Grey's Anatomy

Just The Facts

  1. (Nearly) everything takes place on the surgical floor of Seattle Grace Hospital
  2. The interns/residents are Meredith Grey (the show's namesake), Alex Karev, Isobel (Izzie) Stephens, Cristina Yang, and George O'Malley
  3. The attendings/senior residents are Derek Shepherd, Richard Webber, Mark Sloan, Calliope (Callie) Torres, and Miranda Bailey
  4. Meredith and Derek are the seemingly doomed on-again/off-again couple, known online as

Seasons 1-5 Plot Synopsis

Season 1

Season one begins with Meredith Grey waking up late for her first day of work and shoving her one night stand, Derek, out the door. It turns out that she is starting her first day as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace. When she needs a neurological consult for her first patient, she is shocked to discover that the attending she's looking for is actually Derek Shepherd- her one night stand.