Invasion (Grey's Anatomy)

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"Invasion"
Grey's Anatomy episode
Izzie Stevens trying to fight Reed Adamson, as the latter wants to take George O'Malley's old locker.
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 5
Directed byTony Phelan
Written byMark Wilding
Featured music"Clap"
"I Want You Now"
"Your Ghost"
Original air dateOctober 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)
Running time43 minutes
Guest appearances
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"Invasion" is the fifth episode of the

Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl
) putting her career into jeopardy after administering the wrong treatment to a patient.

The episode was Heigl's last appearance before her five-episode hiatus to film a movie. It is set in a fictional hospital in

Nielsen rating/share
in the 18–49 demographic and ranked third for the night in terms of viewership

The patient Sarah Freemont (Alexie Gilmore)'s life hangs in the balance after Izzie's dialysis error. Her arc concludes in the second-half, a Private Practice episode titled "Right Here, Right Now", which sees Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) fly Freemont to Addison Montgomery in LA for help.

Plot

The hospital receives several

Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez)'s father, Carlos (Héctor Elizondo), shows up to the hospital with a priest, trying to condemn Torres for her concurrence in homosexuality
.

Under the supervision of

Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.). Webber asks Stevens to come into her office, and he fires her from the staff, noting that Hunt, Shepherd, and Karev had concerns with her coming back to work so early. Stevens departs, writing Karev a Dear John letter
, causing him to break down in front of Meredith and Yang.

Production

The idea of quoting bible verses came from Héctor Elizondo, who guest starred as Callie Torres' father.

The episode was written by Mark Wilding and directed by Tony Phelan. Jenny Barak edited the episode's music and Donald Lee Harris served as production designer. Eric Dane (Dr. Mark Sloan) was absent from the episode.[1] Featured music included The Myrmidon's "Clap", Traildriver's "I Want You Now", and Greg Laswell's remake of "Your Ghost".[2] "Invasion" was the last episode Heigl appeared in, before her five-episode hiatus to film the romantic comedy Life As We Know It.[3]

Wilding called the guest stars "a blast to work with". He deemed the theme of the episode "invasion", adding that all the character's lives were being invaded.[4] In the episode, Stevens makes a mistake, following a disagreement with Percy. Wilding commented that Stevens was originally seeking friendship with Percy, because he reminded her of O'Malley.[4] At the conclusion of the episode, Torres ultimately reunites with her father Carlos. Wilding offered his insight on this and the overall episode:

"Shonda came up with the idea of Mr. Torres showing up with the family priest. I immediately said YES because anytime I can see Hector Elizondo on my TV screen, I'm all for it. In the scene where he's quoting the Bible at Callie, he really is afraid he's going to lose her. He's desperate, yanking out those index cards like her very life depends on it. It was Hector's idea to use the cards. He didn't think his character would know that stuff of the top of his head, which is how I originally wrote it. And he was right. And it worked beautifully. And that final scene when he and Callie are outside the hospital and he's asking her if she'll still get married, still have kids… I really, really liked that scene. And I really, really liked their whole story. All told, I thought the episode came out pretty well."

— Mark Wilding, Grey Matter[4]

Reception

Broadcasting

"Invasion" was first broadcast on October 15, 2009 in the United States on the

rating and share percentages of the key 18–49 demographic, beating out CSI, The Mentalist, Private Practice, and The Office.[5] Although its rating won for the night, it was a decrease from the previous episode, which garnered a 5.4/14 rating/share in the 18–49 demographic.[6]

The episode's development of Sandra Oh's character was well received.[7]

Critical reception

The episode received positive reviews among television critics. The Los Angeles Times' Carina MacKenzie's review of the episode was largely positive, though she called it "immature" of the episode's writers to have the characters in constant battle with one another, and deemed the Mercy West residents' orange scrubs unnecessary.[8] MacKenzie highly praised the characterization of Kepner, in addition to Capshaw's performance, commenting: "Jessica Capshaw has an incredible ability to take even the most melodramatic of Grey's [Anatomy] speeches and deliver them with a subtlety and an honesty that makes them come off as sincere instead of overwrought."[8] MacKenzie concluded that Karev, Yang, and Meredith had appropriate reactions to Stevens' departure.[8]

Michael Pascua of

The Huffington Post praised the scene in which Yang broke down to Meredith, noting the exceptional chemistry between them.[7] Pascua was positive of the storyline between Torres, Carlos, and Robbins, writing that it was nice to see an emphasis on the gay storyline.[7] Adam Bryant of TV Guide wrote that Baker's character "seems like the only decent guy in the bunch",[9] though PopSugar asserted that Williams' character "proves to be most likable of the new doctors".[10]

References

  1. ^ Writers: Mark Wilding. Director: Tony Phelan (October 15, 2009). "Invasion". Grey's Anatomy. Season 6. American Broadcasting Company.
  2. ^ "Grey's Anatomy "Invasion" Music". TV Fanatic. SheKnows Entertainment. 30 September 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Katherine Heigl takes 'Grey's Anatomy' leave of absence". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. September 2, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Wilding, Mark (October 15, 2009). "Mark Wilding on 'Invasion'..." Grey Matter. American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Seidman, Robert (October 16, 2009). "Broadcast Finals: Bones, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist up, Private Practice down a tick". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  6. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (October 9, 2009). "Thursday broadcast finals: The Office, Bones, Grey's, Supernatural up; Community, Private Practice down a tick". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  7. ^
    Huffington Post
    . Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c MacKenzi, Carina (October 16, 2009). "'Grey's Anatomy': Mercy West is in, Izzie Stevens is out". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  9. ^ Bryant, Adam (October 16, 2009). "Grey's Anatomy Episode Recap: "Invasion" Season 6, Episode 4". TV Guide. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  10. ^ "Grey's Anatomy Rundown, "Invasion"". PopSugar. Sugar Inc. October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

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