document_title: The Fault in Our Stars (film)

question_text: who plays isaac in the fault in our stars

text: The Fault in Our Stars (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Hazel Grace Lancaster is an intelligent and witty teenager living in Indianapolis, who has terminal thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. Believing she is depressed, her mother Frannie urges her to attend a weekly cancer patient support group to help her make friends with individuals who are going through the same thing. There Hazel meets Augustus Waters, a charming teenager who lost a leg from bone cancer but has since apparently been cancer-free. He invites Hazel to his house where they bond over their hobbies and agree to read each other's favorite book. Hazel recommends An Imperial Affliction, a novel about a cancer-stricken girl named Anna that parallels her experience, and Augustus gives Hazel Counter Insurgence. They keep in touch via text over the weeks that follow and grow closer. After Augustus finishes the book, he expresses frustration with its abrupt ending (it ends in the middle of a sentence). Hazel explains that the novel's mysterious author, Peter Van Houten (Willem Dafoe), retreated to Amsterdam following the novel's publication and has not been heard from since.

text: Weeks later, Augustus tells Hazel he has traced Van Houten's assistant, Lidewij, and has corresponded with Van Houten by email. She writes to him to find out more about the novel's ambiguous ending. Van Houten replies that he is only willing to answer her questions in person. Hazel asks her mother if she can travel to Amsterdam to visit him, but Frannie refuses because of financial and medical constraints. Augustus suggests that she use the "cancer wish" she received from Make-A-Wish Foundation but Hazel explains that she has already used hers to visit Disney World. Augustus and Hazel go on a picnic date and begin to fall in love. Augustus surprises Hazel with tickets to Amsterdam. After a medical setback, Hazel's doctors eventually agree to allow the trip, since they expect that she will soon become incapable of doing anything at all.

text: Hazel and Augustus arrive in Amsterdam and are presented with reservations at an expensive restaurant, pre-paid by Van Houten. During the meal, Augustus confesses his love for Hazel. The following afternoon, they go to Van Houten's house, but are shocked to find he is a mean-spirited alcoholic. Lidewij arranged the meeting and their dinner without Van Houten knowing anything about it. Angered by his assistant's actions, he taunts Hazel for seeking serious answers to a piece of fiction and belittles her medical condition. She leaves, utterly distraught. Lidewij invites them to go sightseeing to make up for their ruined experience. The three visit the Anne Frank House, where Hazel struggles to climb the house's many stairs. They spend that night together in their hotel and have sex for the first time. The next day Augustus tells Hazel that his cancer has returned and spread throughout his body and is terminal. Hazel is heartbroken, expressing how unfair life can be.

text: After their return to Indianapolis, Augustus' health worsens. He is taken to the ICU and realizes he is close to death. Augustus invites his blind best friend Isaac and Hazel to his pre-funeral, where they deliver eulogies that they have both prepared. Hazel tells him she would not trade their short time together for anything, since he "gave me a forever within the numbered days." Augustus dies eight days later and Hazel is astonished to find Van Houten at the funeral. He tells her that Augustus had demanded he attend his funeral to make up for the spoiled trip. Van Houten tells her that the novel is based on the experiences of his daughter Anna, who died from leukemia at a young age. He gives Hazel a piece of paper which she crumples up asking him to leave. Later, talking with Isaac, Hazel learns that Augustus had asked Van Houten to help him write a eulogy for her. She retrieves the crumpled paper and reads his words accepting his death and about his love for her. She lies on her back on her lawn looking up at the stars, smiling as she remembers Augustus and says: "Okay."

text: An Imperial Affliction[edit]

text: The book An Imperial Affliction, which features within both the original novel and the film, is fictitious, as is its author Peter Van Houten; both are used to enhance the themes and story.[4]

text: Differences between the novel and film[edit]

text: According to Lindsey Weber of Vulture.com, the differences between the book and the film include Hazel mentioning the band the Hectic Glow many times in the book, but not in the film. Gus is 17 in the book but 18 in the film. In the book, Gus has an ex-girlfriend, Caroline, who died from cancer which is not mentioned in the film. Hazel's former best friend Kaitlyn does not appear in the film. In the book, Hazel and Gus meet when she turns around to find him staring at her, while in the film they meet on the way to their support group. Gus dies more quickly in the film than in the book. In the book, Hazel searches for the letter, while in the film, Van Houten gives it to her. In the book, Hazel shows forgiveness towards van Houten after Gus's funeral, while in the film she demands that he leave. In the book, Hazel is a vegetarian but this is not referenced in the film. A scene in the film in which Gus comes in a limousine to pick up Hazel and her mother when they are leaving for Amsterdam, does not appear in the book. However, in the book, Gus is late when Hazel and her mother arrive at his house in a taxi because he appears to be fighting with his parents over his cancer relapse and the trip. [5] The book Augustus gives Hazel the first time they hang out is "The Price of Dawn" in the book, while it is "Counterinsurgence" in the movie. Augustus has blue eyes in the book, though brown eyes in the movie. Issac's hair is blond in the book, yet black in the movie.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace Lancaster

Lily Kenna as young Hazel[6]

Ansel Elgort as Augustus "Gus" Waters[7]
Nat Wolff as Isaac, Augustus' best friend[8]
Laura Dern as Frannie Lancaster, Hazel's mother[8]
Sam Trammell as Michael Lancaster, Hazel's father[9]
Willem Dafoe as Peter van Houten[10]
Lotte Verbeek as Lidewij Vliegenthart, van Houten's assistant
Mike Birbiglia as Patrick, the Support Group leader[11]
Ana Dela Cruz as Dr. Maria
Milica Govich as Mrs. Waters, Augustus's mother
David Whalen as Mr. Waters, Augustus's father
Emily Peachey as Monica
Emily Bach as Monica's Mom
Carole Weyers (voice) as Anne Frank

text: Production[edit]

text: Pre-production[edit]

text: On January 31, 2012, it was announced that Fox 2000, a division of 20th Century Fox, had optioned the rights to adapt John Green's novel The Fault in Our Stars for a feature film.[12] Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen were due to produce the film with their production company, Temple Hill Entertainment.[13] Stephen Chbosky, who directed The Perks of Being a Wallflower (also filmed in Pittsburgh), was in talks to direct the film but turned it down because of its similarity to Perks.[14] On February 19, 2013, Josh Boone was hired as director;[15] Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber were hired to adapt the novel into a screenplay—their second adaptation for Fox, following Rosaline.[15][16]

text: Casting[edit]

text: On March 19, 2013, Entertainment Weekly announced that Shailene Woodley (who had recently been cast in, and was filming, Divergent) would play Hazel Grace Lancaster.[17] Director Josh Boone said: "We read close to 150 actresses for the role, and I saw about 50 of those. Within ten or fifteen seconds of Shailene's audition, I knew she was Hazel. She held up her script pages and just her eyes were peeking over them."[18] On May 10, 2013, Ansel Elgort was cast as Hazel's love interest, Augustus Waters.[7] On July 23, Laura Dern joined the cast as Hazel's mother Frannie Lancaster, and Nat Wolff as Issac, Augustus' best friend.[8] Wolff told HuffPost Live: "It's exciting, I feel really lucky. The fact that I get to work with these super talented people—I mean, that's part of the reason why, I'm good in the movie, that's the reason."[19] On August 14, Sam Trammell was cast as Hazel's father Michael Lancaster,[9] and on August 28, author John Green announced that Mike Birbiglia would be playing Patrick.[11] On September 6, he tweeted that Willem Dafoe would play Peter van Houten.[10]

text: Prior to these announcements, author John Green had tweeted that he would be happy if Mae Whitman played Hazel,[20] and in February 2013, there had been speculation that Shailene Woodley and Hailee Steinfeld were among those being considered for the lead role.[15]

text: John Green filmed a cameo appearance; his scene was cut from the film but is included in the deleted scenes section of the film's DVD and Blu-ray releases. In the cut scene, Green plays the father of a young girl who asks about Hazel's cannula while at the airport.[21] Green said: "They cut [the scene] because it was totally unnecessary to the movie-slash-I was terrible."[22]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography began on August 26, 2013, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[23] Film locations included Oakmont, Pennsylvania,[24] Pittsburgh Children's Hospital, and the historic The Mansions on Fifth hotel.[25] The church scenes were filmed at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon.[26] Filming in Pennsylvania continued until October 10,[27] then the production moved to Amsterdam, where filming began on October 14.[28] Filming was officially completed on October 16, 2013.[29]

text: In Amsterdam, three days of filming took place. Woodley and Elgort were filmed on a canal-side public bench. On July 2, 2014, The Guardian reported that the bench had gone missing, and city officials said they did not know where it was. Amsterdam city spokesman, Stephan van der Hoek said: "It's a bit embarrassing, because we do keep good track of them, but it's gone all right". He promised to install a new bench within weeks.[30] Just a week later, Entertainment Weekly said the Amsterdam film office had tweeted a photograph taken during the re-installation of the stolen bench; Amsterdam film commissioner Simon Brester said it was the same bench, not a replacement.[31]

text: Filming in Pittsburgh included the interior scenes at the Anne Frank House, which was recreated on a soundstage at Pittsburgh Studios located in Churchill Borough, Pennsylvania in the east suburbs of Pittsburgh.[32] Production designer Molly Hughes and art director Greg Weimerskirch built three different studio sets in Pittsburgh, one for each floor.[33] Also, the Funky Bones art monument in Indianapolis was recreated in Pittsburgh with the help of the sculpture's creator, Dutch artist Joep Van Lieshout.[34]

text: Author John Green, though an Indianapolis native, was pleased with the selection of Pittsburgh for filming. He commented that

text: Pittsburgh has an amazing community of really talented film professionals that’s been built up over the last 20 years. I’ve been blown away by their professionalism, their confidence, their dedication. There aren’t a lot of cities like that. You kind of have to find the city that can be Indianapolis. And Pittsburgh, even though it has a lot of hills, it can be Indianapolis. We just have to find a couple of flat streets.[35]

text: Music[edit]

