The following photos are promotional screens and do contain spoilers about the episode. So those of you allergic to such things should probably look away.

Here’s what you can expect from the episode:

Miranda will be getting a visit from a disapproving father. Mark and by extension, Lexie, will have to cope with the unexpected arrival of a woman from Mark’s past. And Papa Grey returns! Kim Raver guest stars as Dr. Teddy Altman and Frankie Faison guest stars as Bailey’s dad.

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And for you music fans out there, if you’re wondering about the song it’s “Wish You Well” by Katie Herzig. Full song after the cut.

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But this week, the drama gets turned up another notch. From the look of things, this week our favorite characters will be fighting and looking sour. A lot. Let’s hope there’s a bit more to the episode than grumpy doctors. Going by the promo, things are going to get interesting.

Enjoy the picture slideshow. There’s a nice shot of Alex’s tummy in one of them.

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But if that’s old news to you, here’s some pictures of Ellen Pomepo strolling through L.A. in her work-out gear. Isn’t she looking wonderful?

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Here are the spoilers thus far for Episode 6.06!

• When a burn victim unexpectedly dies in the E.R., all the Mercy West and Seattle Grace residents must defend their actions in hopes of saving their jobs.

• Casting calls are for the following characters:
  • Cathy Singer: Female, Caucasian, mid 30’s, Patient in the hospital,
  • Danny: Boy or Girl, Caucasian, 6 y.o to play 5 y.o, adorable and vulnerable.
  • Evan Lang: Male, Asian or Latino, 18 to play 16 y.o., a thin music geek.
  • Roy Macinaw: Male, all ethnicities, mid to late 50’s, a big guy, working class, everyone loves him.
  • Fire Captain: Male, all ethnicities, 40’s, working class.

This season of Grey’s Anatomy is overwhelmingly defined by the merger of Seattle Grace and crosstown rival Mercy West. So what will this mean for some of our favorite characters?

Well, Dr. Izzie Stevens is getting fired. Izzie gets laid off in the big merger and vanishes for a handful of episodes while Katherine Heigl shoots her next movie, Life as We Know It. The shake-up also gives a good cover for Ellen Pompeo’s maternity leave. She’ll fade into the background while new doctors, administrators and nurses fill in the gaps. Producers are, however, working to keep Meredith Grey in as many eps as possible.

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I think the biggest question of all was whether or not Izzy lives. It was a pretty sure deal to say that George had already died because we all knew through the media that he was getting off the show. There can’t really be a George without a T.R Knight right? So that answer was pretty much already answered. The second question was whether Izzie or not was going to join him. Again, the media had to ruin this for us. It all began when both TR and Katherine Heigl were going to leave the show together. They were such good friends that if one of them left, the other was to follow. Turns out though that really only George said goodbye, while Izzie Stevens decided to ‘live’ on.

I knew right from the finale that George had died and Izzie had not. It was all so spelled out for us. Izzie came up the elevator, while George was already standing on the ‘other side’. Izzie never got off the elevator which means Izzie never died. She consciously made that decision to not step off the elevator. What we didn’t know is what would happen in the premier. Would something go wrong after the fact? Or would there still be complications in her operation?

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I always love the beginning and end to Grey’s Anatomy. Meredith Grey always has some sort of metaphorical monologue and the end always ties into what she said at the beginning. This episode, she talks about the 5 stages of grieving. Like all other episodes, each stage ties in perfectly with how each of them are reacting to George’s death.

My favorite part of last night was during George’s funeral, where Izzie has to leave with her head down and Meredith, Karev, and Christina all follow thinking she’s about to collapse in tears. Turns out, she was laughing her head off. It was a really cute scene where you could just feel for all of them what they must be going through, and shares the friendship between them. I have actually been in a situation similar, where it is the sadist day ever because something terrible happens, and all you can do is laugh. It doesn’t make sense because the situation is far from funny, but you just can’t help yourself. In someway it’s comforting to know that the lowest of the low, still can turn out.

So where does that leave the characters?

Meredith and McDreamy. They are always off and on so of course people foreshadowed the ‘post-it’ falling off the locker and bad things happening to them and fighting all over again, but the opposite happened. They can’t get enough of each other ‘literally’. Even doing it on the stairs!  Their response? ‘Newly-weds”

Christina and Owen. They have really grown on me. He is still dealing with his post trauma’s and afraid of hurting Christina, but talking it through with his counselor. The moral of their story is ‘to wait’. You can actually feel their sexual tension as all they want to do is go crazy, but know the right thing to do is wait for Owen to deal with his problems first, and be able to open up in front of Christina. Once he is comfortable to talk about his issues and war stories with her, they can move forward. An end clip showed the two of them finally slowly opening up and talking about it and you can tell they are starting their journey.

Izzie and Karev. You can feel the tension between them. Karev has automatically jumped head over heels for Izzie and can’t live without her. You would think that now that she survived and is alive, he wouldn’t be able to keep his hands off her and be extra nice but the opposite is happening instead. He has created a wall up because he is so afraid to loose her again. Izzie is just lonely and wants to be touched so she can feel like she is living again, but Karev is being Karev. The jerk in him that comes out when is feeling something for real.

‘McSteamy’ and Lexie. Lexie is afraid to move in with Mark Sloan. Why? No idea. Wow that guy is hot. Great body, and he def has quieted down since when he first appeared on the show. He used to be full of himself and was just going to cause trouble, but now that he has a main part, they have windled him into the show nicely. The only thing that seems to be worrying Lexie is the fact that he moved across the hall from Callie! I don’t think she should be worried, and if she is, move in with him! He asked Lexie to move in, so she is the one that just has to say the magic words and problem solved! Besides, Callie is with Dr. Robin which seems to be a pretty steady relationship. Lexie was worried and asked Callie how gay she really was so that she could be at ease. Her answer wasn’t necessarily yes or no, just that Dr. Sloan never looks at her boobs anymore and apparently that was enough of an answer.

My heart goes out to Bailey. I love Dr. Bailey. I think she is a great character and always balances everything out. She is at a point right now where she is just emotionally drained. Too much heart, too much passion, and too much sensitivity has gone into all her patients, interns and work that she just wants to collapse.

And what do we think about the Chief? I used to always have a lot of respect for the Chief but not during this episode. Wasn’t he already retired? Wasn’t his end always about to come sooner than later? Well it almost has with the ‘merging’ of Seattle Grace will be merging with Mercy West and that all of their jobs are at risk. There are not jobs for everyone, so everyone must be on their best.

Did this season preimere have to be two hours? No, but it did get the ball rolling and reminded people of what’s what and where we were/are in the story. I just love Grey’s Anatomy as it is so 2 hours of entertainment, I’m not going to complain!

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The caption got cut off by the 140-character restriction, but was meant to be a, “Hello!” from Dempsey himself and also a call for support for The Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing.

So, once you’re done looking at Patrick Dempsey’s cuteness, be sure to check out the link to his charity organization. It’s for a very good cause. You can click on the image to see a larger version.

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But it would seem a tad early for stroller shopping. Perhaps they’re shopping for gifts for Ellen Pompeo? Or maybe someone else entirely.

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What we do know, is that she remains both pregnant and beautiful, and seems to really enjoy strolling through Los Angeles with a cell phone and some coffee. It remains to be seen how Shonda Rhimes will hide the pregnancy during the first episodes of Grey’s Anatomy’s season 6. While some viewers were hoping that the pregnancy would make it onto the storyline, it’s not quite happening. Admittedly, the timing is sort of off. But we can still hope for a McBaby at some point in the future.

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What do you think of her dress?

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