Originally, this two-parter was supposed to be one episode. But, I loved the way this episode turned out. It had a different feel to it. And the show delivered on a dramatic level but most importantly, on a comedic level as well. Nothing really happened in the episode (except Addisex KISSING), but the episode was a stunner.

          Here’s what I’m really liking: The impact of Denny’s death on the hospital is slowly fading. Izzie cutting Denny’s LVAD wire caused Burke to get shot, Izzie inheriting 8.7 million dollars, and sending the hospital into a royal mess. But now, things are getting back to normal. We had it coming. Everything has settled down: Izzie has deposited the check and is now aloud back in the OR, Burke seems to have gotten rid of his tremor, George seems to be calming down, and the whole staff seems happy. We’re moving away from the Duquette incident into the Harold O’Malley incident. So far, Harold’s story has been solid and safe. Nothing bad has happened to him yet. But I can feel something coming.

          This whole episode felt depressing for poor Harold. He prepared himself to say his good-byes. Like Harold says, lying on the hospital has opened his eyes to the world he’s been looking at with his eyes closed. He feels bad for the times when George has felt left out. What else can a dad hope for? A child’s forgiveness. George is becoming better now. In previous episodes, he was dealing with his problems in less than acceptable ways. That’s what put me off. Now, he sought to get help from his open-armed friends. He’s dealing with his problems. Callie understands him and she is his glue that holds him together. Writer Krista Vernoff states that Callie is the only person who understands him. In one of the classic scenes of the series, Callie and George start dancing when Harold pees 130cc over 4 hours. I wanted to grab Callie and kiss her. While Louise and her two other sons are shocked with George’s reaction to the pee, he dances around with Dr. Torres. That’s quality television.

          Izzie was our other character of the week, finally depositing that freakin’ cheque. I loved how George spazzed in the morning. He literally threw an apple at Izzie begging her to deposit the cheque. I’m glad it’s finally been dealt with. And no kidding, she was obviously going to melt down in front of the teller. He, of course, just stares at her in awe with the fact that her cheque had food stains on it. I’m sure he was saying to himself, ‘who’s this whacko?’ But Katherine Heigl does a great job of preventing her character from becoming a soapy drama queen. Izzie is unique and special and she deserves that nine million. Let’s see if she’ll help Heather Douglas. My gut feeling says she will, but will Heather’s mother accept charity? Let’s hope she will.

          After the eruption of the consequences of Cristina’s betrayal, Burke isn’t on speaking terms with Cristina. It feels like ages ago since the episode “From a Whisper to a Scream”. But these two play like children. Referring to the game “uncle,” Burke says he will not admit he was wrong. He will not cave in. The game uncle consists of someone folding another person’s arm until it the person tells that someone to stop. He has to cry out “uncle.” Like Addison describes it, this feud is pathetic. Cristina obviously still loves Burke. She’s still asking about his hand and she stays all night in his room. They don’t utter a word to each other, but she’s still there. Krista Vernoff thinks the couple still loves each other. The relationship has become a game for them. Cristina doesn’t want to give him the satisfaction of admitting she’s wrong, and Burke won’t open his mouth until she admits she’s done wrong. The two don’t know it. As time progresses, Burke will realize that he needs Cristina, and vice versa. That’s the reality of the situation.

          Thatcher is back in the hospital. Despite his attempt to reconnect with his daughter, Meredith will not give him the satisfaction of it. When doing the rounds, he walks in when Meredith presents her niece’s case. Meredith freezes. She can’t even bear to look into her father’s eyes. I think it’s time she heard her father’s side of the story. And judging on the previews, it seems like she might just give him a chance.

Dear Diary

Izzie: I deposited the damn cheque. Are you all happy now? You wouldn’t believe the obsession over that stupid cheque. Everyone kept telling me to deposit it. It’s my damn money. Denny gave it to me. I should be able to do anything I want with it. And it hurts me to watch people like Heather Douglas have financial problems. She literally cannot stand up straight because there’s a curvature in her spine. She’s hunched over 90 degrees and just walks like that. It’s just so hard to live like that I’m sure. She’s miserable and sees no point in living this way. When she looked at me, she was so jealous of my good looks. She thought people like me have the perfect lives. We don’t. But she’s aloud to be a bitch. I told her I’m a bitch too, with no good reason at all. And now she can’t have the surgery. It’s too expensive. Just when I was aloud to go back in the OR, there’s no surgery. And George is having a hard time. His father is hanging in there, but the surgery took its toll on him. I hope he can survive.