text: Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes scored the film.[36] The full album track list was released on April 13, 2014, featuring songs from artists including: M83, Grouplove, Kodaline, Jake Bugg, Tom Odell, Birdy, Ed Sheeran and Charli XCX, who performed "Boom Clap", one of the main songs from the movie, which became an international success, due in part to its exposure in the film.[37] The soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records on May 19 in the U.S., and on June 23 in the UK.[38]

text: Release[edit]

text: The Fault in Our Stars premiered to 300 guests at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on June 2, 2014. At the premiere, Green said: "I didn't want to sell it, because Hollywood sucks at making unsentimental movies about illness."[39] The film was released on June 6, 2014.[40] After the New York premiere, Evangeline Earl, a student, announced that Green's book, from which the film was adapted, had been inspired by her sister Esther Earl, who had also been an author. Esther suffered from thyroid cancer and died in 2010. Evangeline said Esther had met Green at LeakyCon, a Harry Potter convention held in Boston in 2009. Green said, "I could never have written The Fault in Our Stars without knowing Esther. Every word on that book depends on her."[41] Green said he used the word "okay" in the book and the film because Hazel and Augustus used it to express their love for each other;[42] it becomes a special word between them. The original novel was inspired by the late author Esther Earl, who used the word "okay" with her sister Abigail.[43]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: The first trailer was released on January 29, 2014. The trailer had over 3 million views in less than 24 hours,[44] and more than 15 million views in its first seven days. A video clip was shown before the show at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards on April 13.[45] An extended trailer was released on April 28, and Fox released more clips via YouTube as part of the film's pre-release promotion.[46] On April 2, the studio announced the launch of a promotional tour program named Demand Our Stars. Green, Woodley, Elgort, and Wolff would visit the states that got most votes from fans re-blogging their states' map outlines.[47] Four states won: the tour program started in Miami, Florida, on May 6; went to Cleveland, Ohio, on May 7; then went to Nashville, Tennessee, on May 8; and ended in Dallas, Texas, on May 9.[48][49]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The Fault in Our Stars was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 16, 2014.[50] The Fault in Our Stars: Little Infinities Blu-ray edition features the theatrical 126-minute and extended 133-minute versions of the film, a number of deleted scenes including the John Green cameo, and featurettes.[51] The home video release grossed over $42.6 million in total domestic video sales.[3]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text:
"Big movies have their embedded lessons in heroism, but it's nice to have tales of human-scale fortitude."

—Lisa Kennedy, writing for Denver Post[52]

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text: The Fault in Our Stars received generally positive reviews, with Woodley's and Elgort's performances and Neustadter and Weber's screenplay receiving praise. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 199 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Wise, funny, and heartbreaking without resorting to exploitation, The Fault in Our Stars does right by its bestselling source material."[53] Metacritic gave the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[54] At CinemaScore opening day audiences gave the film an "A" on an A+ to F scale.[55]

text: Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film a score of 3 out of 4; he said: "Woodley ... balances grace with gravity, wit with heart."[56] A. O. Scott writing for The New York Times said: "The film sets out to make you weep—not just sniffle or choke up a little, but sob until your nose runs and your face turns blotchy. It succeeds."[57] The Boston Globe's Ty Burr gave the film a rating of 2.5 out 4 and said: "If Elgort's Gus is glibly charming and ultimately affecting, The Fault in Our Stars belongs to Woodley, a performer who always seems to be backing warily into her own movies."[58]

text: Quickflix's Simon Miraudo rated the film 3/5, and said: "The Fault in Our Stars undeniably sets us up to knock us down."[59] Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 4 stars. He said Woodley's performance as Hazel was "transcendent, pure and authentic", stating that, "she's that memorable."[60] Scott Mendelson of Forbes magazine said the film is "exceptionally high-quality mainstream entertainment" and called it "a genuine work of art."[61] Anna Smith of Empire said it was a, "touching romance and Shailene Woodley's best performance yet."[62] Emma Dibdin of Digital Spy wrote "The Fault in Our Stars is a sharp and emotionally-sophisticated weepie that imbues its teenage characters with rare intelligence, and tackles its bleak subject matter with acerbic wit and tenderness."[63] Andy Lea of the Daily Star said: "as teen romances go, this is powerful stuff."[64] Wilson Morales at BlackFilm.com praised Woodley and Elgort's performances, saying they: "are so captivating and genuine in their performances, they manage to make this intensely poignant film very moving, romantic and highly entertaining."[65]

text:
"It's a fresh, lively love story, brimming with humor and heartbreak, and lifted to the heights by Shailene Woodley, a sublime actress with a résumé that pretty much proves she's incapable of making a false move on camera."

—Peter Travers of Rolling Stone[66]

text: Time magazine's Richard Corliss wrote: "Hazel and Augustus will live in film lore because of the young actors who play them."[67] Chris Vongar of Dallas Morning News gave the film a B+ as "the movie is witty and alive and only very occasionally maudlin."[68] USA Today's Claudia Puig called the film "well-written, well-acted, acerbic, funny and wisely observed", giving it 3.5 out of 4.[69] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly called the film a "funny, sweet, three-hankie tearjerker" and gave the B grade.[70] Geoff Pevere of The Globe and Mail said, "While it may not conform to one's real-life expectations it certainly hews tightly to teen-flick conventions."[71] Connie Ogle of The Miami Herald called it a, "sweet, romantic film full of sudden warmth and humor."[72] A.A. Dowd of The A.V. Club gave the film a "B" saying that it is, "blessed with sparks of wit and buoyed by the talents of a charismatic cast."[73]

text: Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a negative review, likening it to "being mugged by a professional whose skills in mixed martial arts you can't help but notice and appreciate, even as you are savagely beaten, then dragged upright, bruised and bleeding, and forced to watch as your assailant gives fully 45% of your money to charity."[74] Christy Lemire writing for Roger Ebert's website gave it two stars out of four and criticized the film for being "emotionally inert, despite its many moments that are meant to put a lump in our throats." Lemire criticized Elgort's performance and praised Woodley's "abiding, disarming naturalism."[75] Robbie Collin writing for The Daily Telegraph said: "Gus is something of a manic pixie dreamboat: the lesser-spotted male version of the kooky, adoring girlfriend-type sometimes played by Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel."[76] David Edelstein of NPR said:

text: I know people who cried at the trailer of the romantic teen cancer movie The Fault in Our Stars—at the movie they'll need a life preserver to keep from drowning in a flood of tears. Me, I didn't cry, though at times my tear ducts tingled; I was on the verge. The film is a little slick for my taste, too engineered. But it's gently directed by Josh Boone and beautifully acted. Whatever the faults, it's not in the stars.[77]

text: Shalini Langer of The Indian Express gave the film two and a half stars and said: "The film is faithful to a fault from the dialogues to the clothes, the setting and the food, even while skipping over some of the unpleasant details."[78] Dana Stevens writing for Slate Magazine said: "What in the name of God is wrong with me that I didn't cry once—I, who just the day before wept through the entirety of my child's thoroughly upbeat school play."[79] Two Christian reviewers[80] and some theologians[81] have mentioned the presence of Christian themes in the film. Writing for Catholic News Agency, Robert Barron said:

text: I don’t think it is the least bit accidental that Waters (Gus’s last name) and Grace (Hazel’s middle name) met in the sacred heart of Christ and thereby, despite their shared suffering, managed to give life to one another ... [and so] Hazel effectively repudiates her nihilism and materialism as she responds across the barrier of death to Gus’s 'okay' ." He also noted: "[Is] this film a satisfying presentation of Christianity? Hardly. But for those who are struggling to find their way to meaning and faith, it's not an entirely bad place to start."[82]

text: The film's studio, 20th Century Fox, mounted an unsuccessful campaign to have Shailene Woodley nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the film's adapted screenplay.[83]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The Fault in Our Stars earned $124.9 million in North America and $182.3 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $307.2 million, against a production budget of $12 million.[2]

text: In North America, the film's income received a boost from "The Night Before Our Stars," a premium-priced event for which tickets sold for up to $25. The event included a screening of the film and a simulcast question-and-answer session with cast and crew, including Woodley, Elgort, Wolff, and Green.[84] The film earned $8.2 million from Thursday-night showings and $26.1 million on its opening day.[85][86] During its opening weekend, the film earned $48,002,573 from 3,173 theaters at an average of $15,128 per theater, making it number one in North America.[87]

text: At locations outside North America, The Fault in Our Stars earned $16.59 million from 2,892 screens in 17 markets in its opening weekend, placing at number four behind Edge of Tomorrow ($81 million), Maleficent ($61.7 million), and X-Men: Days of Future Past ($41.1 million). Brazil, Mexico, and Australia generated the highest income with $5.8 million, $3.8 million, and $3.7 million respectively.[88] The following week the film earned $16.1 million from 40 markets, remaining at number 4 again.[89]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Award
Category
Recipient
Result

15th Golden Trailer Awards[90]
Best Romance
The Fault In Our Stars
Won

Golden Space Needle Award
Best Film
The Fault in Our Stars
Nominated

Teen Choice Awards 2014[91]
Choice Movie: Drama
The Fault in Our Stars
Won

Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Ansel Elgort
Won

Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Shailene Woodley
Won

Choice Movie: Breakout Star
Ansel Elgort
Won

Choice Movie: Scene Stealer
Nat Wolff
Won

Choice Movie: Chemistry
Ansel Elgort, Shailene Woodley, and Nat Wolff
Won

Choice Movie: Liplock
Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley
Won

Young Hollywood Awards[92]
Fan Favorite Actor – Male
Ansel Elgort
Won

Fan Favorite Actor – Female
Shailene Woodley
Nominated

Breakthrough Actor
Ansel Elgort
Nominated

Best On-Screen Couple
Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley
Won

Best Cast Chemistry – Film
The Fault in Our Stars
Won

Favorite Flick
The Fault in Our Stars
Won

Kid's Choice Awards Argentina
Favorite Movie
The Fault in Our Stars
Won

18th Hollywood Film Awards
Hollywood Breakout Performance – Actress
Shailene Woodley
Won

