Product Description
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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.
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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, ing 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
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 , 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