So, I think two words about sums up this episode: DOMINO SURGERY! Yes that is just as awesome as it sounds and was the basis for another episode that left me longing for more the minute it was finished! After this weeks episode I think it’s safe to say that we don’t have to be afraid of Grey’s reverting back to that scary time in seasons 3 and 4 when we wondered where our beloved show had gone off to. For the 4th week in a row it felt like coming home so I think this will officially be the last time I say this: Grey’s. is. back. And it’s here to stay. Though there were definitely some aspects of this episode that I was less than pleased about *cough Callie/Erica/Mark cough* the episode as a whole was the traditional Grey’s blend of drama, humour and just downright awesomeness that we all know and love!
So onto bigger and better things; what’s a domino surgery you ask? Well in the case of Seattle Grace it means 6 patients who need kidney transplants and 6 donors. Sounds simple enough right? Well not so much, this is Seattle Grace after all! It just so happens that the 6 patients receive their new organs from someone connected to another patient in need of a transplant. So they’re all interconnected in some weird web of kidneys and love…only at SGH! Oh yeah and the best part? All the surgeries have to happen at once, so no one backs out at the last minute and screws everybody over! The pressure is on! A few interesting patients to note are a young girl with no visible ties to anyone who appears to be giving a kidney simply out of the goodness of her heart. *Gasp* SGH has never seen such kindness! But of course it’s not too long before we find out that she’s not as innocent as she looks! Oh no she’s actually having an affair with one of the married patients and she’s hoping this charitable act will help him realize she’s the love of his life. Oh honey repeat after me – married men do not leave their wives. But apparently their wives leave them and so does this man’s after finding out about his little strumpet! So the guy loses both his mistress and his wife in one day, but at least his urine output is good right? There’s also an older man who’s estranged son his one of the donors but Alex and Izzie soon overhear that the father his actually paying his son $10 000 for the kidney and the kid wants his money stat. Ah the joys of family love!
As for the gang, here’s the scoop:
Meredith and Derek: Alright are you ready for this?! I actually liked them in this episode! Yes full out enjoying-their-airtime-and-not-turning-down-the-volume liked them! Because for once they gave up their passive aggressive BS and actually spoke their feelings, got mad at each other and then made up in a way that actually left me satisfied and giggly (can you say glow-in-the-dark kidney in a jar!) In this episode Der got all the credit for the clinical trial him and Mer did last season and he doesn’t even see the problem in that! Um Dr. Shepherd do you remember how the entire thing was Meredith’s idea and you would’ve quit had she not insisted you persevere?! Remember?? Apparently not! Even though Derek was being McCocky and McInconsiderate I actually thought it was a pleasant change from sappy ‘I can’t make my girlfriend happy’ Derek. And I’m elated that Mer actually full out told him that she was pissed off about the lack of recognition and even more so the fact that Der didn’t think she should get any! But in the end we see them all naked and happy basking in the glow of a diseased kidney and all is well in the MerDer world till next week!
The Chief: Well as is his new custom he just spent the episode either yelling at people or acting all proud of the Domino surgery and of big man Shepherd’s super famous clinical trial. Seriously the Chief needs a storyline and a personality STAT! I may not like Adele but get the Chief away from his new love affair with Seattle Grace and I’ll be happy!
George and Lexie: Hmm well it appears that whatever potential these two might have had is done because Lexie finally realized that O’Malley is just not getting it, and is in her words, “a jerk”! Thank heavens she can see clearly now the rain has gone! Good girl Lexie now you can go find a real man for yourself because honestly anybody can do better than O’Malley, and I mean anybody! Speaking of the annoying, awkward one he’s finally got his resident wings and that includes a gaggle of interns who refuse to listen to him since he was one of them just yesterday. Oh boy I can’t wait till the whining and complaining starts. Honestly Bambi I think the only thing you can do is Grow. A. Pair. just ask Bailey and Christina how!
Alex and Izzie: Oh yeah what did I tell ya?! These two are SO on! I mean it’s been building for while now and that deafening sound you might of heard during the episode was the Lexzie fans all over the nation squealing because they finally, finally kissed! After oh I don’t know 3 seasons of ups-and-downs! Of course it wasn’t all sunshine and roses because things never are for these two! We got some fighting and yelling and storming out and more yelling and then at last Izzie just laid herself on the line and told Alex that she cared about him and at long last breaks through Alex’s armour! I think these two actually make a perfect couple, not to mention a hot one! Now how long till Shonda breaks them up? I give them till November sweeps!
