Episode Notes
Ratings: 22.38 million viewers
This is the first appearance of Chris O'Donnell (Dr. Finn Dandridge).
Guest stars Jeff Perry (Thatcher Grey) and Laurie Metcalf (Beatrice Carver) were once married in real life, but have subsequently divorced.
Episode Quotes
Izzie: (to Meredith, about Callie) Oh my God ... George is her McDreamy.
Lola: You’re getting the hang of it.
Meredith: Not really.
Lola: You give up men?
Meredith: No … yes. You know, I don’t need to actually see the vet, I just really wanna sit with Doc. I just wanna spend time with my dog.
(Finn enters the room)
Finn: Hi. I’m Finn Dandridge you must be Meredith, Doc’s other owner. We finally meet. Hello.
(Meredith looks down and starts knitting faster)
George: I can’t escape her.
Izzie: What?
George: All I wanna do is forget her, all I wanna do is just escape her. And you know, I can’t.
Izzie: You wanna escape Callie? (breathes a sigh of relief) Thank god ‘cause she is like a total freak and I’m starting to get really worried about you. (Izzie stops laughing after seeing George’s face) Sorry. Who? Oh, Meredith again.
Cultural References
Episode Title: Name of the Game
"Name of the Game" is the title of a song recorded by several artists including ABBA, Cheap Trick, and Badfinger.