Good: I think & hope Betty’s finally realizing she needs to be single for a while. My hope is that she chooses neither Henry nor Gio and that she’s going to Spain or Australia or somewhere else all on her own. If that happens in the series premiere, I may just give the rest of season 3 a chance. I like that Daniel stepped up to fatherhood. I like that Claire is on his side and is disappointed with Alexis. Maybe there’s hope for a new direction for Daniel, as a fashion magazine doesn’t seem to be his wheelhouse anyway.

Bad: If Betty chooses Henry or Gio, I’m done with Ugly Betty (I might be done anyway). The Wilhelmina power trip stuff is getting old. Let her have Mode, a crappy magazine anyway; and let Daniel start a men’s magazine and let Claire keep Hot Flash. I wish Hilda could be happy and that she weren’t falling for a married man. While the Meade heir storyline is dumb in the first place, it’s still odd that they ignored Christine & her unborn baby completely in the last episode.

Grey’s Anatomy

Good: The way the female cancer patient told Derek not to kill her boyfriend. Izzie standing up to Alex. Bailey using an elaborate & fairly accurate Star Wars analogy. Some of the interesting facts Lexxie learned from reading the files. Bailey giving the clinic to Izzie (now maybe Izzie can stop whining about not being important). George standing up to Webber and getting his 2nd chance. Derek having the refreshing decency to say he must talk to Rose before he can proceed with Meredith.

Bad: I *can’t* believe *no one* thought about cement-kid’s bladder, especially Bailey who thought about it way too late. I’m not a doctor, and that’s the *very* first thing I thought of, “How’s this guy going to pee?” The female cancer patient repeated “Don’t say anything” line. Izzie having to go to Bailey before standing up to Alex. Nobody else in the room appreciating Bailey’s Star Wars analogy. Lexxie acting like a freak after reading the files. Bailey’s over-written speech when giving the clinic to Izzie (it started good, but the writer doesn’t know when to back off). George not looking Webber in the eye when standing up for himself. Derek choosing depressing, whineybutt Meredith over bright, spunky Rose. Meredith’s luminary arrangement being a little too perfect, and as a romantic gesture it seeming uncharacteristic coming from her. Meredith’s even more over-written babble in her final scene with Derek.

Comment About Music Montages: Honesty, I’m a huge fan of music montages, especially as ways of ending episodes, even season finales. I first started liking them in the Buffy episode in which Giles leaves for England and Tara breaks up with Willow, set to Michelle Branch’s “Goodbye to You,” if I remember correctly. I didn’t mind that they did it in Ugly Betty. And, I actually would have preferred that they had ended Grey’s with their music montage as the few minutes afterwards felt tacked on.

Grey’s finale on the other hand was great (and I almost died when Bailey rambled about Han Solo to Andrew. Do I love this character !!), although it did surprise me that they ended the episode without any cliffhanger or any major twist. I, too, was waiting for Derek to be in a car accident or something like that (but at the same time, this would be déjà vu : Burke being shot at the end of season 2, and Bailey’s husband ending on the table from a car accident before that).
I’m glad. The season ended perfectly, I can’t wait to see where they’re going to take us next year.

I still like the show but I think I realised at this poing I LOVE the characters but am too questioning where its going and hoping the big move to NY will help re-shift Betty back to the right track.

Grey’s was amazing. Not as amazing as the previous few but still great. Great again, like Season 2!