Apr 27, 2015 Grey's Anatomy returns for its sixth season as the hospital staff is left to deal with the aftermath of George's passing. Hitting the staff hard, they all find unique ways to get through the various stages of grief. Everyone is struggling after losing one of. The Grey's Anatomy Season 6 full episode guide offers a synopsis for every episode in case you a missed a show. Browse the list of episode titles to find summary recap you need to get caught up. 1-16 of 680 results for 'grey's anatomy season 6' Skip to main search results Amazon Prime. TV Parental Guideline Rating: TV-14 Closed Caption. Watch Grey's Anatomy Season 6 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more.
The sixth season of the American television medical dramaGrey's Anatomy, commenced airing on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on September 24, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2010. The season was produced by ABC Studios, in association with Shondaland Production Company and The Mark Gordon Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes and head writer Krista Vernoff. Actors Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, and Justin Chambers reprised their roles as surgical residents Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens, and Alex Karev, respectively. Heigl was released from her contract in the middle of the season, while T.R. Knight did not appear as George O'Malley, because Knight was released from his contract at the conclusion of season five. Main cast members Patrick Dempsey, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens, Jr., Sara Ramirez, Eric Dane, Chyler Leigh, and Kevin McKidd also returned, while previous recurring star Jessica Capshaw was promoted to a series regular, and Kim Raver was given star billing after the commencement of the season.
The season follows the story of surgicalinterns, residents and their competent mentors, as they experience the difficulties of the competitive careers they have chosen. It is set in the surgical wing of the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, located in Seattle, Washington. A major storyline of the season is the characters adapting to change, as their beloved co-worker Stevens departed following the breakdown of her marriage, O'Malley died in the season premiere—following his being dragged by a bus, and new cardiothoracic surgeonTeddy Altman is given employment at the hospital. Further storylines include Shepherd being promoted to chief of surgery, Seattle Grace Hospital merging with the neighboring Mercy West —introducing several new doctors, and several physicians lives being placed into danger—when a grieving deceased patient's husband embarks on a shooting spree at the hospital, seeking revenge for his wife's death.
The series ended its sixth season with 13.26 million viewers, ranking #17 in terms of ratings, the lowest the series had ever ranked up to then. The season received mixed critical feedback, with the season's premiere and finale given heavier critical acclaim, in contrast to the middle. The season was one of the least acclaimed in terms of awards and nominations, being the show's only season not to warrant a Primetime Emmy nomination. Despite the negative aspects of ratings and awards, the season managed to receive a spot on Movieline's top ten list. Buena Vista released the season onto a DVD box-set, being made available to regions 1 and 2.
Cast[edit]
The sixth season had thirteen roles receiving star billing, with twelve of them returning from the previous season, one of whom previously in a recurring guest capacity. The regulars portray the surgeons from the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital as new rivalries and romantic relationships begin to develop after the hospital's merger with Mercy West. Meredith Grey, a surgicalresident and the protagonist of the series, is portrayed by Ellen Pompeo. Fellow third-year residents Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens and Alex Karev are portrayed by Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl and Justin Chambers, respectively. Attendinggeneral surgeonMiranda Bailey was portrayed by Chandra Wilson whose main storylines throughout the season focus on her divorce and the development of new romantic relationships. Seattle Grace Hospital's Chief of Surgery and general surgeonRichard Webber was portrayed by James Pickens, Jr., who returns to alcoholism after being sober for twenty years.
Sara Ramirez acted as bisexualorthopedic surgeonCallie Torres, Eric Dane played womanizer plastic surgeonMark Sloan, Chyler Leigh portrayed Meredith's half-sister and second-year surgical residentLexie Grey, Kevin McKidd appeared as trauma surgeonOwen Hunt, and Patrick Dempsey featured as chief of neurosurgeryDerek Shepherd. After having previously appeared in a multi-episode arc in a guest star capacity in the show's fifth season, Jessica Capshaw began receiving star billing in the season's premiere episode in the role of attendingpediatric surgeonArizona Robbins. The ninth episode of the season marked the introduction of the new chief of cardiothoracic surgeryTeddy Altman, portrayed by Kim Raver, whose mysterious romantic past with Hunt develops into one of the season's main stories. Starting with the nineteenth episode of the season, Raver began receiving star billing.
