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Grey's Anatomy · Season 3

Grey's Anatomy season 3 episode 8: Staring at the Sun

Aired 16 November 200643 minRated TV-14

8.3TMDB · 18 votesMark watched

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Grey's Anatomy season 3 is streaming in Australia on Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show).

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Staring at the Sun”

George's father has a serious heart problem that requires surgery and George chooses Burke to do the procedure. Burke doubts himself because he knows the pressure this kind of surgery will put on him, but Cristina believes the team can handle it. Derek works with Meredith on being a couple again and tries work with Addison on more civil terms. A patient has had mutiple plastic surgeries so that his girlfriend will like him more. A mom wants her daughter's babysitter fired, after she is brought in with multiple injuries, but the girl likes the babysitter more than her mother.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 8 of 24 of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 7 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Jeff Melman, written by Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.3 out of 10 (18 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Jeff Melman
Writers
Gabrielle StantonHarry Werksman
Guest stars
Greg Pitts as Jerry O'MalleyGeorge Dzundza as Harold O'MalleySteven W. Bailey as JoeTim Griffin as Ronny O'MalleyRay Ford as Paramedic RayMatt Winston as Frank JeffriesKate Burton as Ellis GreyMartin Yu as Resident

Credits: TMDB.

More from Grey's Anatomy Season 3

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