The shades of Grey's

Shonda Rhimes has some splainin' to do.

What the hell has happened to this show? Last season, I grew bored, seriously bored. The characters were becoming silly caricatures of themselves. The whining, the crying, the out of character acts of stupidity were annoying and disappointing. If Bailey wasn't on the screen, I was only half paying attention.

This season started off with a half hidden promise. Seattle Grace had fallen in the national ratings - they had literally fallen from grace. OK, I thought, they get it. It is an allegory, a promise and an apology for losing its way. It came in the form of a plea. Stay with us,we are committed to change.

If anything, it is worse. Worse than the dreck of last season.

• The interns are running amok and AWOL yet nobody knows where they are and what they are doing?
• The residents who are so busy sniveling about their lives and losses that they don't teach their interns anything and leave them so desperate to learn that they play "Operation" on each other only to touch the metal sides and have the red nose buzz repeatedly?
• Christina repeatedly allows Hunt to shove her up against the nearest wall, kiss her roughly and walk away? The Christina I know would have junk punched him and screamed, "You know WHY" as she trounced away.
• Derek is still on staff of the hospital despite killing nearly every patient he touches? He is the angel of death with good hair.
• Meredith is just a boring mess and the least interesting character on the show.
• Alex has become the new Derek - sensitive, supportive and steadfast - what???
• And Izzy - poor Izzy. Clearly Katherine Heigl is being punished for taking herself out of Emmy contention last year because her story line was boring. Now she is having steamy sex with her dead boyfriend. Is she crazy, delusional, hallucinating, dreaming, or just really really lucky? Regardless it is a stupid plotline. Don't get me wrong - I love Denny but the least they could do is bring him back as his long lost twin brother soap opera style.
• Callie doesn't know who she is attracted to and is broken up over the departure of Erica Hahn who was an ascerbic bitch. I guess she will have to go back to her impulsive, meaningless sex with Sloan.
• In what universe would Mark Sloan be attracted to uber-mouse Lexi Grey? Even Mark Sloan has some standards and that means Lexi is out as she is barely more mature than the daughter of the sleepwalker he so gently supported last night. He is a man slut with a heart bigger than his genitalia?
• Richard just stand by as his hospital falls into shambles. He is good for bold speeches but there are no consequences - he needs a stern visit by Jo Frost or one of the British nannies from Nanny 911.
• George is now the true ghost of the show - move over, Denny.
• Amanda Bailey needs to walk away from this travesty of a hospital and get her own show. Don't let Shonda spin her off like Private Practice which is devoid of any redeeming value despite really good actors. Run, Bailey, run!