Grey's Anatomy: Season 5

[AGDee]

I can't get into the Izzy/Denny thing. I heard the brain tumor rumor and was relieved that there may be a logical explanation in it. If it's not something physiologically wrong with Izzy, then this show may have just "jumped the shark". I'm not someone who is quick to say that about TV shows like some are, but this could just be going too far.

McRambo is clearly suffering from PTSD so when he loses a patient after just losing his whole battalion (or whatever term they used), he couldn't deal with it. Then Christina startled him... something you can't do with a vet whose been in combat.

The previews for next week just made me think "wtf???" From the interns doing on surgery on each other to Izzy and Denny sleeping together? Too weird.

[WarEagle07]

So the new psycho intern just shows up at Meredith's place unannounced and barges in without introducing herself to Derick and then jumps in their bed. She takes off her shirt in front of all the interns and cuts herself and smiles as she does it. This is just too weird! I hope that this character isn't around for long. I have also heard that Izzy has a brain tumor and Katherine Heigle wanted off the show. When I hear that the Denny story arc is going to be HUGE I have to think that Izzy is going to have some sort of breakdown or illness like a brain tumor no matter what Shonda Rhymes says. I mean, she isn't going to give anything away!

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by AGDee

McRambo is clearly suffering from PTSD so when he loses a patient after just losing his whole battalion (or whatever term they used), he couldn't deal with it. Then Christina startled him... something you can't do with a vet whose been in combat.

Yeah. I have seen this in more than a few guys around here. You can't sneak up on them if they have been in a constant state of awareness in Iraq/Afghan. It's just a reflex. I think most people who have been around someone that's been in a warzone/conflict could easily see what was going to happen when she ran after him.

I like him.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Tippiechick

Yeah. I have seen this in more than a few guys around here. You can't sneak up on them if they have been in a constant state of awareness in Iraq/Afghan. It's just a reflex. I think most people who have been around someone that's been in a warzone/conflict could easily see what was going to happen when she ran after him.

I like him.

I've seen Vietnam vets who are still like this, some 30+ years later. My ex-BIL almost decked one of his sons when his son thought it would be funny to "scare" him by hiding and jumping out at him when he was younger. The kid learned not to do that again! (and was unharmed)

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

If it's not something physiologically wrong with Izzy, then this show may have just "jumped the shark".

I agree. I was saying to my husband that Izzy's love affair with a ghost = jump the shark.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

And any thoughts on Dr. Dixon last night? My wife and I called the Asperger's as soon as she started talking -- of course, we do have an advantage recognizing the symptoms.

Are there varying degrees of Asperger's? A guy I knew back in HS had it and you'd really never know except he'd do some quirky things once in a while and he sometimes didn't understand why people were upset when he said or did something crappy. Besides that, he seemed normal. I thought the Dr. Dixon character seemed to be a more extreme case.

[deadbear80]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Are there varying degrees of Asperger's? A guy I knew back in HS had it and you'd really never know except he'd do some quirky things once in a while and he sometimes didn't understand why people were upset when he said or did something crappy. Besides that, he seemed normal. I thought the Dr. Dixon character seemed to be a more extreme case.

Asperger's is a spectrum disorder like Autism. No 2 people really 'have it' the same.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Are there varying degrees of Asperger's? A guy I knew back in HS had it and you'd really never know except he'd do some quirky things once in a while and he sometimes didn't understand why people were upset when he said or did something crappy. Besides that, he seemed normal. I thought the Dr. Dixon character seemed to be a more extreme case.

Dr. Dixon did seem extreme, and deadbear is right -- like anything else on the spectrum, it's different for every one.

Our son sounds more like the guy from your high school. You might just mistake his Aspergers for some lousy social skills if you didn't know a few give-away clues he presents -- not looking people in the eye, talking on and on about a particular subject (perseverence) and a few others.

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Dr. Dixon did seem extreme, and deadbear is right -- like anything else on the spectrum, it's different for every one.

Our son sounds more like the guy from your high school. You might just mistake his Aspergers for some lousy social skills if you didn't know a few give-away clues he presents -- not looking people in the eye, talking on and on about a particular subject (perseverence) and a few others.

The Asperger's newsgroup I belong to has been discussing Dr Dixon. Most of us seem to have kids who are overly outgoing and lack acceptable social skills, none of us seem to have kids who are cold like she was. My son is one of those who has all the little quirky characteristics and also goes on and on when it comes to a particular subject (TV shows).

DaffyKD

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

The Asperger's newsgroup I belong to has been discussing Dr Dixon. Most of us seem to have kids who are overly outgoing and lack acceptable social skills, none of us seem to have kids who are cold like she was. My son is one of those who has all the little quirky characteristics and also goes on and on when it comes to a particular subject (TV shows).

Interesting to hear your group's reaction. My son can be very outgoing with people he's comfortable with -- otherwise it can be a real struggle getting him to answer the simplest question or make the most basic response to someone speaking to him.

And he's funny about going on and on about particular subjects. Unlike some with Asperger's who stay fixed on a particular subject for years and years, with him the subject changes periodically. Right now, my wife and I are very, very ready to stop hearing about fennic foxes.