MQs - All Episode Stills
http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com...-to-heaven.html

HQs - Izzie Stills (have not been released at this time)

CTV Promo


ABC Promo #2


Izzie's storyline is looking more and more emotionally intense everytime they show it in the promos . In the new promo we have:

Izzie running out of the hospital


And pushing Denny


She's clearly very upset because it looks like she is yelling at him, so whatever Imagination Denny told her it's obiviously BIG . Part of me is hoping my speculation could be right....we shall see this Thursday night .

oooooooooooooo i hope ur right too!! u know =D
thanks 4 the stuff hun!

Definitely looks pretty intense. I suspect she just wants him gone..and obviously building up to whatever is going to happen to her medically I guess.

BuddyTV has leaked/released their recap of this episode a day early . We'll find out if the recap is true or not tomorrow night, but it seems legit for the time being . I have copied and pasted the recap in the GA Spoiler Thread just in case BuddyTV takes it down later:
http://www.mediablvd.com/forums/index.php?...t&p=3148123

Any discussion of BuddyTV's recap should be talked about in the GA Spoiler Thread for the time being, so other posters will not be spoiled. Thank you .

thanks

No prob . It looks to be an accurate recap because BuddyTV just took down their 5.13 - "Stairway to Heaven" recap down now . The damage has been done because the recap was online for at least 30 minutes or more .

hoho... they should have known u would be around to still it muahaha...
and calm me down of course hoho

Entertainment Tonight released a sneak peek of Cristina and Derek
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/01/69961/

This sneak peek gives credence that the BuddyTV recap could be legit .

woooo!... hoho i cant wait!!!!!!!!!
thanks hun!

More sneak peeks
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with...enis_alert.html

SP #1 Lexie/Callie - Matches BuddyTV recap

SP #2 Dizzie - Remember I couldn't get the first page of the recap to work, so this scene will brand new for you spoiler junkies like me . Oooo...talk about a great teaser .

This is what Kristin said below Dizzie's sneak peek:


SP #3 Meredith/Bailey/William - Beginning of the episode, so it's not in the recap I posted.

SP #4 Bailey/Richard/Alex/Izzie/Robbins - Again from the beginning of the episode, and I agree with Bailey she needs to get off this case. At least she's the first one to state that .

SP #5 Owen/Cristina - Matches BuddyTV recap

SP #6 Cristina/Derek - We've already seen it on ET Online website

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
uuu...
so it seems the recap was right

Quite a few sneak peeks this week.

lol... last week there were quite a few too

hmmm... as long as there is at least one with Katie/Izzie i will be happy

Everyone seemed to love this new stories!
lol...
I love that we get a lot of Katie considering the bloated cast... ...
hoho

I normally do my reviews in the morning, but I'm still wired . I have to say I wasn't expecting much from this episode, pre-BuddyTV episode recap leak (which was proven to be accurate, but with this episode one had to watch it just for the acting IMO lol), but I was impressed. I loved the editing, the music, the storylines, and stellar acting quality. I'm going to try to make this short as possible, but you me I like to ramble lol.

Izzie's Reveal - YAY!!! It finally happened, and the way they did it showed an increase of Izzie's illness. Izzie clearly couldn't concentrate, I still think Denny is a manifestation of her illness/subconscious, and was quite irritable. She also looked clearly tired, stressed, and my sister mentioned maybe a tad bit sweaty. Either way she clearly looked like the illness has now slowly started it's physical apperance. Now the ending scene was amazing with Illness Denny and Izzie just going at each other with a yelling match, and Izzie looking utterly vulerable, scared, and lost . That scene was tough, even though I loved that scene and the last(?) Dizzie kiss, I still loved the exam room scene more. When Izzie is once again trying to figure out what Denny is telling her she starts using "facts" that a scientist would use, and rambles on how she can see, touch, smell, and even slap him. It all seems real to her, and when Denny's reply was no Izzie's face was completely heartbroken. When she said "what's wrong with me" just gutted me, and then they had Dizzie head leaning . Omg, it was so sad and utterly so so well acted. That had to be one of my favorite scenes tonight. I obiviously agree with the vast majority of viewers that Katherine Heigl and Jeff Dean Morgan shined tonight in their performances.

