Here at Movieline HQ, all anyone can talk about today -- besides the suicide-worthy Liza Minnelli "Single Ladies" cover -- is the season finale of Grey's Anatomy. Did you see this thing? For the uninitiated -- or for those of you who stopped watching long ago -- the hospital was under attack from a crazed gunman who wanted to exact some revenge on McDreamy and his cohorts because they pulled the plug on his brain-dead wife. (Never mind that pesky DNR form.) And what revenge it was: Shocking deaths, many shootings, fake blood by the gallons and more cliches than most series pack into an entire season. Aspiring screenwriters, grab a pencil and take some notes. After the jump, a list of the offenses.
· Pregnancy: Meredith finds out she's having a baby with McDreamy. Hooray!
· Miscarriage: Except, no. After seeing her husband shot in the chest and nearly killed, the stress of the day causes Meredith to miscarry. Tear. That she never told McDreamy is clearly a plot point for next season. Speaking of which...
· Falsely Killing a Main Character: McDreamy "died" during the Grey's season finale not once, but twice. Don't worry though fans, he'll stick around until next season -- when he'll presumably get killed off yet again.
· Killing Extraneous Characters: Hey there, big guy with the hair and girl with the pixie cut, bad news: You're dead because you don't matter to the plot of Grey's Anatomy. Sorry.
· One Last Bullet: As with any good shooter subplot, the killer ran out of ammo and was left with a choice: Kill himself or get one final measure of revenge. Spoiler: He chose the former.
· Life & Death Experience Helps Fraying Couple Realize They Love Each Other: Grey's resident lesbian couple, Callie and Arizona, hit the skids when talk of children was broached (Callie wanted kids; Arizona didn't). But that major and very real discussion is nothing compared to surviving a random hospital shooter. Kiss and make up, ladies!
· The Alcoholic Near the Edge of the Wagon: Former hospital chief (and recovering alcoholic) Richard Webber came face-to-face with the shooter in a random hospital room -- just go with it -- and of course he had a flask of alcohol with which to tempt the doc.
· Deathbed Proclamations of Love: Three times during the Grey's finale, a character who was either dying, near death or under duress shouted that they loved someone. If only Seattle Grace had a shooting every week, maybe these people would actually communicate more.
Feel free to add more -- of which there are plenty -- in the comments.