The only thing that bothered me about this episode was that you never really get to see Meredith trying to swim. The episode really would have benefited from at least showing her trying to reach the top of the platform to pull herself out but not being able to reach, trying to at least scream for help, trying to do something to save her own life.

That really bugged me that she was just like: meh, i fell into water, time to drown!

'Grey's' spinoff possible

ABC is considering spinning off Kate Walsh's ob-gyn character, Addison Montgomery into her own show, but it's unlikely that her on-again-off-again beau, Mark "McSteamy" Sloan (Eric Dane), would follow her to the new program.


By Gary Levin, USA TODAY
ABC is mulling a spinoff of its No. 1 hit, Grey's Anatomy, around the character of Dr. Addison Montgomery, an ob-gyn (and ex-wife of Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd) played by Kate Walsh.
Grey's creator Shonda Rhimes is preparing a two-hour episode of Grey's, to air in May, that would serve as the pilot episode for the proposed spinoff. If the network approves, the show will be considered for a spot on next fall's schedule, to be unveiled to advertisers in mid-May.

An ABC spokeswoman confirmed scant details of the plan, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, but said the plot line for the proposed spinoff was being kept under wraps and no title has been settled upon.

But a source with direct knowledge of the plans says that Addison, unhappy with both her former husband and former lover Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan at Seattle Grace, will get a job offer out of town as this season ends. The two-part cliffhanger will have her mulling this new offer; if the spinoff goes forward, and it seems more likely than not, she'll accept the other job and start next season there, possibly in family practice. If it doesn't, she will have decided not to take the offer and stay put when Grey's returns in fall.

The new show, like Grey's, would also have an ensemble cast, with other actors yet to be hired. But at this point it doesn't look as if any other Grey's actors would leave.

Spinoffs of hit series are increasingly rare, as many have not paid off for their networks. But most often they arrive as a weaker replacement as the "parent" show leaves the schedule: Friends begat Joey, which lasted less than two seasons.

Grey's remains hugely popular; it premiered in April 2005 and is only in its second full season. Last week's episode averaged 25.8 million viewers, its largest audience ever aside from last February's post-Super Bowl airing.

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Ummm nooooooo about the Addison spin-off

She's my favorite character, and I'm worried Grey's would take a hit if she left.

Episode was good. But I don't like it too much when the show forgets that they are doctors in a hospital. The whole ferry tragedy got little screen time. I know. I know. Meredith is dying. But so were tons of others.

I found it hard to swallow that she was dead for over an hour.

Yeah, that bothered me too. They spent a ton of time on their co-worker, but shouldn't doctors be prepared for tragic cases, even among their own?

That aside, I didn't get pissed off watching it. That's three weeks in a row! I may actually like the show. I'm not certain, though. I'll have to test it a few more times before I say I like it.

ER did the same thing when Carter/Lucy were stabbed.

It may not be incredibly realistic, but do you honestly think the show is going to act as if the main character is some person we've never seen before and everyone should be unemotional?

Just watched it.

Yeah, some of it was silly, but a lot of it was powerful stuff.

Think that was my favorite of the three.