['Grey's Anatomy' - 'Song Beneath the Song']

Let's get what happened in the 'Grey's Anatomy' musical episode out of the way.

Arizona asked a pregnant-with-Mark-Sloane's-child Callie to marry her, but before she could answer, they were hit by a truck.

Dr. Torres was thrown through a windshield, leaving her bloody and clinging to life. (Bad idea to be eating right now!) During the trauma, Callie has an out-of-body experience where she and everyone around her sings. (And inexplicably, when they are not around her, too.)

All the doctors band together -- including Addison, in a random cameo, and the mention of the long lost Dr. Burke -- to save her life and the baby's. She wakes up and says yes to Arizona. Yay.

Now, let's move on to why this may not get the reaction Shonda Rhimes wants.

It goes beyond the musical episode being completely ridiculous, which it was. Is Callie really hallucinating kitchen counter sex between Owen and Cristina? Or Dr. Altman bending over while her husband, whom I'm going to call Noel because he's played by Scott Foley and I don't know his name, looks at her assets? No.

The real problem was bringing back the songs that played a major part in the heyday of 'Grey's.'

I'm not going to lie, I spent most of this episode trying to recall what was happening when these songs were first featured on 'Anatomy,' and not paying too much attention to what was happening in the present day at "Seattle Grace Mercy Death," as Alex so eloquently nicknamed the hospital. (Props to Justin Chambers for the best line of the night.)



So should we take a walk down memory lane with the songs from the show?

'Cozy in the Rocket,' Psapp
Callie sang this in the beginning, but you'll know it from the long-gone opening credits. Hot doctors curling their eyelashes, tying their scrubs and cuddling on an operating table -- didn't it just make you want to go to med school?

'Chasing Cars,' Snow Patrol
Callie, Owen (Kevin McKidd can sing!) and Bailey teamed up for the Snow Patrol hit, which originally played during what was probably the most pivotal scene in 'Grey's' history -- a sobbing Izzy leaving the hospital after Denny's death.

'Breathe (2AM),' Anna Nalick
Oh remember the Super Bowl episode? When Meredith had her hand inside the guy with a bomb in his chest? Yeah, I do too. Good times. Chyler Leigh does a fine job carrying the weight here, but nothing comes close to the emotional impact of the first time we heard it.

'How We Operate,' Gomez
Another one from the season 2 finale, when Burke lies on the operating table after being shot by a crazed gunman. (Jeez, Alex really is right.) This time, Owen uses it to interrupt the arguing doctors. Callie wasn't even in the room, so why are they singing?

'Wait,' Go Set Go
A little research showed this came from the second episode of the first season. Nothing particularly noteworthy happens -- Izzy helped a few illegal immigrants, Burke asked Bailey if she thought he had a God complex -- but still, the first season rocked. Tonight, we got some arguing between Mark-the-best-friend slash father-of-the-child and Arizona-the-lesbian-lover, and Bailey showing off her vocal chords.

'Running on Sunshine,' Jesus Jackson
No words really can describe what was going on here. Lots of sex, sunshine and clouds. Maybe it went over my head. I'd much rather watch Meredith waiting for McVet and McDreamy at Joe's and McSteamy come out of a shower with nothing but a towel on. (Season 3, episode 2.)

(Admission: Right here you can insert two songs that Google couldn't help me with.)

'Grace,' Kate Havnevik
Callie crashes and gets wheeled into surgery all the while singing the song that is forever linked with the dirty mistress sex that Meredith had with Derek at the prom. Could they have picked something different for this scene? Seriously?

'How to Save a Life,' The Fray
If this were really a musical, 'How to Save a Life' would have been the first-act finale. It featured all the doctors working furiously to save Callie and singing under their scrub caps and face masks. The Fray's chart-sensation first appeared during the episode 'Superstition,' when Denny went into surgery. But more importantly, it became the anthem for the third season -- and the band even created a version of their music video featuring 'Grey's.'

'The Story,' Brandy Carlile
Actually, this was the one time my full attention was on the TV, because Sara Ramirez looked like she was having a seizure while performing. I don't have any 'Grey's' specific memories with this -- although I do recall the music video debuted after the show one night.

Did 'Grey's' jump the proverbial shark? Probably not. Did it go out of its way to remind us how great it used to be? Definitely. And that's a bit of a problem.

Tell us: What did you think of the 'Grey's Anatomy' musical episode?

'Grey's Anatomy' airs Thursdays at 9PM ET on ABC.

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