41st People's Choice Awards
Favorite Movie Duo
Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort
Nominated

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
Shailene Woodley
Nominated

Favorite Dramatic Movie
The Fault in Our Stars
Won

MTV Movie Awards[93]
Movie of the Year
The Fault in Our Stars
Won

Best Male Performance
Ansel Elgort
Nominated

Best Female Performance
Shailene Woodley
Won

Breakthrough Performance
Ansel Elgort
Nominated

Best On-Screen Duo
Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort
Nominated

Best Shirtless Performance
Ansel Elgort
Nominated

Best Kiss
Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley
Won

text: Hindi remake[edit]

text: On August 6, 2014, India's Fox Star Studios announced its intention to produce a remake of The Fault in Our Stars in Hindi.[94] The studio's CEO, Vijay Singh, said the English version of the film, which was released in India in July 2014, had earned over $1 million there.[95] On September 19, it was announced that Homi Adajania, the director of Finding Fanny (2014), and producer Dinesh Vijan would be working with Fox Star Studios to develop the film, which will be co-produced by Vijan's company Maddock Films.[96]


document_title: Jon Snow (character)

question_text: who is the bastard son in game of thrones

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text: Jon Snow (character)

text: Character[edit]

text: Description[edit]

text: In A Game of Thrones, Jon Snow is introduced as the 14-year-old bastard son of Eddard "Ned" Stark, Lord of Winterfell,[3][4] and half-brother to Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon. Jon is described as having strong Stark features with a lean build, long face, dark brown hair and grey eyes.[5] Jon has the surname "Snow" (customarily used for illegitimate children in the North) and is resented by Ned's wife Catelyn, who views him as a constant reminder of Ned's infidelity.[4] Jon is the same age as Robb and enjoys a warm relationship with his siblings, particularly the tomboy Arya (who resembles Jon and like him does not feel like she fits in). Ned treats Jon as much like his other children as propriety and his honor will allow. Still, as somewhat of an outsider, Jon has learned to be independent and to fend for himself when necessary.[3] Jon idolizes his father, but is wounded by Ned's refusal to tell him about his mother.[6] At the beginning of the story, Jon adopts the albino direwolf that he names Ghost. He later finds that at times he can "inhabit" the wolf and share its experiences.[4][5][6]

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text: David Orr of The New York Times describes Jon as "a complex, thoughtful and basically good character".[1] David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, the creators and executive producers of the television adaptation of the series, explain that Jon is one of several characters in the series who must "face hard truths about the world they live in, and adapt themselves to those truths" because "The struggle many of them face is how to do that without losing their grip on who they are."[7] Ned Stark teaches all his children about leadership, selflessness, duty and honor. Following his father's example becomes more difficult as Jon faces challenges to his identity as a man, a Stark, and a brother of the Night's Watch.[3][4] Benioff and Weiss note that "Jon Snow tries to live with honor, while knowing that honor often gets his family members murdered."[7] Writing for Variety about the season 6 episode "Battle of the Bastards", Laura Prudom suggests that Jon "has the same shortcomings" as his father: "he fights with honor against opponents who are all too willing to use that predictable morality against him".[8]

text: Jon is a prominent point of view character in the novels, and has been called one of Martin's "finest creations".[1] Jon is introduced as the illegitimate son of a Northern lord who, realizing he is an outsider in his own family, follows his uncle to the far north and accepts the honorable duty of serving in the Night's Watch. But as much as he is a second-class Stark at home, initially his fellow recruits and brothers of the Watch set him apart as privileged and aloof. Jon adapts, soon proving himself to be wise, compassionate, and a natural leader. Over the course of the series, Jon's loyalty to the Watch and its vows, his family, and even Westeros itself are tested as he becomes embroiled in the efforts of the wildlings from Beyond the Wall to force their way back into the Seven Kingdoms. He lives among them as a spy for the Watch, sympathetic to their cause and becoming romantically involved with the tenacious Ygritte. However he ultimately betrays them to defend The Wall. Later, as the newest Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, he pursues an alliance with the wildlings.[3][4][5][9]

text: Several reviews of 2011's A Dance with Dragons noted the return to the narrative of Jon, Daenerys Targaryen and Tyrion Lannister, the three popular characters whom fans had missed most from the previous volume, A Feast for Crows.[2][10][11] These "favorites" had last been featured 11 years before in Martin's A Storm of Swords.[12] In A Dance with Dragons, Jon's leadership of the Night's Watch is complicated by several unprecedented challenges, including a wildling alliance, the demands of would-be-king Stannis Baratheon and the conflicting factions developing within the Watch itself.[12][13][14] The New York Times notes that "Jon’s leadership is the best hope of Westeros, so naturally he’s in imminent danger throughout A Dance With Dragons."[1] James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly called Jon's final chapter in A Dance with Dragons "a harsh chapter in terms of fan expectations. You go from this total high of Jon giving this rousing speech about going after the evil Ramsay Bolton, to this utter low of his men turning against him."[15] Jon's presence in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter is uncertain.[15]

text: Asked what he thought was Jon’s biggest "mistake", Martin replied:

text: Were they mistakes? I guess they were mistakes in some ways since they led to him losing control of part of his group. But it might have been wise and necessary decisions in terms of protecting the realm and dealing with the threat of the White Walkers. I’m a huge student of history, and all through history there’s always this question of what’s the right decision. You look back with benefit of hindsight at a battle that was lost and say, ‘The losing general was such an idiot.’ Was Napoleon a genius for all the battles he won? Or an idiot for losing at Waterloo? Partly I’m reacting to a lot of the fantasy that has come before this. Ruling is difficult whether you’re a Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch or the King of England. These are hard decisions and each have consequences. We’re looking at Jon trying to take control of Night’s Watch and deal with the wildlings and the threat beyond The Wall.[16]

text: Parentage[edit]

text: The identity of Jon's mother has created much speculation among readers of the series, and guessing her identity was the test Martin gave Benioff and Weiss when they approached him in March 2006 about adapting his novels into a TV series.[17][18][19] In the novels, Martin hints that she could be a servant named Wylla, or the noblewoman Ashara Dayne.[20][21][22] The popular fan theory—called "R+L=J", an abbreviation of "Rhaegar + Lyanna = Jon"—proposes that Jon is not the son of Ned at all, but is actually the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Ned's younger sister Lyanna Stark.[17][23][24]

text: Though the character is presented as the illegitimate son of Ned Stark,[1][2][25] David Orr voiced the doubt of some readers when he wrote in The New York Times in 2011, "Jon Snow is presented as the illegitimate son of the Stark patriarch, although it's uncertain whether Stark is indeed his father."[1] Actor Sean Bean, who portrays Ned in the HBO television series, said when asked in a 2014 interview about returning to the series to appear in flashbacks, "I've definitely got some unfinished business that needs to be resolved there. I'm obviously not Jon Snow's dad. And you need that to be revealed at some point, don't you?"[26] The uncertainty arises from anecdotal evidence in the texts interpreted by readers to connect the mysterious maternity of Ned's son with the vague backstory of his sister Lyanna.[17][24][27]

text: As recounted by Ned in A Game of Thrones, at a tourney years before the events of the novel, Rhaegar had shown public favor to Lyanna in the presence of his own wife, the Dornish princess Elia Martell.[28] When Rhaegar and Lyanna disappeared a year later, her father Rickard and eldest brother Brandon confronted Rhaegar's father, the Mad King Aerys Targaryen, demanding that his son return the abducted Lyanna. Aerys had Rickard and Brandon brutally executed for their insolence, inciting Ned and his friend Robert Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End and Lyanna's betrothed, to rebel against Aerys.[29][30] In what later became known as Robert's Rebellion, Aerys was overthrown and Rhaegar was killed by Robert in single combat.[29] After a bloody battle against three of Aerys' Kingsguard protecting the Tower of Joy in Dorne, Ned found Lyanna inside, in a "bed of blood." She died shortly after eliciting a promise from Ned.[28][29] Once the war was won, he returned to Winterfell with his illegitimate son Jon.[25]

text: The R+L=J theory posits that rather than Rhaegar kidnapping Lyanna, they fell in love and ran away together. Living for a year in the Tower of Joy, they conceived a child—Jon. Rhaegar was killed in battle by Robert, and Lyanna died in childbirth.[31][32] Ned claimed the baby as his own to protect him from Robert, who sought to exterminate all Targaryens out of hatred and to secure his claim to the throne.[32]

text: HBO's Game of Thrones has included in its adaptation many of the "hints" identified by this theory.[33] In the season 6 finale, "The Winds of Winter", Bran Stark has a vision of the past which shows Ned reuniting with a dying Lyanna in the Tower of Joy. Lyanna makes him promise to protect her son—Jon.[33][34][35] An infographic subsequently posted on the HBO-controlled website MakingGameofThrones.com confirmed Rhaegar as Jon's father.[36][37][38] Journalists later commented on the significance of two plot points in the season 7 episode "Eastwatch". One of Daenerys Targaryen's dragons, Drogon, approaches Jon calmly and allows the King in the North to pet him, seemingly recognizing him as a Targaryen.[39][40][41] Later, Gilly learns from a book at the Citadel that a High Septon annulled Rhaegar's marriage, and married him to someone else in Dorne, suggesting the possibility that Jon is the legitimate son of Rhaegar and Lyanna.[42][43][44] The season 7 finale episode "The Dragon and the Wolf" confirmed that Jon is indeed the legitimate son of Rhaegar and Lyanna, and that his birth name is Aegon Targaryen.[45][46]

text: Storylines[edit]

text: A Game of Thrones[edit]

