I wanted it to be good.
I wanted it to begreat, like second- and third-season great.
But Id settle for good.
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I saw the paramedics bring in Eric Stoltz as a death row prisoner whod been stabbed.
Cool we could use a kickass medical case.
The upside: I didnt have to learn yet another random-doc character.
Finally, the (anti-)piece de resistance: Denny returned, this time in a gray sweater.
(Its cool that they let him keep several changes of sweater in heaven, though.)
Why cant I have you both?
Izzie asked He Who Will Not Die, referring presumably to her live boyfriend Alex.
Cause thats what makes me happy.
Why cant she have them both?
Well, for starters, because ones dead.
And because shes been cheating on the live one with the dead one.
Not to mention…
Never mind.
No use ranting more about this.
The bottom line:Greysis not back from the dead, at least not with this episode.
Case in point, the mood swings I had during just one early Callie/Mark dialogue.
First, hes telling us sex with Lexie was mind-blowingly fantastic.
And I am just not buying this for one second.
And this Lexie/Mark thing, while not nearly as preposterous, just isnt lighting my fire.
Bailey wanted to whine to the Chief, but he just wanted to be alone in a dark room.
I get that, too, butGreyshas really been making me feel that way lately.)
(Huh, apparently his name is Owen.
Just looked it up.
Not ready to use that yet.)
Shes kind of a bitch, the prisoner said to Meredith, who explained that they were fighting.
Also from the bad-news department, Izzie finally told Alex about Denny.
She is having a television-show-hijacking affair, my dear.
hey make her stop.
Yeah, he still works here.
Knight wanting off for lack of plots are true, he sure as heck has a case.
(And Iwassad.)
Or even the once-great character of Burke.
I mean, the blond doctor fighting with Bailey got more screen time than poor T.R.
Even when he then blew her off with a brusque working!
Sloan, sweetie, Iwantto believe you when you say its torture being around Lexie.
Oh, and he just kept going: Shes exquisite.
And its not just the sex.
We talked for hours.
Youre sure youre not mixing her up with a memory of Addison?
As Callie explained, Dont get naked with interns its more of a one-step program.
I cant keep a cardio surgeon on staff.
Burke quit, Hahn quit, Dixons autistic.
My OR roof collapsed, the whole place flooded.
The interns are literally chopping each other into little pieces.
No wonder were No.
For a second, I even thought wed found the key to vaporizing Denny.
And I thought, yes, yes, yes!
Finally hed be gone.
Apparently this was about Izzie having to choose.
kindly choose the attractive, alive man who loves you and gives you oral sex.
You gonna get me a present?
Izzie asked Denny when she reminded him it was her birthday.
I think I just did, he said, which made me really, really believe he was gone.
Or was that justmybirthday wish?
(Um, and this never came up in their several-year relationship?
I guess theyve been too busy discussing Merediths daddy issues to get to his?)
Do they not have some Britney in the Grey house?
Alex, meanwhile, was presenting Izzie with a birthday cake he baked.
What was that my esteemed colleague Tanner said when he stepped in torecap the last episode?
Something about estrogen in the water at Seattle Grace?
Because this dude sure did a quick turnaround from the icy bastard he was earlier this season.
Come to think of it, maybe sleeping with a dead ex is a good idea.
Maybe its, like, the newRules.
Maybe if we just ignore Denny (yeah, he was lurking again) hell go away.
MaybeGreyswill get better next week when (OMG!)
Tyne Daly shows up as Dereks mom.
Maybe anythings possible in a brand new year.
Tell us what you think, TV Watchers.
Are you happy the shows back?