The sixth season introduces several new recurring characters who start to develop progressive and expansive storylines throughout the season. Mercy West surgical residents Reed Adamson, Charles Percy, April Kepner and Jackson Avery were portrayed by Nora Zehetner, Robert Baker, Sarah Drew and Jesse Williams, respectively. Jason George portrayed Miranda Bailey's love interest, anesthesiologistBen Warren. Thatcher Grey (Jeff Perry) and Sloan Riley (Leven Rambin) have been part of the season's main story arcs, while numerous episodic characters have made guest appearances: Demi Lovato as Hayley, Sara Gilbert as Kim Allen, Marion Ross as Betty, Mandy Moore as Mary Portman, Ryan Devlin as Bill Portman, Nick Purcell as Doug, Michael O'Neill as Gary Clark, Danielle Panabaker as Kelsey, Adrienne Barbeau as Jodie Crawley, Héctor Elizondo as Mr. Torres, Amy Madigan as Dr. Wyatt, and Missi Pyle as Jasmine. Former series regular Kate Walsh returned to the series as a special guest star, portraying neonatal surgeon and obstetrician-gynecologistAddison Montgomery.
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Production[edit]
Katherine Heigl departed in the middle of the season, citing a desire to spend more time with her family.
The season was produced by Touchstone Television ABC Studios, The Mark Gordon Company, Shondaland and was distributed by Buena Vista International, Inc. The executive producers were creator Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Krista Vernoff, Rob Corn, Mark Wilding, Joan Rater and James D. Parriott. The regular directors were Shonda Rhimes, Krista Vernoff, Stacy McKee, William Harper, Debora Cahn, Allan Heinberg and Peter Nowalk.[1] At the conclusion of season five, T.R. Knight was released from his contract, following a disagreement with Rhimes. When asked to make a 'flashback' appearance in season six, Knight declined.[2] Heigl's appearances in the season were sporadic, seeing Stevens depart and return twice.[3] Although she was scheduled to appear in the final five episodes of the season, Heigl requested that she be released from her contract 18 months early, and made her final appearance on January 21, 2010.[4] Heigl explained that she wanted to spend more time with her family, and did not think it would be respectful to Grey's Anatomy viewers to have Izzie return and depart yet again.[3] The season's two-hour opener showed the doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital, grieving the loss of their deceased friend, O'Malley. The special's writer, Vernoff, commented: 'It's heartbreaking. I fell in love with George, like many of you did, in season one.'[5]
The ninth episode of the season, 'New History', saw the arrival of Altman, which ended up forming a love triangle between her, Hunt, and Yang. Raver commented on this: 'She was in Iraq with Owen. She's a cardiac surgeon. She's really good at what she does. There'll be some interesting stuff between Teddy, Cristina, and Owen.'[6] The episode's writer, Heinberg, offered his insight:
'Teddy's arrival at Seattle Grace unleashes all manner of complications for Owen, Cristina, and herself. Cristina's immediately suspicious that Owen and Teddy were more than friends during their time together in Iraq. Teddy confesses to Owen that she apparently misread their mutual history, and walks away from him, mortified. And Owen's left haunted by Teddy's confession, now forced to re-examine his own history -- and his feelings for both Teddy and Cristina.
— Allan Heinberg, Grey Matter
'I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked' saw the departure of Stevens, following the breakdown of her marriage with Karev. Series' writer Joan Rater commented on this: 'Izzie getting the clean scan back gives Alex the freedom to leave. Because he never would have left her when she was sick, he's a good guy. And I'm not saying that Alex ever consciously thought, I can’t leave her while she's sick, but now that she's not, now that she seems like she's going to get better, it just comes to him. He deserves more. He's a good guy and he deserves more. But loving Izzie showed him that he can be good, is good. So it was a little gift. And when he tells Izzie he's done, he's not bitter or angry, he's just done.'[7] The writing of the two-part season six finale, caused struggle to Rhimes. She elaborated on this:
Reception[edit]
Justin Chambers' performance was well received.
