Into You Like a Train

Infobox Television episode | Title = Into You Like a Train
Series = Grey's Anatomy
Season = 2
Episode = 6
Guests = Steven W. Bailey (Joe), Monica Keena (Bonnie Crasnoff), Bruce A. Young (Tom Maynard)
Airdate = October 30, 2005 (ABC)
Production = 206
Writer = Krista Vernoff
Director = Jeff Melman
Episode list = Episode chronology


Prev = Bring the Pain
Next = Something to Talk About

"Into You Like a Train" is the sixth episode of the second season of the ABC series, "Grey's Anatomy". The episode was written by Krista Vernoff (Who received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series) and was directed by Jeff Melman. It originally aired on Sunday October 30, 2005.

Episode recap

As Meredith nervously awaits a final decision from Derek, her fear is interrupted when a train crash brings several seriously injured patients to the hospital, including Bonnie and Tom, a pair of passengers who’ve been impaled on a metal pole. The only way to remove the pole from these two is a very risky surgery where one of the two must be slid back on the pole, more than likely causing them to die. Tom, an older man in his 60s, offers to give his life to save Bonnie because he is older and has had a shot at living. Bonnie, an attractive woman in her late 20s, is engaged to be married and waiting for her fiancé to arrive at the hospital. Since Bonnie's injuries are determined to be worse than Tom's, she is the one chosen to be moved on the pole. All the doctors involved in the surgery promise they will do everything they can to try and save both Bonnie and Tom. In surgery, after being removed from the pole, Bonnie begins to crash. Doctors work on her only for a short time before they deem her "unsavable" and turn to help Tom, who has a greater chance of living. As the doctors move to Tom, Meredith stays by the dying Bonnie saying "What about her? We can't just abandon her!" This particular situation becomes very ironic to Meredith's situation with Derek. She feels that she has just been dropped when Derek returns to his unfaithful wife. At the emergency department, Alex is doing sutures but eventually fails to notice a woman bleeding internally which leads to her death. In the mean time, Addison Shepherd sees great potential in Izzie, who must decide whether her loyalty as Meredith’s friend outweighs professional gain.

Title reference

The episode's title refers to a song by The Psychedelic Furs. It has been remade by the band Jawbreaker.

Music

*"Blood and Peanut Butter" - B.C. Camplight
*"Back Where I Was" - The Hereafter
*"The City Lights" - Umbrellas
*"Today Has Been Okay" - Emilíana Torrini