“Grey’s” Revved Up (Finally!)
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- October
- 26
There was more action in last night’s episode than the last three combined, and it’s about time that the show got back up to speed.
There were myriad engaging plotlines last night, starting off with Meredith putting her mother’s ashes in a baggie. Sure, it was a bit weird for someone to do that, but with a mother like Mer’s, I don’t blame her. One thing, though: I have it on good authority—and via personal experience—that most people’s “creamains” aren’t all just ashes. There’s also stuff—such as bits of bones and fake teeth—that don’t end up incinerated. In other words, some of what had been in Mom’s urn would have gotten caught in the sink’s grates. Ick!
Kudos to Rebecca/Ava for having the courage to return to Seattle to see if Korev was still interested in her even though he didn’t persue her after she left with her hubby all those months ago. He was, however, left in the lurch after returning to their “sex room” following their romp. I read, though, that Rebecca/Ava’s real-life counterpart is signed on for four or so eps, so he—and we—will be seeing more of her.
Last night we bade farewell to Norman—a.ka. The World’s Oldest Intern—who, after his stroke, decided to transfer to the more sedentary psychiatric arena. I was a bit disappointed that his character’s change in medical arenas was due to an affliction commonly associated with senior citizens. That played right into geriatric stereotypes. Couldn’t he have exited the surgical unit due to something that WASN’T age-related??
The banker with dismorphic body issues was interesting. Call me dippy, but I certainly didn’t anticipate a connection between Halloween’s “chainsaw night” (which Bailey relishes) and the guy using one to chop off his own foot. This plotline did, however, illustrate something I’ve noticed on this show: when they play “la-dee-da” music when serious stuff is happening on-screen. For example, that cutesy violin-plucking was playing when the banker was chopping off his own foot.
It was also there in the episode when Norman told a woman who was in the hospital for something minor that she was terminal and had to go to hospice. Sure, we later found out that he’d told the wrong person, but playing that upbeat music when the woman was crying hysterically over the news of her impending doom was silly and certainly not in sync with the on-screen event. Yes, I know this isn’t “ER,” but it would have lent more punch and contrast to the hideousness of the mistake had there been more serious music behind the scene.
And poor heart-transplant patient Mr. Shanley, whose school-teacher daughter, Erin (in mouse ears and next to Lexie), died in a freak accident and he ended up taking her ticker. Very heart-wrenching. But I surprised that a person his age—and no, I’m not being ageist—would be high on the list for a heart transplant.
I—and all the single women at Seattle Grace—are VERY excited that Dr. McDreamy is back on the market. Can’t wait to see what kind of a romantic flurry THAT new situation stirs up!!
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