Another mention I have to say is that even though Izzie is clearly going through hell right now she is so compassionate with her patients. All throughout the episode she made sure Jackson's mom had rest, eaten, and gave her hope of medical miracles. Alas, Izzie was right about medical miracles because Jackson lived .

My only complaint is sadly the one I have been having since Izzie's illness began, and that was Alex's behavior. Again, this is person who been through similar crap before with his mother and Rebecca. I was hoping the crazy Rebecca storyline would enable Alex to grow and hopefully help Izzie find out she is sick. Alas, it didn't happen instead he chewed her out and made her feel guilty. The one that made Izzie realize was sick was the person losing grasps of reality, ad that Izzie herself. Seriously, Alex's a doctor for heaven's sake, and what Izzie is doing is not normal behavior. Even Dr. Arizona Robbins raised an eyebrow at it. Granted he is right when it comes to patient they are more important, but the writers have been writing Alex pretty lame considering Izzie is now the patient. Alex has all this info and observations, and what has he been doing with it since it first began? Alex has made it all about him, he didn't take any of it seriously when George and later Izzie tells him what is going on, and lastly he becomes conscending about it. That's the only truly thing that went down my spine tonight.

William's Malipulation & Saving Jackson's Life - No surprise, yet again, a stellar performance by Eric Stoltz. How he played Meredith was sadistic, and pure gold. I really loved this storyline even though it has been done on tv before. In the end Derek, Meredith, Bailey, Richard, and Cristina all performed unprofessional and unethnical behavior. Alas, will any of them receive punishment like Izzie and second generation interns though? I'm tend to find it unlikely, but I wish they would receive some accountability here. Nothing too big since it's a tv show, but at least something. Chandra Wilson did an exceptional job in the O.R. scene when Bailey broke her ethnical code. That has to be my favorite CW moment because of how she acted that significant moment in Bailey's development. I'm overjoyed that Ausiello was wrong, and Jackson lived. Even though I'm 50-50 on cliques I liked that they ended the life of William to give a life to Jackson.

Mexie - Okay, I'm still not a shipper of them, however; I did find them adoreable tonight. I loved seeing Lexie concerned over Mark, and telling him to call her "Lexie" from now on. I loved the ending when they cuddled too. They were quite adoreable during this episode along with Owen and Cristina. You can just sense that Mexie and Owen/Cristina will have a shoe dropping sometime lol.

Editing & Music - This just one of those episodes these two things stood out of me. I loved that JDM did the beginning and ending voiceovers, and I loved the montages with those voiceovers. It was neat how it was edited to Illness Denny's words, and the music that went with both voiceovers. Another editing part I loved was Izzie remembering "I'm here for you" flashback montage. A line Denny used since 5.08 "These Ties That Bind", and they went from the first time he said to the last. That was so cool since it intertwined with Izzie's reaction to her figuring out she is sick.

Sadly, once again George was barely in this episode with no storyline (even though it was awesome he helped find Jackson's donor ). Now these episodes were made pre-T.R. Knight scandal, so if there is any change in regards to George's screentime I would imagine it would take place during March sweeps since Feb. is being taken up by the crossover episodes. So needless to say I didn't expect too much George tonight .

Overall, I was surprised and really enjoyed this episode. I can't wait to see what happens next during the Feb-March episodes. This episode is definitely one of my favorites from the season .

ETA: I also loved their fade to red when going to the main title card.

Mark's medical condition caused an interesting rise in Google hits , but it's good to know people are checking it out .


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...-among-men.html

Katherine and Jeff are receiving high praises for their work in this episode by many fans , and there have been some critic acclaim as well (I don't remember the sites right now because I didn't bookmark them -- sorry folks).

Here are some of Izzie's scenes from last night:

All Dizzie scenes


The only scenes missing from this clip I believe are Izzie's first scene with Jackson's mother Melinda, and Alex chewing out Izzie.

