| "Losing My Religion" | |
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| Grey's Anatomy episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 27 |
| Directed by | Mark Tinker |
| Written by | Shonda Rhimes |
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| Original air date | May 15, 2006 |
| Running time | 49 minutes |
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"Losing My Religion" is the twenty-seventh episode and the season finale of the second season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the show's 36th episode overall. Written by Shonda Rhimes and directed by Mark Tinker, the episode originally aired on May 15, 2006, on American Broadcasting Company (ABC), as part of a two-hour season finale event alongside "Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response".
The show follows a group of young doctors in training, and in this episode, Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and her fellow interns are tasked with planning a prom for Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) niece, Camille Travis (Tessa Thompson). Other major storylines include Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) recovering from his gunshot wound and the emotional fallout following Denny Duquette's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) death after his seemingly successful heart transplant.
This episode marked Sara Ramirez's (Callie Torres) final appearance as a recurring character, as she would be promoted to series regular in Season 3. Several guest stars reprised their roles, including Morgan, Thompson, Brooke Smith, Sarah Utterback, Loretta Devine, and Chris O'Donnell, while Hallee Hirsh and Tiffany Hines made their first and only appearances.
Upon its initial airing, the episode was watched by 22.50 million viewers in the U.S., achieving an 8.0/22 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. It ranked fifth for the week in overall viewership and was the second highest-rated drama of the week. The episode received mixed reviews from critics upon telecast, with Cristina Yang's (Sandra Oh) storyline and Heigl's performance as Izzie were highly praised, the storyline involving Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) received criticism, particularly due to the lack of consequences for the interns. "Losing My Religion" has been referred to as one of the best episodes of Grey's Anatomy on numerous occasions.[1][2][3][4]
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