Great Expectations (Grey's Anatomy)

"Great Expectations"
Grey's Anatomy episode
An episodic screenshot displaying Torres and Yang sharing a moment of confessions before entering the operating room.
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 13
Directed by	Michael Grossman
Written by	Eric Buchman
Featured music	"Enchantment" "Ships" "Love Show"
Original air date	January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25)
Running time	47 minutes
Guest appearances
Loretta Devine as Adele Webber Rachel Boston as Rachel Meyer Jessica Stroup as Jillian Miller Joe Holt as Steve Beck
Episode chronology
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"Great Expectations" is the thirteenth episode of Season 3 of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the show's 49th episode overall. It was written by Eric Buchman and directed by Michael Grossman. The central storyline is the competition between surgeons for the position of chief of surgery. Further storylines include Dr. George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) mourning his father, Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) trying to get financial support for a free clinic, and Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) dealing with her troubled relationship with Burke.

Although the episode is set in Seattle, filming took place in Los Angeles, California. The title refers to the song, "Great Expectations", by American hard rock band Kiss. The episode received mixed to favorable reviews, with the storyline involving O'Malley's grieving being particularly highlighted. Running for 47 minutes and seven seconds, the episode was viewed by 21.50 million Americans in the United States upon its original airing on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on January 25, 2007. It ranked first its time-slot and garnered a 7.6 Nielsen rating in the 18–49 demographic.