Grey's Anatomy 10/9 [possible spoilers]

[LavenderBlue]

I was surprisingly very moved by tonight's episode. The way the entire staff dealt with Meredith's mother was sensitive and thoughtful. I particularly liked the end scene where one of her colleagues was gently helping her get to sleep while he pretended to be her mother's husband.

I hope the show sticks around.

[BobT]

Since it's on right after "Desperate Housewives", it's likely to stick around for the rest of the season. It did much better than expected last season.

The only thing I dislike about the show is the opening title sequence.

The interns are all a little too old, but we'll have to live with that.

[amarinth]

Originally Posted by BobT

The interns are all a little too old, but we'll have to live with that.

Thank you, I thought it was me.

I don't pay really close attention - but have they ever explained what the various characters were doing when they were (for lack of a better word) traditional intern age?

[Kiros]

Ohhhhh, good episode.

Poor George.

[BobT]

I think we're just supposed to believe that all the characters are in their early 20s, when they all look to be in their early 30s.

[Kiros]

Well, you figure the average age for someone in a program like the one they're in would be mid to late 20s (graduate undergrad at 21-22, finish four years of medical school... so minimum around 25 when they start, even if they cut a year off of undergrad with all of that brilliance). I'd agree that the characters generally look in their early 30s, give or take - some are more believable as 26 to me (especially Izzy), while some are less (especially Meredith). With a quick look at IMDB, the actors are all in their low to mid 30s, with the exception of... Izzy (Katherine Heigl), who is actually a couple months short of 27.

Other than Meredith, I can mostly buy the 5-10 years we're supposed to be magically erasing in our minds (Sorry Ms. Ellen Pompeo! You look great for your 35, I swear! It's just that you definitely don't look 26!)

It could just as easily be argued that a few of the doctors on the older end of the scale look too young (particularly the Shepherds) for people who are in the positions that they are in - though I honestly don't know what a reasonable expected age would be for them enough to say that for sure.