lets talk drama - my top 9

This morning I came into work with full intentions of watching Grey's Anatomy on Hulu since I did not watch it last night. Worst idea ever.

I get emotionally involved with shows like you wouldn't believe. If you grew up with me we all remember my Roswell obsession and I have the tattoo to prove it. I was committed to growing up to be Kelly Kapowski, still wouldn't mind her hair, and I still would move to Stars Hollow in a heartbeat if given the opportunity.

There have been two television shows that have accessed the depths of my emotional soul: Six Feet Under and Grey's Anatomy. Today I'm going to talk about the latter though I'm sure at some point I'll re-watch the former and post about 9 times a day the tradgedy that was imposed upon my daily life by viewing it.

I don't even know how I got involved with this. Oh yeah, I remember. Roswell yet again. Katherine Heigl had finished with Roswell and got the gig of Dr. Izzie Stevens on Grey's shortly after. I gave it a shot for her. The first little bit of the show I don't recall feeling anything but the second season almost did me in. And from then on the third, fourth...and now into the eighth season I'm still getting dumbstruck week to week wondering how much more they can come up with? I figure instead of getting all boring and just professing my love for the show I may as well recap my top 9 (in a long series of my top 9's) most ridiculously emotional moments in my Grey's history. Everyone does top 10 lists, top 9 is just a little easier.

My Top 9: Most Ridiculously Emotional Moments In My Grey's Anatomy History-

**Keep in mind there may be spoilers.

9. Burke leaves Christina at the altar.


I love Christina for many reasons but I have to say I am so torn with her decision when this happend. I loved her and Burke and her freaking out about marrying him almost ruined their relationship for me. I thought he was good to her but at the same time, she wasn't good to/for him. I don't agree with how she went about things but I also understand why Burke did what he did. Either way, seeing her standing in that empty apartment while Meredith rips off her wedding dress is emotionally draining.

8. Meredith dies...and then lives.



I almost hate to put this on here for a few reasons: I really am not the biggest Meredith fan and I was weirdly joyful during parts of this. Most of what goes on in this episode involves emotional moments later on this list so I'm not going to dwell on it, but for those reasons it had to be on my list.

7. Izzie realizes that she has cancer.



After seeing Denny for days and days (to be explained later...ahem), Izzie finally realizes she has melenoma. WHAT?! Well, we all knew she was trying to get out of her contract but really? Cancer? Gah. She was the reason I started watching and even though she was far from my favorite character it was still a sad experience, mostly because I felt the relationship between her and Denny was so beautiful...but then as the cancer went on, it got too weird. Figures.

6. Izzie and Alex get married.



I absolutely love the way this scene plays out. I honestly never saw it coming. Here is Izzie planning an elaborate wedding for Derek and Meredith when to find out, Meredith has rigged it for Izzie and Alex. Alex has become one of my favorite characters and this moment proves that for me. I watched this on the computer while visiting my dad and I was visably sobbing, I remember him asking me if it was something real or if it was tv. Clearly it was tv.

5. The shooting.



These are the ONLY episodes Zack has ever enjoyed! That's a huge deal. Man, I had just reconnected with this show after a long break and this is what happened. I swear. The entire two episodes we were just on the edge of our beds, jaws dropped in silence. I barely remembered what had happened, I had to watch it again.

4. The train.



That's basically all I have to say and Grey's fans know what I'm talking about. This episde with get most of the skeptics hooked. It was the first emotional scene to really grace the show and it's what started the rollercoaster that was basically all of season 2. And it brings back some of the people that show up when Meredith dies. That's what got me.

3. Bomb/Bailey's husband in the hospital/Bailey gives birth.



I could almost not handle this episode. I remember it aired after the super bowl and I had to beg my dad to even let me watch it because he thought the show was stupid, but he let me turn it on as he cleaned up the 7-layer dip. Nice of him because I spent the next three hours in shock, awe and sadness. I think this was a two part so I had to wait until the following week to see the ending. That was even harder. So much going on, , Baily having her child while her husband is being operated on by Derek, George helps Addison deliver her baby and she names it after him and BOMB GUY. Wow. Again, another person who makes an appearance when Meredith croaks. And really, a bomb in a body? Really? That's just nuts.

2. Denny dies/Burke gets shot.



I almost want to cry just thinking about this. I loved Denny and all Izzie wanted to do was save him and in turn he has to go and die? Seriously? Denny the sweetest man on the planet who cared enough to tell Izzie she had cancer and to show up when Meredith died? He didn't deserve to die and I wish we could still see him sporatically on the show. In the meantime while trying to save Denny before he passes on Burke comes back with a heart only to be shot by another crazed patient. It just makes it all the more worse.

1. Discovering George is in the hospital...and then he dies.

I couldn't embed the video, go here if you'd like to see it.

I had the hardest time with this one. After telling the others he's enlisting in the army, they realize that George never scrubbed in for surgery that day. They've been busy dealing with a man who jumped in front of a bus to save a woman...only to realize that it's George. I did not see this coming in any way and I was floored. Literally, floored. This last scene had me going, Izzie on the table as well, it was just a lot to handle (again, I realize I am talking about a tv show). I think that's all I can say.

We now need to think of happy things!!!!!