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Grey's Anatomy
Season 5
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Grey's Anatomy
Showrunners
Starring
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) –
May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
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The fifth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, created by Shonda Rhimes, commenced airing on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on September 25, 2008 and concluded on May 14, 2009 with 24 aired episodes. The season follows the story of a group of surgeons as they go through their residency, while they also deal with the personal challenges and relationships with their mentors. Season 5 had 13 series regulars with 12 of them returning from the previous season, out of which 8 are part of the original cast. The season aired in the Thursday night time-slot at 9:00 pm. The season was officially released on DVD as a seven disc boxset under the title of Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season – More Moments on September 9, 2009 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The website Screen Rant ranked the season #3 on their 2023 ranking of the 19 Grey's Anatomy seasons.[1]

Episodes

See also: List of Grey's Anatomy episodes

The number in the "No. overall" 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 fifth season's episodes are altogether 1080 minutes in length. Each episode of this season is named after a song.[2]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
79
80		1
2		"Dream a Little Dream of Me"Rob Corn
Michael Pressman		Shonda RhimesSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)501
502		18.30[3]

A military trauma doctor, Owen Hunt, piques Cristina's interest due to his unorthodox treatment methods. When Webber notices Hunt is bleeding, he assigns Cristina to treat him. Meredith and Derek attempt to work on their "happily ever after" but Meredith is plagued with a recurring nightmare in which Derek dies. The ER is filled with car crash victims due to a snow storm. The attendings are stressed over the hospital's national ranking number degrading to twelve. Derek's professional relationship with Rose takes a hit following their break up. Lexie is shocked to discover that Meredith has slept with George, especially due to her feelings towards him. Mark finds out about Lexie's feelings for George. An awkward atmosphere between Erica and Callie results from their kiss. After an argument with Meredith, Cristina slips on ice outside the ER entrance and an icicle hanging overhead falls and impales her.

This episode marks the first appearance of Dr Owen Hunt.
Cristina is annoyed when Webber orders her interns to treat her impalement. Owen ends up treating her and, after he turns down a job at the hospital, kisses her. Alex is annoyed with Izzie after he learns she told Meredith that she thought he was changing. Lexie is devastated when she discovers that George doesn't have feelings for her. Rose accidentally stabs Derek with a scalpel in the palm of his hand. Derek is further frustrated when Webber takes Owen's patient treatment advice over Derek's. When that treatment threatens the patient's life, Callie freezes until Erica is able to encourage her to remember her research. Webber continues to push a hard line of trying to save every patient and berates Meredith when she is unable to do so.
813"Here Comes the Flood"Michael PressmanKrista VernoffOctober 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)50314.54[4]
Water leaks appear in the ceiling throughout the hospital's surgical floor but Webber is reluctant to remove any patients until ceiling tiles in an OR collapse onto a patient during a surgery. Meredith quits therapy, explaining to Dr. Wyatt that she doesn't need it anymore and that her life is fine as it is. Webber holds a meeting with all of the doctors and explains the new teaching system. After the meeting, he shakes up all of the doctors' cases, taking them off their old specialties and putting them on to new ones. Alex worries when, during his watch, his patient breaks hospital policy and is injured. Things get worse when the patient is electrocuted during a CT scan when water leaks onto the machine's electrics. Meredith treats a bubbly girl with liver cancer and is devastated when the cancer is discovered to be worse than it seemed. Cristina helps Derek with a man who is in constant pain but gets annoyed when Derek tries to use her to sway Meredith's opinion. George attempts to retake his intern exam but can't because of more water leaks. Derek attempts to make Izzie and Alex move out, which drives Izzie to ask Cristina to rent an apartment with her, but Callie and Cristina assume she was giving it to them. Erica explains to Callie why she doesn't want Mark to know about their relationship.
824"Brave New World"Eric StoltzDebora CahnOctober 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)50414.57[5]
Meredith freaks out when Derek discovers her mother's old diary in the house. Callie frets as she prepares for her first date with Erica. Meredith and George help Erica with a child patient who refuses surgery. Tensions are still high between Izzie and Alex and things just get worse after Alex takes Izzie's patient. George finds out he passed his intern exam and is now a resident but he upsets Lexie when he celebrates with his friends instead of her. While working in the clinic, Cristina discovers the dermatology department and realizes it's completely different from the high-stress surgical world she knows but when she spends too much time there, she ends up putting her patient's life at risk.
835"There's No 'I' in Team"Randy ZiskJenna BansOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)50514.21[6]
10224"Now or Never"Rob CornDebora CahnMay 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)52417.12[7]
Izzie finally wakes up from surgery, only for everyone to realize that her short-term memory has gone bad. This worries Alex to a point where he yells at her, only to have her remember everything he said. Arizona offers Bailey the peds fellowship but Bailey struggles to accept it after Tucker threatens to leave her if she accepts it. News spreads about George joining the Army. The doctors (except Izzie) focus on a "John Doe" who jumped in front of a bus to save a woman's life. Derek and Meredith plan to go to city hall to get married, only to be so busy that they have to write their vows on a post-it note. After getting advice from Meredith, Cristina tells Owen she loves him and reunites with him. Mark tries to avoid Lexie after she rejects his proposal to move in together. Bailey and Callie organize an intervention to talk George out of joining the Army. Arizona and Callie argue over George's decision to join the Army when Arizona is supportive of it. When "John Doe" writes "0-0-7" on Meredith's hand, she realizes the patient is George. Izzie loses consciousness again.

