Interesting secondary medical cases that also illuminate the human condition.
Tyne Daly guest starring as Dereks mom.
Okay, so it wasnt perfect.
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But if you ignore those little lingering problems, things went great.
So thats what were going to do.
So onto the greatness.
We could see where this was going.
Everyone else, however, was quite focused on the impending arrival of Dereks mom.
So was I, honestly Ive been convinced since last weeks teaser scenes that Tyne Daly would fix everything.
And I was correct.
Cut to Meredith with a teenybopper hairdo, complete with pink awful-scrunchie-thing.
And Derek walking in to say, Youre wearing an alarmingly high ponytail.
And me, celebrating the return ofGreys.
Of course with the fun comes the drama and the gore.
They said itd give me a whole 2 inches, he explained.
(He even made me really, really feel for guys for a moment.
But I felt it.)
Bailey even went so far as to call her squirrelly.
Did he really do what he says he did?
What does he want, anyway?
Right about then his gurney crossed paths with Jacksons, amping up the tension even more.
Would he tell the kid about his heinous crimes when the kid asked?
Would he say something else horrible?
But when Jackson said he needed organs, he did say, Want mine?
And then I officially decided to break my earlier rule and full-out acknowledge Lexie and Marks coupling.
Because I must admit, it got pretty good in the cafeteria.
She laid down the law, telling him, You sleep with me, you lunch with me.
Which one is she?
The one with the juice box, he answered.
How many sexual partners have you had?
(The answer: Six.Seven.
Just a tip.)
(Answer: Speeding ticket, 12 miles over.
As Tyne said, Thats fast.)
And just like that, I joined team Mark-and-Lexie.
For now, anyway.
All wrong, of course: I finished your post-ops, she told him.
Then stared at him in silence.
Then added, So, what was your best surgery ever?
Then he didnt answer.
Cristina stepped in and signed, and thus got to scrub in on his surgery instead.
That ponytail looks ridiculous, Cristina told Meredith, and Meredith took her hair down.
This, friends, is why we loveGreys.
Mrs. Shepherd gave Major Hunt unsolicited advice about taking Valerian Root to sleep.
Basically, a lot of Mrs. Shepherd.
Oh, and I just realized Patrick Dempsey is finally getting to act!
(That is, act something other than sappy and sorry for Meredith.)
Thats why he suddenly got a sad backstory about his dad being shot by robbers!
So he could get material worthy of an Emmy reel!
Thanks to the prisoner, Meredith also got to confess her emo tendencies to Mama Shepherd.
The better news: Izzie broke up with the person were no longer acknowledging!
And Alex wanted Izzie to meet his mom!
Okay, Alex didnt talk to him.
Lets wrap it up now.
And best yet: Owen showed up to Cristinas for their date hours late and drunk.
Okay, thats not really the good part.
The good part starts with the fact that he brought her flowers and wore a suit.
Of course, this might also explain a few of my dating problems.)
The good part continued with Cristina telling him he needed a shower.
So, of course, he headed right for hers, fully clothed.
It sounds sort of ridiculous, but in the hands of these two, it was masterful, riveting.
And its worth noting that Hunt is also a wonderfully nuanced depiction of a veteran.
Anyway, then she stepped into the shower with him, also fully clothed.
And, wow, that was good.
What did you guys think?
Ready to acknowledge Mark and Lexie?
What did you think of Tyne Dalys role?
Have you figured out how to ignore Denny?
