The First Cut Is the Deepest (Grey's Anatomy)
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
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| Directed by | Peter Horton | ||
| Written by | Shonda Rhimes | ||
| Production code | 102 | ||
| Original air date | April 3, 2005 (ABC) | ||
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The First Cut is the Deepest is the second episode of the first season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by Shonda Rhimes and was directed by Peter Horton. It originally aired on Sunday April 3, 2005, running for 42:41 min.
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[edit] Starring
- Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey.
- Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang.
- Katherine Heigl as Dr. Izzie Stevens.
- Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev.
- T.R. Knight as Dr. George O'Malley.
- Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey.
- James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber.
- Isaiah Washington as Dr. Preston Burke.
- Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd.
[edit] Episode Recap
Two interns place their careers into jeopardy when they each do something they know they shouldn't. Meredith visits the maternity ward and notices that a newborn is discolored and looks unhealthy overall, she enters the nursery without permission from a Pediatric Attending or Resident and after looking at the baby's chart, feels that the baby may have a more serious condition then what the pediatric intern may think. She mentions this to Preston, who eventually performs surgery on the baby and scolds her for stepping outside of her territory.
Izzie has to help a Chinese woman, who can not speak English and came into the hospital with a few minor cuts, but because she cannot speak English Izzie has difficulty communicating with her and turns to Cristina for help who remarks, saying that she is Korean. The lady motions for Izzie to come outside with her and meets the child of a lady who has a much more serious condition, Izzie learns the child does not have a green card, and that the lady is afraid she will go to jail. Izzie then steals a suture kit and some medicine from the supply room and returns to the child to treat her forehead laceration. Izzie tells them to return and secretly page her in a week to the same spot so that she can check the wound. The lady tells her the child is her only relatives in US and praises Izzie as both a good person and a good doctor.
Alex is reassigned to Miranda, who has him shadow Cristina for the shift. Alex and Cristina have to deliver weekend lab results to patients, which later turns into a competition for who can finish delivering them the fastest with all the family hugging and thanking obstacles. George is assigned to the code team and most of his patients die, which puts him into a depressed state. Christina mentions to him later in the locker room that majority of code patients are very near death even before they can get there.
A rape victim is admitted to Seattle Grace and, upon surgery, the doctors discover that she bit off her attacker's penis. Since Meredith identified the penis, she has custody to watch over it until the police come to take it into evidence. The attacker eventually comes to the hospital and is detained by the police after he recovers from his surgery.
After talking with Dr. Webber, Preston realizes that both he and Derek were promised the job of chief surgeon upon Dr. Webber's retirement. Dr. Webber says that Preston had the job in the bag, but various things, such as performing only to par of what is expected of him, having a cocky attitude and a god complex, have changed his mind.
[edit] Freeze-frames
- Meredith puts up a flyer for room-mates that reads in part:
"Roommates wanted. Two nice rooms with shared bath available immediately, close to Seattle Grace. Near coffee shop, public transportation, shopping, and convenient to almost everything. Non-smokers only please, no pets & absolutely no Bush supporters need apply. All applicants will need to have credit check completed. First & last month's rent plus a deposit is required to move in."
[edit] Music
- "You Wouldn't Like Me" - Tegan and Sara
- "Sister Kate" - The Ditty Bops
- "Live and Learn" - The Cardigans
- "Wait" - Get Set Go
- "Somewhere Only We Know" - Keane
[edit] Title Reference
The episode's title refers to the song "The First Cut Is the Deepest" by Cat Stevens, which has also been covered by Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow and other musicians.
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