text: Jon Snow is first introduced in A Game of Thrones (1996), as he and his five siblings adopt six orphaned direwolf cubs. Known by all as Ned Stark's illegitimate son and with Ned's wife Catelyn despising him, Jon has always felt removed from the rest of the Stark family. He resolves to join the Night's Watch, as his status as a bastard prevents him from holding lands or marrying into a good family. At The Wall, the other recruits resent Jon's aura of superiority, but he makes amends by helping them master swordplay. He also befriends Samwell Tarly, a cowardly lordling who, despite being helpless with weapons, displays an aptitude for book learning. Jon's independence and his compassion for the recruits invite the ire of the harsh master-at-arms Alliser Thorne, who sees Jon as a threat to his authority. Jon gains the notice of the Lord Commander, Jeor Mormont, who names Jon his personal squire and grooms Jon for command. After learning of his father's execution, Jon resolves to desert the Night's Watch and join his half brother Robb, but the other recruits convince Jon to remain loyal to his Night's Watch vows. The next night, Jon saves Mormont's life by killing an undead wight. Mormont then orders a Great Ranging beyond the Wall to learn more of this new threat.[3][6]

text: A Clash of Kings[edit]

text: In 1998's A Clash of Kings, Mormont leads a party of Night's Watch rangers beyond the Wall to investigate the disappearance of Jon's uncle Benjen, assess the intentions of the wildling leader Mance Rayder and learn more of the threat posed by the Others. Jon is sent out with a scouting party led by Qhorin Halfhand. On the journey, Jon comes upon a wildling lookout and takes the warrior girl Ygritte captive; though told to kill her, Jon lets her escape. Jon and Qhorin are subsequently captured by the wildlings. Qhorin, who faces certain execution at Mance's hands, commands Jon to infiltrate the wildlings and learn their plans, at any cost. Jon pretends to disavow the Night's Watch, and the wildlings force him to fight Qhorin to the death to earn their trust. With Qhorin's silent consent, Jon kills him with the aid of Ghost.[4][47]

text: A Storm of Swords[edit]

text: As A Storm of Swords (2000) begins, Jon has gained the trust of the wildlings by killing Qhorin, and marches with their host. He learns that Mance intends to breach the Wall and march south to escape the Others, crushing the Night's Watch if necessary. Jon finds himself torn between his growing love for Ygritte and his vows of celibacy. After climbing over The Wall with Ygritte and Tormund Giantsbane, Jon deserts them to warn the Watch of the impending attack. He helps defend Castle Black against the wildlings' initial attacks despite his lack of men and weapons. Ygritte is killed in the fighting, leaving Jon stricken. When the battle is won, Jon is arrested for desertion by Thorne and Janos Slynt, but is freed after convincing the judges of his loyalty. Still suspicious, Thorne orders that Jon be sent to kill Mance under the pretense of parley, but Jon's task is interrupted by the arrival of Stannis Baratheon's army. Stannis offers to legitimize Jon and declare him Lord of Winterfell if he will align the North with Stannis. Though greatly tempted at the prospect of becoming a true Stark, Jon again chooses to remain loyal to his Night's Watch vows. With Sam's help, Jon is elected to the position of Lord Commander by acclamation.[2][9][13][48]

text: A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons[edit]

text: Jon is not a POV character in 2005's A Feast for Crows, but appears briefly from Sam's perspective as he sends Sam away from Castle Black with the Watch's Maester Aemon and Mance's newborn son to protect them from sacrifice by the Red Priestess Melisandre. Jon also gives Sam the specific mission of traveling to the Citadel in Oldtown to become a maester, so that he may better understand the threat of the Others and eventually succeed Maester Aemon.[49]

text: In A Dance with Dragons (2011), after sending Sam away to the Citadel to become a Maester, Jon successfully negotiates the peaceful surrender of the remains of Mance's army. He promises to settle the wildlings in sparsely populated regions of the North, and allows some of them to join the Watch to garrison the many abandoned Night's Watch fortresses. Many members of the Watch dislike the idea of allowing their ancient enemies through the Wall and welcoming them into their ranks. Jon attempts to juggle the integration of the wildlings, growing unrest within the Night's Watch, and Stannis' attempts to use the Watch in his war for the Iron Throne, while trying to maintain the Watch's strict political neutrality. Already agitated by these unprecedented developments, a group of officers led by Slynt openly defies Jon's orders. When Slynt refuses to submit, Jon executes the man himself. Stannis explains to Jon his plan to attack the Dreadfort, but Jon advises him to instead rally the Mountain Clans and attack Deepwood Motte, the fortress of House Glover recently captured by the Ironborn. Stannis does so, winning the support of the Glovers and the Mormonts. Jon learns that his sister Arya is being married to Ramsay Bolton so that the Boltons may claim Winterfell. Unaware that the bride is actually Jeyne Poole, Jon sends Mance to rescue her while Stannis marches on Winterfell. Jon later receives a letter from Ramsay claiming that Stannis has been defeated and Mance is a prisoner. Ramsay demands hostages, else he will march on the Wall and kill Jon.[1][2][13][12][14] Jon decides to seek out and kill Ramsay himself, but he is stabbed by his Night's Watch brothers seeking to uphold the Watch's neutrality before he can leave Castle Black.[50][51]

text: Jon's presence in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter is uncertain; when asked in 2011 by Entertainment Weekly "Why did you kill Jon Snow?", author Martin responded "Oh, you think he’s dead, do you?"[15] Asked later whether Jon was killed or will survive, Martin responded with a laugh, "I will not comment on that."[52]

text: Family tree[edit]

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Notes:

^ Jump up to: a b c d e Martin, George R. R. (1996). "Chapter 4: Eddard". A Game of Thrones. pp. 36–45. ISBN 978-0-553-89784-5.
Jump up ^ Martin, George R. R.; García Jr., Elio M.; Antonsson, Linda (2014). "Appendix: Stark Lineage". The World of Ice & Fire. ISBN 978-0-553-80544-4.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Martin. "Appendix: House Stark". A Game of Thrones. pp. 785–786.
^ Jump up to: a b In the TV series Game of Thrones, Jon is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna
Jump up ^ Martin, George R. R. (2000). "Chapter 14: Catelyn". A Storm of Swords. pp. 192–193. ISBN 978-0-553-89787-6.
Jump up ^ Martin, George R. R. (2000). "Chapter 28: Sansa". A Storm of Swords. pp. 382–393. ISBN 978-0-553-89787-6.

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text: TV adaptation[edit]

text: Overview[edit]

text: Martin told Rolling Stone in 2014 that some early inquiries he received about adapting A Song of Ice and Fire suggested identifying the story's "important character" and focusing on that individual plot line: Jon and Daenerys Targaryen being the two most popular choices.[53] Martin was not interested in sacrificing so much of the overall story.[53] When the pilot for the HBO adaptation went into production years later, one of the first parts cast was Jon, with Kit Harington announced in the role in July 2009.[54][55] Alfie Allen and Iwan Rheon had also auditioned for the role, and were brought into the show to play Theon Greyjoy and Ramsay Snow instead, respectively.[56][57][58] In October 2014, Harington and several other key cast members, all contracted for six seasons of the series, renegotiated their deals to include a potential seventh season and salary increases for seasons five, six, and seven.[59][60] The Hollywood Reporter called the raises "huge", noting that the deal would make the performers "among the highest-paid actors on cable TV".[59] Deadline.com put the number for season five at "close to $300,000 an episode" for each actor,[60] and The Hollywood Reporter wrote in June 2016 that the performers would each be paid "upward of $500,000 per episode" for seasons seven and the potential eight.[61] In 2017, Harington became one of the highest paid actors on television and will earn £2 million per episode for the show.[62][63][dubious – discuss]

text: As the series premiered, TV Guide called Harington a "soulful heartthrob" whose Jon is idolized by his younger siblings and who "seeks purpose" by joining the Night's Watch.[64] Creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss later noted that Jon "tries to live with honor, while knowing that honor often gets his family members murdered".[7] They explained that he is one of several characters in the series who must "face hard truths about the world they live in, and adapt themselves to those truths. The struggle many of them face is how to do that without losing their grip on who they are."[7] Matt Fowler of IGN wrote in 2013 that while Jon and Daenerys' storylines in season 1 and season 2 "felt very separate" from the rest of the series' plot, for the first time in season 3, "Jon's entire situation felt incorporated into the larger picture."[65] Fowler also added that Jon's "oath-breaking romance with Ygritte added a lot of heat to the story".[65] In May 2015, International Business Times called Jon "clearly the most popular character" of the series.[66]

text: In a 2015 interview Benioff said, "The problem with Jon is, he’s not a cautious man. It's the problem with him, and also the reason we love him. He is a hero, but heroes are inherently incautious."[67] Weiss added, "At the end of the day, Jon is his father’s son, he’s a person who’s honorable to a fault and does the right thing even when the right thing is extremely dangerous to him personally."[67] In the June 2015 season 5 finale "Mother's Mercy", Jon is stabbed to death by Alliser Thorne and several men of the Night's Watch after being labeled a traitor.[67] With Martin's 2011 novel A Dance with Dragons vague on Jon's fate, Harington confirmed the character's death in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying "I’ve been told I’m dead. I’m dead. I’m not coming back next season."[68] He added, "I loved how they brought [the orphan boy] Olly in to be the person who kills me. I love how the storyline with Thorne was wrapped up."[68] Benioff also said of the episode:

text: This is obviously a big deal, the death of Jon Snow. This is something we've been thinking about for a long long time, and Alliser kills him, it's kind of like, it's a bad guy killing a good guy. But when it's Olly holding the knife … Olly's not a bad guy. Olly's a kid who’s seen just way too much horror way too early, and he makes a decision that's a really hard decision for him but you understand where he's coming from ... It's one of those great conflicts that makes us love the books and this saga, is that it's, ultimately it's not just about good vs evil, it's about people of good intentions who come into conflict with each other because they have very different views of the world, and unfortunately it did not work out well for Jon Snow in this case.[67]

text: Writing for The New York Times, Jeremy Egner called Jon's demise "the biggest death on the show" since Ned Stark's beheading in season 1.[69] Amid strong fan reaction over Jon's death on social media,[66][70] immediately following the episode journalists began theorizing how the show could resurrect the character.[16][71][72][73][74][75] Nate Jones of Vulture.com noted:

