I’m into this show like a train. How is it possible to top last week’s episode? You watch this one. Doesn’t it just feel like this show can’t go wrong? Seriously. I haven’t seen such a brilliant hour of television in a while.

          This episode had a different feel and style than the other episodes; it was plot-driven rather than character-driven. But who cares? As long as the storyline rocks the way it does on Grey’s Anatomy, I don’t care what they do with the show. The train wreck took place while the interns were at Joe’s bar. They are evidently called after hours. Not that any of them care. I absolutely loved the fact that Meredith was drunk. It was fitting. She was waiting for the jerk McDreamy to show up. Yes, you heard me, I said jerk. The fact that he chose Addison seals the deal for me. I don’t like him anymore. At least he finally broke the news to her. I had to laugh every time I saw Meredith with a banana bag. Being a doctor is hardcore. Even Bailey was called from her tenth year marriage anniversary. Did I mention how devastatingly beautiful Chandra Wilson looks when she dresses up? I never thought I’d say that.

          I love when the trauma room goes absolutely insane. It must be a rush to watch the whole thing unravel in front of your eyes. Bonnie and Mr. Maynard come in. Both have a pole stuck through their bodies. I gasped when I saw this. Who would think that the person sitting next to you on the train will be the person you’ll die next to in a few hours? I am just in awe with what the writers pulled off here. Both these characters were just real people. Mr. Maynard, at first, refused to let Bonnie die so he can live. I can understand and I would probably do the same thing. If I was as brave he was. But at some point, we have to think rationally. Bonnie did. She realized that she was endangering her new friend’s life if she wasn’t pulled off. She took the brave way out. She wanted Shepherd to tell her boyfriend Danny that she would still be her if love were enough. Perfect.

          I was a bit disappointed with the previews. To me, it seemed as if the story would revolve entirely around Meredith. It didn’t at all. Having sobered up, she asks to scrub in which she does. In what is perhaps one of the most dramatic scenes ever, Meredith doesn’t want to let Bonnie die. “What about her,” she keeps asking. I can understand what Meredith was feeling. Burke just dropped Bonnie to go help Mr. Maynard. I would be as frantic as Meredith was too. Bailey literally had to pull her off from the body. It just seemed like a waste to me. I wanted them both to live. More importantly, it’s hard for an intern to watch a patient be let go, especially after being taught to do everything they possibly can to save their lives.

          I liked the two best friends/same sperm donor story a lot too. These two best friends have been together since the third grade. They aren’t lovers; they’re just two mothers who have been impregnated by the same sperm donor. It’s a little creepy, but really cool. They consider each other’s child their own. And they both took classes together and predicted that they would give birth together; it just happened at the wrong time.

Dear Diary

Meredith: They just left her on the table. She died and no one did anything. They didn’t do a damn thing. Bailey actually pulled me away from her. How are we supposed to be doctors if we just pick who lives and dies? I understand she wanted to give herself up to save Tom, but it wasn’t right. Burke just left to die on the table. Oh, and so I’m guessing you want to hear about what happened with Derek. He chose his lovely wife. He chose her over me. Yeah, my little scene didn’t do any of us much good. He just dumped me. How am I supposed to handle something like this? Do I just let him be with her or do I win him back? He made it clear that he wants to start over with her. Maybe I should just sit back. There’s no use freaking out about something I can’t change. I wasn’t good enough for him; he didn’t choose me. Now I’ve got to get over it.

Izzie: It’s really hard to hate the salmon-scrub-wearing bitch. I want to be there for Meredith, but she told me I show promise in her field. I’ve never even thought about gynecology. I’ll always be there for Meredith, but it’s just hard to be angry at her. Besides, I’m not one to hold grudges. Don’t ask me about Alex. He’s the one person I’ll hold a grudge with. The guy’s a jackass and a moron. I did stick up for him though when Addison started yelling at him out of nowhere. Seriously, what did she want him to do, tackle the pregnant woman down? Why was she looking at me to back her up? The word going around is that she’s Satan. I love it. It might totally fit as well. I’ve got to stop gossiping. But for Meredith’s sake, I’ll keep you posted.

Today’s Baileyisms

-          “Besides, if I’m not going home, nobody’s going home. Ten years of marriage. I didn’t even get to finish my damn lobster.”

-          “Regretting that last shooter about now, aren’t you?”

Quotable Quotes

-          Meredith: “I actually said ‘pick me’. Right? I did? ‘Pick me’?”

Joe: “I think it’s romantic.”

Meredith: “It’s not romantic, Joe. It’s horrifying. Horror-movie horrifying. Carrie at the prom with the pig’s blood, horrifying!”

-          Cristina: “You tell someone I’ll meet you at a bar tonight, how long exactly does that mean you're supposed to wait?”

George: “You think he’s really not coming?”

Izzie: “It is getting a little hard to watch!”

Cristina: “Nah, it was hard to watch half an hour ago, now it’s just pathetic.”

Meredith: “Who's pathetic?”

Cristina: “What?”

Meredith: “You who pretend to be my friends are calling me pathetic, behind my back, in front of my face. Why don’t you just dump the pig’s blood on me now and get it over with.” Meredith, drink some coffee.

-          Joe (to Derek): “Dude? You’re late.”

-          Meredith: “I seem to be drunk. I was off-duty.”

Bailey: “So was I. Anybody else half in the bottle?”

-          George: “I think I’m strung out on the scalpel.”

-          George: “Does that mean he picked her?”

Cristina: “If it does, I just lost fifty bucks.” I like how she bets againts her friends.

-          Meredith: “Before you judge me, I know there was a train accident. People are very badly hurt. And then I'm a vapid narcissist when you mix me with alcohol. In case you were wondering, I know that.”

-          Cristina (to paramedic): “Okay, really, I cannot straddle another giant ego right now. I’m already doing the splits.”

-          Cristina: “You’re my boyfriend! I mean, I know I don't have much experience with this kind of thing but, aren’t boyfriends supposed to help in situations like this?”

Burke: “Cristina, when we’re on duty I can’t be your boyfriend.”

Cristina: “Ok, so when we’re on duty, I can have sex with someone else?” That’s about right.

-          Meredith: “Addison was yelling at you in front of a patient?”

Alex: “She didn’t exactly yell. (pause) Fine, she's Satan’s whore.”

Some Final Notes

-          McDreamy came right when Meredith left. Would his answer have changed? I’m lost.

-          I laughed when Bonnie asked for a breath mint. For her.

-          Bailey was pissed when she was called from her date with her husband.

-          Yvonne died of internal bleeding and nobody had an idea what was going on. Alex was treating her friend Mary. How annoying was Yvonne on the phone with her story about a redneck…

-          I laughed when Meredith kept saying “ow” when she tried putting in the IV.

-          Izzie criticized Addison for wearing salmon-colored scrubs. I hate them too.

-          Cristina clashed with the paramedic with the big ego. I felt like slapping her right there. Get over yourself. You are just a paramedic.

-          George tells Meredith that is he were Derek, he would chose her. George, you’re being too obvious.

-          Cristina found a leg that belonged to a woman. Dr. Webber’s patient was a man.

-          Meredith told Alex to get his mojo back.

-          Addison really unleashed at Alex. What was her problem? The woman wanted to see her best friend.

-          Addison wants Izzie to tell her when she’s made a decision on whether she’s going to hate her or not.

-          I loved when Bailey stopped the elevator so Derek can cry. There’s a reason why I lover her.

-          I can’t believe after a whole day shift, the interns were still expected to get to rounds. I would die.

Brilliant. 5 stars

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