By The Qwertz
Another Thursday with the Pomp means it's time to open up another bottle of cab sav, kick back, and enjoy the pleasures of Grey's Anatomy. This week, with m_ruv vacationing on the Amalfi Coast, I am left to switch hit--I'm more the Yang to his steel faced Meredith. So lets dive in--though I'm not sure where to start. In an unusual move, I am totally lost as to what the theme of the episode will be, there was no narrative to tell us how to feel! FOR SHAME.
While there is no old-lady voiceover, there is however old-lady Mer in her frumpy Dartmouth sleepwear, listening to a whiny, insecure George trying to convince Mer to kick Dr. Torres out. While all this whining is endearing Georgie, maybe you should have thought about, oh how does one say it? Being honest.
Who should open the bathroom door behind George and Mer but Dr. Torres and she is all over the place. I mean really, her breasts are like all over my screen, and I have a 50-inch television! Now this is a Thursday night! Interrupting George and old lady Mer is crazy Barbia Izzy. She is finally out of that dress, but in a pepto pink top which really, c'mon, its Seattle--WHO WEARS COLOUR? Much to the surprise of George, Mer, the twins and Dr. Torres, Izzy is rizzy to return to the hospizzle. Great. Dr. Torres is supportive and happy but not before unleashing what little support she had--you see, she has GIANT BREASTS and was wearing only a towel. George complains she is using his towel, so Dr. Torres walks on up to George and Mer to drop the towel, which leaves Mer completely transfixed and dare I say hypnotized by Callie's giant mammaries and George keeps his eyes tightly shut like the pre-adolescent house page I sometimes think he is. Oh Dr. Torres, you feisty Latina. I hear everybody loves a spicy Latina...with giant breasts. Must...look...away...
Where was I...OH YES, back at le hotel du monde duuu adulterers les oeufs (I was exempt from taking a language at Dartmouth--you wouldn't know it right?) we see hottie mcsteamy with She Shepard who is pulling the fun, disheveled, let me pull myself together so no one can tell I'm a whore schtick. Enchanting. She offers to call him a cab to the airport so he can get back on the jetblue philandering red eye to New York.
Over at the Burke-Yang residence, we are greeted with a pissy and prissy Burke feeling sorry for himself and an as-usual reticent Yang. Over at the hospital, Archie and the gang walk up to the hospital, but Izzy takes pause to prepare herself just outside the entryway to the hospital. Up in the joint, Bailey is trying to convince the Chief that she is going through a rough patch, and that she sincerely will try harder to get wigs that don't look like shit. Then she tells the Chief to talk with Izzy and hear her out. Bailey takes some responsibility for her awful hair, and something...oh yeah, killing Denny (YAY!). The Chief agrees, and says he'll take the meeting with Izzy.
Over at the elevators of awkwardness (the Brits call them lifts, I believe) Derek asks Mer out for dinner that night, and as he walks away, who should step off the next lift but McVet who asks Mer out to dinner and fails, MISERABLY. In lieu of a dinner date, he opts for lunch at the cafeteria. Side note: I volunteered in a hospital from 7th grade through senior year of high school--it was a Seventh Day Adventist hospital, so all food was vegetarian and SO GOOD, OMG I want a grilled cheese now. Anyhow, Bailey is doling out the daily assignments and Callie requests George's presence ALL DAY, as she evidently wants to smother him...with attention, I'm sure.
Upstairs, She Shepard is summoned away for a quicky and Alex is sent to the ER where he finds a little girl with tell-tale signs of parental abuse--I mean foster parent abuse. Alex tries to get the little girl to stop covering for her parents, but instead she claims to be a superhero. A pale, sickly, scrappy superhero ie Super Meredith.
Little Miss Bruise Shine
The neuro malady du jour is a man who requires having his brain CUT IN HALF. OMG I saw this in Vegas, and if it is anything like that, this can only end in tears and misplaced keno cards.
Elsewhere, Callie is dragging George along to help out with an ankle replacement. George sees a clear shot at taking a moral high ground, and we all know where this will lead--tears and lost keno cards.
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Comments (14)
"He Shep walks all over Finn McHasNoBalls who sits there like a human doormat. Seriously, why is his character such a poorly accented shallow vagina having douchbag? Still better than Denny though!"
I'm guessing that HeShep KNOWS that Finn hasn't had the vagina, therefore he thinks he has the upper hand. (or maybe that isn't the right metaphor there)
Only 3 more days until a new episode!
1 of 14 | Posted by chick110
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Posted on October 10, 2006 5:16 AM
Qwertz, when you step in for someone else, that's technically pinch hitting. Switch hitting is a batter who can hit from either the left or right side of the plate, and is often used as a slang for bisexuality. Gotta be careful . . . those sports metaphors in the wrong hands can be dangerous, unless of course that's what you were going for. OK, I'm going to go back and read past the second sentence now.
