"Are you Talking About Mathew or Jesus?"-Grey's Anatomy 10X04

Honestly, most shows barely get to 100 episodes, so 200 is very impressive. So naturally, it's party time!

And wow is it a party. It's like Cirque-du-Soleil in here, which is totally fitting with the whole "we need money thing". Jackson is not happy, Hunt is not happy, and none of the doctors want to be there. And, of course, there's and accident.

Bailey and the Patients
Bailey is stuck at the hospital with the worst patients ever: Weber and a bigoted dying dude. The bigot doesn't want to die, and Weber does so much that he pushed Bailey. Her solution? Put the two in the same room together. Bigot accepts his death and Weber decides to live. Good job, Bailey.

Christina and Hunt
Christina had all the best lines tonight (besides Arizona/Kepner). She tries to convince Hunt that they need to meet other people, which they do, but in very different ways. Hunt meets a cute doctor from another hospital trying to divert money to her hospital and who also likes Hunt. Christina gets a rich guy progressivly drunker so he'll spend more money.

The best part of the episode is when said rich guy gives her a check and asks her to go home with him. She says no, and he accepts it. This should not be so amazing or new, but it is. Most of the time, she'd be accused of leading him on and that she owes him sex. But no, Grey's Anatomy shows a progressive view and it's wonderful. But Christina eats her words about meeting new people when she sees that the other doctor is clearly interested in Hunt, whereas she can't or doesn't want to meet anyone else.

Callie
Callie, Callie, Callie. I know you're hurt, but telling all the donors that you're wife is dead? That's pretty shitty. Eventually she realizes this while putting the trapeze artist back together as she had a conversation at the party who actually lost their husband.

Jackson
Jackson spends most of the episode with Hunt pressuring him and trying to find a way to make everyone happy. The party was clearly over the top, but in the end Jackson finds a great way to get people to donate: show them what the hospital actually does. Smart thinking dude.

Meredith and Derek
Meredith and Derek were the adorablest this episode. Apparently, neither are working because of  maternity leave, so they've become ridiculously competitive about the most mundane things including getting the most donors. Also, Derek juggles.

In the end, they both end up doing surgery on the collapsed event planner and decide to forgo the whole no surgery thing. And they make a wonderful reference to the last big shindig the hospital put on in season 2.

The Interns
The interns make the spectacularly terrible decision that they can handle all the ER problems on their own. Good job. They end up having to call Yang, who bonds with Smiley, and then Smiley kisses Stephanie, which Jackson walks in on. At least he and Stephanie have an actual conversation on their relationship? I don't know, I'm not very invested in this. Also, what is with all the blatant attendings dating interns? Remember when it was a big deal?

Jo and Alex
Jo, the only intern at the party, talks up Alex who mopes in the corner for most of the episode. But it's okay, because he thinks one of the patients is his dad, and it turns out it is. I'm excited to see this storyline play out because this may be the most interesting thing they've given Alex.

Arizona and Kepner
New. Favorite. Thing. Callie's glares at Arizona send her literally back in the closet. Kepner runs into her, so they get drunk in the supplies closet and oh my god this is my new favorite friendship. Kepner hilariously asks Arizona if she can try on her leg and Arizona hilariously boops The Worst Intern on the nose because she is so drunk.

New brotp

Also, they discuss desire and forgiveness and there's a lot of confusion about who they're talking about. Kepner seems to talk about desire for Jackson and forgiveness from Mathew/Jesus and Arizona shows how cracked her marriage was before the cheating. So it was a mix of sad and funny, and I hope that these two become best friends. Arizona really needs someone on her side and Kepner needs a friend who she's not in love with.

Thought on the 200th episode? How is this Christina/Owen mess going to end? Answer in the comments! 

"I Smell Dead People. And Spiders. Dead People Killed by Spiders".- Grey's Anatomy 10X01

Well this season premier was shocking. Too soon?

I'm going to try and make this as consise as possible because A LOT happened in two hours.

Meredith

Meredith and her cute baby run the entire show from her hospital bed. She makes medical decisions for Webber, aids Callie, and lets Yang attempt to take a nap in her bed. Girl has come a long way from being dark and twisty.

I was impressed with the handling of Webber's medical care and I may have kind of teared up when she admitted he was family at the end. Meredith has a habit of denying reality until it finally hits her, and this time was rather touching.

Alex and Jo
Alex and Jo waste no time and attempt to have sex in the on call room. Where Alex has had sex with many women. And, you know, the mudslide and death kinda ruin the mood. Then they try and have sex in the supplies closet, but Alex has had sex in there. Alex, stop having sex in the hospital.

