Grey's Anatomy: These Ties That Bind

Sadie, one of Meredith's oldest friends, is brought on as an intern at Seattle Grace; however, Meredith's friends are less than welcoming to her. Meanwhile, Lexie leads the interns on a unique training session; and Virginia, a new surgeon, brings new rules to the O.R.

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8.7/10 (32 Votes cast)

Episode Info

Episode number: 5x8
Production Number: 508
Airdate: Thursday November 13th, 2008

Director: Eric Stoltz
Writer: Stacy McKee

Alternate Airdates:

FI (Nelonen)	Feb 18, 2009
UK (LIVING)	Mar 12, 2009
NL (Net 5)	Mar 23, 2009

Special Guest Stars

Jeffrey Dean Morgan
As Denny Duquette

Recurring

Guest Stars

Kevin McKidd As Owen Hunt Recurring	Mary McDonnell As Virginia Dixon Recurring
Melissa George As Sadie Recurring	August Schellenberg As Clay Bedonie
Ed Lauter As Garbage Truck Homeless Guy

Main Cast

Ellen Pompeo As Meredith Grey	Sandra Oh As Cristina Yang
Justin Chambers As Alex Karev	Chandra Wilson As Miranda Bailey
James Pickens, Jr. As Richard Webber	Sara Ramirez As Callie Torres
Eric Dane As Mark Sloan	Chyler Leigh As Lexie Grey
Patrick Dempsey As Derek Shepherd	Katherine Heigl As Isobel "Izzie" Stevens
T. R. Knight As George O'Malley

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Episode Notes

Brooke Smith (Erica Hahn) has been removed from the opening credits.

Music

Artist	Song Title	Played When
The Coral Sea	Ah, Ah, Ah
The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra	The Uniform
Jets Overhead	It's A Funny Thing
Lenka	Trouble Is A Friend
Seabird	Falling For You

Episode Quotes

Meredith: (to Derek) I need you to tell Mark to keep his little Sloan out of little Grey.

Izzie: I said goodbye. I burned the sweater!
Denny: Yeah, thanks for that, by the way. I loved that sweater. You made me that sweater. Izzie, stop freaking out.
Izzie: You're not real. You're not real.
Denny: Hey, I told you.
Izzie: You're not real! You're not real! You're not real!
Denny: Look at me. Touch me. (Izzie touches Denny) See? Told you I was real.

Cristina: I'm sorry. We lost him. The patient. I'm sorry.
Owen: I don't need you to be sorry. I don't need you to be sorry. I don't need you ...
Cristina: Alright, alright. (they kiss)

Meredith: (closing voiceover) The ties that binds us are sometimes impossible to explain. They connect us even after it seems like the ties should be broken. Some bonds defy distance and time and logic because some ties are simply meant to be.

Cultural References

Episode Title: These Ties That Bind

"These Ties That Bind" is a take on the Bruce Springsteen song, "The Ties That Bind."

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