Winning a Battle, Losing the War

"Winning a Battle, Losing the War is the third episode of the first season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by Shonda Rhimes and was directed by Tony Goldwyn. It originally aired on Sunday April 10, 2005. When the annual bicycle messenger race takes place in Seattle, the hospital emergency room fills with an assortment of injuries, causing the interns to compete for the most severe cases. Meanwhile, Derek and Burke compe... more

"Winning a Battle, Losing the War is the third episode of the first season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by Shonda Rhimes and was directed by Tony Goldwyn. It originally aired on Sunday April 10, 2005. When the annual bicycle messenger race takes place in Seattle, the hospital emergency room fills with an assortment of injuries, causing the interns to compete for the most severe cases. Meanwhile, Derek and Burke compete for the Chief of Surgery position, and while Derek continues to pursue Meredith romantically, a male patient flirts with George. The episode's title refers to a song by Kings of Convenience. less