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[remindmeofthe]

So . . . it's not wrong to start laughing during yet another Jeffrey Dean Morgan death scene because freaking Snow Patrol kicked in, is it? Because HAHAHAHA oh man. That storyline went down the tubes in a hurry.

The good news is, I only have the episode with Meredith's near-death experience left and then I am done with Grey's Anatomy. Sorry if

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[remindmeofthe]

I did. And while I will concede that a couple of the episodes were genuinely excellent television, most of them had, oh, one interesting subplot, one obnoxious subplot and characters that seesawed back and forth from likeable to annoying depending on what the story demanded of them.

Denny's arc is pretty decent, right up until it quite suddenly turns ridiculous. I'd already spoiled myself, so I knew what was coming, but the Wiki just doesn't get across how ludicrous the turn of events becomes. I laughed inappropriately more than once, and the only thing that kept me from giggling hysterically all the way through one episode in particular was the fact that JDM and Katherine Heigl absolutely knocked their bizarre material out of the park. Izzie's total breakdown over the prospect of Denny losing the heart he was supposed to get is completely convincing, which sure as hell helps sell what she does next, and JDM shows all of Denny's trust in her in his face and eyes without a word needed. And his charm and charisma are the ONLY reasons why the character is at all sweet instead of creepy - some of Denny's comments to Izzie had me wondering why she wasn't totally sketched out. Put his words in a less pleasant actor's mouth and you've got yourself one skeevy SOB.

[disanddat]

Yeah, the few bits I've caught of Denny and Izzie seemed... odd. Clips in the montage episode and bits on-line, mostly. What you said, how Denny could have come across as creepy so easily. It's all about the actor in some cases... the line between someone flat-out distasteful and a grey-toned character that the viewers actually care about even if he isn't needfully a 'good' person. That's why I'm glad JDM was cast as the Comedian in the Watchmen.

[remindmeofthe]

What you said, how Denny could have come across as creepy so easily.

Oh yeah. Especially in his first few scenes with Izzie, before they've really gotten to know each other. I was totally succumbing to JDM's charm, and still thinking in the back of my head, "Whoa, did he just say that to a woman he doesn't even know?" And Izzie's all, "ZOMG, hot heart patient flirting with me," but I'm thinking that if he'd walked up to her in a bar and started spouting that crap, she would have found a reason to be elsewhere in a hurry. I hope so, anyway.

Funny thing is, though, the thing that just totally wrecked the character for me whasn't even one of his creepy flirtations. It was when he was angrily telling Izzie why his life sucks and death is not a bad option for himself anymore. He described himself as "a strong, virile horse of a man" stuck in his wasted body. I just went, "Oh, Denny. Did you just say that with no irony whatsoever? I'm sorry, but we can't be friends anymore." I just, who talks like that?