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'Grey's Anatomy': 10 Reasons We Love It Again!

Hot docs, endearing friendships, loving relationships -- why it's a great season to check back into Seattle Grace
By Margaret Lyons Updated November 03, 2010 at 08:00 PM EDT
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DR. AVERY

Dr. Avery wasn't quite clicking as part of the ensemble when Jesse Williams first joined the cast. But now? Oh, mama. He's flirty — to…
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Dr. Avery wasn't quite clicking as part of the ensemble when Jesse Williams first joined the cast. But now? Oh, mama. He's flirty — to a fault — but he's also a decent dude, and the show was in need of a seriously single male character.

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CRISTINA'S STORY LINE

Cristina's been through hell on this show — actually, she's been through it about once a season. But now that she's settled down on the…
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Cristina's been through hell on this show — actually, she's been through it about once a season. But now that she's settled down on the relationship front, her story arc of personal anguish in the wake of the shooting gets to take center stage. Sandra Oh's acting has always been one of the show's greatest assets, and she's getting some of the best material she's had in years.

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IT'S FUNNY AGAIN

Grey's Anatomy, Eric Dane, ... | Sure, Grey's is a melodrama, and you're guaranteed to cry at least one time per episode. But it's also peppered with silly, fun, honest dialogue…
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Sure, Grey's is a melodrama, and you're guaranteed to cry at least one time per episode. But it's also peppered with silly, fun, honest dialogue between characters who genuinely seem to like one another. We could listen to Mark and Callie chitchat all day.

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CLOSURE FOR IZZIE

Grey's Anatomy, Katherine Heigl | Izzie Stevens. Love her or loathe her, her story line cast an intense shadow on the show over the past few years, be it the…
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Izzie Stevens. Love her or loathe her, her story line cast an intense shadow on the show over the past few years, be it the ill-conceived Gizzie, Denny's ghost, or her battle with cancer. Enough was enough, and now Grey's is finally moving on — for real. That sound is everyone heaving a sigh of relief.

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CRISTINA AND MEREDITH'S FRIENDSHIP IS STRONGER THAN EVER

Grey's Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo, ... | Grey's Anatomy recap: Recovery Plan I wonder if someone could be denied treatment at Seattle Grace on the basis that his or her case would…
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Romance, schmomance. The best relationship on this show is definitely Meredith and Cristina's, and this season it's been even more important. Both docs are dealing with some serious issues following the shooting — Meredith's miscarriage, Cristina performing emergency surgery — but they're helping each other cope. Who wouldn't feel better snuggling with Meredith and Derek?

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THE PATIENTS ARE STILL WILD, BUT WITHIN REASON

Let's never speak of the deer CPR again. Grey's is finding its way back to the right balance of bizarre patients/cases as metaphors for the…
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Let's never speak of the deer CPR again. Grey's is finding its way back to the right balance of bizarre patients/cases as metaphors for the doctors' problems. To wit: Tree Guy. Indeed we are all freaks, as the episode told us. Also, HPV is a hell of a virus.

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FINALLY, APRIL IS LESS ANNOYING

Sarah Drew slayed us as Hannah on Everwood and broke our hearts as Sal's wife, Kitty, on Mad Men . She finally landed on a…
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Sarah Drew slayed us as Hannah on Everwood and broke our hearts as Sal's wife, Kitty, on Mad Men. She finally landed on a hit show and...uh...yikes. April was chirpy, irritating, and immature, and her crush on Derek didn't endear her to us either. But these days, we say hooray for April; since Meredith declared that the two of them are pals, April's become a lot more tolerable, instead of being Lexie 2.0.

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IT'S JUST SCHMOOPY ENOUGH

Grey's Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo, ... | Hey, it's still Grey's Anatomy . We want some romance and cutesiness, and the Mer-Der relationship is hitting a terrific stride. They're so happy as…
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Hey, it's still Grey's Anatomy. We want some romance and cutesiness, and the Mer-Der relationship is hitting a terrific stride. They're so happy as a couple, yet each is going through some heavy stuff. But they're getting through it together! Because they love each other! Yay, love.

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ALEX HAS FOUND HIS CALLING

Grey's Anatomy, Justin Chambers | Once upon a time, Doug Ross was the scruffy rogue pediatrician with the womanizing issues and sexy smirk. These days it's Alex Karev. Finding his…
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Once upon a time, Doug Ross was the scruffy rogue pediatrician with the womanizing issues and sexy smirk. These days it's Alex Karev. Finding his calling as a peds specialist has given Alex a depth and sweetness we've seen him try to cover up for the entire series, and it's great.

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THE MONOLOGUES ARE BACK IN TOP FORM

''Pick me, choose me, love me.'' Izzie stripping down to her bra while yelling at everyone. The amazing Dr. Bailey speeches. Somewhere after that, though,…
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''Pick me, choose me, love me.'' Izzie stripping down to her bra while yelling at everyone. The amazing Dr. Bailey speeches. Somewhere after that, though, the show's signature monologues started losing a little bit of their verve and impact. But welcome to the spiel renaissance, as ushered in by Dr. April Kepner, and her terrific ''we're all freaks'' (and virgins) speech.

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    1 of 10 DR. AVERY
    2 of 10 CRISTINA'S STORY LINE
    3 of 10 IT'S FUNNY AGAIN
    4 of 10 CLOSURE FOR IZZIE
    5 of 10 CRISTINA AND MEREDITH'S FRIENDSHIP IS STRONGER THAN EVER
    6 of 10 THE PATIENTS ARE STILL WILD, BUT WITHIN REASON
    7 of 10 FINALLY, APRIL IS LESS ANNOYING
    8 of 10 IT'S JUST SCHMOOPY ENOUGH
    9 of 10 ALEX HAS FOUND HIS CALLING
    10 of 10 THE MONOLOGUES ARE BACK IN TOP FORM

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