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"Grey's Anatomy generally shows slightly larger-than-life characters overcoming almost supernaturally long odds. In the course of the series, the team has faced mass shootings, a plane crash, massive storms, terrorist attacks, unexpected traumas, and an array of other trials, all without leaving their own besieged city.
In a world of extremes like the MCU, catastrophes happen every single day – it's up to extraordinary characters to heroically overcome these odds and save lives. In this way, thematically, the show and the MCU are similar. In addition, Grey's frequently showcases advancing technologies that might match up with the technologically advanced world of the MCU, which is seen in the Season 10 episode 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.'
Cristina Yang is invited to a cutting-edge hospital in Zurich, which she soon realizes is run by Burke (who left her at the altar). Yang thinks that Burke is trying to offer her a job in order to lure her back romantically, only to discover that he doesn't want to employ her, but to retire and place her in charge of his hospital. The way this plays out, and the hospital itself, is remarkably similar to scenes and elements from Iron Man 2. In the hospital Burke shows off a 3D holographic modeling software program that maps the human heart in real-time — this is very much like the program Tony Stark uses in his workshop (right down to the manipulable model). This kind of technology has become relatively commonplace in the MCU, and real-time monitoring of critical organs even shows up in Iron Man 3 in the form of a brain mapping software.
The conversation about Yang's job offer is also extremely similar, almost down to the dialog itself, to Tony's offering of a CEO position to Pepper Potts. In both cases, the party offering the job (Tony/Burke) struggles to find the right words to say, and the other party (Yang/Pepper) reacts indignantly and misunderstands the other’s attempt as inappropriate. Finally, in both cases, the job offer is outright stated in an exasperated burst — Tony says, 'You don’t understand. I’m trying to make you CEO!' and Burke’s line is, 'I’m not trying to hire you to work for me, I’m trying to hire you to replace me.' Only later do the other parties begin to feel some sense of excitement about their new positions."
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