Cast and characters

Main articles: List of Grey's Anatomy cast members and List of Grey's Anatomy characters

Main

Recurring

Notable guests

a ^ Smith is no longer credited and does not appear after "Rise Up" (5.07).
b ^ McKidd is promoted to series regular in the episode "Beat Your Heart Out" (5.14) after previously recurring for 11 episodes, starting with the season premiere.
c ^ Dean-Morgan is uncredited in his first appearance of the season "Dream a Little Dream of Me: Part 2" (5.02).

Production

Crew

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 Rob Corn, Eric Stoltz, and Tom Verica.

Casting

Although originally introduced as a recurring character in the season premiere, trauma surgeon Dr. Owen Hunt was promoted to a series-regular in the fourteenth episode of the season "Beat Your Heart Out". He was portrayed by Kevin McKidd and was conceived as a love-interest to resident Cristina Yang. Originally only signed onto the show until December 2008,[8] it was later announced Kevin McKidd would be promoted to regular status after his fifth episode on the series aired. He was promoted in the fourteenth episode "Beat Your Heart Out" after 11 guest star appearances.[9] Shonda Rhimes said, "I am excited to have Kevin McKidd joining us for the season, he's been a delight to collaborate with and brings incredible passion, talent and creativity to his work."[10] Weeks after Hunt's first appearance on the show, Matt Roush of TVGuide comments that "Hunt/McKidd is the most encouraging thing to happen to Grey's Anatomy in quite a while." Robert Rorke of the New York Post states that McKidd was brought in as Hunt to "boost the sagging fortunes" of the show's ratings. Kelley L. Carter of USA Today, describes Hunt as "hardcore" and "the antithesis of the other males on the show."[11] Numerous supporting characters have been given expansive and recurring appearances in the progressive storyline, including: Melissa George as Sadie Harris, Kimberly Elise as Dr. Jo Swender, Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins, Amy Madigan as Dr. Wyatt, Mary McDonnell as Dr. Virginia Dixon, Eric Stoltz as William Dunn,[12] Jennifer Westfeldt as Jen Harmon, Ben Shenkman as Rob Harmon, Shannon Lucio as Amanda and Samantha Mathis as Melinda. Héctor Elizondo returned as a guest star in the role of Carlos Torres, Callie's father. Private Practice guest star Grant Show portrays Dr. Archer Montgomery, the brother of former series-regular Dr. Dr. Addison Montgomery in one episode. Shannon Lucio portrays Amanda in the fifth season finale, a witness to the John Doe bus accident in the finale, and returns in the following season's two-part premiere "Good Mourning" and "Goodbye". In the fifth season, 5 actors were given special guest-star billing, with 3 roles being reprised from a previous season. Jeffrey Dean Morgan returned as the deceased Denny Duquette in Izzie's hallucinations due to a brain tumor. Former series-regular Kate Walsh also returned as Dr. Addison Montgomery for two episodes ("Before and After", "An Honest Mistake") as part of a four-part crossover with her spin-off series, Private Practice. Her fellow cast member Audra McDonald reprises the role of Naomi Bennett from the third season two-parter "The Other Side of This Life", which functioned as a backdoor pilot for the spin-off. She replaces Merrin Dungey in the role, who was recast after the two-part episode aired. McDonald is joined by Taye Diggs as Sam Bennett, who portrays McDonald's ex-husband for the episode "Before and After" as part of the crossover event. Tyne Daly joined the series in the role of Carolyn Shepherd (née Maloney), Derek's mother in the episode "Sympathy for the Devil". This was Daly's only appearance in the series until the fifteenth season episode, "Good Shepherd", which aired in 2019.

