Grey's Anatomy S1E3 — Winning a Battle, Losing the War

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Grey's Anatomy•Season 1•Episode 3

Winning a Battle, Losing the War

8.0/10 · 2,414 votesApr 10, 200543 min

Ranked #6 of 9 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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A bike race injures several pedestrians as well as well as participants. One pedestrian is left brain dead. Christina and Issie wish to use his organs for organ donation but with Christina's detachment and Issie's ever hopeful attitude that the man will recover,

Directed byTony Goldwyn

Written byShonda Rhimes

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Seasons23

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Season 1 Episodes9

E1 8.3

A Hard Day's Night

E2 8.1

The First Cut is the Deepest

E3 8.0Now viewing

Winning a Battle, Losing the War

E4 8.0

No Man's Land

E5 8.0

Shake Your Groove Thing

E6 8.1

If Tomorrow Never Comes

E7 8.1

The Self-Destruct Button

E8 7.9

Save Me

E9 8.6

Who's Zoomin' Who?

Cast9

Ellen Pompeo

Meredith Grey

Chandra Wilson

Miranda Bailey

Sandra Oh

Cristina Yang

Justin Chambers

Alex Karev

James Pickens Jr.

Richard Webber

Patrick Dempsey

Derek Shepherd

Katherine Heigl

Izzie Stevens

T. R. Knight

George O'Malley

Isaiah Washington

Preston Burke

Crew4

Shonda Rhimes

Writer

Mimi Schmir

Producer

Tony Goldwyn

Director

Kip Koenig

Consulting Producer

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Episode Summary

"Winning a Battle, Losing the War" is episode 3 of Grey's Anatomy season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 2,414 votes, ranking #6 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Tony Goldwyn and written by Shonda Rhimes, it aired on April 10, 2005.

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