Meredith is having a very bad day. Doesn’t it seem like she has a lot of these mornings? Meredith, you need a chill pill. I love the fact that Izzie and George are living with Meredith. This makes the show so much more interesting. In the beginning, the other interns were merely competition. Now, they seem to be good friends. I wonder if Cristina will move in too. That would be fun.

          The opening scenes were hysterical. Izzie says she’s angry that George has the bigger room. Then we see George guarding over his door as if he’s protecting his life. Meredith couldn’t care less. I totally agree. She then grabbed Izzie’s coffee out of her hands locking herself in the bathroom. Izzie makes more of a mess when she starts unpacking Ellis’ boxes going through her old videos. Beware cranky Meredith. I can understand her frustration. Ellis all her life seemed to have ignored her. Now, Ellis doesn’t even know her daughter’s name. I would be pretty pissed too. Her mother’s house reminds her of her mother. What I can’t understand is why she’s so freakin’ miserable all the time. Izzie is always asking to make the house more alive. She wants to open it up. George is always being kind and considerate. He’s always offering to help. Meredith doesn’t understand this. To her, they are still the competition. That’s why she likes Cristina. She is as hardcore as Cristina. She isn’t social. She isn’t easy to get to know. And at that, I’ll stop.

          George was dodging constant flirting from Webber’s VIP patient Mackie. Meanwhile, everyone at Seattle Grace believes he is gay. The only gay man George speaks to doesn’t believe he’s gay. I laughed when Alex told him to go for it with Mackie. Cristina was also flattered when she heard the news as well. I wouldn’t think he was gay. I liked when he admitted to Mackie that he had a thing for Meredith. Like we didn’t know already. I also thought it was nice that he held Mackie’s hand after his surgery. It’s these little scenes that make a difference in a show.

          The Dead Baby Bar caused many injuries as well as many deaths. One of its victims, Kevin Davidson, was hit. He was declared brain dead and his organs were harvested. By treating him, Izzie and Cristina let their true natures shine. Izzie never loses hope. She fights for her patients. She never ceases to hope for a miracle. Her main objective was to find his family so they could see him before his death. I was particularly touched when Izzie bent over to speak to him in his ear. He couldn’t hear her, but she says there are no hard feelings. She knows he tried his best. Very moving. Cristina on the other hand has a different objective; she wants surgeries. When she learns that Davidson’s case is no longer surgical, she tries to get a different patient until the idea hits her; she wants a harvest surgery. Finding the family would help her get the authorization to harvest Kevin’s organs. When she meets his wife, she comes out aggressive going as far as asking his wife to donate his skin. She can’t handle the scene so she walks out. Bailey pushes her back in. Cristina says she is not a people person. That’s for sure. But that’s part of the job. She’s going to have to learn to be one.

Dear Diary

Cristina: I can’t stand it. Why does being a people person have to come with the job? I can’t do it. I can’t mingle with the patient’s families. I can’t sympathize with them. I can’t even talk to them. I simply asked her if she wanted to donate her husband’s heart. Helping someone wouldn’t exactly kill her I hope. Maybe I was a bit pushy and maybe I lost my patience, but I’ve got my own life. His organs could have saved five more people. I don’t think I did anything wrong. And if I had to do it again, I would. When it comes down it, I can be as nice as anyone. I just don’t have the time. I don’t even wish to put in the effort.

George: Is there something about me that makes people think I’m gay? Do I look gay? Do I act gay? The only gay person I meet tells me he knew I was never gay. What does that mean that everyone else is blind? I just hope Meredith doesn’t think I’m gay. I really want to have a chance with her and I keep messing everything up. That’s typical George for you. Also, I think I might have Dr. Burke over my shoulder for the rest of my career. I actually went against his orders. I went to the chief. I can’t believe I did that. I would never do that to an attending. Somehow, I did it. I really need to stop making people hate me.

Today’s Baileyisms

-          “Don’t mingle with ER interns. They don’t know their ass from their esophagus.”

