Lexie finds her fellow interns and tells them about the cadavers. They are thrilled and make plans to meet there at lunch. Sounds gross, but in their defense, can you blame them?
Sherlock Hahn begins to investigate Izzie's involvement with Denny. Torres tells Hahn about the cut LVAD wire which stole Denny the heart. Hahn is LIVID when she realizes that Izzie is why her patient is still dying. Lest Hahn forgets that Izzie is also the one who broke up her girlfriend's marriage, so really can't we just call it even?
Downstairs Alex has found the army of the dead and pages Izzie. He presents the dead bodies to her to as a cheer-me-up present. Apparently the gift shop was out of carnations. Izzie, noticing again that she is surrounded by reminders of her dead ex-fiancée, freaks out and bolts.
I know how you LOVE dead people and all...
Up with the doll, George is struggling to save the bleeding doll who continues to harass him. I say this is one patient you should actually let die. We go behind the curtain to see that the chief is behind the doll's hijinks, after the doll says "I'm surprised you even passed your intern exam," Apparently The Chief thinks is the best use of time and money for a #12 establishment.
Who says spying is creepy?
Erica interrupts the Chief's fun to talk with the Chief about Izzie. Insert mental record scratch in Chief's head. Hahn corners the Chief in his office and demands answers. How was this unreported, how was Izzie not removed from the program, how is this hospital still accredited, how are they ranked as high as #12, and How the hell am I getting fired for playing a lesbian? The question about #12 wakes the chief up and he tells Hahn it's enough and she's crossed the line. He defends his decision and Izzie. He claims he handled it, and it won't ever affect any other patients. Especially not ones who are relying on her to pull them through a surgery so they don't die. PS. Hahn totally rocks this scene.
You're going to fire me after this scene? Seriously? SERIOUSLY?
McD and Bailey have performed surgery on the elderly woman and things have not gone well. They update the sweet old man about his wife. They try to tell him as nicely as possible that she is not waking up and that he really should have taken her to a more highly ranked hospital, but he is not hearing it. He sits next to her and begins to comfort her.
Grey finds Izzie hiding from Hahn and Denny. Izzie say's that she's hiding because an angry lesbian is about to turn her into lawn mulch and she keeps seeing dead guys other than the ones Lexie has acquired.
In surgery, Yang is dismissed by House because, well mainly because he hates her guts. Yang meets Lexie in the hall and smells the sweet fragrance of death on her and demands to know how. Yang is like a child on Christmas upon finding the dead bodies. She begins to negotiate the bodies for surgery with Karev and scores three dead bodies to do whatever she wants with. I officially just took my name of the organ donor list.
Alex, Izzie, Grey and Yang all play with the dead bodies while they eat their lunch. It's like a grown up Anatomy Jane. Izzie plays "am I normal" for seeing dead people, and loses.
Can you pass the salt, it's right next that guy's foot, no....to the right of Denny.
Izzie comes out of hiding, praying to avoid Denny, but finds someone far more scary. Hahn. Izzie asks to be removed from the surgery. Hahn, with the venom of a thousand snakes, tells her hell no, you have to look him in the face and see what you have done. If he dies, Hahn wants Izzie to be front and center.
Back with the old couple, the woman's heart is beating slower and slower. The husband is frantically trying to get the doctors to save her, but since she signed the DNR, they are following orders by doing nothing. He pleads to Bailey and McD, but there is nothing they can do. The old man freaks, and my heart breaks a little. The woman flatlines and the husband pleads for her to live. He begins to pound on her heart to keep it beating.
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Comments (11)
"Meanwhile, House, Yang, Torres and Lexie are working on the unidentified trauma patient who is in awful shape. Yang instructs Lexie to go prepare the morgue. House is super pissed and again I agree with him."
I was applauding House at that point. I usually laugh at most of these shows, but that scene hit too close to home. My father was very ill last spring (and passed away April 5th.) During his long treatment I dragged an intern, an administrator, and several nurses into the hall to yell at them on different occasions for not being circumspect about what they said within earshot of my father. They couldn't know for sure how much he was hearing and understanding, and they had no business risking making things worse for him.
I hope House continues to kick Yang's selfish butt all over the hospital.
1 of 11 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on November 13, 2008 3:12 PM
Favorite line - I know...I thought there'd be razors in heaven too.
Awesome recap!!
2 of 11 | Posted by Clair | Posted on November 13, 2008 4:02 PM
Excellent recap!
Goodbye Hahn. Glad to see you go!
I'm so over the Denny storyline. Move on please.
I thought the scene with the Chief messing wiht George was hilarious. I loved it when George finally saved 'Stan' and was all victorious and then finds out it was the Chief the whole time.
3 of 11 | Posted by akgirl7 | Posted on November 13, 2008 4:33 PM
Funny, funny recap!
"When he informs her that he was hitting on her all day, she cracks up and gives him the not even if you changed your name to Burke and spewed homophobic slurs."
Hmm....we have no proof that Isaiah actually did this. It's still George's word against Burke's. Btw, this show already jumped the shark when ABC fired Isaiah. It left a huge Burke-less hole that was temporarily filled with annoying, hateful Hahn. See ya, McBitchy Cardio Doc!
Cattyfan, that's sad about your dad. I always wondered if doctors discuss inappropriate things during surgery in real life like they do on this show. Sometimes, doctors can be really...jaded and tactless.
"Stan" is the best new character this show has seen in 2 seasons. He'll probably be getting a spin-off...
4 of 11 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on November 13, 2008 8:41 PM
Another fine recap.
We have our first black President - so can we also bring Burke back?
There were some very good scenes, well played - and props to director Joanna Kerns (and a host of other people who normally don't get credit).
I liked Yang's back story scene - obviously, House did, too.
If they are going to bring back Denny, why not go full soap op and make him a long lost twin - separated at birth - who is suing Izzie for the 8 mill Denny left her. Now THAT would be qualilty television!
5 of 11 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on November 13, 2008 10:03 PM
Ok, long time reader first time poster...This is total BS about Hahn and getting kicked off the show. Also, how did Hahn not realize that the big huge state of the art clinic is named after Denny Duquette? Sloppy writing!
6 of 11 | Posted by Yanksfan24 | Posted on November 14, 2008 8:52 AM
I was so relieved when Izzie stepped up and helped out the heart patient, and then looked up and Denny was gone. I figured that was it, she was no longer haunted by his memory and had assuaged her guilt somewhat. But, no!!!!!
During last night's episode, I got to the point that, whenever Denny appeared, I'd say, "Go away, motherfucker!!" I am so over him. If I am the average Grey's viewer, they are losing a lot of their audience by bringing him back. We can only hope that we see the end of him next week.
Otherwise, the show was great. (Of course, the ending was weird and contrived. I don't know why they did it this way, especially if they knew Hahn was leaving earlier.)
Major Sexy rocks!
7 of 11 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on November 14, 2008 7:09 PM
Did I miss the part where you decided to call him House? I know his name is Hunt, but are you drawing parallels with that other TV doctor?
8 of 11 | Posted by unwise | Posted on November 15, 2008 7:54 AM
unwise...I think it's shorthand for "quirky, socially inept, but creative and brilliant doctor."
9 of 11 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on November 15, 2008 8:03 AM
or perhaps "scruffy with slilghtly wavy hair."
10 of 11 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on November 15, 2008 8:04 AM
How about "Dr. Bonaduce"?
11 of 11 | Posted by briar | Posted on November 16, 2008 1:32 AM