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Grey's Anatomy S4E1 — A Change Is Gonna Come

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Grey's Anatomy•Season 4•Episode 1

A Change Is Gonna Come

8.0/10 · 1,683 votesSep 27, 200743 min

Ranked #5 of 16 in Season 4•matches the season avg

Entering their first year as residents, Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens and Alex Karev now have interns of their own to mentor. Among the new interns are George, forced to repeat his internship after failing his exams, and Lexie Grey, Meredith's half-sister. Another two

Directed byMichael Grossman, Rob Corn

Written byShonda Rhimes

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Ellen Pompeo

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Meredith Grey

Chandra Wilson

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Miranda Bailey

Sandra Oh

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Cristina Yang

Justin Chambers

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Alex Karev

James Pickens Jr.

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Richard Webber

Patrick Dempsey

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Derek Shepherd

Katherine Heigl

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Sara Ramirez

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Callie Torres

Eric Dane

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Mark Sloan

Chyler Leigh

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Lexie Grey

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George O'Malley

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Shonda Rhimes

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Episode Summary

"A Change Is Gonna Come" is episode 1 of Grey's Anatomy season 4. It scored 8.0/10 from 1,683 votes, ranking #5 of 16 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Michael Grossman, Rob Corn and written by Shonda Rhimes, it aired on September 27, 2007.

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