One of my favorite shows on television right now is Grey’s Anatomy. I was excited to hear that the show won the golden globe for best drama this year, and I definitely think they deserved it! The show follows the lives of a group of surgical interns and their crazy work schedules and complicated relationships.
In this week’s episode we learn that George’s dad, who just went through surgery for cancer, was only hanging on with life support and the family had to decide whether or not to continue with the life support. George and his family are very close and they immediately looked to him for the answer. Although it was extremely hard, George explained to them that he was going to die so they should put him out of his pain and take him off the life support. Together the family agreed with George’s decision. When they took George’s dad off of the life support, it was a very emotional moment in the show. They did an excellent job of expressing each characters emotion and that in turn pulled me in and heightened my emotions as well. I can relate to George and what he went through because my family had to make the same decision with my grandma. It was one of the hardest things my family has ever endured, and I think that the show did a great job showing the hardship that George and his family encountered.
Meredith, another intern, was inspired to mend her broken relationship with her dad because she saw the wonderful relationship George had with his dad and she wanted to experience that before it was too late. She took a small step and asked her dad if he snores, because her boyfriend, Derek, had been complaining about her loud snoring and she knew that she didn’t get it from her mother. Although it was a silly question, the question helped them hold a conversation, which is something they haven’t done in a long time. I’m glad Meredith built up the courage to talk to her dad and help restore their relationship. I think this episode had a good message, saying that life is too short, and we should not live it being mad at family and the ones we love. We should do everything we can to keep our relationships with our friends and family alive because we never know when they will end.
1 comment:
Great job!
I like the way you pull out the connections to "real life" and the way the actors deal with these issues on the show, as well as making it personal for you. I've actually only seen this show once, and it was the episode where the guy had the bomb in him. I think it's an interesting program--like ER with more heart and less bleeding.
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