MOMent #8 - Ellis Calls Her Daughter "Ordinary"

TheEditor · 05-11-2008, 12:45 AM

Kate Burton and Ellen Pompe, Grey's Anatomy

In honor of Mother's Day, BuddyTV has compiled this list of our 10 favorite motherly moments.

This one is probably a bit cruel, and is most likely on this list because of my general distaste for Meredith Grey as a character, but no greater motherly moment came on Grey's Anatomy than when Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) temporarily recovered from her Alzheimer's only to be horrified by the fact that her once-driven daughter has settled for being a content intern dating a doctor.

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hikinggirl70 · 05-11-2008, 02:39 PM

Not the best mother but still wanting her daughter to be the best is still a good quality to have.

BuddyD · 05-11-2008, 03:26 PM

So she snaps back from Alzheimer's and the first thing she does is berate her daughter? I kind of love it.

redhatlindah · 05-11-2008, 04:47 PM

I liked this episode. It was very dramatic. Alzheimers is a tricky thing and Kate Burton played it well.

oscardahl · 05-11-2008, 05:54 PM

I wacthed that episode - it disturbed me a little.

TheEditor · 05-11-2008, 07:43 PM

Yeah, maybe not the best mom moment, but by utter contempt for Meredith as a character tinted this decision, and Ellis in this episode voiced everything I wanted to say.

addictedtotv · 05-12-2008, 10:25 AM

This was what made me start liking Meredith more. I could relate to a Mother (StepMother) who never thought her daughter was quite good enough. Piper Laurie is amazing actress and this was a turning point in the show for me.

kelleygirl119 · 05-12-2008, 12:11 PM

Maybe it was the Alzheimers talking, but at least she had the guts to say to her daughter what so many parents never do - You can do better. I think eventually Merideth will be that driven daughter again, she just has a lot she needs to work through.

iluv1greysanatomy · 05-12-2008, 05:45 PM

I think both Ellen and Kate did a fanominal job in this! It may have been mean but it is a very memorable moment in television.

mayssaadeh2 · 05-13-2008, 12:04 PM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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05-11-2008, 12:45 AM	#1
TheEditor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,051,191	In honor of Mother's Day, BuddyTV has compiled this list of our 10 favorite motherly moments. This one is probably a bit cruel, and is most likely on this list because of my general distaste for Meredith Grey as a character, but no greater motherly moment came on Grey's Anatomy than when Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) temporarily recovered from her Alzheimer's only to be horrified by the fact that her once-driven daughter has settled for being a content intern dating a doctor. To read the rest, click here.

05-11-2008, 02:39 PM	#2
hikinggirl70 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Farmingdale, NY Posts: 536	Not the best mother but still wanting her daughter to be the best is still a good quality to have.

05-11-2008, 03:26 PM	#3
BuddyD Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,005	So she snaps back from Alzheimer's and the first thing she does is berate her daughter? I kind of love it.

05-11-2008, 04:47 PM	#4
redhatlindah Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 13	I liked this episode. It was very dramatic. Alzheimers is a tricky thing and Kate Burton played it well.

05-11-2008, 05:54 PM	#5
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	I wacthed that episode - it disturbed me a little.

05-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#6
TheEditor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,051,191	Yeah, maybe not the best mom moment, but by utter contempt for Meredith as a character tinted this decision, and Ellis in this episode voiced everything I wanted to say.

05-12-2008, 10:25 AM	#7
addictedtotv Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 46	This was what made me start liking Meredith more. I could relate to a Mother (StepMother) who never thought her daughter was quite good enough. Piper Laurie is amazing actress and this was a turning point in the show for me.

05-12-2008, 12:11 PM	#8
kelleygirl119 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 103	Maybe it was the Alzheimers talking, but at least she had the guts to say to her daughter what so many parents never do - You can do better. I think eventually Merideth will be that driven daughter again, she just has a lot she needs to work through.

05-12-2008, 05:45 PM	#9
iluv1greysanatomy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 193	I think both Ellen and Kate did a fanominal job in this! It may have been mean but it is a very memorable moment in television.

05-13-2008, 12:04 PM	#10
mayssaadeh2 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11