I'm sure that you pride yourself on being snarky and having 'honest' reviews but no, just stop while you're ahead. Besides the fact that I'm a die-hard Grey's fan, this review was not okay with me. Reed, yes a little annoying, but there's no justification for what happened to her. That image of her being shot is haunting. It was pure evidence of genius writing by Rhimes. By killing her point blank the beginning, it really led the audience members to believe that anything could happen. And it did.
And please! The 'obvious plot help'? Uhh duh! It is a television show after all. It's sort of written with a purpose-to entertain. The shooter isn't just going to choose random rooms full of people that the audience isn't emotionally invested in. What would the point of that be?
Suspend your disbelief and enjoy an excellent example of a season finale.
kthnx.

Grey's Anatomy took the suspense and shock of three seasons of 24 and rolled it into 2 hours of excellent TV. Great performances all around, great writing, and I was glad they wrapped up practically all of the seasons various plot points by the end of it.

Meanwhile, I agree with the consensus here - the review was flat-out shoddy. It didn't do the show or the finale justice.

I've never complained about a review here, but I have to side with the masses. That was really sub-par.

As for the episode, I thought it was riveting. I agree with all of the other posters that the police response was ridiculous, but that's what willing suspension of disbelief is for. But I thought the episode was some of the most compelling television I've seen in quite some time.

When Clark shot Reed it was a cue to the audience--anything can happen. Boom! You're dead. No warning. Coming into the ep, I knew there was no way that characters like Meredith, Christina, Alex, and Derek would be killed, but as I watched, I really thought "All bets are off." I actually thought Derek had died when his eyes closed. There was some great writing last night.

I thought the performances were stellar. Like most viewers, I haven't exactly warmed up to the Mercy West characters. But Charles's death just killed me. I don't really care about the character, but watching their performances, especially Chandra Wilson's, just about undid me.

I was also impressed that they didn't end with any cheesy cliff-hangers. Things were fairly well resolved by the time the second hour ended. I feel more enthusiastic about this show than I have for quite some time.

Why is this reviewer still writing for TV Squad?

He never gets the point of anything. And misses ridiculous details - like not noticing the difference between Mandy Moore's character and Miranda Bailey.. could they look less alike?

Not the greatest, nor detailed review of one of the best episodes the show has ever had. Seems like kind of a rush job by someone who isn't even a fan of the show.

Sloppy show, sloppy review? You give what you get.

The only thing this episode proved: the show has gone to hell, Bailey is the only character who I care anything about, and Mandy Moore really sucks.

I have to agree with almost everyone else that's commented. Excellent episode, not-so-excellent review.

For an episode that literally made my heart race it is a pretty rough review. Reed got hers because she was snotty and that would have been Christina's fate if it had been any other day (if she was being her usual snippy self) I held my breath as Bailey was being pulled from under the bed then I finally got to breath again when she was smart enough to say she was a nurse. I'm not a fan of the Mercy West female doctor but it took brains to reveal her life to the shooter which saved her life. Yes there was some really overlooked facts about the hospita security but with TV I can handle them taking a little liberty.

Isn't it odd that we see someone shot in the head, fall to the floor, and bleed out, but when Meredith has to ralph in a wastebasket, the camera cuts away?

I agree w Xina on everything n also w Minnie I loved this season finale more than last one cuz i didnt want George 2 die but he was out of the show but this season i liked that reed was taken out cuz she always had that attitude like im better than you and if anyone here saw the webisodes i felt bad 4 persey him i didnt like that died :( i liked him n felt bad that reed never found out that he liked her cuz she was dead b4 him but 4 the rest like i said i loved it. it was intense i was here screaming on my pillow everytime that mr clark pulled that trigger ugh i was suffering here n like every single time i watch grey's anatomy i cried lol. just finished watching itagain online cuz i missed some parts last nite but even though i watched most of it last nite i still cried 2day again hahaha oh God what am i gonna do lol. it sucks though that all the shows i watch just had their season finales this wk now i gotta wait til summer is over :S 4 the exception of psych lol. Anyway thats what i thought of grey's finale :D