There sure were a lot of things going on this week. We got that steamy kiss in the elevator that I’m sure got all you Dempsey fans screaming. I have a feeling that Meredith and Derek are going to become the couple of the year. I have to call him McDreamy now. Where did the “Mc” come from? Anyway, excellent episode.

Although the show emphasizes its ensemble cast, the show is most importantly about Meredith. At least this episode was. Meredith had a lot to do this week. First, she got to carry a rapist’s penis around. Second, she worries about having the same shoes as Allison, the rape victim. Third, she kisses McDreamy. Fourth, she challenges hospital rules to save a baby. Let’s do things one at a time:

1. The penis thing was hysterical. Whenever I’d see Meredith carrying the cooler, I had to laugh. That must be the worst assignment ever. I can’t think of anything worse. It’s funny because she was the only one to pick it off in the operating room. I feel for Dr. Burke who was literally holding it up in the air. That is disgusting.

2. I have to admit that having worn the same shoes as a rape victim is odd. Meredith doesn’t like those shoes. She doesn’t think they’re comfortable. The one day she wears them, a rape victim is brought to the hospital. I don’t know if I believe in this stuff, but it is weird. Although it sounds stupid, this coincidence establishes a connection between Meredith and Allison. I liked when she corrects Burke for not using Allison’s name when referring to the fight she must have had with the rapist.

3. So Meredith kissed McDreamy. I want to be called McDreamy. I don’t know what was going on in that elevator, but Meredith couldn’t resist. Papers fell to the ground and bodies slammed into the wall. Meredith says she was having a bad day. That’s fine. I like how she refused to get back in the elevator at the end of the day. She’s taking the stairs instead.

4. If Meredith didn’t need more on her plate today, she needed to save a baby. Taking another doctor’s patient is supposedly illegal. When did patients become property? The intern there believed the baby was fine, but Meredith called Dr. Burke anyway. That was a smart move, even if she almost lost her job.

I’m glad we saw another side to Burke. At least now we now his agenda. He wants to become chief of surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital. Shepherd’s arrival means more competition for Burke. Webber doesn’t believe in Burke’s ability to run the surgical unit. I don’t disagree. But he is trying to get better. I’m glad he decided to come and help the baby. He is an attending so why not use his power to help someone from outside his department. I also found out that he is the Head of Cardio. Did you know that? Then again, I rarely pick up these things.

Izzie was fantastic this week. Out of all the interns, Izzie is the one that cares the most about her patients. She violated hospital rules, even legal rules, to help a refugee with a damaged head. Poor Ms. Lu. She can’t speak English; she couldn’t get Izzie to come sooner. When Izzie went outside, she took matters into her own hands and took care of her patient. Izzie feels fortunate she has the talent to heal. Helping other people without thinking of the consequences is what she feels she has to do with her talent. I respect that a lot.

Dear Diary

Meredith: That was weird. I think it was anyway. Allison had the same shoes I had. If that’s not weird than just tell me. I was heartbroken when I saw her face torn up the way it was. I couldn’t let her die though. What are the odds? I never wear those shoes and the one day I do, a rape victim is brought to the hospital. I’m glad the rapist will never have a penis again. I’m glad Allison woke up. The day started out bad, but it’s all good now. You want to know about the kiss, don’t you? Forget about it. I’m not saying a thing. Oh and I’m not dating him either.

Izzie: It’s hard. I know it’s hard. But it’s so gratifying to have helped Ms. Lu and her niece. I could see the fear in their eyes. I felt it. Ms. Lu had her green card; her niece didn’t. I know I could have lost my job, but I had to help the girl. She was so scared of being deported. I had to do it. And you what? Even if I was fired, it would have been worth it. Helping someone as vulnerable as her is something everyone should experience. Oh and I’m moving in with Meredith. This is exciting.