text: It's easy to see what [other characters'] deaths meant for the series' sprawling narrative: Ned's execution sent the Stark kids adrift in a universe where there was nobody looking out for them, while Robb's murder was the final death knell for the hopes that the saga would ever have a traditional 'happy' ending. What would be accomplished, narratively, by getting rid of Jon permanently right now?[76]

text: A July 2015 sighting of Harington arriving in Belfast, a primary filming location for the series where other actors were arriving for season 6 script read-throughs, prompted further speculation about the character's return.[77][78] However, a story in Vanity Fair pointed out that Charles Dance had been seen in Belfast the previous year after his character Tywin Lannister's death as well, and he only appeared in the first episode of the subsequent season as a corpse.[77][79] Another photo that showed Harington on set in Belfast in a costume that varied from the Night's Watch outfit was published on September 25, 2015.[80] A season 6 Game of Thrones promotional poster released in November 2015 featured a bloodied Jon.[81]

text: Jon is resurrected by Melisandre in "Home", the May 2016 second episode of season 6.[82][83] Though calling it a "predictable move" for a television series, David Sims of The Atlantic praised the plot development as "the right choice" for the show's narrative.[84] In a subsequent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Harington said:

text: I'd like to say sorry for lying to everyone. I'm glad that people were upset that he died. I think my biggest fear was that people were not going to care ... But it seems like people had a, similar to the Red Wedding episode, kind of grief about it. Which means something I'm doing—or the show is doing—is right.[82]

text: Joanna Robinson of Vanity Fair credited Jon's much-discussed cliffhanger death as a primary factor behind Game of Thrones' subsequent 25% ratings increase for season 6.[85] Harington's performance in season 6 earned the actor his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination in July 2016.[86]

text: Storylines[edit]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: Following the plot of A Game of Thrones, in season 1 Jon, the bastard son of Ned Stark, joins the Night's Watch. He arrives at the Wall, with his direwolf Ghost in tow, to find that the order is a shadow of its former self. Raised to be a talented fighter with a strong sense of justice and honor, Jon is at first contemptuous of his fellow recruits, who are mostly lowborn, untrained criminals and exiles. In "Lord Snow", he is persuaded by Tyrion Lannister to put aside his prejudices, and helps some of the others with their weapons training. Jon befriends Samwell Tarly, who is more an intellectual than a fighter. Jon takes his vows but is disappointed to be made steward to Lord Commander Jeor Mormont rather than a ranger in "You Win or You Die". Sam points out that he is likely being groomed for command. Jon saves Mormont from a wight in "The Pointy End", and in "Baelor" is given House Mormont's ancestral blade Longclaw, a sword made of Valyrian steel, in thanks. Jon learns of his father's execution for treason in "Fire and Blood", and though tempted to leave the Wall to help his family, his sense of duty ultimately compels him to stay.

text: Season 2[edit]

text: In season 2, Jon witnesses the wildling Craster, a man with many wives who marries his own daughters, sacrifice his newborn son to the White Walkers in "The Night Lands". Later, as part of a small scouting party led by Night's Watch ranger Qhorin Halfhand, Jon is tasked to kill a wildling prisoner, the woman warrior Ygritte. He finds himself unable to do so in "The Old Gods and the New", and she escapes, only to capture him with her comrades in "The Prince of Winterfell". Qhorin orders Jon to pretend to defect and join the wildlings to discover their plans. In "Valar Morghulis", Qhorin stages a fight and secretly instructs Jon to kill him to gain the wildlings' trust. Jon does, and is taken to meet Mance Rayder, the wildlings' King-Beyond-the Wall.

text: Season 3[edit]

text: In season 3, Jon pledges his loyalty to Mance and travels with the wildlings, learning that they intend to scale the Wall and force their way back into Westeros. Jon's feelings for Ygritte begin to intensify, and they have sex in "Kissed by Fire". When Jon refuses to kill an innocent man to prove his loyalty in "The Rains of Castamere", he is attacked by the other wildlings, but escapes. In "Mhysa", he is tracked by Ygritte, who shoots him with three arrows before he is able to escape again and return to Castle Black.

text: Season 4[edit]

text: In "Two Swords", Alliser Thorne and Janos Slynt call for Jon's execution for defecting to the wildlings, but Maester Aemon is convinced of Jon's loyalty to the Watch and sets him free. In "First of His Name", Jon leads an expedition to Craster's Keep, where some men of the Watch have mutinied and murdered Lord Commander Mormont. After defeating the mutineers, Jon is reunited with Ghost. Tormund's wildlings attack Castle Black while Mance's army besieges the Wall in "The Watchers on the Wall". The wildlings are successfully repelled, though Ygritte is shot and dies in Jon's arms. Before Jon can negotiate with or kill Mance, Stannis Baratheon's army arrives and routs the wildling camp, taking Mance prisoner in the season finale "The Children".

text: Season 5[edit]

text: In "The Wars to Come", Stannis enlists Jon as an intermediary between himself and Mance, hoping to add the wildling army to his own. Mance refuses to submit to Stannis, and the wildling king is burned at the stake by the red priestess Melisandre. In "The House of Black and White", Stannis offers to legitimize Jon and make him lord of Winterfell in exchange for his support. Jon is voted the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, initially tying with his nemesis Thorne but having the tie settled by Maester Aemon. Jon's intent to welcome the wildlings into Westeros and grant them lands by the Wall further enrages Thorne's faction of the Watch, who hold a deep seated hatred for the wildlings. In "Hardhome", Jon travels by ship north of the Wall to the eponymous wildling village, seeking their support for his plan to ally the Night's Watch and the wildlings against the growing threat of the White Walkers. As some of the wildling clans board Stannis' ships to travel south, a massive force of wights, led by White Walkers and their Night King, attacks the village. Jon kills a White Walker with Longclaw, learning that weapons forged with Valyrian steel can destroy them completely. Jon and his group barely make it out alive, with only a fraction of the wildling forces. Jon then permits the wildling forces to pass through the Wall into the North. Shortly after returning to Castle Black in the season finale "Mother's Mercy", Jon is summoned to hear news of his missing uncle Benjen, but is instead stabbed to death by Thorne and his group of mutineers.

text: Season 6[edit]

text: In "The Red Woman", Davos Seaworth, Dolorous Edd, and other brothers of the Watch loyal to Jon barricade themselves in a room with Ghost and Jon's body, and an attack by Thorne and his men is thwarted by the arrival of Tormund and his wildlings. Davos encourages Melisandre to attempt to resurrect Jon in "Home", and though the ritual at first seems to fail, Jon suddenly awakens. After hanging Thorne, Olly, Bowen Marsh, and Othell Yarwyck for their treason in "Oathbreaker", Jon gives command of the Watch to Edd and prepares to leave Castle Black. In "Book of the Stranger", he is reunited with his half-sister Sansa Stark, who has fled her abusive husband Ramsay Bolton and now seeks Jon's aid in crushing the Boltons. Jon is hesitant until a threatening message arrives from Ramsay demanding Sansa's return, and announcing Ramsay's possession of their brother Rickon. Jon, Sansa, Davos, Tormund, and Brienne of Tarth set off to recruit an army to take back Winterfell and rescue Rickon from Ramsay in "The Broken Man", but their forces grow to only half the size of Bolton's. As the armies face each other in "Battle of the Bastards", Ramsay murders Rickon to enrage Jon, who rushes in with murderous fury. A devastating battle ensues in which the outnumbered Stark forces are nearly slaughtered, until the Knights of the Vale from House Arryn arrive with Sansa and Petyr Baelish, and attack the Bolton army from the rear. Jon chases Ramsay back into Winterfell and beats him savagely, stopping before killing him. Sansa subsequently feeds Ramsay to his own hounds. In the season finale episode "The Winds of Winter", Bran Stark has a vision of the past which shows Ned reuniting with a dying Lyanna in the Tower of Joy. She makes him swear to protect her son—Jon.[36][37][38] Meanwhile, the Northern lords name Jon the King in the North.

text: Season 7[edit]

text: Attempting to bolster the North's defenses in "Dragonstone", Jon is frustrated when his authority is undermined by Sansa, who does not want him to repeat the mistakes that got their father Ned and brother Robb killed. Jon dismisses a message from Cersei Lannister that he swear his allegiance to her. In "Stormborn", he receives an invitation to Dragonstone from Tyrion on Daenerys Targaryen's behalf. Subsequently, receiving a message from Sam that a hoard of obsidian lies beneath the ancient Targaryen castle, Jon decides to meet Daenerys, leaving a surprised Sansa as his regent. At Dragonstone, he declines swearing fealty to Daenerys in "The Queen's Justice", and instead asks for her assistance fighting the White Walkers. She demurs, but permits him to mine the obsidian. In "Eastwatch", Daenerys is surprised when her dragon Drogon approaches Jon and allows the King in the North to pet him. Determined to convince Cersei that their true enemy is the army of the dead, Jon leads an expedition north of the Wall to capture a wight and bring it south to King's Landing. They manage to do so in "Beyond the Wall", but are surrounded by a horde of the Night King's minions. Daenerys arrives with her dragons, but the Night King kills one of them with an ice spear, forcing the others to flee without Jon. He is saved by the reappearance of his uncle Benjen, who is overtaken by the dead as Jon escapes back to the Wall. Daenerys vows to fight the White Walkers with Jon, and he agrees to swear fealty to her as his queen. In "The Dragon and the Wolf", the two negotiate a truce with Cersei, who agrees to join them in fighting the Night King's forces. Bran learns that Jon was born Aegon Targaryen, the legitimate son and heir of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. Meanwhile, Jon and Daenerys finally give in to their growing attraction for each other and fall into bed together, unaware that they are related by blood.

text: Recognition and awards[edit]

text: Harington was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 2016.[86][87] He said, "It is a serious understatement to say that I am somewhat stunned ... For my work on Game of Thrones to be recognized in this way is an emotional moment for me. I could not be more humbled."[86] Harington was also nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for the role in 2012, 2016, and 2017.[88][89][90] His other nominations include the Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in 2012,[91] the Young Hollywood Award for Actor of the Year in 2013,[92] and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016.[93] IGN also nominated Jon Snow as its Best TV Hero in 2011.[94]


