losing religion grey anatomy losing religion seventh final episode second season american television medical drama grey anatomy 36th episode overall written directed episode originally broadcast deterioration fight flight response hour season finale event abc united_states grey anatomy centers group young doctors training episode fellow plan niece storylines include recovering gunshot wound death following seemingly successful heart surgery episode marked final appearance recurring billing upgraded series regular season morgan thompson donnell reprised roles guest stars appearances episode received mixed negative reviews television critics disapproved storyline involving grey shepherd lack repercussions lauded storyline performance losing religion included best episodes lists initial airing episode viewed million americans garnered nielsen rating share demographic ranking fifth week terms viewership registering week second highest rated drama plot finish washington surgery remove pseudo threatened functioning arm caused gunshot wound time successfully heart face orders plan dying niece cut left assist device comes forward instructions friends claire prepare struggle personal problems trying recover injury finds right hand love interest donnell dog shares shepherd informs bone cancer shepherd decision individually wire learns personal problems instead finally accepts marriage proposal office grey shepherd joined decide sleep hospital staff begins arrive knight discuss status relationship leads admitting love commitment dance grey shepherd escape montgomery heated argument leads sexual intercourse meantime waits stevens room experiences sudden sense pain unexpectedly dies sitting operating room gallery reflecting career announces death news death spreads hurry room find shocked stevens lying bed form try comfort cause death revealed blood led fatal stroke stevens says taken time dress arrived room sooner died talks stevens picking afterward know handle situation goes room puts hand support episode ends stevens confesses responsible wire cut claiming surgeon program begins going separate ways grey remains torn follow shepherd production episode written series creator directed filmmaker edited episode feature guest star began receiving star billing season premiere morgan thompson smith donnell reprised roles travis harper respectively appearances claire respectively soundtrack episode consisted waves colors destination vertical grace chasing cars american profile northern irish band increased single episode lead singer initially uncertain licensing song soundtrack admitted publicity positive effect entitled episode losing religion felt happens intern episode intern lets things held season george lets loving meredith lets checked emotions forced let leads letting medicine alex lets rage meredith meredith lets costumes designed noted dressed dark funeral colors stevens dressed pink stevens dress creation main characters episode commented wasn sure work place pages hands actors layered characters souls right dialogue episode theme said wanted beginning season reception losing religion originally broadcast united_states abc deterioration fight flight response episodes watched total million americans represents slight decrease comparison episode airing previous night seconds garnered million viewers episode received nielsen rating share demographic ranking fifth week terms viewership registering week second highest rated drama episode rating cbs csi miami national_broadcasting_company nbc apprentice episode received mixed negative reviews critics huffington_post expressed mixed opinions episode putting emphasis yang development deemed transformed end episode applauded evolution episode praised performance dress criticized non realism punishment received grey shepherd storyline cliffhanger calling lame cliché writing chicago_tribune gave negative review episode stating overall thing fell little flat ryan appreciated scene death critical lack chemistry dress television pity critical dress liked pink dress applauded intervening calm stevens agreed grey cliffhanger good houston_chronicle criticized stevens ethics cutting wire writing practising medicine alan_sepinwall television columnist star-ledger commented favorably finally displaying humanity scene following death critical shepherd arc absence severe consequences stevens having cut wire action called insane dangerous episode included list sexiest shows dvd magazine entertainment_weekly listed entertainment_weekly unforgettable placed hook scene involving grey shepherd ranked losing religion list greatest episodes magazine named death heartbreaking deaths december named losing religion best episodes series
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