Today’s Baileyisms

-          “Every intern wants to perform their first surgery. That's not your job. Do you know what your job is? To make your resident happy. Do I look happy? No! Why? Because my interns are whiny. You know what will make me look happy? Having the code team staffed, having the trauma pages answered, having the weekend labs delivered and having someone down in the pit doing the sutures. No one holds a scalpel until I'm so happy I'm Mary Freakin' Poppins.”

-           “I think you’re cocky, arrogant, bossy, pushy. You also have a God complex. You never think of anybody but your damn self.”

Quotable Quotes

-          Cristina: “Bambi, don’t say another word until after the hunter shoots your mother.”

George: “I don’t like you.”

-          Cristina: “So that’s what you do? Kiss McDreamy on your bad days?”

-          Alex: “Alex Karev, nice to meet you.”

Cristina: “The pig who called Meredith a nurse. I hate you on principle.”

Alex: “And you’re the pushy, overbearing kiss ass. I hate you too.”

Cristina: “Oh, this should be fun then.”

-          Cristina: “What are you doing?”

Meredith: “Oh, you know, just sitting here with my penis.”

-          Cristina: “I grew up in Beverly Hills. The only Chinese I know is from a Mr. Chow’s menu. Besides, I'm Korean.” This was great.

-          Meredith: “He’ll be urinating out of bag for a very, very long time.”

Cristina: “Not to mention he'll never be able to have sex again.”

Meredith: “Oh, too bad.”

Cristina: “Shame.”

Bailey: “Let’s all take a moment to grieve... Clamp?!”

-          Alex: “My head hurts.”

Cristina: “Maybe it’s a tumor.”

Alex: “You wish I had a tumor.”

Cristina: “I’d rip your face off if it meant I got to scrub in.” I wish he had a tumor too.

-          Meredith: “So the crap crime scene guy can’t get out here till tomorrow. So I get to spend the night with my penis! ... Alex, don’t say it—”

Alex: “Aw, it was too easy anyway.” It really was.

-          Cristina: “You know, it’s like there's a wall. The attendings and the residents are over there being surgeons, and we’re over here being...”

Meredith: “Suturing, code-running lab-delivering penis minders.”

Alex: “I hate being an intern.”

-          Cristina: “I need a drink, a man, or a massage. Or a drunken massage by a man.”

-          Meredith: “I can’t believe I caved.”

Cristina: “I blame the babies, they make you toxic.” What did the babies do?

Some Final Notes

-          Izzie and George are moving in with Meredith. It was meant to be. I like the two of them. They were so happy when she finally “caved in.”

-          So Karev has become a new intern with Bailey? He isn’t that great a doctor.

-          I loved Cristina and Alex race to see who could finish delivering the labs first.

-          Derek has an intense passion for ferryboats as he describes it. He didn’t know that Seattle had ferry boats.

-          He also has four sisters. I wonder how he left his parents’ house alive.

-          Cristina takes her motorcycle to work.

-          Meredith tried doing some major sucking up by buying Bailey a latte. Didn’t work Meredith.

-          I liked the term Webber used to describe Meredith’s responsibility for the rapist’s penis: she has “custody of the penis.” He says it like it’s an honour.

-          George was running the code team. No one told him though that 95% die.

-          Watching the baby becoming blue was scary. I think it was smart for Meredith to go right to the parents about the baby’s condition. They got things done.

-          Cristina is Korean. I laughed when Izzie called her down.

-          Izzie is suturing a drunk guy who says he remembers her from the magazine. She had a pink bikini on.

-          Cristina came up with the name “McDreamy.”

-          Bailey told her interns to stop sitting down and get back to work. When they leave, she sits and eats the chips left behind.

-          I loved Bailey’s “thirty minutes to say anything she wants.” Everything she said was true though.

-          I’m glad Allison woke up.

-          Meredith decides to take the stairs rather than the elevator. Derek comments on her lack of self-control.

-          “The First Cut Is the Deepest” is a song by Sheryl Crow.

Excellent. It’s rare for an episode to get a perfect rating this early in its first season. This episode deserves it. 5 stars

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