It's the End of the World
"It's the End of the World" | |
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Grey's Anatomy episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 16 |
Directed by | Peter Horton |
Written by | Shonda Rhimes |
Production code | 211 |
Original air date | February 5, 2006ABC) | (
Running time | 43 minutes |
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"It's the End of the World" is the 16th episode of the second season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by series creator Shonda Rhimes and directed by co-executive producer Peter Horton. This episode is the first of a two-part story, concluding its plot on the following episode, "As We Know It". It originally aired on February 5, 2006, serving as the lead-out program for Super Bowl XL. On its original broadcast, "It's the End of the World" was watched by 38.1 million viewers.[1] It is the highest rated and most watched episode of the series.
The episode, along with its second part, secured writer Shonda Rhimes a 58th Primetime Emmy Awards nomination in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series category.[2]
Plot
The episode begins with a scene of Izzie, Cristina, Meredith, and George in the shower together. It's George's dream. George wakes up to find that Meredith refuses to go to work as she has this feeling that she will die. George and Izzie cannot get her out of bed; they have to call in Cristina. Once all 4 are at the hospital, the premonition seems to have some validity. At the same time that Dr. Bailey returns, solo, to have her baby at the hospital (she tells them that her husband is on his way by car), a severely injured male trauma victim and his hysterical, screaming wife are brought in by paramedics; one of the paramedics, Hannah (played by guest star
Title reference
The episode's title refers to the song "
Music
- "Dead Streets" - The Monotypes
- "Miniature Disasters" - KT Tunstall
- "Kaboom!" - Ursula 1000
- "In the Sun" - Michael Stipe & Chris Martin
Reception
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Wetpaint named it in December 2011 one of the 5 best episodes of Grey's Anatomy along with the second part "As We Know It".[4]
References
- ^ "Super Bowl Tops 90 Million Viewers". Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "'24,' 'Grey's Anatomy' top Emmy noms". Quad City Times. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Moss, Corey (1 February 2006). "Chris Martin, Justin Timberlake Help Michael Stipe Raise Katrina Funds". MTV.com. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Clarendon, Dan (December 12, 2011). "The 5 Best Episodes of Grey's Anatomy". Wetpaint. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
External links
- "It's the End of the World" at IMDb