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Grey's Anatomy season 5
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "Dream a Little Dream of Me (Part 1)" September 25, 2008 7.2/17 18.30[3]
2 "Dream a Little Dream of Me (Part 2)" September 25, 2008 7.6/19 18.32[3]
3 "Here Comes the Flood" October 9, 2008 5.6/13 14.54[4]
4 "Brave New World" October 16, 2008 5.9/14 14.57[5]
5 "There's No 'I' in Team" October 23, 2008 5.4/13 14.21[6]
6 "Life During Wartime" October 30, 2008 5.6/14 15.05[13]
7 "Rise Up" November 6, 2008 6.0/14 15.63[14]
8 "These Ties That Bind" November 13, 2008 5.9/14 15.59[15]
9 "In the Midnight Hour" November 20, 2008 6.2/15 15.74[16]
10 "All By Myself" December 4, 2008 5.5/14 15.15[17]
11 "Wish You Were Here" January 8, 2009 5.2/12 13.71[18]
12 "Sympathy for the Devil" January 15, 2009 5.3/12 12.95[19]
13 "Stairway to Heaven" January 22, 2009 5.6/14 14.25[20]
14 "Beat Your Heart Out" February 5, 2009 5.8/14 15.20[21]
15 "Before and After" February 12, 2009 6.0/14 15.70[22]
16 "An Honest Mistake" February 19, 2009 5.9/14 15.39[23]
17 "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" March 12, 2009 5.0/12 13.54[24]
18 "Stand By Me" March 19, 2009 4.9/12 14.36[25]
19 "Elevator Love Letter" March 26, 2009 5.5/13 15.81[26]
20 "Sweet Surrender" April 23, 2009 4.9/13 13.22[27]
21 "No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)" April 30, 2009 5.1/13 13.94[28]
22 "What a Difference a Day Makes" May 7, 2009 5.3/14 15.33[29]
23 "Here's to Future Days" May 14, 2009 5.5/15 15.58[7]
24 "Now or Never" May 14, 2009 6.2/17 17.12[7]

Critical response

While few critics weighed in their point of view on the fourth season, several had opinions on the fifth season. Alan Sepinwall from the Newark Star-Ledger said "Overall, it really feels more like the good-old-days than Grey's has in a long time" referring to season 5. Also regarding season 5, Misha Davenport from Chicago Sun-Times said "Tonight's premiere hits on all the things the show does so well. There is romance, heartbreak, humor and a few moments that will move fans to tears."[30] Robert Bianco from USA Today said "Happily, it now seems to have landed on solid ground, with its best ensemble and most-engaging stories in years" regarding the show's fifth season. The return of Izzie's deceased fiancé Denny and the resumption of their romance during the season also proved unpopular with fans,[31] and was deemed "the world's worst storyline" by Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times.[32] McNamara was also critical of the episode "Now or Never", which saw Izzie flatline following neurosurgery, opining that Izzie ought to die.[32] The episode in which Izzie married long-term love Alex received 15.3 million viewers, the largest television audience of the night.[33] Izzie's cancer storyline received a mixed response from the medical community. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society, commented that Izzie's treatment options were unrealistic. Whereas in the show she was offered the drug interleukin-2, in reality the drug is never recommended to patients when melanoma has spread to the brain, as it can cause bleeding and strokes. Brawley explained that such patients would instead be offered radiosurgery.[34] Conversely however, Tim Turnham, executive director of the Melanoma Research Foundation, praised Grey's Anatomy for bringing about greater public awareness of melanoma, stating: "We welcome the national spotlight Grey's Anatomy has created for melanoma and its efforts to encourage viewers to learn more about the importance of prevention, early detection and research."[35]

