Recipient of the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Television Series and multiple Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series for the past two years, __QUOTE__Grey__APOS__s Anatomy__QUOTE__ returns to the ABC Television Network for its fifth season.
Is __QUOTE__happily ever after__QUOTE__ possible for Meredith Grey and Derek __QUOTE__McDreamy__QUOTE__ Shepherd? With Meredith experiencing a breakthrough in therapy - the realization that she and Derek can be extraordinary together, rather than ordinary apart -- she and Derek now face the highs and lows of being a committed couple.
Continuing their first year as residents at Seattle Grace Hospital, Meredith, Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens and Alex Karev have interns of their own to mentor, including Meredith__APOS__s half-sister, Lexie Grey. Lexie has become a roommate and confidante to George O__APOS__Malley, who, after divorce with Callie, a breakup with Izzie, and learning that he failed his residency test by only one point, is striving to get both his professional and personal life back on track.
After attending to his girlfriend Rebecca__APOS__s mental illness on his own, and revealing that he had gone through this with his own mother, Alex finds solace in Izzie__APOS__s arms. Alex must continue through this difficult time, whether or not Izzie remains by his side.
Cristina, having finally won out over her tough-as-nails mentor, Erica, is back on track as a surgeon - but is there a chance for new love in her life as well?
With the encouragement of Mark __QUOTE__McSteamy__QUOTE__ Sloan, Dr. Callie Torres has taken a chance on love with cardiothoracic surgeon, Erica Hahn; now, she and Erica must figure out what happens after the first kiss.
Overseeing the residents is the no-nonsense Chief Resident, Miranda Bailey. Facing marital troubles and the difficulty of balancing her work and personal life, Bailey has handed her responsibilities as head of the free clinic over to Izzie. Also striving for balance is Chief of Surgery, Richard Webber, who has reunited with his estranged wife, Adele.
The doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis - it__APOS__s in one another that they find comfort, friendship and love. Together they__APOS__re discovering that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white. Real life only comes in shades of grey.
__QUOTE__Grey__APOS__s Anatomy__QUOTE__ stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel __QUOTE__Izzie__QUOTE__ Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O__APOS__Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey, and Brooke Smith as Erica Hahn.
