episode of the second season of the ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 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 James D. Parriott

James D. Parriott

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 and was directed by Tricia Brock. It originally aired on March 19, 2006, running for 43:04 min.

Starring

• Ellen Pompeo
  Ellen Pompeo
  Ellen 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 Oh
  Sandra Oh
  Sandra 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. Cristina Yang.
• Katherine Heigl
  Katherine Heigl
  Katherine 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 Chambers
  Justin Chambers
  Justin 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 Wilson
  Chandra Wilson
  Chandra 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
  Kate Walsh (actor)
  Kathleen Erin "Kate" Walsh is an American film and television actress, currently known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on the ABC dramas Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.-Early life:...
  
   as Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd.
• Isaiah Washington
  Isaiah Washington
  Isaiah 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 Dempsey
  Patrick Dempsey
  Patrick 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

When a series of deaths occur at Seattle Grace, the uncanny events bring out the doctors' superstitious sides, namely the belief that deaths "come in threes and sevens". The four deaths that morning implies that three more deaths are due for the day. This makes Izzie nervous about Denny's surgery, and a jealous Alex informs Denny of the likelihood of his death, prompting Izzie to completely end their relationship. Meanwhile, Derek and Addison discuss making a more permanent living arrangement, and Richard treats a former sponsor from his alcoholic's anonymous group. After Denny survives his surgery Izzie kisses him.

Title Reference

The episode's title refers to a song originally by Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

, Superstition

Superstition (song)

"Superstition" is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was 22 years old. It was the lead single for Wonder's Talking Book album, and released in many countries. It reached number one in the USA, and number one on the soul...

.

Music

• "You Don't Know Me" - Greenskeepers
• "Catalyst - Acoustic" - Anna Nalick
  Anna Nalick
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• "Free" - Luke Doucet
  Luke Doucet
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• "How to Save a Life
  How to Save a Life (song)
  "How to Save a Life" is a song by American rock band The Fray. It is the title track from their debut album and was released as the second single from it. The song is one of their most popular airplay songs and peaked in the top 3 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States...
  
  " - The Fray
  The Fray (band)
  The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King, they achieved success with the release of their debut album, How to Save a Life in 2005, which was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand...
  
  
• "Gabriel and the Vagabond" - Foy Vance
  Foy Vance
  Foy Vance is a musician from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. His first single "Gabriel and the Vagabond" was released on 18 December 2006 on Wurdamouth Records. The single's B-side was "Indiscriminate Act of Kindness"...
  
  
• "Multiply" - Jamie Lidell
  Jamie Lidell
  Jamie Lidell is an English musician and soul singer living in Nashville, United States...