Goodbye

"The dictionary defines grief as keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret. As surgeons, as scientists, we’re taught to learn from and rely on books, on definitions, on definitives. But in life, strict definitions rarely apply. In life, grief can look like a lot of things that bear little resemblance to sharp sorrow. Grief may be a thing we all have in common, but it looks different on everyone. It isn’t just death we have to grieve. It’s life. It’s loss. It’s change. And when we wonder why it has to suck so much sometimes, has to hurt so bad. The thing we gotta try to remember is that it can turn on a dime. That’s how you stay alive. When it hurts so much you can’t breathe, that’s how you survive. By remembering that one day, somehow, impossibly, you won’t feel this way. It won’t hurt this much. Grief comes in its own time for everyone, in its own way. So the best we can do, the best anyone can do, is try for honesty. The really crappy thing, the very worst part of grief is that you can’t control it. The best we can do is try to let ourselves feel it when it comes. And let it go when we can. The very worst part is that the minute you think you’re past it, it starts all over again. And always, every time, it takes your breath away. There are five stages of grief. They look different on all of us, but there are always five. Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance."

- Meredith Grey, Lexie Grey, Mark Sloan, Alex Karev, Izzie Stevens, Derek Shepherd, Miranda Bailey, Owen Hunt, Arizona Robbins, Callie Torres, Cristina Yang, and Richard Webber

 is the second episode of the sixth season and the 104th overall episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Short Summary
Time has passed... Everyone is struggling after losing one of their own and are turning to any distraction they can find. Meredith and Derek seem to be consummating their marriage anywhere and everywhere, while Cristina and Owen have been instructed to abstain from sex by Dr. Wyatt.

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
 * Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
 * James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
 * Sara Ramírez as Dr. Callie Torres
 * Eric Dane as Dr. Mark Sloan
 * Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey
 * Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
 * Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins
 * Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd

Guest Stars

 * Amy Madigan as Dr. Katharine Wyatt
 * Martha Plimpton as Pam Michaelson
 * Shannon Lucio as Amanda
 * Mitch Pileggi as Larry Jennings
 * Zoe Boyle as Clara Ferguson
 * Zack Shada as Andy Michaelson
 * Adam Lazarre-White as Oncology Resident

Co-Starring

 * T.J. Lowther as Intern Hank
 * Miguel Nájera as Janitor
 * T'Shaun Barrett as Jon
 * Kate Anthony as Nurse Kate

Notes and Trivia
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 * This episode's title originated from the song Goodbye, originally sung by at least two dozen different artists.
 * This episode scored 17.03 million viewers.
 * The last scene of this episode takes place on July 19 or July 20, 2009, as George died 40 days before it.
 * In the scenes at Mercy West Hospital in this episode, no one is wearing the orange scrubs that are later seen after the merger.

Quotes

 * Alex: (to Izzie) You died in my arms. You died in my arms, you freakin' died and then you left instructions that I wasn't allowed to save your life. You wanna know what I'm scared of? I'm scared of everything! I'm scared to move! I'm scared to breathe! I'm scared to touch you! I can't lose you. I won't survive. And that's your fault. You made me love you, you made me let you in, and then you freakin' die in my arms!


 * Izzie: I didn't expect this. They say cancer, they say stage 4, you expect to die. And then you start thinking, well maybe I can kick it. Maybe I'll be the miracle.
 * Meredith: Well, you are the miracle.
 * Izzie: I'm still living with the cancer, y'know, I just... you don't expect that. (looks over and sees Amanda sitting on a bench) Isn't that the girl George saved?
 * Meredith: Oh. Amanda. Yeah.
 * Izzie: What is she doing here?
 * Meredith: She sits there, every day, all day.
 * Izzie: For God's sakes. (stands up and walks over to Amanda)
 * Meredith: Where... where... what...?
 * Izzie: (to Amanda) Get up. I mean it, get up. Get up! Now go get a life.
 * Amanda: I can't.
 * Izzie: George was a surgeon. He had a purpose. He wanted to save lives, and now he doesn't get the chance. Now he doesn't get the chance to do anything anymore, but you do. You could go to medical school, you know? You could hang out with your freaking friends. I don't care what you do. Just go do something with your life, because you have one! You lived! You lived, and George didn't, and I know, I...I know that, that feels horrible, and shocking, and terrifying, but you lived. ... So go live your freaking life.
 * Amanda: (tears streaming down her face) I...I don't know how.
 * Izzie: Nobody does! Nobody knows how. But God, have enough respect for George to figure it out, because if I see you sitting on this bench ever again, I will kick your ass from here to Sunday!