Oh God i loved this episode too!
The acting was soooooooooooooo awesome!
Also love the music at the beginning and that he did the voiceover -FYI i love his voice -
And think the episode was well written, pretty much every storyline was good... except... like u say Alex... they make him good and bad and good and bad again... its stressing... not knowing what to expect from him :S... mmm (though we knew what he was going to do lol... because of that recap u got lol) i just really hope he puts his pants on and help Izzie!... U would think that with his expiriences he would kind of realize what was happening... but he is all blind... just not wanting to understand really ¬¬

I cant wait for the next episode! And really CANT WAIT till Izzie's disease goes public!... cant wait to see everyones faces and guilt!... They diserve to feel guilty ¬¬...

I also loved that scene with Izzie and Denny and the whole "What's happening", God Katies acting was awesome!... Izzie looks sooo scared... Also when she says "are u a ghost or a dream..." God really Katie rocked this episode sooooo much! She showed everyone who had doubts how great an actress she is... and that she CAN do drama!... God she really did great in all the scenes!... Cant stop watching them xD

I was moved by Merediths last scene... though im not a big fan of her --- the character--- I think Ellen definitely did great!... im usually stressed by her crying lol... but this time it kind of felt real... very good!

I loved Eric (the killer)!.... Great acting too!... and the story between his character and the kid was awesome!...

I got chills during the episode hoho... so awesome! i hope they keep that writing up!

thanks 4 the vid btw!

ITA .


A big WORD. Gawd, you just want to hug Izzie the moment she says "what's happening". Thankfully Denny did that for us. That scene was pure gold, and loved every minute of it. One of my personal favorites from the season and series.


ITA . I think Ellen improved a great deal since season 2, and she did very well with this storyline .

Did anyone notice they cut out a Callie scene from the promotional pictures? That was cut out, and supposely according to Kristin Callie was suppose to kiss Arizona too. So either that was hold off for the next episode, or it never happens .

As I previously mentioned in the thread, and we all mentioned since Denny appeared, Katherine's acting continues to be praised by naysayers and lovers alike. For an example, L.A. Times praises Katherine's performance last night :

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracke...-anatomy-h.html

OMG! we agree!
lol
i know! its sooo sad! i was all! darn it hug her! and he did hohohoho
she looks so desperate...

Yeah! Ellen did great
Oh Yeah!... well... maybe they put it next week... though i doubt it... with the whole crossover thing... it will get even more bloated

woooo! Loved what they said! People cannot say that they do not have chemistry!, or that they havent acted awesomely- lol-

thanks 4 the quote!

ITA . It's like Izzie needed someone to hold to at that moment, and Denny did just that. She needed someone .

I think I watched their scenes five times by now LOL. It's so utterly perfect. The more I watch the last scene the more it's becoming a tie with the exam room scene lol. Both scenes were just utterly perfect and so emotional.

You and I were discussing the last Dizzie kiss on IM, and I thought it would make great discussion on the board too. The last Dizzie kiss was similar to S2's "17 Seconds" kiss. You had Denny near-death, and Dizzie saying their final good-byes just in case. Izzie being frustrated, confused, angry, and heartbroken. Cut to S5's "Stairway To Heaven" you have the same emotional intensity as the "17 Seconds" kiss, but with an added role reversal. You have Izzie who is sick and could be dying, so she was a bowl full of emotions just like in "17 Seconds", but up a notch in the intensity because it's about her life. We could be reaching here, but it felt similar and yet different at the same time lol . The parallels and slight role reversals between "17 Seconds" and "Stairway to Heaven" are kinda neat.


Maybe because Arizona is in the next episode. Alas, looks like we spotted another deleted scene for the S5 dvd boxset .

Someone uploaded almost all of Izzie scenes from the episode . The only scene missing from this vid is when Alex chews out Izzie right before the Dizzie exam room scene:

i have watched those two scenes (the last one and the "whats happening" one like 20 times i just cant get enough seriously though... great scenes hoho
yeah man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its soooooooooo similar... in some ways... GOD!... im all excited

thanks =D... hoho
i already know everything Izzie says to Denny hohohohohoo...

