Time Has Come Today (Grey's Anatomy)

Infobox Television episode | Title = Time Has Come Today
Series = Grey's Anatomy
Season = 3
Episode = 1
Guests = Chris O'Donnell (Dr. Finn Dandridge); Loretta Devine (Adele Webber); Jessica Tuck (Shannon's Mom); Sarah Utterback (Nurse Olivia Harper); Pepper Sweeney (Lisa's Dad) Joanie Fox (Sara's Mom); Mia Wesley (Karen's Mom); Kate Burton as (Ellis Grey)
Airdate = September 21, 2006 (ABC)
Production = 301
Writer = Shonda Rhimes
Director = Dan Minahan
Episode list = Episode chronology


Prev = Losing My Religion
Next = I Am a Tree

"Time Has Come Today" is the first episode of the third season of the ABC series, "Grey's Anatomy". The episode was written by Shonda Rhimes and was directed by Dan Minahan. It originally aired on September 21, 2006.

Episode recap

The episode begins with Meredith running out of Seattle Grace, choosing neither Finn nor Derek. The interns help Izzie cope with the loss of her fiancé, Denny. Meredith begins to deal with the aftermath of the prom, concerning the Finn/Derek love triangle. Addison, devastated, discovers a pair of black panties in Derek's tuxedo jacket and knows the owner is Meredith. She washes them and then posts them beneath a "Lost and Found" sign in the hospital highway. Derek makes no secret of his desire to end his marriage and be with Meredith. In the end, both men tell her they will wait for a decision. The Chief is confronted by his wife Adele and is given a very difficult decision (retire or divorce) that he must soon make. George and Derek get quarantined when there is an outburst of the plague at Seattle Grace. Derek gives George relationship advice concerning Callie. After speaking with the Chief, Cristina realizes maybe she has taken her relationship with Burke for granted. Flashbacks happen, including when Derek meets Meredith, when Addison is caught cheating on Derek, the mixer the night before the interns begin their first shifts, and when the Chief ends his affair with Ellis Grey.

Title reference

The episode's title refers to a song by The Chambers Brothers.

Music

*"Lullaby" - The Dixie Chicks
*"Take Me Anywhere" - Tegan and Sara
*"Quicksand" - Sleeping At Last
*"Nothing Brings Me Down" - Emilíana Torrini
*"Gone Daddy Gone" - Gnarls Barkley
*"Under The Milky Way" - Grant Lee Phillips
*"All I Need" - Mat Kearney