Grey's Anatomy

What can I say?  I think I am going to rewatch this episode because the whole musical aspect threw me for a loop.  I was expecting it and anticipating it being "cheesy" and maybe even "lame."  But I wasn't expecting that I would like  it.  I love musicals, but I wasn't sure how they were going to work it into such a dramatic show.  It was done better than I thought.
Sara Ramirez (Callie) has a beautiful voice and had double duty in this episode.  Her singing most naturally fit into the show because of the whole out--of-body experience. The others sometimes seemed to come out of nowhere.  


I was very surprised with the different actors that could sing.  We already knew that Chandra Wilson (Bailey) could sing - she sang a lullaby to her son in a different episode.  But some were big surprises, like Chyler Leigh (Lexie).  She was belted out a few notes that I was ready to cringe for, but thankfully she hit beautifully.  Eric Dane (Mark Sloan), Justin Chambers (Alex Karev) and Jessica Capshaw (Arizona) all were terrific.  The only one that truly bothered me every time he sang was Kevin McKidd (Owen Hunt). I don't know what it was but I just didn't care for his singing.  


This episode was a risk.  Grey's Anatomy has taken risks before - remember someone having sex with a ghost,  a new character entering to change everything (Addison), or even shooting main characters (a few different episodes). I think Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes wanted to try something and she did it well, but I am not sure that everyone will agree.  I hope she decides to stay true to the show for the rest of the season.
Good Job, Shondra.  I'm just not sure it was a great job. 


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