After 16 seasons, its natural for television storylines to get a little dull, especially with medical dramas.
I think introducing a new hospital into the mix is a wise move.
Kudos to the writing team for a fresh twist.
GREY’S ANATOMY – “Back in the Saddle” – The Grey Sloan doctors operate on a man who crashed into Maggie’s car as Owen, back from paternity leave, struggles with Tom’s new position. Outside the hospital, Meredith’s recent firing doesn’t stop her from diagnosing those around her. Plus, Richard and Alex start anew and it’s not easy. All the while, Jo readies herself to return to work, and Amelia has a new revelation in her relationship with Link, on an all-new episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” THURSDAY, OCT. 3 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Jessica Brooks)GIACOMO GIANNIOTTI, CHANDRA WILSON.Jessica Brooks/ABC
I did not forget.
How could I with all of those deaths, not to mention the catapulting ofMandy Mooreback into our lives?
Heres hoping the employees of Pac North have a happier journey.
As chief, Alex is determined to at least give a shot to make Pac North No.
1 in categories other than mortality rate and patient dissatisfaction.
He has Webber there to help, but he also wants Jo.
Its important for her to return to the life she left.
She gives Jo the day to make her decision and resumes juggling all the balls in the air.
Why is Bailey so busy?
Shes trying to find joy in the hospital again.
And thats making a duplicate Meredith Grey and Alex Korev.
She created them and takes full credit for the surgeons they are today.
Enter Baileys boot camp.
The first one to finish will get to perform the delicate procedure in the OR.
This is when Meredith notices the lump in Robins throat.
Its time for Meredith to return to Grey Sloan.
As Robins friend, of course.
Shes not the only one returning.
Owen has no time to process due to a trauma outside.
At first, the team thinks its a cracked sternum.
They soon realize, thanks to all the beeps, that this guys heart has been compromised.
Maggies having a bad day.
He claims that they have charred it beyond repair and suggests Maggie call it.
Owen has inadvertently shocked Toms gentleman parts.
- I guess Tom is officially having a bad day, too.
Shes not asking for anything and doesnt have the best track record with pregnancies.
Just turn on the news or go to Twitter and read about what makes people whine.
Jo reminds Link that its Amelias body, but he can weigh in.
They meet in the jungle room and he listens as Amelia tells him all about losing baby Christopher.
She prompts Link to speak, encouraging him that he is free to feel what he feels.
Everything that scares him about having a baby seems irrelevant now.
If she wants a kid, he is all in.
If she doesnt, he will be there for her in every way possible.
Amelias adoring response was a heartfelt, Dammit Link.
Ahh, such a sweet couple.
And she wants to meet that baby.
It looks like Merediths house is getting one more kid!
Luckily, Schmidt and Jackson are there to cover for her.
Fun fact: Both are Gryffindors.
How do I know that?
Because theGreys Anatomywriters clearly went to Hogwarts.
It turns out that Robin does have thyroid cancer.
The good news is that its treatable.
The bad news is that she cant afford to treat it.
To no ones surprise, she chooses not to lay low like her lawyer advised.
Instead, shes going to write about how the system is broken.
I think Meredith is a fellow Gryffindor, too.
Back at boot camp, DeLuca beats Helm in the surgical challenge by half a second.
Bailey awards the surgery to Helm and DeLuca is furious.
When things get heated in the OR, Bailey refuses to step in and help Helm fix her mistake.
DeLuca takes over and saves the mans life.
DeLuca expects praise from Bailey.
He doesnt get it.
He thinks shes mad because of his relationship with Meredith.
Bailey puts DeLuca in his place.
Helm needed the time in the OR.
She needed to feel the fire and fear.
Thats what makes a good surgeon.
Leave the petty stuff behind and tighten up.
Its fun to see OG Bailey come out every once in a while, isnt it?
I wonder how she would have handled Maggie and Jacksons elevator talk.
Maggie is clearly jealous of firefighter Vic.
Perhaps she can skip over to Pac North and find a nice ENT there?
Of course, we will have to do something about those terrible blah-green scrubs.
That should be item No.
1 on the fix-it agenda.
Some of us notice things like that and it would factor into our decision.
Not Jo, though.
She uses Alexs new offer of General Surgery Attending to get a better deal with Bailey.
Im happy to say that Jo will remain in her bright blue scrubs.
It wouldnt surprise me if Owen ended up in the pukey-colored scrubs.
You see, since he deep-fried Toms jewels, Tom decided to have a restraining order against Owen.
Maybe Pac North will get an ER attending after all.