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question_text: when do meredith and derek get back together season 5

text: Grey's Anatomy (season 5)

text: Crew[edit]

text: The season was produced by Touchstone Television ABC Studios, The Mark Gordon Company, ShondaLand, and was distributed by Buena Vista International, Inc.. The executive producers were creator Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Krista Vernoff, Rob Corn, Mark Wilding, Joan Rater, and James D. Parriott. The regular directors were Rob Corn, Eric Stoltz, and Tom Verica.

text: Cast[edit]

text: The fifth season had thirteen roles receiving star billing, with twelve of them returning from the previous season, out of which eight are part of the original cast from the first season. All of the thirteen regulars portray surgeons who work in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Ellen Pompeo continued her role as protagonist and narrator of the series, Dr. Meredith Grey, a resident physician and a surgeon. Sandra Oh played resident Dr. Cristina Yang, best friend of Meredith and fellow surgeon. Katherine Heigl portrayed resident Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens whose previous relationship with the now deceased patient Denny Duquette threatens her career once again. Justin Chambers acted as surgical resident Dr. Alexander "Alex" Karev who becomes Izzie's husband, while T.R. Knight portrayed Dr. George O'Malley, an insecure resident whose sensitive personality puts his life in danger. General surgeon and Chief Resident Dr. Miranda Bailey was portrayed by Chandra Wilson, while general surgeon and Chief of Surgery Dr. Richard Webber was played by James Pickens, Jr. Sara Ramirez portrayed orthopedic surgeon Dr. Calliope "Callie" Torres whose storylines during the season revolve around her recently discovered bisexuality. Eric Dane's character, plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Sloan, begins a relationship with intern Dr. Lexie Grey, Meredith's half-sister portrayed by Chyler Leigh. Brooke Smith appeared in seven episodes as cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Erica Hahn, Callie's love interest, who eventually resigns and moves away. Patrick Dempsey portrayed neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd whose relationship with Meredith Grey is the series' main storyline.

text: Although originally introduced as a recurring character in the season premiere, trauma surgeon Dr. Owen Hunt was promoted to a series regular in the fourteenth episode of the season "Beat Your Heart Out". He was portrayed by Kevin McKidd and was conceived as a love interest to resident Cristina Yang. Originally only signed onto the show until December 2008,[1] Kevin McKidd was upgraded to regular status after appearing in five episodes.[2] Shonda Rhimes said, "I am excited to have Kevin McKidd joining us for the season, he’s been a delight to collaborate with and brings incredible passion, talent and creativity to his work."[3] Weeks after Hunt's first appearance on the show, Matt Roush of TVGuide comments that "Hunt/McKidd is the most encouraging thing to happen to Grey's Anatomy in quite a while." Robert Rorke of the New York Post states that McKidd was brought in as Hunt to "boost the sagging fortunes" of the show's ratings. Kelley L. Carter of USA Today, describes Hunt as "hardcore" and "the antithesis of the other males on the show."[4]

text: Numerous supporting characters have been given expansive and recurring appearances in the progressive storyline, including: Melissa George as Sadie Harris, Kimberly Elise as Dr. Jo Swender, Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins, Amy Madigan as Dr. Wyatt, Mary McDonnell as Dr. Virginia Dixon, Eric Stoltz as William Dunn,[5] Jennifer Westfeldt as Jen Harmon, Ben Shenkman as Rob Harmon, Shannon Lucio as Amanda and Samantha Mathis as Melinda. Jeffrey Dean Morgan reappeared as the deceased Denny Duquette in Izzie's hallucinations due to a brain tumor. Former series regular Kate Walsh returned to the show with a special guest star billing as Dr. Addison Montgomery along with fellow Private Practice stars Audra McDonald portraying Naomi Bennett, Taye Diggs in the role of Sam Bennett and Grant Show portraying Dr. Archer Montgomery. Tyne Daly also appeared receiving a special guest star in the role of Carolyn Maloney Shepherd, Derek's mother, while Héctor Elizondo appeared as Carlos Torres, Callie's father.

text: Main Cast[edit]

text:
Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang
Katherine Heigl as Dr. Izzie Stevens
Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
T. R. Knight as Dr. George O'Malley
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres
Eric Dane as Dr. Mark Sloan
Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey
Brooke Smith as Dr. Erica Hahn  (Until Episode 7)
Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt (From Episode 14)
Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd
Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins

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text: Reception[edit]

text: While few critics weighed in their point of view on the fourth season, several had opinions on the fifth season. Alan Sepinwall from the Newark Star-Ledger said "Overall, it really feels more like the good old days than Grey's has in a long time" referring to season five. Also regarding season five, Misha Davenport from Chicago Sun-Times said "Tonight's premiere hits on all the things the show does so well. There is romance, heartbreak, humor and a few moments that will move fans to tears."[6] Robert Bianco from USA Today said "Happily, it now seems to have landed on solid ground, with its best ensemble and most engaging stories in years" regarding the show's seventh season. Chandra Wilson won the 2009 "NAACP Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series" for her portrayal of Dr. Miranda Bailey during the season.

text: The return of Izzie's deceased fiancé Denny and the resumption of their romance during the season also proved unpopular with fans,[7] and was deemed "the world's worst storyline" by Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times.[8] McNamara was also critical of the episode "Now or Never", which saw Izzie flatline following neurosurgery, opining that Izzie ought to die.[8] The episode in which Izzie married long-term love Alex received 15.3 million viewers, the largest television audience of the night.[9]

text: Izzie's cancer storyline received a mixed response from the medical community. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society, commented that Izzie's treatment options were unrealistic. Whereas in the show she was offered the drug interleukin-2, in reality the drug is never recommended to patients when melanoma has spread to the brain, as it can cause bleeding and strokes. Brawley explained that such patients would instead be offered radiosurgery.[10] Conversely however, Tim Turnham, executive director of the Melanoma Research Foundation, praised Grey's Anatomy for bringing about greater public awareness of melanoma, stating: "We welcome the national spotlight Grey's Anatomy has created for melanoma and its efforts to encourage viewers to learn more about the importance of prevention, early detection and research."[11]

text: Episodes[edit]

text: The number in the "No. in series" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episodes live. The fifth season's episodes are altogether 1080 minutes in length.

