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"Going, Going, Gone"
Grey's Anatomy episode
The episode honored Mark Sloan with a title card of his lifespan.
Episode no.
Season 9
Episode 1
Directed by
Rob Corn
Written by
Stacy McKee
Featured music
"Body of Work"
"My Heart Goes Boom Boom"
"My Oh My"
"Feels Like the End"
"Portions for Foxes"
"Without You"
"Into You"
Original air date
September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27)
Running time
43 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Jason George as Dr. Ben Warren
William Daniels as Dr. Craig Thomas
Steven Culp as Dr. Parker
Philip Casnoff as Dr. Mel Barnett
Gaius Charles as Dr. Shane Ross
Camilla Luddington as Dr. Jo Wilson
Tina Majorino as Dr. Heather Brookes
Jerrika Hinton as Dr. Stephanie Edwards
Episode chronology
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"Going, Going, Gone" is the first episode of the ninth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the show's 173rd episode overall. Written by Stacy McKee and directed by Rob Corn, the episode was originally broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on September 27, 2012. The initial airing was viewed by 11.73 million people and garnered a 4.4 Nielsen rating in the 18–49 demographic, registering the show as the week's highest rated television drama.
Grey's Anatomy centers around a group of physicians struggling to balance their professional lives with their personal lives. In this episode, the doctors of Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital cope with the physical and emotional reverberations of the aviation accident that took place in the season eight finale, while several surgical residents are promoted. Further storylines include Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) relocating to a different hospital, and a group of new interns being intimidated by Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).
The episode saw the death of Dr. Mark Sloan (Eric Dane); the actor was let go due to budget cuts by the producers. Excessive spoilers were not released, in order to keep the fates of select characters unknown. However, multiple cast members leaked pictures from the set. Jason George returned in guest capacity, along with newcomers William Daniels, Steven Culp, Philip Casnoff, Gaius Charles, Camilla Luddington, Tina Majorino, and Jerrika Hinton. Critics generally regarded "Going, Going, Gone" as disconsolate.
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1 Plot
2 Production
3 Reception
3.1 Broadcast and ratings
3.2 Critical reviews
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
In the season eight finale, Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Dr. Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh), Dr. Mark Sloan (Eric Dane), and Dr. Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) are caught in an aviation accident, leaving Lexie Grey dead, and the rest of the doctors stranded. "Going, Going, Gone" picks up about one month after the crash, and throughout the episode, features home videos of Sloan. The episode begins with Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital's new interns, Dr. Shane Ross (Gaius Charles), Dr. Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington), Dr. Heather Brookes (Tina Majorino), and Dr. Stephanie Edwards (Jerrika Hinton), expressing fear of Meredith Grey, who is now an attending general surgeon. It is revealed that former resident Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) will be pursuing a pediatric surgical fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The scene switches to Minnesota, where Yang is now a cardiothoracic surgical fellow.
Back in Seattle, Dr. Ben Warren (Jason George) surprises his fiancée Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) with a visit. The couple reunites with constant sexual activity, for which the interns tease Bailey. Meanwhile, Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) allows Shepherd to operate on a spinal cord, despite his hand being broken from the plane crash. Thereafter, it is revealed that Sloan is in a comatose state, and will be taken off of life support that evening. In the hospital cafeteria, Meredith Grey announces that Wilson will be given the honor of performing a supervised appendectomy, a procedure historically used as a reward for interns. The hospital's chief of surgery, Dr. Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd), introduces the new pediatric surgery attending, Dr. Mel Barnett (Philip Casnoff), to Torres and Karev. Barnett informs Karev that he will not be continuing with the African orphan charity program (a function to treat ill children from Third World countries), something that was initially finalized by the latter and former chief of pediatric surgery, Robbins. Karev becomes upset about this, and asks Torres to prevent Barnett from discontinuing the program, though Torres shows no interest in helping Karev.
