The ninth season of the American television medical drama Gray Anatomy began airing in the United States on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 27, 2012, with the inaugural season of Going, Going, Gone and consists of 24 episodes with Perfect Storm finale that aired on May 16, 2013. This season was produced by ABC Studios, in collaboration with Shondaland Production Company and Company Mark Gordon; the pioneer is Shonda Rhimes. This season was officially released on DVD as a six-disk boxset with the title Gray Anatomy: The Complete Ninth Season - Everything Changes on August 27, 2013 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
This season follows the character who deals with the aftermath of an eight-seater accident that claimed the life of Lexie Gray (Chyler Leigh) and after rescuing Mark Sloan (Eric Dane), who died after suffering injuries from the accident. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) finds his surgical career in doubt after ruining his hand, but Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) finally manages to save his hand. The protagonist character Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo) deals with the loss of his half-brother Lexie and later discovers that she is pregnant. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) is very traumatized after being rescued and then decides to take her fellowship in Minnesota. Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) survived the plane crash when he realized again that his legs had to be amputated to save his life, react badly to this, bitterly and blame his wife Callie and former friend Alex Karev (Justin Chambers). To prevent the court case of the physician being removed, Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) decides to divorce Yang, but both agree to start again. The hospital itself became responsible for the accident, placing its future in extreme doubt prompting four survivors of the accident and Torres to buy the hospital. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) married his partner Ben Warren (Jason George), April Kepner (Sarah Drew) returns to Ohio, but is brought back by Hunt to rejoin the hospital and he restarts his relationship with Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams).
The season ended with an average of 12.51 million viewers and ranked no. 26 higher than the previous two seasons and in the key demography 18-49 ranked no. 10. Ellen Pompeo won Favorite TV Actress Drama at the 39th Person Choice Awards and the show itself won Favorite TV Drama Network. It was announced by ABC on May 10, 2013 that Gray's Anatomy's tenth season will begin in the fall of 2013.
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Plot
This season follows the story of surgical internships, occupants and competent mentors, as they have difficulty with their chosen competitive careers. It's set in the Seattle Hospital's fictional Grace-Mercy West surgical wing, located in Seattle, Washington. The main theme of this season is the character that is adapting to change, as all the fifth-year surgical residents have turned into surgical participants, and are now teaching internships, and operate on their own operations. This season's early episodes portray characters that deal with the aftermath of an eight-seater plane crash that claimed the lives of Lexie Gray (Chyler Leigh) and after rescuing Mark Sloan (Eric Dane), who died in the first episode.
Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) finds his surgical career in doubt after damaging his hands, but eventually his sister Liz (Neve Campbell) donates nerves from his legs and Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) is able to save his hands. Later, Shepherd receives more good news when his wife Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo) discovers that she is pregnant, even though she was previously told that it is unlikely she could get pregnant. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) was very traumatized when she was rescued and suffered a brief reactive psychosis and finally decided to take her alliance in Minnesota, despite growing up unhappy in her new neighborhood and returning to Seattle after the death of her friend and mentor, Doctor Thomas. Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) survived the plane crash even though her leg was injured, but after her wound became infected and her legs had to be amputated to save her life. Robbins reacts badly to this, bitterly and blames his wife Callie and former friend Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and refuses to leave his bed or get back to work.
Derek discovers that prior to the plane crash, the hospital recently transformed the airline into one with a worse safety record for budget reasons, resulting in four survivors (Gray, Shepherd, Robbins and Yang) deciding to file a lawsuit, and it soon became clear that Owen Hunt's (Kevin McKidd) head of operations had given the green light to change. To prevent the court case the doctor was not disposed of, Hunt decided to divorce Yang, but the two secretly resumed their relationship and agreed to start again. Though contemplating the settlement, the doctors decided to proceed with the lawsuit and were eventually awarded each fifteen million dollars, but the insurance company found an unexpected gap and refused to pay, so the hospital itself became responsible, putting its future in extreme doubt. Dr Alana Cahill (Constance Zimmer) was appointed to cut costs at the hospital and he finally decided the best course of action was to find new buyers and attract the company called Pegasus. Later, Torres and Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) found unpleasant consequences that would befall the hospital if they were taken over by Pegasus who encouraged four survivors of the accident (and Torres on behalf of Sloan) to raise their money together in an offer to buy the hospital itself and quit their job, so Pegasus withdrew. The doctors had difficulty when they failed to secure an additional benefactor, but at the last minute Catherine Avery (Debbie Allen) revealed that the Harper Avery Foundation was willing to give a majority stake in the company, provided that they had at least one member on the board. The doctors agreed and their purchase was completed, only for Catherine to appoint her son Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) to part of the council, effectively placing him in charge of the entire hospital.
In another storyline, Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) marries his partner Ben Warren (Jason George), despite suffering last-minute breaks and losing the original wedding ceremony because Adele Webber (Loretta Devine) is hospitalized. Adele later died after the surgery, leaving her husband, Richard suffering a sense of guilt for her relationship with Catherine Avery. A new apprentice group arrived at Seattle Grace and soon Karev made a close friendship with Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington) but the couple failed to develop romance, although other characters commented on their chemistry. After failing board exams in season eight, April Kepner (Sarah Drew) returns to Ohio, but is then taken back by Hunt and resumes his work at the hospital. Upon his return, Kepner restarts his sexual relationship with Jackson, despite being filled with conflicts over his religious beliefs. The couple eventually split up when Kepner refused to make a commitment, and Avery began dating Stephanie Edwards (Jerrika Hinton) internship, while Kepner began dating a paramedic named Matthew (Justin Bruening).
