Whatever happened to the expression “don’t judge a book by its cover?” Izzie was judged all right. Alex couldn’t keep himself from making a fool of Izzie. Honestly, I wanted her to go right for him. She could take him. Izzie surprised me. She showed courage standing up to everyone in the locker room. This is definitely going to be a scene to remember.

          The focus of the episode was Izzie’s struggle with her past. It’s not a bad past; it could just be mildly humiliating. Personally, I don’t think so. For one, like she said, Izzie paid off all her student loans. Why does she have to care what people say about her? But people are nasty, and what they say is even nastier. Stripping in front of the other interns goes to show Izzie’s strength. She is fine with who she is. She knows she’s beautiful. She knows that a picture in a magazine doesn’t define who she is. If only everyone did. And frankly, in her mind, Izzie knows she has no time for this bull. She was never Bethany Whisper. She sets the record straight. I wish I only had that strength. This scene definitely ties in with the Mr. Humphrey storyline. As a man, I can understand what he’s feeling. He fantasized about a woman he could never have. That’s why when he saw Izzie, he couldn’t dare expose himself to the world emasculated. This is an eye opener to Izzie. All this time she believes what she did had no meaning to anyone; it was just an easy way to make a few dollars. She knows now that’s not the case. Disgusting or not, Bailey says it right: the next time Mr. Humphrey has an erection, he’ll be thinking of her. I particularly loved when she entered the OR, siding with Bailey, and ordering Limp Harry to preserve the nerves. I love her.                                                                                      

          I loved the Liz Fallon story. It affected the whole hospital but more importantly, Cristina. She assumed throughout the case that she was going to do a WHIPPLE with Dr. Burke. She assumed. This is where things get complicated. Liz is a DNR. She is brought in the hospital to die. That’s where she’s been all her life; this is where she wants to die. Cristina doesn’t understand that. Although I don’t believe in DNR, I can understand Liz’s reasoning. She is a nurse. The second she’s no longer a nurse, there’s no point in living. This is the same case with Ellis. The second Ellis learns that the world doesn’t know her as a surgeon anymore, there’s no point in her living. Ellis is proud of what she’s accomplished. I had to laugh when Liz called Ellis a bitch. It’s so true. On a side note, am I the only one who noticed something going on between Christina and Burke? She was staring at him as if she wanted to throw him on the wall and kiss him. Am I sensing a potential kiss in the future?

          George is having some problems with the whole arrangement at home. He doesn’t want to go out to the supermarket and get the girls tampons. I second that. That is insensitive of Meredith and Izzie. I could never live with a girl who walks in her underwear without feeling a bit “jumpy” every time I saw her. I can understand they’re best friends. But George is a man who has very strong feelings for women. I have no idea where I’m going with this. Bottom line: stop treating George like a sister.

Dear Diary

Izzie: I had no idea how much my modeling could affect someone. Sure it’s a little weird to know that many men fantasize about me about it comes with the job. I sacrificed my right of privacy so I could repay my student loans. You know what: I don’t care one bit what everyone is saying about me. I showed them right. I can’t believe Alex. How can you be Satan and still live with yourself every day. It doesn’t bother me. I’m glad all of this is out in the open. I am just as qualified as any other intern. I’ve worked my ass off to get here and I deserve it. I know I’m sounding obnoxious and just plain stupid, but I don’t care. Oh and about George. I realize now what it’s like for a man to be emasculated. I feel terrible about what I said to him in front of everyone. I need to learn to keep my mouth shut.

Cristina: I don’t get it. If you get it, point it out to me ’cause I certainly don’t get it. Why would she want to die in the hospital? Why would she put herself as a DNR? That’s just plain stupid. I have no sympathy. I really don’t. I wasted my precious time helping a cranky old woman who tried teaching me a few things. I know she had a good reputation at Seattle Grace, but she didn’t have to make me look that bad. It was as if she was out to get me. Besides, she started entertaining me in the end. I don’t know. I would want to fight for my life if I was given the chance. I would want to die knowing I gave up. Maybe that’s just me.

Today’s Baileyisms

-          “Easy is not in your job description. You are a doctor. He is a patient. He’s your patient! Biopsy these! If they come back positive, I expect to see you in surgery. You’re on this! You hear me?”

Quotable Quotes

-          George: “I don’t think you understand. Me - gonads! You - ovaries!”

Izzie: “Oh, that reminds me. We are out of tampons.”

-          Alex: ‘Morning, Dr Model.”

Izzie: “Dr. Evil Spawn.”

Alex: “Ooh, nice tat. Do they airbrush that out for the catalogs?”

Izzie: “I don't know. What do they do for the 666 on your skull?”

-          George: “There needs to be some rules.”

Meredith: “So, what we can walk around in our underwear on alternate Tuesdays? Or you could see bras, but not panties? Or are you talking Amish rules? Because if you think you’re gonna get Izzie to cover herself...”

-          Izzie: “You know what? You’re gonna have to get over the whole man thing, George! We’re women! We have vaginas! Get used to it!”

-          Cristina: “You are eight feet tall. Your boobs are perfect. Your hair is down to there. If I was you I would just walk around naked all the time. I wouldn’t have a job, I wouldn’t have any skills, I wouldn’t even know how to read. I would just be...naked.”

Izzie: “It’s makeup. It’s retouching.”

Cristina: “You get that we hate you, right?”

-          Izzie: “Before, when you said, ‘I am not your sister,’ did you think I was emasculating you?”

George: “No. I’m too masculine to be emasculated.”

-          Meredith (voice-over): “I wish there were a rulebook for intimacy. Some kind of guide to tell you when you’ve crossed the line.”

Some Final Notes

-          Izzie had to open the door on George taking a shower. Is she that impatient she couldn’t wait for him to finish?

-          I loved the story with Jorge and his wife. It was just a brilliant story. He survived after shooting himself with a nail gun. We learn that his fall was caused by a brain tumor located in the part of the brain where his memory is. This is where it gets controversial. Derek offers the couple two suggestions: he can live for ten years, or five years. Honestly, I would have taken the ten years. I believe in fighting until the end. The personality can always be rebuilt.

-          I had to comment on Jorge’s camera. He loved taking pictures of his wife. She was always in red and she always made him a cheese omelet for breakfast. She says she will stand by him until the end.

-          Liz was Ellis’ scrub nurse for 18 years. That’s a long time.

-          Liz places surgeons in two categories: surgeons who remember their patients’ names and people who don’t.

-          Meredith’s father’s name was Thatcher Grey.

-          Ellis remembered Liz. That was a nice ending.

-          I liked hearing Cristina tell Izzie how jealous she is of her. She says that if she was Izzie, she would walk around naked all the time. Wow.

-          I’m glad Bailey stuck it to Limp Harry. I’m also glad she protected her intern in front of him. God I love that woman.

-          Cristina got to call her “first time of death.” She also hasn’t had a surgery yet.

-          At the end of the episode, George gets over Izzie being in the bathroom while he’s taking a shower. Good for him.

-          Yeah, we wanted it. Derek and Meredith meet for lunch. What’s to follow?

I loved this one. 5 stars

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