Make Me Lose Control (Grey's Anatomy)

"Make Me Lose Control"
Grey's Anatomy episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 3
Directed by	Adam Davidson
Written by	Krista Vernoff
Production code	203
Original air date	October 9, 2005 (ABC)
Guest stars
Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd Angela Goethals as Kelly Roesch Kate Burton as Ellis Grey
Episode chronology
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Episode chronology

"Make Me Lose Control" is the third episode of the second season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode, written by Krista Vernoff and directed by Adam Davidson, was named after the Eric Carmen song "Make Me Lose Control". It originally aired on Sunday October 9, 2005, running for 43:07 min.

Starring

• Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey.
• Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang.
• Katherine Heigl as Dr. Izzie Stevens.
• Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev.
• T.R. Knight as Dr. George O'Malley.
• Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey.
• James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber.
• Isaiah Washington as Dr. Preston Burke.
• Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd.

Episode Recap

Havoc strikes Seattle Grace when Meredith's mother, Dr. Ellis Grey, is brought to the hospital for having possible diverticulitis. No one at Seattle Grace knew of Dr. Grey's Alzheimer's disease, but after her visit, everyone now knows. George is assigned to her case but cannot help her much because she thinks that he is her ex-husband, Thatcher. There is a possibility that Dr. Grey actually has liver cancer, but that comes up negative. At the same time, Alex is dealing with a patient who has an extreme blushing problem and wants to have surgery to have that fixed. However, there is a chance that many other after effects will occur. Fortunately, none of them do.

While Cristina is in the operating room with Preston, she collapses on the floor. Miranda and Izzie rush her into another operating room, where Addison, who is still at Seattle Grace, performs surgery on her. Cristina has problems with her pregnancy and she will have to lose her baby. It is obvious Preston still has feelings for Cristina, because he is highly concerned for her. He also finds out about the baby by looking on the "Upcoming Surgeries" board and sees Cristina's information.

At the end of the shift, Meredith cracks under all that has gone on during that day and eventually tells Derek that she misses him and it is hurting her. She delivers this news to him only after he and Addison seem to be getting along much better than they had been before.

Alex and Izzie's relationship goes to bigger heights as she defends him in front of the others. She claims that "he is really sweet once you get to know him."

Music

• "Sleep" - Get Set Go
• "By Heart" - Sylvie Lewis
• "Ruby Blue" - Róisín Murphy
• "Fools in Love" - Inara George
• "Song Beneath the Song" - Maria Taylor

Goofs

In the elevator, Dr. Webber has post-op bandages underneath his hat. When he walks out of the elevator, the bandages are gone.

Title Reference

The episode's title refers to a song recorded by Eric Carmen, Make Me Lose Control (song).