Some people are walking on water while others are drowning. Let’s just say most of everyone is drowning. I heard this story if a three-episode arc. And Shonda wrote it. You know what that means…classic Grey’s Anatomy.

          Was this episode better than the Superbowl outing? It probably will be; it has the potential to be. The all-around story is excellent and exactly on par with last year’s bomb-in-a-chest. But I can feel some major things coming up in the next two episodes. My gut instinct: the cliffhanger isn’t some wussy cliffhanger that will be resolved by Meredith climbing up the wall. I think something drastic is going to happen and I don’t think it’s going to end well. But I want it to. Get over it.

          How perfect to have Meredith try and drown herself in the beginning of the episode and to end up really drowning (or so we think)? Except the first one was intentional. Following the devastating gift from last week, Ellis is back as the Alzheimer’s patient. Yeah, Meredith is depressed. Yeah, she wants this pain to end. Similarly to Izzie, they want something to define who they are. Izzie, herself, emptied the whole fridge and went as far as to eat a tub of butter.

          But these two women are special; they just don’t know it. It takes a really great person to stay with a petrified girl through an area of chaos and confusion. Meredith stayed with the little blond girl the whole time…not leaving her sight. I couldn’t believe Meredith’s good nature. It just goes to show what kind of a person she is. She should show that side more often.

          I loved Izzie’s story. Medically, she’s been lost. She hasn’t been an emotionally stable doctor for a while and it was time she grew out of her new cocoon to get right into action. It took her awhile to breathe, but she just did what she had to do. A guy stuck under a car idea is genius. There was little Izzie could do. Doing the best she can, she sets Rick’s arm back. I’m really psyched to see how she’s going to handle his condition now that he’s obviously failing. Uh-oh!

          I really enjoyed the Chief’s makeover. He wants to impress the ladies. And you know what, leave the guy alone. Taking away from what Addison said (hysterical), Burke lives with Cristina, Derek sates the perfect 12 year-old and Mark is a man whore. It’s true. Not all men are as good-looking as those three. I’m sure hell I looked like one of them. I would love to look good for the ladies. And Addison I think left a good impression on the chief and I’m sticking with my gut feeling that she’s going the be next chief. I know it.

          In addition to the race for chief, there’s also the race for chief resident at Seattle Grace. I had no idea that Callie, Sydney (I can’t stand her, but I love her), and Bailey are all at the same level. They’re all fourth year residents. I don’t get this system at all. I thought Bailey was a seventh-year resident. Isn’t she going for her fellowship next year? I thought that’s what was said last season. I don’t get this.

          Talk about a beautiful set. I know that’s a morbid thing to say but the money that must have been invested in making that location must have been ginormous. They must have needed like 300 extras for the scenes. It just looked chaotic and everyone looked panic-stricken. What we can expect from the rest of the episodes I have no idea. I am just so excited for the next episodes.

Dear Diary

Alex: I just got back from the scene of the crash. It was insane. I have never seen so much blood at one spot. It’s total chaos; children are looking for their parents, people are dying, people are crying…I thought ferry boats are supposed to be safe. I found a woman squished under a pylon. She’s a burn victim and she’s pregnant. We brought her in right away. Her face was just burnt. That’s the only way I can describe. That’s all you could see. And then, Cristina has the brain idea to steal the patient away from me. The Chief tasked me to inform the families waiting at the clinic. This is going to be one hell of a day.

Cristina: You know…I want pylons on people. I want people under pylons. Why don’t I ever get to go to these things? I’m always left at the hospital ready to receive patients. That’s not what I do. I’m a freakin’ surgeon. I don’t want to do sutures. And yeah, I still haven’t told anyone I’m getting married. But of course, Burke had to open his big mouth to tell Shepherd so I’m left here looking like a loser because I can’t tell Meredith I’m getting married. What was her problem today? Why was she so cranky?

Today’s Baileyisms

-          “I’m not cute.”

-          “You sex life cannot be held in my head today…ever It cannot be held in my head ever.”

Quotable Quotes

-          Meredith: “I Did not try to drown myself in the bathtub.”
Izzie: “Hey, I ate everything out of the fridge last night...everything, including that tub of butter. There's no judgment here.” Why are my girls suicidal?

-          Meredith: “I was taking a bath.”
Derek: “That's not a bath. I know what a bath looks like.”

-          Derek: “Just for the record, I am your knight, in shining, whatever.”

-          Richard: “What's the news?”
Mark: “Shepherd and Grey are on the rocks. Burke and Yang got engaged. You need highlights in your hair. That's why it looks so odd. I'm gonna go save lives.”

-          Sydney: “Chief resident. Yeah, for next year. The one fifth-year resident that rules all other residents. Oh she-- okay, she's cute. She's acting like she didn't know about it. Cute.”
Bailey: “I'm not cute.”
Sydney: “I'm on to you. Okay, I'm a competitor. Grr.”
Bailey: “I bite.” Classic scene.

-          Cristina: “Meredith, I have a thing..news.”

Meredith: “You’re not pregnant again, are you? Cause I can’t handle the extra months of bitchiness.”

Some Final Notes

-          Izzie said she ate a whole tub of butter. It probably doesn’t taste as bad as it sounds. Seriously, I love butter.

-          The interns had their triage thing today. Is this a mandatory thing for all surgeons, or is it just for the clinic?

-          Dr. Sydney had to show up again as the bright and shiny weirdo. I can’t stand her, but I love her. She definitely has to compete with Bailey now for the position of chief resident and I am going to love it.

-          I loved the “knight-and-shining-whatever” mention. It’s a knight-in-shining-armour Mer.

-          The Chief’s black hair still has me cracking up.

-          Addison really impressed me this week. Her lecture in the elevator was great.

-          Callie was hysterical. Clashing with Sydney is what I’m going to look forward to in future episodes.

-          Bailey was great telling Sydney that she bites rather than “grrr.”

-          George actually took a picture of Callie. I don’t think these two are going to last. She can’t bear to be his boss.

-          Burke told Derek about the proposal. Then gossip Mark spread the news. I loved the scene where Webber asks what’s the news and he starts talking about relationships. Loved that.

-          What a stunning scene when Alex lifts the pylon off the burned woman. It looked real.

-          The guy stuck under the car, Rick, turned out to be a great case. I’m psyched.

-          I wasn’t too crazy about George’s story with the woman looking for her son. They need to spice that one up a bit.

-          Addison said she dyed her hair blond after her divorce.

-          Izzie set the man’s arm back. My god that rocked. Izzie awesome.

-          I feel bad for Alex. He has to deal with the families. That’s tough.

-          “Walk on Water” is a song by Aerosmith.

Pure brilliance. More is coming up. 5 stars

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