Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) attempts to host a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at Meredith's house, but she struggles when it appears none of her invited guests will show up.
"I like Thanksgiving. Day people spend with their families. Too much family time triggers depression, repressed childhood rage, bitter disputes over the remote and way too much alcohol. People get stupid. People get violent. People get hurt." — [S2E9] Thanks for the Memories
The holiday forces the interns and residents to confront their various personal tensions: Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) attempts to host a
George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) is dragged by his father and brothers into the woods for the family's traditional turkey hunt , which results in misfires and his father being shot in the backside. repressed childhood rage