-          “They tell me down in the pit you only care about the hot cases. Every pack of interns, there’s always one fool running around trying to show off. And Alex, this time, that fool is you. Get out.”

-          “Is he okay? No. No, he’s not okay at all. He hurled his body down a concrete mountain at full speed for no good reason. Yeah, I know you all pierce yourselves, smoke up and generally treat your bodies like your grimsy asses can’t break down. That’s fine. You want to hurl yourselves down a concrete mountain, go to it. But there are people walking, people driving, people trying to live their lives on that concrete mountain. And one of them got his brain scrambled ’cause one of you little snivelling no-good snot rags…”

Quotable Quotes

-          Bailey: “Fools on bikes killing themselves. Natural selection is what it is.”

-          Mackie: “No, liver cancer will kill me, smoking will just speed up the process.”

-          Viper: “I will do anything you want me to.”

Meredith: “What is with you guys and your need to dirty everything up?”

Viper: “I don’t know. Maybe it’s the testosterone, eh?”

Meredith: “Maybe, you might want to see a doctor about that too.”

-          Cristina (about Izzie): “She’s the Vice President of Fantasyland.”

-          Burke: “This is a men's room. Either whip one out, or close the door.”

-          Meredith: “We are so going to hell. Burke's sending us straight to hell.”

Cristina: “On an express train.”

-          Izzie: “George, you did good.”

George: “I'm going to have to dodge Burke for the rest of my career. He could kill me and make it look like an accident.”

-          Alex: “God I smell good! You know what, it’s the smell of an open heart surgery. It is awesome. IT IS AWESOME. You’ve gotta smell me.”

Meredith: “I don’t want to smell you.”

Alex (wrapping his arms around her): “Ooh yes you do.”

Meredith: “You’ve gotta to be kidding me! OK, I’ve got more important things to deal with than you. I’ve got roommates, boy-problems and family-problems. You want to act like a little frat-boy-bitch that’s fine. You want to take credit for your saves and everybody else’s, that's fine too. Just stay out of my face! And for the record, you smell like crap.” Awesome scene.

-          Izzie: “I was upset. When I’m upset I like to nest.”

-          Meredith: “They’re everywhere. All the time. Izzie’s all perky and George does this thing where he’s helpful and considerate. They share food, and they say things, and they move things, and they breathe. Ugh, they’re like, happy.” This is why I love the show.

-          Meredith: “You’re just pissed that two women got the harvest.”

Alex: “I’m just pissed that anyone except me got the harvest. Boobs in no way factor into this. Unless you want to show me yours.”

Meredith: “I’m going to become a lesbian.”

Cristina: “Me too.”

Some Final Notes

-          Alex is a real ass. I’m starting to like the character now because at least his “assiness” is evident. That scene with Meredith in the locker room was hysterical and fantastic. He rubs it in that he got the surgery and Meredith throws him into his lockers about to murder him. Fantastic.

-          I liked Meredith’s analysis of “the chase.” She thinks guys enjoy “the chase.” Derek sets her straight by saying he likes her. The thrill doesn’t come from “the chase.” It might be a bit of “the chase.”

-          Interns work seven days a week, fourteen hours a day. That’s rough.

-          Mackie was smoking in his hospital room. He didn’t want the liver because that would mean he would have to stop smoking.

-          After Meredith treats Viper the first time, he kisses her. Derek is shocked to see this. She’s kissing patients now.

-          Meredith and Cristina barge in the mensroom to speak to Burke. I laughed every time they opened the door.

-          There’s a reason why I love Bailey. She doesn’t care who she talks to. She’ll say what she has to say. In the morning, she was completely disregarding Shepherd. She didn’t care.

-          Meredith went into action when she jumped on Viper’s wound. Let’s go Mer.

-          I liked the end. Meredith sits down and watches her mother’s surgeries with her roomates. That was nice.

-          “Winning a Battle, Losing a War” is a song sung by Kings of Convenience.

This show is so good that I have to be harder on it that other shows. 3 stars

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