8.4/101,564 votes#1 - Good Mourning
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2009
The hospital staff is left to deal with the aftermath of George's passing. Hitting the staff hard, they all find unique ways to get through the various stages of grief. George's mom returns, faced with the difficult task of deciding what to do with his organs.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.2/101,442 votes#2 - Goodbye
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2009
Everyone is struggling after losing one of their own and are turning to any distraction they can find. Meredith and Derek seem to be consummating their marriage anywhere and everywhere, while Cristina and Owen have been instructed to abstain from sex by Dr. Wyatt.
Director: Bill D'Elia
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.8/101,182 votes#3 - I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2009
Several weeks after her near-death experience, a recovering Izzie returns to work. Meanwhile, nervous that there will be layoffs in the hospital in the wake of an announcement from the Chief, the Seattle Grace residents compete to survive the cuts, including Cristina, who attempts to work alongside Arizona in pediatrics. And Bailey and Alex's patient's already complex case is further complicated by her schizophrenic son.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Joan Rater
7.9/101,191 votes#4 - Tainted Obligation
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2009
When Meredith and Lexie's father, Thatcher, returns to the hospital with a failed liver, it's up to Meredith to save his life. Meanwhile, Izzie empathizes with a patient riddled with tumors, as Mark, annoyed with Cristina's competitive zeal, tricks her into assisting on an unusual surgery.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: Jenna Bans
8.0/101,234 votes#5 - Invasion
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2009
The residents of Seattle Grace and Mercy West vie for surgeries and their careers as day one of the hospital merger begins. Meanwhile, Arizona stands by an enraged Callie when her father, Mr. Torres, employs a priest to help convince her to date men, and Izzie experiences the brunt of her new surgical competition.
Director: Tony Phelan
Writer: Mark Wilding
9.0/102,031 votes#6 - I Saw What I Saw
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2009
After a burn victim unexpectedly dies in the midst of a chaotic ER, the Chief and board member Jennings interrogate the residents to find the culprit, as all the Mercy West and Seattle Grace resident defends their actions in an effort to save their jobs.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: William Harper
8.7/101,463 votes#7 - Give Peace a Chance
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2009
When Isaac has an inoperable tumor wrapped around his spine, he wants Derek to do the impossible. Derek tests the Chief's authority when Richard objects to moving forward with the risky surgery.
Director: Chandra Wilson
Writer: Peter Nowalk
8.4/101,310 votes#8 - Invest In Love
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2009
A generous 25 million donation is offered to Seattle Grace by the parents of Arizonas 10-year-old patient, she finds herself in a conflict of interest when his condition worsens. Cristina tests her boundaries with Owen at the hospital. Alex is left with all of Izzies hospital bills to contend with.
Director: Jessica Yu
Writer: Stacy McKee
8.1/101,139 votes#9 - New History
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2009
Owen recruits Dr. Teddy Altman, a former Iraqi veteran, as the new cardiothoracic surgeon. Cristina questions her abilities in the E.R. and relationship with Owen. Izzie returns to Seattle Grace with her high school mentor seeking treatment for his dementia. Richard's responsibilities, post-merger, are taking a toll on him.
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Allan Heinberg
7.9/101,182 votes#10 - Holidaze
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2009
As Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's pass, Miranda gets a visit from her father, William who disapproves of her choices in life. Mark and Lexie cope with an arrival of a woman from his past. Thatcher questions the Chief's recent behavior as Meredith comes to his defense.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.0/101,137 votes#11 - Blink
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2010
Mark flies Addison to Seattle to help with a difficult procedure on his pregnant daughter, Sloan, Owen questions Teddy's motives when she assigns Cristina the lead on a complicated surgery, and Derek's suspicions are raised when the Chief recruits Meredith to assist with a high profile operation on.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Debora Cahn
7.8/101,147 votes#12 - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2010
After learning of Richard's drinking problem, Derek confronts him for the sake of his friend and the hospital, Izzie returns, hoping to reconcile with Alex, and tensions run high between Teddy, Cristina and Owen in the aftermath of Cristina's startling confession.
