As the day comes to a close, and Meredith has been able to convince Mamma D that she is a likable person all day, she tracks Mamma bear down and spills the beans. She lets her know that she isn't rainbows and pink scrunchees, that usually she is frown lines barely concealed by too much botox and letting herself drown. She also is the kind of person who feels sorry for serial killers and understands why mommy's don't usually like her. No better proof of that than her own mom. Mamma D takes this all in, and politely excuses herself. Izzie overhears this conversation and looks on as if to say, did you teach you nothing??
Izzie then follows up with Denny on how she wants to meet his mom. She wants to go on a date with him and overall she wants him alive. Denny asks if this is a break up speech and she answers that it is. Thank God.
In romantic news, Sloan leaves with Lexie no longer ashamed by their relationship. He also urges Calle to get herself out there and take a chance on love! (isn't this the exact same way these three ended last episode?) On date night, the Major shows up at Yang's house very late, super hammered, and randomly in a suit. The Major explains that he hasn't been on a date in so long that he needed to take the edge off. Plus he remembered that the date was with Yang making him really need to take the edge off. Yang is pissed and tells him he reeks like a brewery and needs to shower ASAP. The Major complies and heads straight for her shower. Atta boy Major!
And it's time to say farewell to Mamma D. Her and Derek discuss Meredith and Mamma D gives Derek a diamond ring. Wh Wh What?? She tells him that the ring was meant for Derek when he found the right girl. Sad, since Derek has been married before, but shocking that Mamma didn't think Addison was right but Meredith is? Mamma finds Meredith's sympathy for a death row inmate endearing not scary and says that she's the one.
The Major beckons Yang into the bathroom where he is still fully clothed. Everything, suit, tie, shoes. Yang is like, WTF you're wearing shoes in my shower....and you are taking a shower at my house. This is the worst date ever. The drunken sailor shares a story of his best surgery with Yang. The surgery is one of I'm sure many traumatic stories that keep the Major up at night, revealing his troubled psyche. Yang's icy exterior melts towards the Major and she joins him in the shower. As Yang comforts him, the Major looks completely defeated. It's tough work keeping those walls around you firm!
At the frat house, Alex finds Izzie and tells her he wants to introduce her to Mamma Karev. The only thing that could make Izzie happier is if he said he wanted a ghost threesome. She leaves to go get a bottle of tequila to celebrate. When she leaves, Denny approaches and sits next to Alex. He seriously tells Alex, "We have to talk." I swear I literally held my breath in this scene, because I was so afraid Alex was going to say something back to Denny and we were going to learn that he had been seeing Denny all along too. Luckily, I was wrong. But I can't help but wonder what Denny has to tell Alex. He has a ghost STD? He's knocked Izzie up with a fake baby? Only time will tell.
Still at the hospital, Meredith finds Bailey talking to Jackson. She apologizes to Bailey for Jackson's situation, and as Bailey walks away, and the serious music begins, you know Meredith has something up her sleeve. She follows up with prisoner Dunn and lets him know his latest prognosis. She tells him that his skull is basically non-existent and that he has to be very careful, because if he damages it, he'll suffer brain death, and die. She makes sure that Dunn fully comprehends what she is saying, and leaves.
When she does, Dunn begins to pound his head against the metal bed over and over again, like a person who just woke up next to George after a long night of vodka shots.
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Comments (11)
BTW Bailey, how are your marital problems going? Your husband doesn't still complain that you obsess over work and that you spend more time with your patients than your family, does he? Just curious.
OMG Between that comment and the 'shacking' refernce, this post wins. And I'm still on the first page.
1 of 11 | Posted by oodle_noodle | Posted on January 20, 2009 5:32 PM
Yes, I agree, this episode was really good. That fully-clothed shower scene was HOT!
If we never see Denny again, it will be too soon.
I think Tyne's show was "Judging Amy", though!
Nevertheless, great recap!
2 of 11 | Posted by scottywrangler | Posted on January 20, 2009 5:41 PM
Darn, I didn't watch the show last week (watched football) so I was counting on your recap! Shucks.
It looks like Denny will be out of the picture soon. Way to take a beloved character and make everybody hate him!
I hate to be the grammar police but...when talking about Izzy and Alex, say "She and Alex..." not "Her and Alex..." Sorry, it just annoys me.
Love your recaps, though!
3 of 11 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on January 20, 2009 11:30 PM
Hey guys! Thanks for checking the recap out.
scottywrangler you are def right, that the show was Judging Amy. Was Chasing Amy a movie about a lesbian?
pixielated-Sorry about the grammar. Me usually speak so good. ;) You made the RIGHT choice by choosing the National Championship over Greys last week. I went to the game which is why the recap was so late. Still not sure what happened to it in recap land. Sorry. But to give you a quick recap, last week's show was literally just to set up this week and tomorrow's show. Honestly. It was super boring. So I was so excited that this episode was so much better.
I feel like tomorrow is going to be a good one! Thanks again for reading!
4 of 11 | Posted by TWSS | Posted on January 21, 2009 6:19 AM
Another great recap. (But I envy your going to the champ game!)
I have the same irritation at them saving death row guy - and who is paying for that? The same tax payers who can't get free treatment for their own child.
I (still) like Arizona. Better than almost everyone else there.
The shower scene was good, and the whole episode was far better than the prior one.
5 of 11 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on January 21, 2009 8:09 AM
So I must be drawing a blank but since when did Lexie move into Meredith's attic? I thought Lexie lived with George.
6 of 11 | Posted by blazergirl | Posted on January 21, 2009 12:57 PM
You're right, blazergirl. Maybe that was one of those things that happened the previous week??
I was thinking about death row guy, and couldn't he sign a "do not resuscitate" order or have a living will or one of those things like that old lady did a few weeks ago? You know, the one whose husband kept trying to keep her alive and it was so sad?
7 of 11 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on January 21, 2009 8:47 PM
Grey let Lexie crash there after the whole intern surgery debacle, but I didn't realize she was moving in. I guess once the other intern told George, "She's like in love with you" Things got a little awkward. I wonder why nobody lives in Derek's trailer.
Pixie, good call on the DNR form. That kind of logic would mess up the "explosive" next new episode though.
8 of 11 | Posted by TWSS | Posted on January 22, 2009 6:43 AM
Thanks TWSS; I have seen every episode and knew I was forgetting something but didn't think I had missed a major part. I guess it wasn't given too much notice on the show.
9 of 11 | Posted by blazergirl | Posted on January 22, 2009 10:18 AM
I know this is like beating a dead horse, but poor George. Another week with only a few lines and now Lexie doesn't even live with him (I didn't remember her moving in with Deth either). But I did like this Grey's ep...now if they can keep the momentum going!
10 of 11 | Posted by Yanksfan24 | Posted on January 22, 2009 10:45 AM
Remember when Sloan said to McDreamy, "you take her home or I will" about Lexie/Little Grey? I think that meant that McDreamy and Meredith decided to let her move in. that might have been around the same time that Meredith thought Lexie was a cutter and Mcdreamy was like you need to be a big sister...
about the prisoner, maybe since he doesn't have any rights, he can't sign a living will or whatever.. there's a Jodi Picoult book about a prisoner on death row who wants to give his heart to the daughter of a man he killed..but the mother doesn't want a killer's heart in her daughter. It's kind of frustrating that the prisoner just can't give his organs to Jackson, but wouldn't that be like helping to kill someone if they let the prisoner die just to get his organs? isn't it weird that callie and george never talk even tho they used to be married?
11 of 11 | Posted by User Name | Posted on February 20, 2009 11:28 AM