During Shepherd's surgery, his hand becomes numb, and he frustratedly exits the operating room. In the intern appendectomy, Wilson makes a mistake and freezes, leading to a scolding from Meredith Grey. Back in Minnesota, Yang is annoyed by the peppy attitudes of her superiors at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Craig Thomas (William Daniels) and Dr. Parker (Steven Culp), so she decides to take a trip to Seattle for Sloan's death. However, her PTSD hinders her from boarding the plane, and she ultimately remains in Minnesota. Meanwhile, Dr. Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams), now a plastic surgical fellow, sits by Sloan's bedside and talks of medical cases to him. Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.) enters Sloan's hospital room and removes him from life support. Unable to cope with Sloan's death, Meredith Grey boards a plane to visit Yang, but panics before it takes off. Shortly thereafter, Meredith Grey finds Karev at the airport bar, where he reveals that he will be staying at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital. The next morning, Hunt visits Dr. April Kepner (Sarah Drew) at her family's farm, and asks her to begin working in Seattle again. At the conclusion of the episode, Torres returns home to Robbins, who is revealed to have had her lower left leg amputated as a result of the crash.
Production[edit]
Prior to the premiere, ABC asked Patrick Dempsey (pictured) to remove a set photo of Mark Sloan from Twitter.
Running for approximately 43 minutes,[1] the episode was written by Stacy McKee and directed by Rob Corn.[2] The episode featured the songs "Body of Work", "My Heart Goes Boom Boom", "My Oh My", "Feels Like the End", "Portions for Foxes", "Without You", and "Into You".[3] George returned to the episode as Warren, while Daniels, Culp, Casnoff, Charles, Luddington, Majorino, and Hinton made their first appearances as Thomas, Parker, Barnett, Ross, Wilson, Brookes, and Edwards, respectively.[4] The episode's initial script read-through took place on July 16, 2012.[5] Scenes in the operating room were filmed at the Prospect Studios in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.[6] While creating the visual of Robbins' amputated leg, the special effects crew digitally removed Capshaw's real leg, and replaced it with a graphically created limb.[7]
Prior to broadcast, series creator Shonda Rhimes did not release much information about the season premiere.[8] However, it was revealed prior to broadcast that there would be a time jump in the episode.[9] After it was announced that Dane would be departing shortly after the commencement of the ninth season,[10] Dempsey uploaded a set picture on Twitter of Sloan in bad condition. Due to the unwanted release of spoilers, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) requested that he delete the photo, and it was subsequently removed.[11] The cast and crew of Grey's Anatomy were being particularly quiet about the fate of Capshaw's character.[12] This secrecy was compromised when McKidd posted a picture on his Twitter account of the editing room, in which there was a picture of Robbins alive on the screen. The picture has since been taken down.[13]
Discussing Robbins' storyline in "Going, Going, Gone", Capshaw revealed that she was "shocked" when it was made known to her that the character's leg would be amputated.[14] The actress additionally noted that it was difficult to keep the fate of her character a secret.[7] Following the premiere, E! Online reported that Dane's death and departure in the premiere were results of budgetary cuts, mandated by ABC.[15] Speaking of Sloan's death, Rhimes said it was the "most tragic", adding that "he's part of the fabric of the show".[16] Rhimes wrote that anything other than the character dying would entail him leaving his daughter behind, something the writers did not want. However, she noted that the writing team considered having him move to Los Angeles to be with Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) after her departure from Private Practice, but they feared it would have given the impression that his love confession for Lexie Grey was forgotten.[10]
Reception[edit]
Broadcast and ratings[edit]
"Going, Going, Gone" was originally broadcast on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in the United States on ABC. The episode's total viewership of 11.73 million ranked the show second in its 9:00 EST time slot, trailing CBS's Person of Interest (14.28 million), and fifth for the night, behind CBS's Two and a Half Men (12.54 million), Elementary (13.41 million), and The Big Bang Theory (15.66 million). The installment's 4.4 Nielsen rating in the target 18–49 demographic ranked the series first in its time slot and second for the night, trailing only CBS's The Big Bang Theory (5.0).[17] In the key 18–34 demographic, the episode earned a 3.9 Nielsen rating, qualifying Grey's Anatomy as the top television program of the night in that demographic.[18] "Going, Going, Gone"'s total viewership and 18–49 rating tallied the show's highest numbers since "Suddenly" on Thursday, January 5, 2012 (4.5 18–49 rating, 12.12 million viewers).[19]
The 11.73 million people tuned into the episode marked a 3 percent viewership increase from the season eight finale (11.44 million),[20] and a 13 percent increase from the previous season premiere (10.38 million).[18] The episode's 4.4 Nielsen rating in the 18–49 demographic was a 7 percent increase from the season eight finale and previous season premiere, which both received 4.1 18–49 ratings.[20] The Nielsen score additionally registered the show as the week's highest rated drama and third-highest rated scripted series in the 18–49 demographic, placing behind CBS's The Big Bang Theory (5.0) and ABC's Modern Family (5.5).[21] Seven days of time-shifted viewing added on an additional 1.5 rating points in the 18–49 demographic and 3.28 million viewers, bringing the total viewership for the episode to 15.01 million viewers with a 5.9 Nielsen rating in the 18–49 demographic.[22]
Critical reviews[edit]
Eric Dane received praise for his portrayal of Mark Sloan.
