Change is inevitable. And in dramas, it’s a constant. I know it’s part of the human condition to be resistant to change, but the characters in Grey’s are so exposed to it - I feel as though they should be used to it. Let’s see .... Sloane is suddenly a dad, and soon to be granddad. And at the shows end it’s almost like he’s neither. Meredith is a hardcore surgeon with no interest in the ‘suits’ that control the hospitals interests. And then she’s a dutiful wife, standing by her husband (the chiefs) side. Derek is a surgeon whose sole purpose is to save peoples lives, and now he’s someone who has to walk away from the chaos of the emergency room to release a statement to the media. Bailey is a single mother who seems to openly object to being anything else, and now she has a date planned with Warren. Change surrounds these people, they just don’t seem to see it.
So one of the more heartfelt stories in this episode was the love triangle between three of the patients. And of course, being Grey’s Anatomy, they end up teaching the surgeons something. In this case, Meredith learns the true meaning of being married. Sacrifice. That it can’t all be about her ambition, at some point, she has to put that aside in order to be Mrs. Derek Sheppard. And she does, even though it’s clear that she was struggling with this earlier on. She didn’t want to leave being a surgeon behind to be at a brunch with the ‘suits’. But she does it for her husband, because her patient conveniently tells her what marriage means.
An interesting aspect of this episode was also getting some insight into Avery’s background. It seems that many people have seemingly not survived the merger (or they just get zero screen time). But if there’s one doctor I’m glad that made the cut, it’s Avery. Although his speech to Lexie is a little boastful, particularly when he harps in about his looks, it becomes clear that his looks are what defines him in his family. He is the pretty one, lost in a family of over achievers. And it’s Avery that gets through to Lexie, that changing her hair isn’t enough, she has to change herself. She has to stand up for herself, and that’s exactly what she does.
And again we see a doctor connecting with a patient, due to a connected plight that seems to haunt them both. Lexie sees a parallel between herself and the dishwasher in the restaurant where the roof collapsed, who was seemingly ‘left behind.’ Lexie feels that she was left behind in her relationship with Mark, suddenly his daughter that he didn’t know he had shows up. And the whole dynamic between himself and Lexie changes – he’s far more focussed on being a dad/granddad than he is on her.
It seems that she is moving on, with Alex of all people. And with her new blonde hair, I have to admit I did find myself asking if Alex was merely replacing Izzie. Perhaps there is no connection, maybe just an insight into how I read too much into things....
The love triangle between Owen, Christina and Teddy seems to be drawing to a close. Thankfully. I’m not sure how well that storyline has really worked, because I never really found myself connecting with Teddy as a character. She feels as though she’s lost her best friend and wants him back, so hopefully she will stop vying for his affections and just let things develop naturally. I’m sure when the writers run out of material, they will throw this storyline back in the mix though.
FURTHER THOUGHTS
- Callie so eagerly jumping in on Mark’s offer to help him raise the baby seemed quite sudden. And if it had worked out, would most likely have caused some major tension between herself and Arizona. It still might. It was shown last week, where there was brief snapshot of the three of them on the bed, that Arizona is a little uncomfortable with the friendship between Mark and Callie.
- Hopefully Avery will become more of a core character now. He’s always been floating around in the background, and he’s the only doctor from Mercy West I can actually remember.
- Alex is not exactly the most compassionate doctor I’ve ever seen. The comment made after the head waiter dies seemed a little heartless...
- Sometimes Arizona’s chirpiness can be a little grating. And her lack of subtlety in trying to set Warren and Bailey up on a date bordered on embarrassing.
QUOTABLE QUOTES
“What’s happening with the giggling, the girl talk, the OMG’s, has to stop. I am busy.” Bailey
“If you want to go out to dinner, fine. I will show up, and try to talk.” Bailey
“So Yang’s with Hunt, Grey’s with Sheppard, Torrez is with Robbins and you were with Sloane until he dumped you. It’s a wonder you guys got any work done.” Avery
“Sometimes change can be good, right?” Lexie
“Is this what marriage turns into? Running out of things to say, and changing who you are” Meredith
“If you don’t feel the losses, if they don’t hurt you, humble you. That’s when you know you’re not cut out for this work.” Sheppard
“It may seem like we have nothing left to talk about, but sometimes it’s nice to not to have to talk. Fifteen years ago I made a choice, and I keep making it every day. That’s what marriage is.” Patient
“Dude waited on tables and watched life happen without him. He’s probably better off.” Alex
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