Grey's Anatomy's sixth season opened up to 17.04 million viewers with a 6.7/17 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic.[9] Although the rating was a 1% decrease from season five's opener, it managed to rank first for its time-slot and the entire night, in terms of both ratings and viewership, and served as the season's most viewed episode.[9] 'Sympathy for the Parents' was the season's least viewed episode, and up to that point, the series' as well, garnering only 9.87 million viewers.[10] The season's finale garnered 16.13 million viewers, and received a 6.2/18 rating, ranking first for its time-slot and the entire night, in terms of both ratings and viewership.[11] Although the finale was a success for the night, it was a 1% decrease from season five's finale, but served as the season's second most viewed episode.[12] Overall, the season ranked at #17 for the year, and had an average of 13.26 million viewers,[13] a 5% decrease from the previous season's ranking.[14]
The season received mixed reviews among television critics. Speaking of the premiere, Glenn Diaz of BuddyTV noted that the special foreshadowed a 'very dark' season, adding: 'The talk between George's mom and one of the surgeons [Torres] proved to be one of the more heart-breaking scenes in an episode that in itself is heartbreaking enough.'[15] In contrast, Kelly West of TV Blend was critical of the premiere, writing: 'I don’t think based on the first episode that we can say that Grey's is headed in a new direction, nor do I think the writers are making much of an effort to bring the series back to the greatness that was its earlier seasons. That said, this is Grey's Anatomy and with that comes the usual drama, sex, love and whacky medical mysteries thrown in the mix to keep things moving. If that's what you’re looking for, I think you’ll enjoy the season premiere just fine.'[16] Capshaw's performance this season was praised, with The TV Addict calling her 'immensely likeable'.[17] Although 'Sympathy for the Parents' was the least viewed episode, TV Fanatic called the episode 'touching', praising Chambers' performance.[18]TV Fanatic's reaction to the season was fairly mixed,[19][20] with Steve Marsi saying that Grey's Anatomy was facing an identity crisis after viewing 'Give Peace a Chance'.[21] He said that: 'Still popular but lacking its past magic, it's trying to decide what to become. All we can say is that if it becomes what we saw 12 hours ago, we are all for it. Last week saw the doctors plunging into ER-style chaos with 12 different doctors giving 12 different accounts of one case. Last night, we saw something else equally unusual.'[21] He praised Patrick Dempsey's performance, saying: 'Again, it was a single case that took up the entire hour, but instead of 12 doctors' version of events, the focus was largely on just one, and the best one: Dr. Derek Shepherd. Patrick Dempsey's McDreamy character may be eye candy, but he's got substance. Last night's episode proved that in spades, and was one of the series' best in some time.'[21]
The season's finale Death And All His Friends was highly praised. Marsi gave the episode five stars, and expressed that it may have been the best episode of the series, adding: 'The writing and acting were absolutely stellar, and may lead to many Emmy nominations, but even more impressively, despite a killing spree, it remained distinctly Grey's. Some of the back-and-forths between the characters were truly memorable, and some of the developments so heartbreaking that we don't even know where to begin now. Seriously, the Season 6 finale left us laying awake afterward thinking about everything, a feeling we haven't had from Grey's in years and rarely achieved by any program.'[22] John Kubicek of BuddyTV also noted that the finale was the best episode, adding: '[It was] two of the best hours of television all year. It was certainly the best Grey's Anatomy has ever been, which is saying a lot since I'd written the show off for the past few years. No show does a big traumatic event like Grey's Anatomy, and the shooter gave the show license for heightened drama with five major characters being shot over the two hours. It was emotional, expertly paced and had me in tears for most of the finale.'[23]Entertainment Weekly wrote, 'At any rate, now you can at least see where it all began. And while you’re still pondering how Grey's can still be so damn good sometimes,'[24]
The season was one of the least acclaimed of the series, in terms of awards and nominations. Despite not being nominated for a Primetime Emmy, the show received two Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special for 'How Insensitive'[25] and Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) for 'Suicide is Painless'.[26] The season also received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series at the GLAAD Media Awards.[27] Wilson was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series for her directing in 'Give Peace a Chance'.[28] The season also ranked at #10 on Movieline's top ten list.[29]
Episodes[edit]
The number in the 'No. in series' column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the 'No. in season' column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. 'U.S. viewers in millions' refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episodes live. The sixth season's episodes are altogether 1032 minutes in length.
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Season 6Good Mourning
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Covering days one through 13, everyone at Seattle Grace fights to save Izzie and George's lives and then deals with the aftermath. Elsewhere, Hunt treats a double amputation, and Arizona has a teen with painful growth spurts.
Goodbye
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During days 20 through 40 the staff continues toward acceptance. Meanwhile, Arizona takes a manipulative step to diagnose her pain patient and Hunt's amputee patient sinks into a deep depression.
I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me
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As hospital personnel jockey for notice to keep from being fired, Izzie returns to surgery early and Bailey's triple aneurysm patient refuses her procedure because of her schizophrenic son.
Tainted Obligation
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Thatcher is hospitalized with liver failure, and Meredith fights anger and guilt while deciding her responsibility. Sloan treats an octogenarian who wants an implant. Izzie's interference in Hunt's cancer case may have deadly consequences.
Invasion
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As Mercy West merges with Seattle Grace, battle lines are drawn between the two hospital's residents over the patients.
I Saw What I Saw
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After a burn victim unexpectedly dies in the midst of a chaotic ER, the Chief and board member Jennings interrogate the residents to find the culprit, as all the Mercy West and Seattle Grace residents defend their actions in an effort to save their jobs.
Give Peace a Chance
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When Isaac, the hospital lab tech, has an inoperable tumor wrapped around his spine, he turns to Dr. Derek Shepherd to do the impossible, and Derek tests the Chief's authority when Richard objects to moving forward with the risky surgery.