2 of 14 | Posted by JasonR
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Posted on October 10, 2006 6:14 AM
Am I the only one who remembers the tv movie where Patrick Dempsey played an epileptic teenager who wanted this same surgery? I'm not sure if this ep was a nod/wink to that or if the writers are just asking the actors for storylines from their past jobs.
Thank God for McSteamy, not just eye candy but a much-needed sexy booster shot.
I also heard that little superhero girl may be Izzy's daughter she gave up for adoption. Apple don't far fall.
3 of 14 | Posted by tvaholic
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Posted on October 10, 2006 7:19 AM
well as long as it isnt code for beastiality, i'm fine with that.
4 of 14 | Posted by the_qwertz
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Posted on October 10, 2006 7:36 AM
I seriously doubt Meredith Grey has enough body fat to enable her to become pregnant. I'd be surprised to find she gets her period on a regular basis. Then again, most posters know how much I loathe her character. If Pomp could muster any other facial expression than "stoner with inner turmoil", I might be more interested in what happens to her.
5 of 14 | Posted by Shaz
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Posted on October 10, 2006 8:04 AM
I never thought i'd actually miss m_ruv. that was the worst recap ever
6 of 14 | Posted by memyI
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Posted on October 10, 2006 1:13 PM
i'm sorry, but i agree with memyl.
while i appreciate the breathless pacing, you really skipped over some moments that begged for more of a snarkfest on the recap.
or at least something that was less of a plot re-telling and more commentary.
7 of 14 | Posted by se_cooper
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Posted on October 10, 2006 2:12 PM
good job qwertz. i thought it was a pretty fun little episode. though i have no ability to believe that izzy didnt spend her entitled Christmakuah miss sunshine youth reading wedding mags and dreaming of price charming.
8 of 14 | Posted by Leah3t
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Posted on October 11, 2006 5:52 AM
No Leah, don't you remember? Izzy grew up poor in a trailer park and that's somehow related to how she got knocked up at 16.
9 of 14 | Posted by Laurie
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Posted on October 11, 2006 8:48 AM
The whole thing with Izzie standing outside the hospital immobile for 12 hours or so was completely retarded, even dumber than her laying on the floor in her prom dress for 3 days after she killed Denny.
10 of 14 | Posted by JasonR
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Posted on October 11, 2006 9:19 AM
Thank you, JasonR (#10), I am in complete agreement with your post. I realize Izzie might be suffering from PTSD, but her storyline is bordering on unbelievable---3 days on the floor with that dress (what, no bathroom breaks?), followed by a day of muffin baking madness, finalized by a 12 hour vigil outside the hospital (again, no bathroom breaks? my legs would've gave out after hour 6). Please, writers, bring back a more-together Izzie! She's becoming a bad joke. (at least no more Denny though, probably the only positive here)
11 of 14 | Posted by Tati
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Posted on October 11, 2006 10:12 AM
I missed the ep when McSteamy was introduced, so this was the first time I actually saw him. Are people kidding with all the hype about him? He's like Ricardo Montalban as the host of Family Feud -- ever so charming with those smoldering eyes and kisses for all the ladies just so. Ew. I want to get a weed whacker & knock down his overly styled hair then smack that come-hither look frozen to his face. Really... what's the draw? He's gross.
Ditto about the Izzy story line. Dr. Torres is like some hyper-sexual Latina stereotype. And She-Shepherd does this weird thing with her lips that distracts me. Although her supply closet scene was good & so was Torres' line about "if you weren't a toddler and could use your words..." etc.
I'm starting to understand why people feel such a love/hate relationship w/this show -- cuz its like a car wreck that you can't look away from, but then youre pissed that you saw what you saw. Sigh. I'll probably keep watching anyway. It will give me time to wonder why the writers expect us to believe that none of these people date outside of hospital staff circles, and that encountering 4 or 5 coworkers at the same time in the same place off the job site in a major metropolitan area is not really a statistical impossibility. Did that make sense? Doesn't matter... neither does 4 characters checking into the same hotel during the same 40 second space of time. Lame.
12 of 14 | Posted by zoo keeper
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Posted on October 11, 2006 7:15 PM
p.s. back to McSteamy -- I forget to mention the Will Riker grin of steel + Fantasy Island eyes + Family Feud smarm. *shudder*
13 of 14 | Posted by zoo keeper
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Posted on October 11, 2006 7:20 PM
Great recap! I laughed out loud soo many times I am sure my co-workers are wondering what is wrong with me.
My favorite nickname of the recap: Super Meredith..hahaha
Favorite line: Bailey takes some responsibility for her awful hair, and something...oh yeah, killing Denny (YAY!). Yay is the best part.
14 of 14 | Posted by poor, dead boone
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Posted on October 18, 2006 12:08 PM