"The videos so well helped to illustrate what a great guy Sloan ultimately was, because it seems that people mostly just remember all his skirt-chasing and general pig-headedness. The fact is that last night's episode was celebrating a great man, who was a father, a mentor, a friend, and a great doctor."
— Tanner Stransky, Entertainment Weekly[23]
The majority of critics concluded that the episode was disconsolate. E! Online's Kristin dos Santos called the installment "gut-wrenching", saying it was the type of episode that "rips out your heart and feeds it to you with a spoon".[15] Ann Oldenburg of USA Today summarized that the episode required viewers to "reach for the Kleenex".[24] TV Guide's Natalie Abrams called the episode "heartbreaking", and praised the performances by Dempsey and Ramirez for their realism.[25] Writing for Newsday, Verne Gay called Sloan's death scene "touching", and opined that the show will be different without the character's presence.[26]
Kelly Schremph of Hollywood.com said the installment was "emotionally exhausting", adding that it foreshadowed a "drama-packed season".[27] Schremph commented that all of the changes made it feel like an alternative reality episode, such as was featured in season eight.[27] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Tanner Stransky expressed similar viewpoints with Schremph, commenting that the installment paved the way for a great season, and that it resembled season eight's alternative reality episode. Stransky appreciated the "dignity" provided in Sloan's death scene, noting that the song played during the scene was "killer" and "so fitting".[23] Jason Hughes of The Huffington Post called Sloan's death day "fateful".[28] TV Fanatic gave a largely positive review to the season, "Grey's Anatomy always knows how to bring the drama and they did not fail in the Season 9 Premiere."[29]
The International Business Times' Arlene Paredes concluded that the episode "raised the bar for deeply emotional yet again", and noted that it was "one of the most high-anticipated TV [returns] this fall".[30] TVLine's Michael Ausiello opined that the attempt to hide Robbins' fate was the "worst kept secret in TV land".[31] Writing for AfterEllen, Bridget McManus threatened to boycott the show if Capshaw's character was killed, but thought the FaceTime calls between Yang and Meredith Grey were humorous.[32] Mark A. Perigard of the Boston Herald was critical of the time it took to rescue the doctors, and deemed the flashbacks featuring Sloan "unconvincing".[33] Zap2it's Carina Adly MacKenzie opined that it "became increasingly clear" that Sloan would die as the episode progressed, and praised Capshaw's performance, noting that it was "brief but truly striking".[34]
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External links[edit]
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Square Enix
Director(s)
Webb Pickersgill
Chris Floyd
Producer(s)
David Lawrence Hein
Zoe Brown
Designer(s)
William Beacham
Programmer(s)
Danielle Cheah
Artist(s)
Andrew Weatherl
Writer(s)
Zak Garriss
Composer(s)
Daughter
Engine
Unity
Platform(s)
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Release
Episode 1
WW: 31 August 2017
Episode 2
WW: TBA
Episode 3
WW: TBA
Genre(s)
Graphic adventure
Mode(s)
Single-player
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm is an episodic graphic adventure video game developed by Deck Nine and published by Square Enix. The first of three episodes was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 31 August 2017. It is set as a prequel to Life Is Strange, focusing on sixteen-year-old Chloe Price and her relationship with schoolmate Rachel Amber. Gameplay concerns itself mostly with the use of branching dialogues.