It kinda makes want to watch my S2 dvds again .


Now you got me beat . I haven't gotten to there yet lol.....

Okay, this was a major episode for Izzie's character, and showed a powerhouse acting performance by Katherine. So needless to say the screencap posting this week is going to be a tad bit longer compared to last week .









































Part 2

God that was awesome!
Yeah i beat u xDDDDDD
No. 30 is sooo powerful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOD!
Thanks hun for all the stills *.*

That screencap post is not too shabby . You can see the journey Izzie goes through, but you know screencaps don't give a person the full picture of the stellar acting by Katherine in this episode .



This picture right?



That has to be one of my favorite shots from this episode and series . So much so it's my cellphone wallpaper right now lol. The last time we saw a Dizzie head lean was during S2's "17 Seconds" kiss. Alas, another parallel to S2 .

I'm also a fan of these shots as well:

When Izzie finally says those two little words......"I'm sick"


The way Katie delivered the line just gutted me.

I also loved this cool zoom-out shot of Izzie during the ending voiceover montage:



Emphasizes how lonely, lost, and isolated Izzie is right now. Plus how cool was it when Denny just disappeared on-screen.

That is so sad!!!! It make me cry!!! And its also sweet at the same time. I feel so sorry for Izzie. I want to give her a hug right now. I would be by her side at all times.

I told you those scenes were heartbreaking little sister . Weren't those scenes just made of awesome .

I saw this on E! Online, and I thought perhaps you guys would like to see it .


With Grissom Gone, Grey's Comes Back - E! Online

Make it known this is the 3rd episode where the media mentioned the Izzie/Dizzie storyline arc for one of the reasons in getting solid ratings this season. The previous episodes were "Rise Up" and "In The Midnight Hour" .

Great caps...amazing emotion on Katie's face. Really showing how Izzie is suffering.

Truly . Wait until you watch it Chief. You are going to love it .

Izzie's reveal made it onto EW's "Highlights From the Week Ending Jan. 23" .


http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20254451_15,00.html

Granted there is a bit of snark within the recap, but alas they chose Izzie/Dizzie as one of the juiciest highlights of the week .

hohohohohohooo... well i want them to highlight the acting

but im glad people... kinda liked the story... xD i think they did... just... they dont want to accept it xD

Yup definitely I have to catch up on a few episodes this week - should be up to date with everything Grey's wise by Wednesday or so. Really looking forward to seeing this episode..from what I've read Katie's performance was very impressive.

sooo... did u catch up?

Not yet sadly - but definitely either tonight or over the next day or to I will be back up to date

Oh... oki
hope u like them =D... mm at least im sure u will love Katie's acting as ever =D

Oh, I have a feeling the Chief will like it .

I'm de-topping this thread to make way for the next episode thread .

Me too. Settling down to watch it now

woooo Good!...
Tell us how much u loved it

I enjoyed the last three episodes actually - and I don't have any problem with the whole Izzie / Denny storyline - Katie and JDM have been excellent in what must be quite a challenging concept.

I am glad she finally realises she is sick. I think perhaps they dragged that out a bit too long, though for the first time we really saw it affect her work when she shouted at Arizona.

The scene when she realises she is sick "I am there for you" - was excellently portrayed. Katie is brilliant at conveying emotion whenever she acts. If her character is laughing you laugh with her, if she is crying you cry with her. Angry, sad, up, down...she just conveys it so well and you really feel for the character and the story.

When the camera pulls back and she is alone outside the hospital - you realise she how alone and isolated she is - and at the moment Alex really is not taking what she has told him seriously. Hopefully he will soon realise that she really is sick and it is not some kind of emotional response to Denny's death.

Perhaps we will get to see them take that trip to Iowa A Grey's field trip..might be cool.

Looking forward to seeing what happens and how she goes about diagnosing her illness. I think we could see some really great scenes.

Glad to be up to date..bring on the new episodes!

Glad up to date now
ooo i cant wait! Katie will give us great acting im sure... wooo!
im with u... she makes u feel what the character is feeling! *.*