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DVD
Buena Vista Home Video
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned
Actors: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Patrick Dempsey
Experience the complete second season of TV's most compelling show in an expansive 27-episode DVD set. Witness every minute of the thrilling drama that has become a television event for fans and critics alike. "Week after week, the entire show is mcdreamy," raves USA Today. Life gets even more intense for the doctors and interns of Seattle Grace Hospital in year two as Meredith and Derek's relationship goes from odd to downright insane with the arrival of Derek's wife, and Alex lets his Izzie obsession out of the bag. You "can't stop watching," says TV Guide. Experience GREY'S ANATOMY: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON -- uncut with over five hours of never-before-seen bonus features, including four extended episodes with scenes too steamy for TV, behind-the-scenes interviews, and so much more.
The medical drama's second season could be diagnosed as bipolar; in other words, it got much worse and much better at the same time. Whiny, self-involved surgical intern Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), arguably the weakest spot in the otherwise likeable ensemble, had already left viewers annoyed. But season two, in which Meredith coped with being dumped by her married McDreamy (a.k.a. neurosurgeon Derek, a.k.a. Patrick Dempsey) by excessive drinking, sleeping around, gazing like a sad puppy and--unforgivable!--breaking the heart of longtime admirer/friend George (the cuddly T.R. Knight), could have alienated audiences for good. (Seriously, sometimes you want to shake the girl and feed her some cookies.) Thankfully, what Meredith's storyline threatened to derail was held together by some emotional episodes, including "Into You Like a Train," in which a pair of strangers are impaled together on a metal pole, and "Much Too Much," featuring a mother's quintuplets in critical condition. But the standout show that turned Grey's Anatomy into a television force came with the January 2006 post-Super Bowl episode, a two-parter involving a "code black" lockdown when a live bomb is housed inside a patient. Romance also remained key to the staff at Seattle Grace: Steely Cristina (Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh) softens, to her great dismay, as her relationship with Dr. Burke (Isaiah Washington) gets serious; Izzie (Katherine Heigl) pairs up, then breaks up, with Alex (Justin Chambers, the villain of the cast if you had to name one) before falling in love with flirty, tender heart patient Denny (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Derek and estranged wife Addison (Kate Walsh, who somehow managed to win over Meredith-McDreamy fans despite being the Other Woman) make attempts at fixing their marriage, and Dr. Bailey (Chandra Wilson, easily a standout) tries to balance a medical career with mommyhood. Even George finds a new love with orthopedic surgeon Callie (Sara Ramirez). The season wraps up with a weeper of a two-part finale, set at the hospital during a "prom" (it's complicated). But with the fancy gowns and tuxes, tears and romantic tension, leading to a crossroads for Meredith and Derek, you can bet the episodes are a delight for any Grey's fan. The show also continues to rely heavily on narration (not a good thing) and soundtracks (a good thing), using tracks from artists before they hit it big (KT Tunstall, Brandi Carlisle, Snow Patrol). On the DVD Four of the episodes get an extended treatment, though the tag line "too steamy for television!" is overreaching a bit. Oh is the only actor to turn up on a commentary, which is otherwise just the writers and producers congratulating each other. Walsh turns up the charm in "The Doctors are In," in which characters answer fans' questions, but Chambers appears noticeably drab and disinterested. Despite "Uncut" being in the title, the special features aren't anything you'll be watching again and again. Save that rewind button for the show itself. --Ellen A. Kim
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| Shows are great, but captions aren't. No voicing of questions in extra stuff for visually impaired. |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I thoroughly enjoy "Grey's Anatomy" as one of the best shows I've ever seen, but the captioning doesn't suit me AT ALL. The captions are very frequently different from what the actors actually say, which is highly irritating. I watched all the extra stuff I could find and couldn't find a bit of it that was captioned. To frost it, there was a pretty interesting question and answer part in the extra stuff where the questions were typed on the screen, with no voice-over for the visually impaired.
The episodes are incredibly well done, but the accessibility factors could use some help.
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| LOVE IT! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I live for Grey's Anatomy. This season was excellent filled with much love, drama, and changes.
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| ...just perfect! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Talking about Grey's Anatomy I cant say anything but PERFECT! It makes you laugh, makes you cry, it shows how hard is the life inside a hospital.
I really indicate you to buy it. Im from Brazil and it was my first item bought by Amazon. I must say that I was afraid it couldn't arrive, but it did! And it did BEFORE the date they said it would! Its a great opportunity for you to improve your English, since it has no Portuguese subtitles :)
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| Addicting! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I just couldn't stop watching. . I saw a few of the 4th season episodes and realized, "wow what a great show i have to watch all the episodes to understand what's going on." I was instantly hooked and now I am a huge "Grey's Anatomy" fan.
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| My Favorite Season! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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The second season of Grey's is my favorite, by far! If you haven't caught this show, you really need to get the seasons and start watching!
Season two was just perfectly filled with medical and love-life drama. Emmy winning/worthy storylines and performances from the cast. I haven't watched a show in a long time that has managed to pull me in like this and tie my emotions. I have actually cried watching Grey's- and that doesn't happen often. Even more, it's a show that every week I anticipate watching and look forward to. I'd NEVER miss an episode. Grey's is SO much better than ER, especially right now.
Hands down, I recommend this show to anyone who likes drama- both medical and personal life. Grey's has a good mix of the two, but this season probably does have a bit more of the personal life drama. The cast for this show all deserve an Emmy!
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