Invest in Love
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A generous donation is offered to Seattle Grace by the parents of Arizona's 10-year-old patient. When his condition worsens, however, she finds herself with a conflict of interest. Meanwhile, Cristina tests her boundaries with Owen at the hospital and, adding insult to injury, Alex is left with all of Izzie's hospital bills to contend with.
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When Owen recruits his fellow Iraqi War vet, Dr. Teddy Altman, as the new cardiothoracic surgeon, Cristina questions Teddy's abilities in the OR and the nature of their past relationship. Meanwhile Izzie returns to Seattle Grace with her high school mentor seeking treatment for his dementia, and the stress of Richard's responsibilities, post-merger, are taking their toll.
Holidaze
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As Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's pass, Miranda is visited by her father, William, who disapproves of her choices in life; meanwhile, Mark and Lexie must cope with the shocking arrival of a woman from his past, and Thatcher Grey questions the Chief's recent behavior as Meredith comes to his defense.
Blink
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Mark flies Addison to Seattle to help with a difficult procedure on his pregnant daughter, Sloan. Owen questions Teddy's motives when she assigns Cristina the lead on a complicated surgery, and Derek's suspicions are raised when the Chief recruits Meredith to assist with a high profile operation.
I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
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After learning of Richard's drinking problem, Derek confronts him for the sake of his friend and the hospital, Izzie returns, hoping to reconcile with Alex, and tensions run high between Teddy, Cristina and Owen in the aftermath of Cristina's startling confession.
State of Love and Trust
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An intra-operative crisis casts a shadow over Derek's first day as interim chief, Owen's influence worries Cristina, Karev's first pediatric surgery case turns out to be more than babysitting and Webber resents the decision he must make.
Valentine's Day Massacre
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It's Valentine's Day and the doctors must treat dozens of injured people after the roof collapses at a popular romantic restaurant; Derek tries to manage his busy schedule as Chief of Surgery; Meredith wrestles with her new duties as the Chief's wife; and Mark and Callie team up to convince Sloane to do the right thing for her baby.
The Time Warp
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In his new role as Chief, Derek restores the hospital lecture series, and several attendings present to the group pivotal surgical cases from their pasts: Bailey reflects on how shy she was as an intern until getting advice from Webber, Callie looks back on a polio case, and Richard recalls a case in which he and Ellis worked on a patient diagnosed with AIDS, known in 1982 as GRID.
Grey's Anatomy Season 6 Episode 22Perfect Little Accident
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When Avery's grandfather comes to the ER, Webber's wish for a stress-free first day back is lost after the surgeon requests an awake surgery. Elsewhere, Cristina and Teddy attempt a hand-me-down lung transplant for a cancer survivor.
Push
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Grey's Anatomy Season 6 Episodes Summary
A patient who needs an extremely difficult surgery comes to Seattle Grace, and it's Richard and Owen who vie for the opportunity to tackle it. But the decision lies in the hands of Derek, who deems that Owen should take on the surgery, leaving Richard bitter. Meanwhile, Bailey deals with her own personal struggles when she nervously prepares for another date with Ben.
Suicide Is Painless
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When Teddy's patient seeks to end treatment and her life, she turns to Hunt for help. The situation triggers Hunt's memories of his life at war and his past relationship with Teddy. Meanwhile, Callie and Arizona have a difference in opinion on what their future holds, and Richard tries to adjust to his role as a surgeon.
Sympathy for the Parents
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Alex' brother Aaron comes to Seattle with a hernia and needs a pro bono operation. Having children is on everyone's minds and tensions are high because of it.
Hook, Line and Sinner
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Sloan returns to Mark's apartment, just as she's going into labor, and Teddy, Mark and the still-fighting Callie and Arizona are there to help with the birth and to get Mark through his grandson's pending adoption. Meanwhile Teddy sees Derek's invitation to illustrious cardiothoracic surgeon Tom Evans' as a threat to her future employment at the hospital, and the team work on a crab boat captain who has been stabbed with a giant shark hook.
How Insensitive
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Bailey preps the team with mandatory sensitivity training prior to admitting a 700-pound patient with compounded medical issues, and the case proves to be challenging. Meanwhile Derek has to come face to face with a former patient's husband in a wrongful death deposition, and spending time with a heart patient's daughter opens up some old wounds for Cristina.
Shiny Happy People
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An elderly patient admitted into the E.R. for a heart condition sees a familiar face, a long lost love who happens to be in the E.R. as well for a fractured arm, and the staff find themselves caught up in their love story. Meanwhile, Karev treats a troubled teenage patient whose parents brought her in for schizophrenia, and Meredith can't help but tell Cristina about her suspicions of Owen -- which inevitably messes with Cristina's head.
Sanctuary
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Seattle Grace Hospital is hit with a crisis like no other in its history.
Death and All His Friends
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Cristina and Meredith's surgical skills are put to the ultimate test.
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