Contents
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1 Gameplay
2 Plot
3 Development
4 Release
5 Reception
5.1 Awards
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Gameplay[edit]
Chloe engages in a conversation with Rachel Amber (pictured).
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm is a graphic adventure played from a third-person view. The player assumes control of sixteen-year-old Chloe Price, three years prior to Life Is Strange. Unlike its predecessor, the game does not include time travel. Instead, Before the Storm features the ability "Backtalk", with which the player can call upon Chloe to get out of certain precarious situations; "Backtalk" may also make a situation worse. A dialogue tree is used when a conversation or commentary is prompted. Occasional decisions will temporarily or permanently change outcomes. The environment can be interacted with and altered, including marking walls with graffiti.[2][3]
Plot[edit]
Sixteen-year-old Chloe Price enters an old mill to attend a house concert. Conflict arises with two men inside, whom she evades when schoolmate Rachel Amber causes a distraction. The next day, Chloe and Rachel reunite at school. They decide to stow away on a cargo train, ending up at a lookout point. Using a viewfinder there, Rachel is upset by what she sees and insists on getting drunk. Having stolen some wine, they take a walk to a scrapyard. Chloe confronts Rachel about her change in mood, but is refused an answer. After Rachel leaves, Chloe discovers the wrecked car in which her father was killed. She meets up with Rachel again, who discloses that she witnessed her father cheating on her mother through the viewfinder. Rachel destroys a family photo in a burning trash bin, and in a fit of rage kicks it over, igniting a wildfire.[4]
Development[edit]
Publisher Square Enix chose Deck Nine to develop the prequel to Life Is Strange after the developer's proprietary StoryForge tools had made an impression.[5] Development started in 2016 with the Unity game engine. Rhianna DeVries, who initially did the game's motion capture for Chloe Price, voices the character, while the original voice actress Ashly Burch serves as writing consultant.[2][6][7] Burch did not reprise her role due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.[8] The music was written and performed by the British indie folk band Daughter, and released as an official soundtrack by Glassnote Records on 1 September 2017.[9] Instrumentation was employed to represent different sides of the lead character: piano for isolation, electric guitar for rebelliousness, and layered vocals for friendship.[10] Daughter took the script and concept artwork as inspiration.[11]
Release[edit]
Prior to its official announcement, images had leaked online indicating that a prequel to Life Is Strange was in development.[12] Square Enix revealed Life Is Strange: Before the Storm on 11 June during E3 2017, stating that it would be released over three chapters starting on 31 August for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[2] The Deluxe Edition includes the bonus chapter "Farewell"—featuring Max Caulfield of the original game as a playable character—three additional outfits, and Mixtape Mode, allowing players to customise playlists with the game's soundtrack.[3]
Episode
Release date
"Episode 1: Awake"[13] 31 August 2017
"Episode 2: Brave New World"[14] TBA
"Episode 3: Hell Is Empty"[14] TBA
Reception[edit]
Aggregate review scores
Game
Metacritic
Episode 1: Awake
(PC) 77/100[15]
(PS4) 78/100[16]
(XONE) 80/100[17]
Critics appraised Episode 1: Awake the most on its character development of Chloe Price and Rachel Amber.[18][19][20][21] Jeremy Peeples of Hardcore Gamer found Chloe's behaviour "endearing" and noted that her personality was portrayed with multiple layers. Sam Loveridge at GamesRadar wrote that Rachel was the more authentic character on account of her more "grounded" dialogue. Despite disparaging Chloe for being "her same tiresomely combative self" early on, Metro saw her fleshed out by enduring the loss of her father. Game Informer's Kimberley Wallace thought the younger version of Chloe brought a "naivety and vulnerability" worthy of sympathy. Conversely, the relationship between Chloe and Rachel was said to have formed "at unnatural speed". Peeples and Loveridge favoured the "Backtalk" gameplay feature, while Metro and Wallace cared little for it. Otherwise lauded were the story, graphics, voice acting, and soundtrack.[22][23][24][25]
Awards[edit]
Following E3 2017, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm received one of GamesRadar's Best of E3 awards[26] and was nominated for Hardcore Gamer's Adventure Game award.[27]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Additional work by Square Enix London Studios[1]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Robertson, John (12 July 2017). "Life is Strange: Before the Storm is Chloe’s game". Red Bull Games.