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No.overallNo. inseasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers(millions)798012"Dream a Little Dream of Me"Rob CornMichael PressmanShonda RhimesSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)18.30[12]
A military doctor, Owen Hunt piques Cristina's interest due to his unorthodox treatment methods. Webber assigns Cristina to treat him when he notices that he's bleeding. Meredith and Derek attempt to work on their "happily ever after", and Meredith is plagued with a recurring nightmare where Derek dies. The ER is filled with car crash victims due to a snow storm. The attendings are stressed over Seattle Grace's ranking of number twelve. Derek's professional relationship with Rose takes a hit following their break up. Lexie is shocked to discover that Meredith has slept with George, especially due to her feelings towards him. Mark finds out about Lexie's feelings for George. An awkward atmosphere exists between Erica and Callie following their kiss. After an argument with Meredith, Cristina slips over and an icicle hanging overhead drops down and impales her.Cristina is annoyed when Webber orders her interns to treat her following her impalement. Owen ends up treating her, and after he turns down a job at the hospital, kisses her. Alex is annoyed with Izzie after he finds out that she told Meredith that she thought he was changing. Lexie is devastated when she discovers that George doesn't have feelings for her. Rose accidentally stabs Derek with a scalpel in the palm of his hand, and Derek is further frustrated when Webber takes treatment advice from Owen over Derek's patient. However, when the treatment threatens the patient's life, Callie freezes until Erica is able to encourage her to remember her research. Webber continues to push a hard line of trying to save every patient and berates Meredith when she is unable to do so.
813"Here Comes the Flood"Michael PressmanKrista VernoffOctober 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)14.54[13]
There are leaks all over the surgical floor, but Webber is reluctant to remove any patients, until the roof in an operating room collapses on one. Meredith quits therapy explaining to Dr. Wyatt that she doesn't need it anymore and that her life is fine how it is. Webber holds a meeting with all of the doctors and explains the new teaching system. After the meeting he shakes up all of the doctors' specialties, taking them off their own cases and putting them on to different ones. Alex worries after his patient breaks hospital policy and injures himself while on his watch, and things get worse after he is electrocuted in a CT machine following water hitting the electrics. Meredith treats a bubbly girl with liver cancer, and Meredith is devastated when the cancer is worse than it seemed. Cristina helps Derek with a man who is in constant pain, but get annoyed when Derek tries using her to sway Meredith's opinion. George attempts to retake his intern exam, but can't because of the leaks. Derek attempts to make Izzie and Alex move out, forcing Izzie to ask Cristina to rent an apartment with her, only for Callie and Cristina to assume she was giving it to them. Erica explains to Callie why she doesn't want Mark to know about their relationship.
824"Brave New World"Eric StoltzDebora CahnOctober 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)14.57[14]
Meredith freaks out when Derek discovers her mother's old diary in the house while Callie frets as she prepares for her first official date with Erica. Meredith and George have to help Erica with a child patient who refuses surgery. Tensions are still high between Izzie and Alex, and things get worse after Alex takes Izzie's patient. George finds out he passed his intern exam and is now a resident, but he upsets Lexie when he begins celebrating with his friends instead of her. While in the clinic, Cristina goes into the dermatology department, and finds that it is completely different to the high-stress world that she knows. However, when she spends too much time in there, she ends up putting her patient's life at risk.
835"There's No 'I' in Team"Randy ZiskJenna BansOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)14.21[15]
Bailey orchestrates a massive 12-person simultaneous "domino" surgery with six separate kidney transplants. However, when it emerges that one patient is paying another for their kidney, and another finds out that her husband is having an affair with one of the donors, the surgery threatens to be cancelled. Alex and Izzie share a kiss. Callie begins avoiding Erica after not enjoying having sex with her and goes to Mark for advice. Lexie is hurt when she doesn't become one of George's interns. A rift comes between Meredith and Derek when their clinical trial is published and called the Shepherd method with no inclusion of Meredith. Following Derek's success, Mark is inspired to form his own clinical trial.
846"Life During Wartime"James FrawleyMark WildingOctober 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)15.05[16]
Dr. Owen Hunt returns to Seattle Grace, being named as the new Head of Trauma Surgery - all part of Webber's effort to raise the #12 ranking, and it works, raising Seattle Grace back to a Level I Trauma Center. Owen uses his unorthodox treatment and teaching methods, rubbing Izzie, Derek, Mark and Cristina the wrong way. In keeping with his spirit of raising the #12 rank, Webber has Bailey and Erica perform a tumor resection deemed impossible by many other hospitals. George has to deal with the fallout between him and Lexie. Izzie is annoyed when Alex inquires as to whether their new relationship is open or not. Callie continues to sleep with Mark as she tries to figure out who she really is after she is taken aback over Erica's openness about her homosexuality.
857"Rise Up"Joanna KernsWilliam HarperNovember 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)15.63[17]
Izzie faces her past of Denny Duquette when the patient who was supposed to receive the heart that he got is admitted to the hospital. Erica finds out about the Denny/Izzie relationship for the first time, and blames Izzie for the patient's current condition. While talking over the situation with Callie, Callie takes Izzie's side, leading Erica to say she can't be "kind of" a lesbian, and she walks off. Bailey tells the residents about an upcoming solo surgery that one of them will be able to perform, creating a competition between them. All of the residents want to practice on patients, but are instead given an animatronic. When Lexie stumbles across a group of interns practicing procedures on themselves, she arranges a group of cadavers for them instead, but this is picked up on by the residents. Owen becomes displeased with the lack of empathy that the residents treat their patients with. Meanwhile, Derek talks Mark into helping him by sleeping with Cristina, so that she will stop calling Meredith in the middle of the night and Izzie begins to see hallucinations of Denny, and she can't figure out why. Derek and Bailey are concerned when their patient signs a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order. However, the pair have to stay with the patient's husband as he tries to resuscitate her following her heart stopping.
868"These Ties That Bind"Eric StoltzStacy McKeeNovember 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)15.59[18]
Sadie Harris (Melissa George), Meredith's best friend from college, arrives as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital, making Cristina jealous of their special friendship. A man wants his transplanted heart removed for spiritual reasons. Izzie continues to see visions of Denny, and Alex sees her struggling. After hearing the patient's beliefs about keeping things of the dead, Izzie asks Alex to burn Denny's sweater. The interns continue to practice on each other, however when Cristina sees Lexie's wounds she wrongly assumes that she is self-harming. After talking with Lexie, Meredith becomes concerned that Mark is getting feelings for her, and asks Derek to dissuade him from her. When Lexie is given praise over a stitch that Webber assumed that Cristina had taught her, Cristina discovers the interns' activities and orders it shut down. The doctors try to treat a man who was crushed in a dumpster, but Derek and Mark clash with Owen after he agrees to the patient's demands to stop treatment. It is revealed that Erica has quit her job as the Chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital and moved away, leaving Callie devastated and Webber baffled. In her place, a renowned heart surgeon, Dr. Virginia Dixon is called in, but Bailey and Alex become concerned over her mental well-being. When Bailey manipulates Dixon to follow a patient's wishes, Dixon decides not to return to the hospital. Cristina discovers that Callie and Erica had been dating.
879"In the Midnight Hour"Tom VericaTony Phelan & Joan RaterNovember 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)15.74[19]
Izzie's visions of Denny become more intense as they have sex and argue with each other. The interns open up Sadie to remove her appendix, but when things get complicated, they have to approach Cristina and Meredith for help. When Webber finds out about the appendix operation, tensions flare between Cristina and Meredith. The atmosphere between Owen and Cristina becomes awkward following their recent kiss. Callie becomes a patient after receiving a nose fracture when she is punched in the face by a patient who is suffering from severe night terrors, and Mark becomes concerned about the patient's young daughter. Alex has to deal with a patient who needs a fecal transplant after she made herself ill from self-medicating. George finally finds out about Lexie's feelings for him, just as Mark begins to develop his own feelings for her. Bailey begins to doubt whether she wants to remain as a general surgeon.
8810"All By Myself"Arlene SanfordPeter NowalkDecember 4, 2008 (2008-12-04)15.15[20]
Cristina is awarded the first solo surgery among the residents, but she has to relinquish it and choose her replacement; Mark performs a cutting-edge procedure to restore a patient's speech, impressing Lexie in the process. Callie cannot figure out if Sadie is flirting with her or just being friendly. Mark desperately tries to get Lexie out of his head, but after some prompting from Sadie, Lexie seduces him and they sleep together. Dixon returns to the hospital, and Webber assigns Cristina to her services, hoping that she will impress Dixon enough to become the new head of cardiothoracic surgery. A pair of teenage girls who won't stop arguing show up in the E.R. after crashing their parents' car, annoying the doctors present. George begins to suspect something is wrong with Izzie after he sees her talking to herself, and is told that she hasn't properly attended the clinic in weeks. Cristina and Owen share another kiss after he takes her to the boiler room to comfort her for losing the solo surgery.
8911"Wish You Were Here"Rob CornDebora CahnJanuary 8, 2009 (2009-01-08)13.71[21]
Meredith and Cristina are still at odds with each other, but after reflecting on her past with Sadie, Meredith is inspired to try and make things right. George has a young patient who put her life on hold because she keeps having accidents. Mark and Callie both try and fight their respective feelings for Lexie and Sadie, but after seeing George's patient take her life by the reins following her surgery, Mark gives in to his feelings for Lexie. While Webber mourns the sudden death of the pediatric surgeon, Bailey is unhappy with the new one, Dr. Arizona Robbins, as they clash over the best course of treatment for a patient that Bailey has formed an emotional bond with. Derek and Meredith disagree about the treatment of a death-row prisoner. Izzie tells Alex about Denny, but she is put off by his lack of empathy toward the situation. First appearance of Dr. Arizona Robbins.
9012"Sympathy for the Devil"Jeannot SzwarcJenna BansJanuary 15, 2009 (2009-01-15)12.95[22]
Derek still doesn't approve of Meredith showing sympathy for the death-row prisoner, and things get worse when the prisoner offers his organs to Bailey and Arizona's patient. Alex is annoyed by Arizona's seeming lack of empathy when the pair of them go to harvest a young child's organs. Callie treats a short man who underwent a risky procedure for two extra inches. Following the surgery, Mark gives Callie some advice after hearing how afraid she is of getting hurt again. Meredith is worried about meeting Derek's mom (Tyne Daly) for the first time, and Mark worries that his relationship with Lexie will be exposed. Owen asks Cristina out, but he ruins the date after getting drunk following Derek's mom asking him about his time in the field. Izzie breaks up with Denny, and Alex asks Izzie to meet his parents.
9113"Stairway to Heaven"Allison Liddi-BrownMark WildingJanuary 22, 2009 (2009-01-22)14.25[23]
Denny continues to appear to Izzie despite her having broken up with him, and as Izzie tries to figure out why he is still there she comes to realize that she is sick. In the meantime, matters around the death-row patient get really rough while Bailey's patient continues to get worse, causing Bailey to try and get Derek to stop treating the prisoner, and Webber to try and convince the wife of a brain-dead patient to donate her husband's organs. Lexie injures Mark during sex, leading to an embarrassing situation involving Owen and Callie. Owen tries to make amends with Cristina following his actions the previous night. Meredith and Cristina finally make amends after Meredith goes to witness the prisoner being put to death.
9214"Beat Your Heart Out"Julie Anne RobinsonWilliam HarperFebruary 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)15.20[24]
Bailey is promoted to attending by Webber, but when she finds herself having another child-patient, she seriously doubts herself. However, Dixon and Arizona both suggest that Bailey will make a good pediatric surgeon. Webber treats a couple who tried to spice up their sex-life. Derek prepares to propose, but he decides to postpone the proposal when he receives a call from Addison. Dixon has a nervous breakdown when her patient's parents try to hug her, causing Bailey and Cristina to give her a special treatment. Owen and Cristina find themselves engaged in old-fashioned courting, but things take a turn when Owen sees someone from his past. Arizona kisses Callie after she sees her being upset. Meredith, Lexie and Callie treat a man who was accidentally ran over by his pregnant wife, while simultaneously trying to keep her calm so that the baby isn't affected. Izzie has the interns unknowingly do tests on her, as she tries to figure out what is wrong with her, but Sadie confuses her results with that of another patient. Lexie wants to make her relationship public with Mark, but Mark confides in Callie that he wants to end things out of respect for Derek.
9315"Before and After"Dan AttiasTony Phelan & Joan RaterFebruary 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)15.70[25]
Addison (Kate Walsh) arrives with her brother Archer (Grant Show), who has worms in his brain. While Addison is there, she discovers the truth about Mark and Lexie. Cristina learns of Owen's pre-Iraq past. Cristina and Webber treat a man who wants to keep his cancer a secret from his daughter, who is Owen's ex-fiance. Bailey considers a pediatric surgery fellowship. Izzie enlists the help of the attendings and her fellow residents in a game to boost camaraderie amongst the interns, and George finds out that Sadie is behind with her skills. When he reports her to Webber, she quits the program. Meredith's pregnant patient is annoyed when she learns that her surgery has been postponed because of Addison's brother. Alex begins to suspect that something is wrong with Izzie when she begins experiencing short-sightedness. Derek and Mark spend the evening reminiscing on their med school days with Addison, Naomi Bennett, and Sam Bennett.