Cristina and Owen
I was 800% behind their breakup. Honestly, it should have happened sooner. Christina needs to find someone amazing, and personally I want her to meet someone just as brilliant as her. I never felt like Burke and Owen were on her level. But at least they're finally broken up? And making up for all the sex Alex and Jo aren't having.

Jackson and April
Jackson rebuffs April's proposal and tell her to decide what she really wants. And what does she really want? Cute EMT guy.

Yeah. That's totally going to last. I give it to November sweeps.

The Interns
In all honesty, I dislike most of the interns. I like Jo and Mousey, Smiley's alright, and I hate the other two. Smiley spends the whole episode dealing with his guilt, which I give about 2 episodes before everyone knows, and everyone else tries to bond. I guess Jo and Jackson's intern can bond about sleeping with their bosses?

Webber and Mousey
Mousey is told to go find Webber, and she dumbly walks into the water without checking the scenery, gets electrocuted and hits her head. I totally thought that Webber was going to die and Mousey would be seriously injured. The actress was cast on another television show, so I thought they would give her an out while keeping the door open for her to return and leave us and everyone else with the emotionally disturbing death of Webber.

But no, Mousey is no more. It was sad to watch the interns reaction and even sadder to watch Bailey struggle against Avery's mom and Meredith. And why on earth would anyone give control to Avery's mom? I know she's the owner of the hospital, but come on. That's a clear conflict of interest.

Callie and Arizona

Now, I've saved a this portion of the episode for the end of this, because I have to rant. And it's about Arizona and Callie. If you've gone near Tumblr since the finale, everyone hates her.

First off, Callie telling everyone about Arizona and leaving without telling her was shitty. Second, Sophia is Arizona's kid. Arizona may not have wanted her right away but she has been Sophia's parent since her birth and has every right to want to see her kid. Thirdly, this isn't some new betrayal because A) Adultery is a theme in Grey's Anatomy (this topic is covered wonderfully here: ) Hell, in this episode there was a huge discussion about the Chief's adultery which Meredith forgave him for. This isn't new. B) Shonda researched the effects of losing a limb. Basically, people who lose a limb do out of character things for up to years after the incident. and C) Grey's Anatomy lives in these grey (haha) areas.

I get both sides. Callie didn't experience the accident, just the aftermath and Arizona got both in big fucking ways. And no matter how much Arizona apologizes, the fact of the matter is that Arizona cheated.

And Izzie cut the LVAD wire. Meredith opened the test results. The chief cheated. Alex killed a patient. April slept with Jackson (I'm not saying sleeping with people is bad. This is Grey's. In April's moral compass it was bad and this season we've seen her come to terms with it. The end). George cheated. Alex told a patient's husband information that resulted in a lawsuit for Addison. Owen cheated. Teddy married a patient for the insurance. Derek cheated. Meredith cheated.


Good people do bad things and then have to figure it out after. That's Grey's Anatomy. So Arizona is not a whore or a bitch, she's someone who screwed up after a traumatic event. And I for one am excited to watch these two try to work it out.
Rant over.

What are You Watching?

What I'm watching (bold is non-network, italicized is midseason):

Sunday: The Good Wife, Revenge, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland
Monday: Castle, HIMYM, Sleepy Hollow, Lost Girl
Tuesday: S.H.I.E.L.D., Pretty Little Liars, Ravenswood
Wednesday: Modern Family, Nashville, Suburgatory
Thursday: Parks and Recreation, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Parenthood, Elementary, Community 
Friday: Haven

There are a few midseason shows I'm considering: Crisis and Us & Them, but I'm not sold yet.

What I'm for sure NOT reviewing:
HIMYM, Castle, Modern Family, Suburgtory

I will be reviewing Downton but with the American schedule, not the British schedule that is currently airing. I won't spoil anyone here, but my Tumblr might.

This may change because no one decided to consult my emotional health when creating that Thursday schedule. Or maybe I'll switch to live-blogging for some. Thoughts?

If you see I'm missing something you dearly love to watch, head over to my friend Emily's blog here!

What are you looking forward to? Not looking forward to? Are you willing to help my Thursday night wine/tissue fund? Answer in the comments!

Grey's Anatomy 9X18- This Girl is on Fire

Okay, one dude is on fire. And Webber's reaction: priceless. He has been really good for the comedic relief.

That dude is on fire.