Accolades

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Grey's Anatomy

Chandra Wilson won the 2009 NAACP Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Dr. Miranda Bailey during the season.[citation needed]

Home Media release

The fifth season was released as a widescreen 7-disc Region 1 DVD box set[36] in the USA on September 15, 2009, with the title Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season – More Moments. Each of these releases also contained DVD extras, including footage from behind-the-scenes, deleted scenes and extended episodes. For the U.S & Canada, a special limited box set edition of the season was released exclusively for Target Stores, this box set included an extra disc with over 100 minutes of additional bonus content, including more unaired scenes of the season and crossover episodes with the Grey's Spin-Off, Private Practice. The season was also released on November 4, 2009 in Region 4 and on August 23, 2010 in Region 2. A 7-Disc Blu-ray set was originally going to release in Region A alongside the DVD version of the season on September 15, 2009, however, due to unknown reasons the set was never released for the United States & Canada; but the set did get a release for Mexico & Central America on the same day their DVD's for the season came out.[37] With this release, an exclusive extended version of the episode "Elevator Love Letter" was included among the rest of the special features. For Region B, the Blu-ray was also released, but only for Spain and France.

Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season – More Moments
Set Details Special Features
  • 24 Episodes (1 extended)
  • 7-Disc Set
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) (DVD)
  • English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround) (Blu-ray)
  • Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish & French
  • Audio Commentaries
  • Runtime: 1040 minutes (DVD), 1052 minutes (Blu-ray)
  • Extended Episode: "Stairway to Heaven"
  • Dissecting Grey's Anatomy - Unaired Scenes
  • Audio commentaries by Creator/Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes & Executive Producer Betsy Beers on several deleted scenes.
  • In Stitches: Season 5 Outtakes
  • 100th Episode: Tales From The O.R. - A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Inner Workings Of Your Favorite Show
  • Heaven Sent - Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan Talks About The Popularity Of His Character Denny Duquette
  • Grey's Anatomy - Starter Kit: Seasons 1 - 4 recap

- Blu-ray exclusives

Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 15, 2009 August 23, 2010 November 4, 2009

References

  1. ↑ Norman, Dalton (May 15, 2020). "All 19 Grey's Anatomy Seasons Ranked". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "From 'Grey's Anatomy' to 'Supernatural': TV shows that used song titles for episode names". November 16, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gorman, Bill (September 26, 2008). "Thursday, September 25: A Paler Shade of Grey's Boosts ABC". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gorman, Bill (October 10, 2008). "Updated Thursday: CSI Opens Large, Life on Mars & Eleventh Hour Battle". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Seidman, Robert (October 17, 2008). "Updated Thursday: CSI Has Most Total Viewers, Grey's Anatomy Wins With Youth". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Seidman, Robert (October 24, 2008). "Thursday Ratings: CBS Dominates with CSI; World Series and Life on Mars Drop". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
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  8. ↑ Rorke, Robert (October 26, 2008). "No Kidding". New York Post. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Kevin McKidd Joins the Cast of Grey's Anatomy : People.com". Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  10. ↑ Kevin McKidd Joins 'Grey's Anatomy' Cast As Series Regular | NBC Los Angeles
  11. ↑ Carter, Kelley L. (November 6, 2008). "Meet McKidd, new dreamboat doc on 'Grey's Anatomy'". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  12. ↑ Grey's Scoop: Death Becomes Guest Star Eric Stoltz Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine" TV Guide. December 3, 2008. Retrieved on December 5, 2008.
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  30. ↑ "Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Critic Reviews". Metacritic.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  31. ↑ Collins, Scott (February 10, 2009). "Katherine Heigl & T.R. Knight: Are they really set to exit 'Grey's Anatomy?'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 McNamara, Mary (May 15, 2009). "Dead or alive on 'Grey's Anatomy'?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  33. ↑ Toff, Benjamin; Itzkoff, David (May 8, 2009). "ABC's Wedding Gift". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  34. ↑ Szabo, Liz (May 18, 2009). "Doctors, patients say 'Grey's' cancer story isn't accurate". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  35. ↑ O'Brien, Ben (May 26, 2009). "'Grey's Anatomy' and melanoma". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  36. ↑ "Grey's Anatomy: Season 5". Amazon. September 15, 2009.
  37. ↑ "Grey's Anatomy Temporada 5 [Blu-ray]". Amazon.com.mx.
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