Singing Doctors

The much hyped musical episode of Grey's Anatomy airs Thursday night.  I have a feeling this is either going to be a major success, or a major failure.  A show doing a musical episode is taking a huge risk. That episode can very quickly be viewed as the "jump the shark" moment of the series.  Granted, many would argue that Grey's Anatomy already reached it's "jump the shark" moment (bomb in a body, dead Denny, etc.).  While there have been seasons that I liked more than others, I do not believe the show has been getting worse as a whole. I actually believe it has gotten better with age. The casts of the past 2 seasons have been stellar, and the writing has been great.  Last year's hospital shooting season finale was probably the best episode they've ever done. I've been very pleased with this season, until I heard that they were doing a musical episode.  But after much reading about how they're going to execute this episode, it might not be that bad after all.  Hear me out...

*Spoilers Below*'

Last week's episode ended with a very pregnant Callie, and Arizona driving along on their way to a weekend at a bread and breakfast.  They got in to a small fight, that ended with Arizona proposing to Callie.  Just before she could answer, BOOM, they run into what is assumed to be a truck, aaaand, fade to the ending title card.  Cliffhanger.



Sara Ramirez/ABC



Well this week's episode centers around the aftermath of the car accident.  Callie and baby are rushed into surgery (will Addison be called back to Seattle Grace?), and the race to save them both begins.  Apparently the music comes in to play through visions that Callie has while enduring all of the trauma.  You see, the doctor's aren't going to just break out in to song, instead, they are going to be in Callie's head.  *sigh of relief*.  Also, the songs are going to be songs from the early seasons of Grey's Anatomy such as "How To Save a Life" and "Cable Car".  Sara Ramirez (Callie) does most of the singing, which is a good thing since Ramirez is a Tony winner! If anybody was to break out into song, I would want it to be a Tony winning singer.  Chyler Leigh (Lexie), Kevin McKidd (Owen), and Chandra Wilson (Bailey) will also do some of the singing. 

ABC has been branding this episode not as a "musical episode" but a "Music Event", which, in a way, is smart.  They're not pretending that it's one thing when it's actually another. They're featuring songs that Grey's Anatomy supposedly made popular in the early seasons, so the episode is going to sort of more feel like a love letter to the fans, than a bunch of doctors breaking out into songs. This could be a good thing.

My hopes are high for the episode, and I hope they don't disappoint. As I said earlier, this could either be a major success, or a major failure.  Only time will tell.