^ Jump up to: a b c Sarkar, Samit (11 June 2017). "Life is Strange prequel Before the Storm debuts this summer (update)". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Matulef, Jeffrey (13 June 2017). "Life is Strange prequel's Max-based bonus episode is a Deluxe Edition exclusive". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017.
Jump up ^ Deck Nine (31 August 2017). Life Is Strange: Before the Storm. Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. Square Enix. Level/area: Episode 1: Awake.
Jump up ^ Alexander, Jem (July 2017). "Life Will Be Strange". Develop. No. 184. p. 17. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Phillips, Tom (19 June 2017). "Life is Strange: Before the Storm dev on Ashly Burch's absence, season pass kerfuffle and more". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017.
Jump up ^ Hardawar, Devindra (24 August 2017). "'Life is Strange: Before the Storm' is all about being a wiseass teen". Engadget. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
Jump up ^ Phillips, Tom (13 June 2017). "Three-part Life is Strange prequel confirmed". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017.
Jump up ^ Kress, Bryan (9 August 2017). "Watch London Trio Daughter Create Music for 'Life Is Strange: Before The Storm' Video Game". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017.
Jump up ^ Biery, Thomas (24 August 2017). "How Life is Strange: Before the Storm’s music brings out Chloe’s emotions". Polygon. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017.
Jump up ^ Diver, Mike (29 August 2017). "Scoring with Chloe: Daughter's OST for Life Is Strange: Before the Storm". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017.
Jump up ^ Schreier, Jason (2 June 2017). "Images Of Apparent Life Is Strange Prequel Pop Up". Kotaku. Univision Communications. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017.
Jump up ^ Jones, Gary (14 June 2017). "Life is Strange Before the Storm: Chloe and Rachel’s next adventures REVEALED". Daily Express. Northern & Shell. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Deck Nine (31 August 2017). Life Is Strange: Before the Storm. Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. Square Enix. Level/area: Main menu.
Jump up ^ "Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake PC". Metacritic.
Jump up ^ "Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1 PlayStation 4". Metacritic.
Jump up ^ "Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake Xbox One". Metacritic.
Jump up ^ Clark, Justin (1 September 2017). "Life Is Strange: Before The Storm - Episode 1 - Awake Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Hillier, Brenna (1 September 2017). "Life is Strange: Before the Storm Ep 1 review – abandon the SS Pricefield, all aboard whatever we’re calling the Chloe Rachel ship". VG247. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Bell, Alice (1 September 2017). "Life is Strange: Before the Storm review in progress". VideoGamer.com.
Jump up ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (1 September 2017). "Life is Strange: Before the Storm is fan service at its finest". The Verge. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Peeples, Jeremy (31 August 2017). "Review: Life is Strange: Before the Storm – Episode 1: Awake". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Loveridge, Sam (31 August 2017). "Life is Strange: Before the Storm Episode One review: "It’s touching, poignant, and will definitely move you"". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Jump up ^ "Life Is Strange: Before The Storm Episode 1 review – Awake". Metro. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Wallace, Kimberley (31 August 2017). "Life Is Strange: Before The Storm – Awake". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Staff (19 June 2017). "GamesRadar+ E3 awards - our best, most exciting games of E3 2017". GamesRadar. Future plc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017.
Jump up ^ Staff (21 June 2017). "Best of E3 2017 – Day Three: Fighter, Adventure, RPG, Shooter, Action". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017.
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