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Grey's Anatomy :: I Am a Tree (03x02)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: I Am a Tree
Episode #: 03x02
Production Number: 302
Original Airdate: Thursday September 28th, 2006
*Also Known As:
9.6/10 (5 Votes cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
AU (Seven) Mar 11, 2007
DE (ProSieben) Apr 10, 2007
FI (Nelonen) Sep 05, 2007
NL (Net 5) Jul 20, 2009
Episode Crew
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Krista Vernoff
 
Episode Summary
 
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While Burke continues to recuperate in the hospital, his parents arrive at Seattle Grace to visit and end up meeting Cristina in embarrassing circumstances. The interns, as well as Bailey, lobby for Izzie to be re-admitted to the intern program. Meanwhile, Addison opts to take a day off from the hospital and spends the day at Joe's where she runs into both Izzie and a surprise visitor from her and Derek's past. Elsewhere at the hospital, a patient lives what she believes to be her last day to the fullest.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Chris O'DonnellplayedFinn DandridgeRecurring (8th appearance)
Diahann CarrollplayedJane BurkeRecurring (first appearance)
Richard RoundtreeplayedDonald BurkeRecurring (first appearance)
Roxanne HartplayedDana SeaburyRecurring (first appearance)
Steven W. Bailey (1)playedJoeRecurring (19th appearance)
Elizabeth SampsonplayedRuth O'Leary 
Javier GrajedaplayedJeffrey Hernandez 
Peter PaigeplayedBenjamin O'Leary 
Co-Guest Stars
Brooke BlanchardplayedJill the ParamedicRecurring (5th appearance)
Moe IrvinplayedNurse TylerRecurring (10th appearance)
Zibby AllenplayedCute NurseRecurring (second appearance)
Brandon MelgarplayedHarley 
 
Main Cast
 
Ellen PompeoplayedMeredith Grey
Sandra OhplayedCristina Yang
Katherine HeiglplayedIsobel "Izzie" Stevens
Justin ChambersplayedAlex Karev
Patrick DempseyplayedDerek Shepherd
Chandra WilsonplayedMiranda Bailey
James Pickens, Jr.playedRichard Webber
Sara RamirezplayedCallie Torres
Kate WalshplayedAddison Montgomery-Shepherd
T. R. KnightplayedGeorge O'Malley
Isaiah WashingtonplayedPreston Burke
 
Episode Notes
 
Ratings: 16.4 million viewers, #1 in its timeslot
 
This episode was accidentally aired in Canada on CTV on on September 21 in place of "Time Has Come Today".
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
BittersweetThe Mating Game 
The ChaletsTheme From Chalets 
Jesus JacksonRunning On Sunshine 
Mat KearneyCrashing Down 
MolokoThe Time Is Now 
Snow PatrolOpen Your Eyes 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Addison: I need the day off.
Richard: A day off? For what?
Addison: For drinking. I am feeling the need to do some drinking. Actually, I’m feeling the need to do some crying, but my tear ducts seem to be too proud, so I am going to do some drinking instead.
Richard: What, no laboring moms today?
Addison: No … because I think God knows that I need to do some drinking today.
Richard: Do you want to talk about it Addy, or do you want to be glib a little bit longer?
Addison: Why are you living in your office?
Richard: Marriage is … hard.
Addison: Well, thank goodness. Mine seems to be just about over.
 
Cristina: His mother rivals my mother and that's saying something. Both of them, dark and evil.
Meredith: I'm miss dirty stripper Cristina. She was fun -- a lot less angry.
Cristina: Next time she even looks at me sideways, I’m telling her what I think. She wants to call me a racist. Yeah, okay? I’ll call her a sexist. Change my career after I’m married. What is this, 1953? If she comes at me, I’m going there.
Meredith: I think you should. I think we should all just go there. You know, tell the truth, spit it out, go with your gut, follow your instincts.
Cristina: I miss philandering whore, Meredith. She was trashy and much less idyllic.
 
Callie: The panties?
George: Yeah?
Callie: Not mine. The jealousy?
George: Yeah?
Callie: Insanely hot.
 
Cristina: I told you to guard the door!
Nurse Tyler: I had a code blue.
Cristina: I had parents walk in.
Nurse Tyler: We saved the guy’s life.
Cristina: Whatever, I want my 20 bucks back.
Nurse Tyler: Sorry, I bought everyone coffee to celebrate saving the guy’s life.
 
(in the stairwell)
Derek: Well, this is a change from the elevator. A little bit more public I like that.
Meredith: You're married. You're married and you said things to me.
Derek: Yes, I said things to you
Meredith: Normally, I would like the things you said to me. Normally, I would even think the bulletin board thing was funny.
Derek: Bulletin board thing? What are you talking about?
Meredith: But you're married. Which makes none of this normal. It makes me a home wrecker and I hate the fact that I'm a home wrecker.
Derek: Meredith. I'm not going to pressure you. Take all the time you need. Just so you have all the information. But my home was wrecked way before you came into the picture. I am just now done trying to rebuild it.
Meredith: You're done.
Derek: I'm done, whatever you decide. I'm ending it with Addison … today.
Meredith: You have said this before.
Derek: I know but this time I mean it. I'm going to come clean just as soon as I see her.
Meredith: You are?
Derek: I am.
 
Derek: It’s not an affair. I was gonna tell her, Addison, I was gonna tell her today.
Richard: Give her some space, give her some time.
Derek: No. That’s not it. No. I gotta tell her today. When something’s over, it’s just gotta be over. Meredith she’s ... she’s not an affair.
 
(after Meredith tells them she's going to date both men)
Finn: You bowing out?
Derek: No, you?
Finn: I don’t think so.
 
Bailey: O’Malley, Yang, prep your patients for surgery. Karev pit, Grey charts. All four of you do not make me regret setting you loose in this hospital. O’Malley, what do I mean by that?
George: You mean check with you before we cut any wires or steal any hearts.
 
Meredith: (to Cristina) It's not Tyler's fault you're a dirty dirty stripper.
 
 
Episode Goofs
 
While George is trying to talk Dana out of leaving the hospital, she opens her bags and starts putting her things into it. In the next scene, she opens the empty bag again and once again starts packing.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Episode Title: I Am a Tree

The episode title refers to a song of the same name by Guided by Voices written by Doug Gillard.
 
 
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