No Man's Land (Grey's Anatomy)

"No Man's Land"
Grey's Anatomy episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 4
Directed by	Adam Davidson
Written by	James D. Parriott
Production code	104
Original air date	April 17, 2005 (ABC)
Guest stars
Kate Burton as Dr. Ellis Grey Anna Maria Horsford as Nurse Fallon
Episode chronology
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Episode chronology

No Man's Land is the fourth episode of the first season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by James D. Parriott and was directed by Adam Davidson. It originally aired on Sunday April 17, 2005, running for 43:16 min.

Starring

• 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.
• Isaiah Washington as Dr. Preston Burke.
• Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd.

Episode Recap

Cristina's encounter with a former nurse, now a patient at Seattle Grace, changes her forever; Derek and Meredith treat a construction worker who has miraculously survived an injury but is now faced with tough decisions about his future; and a patient recognizes Izzie from a lingerie ad, which makes her the subject of hospital gossip.

Music

• "Could Be Anything" - The Eames Era
• "Let Myself Fall" - Rosie Thomas
• "Break Your Heart" - Get Set Go
• "Truth" - Vaughan Penn
• "Sunday" - Sia Furler
• "Where Does the Good Go" - Tegan and Sara

Title Reference

The episode's title refers to a song by Souls of Mischief, Billy Joel, and Sufjan Stevens.