Shows I'm excited about: Grey's Anatomy

Grey’s Anatomy is an oft-talked about show full of drama and suspense. Following the lives of a group of interns at the fictional Seattle Grace/Mercy West Hospital, Grey’s Anatomy takes a hard look at topics that many shows shy away from. Sure, each episode structure is like every other medical drama, but it’s what they do within this that counts. Grey’s has had episodes about adultery, abortion, adoption, and same-sex marriage to name but a few.

Another great thing about this series is the characters. At first they all seemed very stereotypical, but as the episodes progressed you could see that the writers and actors banded together to tell something more, something stronger with these people.

This next season of Grey’s promises to bring more action and more drama to the table than ever before. At the end of last season a number of main characters were injured in a small plane crash. A number of things are still unknown, not only who will survive but how will those who lived through the crash deal with the aftermath? Plus, there’s bound to be a lot of drama and excitement ahead!

Grey’s Anatomy is aired on ABC and season 9 will commence September 27^th. 

Themes: Grey's Anatomy, ABC, medical drama, Meredith Grey, Christina Yang, Alex Karev, Miranda Bailey, Callie Torres, Mark Sloan, McDreamy, McSteamy, Lexi Grey, Owen Hunt, Arizona Robbins, Teddy Altman, April Kepner, Jackson Avery, Derek Shepherd, Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, Sara Ramirez, Eric Dane, Chyler Leigh, Kevin McKidd, Jessica Capshaw, Kim Raver, Sarah Drew, Jesse Williams, Patrick Dempsey, Shonda Rhimes

Top Female Characters on TV #5

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 I can't believe how long it's been since I've added one of these! I bet you're all going crazy wondering who my top 5 are (or no one is actually reading my blog because no one comments). But anyway I'm going to continue with my list here with the Awesome Christina Yang (Sandra Oh) from Grey's Anatomy.

I don’t like a lot of people to know that I watch Grey’s Anatomy, mostly because the storylines aren’t as in depth or thought provoking as the other series that I watch, but watch it I do, and mostly for Christina. Christina is my favourite character and the main reason why I watch the show. Her character growth every season always amazes me, yet it never seems fake. As much as she’s grown and changed, she is still true to her core self. There are things about her that she will never change for anybody no matter how much they try to make her.

Like every other character on my list, she is strong (are you sensing a pattern here?), but there are times when she has changed for the better. For her love of Burke Christina agreed to a big ridiculous wedding that she never wanted. She lied for him and put her own career on the line for him earlier on in the series, but it was the wedding that really displayed her affection for him. To make matters worse, Burke didn’t realise how much she had changed for him until the last moment, and then decided to leave. Not good for someone who already had difficulties with emotion. Nonetheless, in the later seasons Christina has met and married Owen, who seems to have the unique ability to see through her crap and know when she’s putting up a front and when she’s being honest. I can’t wait to see what they do with her next.

Christina Yang got six votes on my Favourite Female Character on TV poll on FaceBook.  

Does anyone else like Christina? Should she be lower or higher on my list?

Kathy

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Top Female Characters on TV #10 (BEDA #16)

Top female character on TV #10: Dr Miranda Bailey (Greys Anatomy)

Bailey and Christina are the two reasons why I watch Grey’s Anatomy. Will Christina be on this list? You will have to keep reading to find out. Bailey is just the storm of awesome throughout the series, even to this day. There have been many characters waxing and waning for me, but Bailey has always been number one.

Bailey is such a great character for me because of the way she acts when she is by herself and the way she treats other people. She has a very high standard for herself and she expects others to act the same way; like their jobs matter. People who have never seen medical dramas criticise Grey’s because of the sexual tension and relationships between the characters, and it is again obvious that they have never seen this show in particular because they never site Bailey as the character who tries to wrangle the hormones of everyone else. Bailey never claims to be their mother or their friend but as they all grow and their lives change it is apparent that she is both of those plus a mentor and a benchmark: if you can be like Bailey then you are doing okay.

This is not to say that Bailey hasn’t had a lot of drama (it’s a medical drama remember?). She gives birth to her son in the second season and this is where most of the trouble in her life stems, having to find a balance between not only wife and surgeon but wife, surgeon, and mother. It’s a testament to the writers that when one has to fail it’s the wife part and Bailey always tries to be the best mother that she can be.

Bailey is a great character who is always trying. She has ups and downs and there are times when she might be wrong, but she is always trying.

I forgot to add Bailey on my poll of my favourite female character in a TV series and no one else added her, either.

What does everyone else think? Does Bailey make your list, or should she not be here at all? Let me know in the comments.

Kathy

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