George: When I saw him with that tube in his mouth and that huge scar on his chest, I nearly lost it. I had to leave the room. Thank God Meredith was there to grab me. I could have lost it. My father had told me so many things about himself. He started saying his good-byes to me before the surgery. He said he was the one who ran over my dog Bucky. I couldn’t believe it. But he seems to be hanging in there. His pee is still yellow, meaning his kidneys are still working. If these organs start failing, then he’s in trouble. My mom and my brothers couldn’t understand why I was so happy with Callie. They’ll get it soon. I just hope my father will stay alive. I’m praying.

Today’s Baileyisms

-          “What’s unreasonable is that you’re losing thousands of dollars a day of interest. That’s unreasonable. You clearly are not reasonable yet, which is kind of the point your psychiatrist is trying to make.”

Quotable Quotes

-          Addison: “This is Meredith Grey's niece. If I lost her, people might think I did it on purpose.”

-          Meredith: “When we sleep at the trailer, where do you sleep?”
Derek: “You know the hammock outside? Sorry.” Poor guy.

-          Heather: “Mom, I know you still think death is the worst thing that can happen to a person. Death is not the worst thing.”

-          Mark (to Alex): “Maybe you ought to head back to the gynie squad where everything is squishy and pink!”

-          Izzie: “Surgery’s today?”
George: “Yeah, I’m okay.”
Izzie: “Yeah, I have a really good feeling. I didn’t even bake anything for you.”

-          Derek: “Yes, you do. I love it. I find it charming that such a big noise can come from such a little person.”
Meredith: “Do you know what’s not charming? Your morning breath.” I hate bad morning breath.

-          Heather: “Well, there goes my theory that life doesn't suck for pretty people. I’m sorry I was such a bitch to you.”
Izzie: “Well, you’re in pain. Sometimes I’m a bitch for no good reason at all.”

-          Callie: “You know Shepherd pretty well, yeah?”
Bailey: “Lots of hair, too many women, likes elevators and long walks on the beach.”

-          Addison: “Do you like abusing the interns? Is it fun for you?”
Mark: “Yes, it is, and in case you’ve forgotten, you don’t get the high horse this week, Addison. Not this week.”
Alex: “He’s an ass.”
Addison: “Not this week.”

-          Cristina: “Your father, freezing up on rounds. Oh, God, that was mortifying.”
Meredith: “Thank you. Thanks.”
Cristina: “Oh, okay, it wasn’t mortifying?” Yeah, it was.

Some Final Notes

-          I loved the fact that we got so many Meredith snoring scenes at the beginning of every act. She can snore.

-          George says he shouldn’t be able to drop 8.7 million dollars on the floor. So true.

-          This episode took place four days after the last episode.

-          I loved the party in Harold’s room.

-          Cristina was asking everyone to ask Burke about his hand. It wasn’t going o happen.

-          Heather Douglas has scoliosis. I can’t stand to look at that. I feel so bad.

-          She once had a steel rod in her back and it bent. Imagine that.

-          Meredith’s niece is called Laura Grey Thompson. She’s not going through a very nice time.

-          George asked Bailey to be straight with him about his father’s condition. It doesn’t look like that’s going to happen.

-          I loved Cristina yelling at the labs guy to get her labs ASAP. Everyone has an attitude.

-          The Stare Down was hilarious. Callie learns how to use it, but is doesn’t work in George. It only works on Derek.

-          Harold wanted the whole tumor out. He says he can fight whatever can be thrown at him. I hope that’s the case.

-          Webber hasn’t allowed Bailey to tell George the truth.

-          Olivia was back this week. I hate her.

-          Derek has bad breath according to Meredith. We all have a problem.

-          George called his father a “dog murderer” and Harold just died laughing. That was a stunning moment.

-          Meredith found Derek sleeping on George’s bed. That’s bad. And I loved Izzie passing by and revealing the whole thing to Meredith. He does it every day.

-          Meredith says she has abandonment issues. Ya think?

-          Laura had a distended abdomen. This poor girl is going through hell.

-          Can we talk about the almost-kiss? Seriously. I love Addisex. I love the name and I love the pairing. I want more.

-          What’s up with Mark? He really looks pissed.

-          Karev tried poisoning him with vanilla. ’Atta boy!

-          I loved the different shots with each character. That was nice.

-          “Six Days” is a DJ Shadow song.

Beautiful. 5 stars. How much better can this show get?

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