You know what I love about this show? That we don't have to labor through Meredith talking about how she's a mother and that's why she gets Sarah Chalke's position over Jo. The show know what's up, and more importantly they know you know what's up.

Sarah Chalke was a great guest star.

Jackson and Cute EMT was just...the best thing. Ever. Cute EMT is half naked and Jackson is taking care of it, like a plastic surgeon does, and April keeps coming in and out of the room in the most awkward of ways. Cute EMT is nice and all, I don't hate him like Jo's man (UGHH), but Jackson was able to comfort April in a way that EMT could not. This show just keeps foreshadowing this break up.

Awkward. 

Speaking of Jo's boyfriend. What. An. Asshole. Alex went to go tell the family about a patient's death that wasn't even his fucking patient and Boyfriend won't go even though she was his patient. Don't worry Alex, you are one of the sensitive guys. And good with kids? Remember when Alex held babies (shirtless, I may add) to keep them calm? Alex and Jo will be together by the end of the season. Her boyfriend has become too much of an ass to stay.

Owen and the child. I see what you're doing here show. Owen will decide that he wants kids again and Owen and Christina will break up. I could even see him adopting this kid because both his parents die. Which would be a cute storyline for Owen, but Christina will not be happy. And I do not want her to suddenly be okay with this child, and I know Shonda Rhimes is too much of a feminist to do that. Well, I hope she is anyways.

Cute kid. But Christina will hate it.

Mousy vs. Happy (or Mac vs. Smash)
Why do I think this is going to end up with them as a couple? Happy may have his eyes on Neuro, but Mousy is clearly not playing any games. But I did enjoy Derek randomly throwing things at her throughout the episode. And Happy needs to experience other specialities, so he should really get over it. But that won't happen, they will compete and bicker and it will end in lots of sex.

Other notes:
-I don't like Jackson and the intern. Mostly, I don't like the intern.
-I love that Arizona and Callie are back to their happy ways. And I would totally watch Callie's TED Talk
-I'm glad Meredith and Zola are getting their genes mapped, they were the only ones with legitimate reasons.

Grey's Anatomy 9X18- Going to the Carnival

This was a quiet, but good episode of Grey's. The special guest star of this episode was the new scanning machine, which pulled off a wonderful performance as we tried to find Mousy's marble.

Just kidding. Kind of. It was actually Anette O'Toole, who was wonderful as the teacher who discovered she was dying. Grey's Anatomy usually finds a way to make me cry with these cases-of-the-week, and I admittedly teared up as she was talking to all of her students about her death. Meredith discovered that she's having a boy! It was adorable to watch her and Derek so happy after Meredith talking about all the horrible things that could go wrong with the baby. Which, she does have a point. If it's going to happen to someone, it will be her. I hope this happiness continues, but it is Grey's Anatomy. Speaking of Derek, he was totally McDreamy this episode. Half the time he is a huge ass, so it was nice to see him step in and help out his intern.

Oh April. She spent most of the episode comparing her sex life to a carnival and then the new x-ray machine. Her conversation with Meredith was particularly hilarious, because why would April expect anything other than Meredith saying "go for it"? 

While these metaphors were entertaining, I think her new relationship isn't going to last. Girl is totally ending up with Jackson at the end of this season, or at least not with Cute EMT (I don't know his name and I don't think he'll be around long, so I don't remember his name). He's going to find out she had sex with Jackson and lied to him about it, and that will be that.

Alex's patient wanted to help Alex torture Jo's boyfriend. Watching Webber get involved was also entertaining, as was watching her boyfriend run around the hospital. But he figured it out, and told Alex that he was going to be the one having sex with her in the bar bathroom, so now I officially hate him. Asshole.

Bailey and Christina. I love that Bailey is getting the research she wants. She honestly should be chief, and I'm mad she has been passed over a few times. Also, watching her and Christina talk to baby Grey was hilarious. And Christina's master manipulation was so wonderfully done. Christina gets what she wants, and the other surgeon trying to use her was not going to work.

And now, the highlight of the episode: Callie and Arizona. They are my favorite couple and two of my favorite characters on the show. It was great to see them finally figure out all their sexytime issues. And Shonda Rhimes has handled this so wonderfully, having a gradual progression to their happiness from the dark place they started this season at. 

I loved that Callie realized that's she's being an ass by wanting sex from her wife before Arizona is ready, but also standing up for herself in regards to Arizona's health. I get Arizona's point about her wife not being her doctor, but Callie's status as an orthopedic surgeon gives her a unique way to help Arizona through her pain as her wife. It would be inappropriate for her doctor to be massaging her that way.