Christina: Ah what to say about her? The woman is perfection! Honestly she cannot do anything wrong in my view. She’s funny and snarky and just pure comedic genius! She totally rips her lame interns a new one and they just cower under her like the scared little minions that they are. After watching her scenes 5 times it’s still makes me die of laughter! Soon enough though, our little Christina is gonna have something more to do with her time though because big army man Owen Hunt is returning, with red hair and big attitude intact! Hey remember when he stapled his own leg, pulled an icicle out of Christina’s gut, then kissed her senseless before striding out like nothing happened? Oh yeah this should be interesting, very interesting!
Bailey: All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you for giving her a big storyline this week! Seriously the world just can’t get enough of this tiny but larger than life Chief Resident! She headed the super cool domino surgery with the style, grace and kick ass attitude that is purely Dr. Bailey! From coercing a patient into donating her kidney by using a speech about how she’s not allowed to coerce, to informing her overeager residents that “diseased kidneys are not tchotchkes for your coffee table” she proved once again that this show would be nothing without her! Forget Grey this show is Bailey’s Anatomy and we all know it!
Erica/Callie/Mark: Okay so this is the part where I’m less than happy. I honestly don’t even know where to start! I guess I’ll start with the good – also known as the insanely hot! So the episode started with a bang (pardon the pun) with a giggly Erica and Callie arriving back at Callie’s place to discover that Yang is on call all night. Hmm what to do with your hot girlfriend and an empty apartment? But oh yes remember how these two agreed to take things slowly? Yeah they remember too and they proceed to talk about it while sipping wine and undressing each other with their eyes. Yup just going slow with the wine and the empty apartment and the…it takes about 10 seconds before they jump each other, literally. Hmm if that’s taking it slow I really want to know what they consider fast! And that’s about where the good ends. The rest of the episode is a myriad of confusing and just wrong! Callie tells Sloan she choked at the girlsex and “couldn’t go down there” which is just mortifying for her and so she just didn’t have a good time. But apparently Erica had a good time and so at this point I’m failing to see the problem since whatever Callie did worked just fine! But apparently that’s not good enough and Callie is still freaking out, which is getting really old at this point but that’s not the worst part. She hits rock bottom when she ends up telling Erica that she just can’t do the “touching and sex with a girl” which confuses Erica at first until she realizes that it wasn’t good for Callie. I cannot even tell you how heartbreaking this scene is, Brooke Smith just owned it and I actually felt it in my gut. I mean seriously if I saw Brooke with that heartbroken expression I would hug her tightly and never let go! But bad sex has apparently made Callie heartless and she lets Erica walk away with the impression that Callie just isn’t into her *sniffle* *tear* If Callie continues to break Erica’s heart I swear the last one she’ll see is her own as I cut it out of her chest with a steak knife! Alright I feel better now! So Callie ends up going to Mark for “hands on” sex advice because she apparently “doesn’t quit” and wants to be good at the sex with a girl thing. Okay going to a man to learn how to please a woman…not exactly my idea of a good storyline but I get what they’re trying to do show so I suppose I can forgive that. Besides in a twisted, weird, wrong way it’s kinda cute that Callie supposedly did it all for Erica. And by the end confident Callie is back in action and orders Erica to take off her pants so she can try out her newfound skills. Erica doesn’t seem too opposed to this idea because she’s a smitten kitten and the sight of a half-naked Callie seems to render her speechless, so I suppose everything worked out for the best. Still the roundabout way in which they got there left a bad taste in my mouth. But drama is drama and I guess the more MerDer style angst they impose on this couple the more it must mean Shonda likes them so bring it on!
As for Mark, he spends most of the episode in a jealous mood, grumbling about Derek’s lack of pores and feeling kind of inadequate in terms of career. Fortunately Callie, good BFF that she is, ends up stroking his ego and in return he shows her the Sloan method aka McSteamy’s guide to pleasing women. Well these two are probably the strangest friends I’ve ever seen but they sure are pretty to look at!
And that’s a wrap on this week’s episode! It made me laugh and cry and squeal in a way that would make teenybopper girls jealous! It’s just something that is purely Grey’s and I wouldn’t trade it for the world! Tune in Thursday for episode 5.06 “Life During Wartime” featuring the return of new doc Owen Hunt who comes bearing his hardcore Rambo techniques much to the horror of our docs! Should be a good one so you don’t wanna miss it! See ya next week!
Ally Torres is a university student with a passion for writing and an unnatural obsession with Grey’s Anatomy. She blogs out of her igloo in Canada and is more than happy to contribute her thoughts and opinions to lovely television addicts everywhere.
