From an amusing scene where Callie brushed her teeth in McSteamy’s shower and another doctor and nurse flirted with one another, to a semi-cathartic fishing trip and the appearance of what critics are calling the new Denny Duquette, this ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ episode reminded me of the series’ early days.
Gordon went bye-bye (thank goodness!) while the Braverman males competed for the role of the most manly Braverman on the football field … and while wielding the turkey carving knife.
This episode seemed overloaded with scenes of people applying pressure to Charlotte King to ‘do the right thing,’ while Pete’s brother emotionally blackmailed him to help their dying, murderous mother.
While the attendings were out celebrating Derek’s Alzheimer’s research grant, Cristina “tended” at Joe’s bar and did lap dances, while the residents pulled the night shift.
Both Kristina and Sarah got super-involved with their kids’ lives this week, one grossly overreached while the other pushed her child just the right amount.
After last week’s brutal episode about the assault of Charlotte King, this week’s installment was about assaults of the emotional variety: Charlotte’s seething anger, Addison’s guilt and Violet’s secret.
The episode in a nutshell: A rockin’ haircut, an odd housewarming, debating hardwood flooring and a hard luck story offered as an attempt to explain a bout of loutish behavior.
