Is Grey’s Anatomy really gray?
Ok, I admit it I watch Grey’s and I have fallen in love with McDreamy but just lately I have been looking at the show in black and white and not shades of gray. How come each season has to be about a marriage in turmoil over infidelity?
The first season was about how the Chief had an affair with Meredith’s mother which lead to why Meredith was so messed up. The second season brings us to the Addison/Mcdreamy/Meredith escapade which was carried into the third season. This season’s love triangle is without a doubt about George, Callie and Izzy as we are reminded that “George loves Izzy too.”
When did fidelity go out of style and cheating become so popular? Are the lines between black and white being blurred just to get more ratings? I guess we should have known, it does say “Grey’s Anatomy” and not “Black and White Anatomy” in the title. What do you think, is martial breakdown being used as a ratings grab?
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I really appreciated what you had to say, Karen. I’m not an avid Grey’s fan either but I can think of shows I do watch that also have plotlines driven by the needs, failures and shortcomings of the characters.
Maybe sometimes the thoughts and actions are exaggerated on tv but the truth is, I know there are people in the “real world” whose brokenness is just as destructive to their lives and relationships. If we’re honest, we’ve all been there, at some level, at some point.
Something you said really describes it for me: “the black and white of it is we are all hurting souls”. The amazing truth is, we don’t have to wander blindly in our incompleteness: making mistake after mistake, failed attempt after failed attempt, trying to keep it together- at least until the next episode. If anyone is interested, you can read more at http://www.thelife.com to go here to talk to someone about your questions: http://thelife.com/interactive/ask.html
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I guess I may be living in a naive world but infidelity is a rare thing, I am surrounded by family and friends that have strong marriage, marriages 36 plus strong. I guess it’s a matter of perspective if you see marriage as contract or a covenant. TV definitely portrays marriage as contract rather than a covenant and sometimes I think people are influenced by TV shows and their favorite TV stars. You can still have Drama where marriage is protected. It certainly would have me coming back to watch more.
I love watching Grey’s…I admit I’m hooked. I also know that the situations the characters are placed in may be exaggerated, but I think that’s why people are drawn to the show. Not necessarily because of the infidelity and sex, but because it portrays in such an open way the struggles many of us go through – insecurity, self-doubt, dysfunctional relationships – and gives us a sense of not being alone in our misery. Granted, the way these characters deal with issues may be on the side of fantasy, but with such a high divorce rate in North America, I think marital breakdown is something that has touched the majority of people. Sex is always a big seller, and we’d be naive to think that infidelity is rarer than it is. And besides, who’d want to watch a show where everybody is perfect and perfectly happy all the time? This, after all, is just a tv show.
I can say I haven’t been a “faithful” viewer of Grey’s, but this season, we have a new roommate in our house that is a faithful fan … she caught me up.
It seemes so sad that not only are they capitolizing on the “sex scandals”, but they are also portraying such a broken side of humanity as normal. Each of their characters are such incomplete persons, they are bound to fall. Each one of them are obviously needy and turmoiled to the point of sailing with the tides. They come and go depending on their surroundings and circumstances.
None of them represent a life tethered into a Rock that doesn’t move. None of them have found the true answer to what they are seeking. They want acceptance. They want companionship. They want to feel loved, but they truth is, they are hurting and empty, hopeless to recognize what is and isn’t the real thing … herein lies the reasoning behind most infidelity.
The “gray” area is thinking that broken people can save broken people. The black and white of it is we are all hurting souls in need of Truth and Love higher than humanity can offer. This is where we have to turn to the Great Physician, the one who made us, and allow Him into the depths of our hearts to bring completeness and healing.