There’s something about sexual reassignment surgery and hermaphrodites that makes me uneasy. These poor people are put in such a hard position. That’s a decision I would never like to make. These people spend most of their times rejected by society because they cannot conform to the accepted rules of the “normal” people.

          This episode left a bad taste in my mouth. Although it had a relatively nice happy ending, the whole hour itself left me feeling different. The show has a way of presenting human condition and suffering in an understanding and effective way. When you understand the concept presented, you feel like crap. Bex, the hermaphrodite, was admitted for a tumor pressing on her ovary. Boy, did they get that wrong. It was actually pressing on a testicle. Yes, this is what freaked me out. Bex complains that she has always been rejected at school. All the girls in her high school have boyfriends and no one has ever been interested in her. She has slit her wrists a couple of times. She also draws this incredibly violent comic book that’s supposed to depict the friendship she once had with her best friend. Her parents cannot accept the fact that she could be a boy. Bex, however, cannot be happier. I liked when she requested the scissors to cut off her hair. I’m glad her parents finally came around to care for their daughter. Mrs. Levington cut her daughter’s hair. That was nice.

          Is Denny going to be a recurring character? He really hit it off with out dear Izzie. She hasn’t glowed like that in while. I like Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Denny. The poor guy needs a new heart and he was about to get it, but things didn’t work out the way she should. He didn’t look very healthy, probably because of his heart. He was feeling good enough though to flirt with Izzie. Did you see Alex’s face? He looked jealous.

          As the birth of Bailey’s baby looms closer, Cristina herself reevaluates what her baby meant to her. Bailey tells her that when the stick turned blue, she didn’t think she could raise the child. Bailey’s going to be one hardcore parent. Now, she knows she can raise her baby boy. She sat up one night and realized that she would be a great mom. As the New Year arrives, Bailey’s baby is her new year’s resolution. For Burke, the new year should bring answers to a few of his lingering questions: is Cristina moving in with him and what was she planning on doing with the baby? Surprisingly, Burke wasn’t upset over the fact that Cristina was going to kill the child. He just wants to know more about her. Does this mean that Burke didn’t want the child either? We’re never given a damn answer.

          The hospital is in for a lot of changes. Most of them are not making everyone happy campers. An intern can’t work more than 80-hour weeks at a time. Cristina is obviously pissed because she needs the hospital to breathe. Meredith also surprisingly doesn’t enjoy free time. Bailey is pissed about this 80-hour limit. She used to work 110-hour work weeks. The more times spent at the hospital, the more practice you get. In theory, it makes sense. But in practice, mistakes are made because interns are too tired to function. It also seems like the nurses will get overworked because there will be less interns in the hospital. Could Seattle Grace be headed for some rough times?

Dear Diary

George: I don’t understand people sometimes. The Livingtons daughter Bex is a hermaphrodite. She has an ovary and a testicle: she’s a boy and a girl at the same time. I couldn’t stand to watch them lie to their daughter the way they did. They tried acting like there was nothing wrong with her. She has been a female all her life and they’ve wanted her to stay like that. They even asked Dr. Shepherd to perform sexual reassignment surgery while in there to remove the tumor. I understand what it’s like to be a reject. The best way to go through high school is to be yourself and be comfortable with who you are. No way would she be happy the way she is. She tries to slit her wrists. Is that a happy girl? I don’t think it is.

Meredith: So I had a day off to day. Seriously. I went to go see my mother and I saw Derek there. Supposedly, the Chief asked him to go see my mother and arrange for her to be part of a study. She and Webber have been good friends and this study would help my mother have better days. Derek would help me admit her and she would be more comfortable. As for the rest of my day, I did five loads of laundry, cleaned out the fridge, and all my housework. Days-off really suck. This new rule about not being able to exceed 80-hour work-weeks sucks. I had to go back and watch a surgery. I thought I was going to die of boredom. And Doc is deciding to eat all our laundry. I had to hide with George and Izzie in the bathroom. That was a nice night.

Today’s Baileyisms

-          “Yang, why are you staring at my fat, pregnant belly?”

Quotable Quotes

-          George: “Uh-- We need to talk about the dog.”

Izzie: “That’s not a dog, it’s a hyena that escaped from the zoo, dressed in dog clothing.”

-          George: “Whatever. I don’t chew up his clothes. I don’t urinate on his bed. I don’t try to mount him from behind.”

Meredith: “People, he’s our dog. We love our dog. He loves us.”

Izzie: “Mount you from behind?”

-          Izzie (about Alex): “We’re all pulling for you.”

George: “We are?”

Izzie: “We are.”

-          Bailey: “What are you saying? I look tired O'Malley?”

George: “No, not tired, no, you look fresh, spry, you glow. What? Stop now.”

-          Derek: “There is a land called Passive Agressiva, and you are their queen.” That’s plain mean.

-          Denny: “Can I ask you something personal?”

Izzie: “If I say no?”

Denny: “I’ll hold my breath, which will stop my heart, killing me. You’re right here, you’ll be charged with murder. Lifetime in prison loved by a big old girl named Hildy.”

Izzie: “So my choices are homicide charges or inappropriate personal questions from a patient.”

Denny: “I know, kind of sucks.”

Izzie: “You know what, hold your breath. I’ll take my chances with Hildy. I can do girl-on-girl.”

-          Mauer: “I poured my heart and soul into that freaking book and now it’s stuck up my ass! Put that on my tombstone Audrey! On my tombstone!”

-          Addison: “There is a land called Passive Agressiva, and I am their queen.”

Some Final Notes

-          Izzie and George are talking about changing their hair.

-          Doc hates all three. That dog is really aggressive. I like how they were all stuck in the bathroom eating pizza.

-          Webber has been visiting Ellis. She reminded him about their loud night in the doctor’s room.

-          Webber kicked Yang out of her surgery with Burke.

-          Bex doesn’t like her name Rebecca. I don’t like her name as Bex. What is she going to call herself now?

-          Mauer ate his novel after he finished writing it. He hated it that much. Alex didn’t want off the case until he was sure he had covered everything. He realized that he had mercury poisoning. Good job Alex.

-          Bex was taking estrogen pills because she hated being flat.

-          Addison hates the trailer. She goes absolutely crazy in the morning when Derek brings in trout to eat for breakfast.

-          Denny says Izzie is in love with him.

-          Alex doesn’t think he passed his board exams. He better have.

-          George was really bothered with the Singletons case. He was criticizing the parents telling them they should be more supportive. Addison was much more supportive than I thought she would be.

I wasn’t in love with this one. 3 stars

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