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: Joan Rater
8.0/101,117 votes#13 - State of Love and Trust
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2010
As Derek begins his role as interim chief, he faces a potential lawsuit when Bailey and Meredith's patient awakens from anesthesia mid-surgery. Meanwhile, Teddy refuses to place Cristina on her service, as Arizona tests Alex out in Pediatrics, and Mark refuses to speak to a heartbroken Lexie.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Stacy McKee
8.0/101,101 votes#14 - Valentine's Day Massacre
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2010
It's Valentine's Day, and the doctors must treat dozens of injured people after the roof collapses at a popular romantic restaurant; Derek tries to manage his busy schedule as Chief of Surgery; Meredith wrestles with her new duties as the Chief's wife; and Mark and Callie team up to convince Sloan to do the right thing for her baby.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: William Harper
8.8/101,699 votes#15 - The Time Warp
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2010
In his new role as Chief, Derek restores the hospital lecture series, and Richard, Bailey and Callie present to the group pivotal surgical cases from their pasts Bailey reflects on her first days as a shy resident, Callie looks back on a polio case, and Richard recalls a case in which he and Ellis worked on a patient diagnosed with GRID, a virus later called AIDS.
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Zoanne Clack
8.0/101,119 votes#16 - Perfect Little Accident
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2010
When famous surgeon Dr. Harper Avery is rushed to Seattle Grace-Mercy West, the staff is surprised to discover that one of their own is related to this legend, and his unorthodox request for his surgery causes tensions t between Derek and Richard. Meanwhile Callie and Arizona try to help Teddy and Sloan move on from their pasts and find greener pastures.
Director: Bill D'Elia
Writer: Peter Nowalk
7.8/101,122 votes#17 - Push
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/2010
A patient who needs an extremely difficult surgery comes to Seattle Grace, and it's Richard and Owen who vie for the opportunity to tackle it. But the decision lies in the hands of Derek, who deems that Owen should take on the surgery, leaving Richard bitter. Meanwhile, Bailey deals with her own personal struggles when she nervously prepares for another date with Ben.
Director: Chandra Wilson
Writer: Debora Cahn
7.8/101,172 votes#18 - Suicide is Painless
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2010
When Teddy's patient seeks to end treatment and her life, she turns to Hunt for help. The situation triggers Hunt's memories of his life at war and his past relationship with Teddy. Meanwhile, Callie and Arizona have a difference in opinion on what their future holds, and Richard tries to adjust to his role as a surgeon.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Joan Rater
7.9/101,101 votes#19 - Sympathy for the Parents
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/2010
When Alex's younger brother, Aaron, shows up at Seattle Grace-Mercy West with a hernia, it's up to Alex to get Bailey's approval for his pro bono surgery. Matters are further complicated when Aaron discloses that his family has not heard from Alex since he arrived in Seattle, and parts of Alex's past long kept secret are revealed to his friends and fellow doctors.
Director: Debbie Allen
Writer: Allan Heinberg
7.6/101,068 votes#20 - Hook, Line and Sinner
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2010
Sloan returns to Mark's apartment, just as she's going into labor, and Teddy, Mark and the still-fighting Callie and Arizona are there to help with the birth and to get Mark through his grandson's pending adoption. Meanwhile Teddy sees Derek's invitation to illustrious cardiothoracic surgeon Tom Evans' as a threat to her future employment at the hospital, and the team work on a crab boat captain who has been stabbed with a giant shark hook.
Director: Tony Phelan
Writer: Meg Marinis
8.1/101,120 votes#21 - How Insensitive
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2010
Bailey preps the team with mandatory sensitivity training prior to admitting a 700-pound patient with compounded medical issues, and the case proves to be challenging in every sense of the word. Meanwhile Derek has to come face to face with a former patient's husband in a wrongful death deposition, and spending time with a heart patient's daughter opens up some old wounds for Cristina.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: Shonda Rhimes, Peter Nowalk
8.2/101,338 votes#22 - Shiny Happy People
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2010
An elderly patient admitted into the E.R. for a heart condition sees a familiar face, a long lost love who happens to be in the E.R. as well for a fractured arm, and the staff find themselves caught up in their love story. Meanwhile, Karev treats a troubled teenage patient (guest star Demi Lovato) whose parents brought her in for schizophrenia, and Meredith can't help but tell Cristina about her suspicions of Owen -- which inevitably messes with Cristina's head.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Zoanne Clack
9.6/103,782 votes#23 - Sanctuary
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/20/2010
Seattle Grace Hospital is hit with a crisis like no other in its' history.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Shonda Rhimes
9.7/104,202 votes#24 - Death and All His Friends
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/2010
Cristina and Meredith's surgical skills are put to the ultimate test.
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Shonda Rhimes
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Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Good Mourning" is the best rated episode of "Grey's Anatomy" season 6. It scored 8.4/10 based on 1564 votes. Directed by Edward Ornelas and written by Krista Vernoff, it aired on 9/24/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Goodbye".