Well actually it was last week, but Justin Chambers and Kevin McKidd both blew me away in last week's episode of 'Grey's Anatomy' titled "Elevator Love Letter" written by the talented Stacy McKee.
Grey's gets so much flack for its soapy storytelling and cast dramas but it is such a great drama, so well acted, so well written (Izzy/George hook up aside). Grey's is also an actors showcase with Sandra Oh, Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, Katherine Heigl and company putting out outstanding performance week after week. My least favorite characters and actors are Patrick Dempsey and T.R Knight but I will put up with them given how much I like the rest of the show. I am sure many viewers felt the highlight was Derek proposing to Meredith at the shows end, but I wish Meredith would tell the jerk to get a life and move on. To me, the meat of last weeks show were the storylines surrounding Owen and Christina and Alex and Izzie. (Alex and Meredith's scene was particularly effective, especially with the writing and the performances of Chambers and Pompeo.
Kevin McKidd was a smart addition to the cast and his storyline is both frightening and heartbreaking. Justin Chambers has always been my favorite in the cast and Alex is an amazing character. Just when I think the writers have underestimated Alex and Justin's appeal they give him material that he knocks out of the park, and last week Justin delivered in his scenes with Alex struggling to come to terms with Izzie's cancer. Bring on the McEmmy nominations!
