Code Grey(s)

It's the penultimate episode of our first season and the first season of Grey's Anatomy! While jogging, washing dishes, taking a transatlantic flight, please join us as we cover: the episode summary, sponsored by the ticking clock sample on GarageBand (1:20)...McDreamy's transformation into McShady (3:25)...the bitchy (but productive!) rapport between Devo (the patient, not the band) and Karev (8:10)...the full spectrum of abortion feelings as experienced by Yang and her patient Zoe (15:30)...how at Seattle GRACE you gotta have faith, faith, faith (30:48)...and our bits! (41:30) including our songs of the week (has any one heard Band of Horses and 78 SAAB play at the same time??)...our surprising Chief Resident (45:30)...and our unsurprising 007 (47:10). Thanks as always for listening and we'll see you next week for the Season 1 finale!

Join us as we join some surgical interns in this thing called Life. In this episode, we have strong feelings about: the fragile peace between Miranda Bailey and Meredith Grey (08:00)...toxic masculinity and our own Alex Karev (14:00)...our mutual discomfort with babies in both theory and practice (21:00)...ethical non-conundrums and George O'Malley (23:00)...the satisfaction of confronting privilege (39:15)...and our BITS (44:30) which run the gamut from Megan's Tegan & Sara bias to a DOUBLE-FEATURE Medical Fact(s) of the Week (44:30). Thanks for listening and be sure to check out next week's episode--the penultimate ep of Season 1!

In sickness and in health, we are committed to bringing you overly enthusiastic commentary on your favorite show from 2005!  In this episode, you can look forward to: our 30-second episode summary (2:55)...Karev bottoming out as a human (9:00)...how has this medical program not been sued out of existence? (12:00)...that time George is unable to identify a tumor of record-breaking size (12:50)...the emotional neediness of the men of Grey's Anatomy (18:20)...Bailey on the (completely warranted) warpath (20:32)...Meredith's valiant and futile attempt to defend herself to warpath-ing Bailey (26:20)...Megan's fight or flight response to Miranda Bailey (28:35)...saying goodbye to Annie (35:55)...and our BITS (40:13)--including our HUGE medical fact of the week (46:50). Join us next Wednesday for another Grey's Anatomy roundtable!

Join us for a deep dive into Episode 5 of Grey's Anatomy Season 1. In this episode, we cover more than you possibly needed to know, including: how we're not-so-slowly becoming our mothers...the weekly episode summary--this time with notes! (2:45)...why we should never be given any real responsibility (4:00)...what's the deal with the Ditty Bops? (6:20)...the solid tutelage of Preston Burke, MD (13:00)...Izzy's surprising competence/Katherine Heigl's winning portrayal (16:00)...our bb's first house party! (23:00)...Burke/Yang and the sex appeal of scrubs (26:00)...our BITS (35:00)...and exactly how often do surgeons leave towels in their patients? YOU'LL BE SURPRISED (46:45).

In this episode we cover: Nurse Liz Fallon, the first really tragic casualty of Grey's Anatomy (2:30)...the complicated mythology of Ellis Grey (9:30)...the depressing reality of Meredith Grey's life (14:30)...our own complete lack of resilience in the face of any kind of danger/disappointment (20:20)...the ongoing sexual harassment of Izzie Stevens and the climactic reveal of Bethany Whisper (25:00)...Izzie's empowered clapback (31:15)...our lack of empathy for "emasculated" male characters (38:20)...OUR BITS (44:00) including our contentious choice for 007 (50:20) and Megan's introduction of The Karev Award for Biggest Asshole of the Episode (53:00)...plus why Yang has an episode-long boner for a Whipple procedure (54:45).

Even though we don't care much for the episode, we still manage to talk for an hour! Is this the episode we finally come into our own? YOU DECIDE. In this episode we cover: the real actual Dead Baby Bike Race (03:20)...our total lack of sympathy for bad guest actresses (10:45)...the almost totally nonexistent "soft skills" of Cristina Yang (13:30)...the continuing Karev katastrophe (no? ok) (18:38)...how sexual harassment is a shitty punchline (22:50)...THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF OUR TIME: are you sexually attracted to George O'Malley and if so dear god why? (27:00)...Meredith speaking truth to power with Derek (30:00)...our BITS (35:35) including everything you need to know to harvest someone's organs (45:00) and finally--does Meredith Grey really hate Chinese food? (52:00). If that's not enough to tide you over during hiatus, DON'T PANIC because we'll have another episode up next Wednesday at midnight! Megan & Tréza

In Part 2 of our two-part premiere, we cover ALL THE THINGS and with 25% less giggling (it's a process guys): the unbearable heaviness of Meredith Grey (03:00)...Cristina Yang and (also Sandra Oh's lesbian heroine in Under the Tuscan Sun) (10:00)...the power of female friendship (13:00)...the ethics of Mer/Der (19:25)...Miranda fuckin Bailey (26:00)...Preston Burke as a devastatingly attractive jerk (31:00)...the cultural dilution of Sophie's Choice (39:00)...and our bits! (43:00), including a very special Medical Fact of the Week at the 52:00 mark where we take a deep dive into the horrifying practice of medical repatriation #immigrationreform

In Part 1 of our two-part premiere, we introduce ourselves (hi!)...we giggle our way through our reasons for loving Grey's Anatomy (02:00)...where we were when Grey's first appeared on our screens (06:25)...our first impressions upon re-watching the pilot (16:30)...why Tréza hates George O'Malley (24:00)...the Karev conundrum (35:38)...the casual misogyny of early Grey's (42:45)...and our bits, beginning at the 52:00 mark!