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(S04E10) "Dr. Hahn. Shut-up." - Meredith

The final pre-strike episode of Grey's Anatomy. Well... technically, there's one more that's been shot (the infamous Bailey narrated episode), but who knows when that'll air. January if we're lucky. Maybe February. Anyway, I liked this one a lot. It definitely made up for last week's mediocre first half. It was hectic and tense despite the fact that you could see most of it coming a mile away. Fortunately, so many things came together... actually, I should say "fell apart."

Yes, fell apart. Just about every major relationship in this show finally hit the wall. Not that it really comes as a surprise. The entire hospital was in chaos! All the OR rooms were booked, the ambulance crash was still being dealt with, and Sloan and Hahn and everyone else got endless pages and constantly had to move from one patient to the next never fully having the chance to devote themselves to one surgery. It's a wonder that Nick (Seth Green was really good) was the only one that died. Alright, so let's break it down.

Meredith and Derek
It seems like they're pretty much done... and the best part of it? Meredith doesn't even know it yet. She thinks she's finally laid her claim on Derek after realizing that she had something to lose. Well... too late. She lost it to someone who in the short time we've met her seems (in my opinion) better looking, funnier, smarter, and much more like Derek's type. I'm all for the Derek/Rose thing if only because it's something different. Granted, I could be speaking too soon since I suppose he could give Meredith a bit of a chance to see if she's actually serious. I hope not though because that kiss between Derek and Rose was a great moment in this show if you ask me.

Look at it this way though. Derek and Meredith were apart most of this episode anyway. Meredith really made an impression on the Chief by handling herself so well with Ray the paramedic and it was great to see her tell off Hahn like that. For once she wasn't whiny, so maybe she is changing. I gotta tell you though. When she had to inject that GIANT needle into Ray's chest... I was not expecting a good outcome.

Derek had a positive experience too. So maybe that gave them both some sort of confidence. Meredith, knowing that Derek is the only one for her and Derek knowing that there are other fish in the sea. Like Rose, with her three semesters of computer science at Santa Cruz. I will say that was a bit much. A computer just sitting there unmoved has tons of "wires" that are loose? Come on. Regardless, it was defining moment because let's be honest - Meredith would have never been able to do that and Rose wowed Derek with her knowledge.

Miranda and Tucker
This was a long time coming even though we've heard so little about it. Bailey is never home. Tucker is essentially a single parent if you think about it. That being said, he's being completely unfair. He knew what he was getting when he married her and now that it's real for him, he's going to walk out. Not cool and I'm glad Bailey knows that too. Her whole spiel about vows and what not was good stuff.

It was ridiculous to have George running back and forth between them like some sort of dually hired divorce attorney though. To be honest, I would have loved to see Tucker barge into the OR and actually have words with his wife. Seeing those two spar verbally would be fun to see.

Random observation. I thought she was going to stitch up Nazi Paramedic so that his swastika was no longer recognizable, right? When George was suturing his wound, maybe it's me, but there wasn't much distortion there.

George and Izzie
And speaking of George, how great was it when he threw it all right back at the Nazi paramedic? All the "world would be a better place if he were dead" talk. Oh, snap! I can imagine TR Knight saying the exact same thing to a certain former cast member.

As far as iGeorge goes... ugh. What's with this "someday" business? I thought this was over! Hopefully, now that Izzie has it in her mind that she needs to develop her compassionate side (because she'll never be Hahn or Cristina) she'll make more time for work and less time for George. Makes me wanna shove knitting needles in my eyes.

Alex and Ava/Rebecca
The end of an awkward era. I'm so glad Alex finally got some sense... sort of. Not only did Ava/Rebecca's presence in the gallery get him suspended for a week, but he still slept with her. Yeah, he's sleazy, but he made good sense when he yelled at her. She's trying to live a lie. Rebecca has a kid and husband at home. Ava just wants to get screwed by Alex. He had the sense to say it. "You're not here to talk." I'm not sure where this leaves him and Lexie, but I think it's safe to say that Ava/Rebecca is gone for good.

More thoughts...

• I know there was a lot of debate about Cristina's comment regarding her step-father's Jewish parents from last week. Well I think we got some clarity on it in this episode when she told Bailey how offended she was and what an abuse of power it was to pull Cristina from Hahn's service to work on Nazi paramedic. Bailey did it simply to spite the guy because she's Asian and as a result, Cristina thought it hindered her learning from Hahn... which it did. My point is this. Whether she actually feels something for her step-grandparents and the tragedy they encountered or not, is irrelevant. She still used that comment simply to get back to Hahn because she felt as though her education was suffering. When it come to that stuff, Cristina is no holds barred and she'll say or do anything to get the surgeries she wants. She's always been like that.
• Remember how this two-parter started? Cristina and Meredith dancing as Izzie watched, jealous. How did it end? Izzie finally got invited to the dance. One... two... three... say, "awwwww."
• As I mentioned earlier, Seth Green was great, but let's be honest. You knew he was going to die. Lexie hadn't gone through her "coming of age" moment yet. The second she became attached to Nick, you knew he was a goner. She needed to have that "we killed him" moment and she got it. I found it odd to see Cristina of all people being the one trying to cheer Lexie up though.
• I love how Cristina's interns are so beat down, that even they refer to themselves as the number Yang assigned to them.
• Sloan looking at Ava/Rebecca and and saying "I built that face!" is hilarious.

Then there was the ending... the day was hectic, all the doctors ran around like crazy, and patients died. So what'd everyone do? Get drunk. Sloan, Hahn, and Callie hit up Joe's and Izzie, George, Yang, Meredith, and Lexie got hammered and danced the night away. Sometimes you need that. You get plastered and you forget things. This day had plenty that I'm sure all of them would like to forget. Maybe when the show comes back, we'll see a fresh start. Until Meredith sees Derek kissing Rose...