Alright. I have to chime in now that I'm able (I was so pissed to not be able to get online last night when the show was over! lol)
First of all, stop with the killing off Burke thing cause you hate Isaiah Washington. Just leave it be. Seriously.
Second of all, Shonda's blog and all the spoilers have never said that a major character will be killed off. They've merely said that someone we hold near and dear to our hearts will die. That doesn't mean 'killed off'. So technically, Meredith will be clinically dead and be brought back.
PS Ellen Pompeo just signed a new contract so no, she's not being 'killed off.'
Also, yes, Meredith started out the narration in the show last night. However, it was also before she was all hypothermia girl in the water. She was bobbing out of the water and then her voice over faded away as she went under. I would assume next week's voice over would be Derek. It hasn't always been Meredith (though it is her the majority of the time). There was the big episode where Cristina basically implodes and HAS to tell the chief about what she and Burke have been doing with the surgeries and *she* narrated the whole episode.
Alright, now I'll get off my high horse and actually talk about the episode.
I knew a lot of it was coming... mostly because I couldn't wait a whole week and I *had* to know, so I've been reading the spoilers and the blogs and whatnot (actually, I'm reading Shonda's blog at the same time as I'm writing this -- how's that for multi tasking? lol), but I still found myself saying "are you KIDDING me?!" at the end of the episode.
I liked where Shonda went with Izzie's little speech. Mostly because it was so typically Izzie. It was a little trite, but Izzie was supposed to be speaking off the cuff. And do I hate her for what she said to George about Callie? Absolutely. But again, so typically Izzie. She doesn't think before she speaks sometimes and she never holds her tongue. She says what she has to say and that's that. I respect her character for that..... but hopefully, George will too, cause it looks like Izzie's outspokenness is taking a toll on their friendship.
However, what kind of strong friendship would they have if she faked support and didnt think she could out and out tell him she thought he made a mistake?
Moving on.
Derek in the hallway with Sloan. I loved that moment. It made me cry. Mostly because the one constant underlying aspect to Sloan is that, despite the fact that he knows Derek will never forgive him for what he did, Derek is his "family". He loves Derek. And he did some horrible, horrible things to Derek. But because he loves Derek, he'll be there for him anyway. Yeah, Sloan can be a complete asshole. But I think underneath it all, he's really not as bad as we all think. And c'mon, who doesn't want to see more of McSteamy in a towel? God bless Sloan and God bless that tiny little towel.
Loved the moment with Alex telling Addison he'd notice if she was missing. I was waiting for him to say it when she first mentioned it, but that was too easy and Alex needs to think about something like that before it occurs to him to say it. Addison's been a little misguided lately and while I dont know that I'd love to see them get together (Peyton Place, much?) I do like the dance they've been doing.
Speaking of Addison, she just about killed me when she walked in and saw Meredith. The expression on her face and the "don't do this to us Meredith. Don't do this" showed just how much she's grown. I'm really starting to love her character.
Back to the interns, I can understand Cristina's whole "she's my person" thing about Meredith. I don't think Cristina's ever had a true best friend before. Someone she would, well, call to help her drag a body across the floor, or share big news like this with. Cristina doesn't go about anything typically (hello, who WOULDNT wear that 3 carat ring? Ring person or NOT. I'm still stewing over that one -- but it's so her) so it makes sense that she wouldnt know how to process not yet being able to share her news with Meredith. Likewise, not being able to be the one to tell her because Derek already knows. It makes sense to me, but then again, Im a little twisted lol (or twisty. whichever)
I like that they showed the depth of all the interns -- especially Alex and Cristina, who almost never get emotional -- both throughout the show and most especially when they were waiting for news on Meredith. And I really liked that Izzie hugged Cristina. Mostly because they've never been terribly close (the way Meredith and Cristina are) and well, Cristina doesn't exactly scream 'hug me!' (remember the episode where all the patients wanted to hug her? that was all I thought of)
The only thing I didnt like was how they incorporated Denny and Dylan. That seemed too over the top to me. We'll see how that plays out next week though.
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