While fans gather in our forum to discuss each character, couple and plot twist, the Grey's Anatomy Insider staff comes together to talk about the key moments and share their opinions regarding the latest episode of our favorite drama.
Our topics for "Losing My Mind" include the Callie-Erica kiss, the Miranda-Tucker fight, the Alex-Ava weirdness and the Mer-Der reunion ...
1. By taking care of Rebecca himself, is Alex being loving or ignorant?
McCritic: He's trying to be loving, but Alex is a doctor. He should know better. In this case, ignorance is far from bliss.
iheartizzie: I know he's trying to be nice, but come on, Alex Karev. Keep your eyes on the true prize. I heart Izzie and I know you do, too. Make the move.
missingBurke: Karev thought he was gonna be a father. In his disappointment at that falsity, he's now treating Rebecca like a confused child. Is it misguided? Perhaps. But it's out of love.
2. Choose a side: Tucker or Bailey?
iheartizzie: Love is a losing game, despite the best of intentions. There is no right, no wrong. Just deep-rooted problems and life decisions not fixed by even the longest of arguments. Kudos to the writers for this very realistic scene.
McCritic: Tucker. He's right that Bailey is being short-sighted by putting little Tuck in day care just so she can finish charts by his side.
missingBurke: I feel bad for Tucker, but his analogy of performing surgery versus parenting just didn't make sense. Bailey is more in the right.
3. The Callie/Hahn kiss: Just for fun? Or a sign of things to come?
missingBurke: Just for fun. Come on! Who doesn't love the occasional female lip lock? We know Mark sure did!
McCritic: Because the show seems to be struggling creatively, I'm gonna - sadly - say it's a sign of things to come. Look for Callie and Hahn to start dating, in a sign that Shonda Rhimes has run out of story line ideas.
iheartizzie: I like that the show pushes the envelope, but I just don't buy it with Callie. With Erica there is an element of mystery, as she's new to Seattle Grace, but Callie has been sleeping with the fellas this whole time. Now she's just gonna be a lesbian? Hope it was just for fun, guys.
4. Shonda Rhimes has said that Meredith and Derek will get together for good, and how this will happen will be "yummy" and "special." Has she followed through on her promise so far?
McCritic: Gosh, no. All that's happened since the show returned from its strike hiatus has been a contrived brain tumor surgical study - used just to get Mer/Der in the same room a lot - and the show using a therapist to explain all the fault of Meredith loyal viewers already knew she had. This isn't special. It's boring.
iheartizzie: Absolutely not. There's still a window of opportunity to salvage this season next week (and a two-hour episode at that), but Grey's Anatomy has been flat since the strike. I'd love to hear readers' thoughts on this, as it's hard to criticize a show I love so, but I don't really buy Nurse Plot Device or Therapist Plot Device or Clinical Trial Plot Device. I haven't given up hope but patience is wearing a thin. Here's hoping for a brilliant finale. Tie it together, Shonda. Bring it home. We know you can do it.
missingBurke: Yes. Grey's Anatomy prides itself on real, flawed characters. We don't need major events to get Mer and Der together finally. We just need them to slowly evolve, to see one another as we've seen them both for years now. Once they do, damn right it'll be yummy and special.
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May 16th, 2008 1:38 PM
Who are you people? The show has been brilliant since the strike- well, this past week wasn't brilliant but very good, funny etc. and last week's episode 4.14 brought me back to the heyday of Season 2.
May 16th, 2008 1:40 PM
to be honest, i'm not expecting derek and meredith to get together by the end of this season. last episode just drove another huge wedge in between them. as for the therapist plot device, she's just making the fans remember all the bad plot devices the show has used before. next week had better be mindblowing, or i don't really know how much longer i'll be watching
May 16th, 2008 2:05 PM
i tlty agree w? vstewart's comment!!! the show has been brilliant in its return and we have even gotten some of the humor that we all loved in the first two seasons back as well. as for shawna's comment, come on!, what fantasy world r u living in, i mean Shonda already told us there gettin back together its not like its not gonna happen its just a question of how! anyway i cant wait for next week its going to be unbelieveable, i mean did u guys SEE the preview!!! AMAZING!!!!!
as always...
Grey's Rules!!! SERIOUSLY!!!! :)
May 16th, 2008 2:11 PM
I don't agree...the show after the strike is better, brilliant even...than the previous part even with the plant plot device like you said, and I did felt that I don't need a great and shocking experience to see Mer and Der together...and even if some of you think the clinical trial is stupid I think it's a great way to put them a lot together and able to reconnect with what they believed and what they want.
May 16th, 2008 2:36 PM
I agree... Nothing exciting has happened. Nothing shocking. Grey's needs to revive itself with the 2 hour finale. I hope I'm not dissapointed! MerDer and Izzie&Alex need to be together for good!
May 16th, 2008 2:48 PM
Hmm...The season finale needs to really turn it up a notch with the whole MerDer situation. I haven't seen anything "yummy" or "special" relating to them in quite awhile. The whole clinical trial was a great way to get them back to at least speaking, even if last night it caused some issues. I hate the Rose thing and was definitely disappointed that Derek went back to her in the end, saying he didnt want to do complicated anymore. Doesn't leave much hope for a MerDer reunion, but we'll see what Shonda does!
May 16th, 2008 3:08 PM
I'd have to agree that the show is still lacking. I mean I still love it but really, to me nothing earth shattering has happened. Yeah, Mer and Der can get together next week, but have they resolved anything relative to each other's issues. Truly if you want to work something out you do it by communicating to each other and helping each other through things. I'll be glad to see them together but is it just to salvage the ratings before breaking for this season - it's tough, Grey's is entering that time when struggling to keep it fresh comes into play - I hope the writers can pull it off - I love the actors and will keep watching, although I hate the Hahn/Callie thing -
May 16th, 2008 3:46 PM
i was a little disappointed with the whole merder r/ship yesterday......hw Shonda will clear this mess in two hours i have no idea........the finale better be mindblowing and realistic.
May 16th, 2008 4:06 PM
I honestly don't see any way this could be turned around in only 2h. I mean realistically! I feel like this episode drove them apart even more and it would take a while to fix things. Derek should have dumped the plant. At the beginning of the epi I was sure it was going to happen and when they reunited in the end, it just seemed soooo unnecessary and annoying. Because everyone knows what Shonda said.
When I saw the promo's I was really exited. But really, those two szenes where the best in the entire episode. I was really disappointed!
And I hate Cristina's storyline. It's not leading anywhere and she's not dealing with Burke at all, she's just being a bitch. What's this all about??
I agree, it has been horribly flat since the strike. I keep waiting for something to happen. It's too much teasing! If I hadn't heard what Shonda said about getting Mer&Der together I probably wouldn't even be watching anymore because it's so upsetting.
I really really love this show. But if it keeps going downhill I'd rather make up my own ending than having it all ruined like that.
May 16th, 2008 4:06 PM
I have actually loved these last few episodes. I know they aren't... season 2, but they have been significantly better than pre-strike episodes. Personally, I'm not going to complain, though, because Grey's is back!