Save Me

"You know how when you were a kid and you believed in fairy tales? That fantasy of what your life would be – white dress, prince charming who’d carry you away to a castle on a hill. You’d lie in your bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, prince charming –they were so close you could taste them. But eventually you grow up and one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is, it’s hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely because almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope and faith that one day they would open their eyes and it would all come true. At the end of the day, faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. Its like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And it's not so important that it's happy ever after. Just that it's happy right now. See once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you, and once in a while people may even take your breath away."

- Meredith Grey

 is the eighth episode of the first season and the 8th overall episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Short Summary
Meredith and Derek grow closer, Alex and Burke argue and perform a risky procedure, Izzie treats a psychic while Cristina treats a pregnant patient.

Full Summary
Episode in detail.

Main Cast

 * Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
 * Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang
 * Katherine Heigl as Dr. Izzie Stevens
 * Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
 * T.R. Knight as Dr. George O'Malley
 * Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
 * James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber (credit only)
 * Isaiah Washington as Dr. Preston Burke
 * Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd

Guest Stars

 * Joan McMurtrey as Zoey Glass
 * Kevin Rahm as Mr. Duff
 * Josh Stamberg as Tommy Walker
 * Sarah Hagan as Devo Friedman

Co-Starring

 * Sarah Utterback as Nurse Harper
 * Ping Qu as Seymour Glass
 * Charles Walker as Dr. Chesney
 * Chad Einbinder as Sam Friedman
 * Lisa Kaminir as Doris Friedman
 * Steven W. Bailey as Anesthesiologist Jeremy
 * Kathleen Bailey as Reproductive Counselor
 * Darlene Kegan as Ruby Walker

Uncredited

 * Cheryl Dent as ER Nurse
 * Anjul Nigam as Dr. Raj Sen

Devo Friedman

 * Diagnosis
 * Doctors:
 * Treatment:

Mr. Duff

 * Diagnosis:
 * Doctors:
 * Treatment:

Notes and Trivia

 * This episode's title originated from a song called , originally sung by at least two dozen different artists.
 * This episode scored 18.33 million viewers.
 * Goof (medically incorrect): When Dr. Grey suggests that Mr. Walker has a conversion disorder, Dr. Shepherd asks if it's psychosomatic. This is a common mistake. A psychosomatic disease is a genuine physical ailment caused in part by psychological factors. However, a conversion disorder is considered a somatoform disorder (one that cannot be fully explained by organic conditions and are largely due to psychological factors, i.e. what many people consider to be "psychosomatic").
 * Goof: There were two religion-related mistakes in this episode. First, the religious Orthodox Jew refused to have a "pig part" inserted in her body. But technically, according to Jewish Law, in order to save one's own life, one could break any of the laws of Judaism. Also, the Jewish girl wanted a rabbi to pray over her before her surgery, but the rabbi was female, which is not permitted according to Orthodox Judaism.
 * This was the episode submitted for Sandra Oh for the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards under 'Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series'.

Quotes

 * Meredith: (wanting more details about Derek's life) I want facts, and until I get them, my pants are staying on.
 * Derek: Or you could just roll with it, be flexible. See what happens.
 * Meredith: I'm not flexible.
 * Derek: (laughs) Now there I disagree... We'll find these things out. That's the fun part, you know? That's the gravy.


 * Derek: "My mother's maiden name, Maloney. I have four sisters. I have, uh, nine nieces. Five nephews. I like coffee ice-cream, single-malt scotch, occasionally a good cigar. I like to fly fish. And I cheat when I do the crossword puzzle on Sunday. And I never dance in public. Um, favorite novel, The Sun Also Rises. Favorite band, The Clash. My favorite color is blue. I don't like light blue, indigo. The scar right here on my forehead, that's why I don't ride motorcycles anymore. And I live in that trailer. All this land is mine. I have no idea what I'm gonna do with it. So that's it. That's all you have earned for now. The rest you're just... just gonna have to take on faith."