Kristen Seeley
Mr. Bowers
Composition 1
24 September 2015
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy's is a great soap opera because the cast is broad and varied. Alex Karev, Meredith Grey, April Kepner, and Cristina Yang are all surgeons who have gone through many professional and personal trials. One character, Dr. Owen Hunt, is the chief of surgery, an Iraq veteran, trauma specialist, and Christina's ex-husband. Callie Torres, an orthopedic surgeon, and Arizona Robbins, a pediatric surgeon, recently married. Dr. Derek Shepherd and Meredith Grey are also married. Dr. Miranda Bailey, an attending surgeon, who is fighting for a seat on the new board, tries her hardest to get through a problem that wasn't her fault, but she can't get over it. Former chief, Richard Webber, tries to find the best in every surgeon, and tells them what they need to hear, even if it is telling them they aren't meant to be a surgeon. These interns aren't just learning how to operate on people, they're trying to figure out how to balance a new job and life, and seeking happiness in a competitive profession. Their choices often lead to life lessons. In other words, the word "Grey" in the show's title could easily refer to its characters' way of living and expression to their everyday obstacles.
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And then there's the gore, shown up close.
Mangled body parts, torn, punctured, or bitten off, are pictured in detail. Rare diseases sometimes in horrifying ways. Grey's Anatomy has many serious points to make. It just seems every time the show tries to make a meaningful statement about self-sacrifice or forgiveness, that heartfelt moment gets derailed by flashes of partial nudity or explicit sexual
humor. Creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes makes it look like a "realistic" portrait of doctors. "Some medical shows keep them as heroes, and some medical shows go with pure adrenaline drama," she says. "But Grey's Anatomy is trying to walk the line in the middle and give you a little bit of both." The result is a hit, and many of Grey's Anatomy actors have gone on to impact other shows or films. Katherine Heigl played Dr. Izzie Stevens for years before making an appearance in the world of cinematic romcoms. Sarah Drew, who plays the Christian doctor April Kepler, also took a huge turn in the 2014 Christian comedy Moms' Night Out. In both roles, Drew—a Christian herself—says that she's done her best to portray Jesus-followers as real, genuine people, not preconceived notions of what sitcom fans might expect or sometimes see on the news. "I know in our mainstream culture, the loudest voices and the most shocking voices are the ones that get the noise," she told Fox News. "But the problem is, people think that's how all Christians behave if they don't know any Christians." As nuanced as she might try to make her character, though, the shock she talks about also rules on her own show. Sex, gore and bad behavior are everyday things in the workaday world of Grey Sloan Memorial. And that's far from a healing environment. Grey's Anatomy is a very catchy soap opera. Many people get strung along by the many different stories in each episode. The way each episode pulls you in is different. Grey's Anatomy pulls in a huge variety of people who are interested in the show. They do a musical for an episode, which I am not a fan of, but I was still drawn to that episode because of the accident that takes place. They use the main characters' problems to draw you into the story. Seeing the characters go through hard struggles makes you want to find out how they turn out in the end. The actors are great and very convincing in every role, even if what happens to them is the best. I think Grey's Anatomy is an amazing show everyone should try to watch. You will get caught up in every episode and lose track of time.
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