I felt sorry for Callie. For the first time since George slept with Izzie, I actually felt sorry for Callie. That's how amazing this episode was. It was a rollercoaster ride for me of drama and comedy, just like the "good ol' times" that you complainers are always talking about. And, as always, my feelings on Callie bounced around...I don't know what it is about her...but my opinions always change concerning her. So, I felt sorry for her. For almost the entire episode. There was a period of five minutes when I hated her. And those five minutes? They came right after she called Izzie a "traitorous bitch." I was shocked at that. Callie, in general, was shocking in this episode. But the way Sara Ramirez delivered that fantastic line with such disgust while the camera sat on Izzie's face and she just couldn't say anything...well, I felt more pity for Izzie in that moment. And the moments afterward with Alex. Because Izzie's world, no matter how you look at it, is falling apart just as much as Callie's. Yes, Callie's husband cheated on her and she's having a tough time at her job. But Izzie? Her boss now hates - no loathes - her and her friend hates her for what she did...and she has nothing to do with her interns. So Izzie's world is falling apart, just like Callie's. And so is George's. George...who is stuck between Callie and Izzie. Where did George go at the end of that episode anyways? He just...disappeared. My only concern is that Haunt You Every Day is going to pick up the very next day, because if it does, than the timeline issues are going to get worse than they've ever been...but, hey, it's TV. We can deal. So, yes, this episode did have a lot to do with George and Izzie and Callie. GET OVER IT. This is an episode that needed to happen...it's been months in the making.
Onto Meredith and Derek. And Lexie. And Cristina. And I guess Norman and Alex too. So, Meredith gets stuck with Norman, who tells a not-dying woman that she's dying. And then Mark gets furious at them. Hold on: is it just me, or is Mark still not really doing anything at all? What happened to his story? The story that's keeping him in Seattle, since he so obviously hates it? Because they really need to set that story in motion...
Anyways, that story was hilarious. Very different. I bet it probably does happen a lot. But it was really entertaining, and it was great to see Meredith really interact with the interns (well, intern). Lexie tonight...I felt indifferent about her. I knew I was supposed to not like Cristina, but I did anyways and felt Cristina was right about Lexie, even though she wasn't. But that storyline was a good one; an important one. Hopefully, it moves Cristina & Lexie past their issues, so we can get on with Meredith and Lexie's, because, Lord knows, there are more to come, and I want to know what they are! And then, Derek. McDreamy. He was very McDreamy. "I want to marry you." "I want to have kids with you." "I want to build a house with you." "I want to live until I'm 110 and then die in your arms." And then...Meredith. [silence] "See, you're not ready." And he leaves...telling her that he may find someone else before she is ready. So...when will Meredith grow up, as promised by Shonda? I love seeing Meredith struggling with this - and she has every right to - because it's something you never see on television, but, how long will it take for Meredith to get back to Derek? Because I'm really hoping she doesn't run out of time...
And then we come back to George and Izzie and Callie. Alex forgives Izzie...who is heartbroken. George still hasn't told Callie the whole truth: that he loves Izzie. So is he going to tell her? And...when? And is Callie going to forgive him then? Because I have a feeling that she won't. She probably will break some bones then. And then I was heartbroken for them all...Izzie crying in her room, all alone. Callie, standing in the rain...just...standing. Trying to forgive her husband, but not being able to. And George...the heart of the matter...standing there...alone in the rain...trying to decide what he needs to do next.
Let's hope he decides to do the right thing.