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Cast
Casting
In May 2012, it was announced that six original cast members, Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers, and James Pickens, Jr. renewed their contracts for two seasons, such as Meredith Gray, Derek Shepherd, Cristina Yang, Miranda Bailey, Alex Karev, and Richard Webber. In July 2012, it was announced that Eric Dane would not return to Gray's Anatomy as a regular series, and would go after two episodes to give his character the right end. In addition, Chyler Leigh requested to be released from his contract to spend more time with his family and his character was killed at the end of season eight, while Kim Raver also left the show after the eight-season event ended, having refused a contract extension offer. Other regular series, Sara Ramirez, Kevin McKidd, Jessica Capshaw, Sarah Drew, and Jesse Williams all return to the series as regular customers, although Capshaw will not have a lead role in the first few episodes due to maternity leave.
In August 2012, it was announced that Camilla Luddington, Gaius Charles, and Tina Majorino had acted as Jo Wilson, Shane Ross, and Heather Brooks, respectively; this character will be the new apprentice of Seattle Grace-Mercy West. TVGuide then reports that even with all the recurring players added to Gray's Anatomy for the new season that True Blood star Camilla Luddington is the only actress with the option to become a regular series. In September 2012, it was announced that Jerrika Hinton and Tessa Ferrer had been selected as new employees, Stephanie Edwards and Leah Murphy. In August 2012, it was announced that Debbie Allen will re-show her role as Catherine Avery at some point in the series, and she is set to direct the third episode. In September 2012, it was announced that Steven Culp would be acting as a new doctor in a new hospital, and would be known as Dr. Parker.
In September 2012, it was announced that William Daniels, former Boy Meets World star, and Jason George would repeat their role as Dr. Craig Thomas, and Ben Warren. In September 2012, TVLine reported that Bones Andrew Leeds has been instrumental in a potentially recurring role for the ninth season. In December 2012, Wetpaint reports that Constance Zimmer has been instrumental in a recurring role as Dr. Cahill and will appear in at least four episodes. In November 2012 it was announced that Neve Campbell, known for her role in Scream, would play one of Derek's sisters. It was not until the end of November that his role was revealed as Liz Shepherd, a therapist. In November 2012, it was announced that by 2013, someone will die at Gray's Anatomy . TVGuide later reported that Loretta Devine, known as Adele Webber, would repeat her role for two episodes, and that she would be dead. In November 2012, TVLine reported that Maffia's alumni played a role in the repetitive role of hospital council members. In December 2012, TVLine and Wetpaint reported that Ringtones and Justin Bruening were cast as paramedics known as Matt.
In January 2013, it was announced that Gaius Charles, Tina Majorino, Jerrika Hinton and Tessa Ferrer were all given the option of becoming regular customers if Gray's Anatomy had to be updated. Sarah Chalke is set to become a guest star in an episode in the spring, as TVLine reported in January 2013. It was announced by E! Online on March 29, Hilarie Burton's Alumnus One Tree Hill will play a role in a recurring role as a specialist in ongoing investigations at the hospital. His character will arrive on the 22nd episode of the season. However, this later turned out to be untrue because Hilarie Burton eventually described a specialist named Lauren Boswell. Development
Gray Anatomy was updated by ABC on May 10, 2012. In June 2012, ABC set the date of the premiere of Gray Anatomy to 27 September 2012, and it will remain on Thursday at 21.00 timeslot already there since the third season. In October 2012 it is reported that this season will have the same episode number with season eight, which means there will be a total of 24 episodes. Shonda Rhimes revealed that the end of season nine would not revolve around the episode of 'disaster'.
Reception
Ratings
Gray Anatomy ninth season opens up to 11.73 million viewers with a 4.4/12 Nielsen rating/share in a demographic of 18-49. The audience for the episode was an 11 percent increase from the previous inaugural season, seen by a total of 10.38 million people. The ratings rose 7% from the previous season's premiere, which received a 4.1/10 Nielsen rating/share in a demographic of 18-49. The Nielsen score also lists this show as the highest drama in the 18-49 hour demographic. In December 2012, "Going, Going, Gone" has been cast as the most watched episode of the season. "Run, Baby, Run" is the episode most rarely seen in this season, with 8.17 million viewers and 2.9/8 rank/share Neilsen in demographic 18-49. At the time, the end of the season was the lowest series watched last season with 8.99 million viewers and 3.1 in the 18-49 demo rating.
Critical reception
This season received most of the positive reviews with critics praising many aspects of the long-running medical drama including character bonding with each other and its relationship with the audience. Robert Bianco from USA Today notes that after 9 seasons, "There's still life left in Gray." What Cultures give a positive review for this season, "Gray's Anatomy has evolved into a great example of how a TV show can mature beyond its original purpose." Toronto Star calls it "solid return to form". Fanatic TV gave a positive review this season, "Gray's Anatomy always knows how to bring drama and they do not fail in Season 9."
Melissa Maerz from Entertainment Weekly also gave a generally positive response saying, "There is still one good reason to keep watching: Where else can you find deep friendship between female colleagues? Margaret Lyons from New York Magazine wrote that the first part of the season was "largely disappointing, largely thanks to the dying man at the start of the season and also the lack of a surprising romance."
Examiner.com reviewed the end of the writing season, "[Gray] delivered another epic and emotional season ending that encourages our character to challenge the new direction." The site adds, " Perfect Storm gets 5 out of 5 stars.This storm carries all kinds of emotional and death disputes that actually test experienced doctors and push them into their element.They are tied together, guiding. each other through the darkness and when the dust settles from this chaos, there are many victims of all sorts, the tragedy that keeps us hanging until the next autumn is one of passionate hell to the brim with shock. "
Episode
The number in the "Nothing in series" column refers to the episode number in the entire series, while the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode number in this particular season. "US audiences in the millions" refers to the number of Americans in the millions who watched the episode live.
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References
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