This episode begins a crossover with Private Practice that concludes on "Ex-Life".
9416"An Honest Mistake"Randy ZiskPeter NowalkFebruary 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)15.39[26]
Addison, Meredith and Alex become concerned with Derek when he plans to take extreme measures in order to save a patient's life. Cristina annoys a senior doctor, Dr. Margaret Campbell, when she criticizes her treatment methods, however when Cristina finds a more serious issue with the patient, she reports Campbell for negligence. Callie is turned down by Arizona when she discovers that Callie is still figuring out her sexuality. Bailey has trouble getting a decent letter of recommendation from Webber. Izzie gets the news about her false test-result and investigates the matter further. Derek and Mark get in a public fight after Derek loses a patient, and Mark tells him that he has been seeing Lexie.
9517"I Will Follow You Into the Dark"James FrawleyJenna BansMarch 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)13.54[27]
Izzie walks the interns through diagnosing Patient X after receiving her troubling test results. After receiving the diagnosis, Izzie decides to speak to Cristina about it. Bailey and Meredith perform a surgery where they remove a woman's stomach to protect her from a very aggressive form of stomach cancer that runs in her family. Owen accidentally injures Cristina when she startles him. Owen, Alex and Arizona treat a high school marching band player with seizures, but Alex and Arizona clash when Alex suspects that the patient is suffering from something different. Derek refuses to work after killing the patient from the previous episode. Webber tells Meredith that Derek was planning to propose to her in the hopes that it will encourage her to try and bring Derek back to work. Callie tries hiding from Arizona after her rejection, but Arizona eventually asks her out on a date. Webber and Bailey continue to clash over Bailey wanting to move into pediatric surgery, leading to Adele having to come and intervene.
9618"Stand By Me"Jessica YuZoanne ClackMarch 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)14.36[28]
Izzie doesn't want to fight the brain tumor, despite Cristina's efforts to help her. This starts affecting Cristina's surgery performance so she tells Bailey and Alex, who subsequently inform the others, and Izzie is admitted at the hospital as a patient. The surgeons are all busy preparing for a facial transplant surgery. However Meredith and George are annoyed when they find out that they're not playing any part in the surgery. The pair also try to mediate a fight between two interns caused by a love triangle. Bailey becomes worried when she sends Callie and Owen out to talk to Derek and neither return. Meanwhile, Webber stresses over Derek's absence and how to dissuade him from quitting, and Meredith worries that Derek has dumped her. Lexie grows tried of the other interns gossiping about her relationship with Mark.
9719"Elevator Love Letter"Edward OrnelasStacy McKeeMarch 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)15.81[29]
Derek prepares for Izzie's surgery to remove her brain tumor, with the attention of the hospital rising. However, Meredith, Cristina, Alex and George all avoid Izzie before her surgery. Owen has another PTSD episode that leads him to strangle Cristina, which traumatizes her and leads to her breaking up with him. Derek offers to help Owen get over his PTSD. Alex and Lexie are off put by their patient's family's eagerness for the patient to die. Callie is filled with regret because of her previous animosity toward Izzie. George is hurt because Izzie chose to confide in Cristina instead of him. Alex begins blaming himself for not picking up on Izzie's symptoms earlier. Derek proposes to Meredith in the elevator.
9820"Sweet Surrender"Tony PhelanSonay WashingtonApril 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)13.22[30]
Bailey learns of the heart-wrenching practices in pediatrics. Callie's father (Héctor Elizondo) visits her at work, and after learning of her relationship with Arizona, he tries to take her home (by transferring her to another hospital, in exchange for a donation to the hospital), but ends up having no success. Izzie undergoes chemotherapy as she begins to plan Derek and Meredith's wedding. Meredith is shocked when she discovers that Derek has chosen Webber to be his best man. Alex is in trouble with Owen after a patients attempts suicide on his watch, while Owen tells George that his specialty is definitely trauma surgery. Derek and Mark continue to argue with each other following their fight, leading to Lexie becoming concerned when they have to treat a patient together. However, the pair manage to patch things up when Derek is impressed by Mark's surgical skills. Owen begins receiving therapy from Dr. Wyatt to help with his PTSD.
9921"No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)"Tom VericaKrista VernoffApril 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)13.94[31]
Izzie's mother comes to visit her, but Izzie quickly becomes annoyed by her. Izzie then begs Bailey to lie to her mother about her test results so that she will leave. Bailey does so and the plan works, but Bailey then reveals to Izzie that she will need further surgery. Callie is dealing with the loss of her trust fund, which her father took away when he found out about her relationship with Arizona. Meredith and Lexie's father, Thatcher, shows up. He's recovering and getting sobered up, but Meredith's not able to forgive him and gets caught up in drama with Webber over how to handle a case involving a man shot by his young daughter. Meanwhile, Owen, George and Cristina try to save the man, but Cristina becomes annoyed at the amount of attention that Owen is giving George. Mark gains the courage to meet Thatcher. Mark and Callie treat an environmentalist who broke all of her limbs after falling out of a tree.
10022"What a Difference a Day Makes"Rob CornShonda RhimesMay 7, 2009 (2009-05-07)15.33[32]
As Meredith, Derek and all of their friends prepare for the big wedding, a group of college students, injured in a car crash as they were heading to their graduation ceremony, are admitted to the ER. Meanwhile, Izzie fears the worst when it is discovered that she has another brain tumor. Owen attempt to rekindle his relationship with Cristina. Callie and Arizona have a fight over their previous date, while George learns the consequences of being a trauma surgeon. Meredith performs her first solo surgery, but she is annoyed by Webber's observations. Following Izzie's brain tumor news, Meredith decides to give hers and Derek's wedding to Izzie and Alex.
10123"Here's to Future Days"Bill D'EliaAllan HeinbergMay 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)15.58[33]
Izzie spends time with a fellow cancer patient and contemplates whether or not to undergo a risky surgery, as Mark is ready to take his relationship with Lexie to the next level by asking her to move in. Callie and Owen argue over a patient who desires a leg amputation. The situation makes Owen reassess his place at Seattle Grace, leading him to visit his mother for the first time since he came back from the war. George, after working on the case with Owen, decides to join the army. Webber attempts to tempt Bailey back into general surgery with a piece of fancy new equipment, which draws him into a conflict with Arizona. Izzie undergoes surgery after signing a DNR chart.
10224"Now or Never"Rob CornDebora CahnMay 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)17.12[33]
Izzie finally wakes up from surgery, only for everyone to realize that her short-term memory has gone bad; this worries Alex to a point where he yells at her, only to have her remember everything he said. Arizona offers Bailey the peds fellowship, but Bailey struggles to accept it after Tucker threatens to leave her if she takes it. News spreads about George joining the army. The doctors (besides Izzie) focus on a "John Doe" who jumped in front of a bus to save a woman's life. Derek and Meredith plan to go to city hall to get married, only to be so busy that they write their vows on a post-it note. After getting advice from Meredith, Cristina tells Owen that she loves him and reunites with him. Mark tries to avoid Lexie after she rejected his proposal to move in together. Bailey and Callie organize an intervention to talk George out of joining the army. Arizona and Callie argue over George's decision to join the army when Arizona is supportive of it. However, when "John Doe" writes "O-O-7" on Meredith's hand, she realizes that it's George. Izzie loses consciousness again.

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No. inseries

No. inseason

Episode

Air date

Time slot (EST)

Rating/Share (18–49)

Viewers (m)

79

1

"Dream a Little Dream of Me (Part 1)"

September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)

Thursdays9:00 p.m.

7.2/17[12]

18.30[12]

80

2

"Dream a Little Dream of Me (Part 2)"

September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)

7.6/19[12]

18.32[12]

81

3

"Here Comes the Flood"

October 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)

5.6/13[13]

14.54[13]

82

4

"Brave New World"

October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)

5.9/14[14]

14.57[14]

83

5

"There's No 'I' in Team"

October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)

5.4/13[15]

14.21[15]

84

6

"Life During Wartime"

October 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)

5.6/14[16]

15.05[16]

85

7

"Rise Up"

November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)

6.0/14[17]

15.63[17]

86

8

"These Ties That Bind"

November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)

5.9/14[18]

15.59[18]

87

9

"In the Midnight Hour"

November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)

6.2/15[19]

15.74[19]

88

10

"All By Myself"

December 4, 2008 (2008-12-04)

5.5/14[20]

15.15[20]

89

11

"Wish You Were Here"

January 8, 2009 (2009-01-08)

5.2/12[21]

13.71[21]

90

12

"Sympathy for the Devil"

January 15, 2009 (2009-01-15)

5.3/12[22]

12.95[22]

91

13

"Stairway to Heaven"

January 22, 2009 (2009-01-22)

5.6/14[23]

14.25[23]

92

14

"Beat Your Heart Out"

February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)

5.8/14[24]

15.20[24]

93

15

"Before and After"

February 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)

6.0/14[25]

15.70[25]

94

16

"An Honest Mistake"

February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)

5.9/14[26]

15.39[26]

95

17

"I Will Follow You Into the Dark"

March 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)

5.0/12[27]

13.54[27]

96

18

"Stand By Me"

March 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)

4.9/12[28]

14.36[28]

97

19

"Elevator Love Letter"

March 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)

5.5/13[29]

15.81[29]

98

20

"Sweat Surrender"

April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)

4.9/13[30]

13.22[30]

99

21

"No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)"

April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)

5.1/13[31]

13.94[31]

100

22

"What a Difference a Day Makes"

May 7, 2009 (2009-05-07)

5.3/14[32]

15.33[32]

101

23

"Here's to Future Days"

May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)

5.5/15[33]

15.58[33]

102

24

"Now or Never"

May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)

6.2/17[33]

17.12[33]

text: DVD release[edit]

text: The fifth season was released as a widescreen seven-disc Region 1 DVD box set [34] in the USA on September 15, 2009, with the title Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season – More Moments. Each of these releases also contained DVD extras, including footage from behind the scenes, deleted scenes and extended episodes. The same set was released on November 4, 2009 in Region 4 and on August 23, 2010 in Region 2.

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Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season – More Moments

Set Details

Special Features

24 Episodes (1 extended)
7-Disc Set
English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
Audio Commentaries

Dissecting Grey's Anatomy - Unaired Scenes
In Stitches: Season Five Outtakes
100th Episode: Tales From The O.R. - A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Inner Workings Of Your Favorite Show
Heaven Sent - Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan Talks About The Popularity Of His Character Denny Duquette

Release Dates

Region 1

Region 2

Region 4

September 15, 2009

August 23, 2010

November 4, 2009