I’m going to be blunt. I did not enjoy the season 10 premier
of Grey’s Anatomy. I feel like there was a lot of overacting and dangerously
high levels of cheese. Everything felt a little forced and very predictable. As
much as I love this show, I’m not confident that the series is progressing in
the way that it should. I won’t say that I hated the episode, but there were so
many things that could have been done better. I sincerely hope that the rest of
the series gets better because I really don’t want to see one of my favourite
series feel like it has been on too long.
If nothing else, this is one of the most drama filled season
premiers in the show’s history. It deals with the aftermath of the storm and we
get to see how the Doctors of Grey Sloan recover from it. However, they still
have to deal with further problems that the storm has caused, the most pressing
of which being the electrocution of both Dr. Webber and Dr. Brooks. This leads
me to my first problem: The overacting.
One particular scene sticks out in my mind, it’s a scene
where Bailey is asked to reassure Christina while she is treating Webber, and
both Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey) and Sandra Oh (Christina Yang) were being
way too over dramatic for me to take them seriously.
This wasn’t my biggest issue with the episode though. One of
my favourite things about the last nine seasons of Grey’s was the soundtrack.
It was understated and the music always fit the mood. Unfortunately, it would
seem that they have changed the music, and not for the better. Instead of the
classic MerDer theme we’re all used to hearing during a tense moment, we get more
upbeat music that really breaks the mood.
I really enjoyed some elements of the episode though. The
first being the way they dealt with the Calzona break up. I love the way that
Sara Ramirez and Jessica Capshaw act together, even when they are at odds with
each other. Some of my favourite Calzona scenes are when they are fighting, and
last season was a gold mine of that. Season 10 seams to promise more heart
wrenching fight scenes between the two.
I also loved the way they dealt with Heather’s death and how
that brought the interns together. Despite my initial opinion of the new
interns, I really think they fit in well with the rest of the cast and I think
the show would be a lot less interesting without them. Especially Camilla
Luddington (Jo Wilson) as I think that her character is just what was needed in
order to fully develop Alex’s character. I have very high hopes for those two
characters this season and I hope that Shonda explores their relationship thoroughly
in season 10.
The premier for season 10 of Grey’s Anatomy wasn’t
brilliant. But, Shonda and the rest of the Grey’s team always pull it together
in the end and I expect it will be no different this time around.
6.5/10
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